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TilE SWAPO NATIONAL EXECUTIVE meets this weekend in Windhoek~to decide whether a Congress should be held to,,-elect new leadership. Following on the -heels of a Politburo reshuffle abroad, local Swapo leaders are faced with a choice -- on the manner in which to fill vacancies in the Executive Committ~, which have a~n as a result of people leav­ ing the country. The last Swapo Congress in Namibia was held in Walvis Bay in 1976, and since that time, vacancies in the Executive Commit­ tee have been filled by co-opted members. There is however, a strong feeling in Swapo Youth League ranks that a full Congress should be held in order to elect the leadership. But in terms of the Prohibition and Notification of Meetings Act, such a Swapo Congress would be 'illegal'. The meeting of the National Ex­ Secretary. ecutive coincides. with ihe recent The main item qn the agenda of ' , the Executive Committee this weekendi~ the election of new office­ bearers in order to fill vacancies which have arisen in the Legal Affairs -and Publicity and Information portfolios. ' The Legal Arfairs position has been open since Ms ' ,Lucia Hamutenya left the country some POLICE MOVED IN and stopped a Swapo restival to commemorate the International Year years ago, and the vacancy in Infor­ of Peace in Katutura over the weekend. r mation andPublicityis as a result of Full story inside. Pictures by John Liebenberg. the departure of Mr Philip Tjerije, who went to study abroad. - - The Executive is this weekend fac­ youth of the organisation. ed with a number of choices in elec­ Swapo Joint Foreign Affairs ,ting new office-bearers. They could Secretary, Mr Niko Bessinger, con­ decide once again to co-opt members firmed that the National Executive CREDIT CARDS into these positions; or they could get would meet this weekend, but wOjlld the various branches to nominate not give further 4etails. SW APO Foreign Affairs candidates; reshuffle the present Na­ At present, the Executive is as Secretary, Mr Niko Bessinger. , tional Executive; or opt for a total re­ follows: I election of leadership. o Acting President: Mr Nathaniel Politburo reshuffle (see report in- While it is not known which choice Maxuilili ' .. side) which came about as a result of will be opted for, there is a strong call o Vice President: Pastor Hendrik ...... the death of Mr Peter Nanyemba for a national congress among the Witbooi ...... who held the portfolio of Defence membership, particularly in- the ...... '...... -, .

SWABC-TV 'censors' Uys ~~.;;.::.::::::.::: ..... ::.::::.::::.::.:.... '. STAFF REPORTER television ' licence-holders, we ap­ rumoured, been deliberately 'drop­ ""'4, .... , .... /u ~ proached the SWABC to find out ped' from Thesday night's news ~+ , ..... ", Have you heard? .. SEVERAL MEMBERS of the whether the coverage of Mr Uys's prog~mme. r~)- , lib ··.. , Convenient shopping .-.. public have expressed , anger and news conference had, as was A few hours later, we were told that ;,., -T"'I' '. I . d' d ~ (. "C .. ~ with ere It ear sat disappointment at the failure of the a decision had indeed been taken not )-~ ~.D :- WOERMANN. BROCK / SWABC TV to screen footage of a to use the material, on the basis that press' conference given by actor 'it was of lower news value than ~C~ & CO. " Pieler Dirk Uys before the opening general'. However, the SWABC ~ . " I 0/, '-_ -- - - ~ ' night of 'Adapt or Dye: Beyond the assured us, Pieter Dirk Uys would be Rubicon'. accomodated on the magazine pro­ I The cameras were. all there, the gramme !Land en Sand~ due to be I sound recording equipment, the in­ screened-sometime next month. / . terviewers ... and of f:QUrse Pieter This decision, which SWAPAC Dirk Uys in person; the master­ spokesmen have described as 'sca n~ satirist who.is possibly funnier off dalous; raises several questions. stage than on, who delivers a quote Firstly: is this the way to treat a per­ a minute and has been described as former who has Oiterally) gone 'out an interviewer's dream. of his' way' to bring his extremely And yet by Wednesday night, the popular show to Windhoek? man who had already delighted (and Secondly, can television viewers shocked) Windhoek audiences for who are paying exorbitant license two nights, had not yet been seen by fees be expected to sit back and ac­ i the thousands of television viewers, cept this kind of arbitrary censorship WINDHOEK mllny of whom would be unable to of material which is of human in­ P.O. BOX.86 I travel to Windhoek to see the show terest -never mind the day to day cen- on stage., Pieter Dirk Uys Continued on pa9'-" Z TEL. 26232 In re5It.onse to several queries from , ... '\ !< ~ '. 2 , THE NAMmIAN FRiI5AyjaIi~ary 31 1986 WORLD FLASHES AG 9 and the 'Bill of Rights' LONDON: A majority of British voters believe that Prime Minister Mrs that admissions obtained from peo­ Margaret Thatcher, should retire before the next election, according to an opi­ COURT REPORTER referred to it as a constitution, giving nion poll published. ple being detained without trial, rights to people. He underlined that The poli gave further evidence of the damage caused to Mrs Th.atcher by the IN A SIGNIFICANT Supreme especially for lengthy periods, were the adoption of the Bill of Rights in frequently rejected by the courts, and crisis over the future of the Westland Helicopter Company that has led to the Court application which couid the Proclamation emanated from a resignation of two of her ministers. ' have far-reaching constitutional were, at best, suspect. decision of the Multi Party Con­ Ainong 1_048 peopJe polled by the Harris Research Centre for Independent ' implications, Mr Ian Farlam Sc, Mr Farlam argued that their in­ ference in 1984. He added that ex­ Television, 55 percent said they did not believe her account of.the leak of a definite detention without trial was isting laws should continue, subject argued that detention without unlawful as it conflicted with the in­ government document in the Westland affair. to thje 'inalienable rights' which were trial conflicted with the Bill of terimgovernment's Bill of Rights. He embodied in the Bill of Rights. fRANKFURT: Two doctors went on trial here, charged with complicity in Fundamental Rights and that as referred to Section 2 of the Bill which To do'otherwise, he stated, would . the mass murder of the mentally ill in Nazi Germany. a result, Proclamation AG 9 is unambiguously provided that no one be to give the important document unconstitutional. shall be detained for an indefinite '. Gynaecologists Aquilin Ullrich 'and Heinrich Bunke, both 71, are alleged to little effect. Mr Farlam added that it ". , have sent 15 OOO,peopleto the gas chambers at 'death clinics' in 1940 and 1941. Mr Farlam appeared on behalf of would be an act of 'legislative Mr John Akweenda ofOniipa, who cynicism' if the Bill of Rights did not '. ,LONDON: British Labour leaders set out to halt truck convoys mobilised by brought an urgent application on have the effect of granting suc-h im­ publisher Mr Rupert Murdoch to keep his strike-hit newspapers on the street. Tuesday against the Cabinet and portant fundamental rights to in­ Reports from around Britain, suggested Mr Murdoch was winning a battle Brigadier 'Tommy' Thomasseofthe habitants and it would be an act of to distribute his two dailies, 'The Times' and the top-selling tabloid, 'Sun', Security Police, for the release of his betrayal should it be construed in a despite a printers' strike. two brothers and two other relatives. way that would not extend rights. The 6 000 printers went on strike on Friday, after the collapse of talks on huge Within days of the application be­ Mr Far lam added further that the job cuts and a no-strike agreement at two high technology plants in East ing filed, one of the detainees, Mr Cabinet, in failing to afford the de­ London and Glasgow. Andreas Immanuel, was released. tainees a hearing when making a Mr Farlam rejected the assertion decision to 'order' their further HAMBURG:The environmental protest ship, 'Greenpeace', will enter Antarctic by Mr Moses Katjiuongua, Chair­ detention, had failed to comply with waters tomorrow, February 1 to declare the frozen southern continent a 'world man of the interim government the rules of natural justice and that park', Greenpeace said in a statement. Cabinet, who filed an opposing af­ the detenlion was also unlawful on A ceremony aboard the ship in the Antarctic Ross Sea, will include the reading fidavit to the application that the that ground. of a declaration signed by 140_env ironmentalist groups from around the world, >, release was not connected with the He stressed that the right to, be it added. bringing of the application. heard was a fundamental one and 'The Antarctic contin en rand surrounding seas as far as the 60th parallel will Mr Katjiuongua, in his opposition that the Cabinet had acted with gross be symbolically declared a world park', Greenpeace said., to the application, admitted that the unfairness in failing to afford the de­ TEL AVIV: An Arab guerrilla shot dead two Israeli soldiers near the banks Cabinet had ordered the further tainees a hearing. , ofthdordan River early ~his week, in the most serious incident on the Jorda­ detention of the detainees and admit­ He also added that the detainees '. nian frontier for years, the Army said. ted that access to lawyers had been Mr Jolin Akweenda were entitled to legal access. He The infiltrator was later killed and two other Israeli soldiers were wounded denied by the detainees. He stated stressed that the denial of such a fun­ in agun and grenade battle near the farm settelement of Mehoi a, in the Israeli­ that reports had been made available period of time without a fair and pro­ damental right was unlawful. occupied West Bank, military officials said. to the Cabinet that the detainees were per trial by Court. He added that the , Mr Jan Hugo argued on behalf of Israeli officers told reporters the guerrilla, dressed injeans and a red and white involved in 'acts of terrorism and detention sections of AG 9 could no the Cabinet and Brigadier Thomasse . Kefiyeh (headdress), was carrying papers that suggested he may have been a sabotage'. longer be lawful and binding. that the Bill of Rights was merely an , soldier in the Jordan Army. Mr Farlam stated that he was Mr Farlam referred to the Pro­ annexure to the Proclamation and , Israeli officials said it was the firsttime for years that a patrol had been fired unable to deal with these allegations clamation of June 17, 1985, which not 'part and parcel' of the legisla­ on along the 345km frontier that runs down the Jordan valley. as the detainees had been denied legal empowered the interim government tion. He argued thatthe Bill of Rights access and experience had taught and contained the Bill of Rights, and only be applied to the Proclamation CAPE CANAVERAL: Bits of the doomed US Space Shuttle, Challenger, where it was specifically referred to. began washing up on beaches near the Kennedy Space Centre as the nation Mr Hugo also argued that the de­ sought answers to Wednesday's stunning catastrophe in space. tainees were not entitled to a hearing "' More than a dozen planes and ships patl'Qlled offshore, but they Were sear- when the Cabinet decided to order ching for scientific clues rather than for su{vivors. , their further and indefinite detention Officials said the seven astronauts, including l,I woman schoolteache'r who had and that legal access was excluded by captured the nation's heart, probably died instantaneously when the spacecraft implication. blew up 16km above the earth, 72 secondsAnto its planned six-day voyage. Judgement was reserved by Mr Chances of recovering their remains in;he 15 600 square km search zone in Justice Johan Strydom and Mr , the Atlantic Ocean were remoie, the officials said. Justice Herbert Hendler. The Judges National Aeronautics and Space Administration authorities would give no stated however, that owing to the details on what may have caused the 100-ton 1,2 billion dollar (R2,7 billion) nature of the application, judgement spaceplane to blow apart as it hurtled skyward at three times the speed of sound. would be handed down as soon as The shuttle programme was put on hold pending a complete investigation. It possible. took 22 months to probe the worst previous US space programme disaster, a .------­ Mr Farlam, assisted by Mr Jeremy fire during a ground test that killed three astronauts in January 1967. Gauntlett, instructed by Mr David Smuts of Lorentz and Bone, ap­ NEW DELHI: Two ofthe three Sikhs sentenced to hang for the murder of Swapo Congress call peared for Mr Akweenda, while Mr Indira Gandhi started their appeals, arguing that they were judged for killing Jan Hugo instructed by Mr Chris a prime minister, not a commoner. Continued from page 1 o Education: Mr Joshua Hoebeb Brand of the Government Attorney's They said in their appeals to the High Court that trial Judge Mahesh Chan­ o Administration: Mr I Ngatjizeko office, appeared for the Cabinet and dra was so weighed down by the enormity of Mrs Gandhi's assassination on o Vice Chairman: Mr Dan o Women: Ms Gertrude Kandanga Brigadier Thomasse. october 31, 1984, that he breached legal procedures. Tjongarero o Economic Affairs: Mr M ....------­ Balbir Singh, 42, a Gandhi bodyguard, and civil servant Kehar Singh, 53, were o Foreign Affairs: Mr Niko Kapewasha sentenced to death last week for conspiring to murder the Indian leader. Bessinger o Elders Council: Rev B Karuaerua Pieter Dirk Uys _ 0 National Organiser: Mr Solomon SIDON: Israeli warplanes attacked three Palestinian guerrilla bases near the o Additional members: Me A Continued from page 1 Gamatham Ushona and Mr Kahuika southern city of Sidon at dawn earlier this week, killing one person and woun- sorship of news which is deemed a o Labour: Mr Jason Angula In order to stand for election as an ding four. ' 'threat to national security'? o Youth: Mr Jerry Ekandjo office-bearer in the Swapo move­ Four jets swooped in oVer the Mediterranean and hit targets on the fringes of Thirdly, was Tuesday and Wednes­ o Finance: Reverend I Tjirimuje ment, five years membership is the Miyeh Miyeh and Ain Al-Hilweh camps as other planes flew cover day's news so 'riveting' that other o Transport: Mr Frans Kambangula required: overhead. items could not possibly be ac­ It was the first israeli air raid in Lebanon this year and the first in South Le,banon comodated? Anyone who had the since Israel's 1982 invasion. _ misfortune to sit through the The targets were buildings used by Abu Nusa's Fatah faction, Ahmed J ibril's SWABC news programmes this week Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine General Command and Mr Nayef African Cycles would agree that most of the local Hawatmeh's Democratic Front for,the'Liberation of Palestine. material was enough to send one in­ Powerful missiles, described by Palestinian sources as implosion bombs, flat­ to instant sluniberland. tened two of the bases and gouged huge craters in the ground,uprooting trees Approaching the future In fact, we have had atleast one let­ and electric pylons. with prices of the past ter from a 'disgusted TV licence­ All the casualties were Palestinians, the sources said. holder' complaining that Wednes­ The seven-minute raid caused panic among the 30 000 camp residents and hun­ quality to match day night's 'facile and parochial' dreds snatched children from their beds and fled to central Sid0n in their treatment of the main news item (the nightcloths'. in Challenger tragedy) was 'so patlietic it was almost incredible.' The writer DUSSELDORF: A suspected Red Army faction guerrilla went on trial here, Furniture urges the SW,ABC to 'spare us their charged with staging a bomb attack that injured 18 people at a US Air Force cheap efforts to give the Cabinet base in West Germany. publicity', arid describes the SWABC Helmut Pohl, 42, is alleged to have been one of six guerrillas involved in the as exhibiting 'parochial in­ August 1981 attack at the Ramstein,base in sou~h-west Germa!1Y. He is also competence and news coverage at its a~cused of robbing a savings bank in the industrialRuhr region in September worst'. 1982. Radios Strong words. But no one would , dispute that the SWABC has a OTHER PRICES APPLICABLE TO THE NAMIBIAN responsibility to television viewers 45c+5ct~x == 50c Address: and taxpayers; a duty to keep us in- Windhoek 8(; Tal Oranjemund 64c+6c = 70c - formed and not waste money and Street Walvis Bay 44c+6c = 50c resources on news conferences which are then shelved, or used when they Keetmanshoop 50c+ 5c = 55c WINDHOEK Johan nesbu;:9 62c+8c = 70c P .O. box 1922 are past history, choosing instead to Tel. 28130 use material whose news value is, at best, of dubious general significance. /

