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13 November 1987 . '" " . HEROES DAY COMMElYIORArrED IN GIBEON - INSIDE LEGAL ACCESS THWARTED Transfer of detainee~ from AG 9 to ~-' --~~-~-- Section 6 to prohibit lawyers? LEGAL SOURCES this week accused the police of "acting in bad faith" following what now seems to be a precedent of making ar­ rests under Pr()clamationAG9, and then switching the detention . order to Section 6 of the Terrorism Act before 30 days are up -the period of time after which a detainee being held under AG9 may see alawye~ One such example is the detention ofSwapo Secretary for Labour, Mr Jason Angula, who was held under AG9 for almost a month. WALVIS BAY BOMB BLAST - INSIDE We had no choice. We had to sign · says K6zonguizi on 103 ter 'ban' ---......---BY CHRIS SHIPANGA------ DESPITE court documents Reactingto an inquiry by The Nami­ served on the Cabinet ofthe in­ bian as to whether the Cabinet would terim government challenging oppose an application by Mrs Victoria the issue ()f a certificate ter­ Mweuhanga, asking for the "unban­ minating the murder trial of ning" of the case, Mr Kozonguizi four SADF soldiers, Justice . stressed that: "the matter is not for the Cabinet of the transitional govern­ Minister M r Fanuel ment, but for the South Afri!:an Kozonguizi this week claimed STRANGE SIGHT OF CASSPIRS.A ·T ST~ GEORGE'S Government:' ,- • J_ that the Cabinet has "nothing to do with the matter:' . SEVERAL people were astonished to see police CasSpir vehicles emer ging from the grounds of St George's Diocesan School this week, after offloading their Clirgo of Sub B's who were describ­ ed as having been on an "outing" with police. Full story in this edition. THE BORDERS ARE STILLBLlJRRED DUE TO the fact that neither ment did not envisage any major ment project". the interim government nor the projects. Mrde WetandMr Ko1@will perform South African Government He mentioned a project at Noor­ the signing ceremony at SWA,House in had ever decided where the doewer, "which can be seen as a govern- Windhoek today. border on the Orange River should quite be, the South African Minister of Water M­ fairs, Mr GJ Kotze, is in Win­ • Yotaka dhoek today to participate in a signing ceremony concerning FM radio/tape the use of water trom the Orange. combination 'Mr Jannie de Wet, current Chair­ man ofthe Cabinet, will also bepresent 8 watts guarantted to sign on behalf of his government. According to the Secretary of Water Affairs, Mr Pedro Maritz, the signing R99,OO ceremony will serve to strike an agree­ ment between the two governments iii. order to establish a technical committee. ' "This committee is to make recom­ Girls' cotton dresses R15,75 mendations to both governments for the future combined utilisation ofthe Orange River, which forms a natural border between the two countries:' he said. Regarding the matter ofthe border, Mr Maritz said that this was a "very difficult issue" which goes back to the last century. Men's short-sleeved "There is no agreement between the Transitional Government and South shirts Africa about the precise line of the border: ' he said. Mr Maritz said that the two govern­ ments had "decided not to take the R1 4,99 "" issue further at this stage, but rather to talk about the utilisation of the ~ho ever though~ police water from the Orange". He said that although Namibia had been using water from the Orange . were·impartial? River for a longtime already, the agree­ ment was more for the long-term PICTURED by John Liebenberg at the DTA congress last utilisation. Saturday, a member of the police force shows his true colours. "We must start talking long-term ~ The authorities have cracked down on 'Swapo police' in recent rights:' he said. \ WOERMANN,BROCK months. Will they do the same with the 'DTA police', ' we Regarding any future plans for the WHOLESALE wonder? water, Mr Maritz said that his Depart- .. Tel: 32391 2 Friday November 13 1.987 THE NAMIBIAN 3000 Hereros want ~ to BLOODY ANGOLA CLASH Kozobooted THREE YOUNG teenage "Those who died were not soldiers on out of Nudo soldiers of the South African a foreign continent, as are the Cubans return to Namibia Defence Force (SAD F), were and the Rl.I,ssians. They died on the m.eeting _ killed in a clash between Rus­ frontline of peace and freedom;' he A RELIABLE source in Win­ munity~welllis representatives from sian and Cuban troops in said. TO HIS disappointment, in­ dhoek has disclosed that the the 'Herer~Administrl!