12 December 1990

Out in cold . \ THOSE who will lose their Jobs 1n the restructuring AXE FALLS AT NBC at the NBC are: ·PietCoetzer,DeputyDi. rector-General • Dr Andre Potgieter, Di Sweeping changes··see well-known names go rector of Radio tentral Services Asser Mbai, Edwin Grobbe reorganisation - to be carried, Price, who the NBC brought in • Johannes Gawaxab, Di DAVID .LUSH laar and Dr Andre Potgieter. out by the new management to examine ways of reducing rector of the Northern "Unfortunately then~ are committee as from the new the bureaucracy and changing Radio Service THE NUMBER of top management posts at the Namib members of the top manage year - will not involve redun the corporation from a "re • Edwin Grobbelaar, PRO ian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has been slashed ment who could not be included dancies but is likely to mean source-led to, a programme • Gerrie Kriek, head of from 23 to 12, saving the corporation more than half a in the new structure (who) have inter-departmental moves for led" organisation, ie, to give Radio: Afrikaans, English million rand a year in salaries. served the organisation with many staff members from priority to those .making pro and German • Asser Mbal, head ofRa 'Announcing the major "ratioilalisation" of the state-funded dedication and loyalty," said <, middle management down- ' grammes rather than to those wards. controll~g the equipment, as dio: DamaraINama, Her broadcasting co!poration, NBC Once prior resignations were Gorelick. "It is with deep regret that we have had' to declare All· changes are in keeping Wag done in the past. ero and Tswana Director-General Nahum Gore- taken into aCC(>1.Ult, six top , 'Shocked' and 'surprised' lick said the changes would managers would lose their jobs, such competent staff members with recommendations made Price also recommended that redundant." by British Broadcasting eor - the axed react, see story reduce the current top-heavy .Gorelick said. These are be Gorelick would not say poration consultant Gareth CONT. ON PAGE 2 page 3. 'bureaucracy and thus make for lieved to be Piet Coetzer, Ger . whether or not the six would more effective n1anagement. rie Kriek, Johannes Gawaxab, receive a golden handshake, but added that the axing of 11 top posts would result in an annual saving of R666 744 in .~ salaries. Money saved would be ploughed back into "groy.rth areas" of the NBC, such as television production, training and education, he said. The restructuring of top • management will effectively cenmilise ~sion-rnaking. The old "executive committee" comprising of the director general, three deputy-mrector generals and 19 "directors and heads" will be replaced by a ' , "management committee" 'chaired by Gorelick and made up of six "controllers" (de partment chiefs) and a secre tary to the board and manage ment. All management committee NBC Director-General Nahum GoreliCk at yesterday's members will report directly press briefing to announce sweeping changes at the to the director-general. C9rporation. Phase two of the NBC's 5 cops suspended over teargassing DA'OUD VRIES FIVE Namibian 'Police officers have been suspended from the force pending a ' decision by the Prosecutor-General over whether the men shoUld be prosecuted on . charges of assault with intention to do grievous bodily harm. This information was dis At the time Home Mfairs that the men's dossiers had closed to The Nanubian yes Permanent Secretary Ndali been handed over to the Prose~ teI:day by Inspector · Werner Kamati went on record saying cutor-General for a decision. Gevers. 'fl;te suspension fol the police wer\(. under strict The carrying and spraying lows an incident onNovember orders .only to use force ifforce of teargas were all part of the 29 in which poijce teargassed was used against ' theIll:~ , criminal investig'ation against striking workers at Ausspann Kainati said he was not aware ' the five policemen, he ex Bakery. of police being issued with plained. The police force would TIuee of the 18 workers laid te¥sas, adding that this sub~ , have to reconsider their r~jn- ' assault charges against the stance could only be ,used in statement even ifthe,Prosecu police officers. cases of serious civil unrest. tor-General decided not to , The police action was seen The suspended officers are prosecute, Gevers added. as serious and drew strong Constables ObeIhoIzer, Van der . The allegations against the reaction from the trade unions, , Merwe, Koopman, Visser and four were of such a serious' the government and even the Sergeant Theron. nature that criminal charges FRESHLY MADE HERE Ministry of Home Affairs. Inspector Gevers confu1ned had to be laid. JRK154/23EU ' f TH,E NAMIBIAN · ; I ... • ~ 3 1 '1' l. ". J' It , ~ A case of 'undiplomatic the NBC; contracts "to assess their potential ,.. Strengthens television at the as broadcasters of the future". expense of radio, particularly in the * Urgently re-examines its pay field of production. structure, including the corpartion's interference' saysANC ,.. Urgently carries out market re extensive fringe benefits. search. All recommendations were accepted ,.. Brings in consultants to plan the by the NBC board of directors on cOlporation's future role in educa Friday. .Furious Chikane says neighbours were informed tion. Reacting to President Sam Nujoma's ,.. Appoints an equal opportunities call for the NBC to broadcast more THE chief representative of the Afri diplomatic immunity, and neighbours arrived with the police to document officer to encourage the develop home-made and less western-produced can National Congress (ANC) in had no right to come into the prem the incident. He was also concerned ment and recruitment of worneo., black programmes, Gorelick said he was Namibia, Abby Chikane, said hts ises, nor, for that matter, did the that tempers were running high and and disabled people. still tied to the old; pre-independence neighbours had all been informed police . the situation was fairly explosive. * Employs a pool of at least six budget of the old SWABC, and this about a party which was held at his He said all the direct neighbours at When The Namibian sent a pJ10- trainees- all of whom should be allocated precious little funding to home last Saturday night. his Pionierspark home had been in tographer to Chikane' s home, things black, and some of whom should be the relatively costly process of mak Clllkalle spoke to The Namibian in formed that a party was to be held had died down. women and/or disabled - on one-year ing and buying Namibian-made pro the early hours of Sunday morning as that night. Shortly after midnight, Apart from the presence of police grammes. neighbours and police congregated the complaints started pouring in, who were taking statements, the situ "However, the new management outside and the situation verged on after which neighbours called the ation was normal. RICE -IN committee will discuss how to over the explosive. police. Police confirmed , to the DTA come certain of these problems noted The ANC man was furious over Chikane was livid at the fact that a mouthpiece that a charge of disturb BULK by the President," he added. the incident. He said the ANC had photographer' of Die Republikein ing the peace was being investigated. WHO'S KIDDING White & parboiled WHO? According to the Quality suppliers - official mouthpiece of the Pack 50kg opposition DTA, Sun Enquiries: day's Swapo rally at the K HARIBHAI &. Katutura Stadium was I "poorly attended". The SONS (PTY) LTD meeting was addressed by 31 Pine Street, PO Namibian President Sam Box 2156 Nujoma. An irate white DURBAN reader, who disputes the claim of poor attendance, . TEL (031) 326662 brought this photograph .... FAX (031) 326681 to our offices yesterday to prove the contrary. I I NAMIBIA LITERACY PROGRAMME I 'ANC still needs-- - --' 45 BAHNHOF STREET WINDHOEK PO BOX 21129 WINDHOEK NAMIBIA TEL 3716617 VACANCY IN NLP world's support' PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma yester Mozambique and Angola were fur 1. Position: Regional Organisers, southern region, northwestern day called for continued world,sup ther encouraging signs of change in region, northeast region and central region port for the Frontline States and South the region. "The aspirations of the African national liberation movements peoples of the region are identical, ~l "the process towards the birth namely consolidation of independ 2: Area to be based preferably in either of anew, democratic and non-racial ence, unity of the people and recon Gibeon, Mariental, Keetmanshoop, Outjo, Rundu & Windhoek and united South Africa has indeed . struction of the countries," Nujoma , become irreversible.". said. Speaking at the opening of the "Without peaceinthe region there 3. Crietria for selection: meeting of the Africa Fund in Wind can be no progress." hoek, Nujoma said there were en The African (the Action for Re couraging signS of change both re sisting Invasion, Colonialism and - Maturity age (above 30 years of age) gionally and internationally . Apartheid) Fund was established at "The unbanning of the ANC and the eighth summit of the Non-Aligned other anti-apartheid organisations, the Movement in Harare, Zimbabwe, in - Possession of a Junior or Senior certificate or equivalent release of Comrade Nelson Mandela 1986. Its objectives are to strengthen qualifications and/or experience and the talks between the govern the economic status of the Frontline ment and the ANC are encouraging . States, to reduce dependence on South developments in that country, " Africa and to support liberation - be competent in communicative English Nujoma said. "However, apartheid movements in southern Africa. is still delaying the beginning of serious Since its inception 58 countries negotiations between the government, have pledged about Rl billion l434, 7 - be in possession of a driver's licence the oppressed people of South Africa US dollars) in cash and kind to the 'and other patriotic South Africans." Fund.

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