-'~ THE NAMmIAN FRIDAY January 31 1986 3 Churches to playa role? Attem'pt to initiate opposition front

,/ BY SUE CULLINAN .' THE LEADERS of Swanu (pro­ must extend to the crucially impor­ gressives), Mr Kazeeko Kangueehi tant· constituency of Northern and Mr Veikuii Rukoro, have eon- Namibia', says Rukoro, and 'since - firmed that plans are underway to Kaiangula is utterly opposed to the launch an initiative drawing together ThmsitionaJ Government, it is possi­ various groups opposed to the In- ble to have a strategic alliance on that terim Government. . basis'. . .: However, Swanu has emphasised Swanu President Mr Kazeeko that what is envisaged is not a formal Kangueehi is quick to point out that alliance of groups- which in some the idea is not to form a 'DTA-type' . cases may have very different party formal alliance, put only to look for political programmes - but a broad ways of extending co-operation opposition front on the basis of their among groups opposed to the status rejection of the South-African in­ quo. stalled Interim Government. However, there is strong specula­ According to a report in a Win­ tion in local political circles that an dhoek daily newspaper this week, organised initiative is'being planned, Swanu planned to form a 'left-wing which would bring together pro­ YOUNG BUSHMEN children~ now able to go to school; pictured with Ju/Wa Bushmen Development Foun- alliance' and had -approached the gressive and like-minded groups to dation workers. . Chairman of the Ovambo Ad­ . draw up some sort of programme of ministration, Mr Peter Kaianguia, to action. It is believed that invitations participate in the initiative. have been extended to various parties to participate in a discussion forum Sad reflection of our times Swanu Secretary General Mr in March, at which various options Vekuii Rukoro, has confirmed that a would be considered. 'BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT number of young Bushmen children only see.their parents a few times a meeting with Mr Kalangula was due The Swanuleaders could 'not yet' who would otherwise miss out on year. to have been held last year, but says say whether they had received such UNDER A SCHEME sponsored by education. Educational oppurtupties in the it did not materialise because of a an invitation, which according to in- a Bushman development agency The children are all domestic ser- past have been very linllted. delay in obtaining the necessary per­ formed source.s, has been issued by young Bushmen children, living in vants of Herero-speaking families mits to travel to Ovamboland. He the General Secretary of the Coun- Katutura and working as domestic who traditionally 'adopt' and look But under the new scheme the adds that the initiative was nothing cil of Churches, Dr Abisai Shejavali. servants, are now attending school after young bu ~hmen girls in return JBDF will provide scholarship· new, but dated ,back to the·installa­ Mr-Rukoro said all he could say at for the first time. for their labour as house servants. . assistance to'the bushmen children in tion of the Interim Government in this stage was that 'the situation in The scheme, sponsored by the a project managed by aKatuturaresi- June last year, when there were plans the country at present calls for ,J u/ Wa Bushmen Development The children are usu~lly adopted . 'dent Mr Rakurupa Murarigi. All the to mobilise several groups-in.opposi­ political activity on a concerted 'Foundation (JBDF), was launched at an early age, with t\le bushmen children, girls aged six to ten, will at- tion to the new dispensation. basis ... and that after March, we hope atthe start ofthis schoolterm to pro- parent's consent, and are taken from tend school for the regulation six 'It is clear that this opposition things will never bt; tlWsame~ vide scholarship assistance ~o a Hereroland to Katuura.The children hours a day. . ------~------~----~--~------,------~--~~ -I cal-I 'All young children in Naniibittto- • Councl day deserve access to formal educa- -Goreangab rises by 20 percent tion in oreder to allow them equal op- f or. a -true pUlrtunties as adults. These RAIN CONTINUED to soak Otjivazandu - O,6mm Daan Viljoen (Gobabis) -7,20,70 Bushmen children are no exception: large areas of Namibia this week, Otavi - 64,lmm Tilda Viljoen (Gobabis) - 29,2 0,70 dem ocr acy said a spokesperson for the JBDF . resulting in steady inflows of Karibib - 19,5mm Naute Dam - 62,7 0,70 Although the scheme has en­ water to major dams, with the Usakos- 24,5mm Dreihoek - 8,30,70 THE COUNCIL of Churches said countered some hostility from a Goreangab reflecting an increas­ Dordabis - 30,Omm Friedenau - 58 ,90,70 it 'disapproves of the violent ac­ number of Herero guardians other Stampriet - 55,5mm Bondelsdam - 3,80,70 tions' by Police in Katutura .last have been highly supportive, accor~ ed capacity of 20 percent since -GQchas - 8,Omm last week's reading of 52 percent. weekend. ding to Mr Murangi. The Bushmen Aus - 15,Omm In a statement yesterday, Dr children themselves have also been Heavy, electric storms accom­ Karasburg - 28,Omm A MEETING of the Namibia Abisai Shejavali, General Secretary very enthusiatic. panied good downpours in many Ariamsvlei - 1l,5mm Education Forum is to take place of the Council, added that 'people districts, and in certain Windhoek . A spokesman for the Bushmen Gobabis - 29,Omm on Wednesday (February 5) at the are longing for a true democratic areas, residents have measured as Rehoboth - 68,Omm system which can only be brought Foundation did, however, say that it­ much as l00mm and more. Bethanie - 18,Omm Continental Hotel, with pro­ was not their policy to encourage ceedings starting at 20hOO. about if the people can be allowed The following rainfall figures were The latest major dam readings (taken to elect their own government' . 'adoptions' but only to provide released by the Hydrology Division on Wednesday) are as follows: The subject 'Education in . After naming those injured on educational assistance where such Namibia Today', will be introduced of the Department of Water Affairs Goreangab - 73 ,60,70 Sunday afternoon when Police practices were already in operation. by Miss Heidi von Egidy, who has for the period Thursday 23 to 08hOO Swakoppoort - 540,70 broke up a Swapo festival to com­ written extensively on the subject of Prelimina~y studies are already yesterday. . Von Bach - 58,30,70 memorate the International Year of education in the country. She is do­ underway to provide greater educa­ Windhoek - 45,Omm Omatako - 53,50,70 Peace, Dr Shejavali once again call­ ing a post graduate thesis on Nami­ tional opportunties to Bushmen Namutoni - 8,6mm Avis - 11,80,70 ed on the South African Govern­ bian education. children in Bushmanland itself and Halali - 35,5mm Otjivero - 29,90,70 ment to let the implementation of Everyone is welcome to attend and counter the estimated 950,70 illiteracy Outjo - 22,Omm Otjivero (main) - 23,20,70 Security Council Resolution 435 participate in an open floor debate. rate. Otjiwarongo - 19,Omm Hardap - 38,7 0,70 take place. Khorixas - 5,5mm Dam readings of the other dams Ombika - 4,9mm taken on Monday of this week: .~ FERRElf(II'S NURSERY YOUR SPECIALIST FOR ALL YOUR GARDENING NEEDS