-tion to look in­ Official mention was made for the to the matiter. south-east Angola on Monday first time of an unquantified number terim government Minister of issue of the repatriation of the this week. Justice Mr Fanuel Kozonguizi Herero-speaking people from One important point that the com­ of South African soldiers wounded in mittee would look into was whether the fighting, when General Malan also was kicked out of a Nudo Ex­ Botswana has not yet reached there was enough land for their reset­ The deaths ofthe three soldiers, plus expressed his sympathy "to the wound­ ecutive Committee meeting on finality and that the interim tlement. Mr Kozonguizi estimated the a fourth aged 25 years, was announc­ ed and those closest to them". Wednesday night, and the man government would make number of those who wanted to come ed in Pretoria yesterday by Defence He also said yesterday that South responsible for passing the representation to Pretoria to to be about 2 000. Headquarters. - Africa had had to halt Russian aggres­ "All four soldiers died after elements word to him was his deputy, Mr . take up the matter with the In his opinion Hereros in Botswana sion in southern Angola or face the Katuutire Kaura. Botswana government in were citizens of that country just as of the Defence Force, involved in defeat of Dr Jonas Savimbi's Unita about two weeks. there were Tswanas who were citizens limited 'support to Unita, acted in forces. _ Mr Kozonguizi said he was invited to of Namibia. operations against Cuban and other brief the Nudo Executive on the ' The source said an estimated 3 000 He said that Unita had the Angolan An official of the Botswana Ministry communist surrogate forces in the forces "on the run" in the current offen­ repatriation of Hereros from Herero-speakingpeople ~re said to be of External Affairs who declined to Cuando Cubango province on Mon­ sive, placing Moscow in a dilemma. Botswana. Other matters came up -. wanting to come to Namibia and that give his name, confirmed this week day;' the SADF said. "It either had to stand by and later and when the issue ofthe position their repatriation would cost about that Pretoria had made contact with "During the battle, a brigade sup­ witness the defeat ofthe MPLAforces, of Headman Elifas 'l)ingaete came up, R300 million. his government on the issue. ported by Cubans with tanks, artillery, using ~ussian weapons, or it had ip he was told to leave. The interim government is The official disclosed that some anti-aircraft weapons, ground to air desperation, to become actively Headman 'l)ingaete recently suc­ understood to be drawing up an official Herero-speaking people who reside in missiles and aircraft, was successful­ involved." cessfully applied for a Court order proposal to be handed to the South north-western Botswana have also ly forced to withdraw from its position;' "ThepresentCuban-Russianoffen­ declaring a N udo Congeress this year African Department ofForeign Affairs made representation through their said the army statement. sive indicates it opted for the latter null and void. who will in turn pass it on to the Chiefs to the Botswana government course. This, in turn, forced South The Gourt granted the application Botswana Government asking "A number of enemy tanks, ar­ about migrating to Namibia. Africa into a clear-cut decision: accept and another congress is due next week. Gaborone to help with the funding of moured cars, anti-aircraft weapons the defeat of Dr Savimbi or halt Rus­ the repatriation process. He said that his government had and logistics vehicles were destroyed sian aggression;' said General Malan. The source said the interim govern­ made it clear to the Herero communi­ during the action. He said that South Africa's action Trade union ment agrees in principle about the ty there that while they were welcome "Exact quantities will be determin­ had been directed at its own national repatriation ofthe Herero population to remain in Botswana, his govern­ ed later." interests and security. travels to r in Botswana and was prepared to take ment would not stand in their way if The SADF said that ."indications Dr Savimbi cherished the same them back but that the main problem they. wanted to leave. were that the Cubans were instructed Geneva The Botswana government has values as those held by South Africa, was funds to institute the rep'atriation to be evacuated by helicopter as soon and ifhe fell, the door would be open­ given the Hereros all information on as their personal safety was threaten­ and their resettlement in Namibia. ed to further impoverishment and A POWERFUL delegation of Hereroland is overpopulated with cat­ the situation in Namibia but has told ed, leaving the rest (Angolan Fapla enslavement as a result of Russian the three sister trade unions­ tle and the Hereros in Botswana are them it has nothing against their go- / troops) to carryon". N afau, MUN and Manwu, mainly cattle farmers with large herds ing ifthey chose to, he emphasised. penetration. The SA Minister of Defence, General of cattle.
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