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f. f,t 4 THE N~mIAN FRIDAY January 31 1986

Driver shot in AME results good the foot STAFF REPORTER medium of English. The pass rate for 1985 was 64,3 OJo , THE PRINCIPAL of the AME the highest ever in the four years of A POLICE SPOKESMAN in Private Community School at Gi­ the school's existence. Windhoek confirmed that a beon, Pastor Hendrik Witbooi, has 34-year-old driver, Mr Simon Ip­ announced that 18 Cimdidates pass­ Of the 28 candidates, one receiv­ inge, had been accidentally shot ed their General Certificate exams at ed a first class pass (with four A's), iIi the foot by a Policeman in the five received a 2nd class pass, and 12 the school last year. black township of Otjiwarongo received a 3rd class pass. -on January 25. The full results are as follows: According to the spokesman, the 1st class accident occurred after Mr I pinge MWESHIXWA, T.A. allegedly seriously drunk, hit a patrol car near the single quarters. 2nd class. Mr Ipinge started beating and ANDREAS, S.S. pushing the Policeman who took out KERAMIN, P. his service revolver and fired·a war­ NANm,J.E. ning shot in the ground. 'Unfor­ STEPHANUS, A. tunately, Mr Ipinge was in the line of KAXUXWENA, L.H. fire and sustained a wound in his 3rd class foot! APPOrnS,E. The injured man was then taken to BASSON, T. a hospital, where another scuffle BOY,W.K. with the Police ensued. ElSEB,C.E. The spokesman said Mr Ipinge JACOBS, L.S. grabbed a- police firearm and KAPITAKO, S.S threatened officers. PETERSEN; F.P. Pastor Hendrik Witbooi He is.to be charged with assault, STEPHANUS, E. pointing a firearm and drunken The General Certificate is part of WITBOOI, S.L. A hard job which had little reward, driving. the Swaziland-Lesotho G.c. syn­ NAMALEMO, R.N. workers claim. However, a conflicting report was dicate, and aU exam papers, except . NAST,ALI, L.K. given by Mr Ipinge to a reporter of TEISTER, S.c. . for languages, are written in tbe The Namibian in Otjiwarongo on Four claim 'wrong pay' Monday. On that particular day he had FOUR YOUNG BLACK Nami­ dropped a friend at the single ·Welfare -ordinance call They allege that Mr Louw then of­ quarters and as he drove away a bians claim: they were each fered them R5,00 each, which they THE GOVERNMENT would transport for workers, in order to police vehicle stopped unexpectedly ch-eated of R40 after an promptly refused after an argument just in front of him. He braked, but do better to introduce a 'welfare ease the high cost pf living. with him. He said that the focal point at the unscruplous white employer pro­ unfortunately the police vehicle was system'·(or worker~, r:ll:th~r th.an mised them R45 respectively to· '1 won't pay anything more than so close that he hit it, causing minor enacting ordinances which unload 600 bags of cement, and R5,00. Either take it or leave it', they damage. violated fundamental hu.m~n instead paid then R5 each. were allegedly told. - {igpts, said .form~r -Swanu ­ Mr Ipinge alleged that the . After refusing to accept the money Policeman then got out of his vehi­ (MPC), member and secretary of The young men, David Halupe, they went to the police, who referred cle and asked 'Waarom ry jy so k ..?' . the newly-formed Namibia Na­ Evaristus Abraham, Theophilus them to lawyers. (WhY- iue you-driving in such as.. : tional Trage.Union(NNTU), Mr . Johannes and Herman Katusha, said . Commenting on the issue, Mr way?'. J Theo Ngaujake. . they were recruited by Mr AJ wuw, Louw agreed that they had been In an interview this week, Mr a Windhoek truck driver, and were employed by him via his driver, Mr Mr Ipinge alleges that without fur­ Ngaujake called upon authorities to promised R45,00 each if they would Walter, and that he had made it .quite ther ado the Policeman then shot provide unemployment benefits, free go with him to Otjiwarongo to load clear that he would only pay them him. He also alleges that later, while health care and lower fares on public 600 bags of cement and offload the R5,OOeach. another Policeman was investigating cement in Windhoek. the incident, the first law officer 'I fed them quite well and even gave (who had shot him), beat him on the They allege that they drove in a them food to take home; he said. head with a knobkierie (club). Kwazulu men truck to a farm near Usakos instead, Mr Theo Ngaujake where they loaded cement bags from The young men denied that they From there he was taken to the would ever take up such a laborious in 53 Battalion morrient by his movement, was to try out of an old garage. policce station and locked up. Later task for only R5,00. They added that he was taken to hospital for and pressurise the government to the food Mr Louw gave them con­ STAFF REPORTER After a hard day's sweating, they treatment. review laws which were 'offensive' to returned to Windhoek and offload­ sisted of three loaves of bread and a workers' interests. tin ofjam to be shared between them. 'The Policeman should not have MR PETER Kalangula, Chairman ed the cargo of cement as well as help­ The Wage and Industrial Con­ shot and beaten me. He should have of the Ovamboland Administration, ing with the offloading of vegetables ciliation Ordinance of 1952, wascine Mr HoseaAngula of Lorentz and asked me to pay for the damage I was once again refused entry to On­ from' another truck at afruit shop in such law. He described the Act as Eros. Bone is investigating the matter. caused; Mr Ipinge said. dangua on Monday morning, when containing 'discriminatory tones' :­ he refused to produce identification. 'It caters for certain workers' in­ According to his Secretary, Mr terests and not fo·r others! Oswald Shivute, Mr Kalangula was In an endeavour to assert its demands, the NNTU would use its 'labour power' as a last resort. The movement would 'only resort Welcome rains fall over Windhoek to strike action' if genuine demands were not met, or if emp loyers show­ ed a negative attitude towards worker's interests. So far the NNTU has three af­ -filiated bodies - the Epukiro Farmers Organisation (EFO), the NaitIibia National Student Organisation (Nanso), and the Namibia Retail Workers Union, with a total membership of 4 ()()() accor­ ding to Mr Ngaujake. '.

Mr Peter Kalangula asked for identification l;iespite the fact that there is always someone at Media reports. the gate who·identifies members of the Administration and tells the MR J SKRYWER, Chairman of the ioldiers of 53 Battalion; who man the Select Committee on Standing entrance to Ondangua. Orders of the National Assembly, On several occasions in the past, said this week that the Committee . Mr Kalangula has been denied entry had met on January 27 to 'discuss re­ on the grounds that he refuses to pro­ cent media reports concerning the duce identification. conduct of members of the National Mr Shivute added that some of the Assembly'. men of 53 Battalion manning the en­ . 'The Committee views these allegations in a very serious light. It trance, had told him they were from Seemingly not amused at having to cross-this flooded river in Su iderhof on foot, ~ m o~h er clutches a pram is conducting an investigation and Kwazulu. 53 Battalion falls under the while the rest of her brood get their feet wet Crossing a river with small children In thiS way IS rather risky S o~th African Defence Force and will report its findings in due course', and the photographer stood poised to len.d a hand in ca,se ot trouble with ·the little ones. nofthe SWA Territory Force. ~ . - Mr Sktywer said; ~ .. " . /

THE NAMmIAN FRIDAY January 31 1986 5 Namibian .diamond s 'not forever' Newspaper rejects report STAFF REPORTER STAFF REPORTER munities? As much as one wishes to allegations of asset-stripping and rely on the good will of companies, over-exploitation in the Namibian INDIRECTLY COMMEN­ one has got to make sure something mining industry, would be pubIlsh­ THE PUBLICATION of a tion figures of The Namibian, TING ON allegations of over­ is not'done which could jeopardise ed in full once the Cabinet had ap­ report in a news leaflet by the has been rejected by the exploitation of Namibia's dia­ those communities and revenue to proved publication. . interim government Cabinet's newspaper and has been refer­ the State; said Mr Shipanga. . 'Our own responsibility is to make public relations consultants in mond and mineral resources in­ red to legal advisors for further Although he would not comment sure that the Thirion Commission Bonn, concerning the circula- action. terim government Minister of. directly on allegations in the Report is released for the good of the Mining Mr Andreas Shipanga magazine report that one large min- country. You are not just talking . said he was 'seriously worried' abbut CDM but about the entire for Namibia's future generations mining community in this country. if the present rate of extraction continued. Mr Shipanga could not give an ex­ act date when the report would be published. 'It is not up to me to AD·M I'NI STRATIVE decide. It will be a decision of the Reacting to a report in the whole Cabinet. But definitely we London-based Africa Now . cannot sit on this report forever. It magazine about the Thirion will not do any good~ TRAINEE Commission Report headlined, 'South Africa stripping The Thirion Commission was Namibia's assets', Mr Shipanga originally set up under the chairman­ If you are a matriculant with said the future of mining in ship of Natal Supreme Court Judge matriculation exemption and have Namibia was of vital concern to P W Thirion to investigate ir­ regularities in the Administration. Its an interest in the development of a every citizen. . terms of reference were widened to 'Minerals are not renewable, once include the mining industry and the career in our Administration diamond mining industry in minerals are out of the groun~ they Division, wewould liketo hearfrom are gone forever, be it copper, be it particular. . uranium or be it diamonds. Natural­ In his investigations Judge Thirion you. ly one wishes for tight controls to Mr Andreas Shipanga encountered strong opposition from pieserve the assets of the country. ing copany operating in the south of Consolidated Diamond Mines who the country was deliberately stripp­ refused to testify before the Commis­ Mining was a key sector in the ing its resource before independence, sion and who it was alleged tried to Namibian economy with many jobs, the Minister warned about the draw a 'veil of secrecy' around their families and communities wholly dependent on it for their income. dangers of over-exploitation. operation~ . 'One thing is sure, nothing is At the time ofthe original public Thwns, clinics, schools and hosiptals forever. Even diamonds are not hearings Judge Thirion sharply were often grouped around a mine to forever and as a concerned citizen of rebuked the former Windhoek Please contact Mr Rehabeam Hoveka service its employees. But without this country one will . always feel Director of Consolidated Diamond Tel 0641-592272 for further details, the mine there would be no jobs and worried~ Mines, a wholly-owned subsidiary no community. Mr Shipanga did, however, pro­ of De Beers, for a submission he . 'If the life of the mine comes to a mise that the full contents of the described as an ' insult even to the close what do you do with those com- Thirion Report, which investigated lowliest form of intelligence '.

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• * Let's .keep our city clean! · 6 THE NAMmIAN FRIDAY January 31 1986 Violence breaks out at Katutura peace festival BY CHRISTOPH SHIPANGA moved in, using teargas and Peace. uniformed police. . groupings of people along the quirts, to disperse the gathering Yet another member of the More people, bringing to a roadsides, and completelyinun­ VIOLENT CLAsHES, in which after a five-minute warning ex­ Youth League, Mr Elijah George total of 65, were arrested, as dated the area with teargas. at least five people were injured, pired. In the first wave about 40 Kaiyamo, made a brief speech in stone-throwing ensued. (It was Journalists were ordered to broke out on Sunday between people were arrested. which he urged the crowd to be later established that 58 people move out of the area and told not police and Swapo members at a A violent confrontation flared courageous and warned them had been arrested, while others to take photographs. Police pro­ festival to commemorate the In­ up after people regrouped and ig- about the sacrifices made by were 'removed from the scene'). ved they meant serious business ternational Year of Peace. . nored a second police order to Namibian nationalists. -'How Both members of the crowd when they chased reporters from The festival was organised by disperse. Some held up the long are we to be colonised? For and police were seen t~rowing The Namibian in a Casspir vehi­ the Swapo Youth League (SYL) Swapo flag while others held how long shall we tolerate the stones, while teargas was even cle for nearly half an hour. The to mark the United Nations In­ placards reading: 'International status quo? Many in our midst fired into n'earby houses, moving newspaper's photographer, John ternational Year of Peace, and a Year of Peace 1986' and 'SA today spent long terms in South cars, and even into the Liebenberg, was then 'removed large number of people gathered withdraw from Namibia', and African jails, so let us not make neighbouring garage. from the scene' on the grounds on the open field commonly 'Stop kiliing innocent a mockery of our forefathers' A determip.ed crowd that his camera was attracting . known as · '25th anniversary Namibians'. resistance war' he said. regrouped for a third time and ,large crowd's. square' in Katutura at about The Chairman of the Swapo At this point, more police ar­ many defiantly gave power A police spokesman later 12hOO. Youth League, Mr Mbabewa rived, including three armoured salutes while others chanted apologised to the photographer, Some were preparing abarbe­ Muvangua, approached police Casspirs. The police units then freedom songs. Meanwhile, taking him back to the scene, but que whil~other Swapo Youth and told them that it was not a stormed the crowd with at times police returning from a nearby by that time the situation had League members sang freedom political rally, but a festival to one person being baton-charged supermarket, began to fire returned to normal, with a few songs, when about 50 police mark the International Year of by at least · five camouflage- teargas and assault smaller police still patrolling tbe area. Swapo members tell of prison conditions

STAFF REPORTER paper, beds or · mattresses were provided. THE 58 SWAPO members and sup­ They added that people were porters who were arrested on Sunday seriously assaulted and some 'were in in Katutura said in a press statement continuous pain and were only taken that they had been detained to hospital after we demanded it'. 'forcefully and with a considerable 'Others were beaten and taken amount of violence' while having a away and we do not know their peaceful festival commemorating whereabouts', the detainees said. the International Year of Peace. The statement concluded by say­ ·ing 'we, as ,legitimate members of The detainees described the con­ Swapo who represent the legitimate ditions under which they had been aspirations of the oppressed Nami­ detained: bian people, wish to make it clear that o a total of 46 people were kept in· we will continue . to resist and one cell which measured 6 metres by challenge these draconian laws forc­ 4 metres; ed on us by an illegal racist regime. o the lights were kept on throughout We shall not be broken and the strug­ FEELINGS RAN HIGH between police and Swapo supporters when the festi~a1 was brok,en up on Sunday their period of detention; gle will continue regardless of the afternoon. ' o No food, coffee, towels, toilet consequence to us personally'.

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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD - THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR • ,- YOUR EXPERT IN LIGHTING, '-Guarantees for political survival' TILES & SANITARY WARE THE GENERAL Secretary of terms of the Riotous Assemblies were only too happy to maintain this Swanu (Progressives) Mr Vekuii Act and not in terms of the Pro­ and other formsofinstitutionalised Rukoro, issued a statement short- hibition and Notification of violence as the guarantee for their , Iy after the clashes in Katutura, in Meetings Act). political survival. which he condemned the police Mr Rukoro said the Act was action as 'barbaric' and describ­ 'unconstitutional' and was violating ed the Prohibition and Notifica­ even the minimal provisions of the Mr Rukoro added 'that if ~ami­ tion of Meetings Act as a MPC-government's Bill of Rights. ' bian resorted under a representatiH' 'monstrosity' which should not He said it was ironic that even democracy whose authoi'it~' extend­ be on the statute books of a coun­ those who a few years ago had labell­ ed to the police, appropriate action try claiming to have a Bill of ed this Act as 'abominable' and not would have been taken against both Rights. fit to be called law, and those who to­ the indi'Vidual policemen fonl·erned. ,H. perstling , (It was only later established day claimed to have 'unprecedented as well as the oftil'er commandinj! that the arrests had taken place in legislative and executive powers', them at the time. Windhoek business 31 Garten st. • Tel. 26966' After hours: 26 Leutwein Street Tel. 24851 Reach the people Advertise In The Namibian • ;, . '~ ~'" - . ':.1 . ' of , .:...... ~~ • ~ .. ~~ .. ,,-. ,.,.__ ~_~.,., --- ... ".,- ...-11' .. ... "" .. III' ...... ,. "" ...... tf.: ...... ~., . _ ...... ~ ,. - " .... 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This finding was given on Monday The suggestion made (apparently in the 0 :jiwarongo Magistrate's by Colonel Badenhorst), that the Court by MagistrateOerrit van screw had been prised out, Pletzen, with ' Professor Theo presumably with the handle of a teas­ Schwar, of the University of Cape poon, was obviously without any Town assisting. substance whatsoever. The inquest is a sequel to the death Mr Farlam said that the deceased, - in detention ofMr Nikanor, a father - held for purposes of interrogation of eight on January 27 last year, when and investigation at the Osire camp, he was found hanging from a noose had been in the custody and control made of socks attached to a pro­ of members of the SAP. truding screw in the wall of his cell. As a result of his detention for Detained at his home in the Engela statutory purposes, Mr Farlam con­ district of northern Namibia, Mr tinued' a relationship existed bet­ Nikanor was oneofagroup of seven ween the deceased and the relevant detainees transported by police members of the Police in terms of Casspir from Oshakati to the Osire which they were under an obligation camp, where they were put into to ensure his personal safety and separate cells after their shoes, belts wellbeing. and other potentially harmfulob­ Mr Farlam submitted that jects were taken from them. Sergeant Tredoux had frankly con­ Mr Nikanor underwent interroga­ ceded that it had been reasonably tion the whole day of January 26, forseeable that the deceased might and returned to his cell that die if preventative precautions were afternoon. not taken. He was found dead in his cell the Circumstances were such, that a next morning by Sergeant Abr,aham reasonable man would have guard­ lzak Tredoux. ed against the -possibility of the At the resumption of the inquest deceased's death. proceedings, just prior to Mr Van It thus followed that if elementary Pletzen's finding, Mr 10 Farlam, SC, precautions had been taken - sear­ Counsel for the family of the deceas­ ching the walls of the cell for protu­ ed, submitted that the Court enter a sions and removing them, the deceas- finding of negligent conduct on the , ed would not have died. part"ofthe Police officers at the Osire In concluding his submissions, Mr camp where the deceased had been Farlam said: held. A reasonable man in the position Mr Farlam said that ,on the of ,the particular Police officers available evidence, the most likely would have foreseen the possibility cause-of death was suicidal death by of the deceased hanging himself.in hanging. these particular circumstances, the But on the undisputed evidence of consequences of harm to the deceas­ Sergeant Tredoux, he had clearly ed in such circumstances obviously been negligent in failing to take pro- - being fatal or at least very serious; per precautions to prevent the Such-a reasonable man would have deceased from commiting suicide, taken steps to ensure that it would not " despitebaving ndticed the deceased's be possible for the deceased to hang depressed state of mind after a full himself, by removing harmful ob­ day of interrogation. jects from the perso)1 of the deceas­ Sergeant Tredoux, Mr Farlam ed and the cell, and that after TEARGAS WAS thrown in several incidents on Sunday !lfternoon, and police patrolled for some time after continued, had stated in his evidence thoroughly inspecting the cell, would the situation had returned to normal. that it had been obvious something have seen the protruding nail and was troubling the deceased, who had rendered it harmless; told him that he worked as an Such steps would-have been ex­ organiser for the DTA. tremely easy to perform and the ·Release of the 'Katutura 58' During the course 0f the Saturday Police officers at the Osire camp fail­ morning he was interrogated, the ed to take these steps; STAFF REPORTER Nikanda Henda Ingasipola Nanyemba deceased als9 prevaricated;about his In alHhe'circumstances, their con­ Erna Hoebes Bonadei Thekwane involvement with Swapo. But accor­ duct was plainly negligent and con­ AMID CHEERS < and rejoicing ' Ndahepeka Mutimunu Elia George Kaiyamo ding to Sergeant Tredoux's evidence, stituted an act or omission amoun­ Simson Angula among Swapo members and sup­ Ro·salinde Namises he ,had still not asked t~e deceased ting to an offence on their part. porters, the 58 people arrested on Willem Akwakie Barnabus Tjizu what was troubling him. , The Court was bound to enter , Sunday marched out of the Katutura Rahimise Kahimise In his evidence Sergeant Tredoux such a finding; ' Mt Fariam PoliceStation on Monday in defiant Naftalie Kambuze Anton Lubowski Bernhardt Schimming said the practice followed by the concluded. spirit after being released on bail of Marko Haushiku Police in interrogating detainees was Advocates J Liebenberg, SA, and Ben Ulenga - Laide Shimngula RIOOeach. designed to ensure that the detainees ZJ Grobler appeared for the Police, Festus Hengari Christine Butkus Mr Hartmut Ruppel, a Windhoek in question were not,able to commit Aser Shanika Elena Ndapuka and Advocates Farlam and Jeremy lawyer appearing for the 58, con­ suicide. Oauntlett, instructed by Mr D Smuts Samaria Victor Hermataanna Muatara firmed that they had not been charg­ He stated further that detainees Penias Aluteni Mr Ruppel also confirmed that the of Lorentz and Bone for the deceas­ ed under the Prohibition and could become depressed after being Johannes Pandeni two other cases of the 52and 75 peo­ ed's family. Notification of Meetings Act as was interrogated for a long time and Dawid Franoine Vries ple charged last year under the Pro­ earlier reported by police sources, should not then be left with potential Helmuth Tje.-aku hibition and Notification of but in terms of the Riotous harmful objects which they could use FisKahoro MeetingsAct and Proclamation AO Assemblies Act. to commit suicide, that everything Mbabewa Muvangua 29 of 1985 respectively, were He said the 58 had not been asked with which a person could hang Abel Shuudenyi postponed in their absence to May 5 to plead, and were allowed out on himself should be r~moved from the Ruben Itengula this year. Rl00baileachandthecaseputdown cell. Peter Nangolo Dongo The 52 were arrested in September for May 5 this year. Mr Farlam submitted that it was Malagi Ushona last year when they attempted to hold A small crowd which gathered common cause that the deceased was Gottlieb Katjiuongua a meeting commemorating Namibia outside the police station was join­ locked up alone in a cell which con-, John Nanguthu Day. They were- re-arrested the ed by-more people, and a brief, spon­ tained a screw, protruding 3,5 cen­ Abner Nangolo following day before the start of their taneous demonstration was held timetres froni the wall surface Phillip Nepembe lrearingas police surrounded and . before the crowd moved deeper into (observed during an inspection in ' Betheul Nunjango broke up a gathering which swelled the central Katutura.area. loco). ' Sim Shiimi outside the Magistrates Court. A This time police kept a vigilant eye The screw was easily visible and Josef Elias total of75 people were arrested in this on the crowd, but did not interfere as could have been' discovered by Barnabus Paulus incident. ' they moved into the cential shopping Sergeant Tredoux after a cursory in­ Gabriel Iithete Proclamation AO 29 was pro­ district and ,then dispersed spection of the cell. The authorities Isak Kefas mulgated onlytwo days before the in­ peacefully. - were aware Of the importance of no. Amos Lekuoa terim government took office last protruding objects on the walls of the The names ofthose arrested, are: Jeremia Nambinge year, and applies, among others, the cell which could be used for purposes Tony Ausiku Modestus Moses Demonstration in or near Court of committing suicide. Hangerika' Muharukua Nakali Tjipes buildings Prohibition Act number 71 This was borne out by the fact tliat Christina Mokhatu Remigius Siyave of 1982 to Namibia, and includes the THE WIDOW of Mr Thomas the window grill was covered with Regina Garoes - Tjintjo Muuondjo provision that there should be no Nikanor who committed suicide mesh ---.: for the obvious reason of Ida Jimmy Edwin Katjiuongua demonstration within 500 metres of while in detention: I?reventing a person from using the Ruth Kitdawaho Aaron Kashengo court buildings. ' 8 THE NAMmIAN FRIDAY January 31 1986 African Press Review NRA wins friends in Uganda - - M ONDAY'S COUP D'ETAT IN Lesotho received negative editorials NATIONAL Resistance Army Freedom Movement, a smaller fac­ be hijacking vehicles, stealing food from African newspapers this week. guerrillas, who' seized Kampala tionw ith which it has had relatively and raping women in the north. In a frontpage comment, the Algerian daily El Moudjahid said that 'several on Sunday, were advancing good relations. , Uganda's rebel commander, Mr signs seemed to indicate that P retoria was deeply involved'. The paper did not towards the eastern town of The garrison town of Jinja, site of Yoweri Museveni, 'whose five-year identify any of the signs, but others did. Tororo on the Kenyan border. the Owens Fall Dam which generates bush war culminated with the cap­ The Times of Zambia said 'The racist regime had prepared ground for the coup all of Uganda's hydroelectricity, fell ture of Kampala last weekend, was Residents of Jinja, the main Ugan­ by imposing an economic embargo early this month on a country. The regime to the NRA on Tuesday. sworn in as Uganda's President. dan town on the road to Kenya, said knew it could not survive without food and medicine'. As Mr Museveni finished the oath the NRA had reached Bugiri, about Government troops fled nor­ 'Maybe it was the last straw when Jonathan threatened to ask the Soviet Union of office from Uganda's British-born 40km from the border and had been thwards after an orgy of destruction for assistance to overcome the blockade, after appeals to unresponsive Western, Chief Justice, Mr Peter Allen, joined by members of the Uganda and theft. They are now reported to states:' the Zambia Daily Mail said. thousands of onlookers cheered It said South Africa's blockade was aimed at hoodwinking the world that the loudly. ANC launched salvos from Lesotho and not from inside South Africa itself. Life is returning to normal in the This was meant to justify the denial of South Africans' refugee status in Ugandan capital following the over­ Lesotho. throw of General Tho Okello's The paper cautioned coup-maker General Justin Lekhanya's Government military government by well­ that 'unless it is careful, Lesotho could be turned into a tame watchdog for disciplined guerrillas. the South African atrocities as the Lesotho Congress of Trade Unions warn- Kampala residents rejoiced at the ed last week: , • ta,keover, which took place just six The Herald, Zimbabwe's leading daily, said that there are many factors which . months after the last coup, and they indicate that Pretoria engineered Monday's coup. The paper reported on Tues­ appeared generally , confident the day that 'A South African military delegation arrived in Maseru on Monday New National Resistance Army soon after the,coup was aIinounc,ed for discussions :with the new paramilitary rulers 0 ffered real hope of ending the rulers: ' ' turmoil that has wracked Uganda for ANC MEMBERS ROUNDED UP . the post 20 years. 0" ~~.....---_ NRA guerrillas captured Kam­ It also reported that African National Congress members suspected of being pala on Sunday and western involved with the armed struggle, were being rounded up in Maseru on Tues­ diplomats said they had also taken day. It said that General Justin Lekhanya, said by Radio Lesotho t0ge the coup the country's second largest town, leader, had told Chief Jonathan that he never organised the coup. Jinja, after a fierce lunchtime battle. 'Then, from London, came the report of the Unita bandits issueing a state­ The NRA Chairman, Mr Yoweri ment fromMaseru about their war against the People's Governmentin Angola. Museveni, pledged at an open air This, coupled with the Lesotho 'Liberation Army's' statement that ANC news conference to form a broad­ members living in Lesotho were 'terrorists' and should be thrown out, pro­ based government that would avoid vides more than enough evidence of South African complicitY. the factionalism and tribalism of previous administrations and would BARELY DISGUISED INVOLVEMENT act decisively to curb brutality by soldiers. ' EI Moudjahid was not surprised by the 'barely disguised' South African in­ The NRA has gained control of , volvement in the Lesotho coup, but it said this was an appropriate reminder ' most of southern Uganda, its tradi­ that 'the'apartheid regime 'constitutes a real danger for all in the region'. tional stronghold, but Mr Museveni Thus, it said, by attacking Lesotho, the weakest link in the anti-apartheid chain, said although it would take a few the apartheid regime was trying to assure its survival at a time when popular Map of Uganda weeks at least to gain control of the resistance was undergoing new developments. entire country, he was confident that The paper said the redoubled aggressiveness againstlmti-apartheid militants NRA troops would be welcomed in corresponds with the stage of armed struggle decided by the ANC. That is to say, that peace in Southern Africa can only come by elimination of apartheid.' the north. ,On trial for ' a coup The NRA has already won many It noted that many South African whites also reject apartheid. - friends in Kampala, sparing its Commenting on the blockade before the Lesotho coup, Zimbabwe's biggest TWO ZIMBABWE opposition dependence, were detained-at various citizens from the killing and looting circulation weekly The Sunday Mail, described the South African blockade times over the last year. politicians, four senior army of­ that have been a feature of all other of Lesotho as 'a typical act of a bully against a weak and small neighbour' which Police said they would be charged ficers and a corporal are to go on coups in Uganda's troubled history. was being forced to hold 'so-called mutual security talks'. with plotting a coup against Mr trial for their Iives on February 10 'They treat us really well. They Mugabe. for allegedly plotting to over­ ' never steal from us or give us any BACK.ED BY PRETORIA Prosecutors said the soldiers throw the Prime Minister, Mr trouble' said one impressed resident. 'In short, Lesotho is being blatantly bulldozed to deny asylum to South African Telephone communications with refugees and held the boers fight the ANCf reedom fighters. The blockade is Robert Mugabe's government, the outside world were restored after designed to, as it were, teach Lesotho a lesson and at the same time demonstrate court officials said. the country was cut off for two days, to the rest of the Frontline states the (South African) regime's ability to strangle Opposition leader Mr Joshua its nejghbours: Nkomo's National Chairman, Mr and electricity was also restored in William Kona ' and National parts of the capital. ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY Assembly member, Mr Sydney The City's sprawling markets were Malunga, appeared briefly in Harare busy once again after being closed The paper added that 'those of us whose principal trade routes are South for a week because of the fighting. African controlled, are supposed to shiver at the prospect of a ,similar blockade Magistrate's Court on Monday but were not charged. The guerrillas marched into Kam­ and abandon our principled support for the forces of justice and freedom. pala only a month after signing an The Frontline states must not yield to these tactics: AlsOfa cing capital charges under the Law and Order (Maintenance) aborrive peace agreement with the The paper said although it is not desirable to'live under ,conditions of acute military government of General economic and social hardships, it is possible. 'What is on trial is the strength ' Act were Army ,Brigadiers Charles Gray, Kindness Ndlovu and Ishile Okello, who seized power from Presi­ of convictions and readiness to sacrifice today's apparent comforts' ,for a' dent Milton Obote last July. " realistic and better tomorrow. Nleva. Cqlonel Joseph Dube and Corporal Brian Sibiza. ' ' The NRA said General Okello had STEADFAST RESISTANCE The ,seven were remanded in shown himself unable or unwilling to custody for trial after a ministerial curb notoriously brutal soldiers and 'SO let it be. There i ~ 110 need to change our policy of support ing the freedom Mr Robert Mugabe certificate was presented in court it therefore had no choice but to wrest fighters t4rough the OAU. We in the Frontline'states have nothing to recon­ refusing bail. allegedly held secret meetings at power from the military government. sider. The freedom-fighters and the masses of the South Africanpeople,must Nkomo's house in Highfields redouble their revolutionary efforts, sure of our unstinted support and active The seven soldiers, fo rmer guer- - Township, H arare, and conspired solidaritY, it said.. ,," " . rillas who fought for Mr Nkomo's with 'others' f1 0t identified to stage' Rebels ' withdraw Warnings and lessons emerged from some ofthl! editorials. The party-ow.ned Zimbabwe African People's Union a violent overthrow o f the Times of Zambia said that the fact that Britain and the United States did not' (ZAPU) in the 7-year war in- government. MOZAMBICAN REBELS said aid Lesotho during the.blQckade-should be a warningto Africans,presumably, they had withdrawn their forces , to be less expectant ·of wester~ 'good intention s~. from the central city of Mar­ romeu following an assault by Botsw.ana on SA threats government and Zimbabwean PRESIDENT Quett Masire said threats to raid Botswana in pursuit of troops launched on Sunday. an economic clamp on'Botswana black nationalist guerrillas.' , Lisbon spokesman for the rebel by South Africa, such as it im­ Botswana denies harbouri'ng Mozambican National R,esist ance posed on Lesotho, could not- be guerrillas. Mr Paulo de Oliviera said a force o f 'We are victims of phenomenal 2000 Zimbabwean tro'ops, many of bouts of blind rage on the part of the them paratroops, attacked thecit\ ill MediaCo supplies the ' best South African Government. South Sofala province, ' Africa has already attacked my coun­ educational books from Neighbouring Zimbabwe had 'l'1l1 try. I't has recently blockaded publishers worldwide, to troops to aid Mozambican Presidcll l Lesotho. These are drastic and chill­ librarians and professionals ing eveilts that have affected our rela­ Samora Machel's Frelinw part \ nationwide. . tions adversely, the President said. government in its nin e~ ' ea r hu, h \\ ;\1 Telephone Katherine Hewitt, against the rebels. Rose Davies, Liddie Jacobs He appealed to the international RNM ,fo rces seized the Ilm 11 ,Ie , or Bill Hulme,. community to diss uade Pretoria cording to a rebel note iss ued "'Ul'll from carrying out its frequently­ earlier thi s month. on-January 1:1. 07h30 -17hOO on made threats. ki ll ing 235 govern nlenl and Zim hab­ (061)-33772 ' wean troops, Quett Masire MediaCo (Pty) Ltd. South Africas Foreign Minister, ' We deCided It wasn't wort h I Ill' P.O. Box 11247, Windhoe:( ruled out and would cripple his Mr Pik Botha, said at the weekend co mmitment of troops in holding 9000. Telex WK-724 landlocked country. 'appropri ate action' would be taken t hi s piece of ground, especially si nce In an interview, he said his govern­ if Botswana di not close the guerilla we'd' achieved our goals' l\1r de ment viewed s,e~ip~ ~ly., ~Ql,lth A frica l) inJiltration ~o ut e . " ' , Oliviera said .. J - "' ...... =- ...... ,...,...... - ...... -...... - "' •.• '( , .. ",_i ...... ' , ... ' • • ~lSDlJ §Jv[[1J:s§J THE NAMIBIAN fRIDAY January 31 1986 9 Will 'Rubicon· II' .scrap -Pass Laws? By PATRICK LAURENCE tion of 'coercive' influx control. areas, even within the segregated course, be extended to non-blacks·to the pass system in a new guise. The President's Council is con­ black townships. give the new form of influx control As the Amnesty report cautioned, When President PW Botha ad- trolled, by Botha's ruling National , The right to own and oceu py pro- a non-discriminatory appearance. the introduction of a common iden­ , dresses Parliament today, the Party. One of its functions is to ad­ , perty infhese areas is restricted to But, as a recent report by Amnes­ tity document in South African­ most dramati,c step he can take - vise him on policy. blacks who are lawful residents there. ty International on the pass laws administered Namibia did not herald short of releasing the jailed black Recognising that urbanisation of In practice that means blacks who pointed out, the urbanisation pro­ the abolition of influx control there, nationalist leader, Nelson South Africa's more than 20-million are born there or who have lived and cess is virtually complete for non­ The new document, the Amnesty Mandela - will be to announce blacks is inevitable and that the pass worked there lawfully for 10 con­ blacks. 'Effectively there is only report noted,c ontained details of the : the abolition of the pass laws laws -which were designed to prevent tinuous years. migration from black areas ~ holder's race ana tribe and had to be which regulate the movement of 'swamping'of white-designated But, Heunis said, under the en- Further, the Amnestyreport con­ produced on'demands by all Nami­ blacks from cradle to grave. cities - are a major cause of black , visaged new dispensation, all black tended, there is no shortage of hous­ bians, failure to do so carrying heavy The pass laws are integral to apar­ anger, the Council pressed fora South Africans and all legal black ing for whites and 'only surmoun­ penalties of a fine of up to R500 or theid. They are discriminatory in that policy of 'orderly urbanisation' immigrants will be able to buy and . table problems' for coloureds and six months imprisonment or both. they apply to black people only and instead. occupy houses in restricted urban Asians - against a massive shortage In practice, however, the new represent a form of white control Botha's initial reponse in areas. of houses for blacks caused by document has been 'used oppressive­ over the lives of black citizens. September was cautious. The Cabinet decision - on which 'deliberate policies of freezing the ex­ ly and in a discriminatory manner Their abolition will re-establish 'The report is naturally being Botha is likely to comment - pansion of black townships~ against Africans, including through Botha's bona fides as a reformist studied in depth by the government', representedamajor switch from the These reservations apart, the revis­ mass round-ups and security checks seeking a path to a new non-racist he said at the final congress of his Na­ rigid controls aimed at penning ed policy amounts to a major change by security forces: the Amnesty future. tional Party last year. "The Minister blacks up in their designated for the government, a casting aside Report said. While Botha is unlikely to commit of Constitutional Development and 'homelands' and only allowing them' of the rigid doctrine apartheid of the aut in fairness it should be em­ ~ , himself to complete abolition in the Planning has been instructed to sub­ into the urban areas as temporary past for a new approach based on phasised that the President's Coun­ immediate future, there are several mit proposals to the Cabinet within visitors or as migrant workers. . class. Rich rural blacks will certain­ cil was aware ofthe danger of South signs that the Government is plann­ a few months~ There are two catches to the new ly benefit from the pending change. Africa's new identity document ser- ingalterations to the present system Early in December the Minister of policy: the gravehousing shortage in Another sign of shifting Govern­ , ving as the basis for retaining the pass of influx control, as the pass laws are , Constitutional Development, Chris the urban areas makes it exceeding­ ment policy is the decision, announc­ laws in a new form. known officially. Heunis, gave a clear hint of what was ly difficult for non-residents to locate ed in Parliament last year, to issue all In urging Botha to abolish influx It is fairly certain that Botha will coming when he spoke in Soweto, an available house, while the poyer­ South Africans with a common iden­ control and substitute a common ' expound on Government thinking largest of South Africa's black ty of most rural blacks compounds tity document. It could be the identity document, the President's on these contentious laws, which townships, of a Cabinet decision to the problem of exercising the right prelude to a new era, depending on CQuncil said: 'Care should be taken "have been dubbed 'enemy number facilitate 'acquisation of full proper­ that is to ,be bestowed on them. how the Government views the new that a new type of technical offence • one' by generations of black South ty rights in urban 1;>lack areas by The Government appears to be identity document. is not created ... accordingly failure Africans. black people~ > moving to a policy of making the in­ If treated as a means of enabling to carry such a document should not An unambiguous sign that there Under the existing Black Urban flow of blacks into urban' areas all citizens to identify themselves to, be a criminal offence~ , has beenamajor switch in approach Areas Act, the legislative centre-piece dependent on the' availability of say, the police, then it might be a Whatever Botha says about influx came last August with the publica­ of influx control, it isimpossible for housing and employment, as recom­ precursor to significant change. But control, and whatever legislation' is tion of a lengthy report by the Presi­ black people living in the rural areas mended by the Riekert Commission if only blacks are required to produce passed to give effect to the new policy dent's Council recommending aboli- to acquire houses in prescribed urban of 1979. The same policy can, of it on demand then it will simply be it will be scrutinised closely.

'Ludicrous' banning order lifted

A POLICE BAN on the display of any political stickers, T-shirts, pam­ phlets and posters, causing both con­ fusion and derision among politi­ cians and members of the public, was withdrawn a day later by Minister of Law and Order Louis Ie Grange. An order issued on Wednesday in terms of South Africa's emergency regulations banned the 'visual display of any political viewpoint' in Cape Town for two weeks. Tbe wording of the ban was that 'no person may place, affix, display, or distribute any placard, banner, sticker, pamphlet, clothing or similar tale of two funerals, object on or in which any viewpoint BY JO-ANN BEKKER ago,: 'Some of those responsible for and police', residents. warned of order until about 50 vigilantes of a political nature or in relation to VIEWS on obtainin:gjustice dif­ this cruel and barbaric deed have observers. armed with homemade weapons, ' any system of government or con­ fered at two political funerals already paid with their lives~ At many of the recent funerals for dustbin lids, and, witnesses say, ' at stitutional' policy is expressed, ad­ near Johannesburg last weekend, He was apparently referring to ihe victims of unrest, grief was almost least one gun, approached the vocated or propagated: contrasting as starkly as the seven black miners who were shot subsumed by joyful defiance as the , church. Contraventio~ of the measures Pitched battles were fought caus­ buildings where the ceremonies dead by police reinforcements after dead were eulogised as martyrs pav­ carried a fine of up to R20 000 or ten Sergeant Daniel Pretorius, 25, and ing the way for certain victory over ing casualties on both sides until the years' imprisonment. were held. Constable FrederickKoekemoer, 27, PW Botha's government. outnumbered vigilantes retreated. , The order was desCribed by op­ Stunned mourners at the burial of were attacked and killed while The speeches were the same at the The police returned with four position leader Dr Frederick van Zyl the first two white policemen to die dispersing a miners' meeting at Leandra funeral last Saturday, but casspirs and several vans, but Seem­ Slab bert as 'probably the most ab­ in 16 months'e::mgoing unrest, seated Westonaria last Thesday. , the mood was one of desperation, of ed more interested in journalists who surd and ridiculous instruction ever in Krugersdorp's impressive stone Last Friday, when the funeral took undisciplined confrontation. . had photographed the killing than iss!led by this government'. NederduitschHervormdeKerk, were place, 87 miners had already ap­ Even the master of ceremonies ap­ finding the suspects. In a statement issued on Thursday, urged to put aside feelings of bit­ peared in court on preliminary peared eager to end the funeral In Krugersdorp's 'Heroes Acres ', Minister Ie Grange said it had been terness and revenge and assured that charges of public violence related to .before any disturbances broke out.' the coffins of the two young riot decided 'after discussions' to lift the justice wo'uld prevail; that those the rn.urciers. He rushed through the proceedings, policemen wrapped in ihe flag of the ban, but he warned that police would responsible would be found and At Leandra, however, a visibly cutting freedom songs after one Republic of South Africa werc not hesitate to take action against tried. distraught Abel Nkabinde, Mayisa's , verse. lowered into the grou'nd as men and public demonstrations and protests But in the shabby tin-roofed shed colleague and chairman of the After the first two speakers had women wept and a single trump(' ~ l' r for the next two weeks. -one speaker called it a monument to United Democratic Front-affilated , addressed the mourners, squatting played the Last Post. It was believed that tbe ban was apartheid" which formerly served as Leandra Action Committee, ap­ on a canvas floor, screams and cries _ Constable'Koekemoer', \)\.",;" aimed at pickets organised by the a school in the East Rand African peared to voice wide-spread opinion erupted outside. Despite commands old pregnant widow. Ria. hro~ ..: 1111\ , Black Sasb. planned to coincidewitb township of Leandra, speakers spoke , among the several-thousand for order, young and old rushed uncontrollable sobs after .. h..: J r, ,:' tbe opening of parliament today. with anger of the authorities' failure mourners when he said: 'Notoneof outside. ped a posy into her husband', 1-' ,,,, <' The ban, and its' subsequent to arrest any ofthe assassins oflocal those who killed Chief Mayisa has In pelting rain, photographers and Freshly-planted Cosmos ad( lflll' , : retraction, led PFP MP Helen Suz­ community leader Chief Ampie been taken by the police. So what reporters followed a crowd of youths the grave site and two tomh,IPlIl' man to call for the resignation of the , Mayisa. , shall we do? I think it would be bet­ who , were chasing a suspected proclaimed 'Your duty is lulfiibi Minister of Law and Order, as well ' Shortly after the service began ter for us to take the law into our vigilante, Padi Motswagae, across an Sleep peacefully beloved son', as Divisional Police Commissioner mourners took the law into their own hands .,. the families ofthe vigilantes open stretch of veld into his home. In Leandra, mourn..:r, ;\ 11<1 \' Brigadier Chris Swart, in the wake of hands and hacked to death a 17 -year­ must quit the area~ When the mourners began vigilantes resumed their blo,)lh their 'bungling'. , old youth believed to have par­ 'We went to the police and we have smashing his house, Motswagae clashes after the buriaL It i.. a ((\n 11,,'-1 Reacting to the announcement of ticipated in the vigilante-type murder gone to the Supreme Court andstill jumped out of a window. It was then unlikely to end until. in th..: wo rd, l,f the ban on Wednesday, Dr van- Zyl of Chief Mayisa three weeks ago. none of the people we know killed he was axed and stabbed with Black Sash member, Et h.:l Walt . Will' Siabbert said 'I always try to comfort Police chaplain Colonel J H Chief Mayisa have been arrested: he ' makeshift weapons and pelted with addressed t he funeral. the murderer, myself that this government cannot Breytenbach told the 1 OOO-strong . said. bricks until he died. - of Mayisha are ,charged and 'the come up witb anything more stupid congregation in ~ he Krugersdorp Tension was bristling long before Police arrived on the scene after­ Police show there is the same justice than they bave ,iust done, but they church consecrated by Boer Presi­ the funeral service began:There's go­ wards and then withdrew, The for all in South Africa - black and always manage to disappoint m(;! dent Paul Kruger nearly 100 years ing to be trouble'with the vigilantes funer-al serviee resumed a semblance , " white:' , " ~ ...... 10 THE NAMmIAN FRIDAY January 31 1986

FRIDAY January 31 1986 Rubicon 2: Crossr'oads for apartheid ONCE AGAIN South African State President P W Botha con­ fronts both international opinion and the people of southern Africa in his ineptly-named major speech, Rubicon 2, before the South African Parliament in Cape Town today. Experience has taught us to expect only one thing from the apar­ theid ideology of the current National Party and its leaders - disappointment. Disappointment at the National Party, and it must be said, with a significant majority of South Africa's white population, that they remain tied to the pernicious, evil creed of apartheid that is reviled amongst the free nations of the world. Apartheid, asthe world and the Namibian people know through \ bitter experience, is nothing more than a neat political label for the doctrine of white supremacy and all the bloodshed and sup­ pression of human rights that it entails. As he stands on the platform before the world today outlining the National Party's latest package of reforms will Mr Botha have ~ \\ the courage to break from his own ignominious policies tnat have led both the Republic and Namibia to the brink of disaster? . Much as we would like to believe real reform was possible the bitter lessons of the past and the violent brutality of the,Republic's .-----______.... -....1 apartheid regime teaches us otherwise. Gurirab leaves United Nations We do not believe there will be any words of real reconcilia- tion, or. acceptance of the rights of the black majority and no earnest and-committed attempt to right the wrongs of the past and the indignities of the present. If we could have our wish somewhere in that speech would be a short passage containing the words: 'And the President has Swapo Politburo agreed to the implementation of UN Resolution 435. The Nami­ bian people are now free to seek their own national destiny in their own independent State.'. . Will President Botha heed the call of justice and the voice of the international community? reshuffle If the answer is no then there can only be one ultimate result: SWAPO'S UNITED Nations gle and decided on the pro­ people of Namibian ' into rake· more violence, more turmoil and other speeches where the answer representative, Mr Theo-Ben gramme for political, military decisive mass actions. will be yes. Gurirab, has been appointed and diplomatic actioris in 1986in The Political Bureau also 'de­ The price in lives will be high. Foreign Relations Secretary of accordance with the Central nounced imperialist manoeuvres to the movement, while Mr Peter Committee directives contained try to persuade Swapo to participate To label today's' speech Rubicon '2 is to use a misleading in puppet politics via discussions analogy. State President Botha is not a Caesar crossing a small Mweshihange has been ap­ in the New Year Message to the pointed Secretary for Defence. Namibian people by President with South Africa's stooges in river on the way to ultimate power and triumph but more like Namibia who in any case do not run Nero fiddling whilst the townships of Rome burn around him. Mr Helmuth Angula, Swapo's Sam Nujoma'. Namibia'. One can only hope that Mr Botha is not so deeply entrenched representative in Cuba, goes to In his New Year message, Mr Nu­ . It also reaffirmed Swapo's posi­ in his own apartheid ideology that he will at the last moment call the United Nations where he joma declared 1986 'the year of tion that 'the puppets have no power'. out the fire brigade to douse the flames. replaces Mr·Gurirab. These were general mobilisation and decisiveac­ 'On the contrary, it is the South some of the changes announced tion for final victory'. African occupation army, police and Otherwise one day, soon, the edifice of apartheid will come In a statement issued after the crashing down around him. by the Swapo Politburo after a its chain of security agencies ... which meeting from January 22 to 24: meeting, the Political Bureau reaf­ are in effective control of Namibia firmed the Central Committee deci­ and not the puppets in the Multi­ The Political Bureau, which sion to continue 'strengthening met in Luanda, said it had Party Conference', the statement Swapo's political work inside the ' said. 'reviewed and analysed in detail country. It noted that the gains SUBSCRIBE TO the current situation pertaining achieved in the last year had created CONDEMNS CHURCH BLAST THE NAMIBIAN to the Namibian liberation strug- the right conditions to mobilise the Swapo further condemned the at­ Name tacks on church properties and in­ Address stitutions in Namibia, namely, the fire-bombing of the Oshigambo ...... Code: secondary school buildings on 6 Months 1 Year 2 Years January 18 and the arson attack on 26 weeks 52 weeks 104 weeks the Council 0 f Ch urches on Jan uary 23. Surface mail: Namibia 'It noted the fact that Bishop and South Africa R 18.00 R 36.00 R 72.00 Cleopas Dumeni, head of the Airmail: South Africa Evangelical Lutheran Ovambo­ and Namibia R 20.00 R 40.00 R 80.00 Kavango Church in north eastern Namibia, which owns the bombed Surface Mail: Africa school, has categorically rejected the arid rest of the world R 25 .00 R 50.00 RlOO.oo malicious claims by the South Airmail: Europe/ UK R 65.00 R130.00 R260.00 African army that Swapo wa, (£21) (£41) (£82) responsible for the attack', the state· ment said. Airmail: USA/ USSR & Australia R 78.00 R156.00 R312.00 CHANGES IN POLITBURO (US$33) (US$70) (US$140) . The Political Bureau added that I I Airmail: Botswana/ had streamlined and re-organised I hL' Zimbabwe/ Lesotho/ Swaziland R 39.00 R 78.00 RI56.00 work of the People's Liberation AI · my of Namibia (PLAN), and in thi~ I enclose a cheque/ postal order of ...... regard had appointed Mr PetL' 1 for ...... · ...... ·...... weeks Mweshihange as Secretary fo r sqbscription to THE NAMIBIAN. (Please ensure exact amount in Rands Defence. Mr Mweshihange fi'lb thl' 'or equivalent currency.) vacancy left by Mr Peter Nanyem ba who was killed in a car accident in POST TO: THE NAMIBIAN STREET PRICES: 45c+5c Luanda in 1983. P.O. BOX 20783 SW APO President, Mr Sam Nujoma Mr Richard Kapelwa, who was ac­ WINDHOEK 9000 GST.=50c ting secretary for Defence since the NAMIBIA (Telephone: 36970/1) Cont on following page THE NAMmIAN FRIDAY January 311986 11

Cont from previous page ing Swapo functionary'. States Assistant Secretary of State - ...... for African Affairs, Chester Crocker, death of Mr Nanyemba, has now MOBILISATION ABROAD on the southern African diplomatic been appointed as personal advisor . scene. He has not produced anything c:c~ to the Swapo President. The Political Bureau said that on . new, positive or constructive to end Mr Mweshihange was formerly the international front, they had ap­ South Africa's occupation of c.:tt; the Secretary for Foreign Relations. proved a series of conferences to Namibia'. Mr Theo Ben Gurirab has been ap­ mobilise the international pointed as Secretary of Foreign Rela­ community. tions, but it is not known at this stage o In February and March the I-~ whether he is to leave New York, Swedish and Danish Parliaments where he has been resident for many would hold hearings on Namibia. _ ... v.» years, and take up his new position High powered Swapo delegations in Luanda, where the provisional had been invited to present evidence headquarters of theSwapo· move­ at these hearings. =... 1.1.1a:: .. ment are situated, o In May, an international con­ ~ __ A.SY GWEN LlSTEH __-' ference on Namibia would be held in Brussels. This was being organised THERE HAS BEEN AN OMINOUS quiet from the ranks of the by political parties, trade unions, church organisations and non­ interim government concerning the recent assaults on, and arrests governmental organisations. of Swapo members and supporters in Katutura last weekend. The o AUnited Nations-sponsored con­ members of this. self-appointed government are obviously not tak­ ference on Namibia would im­ ing the International Year of Peace, or their socalled Bill of Rights mediately follow, to be held ih for that matter, too seriously. Or will they once again claim it Europe at a venue still to be was a case of the police acting independently of their pretended announced. bosses in the Tintenpalast? o There would also be a General All police in Namibia, including the security police, have been 'taken Assembly special session on over' by the interim government who willflnd it difficult to evade respon­ Namibia in New York in mid 1986. . sibility for what happened in Katutura on Sunday. A fact which does not necessarily surprise most people, is that there is no difference between South African rule of Namibia or rule of Namibia by South African.proxies. Every attempted Swapo meeting or rally ends Mr Theo-Ben Gurirab up the same way - in violent confrontation.

Mr Peter Mweshihange The Political Bureau added that SOCALLED SECURITY LEGISLATION NOT CHANGED YET Dr Crocker had also not been able to Mr Gurirab, Mr Mweshihange end South African aggression THE VAN DYK COMMISSION of Inquiry into security legislation has !lJld Mr Kapelwa are all members of . against Angola. long since completed its report The interim government Ministers have the Political Bureau of the Central 'Crocker was simply in the region been in possession of this report for some time. But 'security legislation' Committee. for renewed propaganda trial is a tricky subject for the men occupying the Tintenpalast. Mr Helmuth Angula, who will balloons to hoodwink international While they would obviously like to give tlie impression that they are take over as Swapo's permanent public opinion that Washington has in favour of human rights, and opposed to detention without trial, they representative to the United Nations, found a new formula to resolve the are obviously reluctant to part with what amounts to a powerful weapon was described by the Political Bureau impasse over Namibia's in­ against the Swapo movement. as 'a member of theCentrai Commit­ dependence problem'. Apparently all that is now awaited is the 'opinion of the generals' tee, a scholar and long serving cadre In conclusion the Political Bureau (namely General George Meiring of the SWATF and General Dolf Gouws ofSwapo: expressed 'Concerned about the situa­ of the SWA Police) on the Van Dyk report, before it is released to the He in turn is to be succeeded in tion in Lesotho, condemning South National Assembly. Hopefully (although this is doubtful) at some stage Havana by Mr Peter Tsheehama, a African pressures of political the 'opinion of the people' will be sought. former representative in Zambia, destabilisation and economic Generally however, observers feel that nothing significant as far as senior PLAN commander and . Mr Richard Kapelwa bloekade aimed at forcing Lesotho change to the status quo of existing·security legislation is concerned, will member of the Central Committee. to expel South African refugees. be forthcoming from the Van Dyk report, and at best, it appears, the Mr Timothy Hishongua, a former All these meetings and con­ Swapo appealed to member states report will advocate the streamlining of the legislation, rather than its Swapo representative in the Nordic ferences were aimed at highlighting of the Organisation of African Uni­ complete removal from the statute books. countries and Australia, has been ap­ the Namibian issue and stepping up ty (OAU) and the international com­ pointed as the Secretary for Youth. the campaign for sanctions against munity to give humanitarian THE 'BONA FII)ES' OF THE INTERIM GOVERNMENT He will be succeeded as represen­ South Africa, the Political Bureau assistance and political asylum to the tative to Australia and New Zealand said.· thousands of displaced South WHEN WILL MEMBERS OF the interim government feel an obliga­ by Mr Joel Kaapimda, described by The Political Bureau also noted Africans being expelled from tion to stand by their Bill of Rights? When will they begin to realise that the Political Bureau as a 'long serv- the 'recent re-appearance of United . Lesotho. they are.acting exactly as the South African Government wo.uld have acted in these circumstances? When will they realise that some of their member parties, such as Swanu MPC and Swapo D, would themselves have been in the forefront of criticism of tactics as displayed by the police on Sun­ day, had they been on the 'other side?' Washington courts Savimbi The Bill of Rights at present, is nothing but a massive fraud, a publicity stunt to gain themselves credibility. A couple of housing schemes alone are not going to earn for the in­ ANGOLA'S UN Ambassador has terim government, the mandate of the people. It is time, after seven called Unita rebel leader Jonas months in office, that they begin to seriously examine their own lack Savimbi 'a South African stooge' and of credibility, especially among the population of this country. has asked the United States public to If they are counting on Mr Sean Cleary and associates to give them express disapproval of his visit to the what they want most - namely the sanction of the international community United States. and the people at home - they are making a huge mistake. Savimbi arrived in Washington on Thesday; the guest of conservative TAKING THE MONEY AND IGNORING THE WILL factions now pressing aid for Unita in the US Congress,-while Angolan THE INTERIM GOVERNMENT, which has no mandate and which does Ambassador to the UN, Mr Elisio de not embrace the wishes of the Namibian people, appears to merely be Figuerioo told a news conference taking the money of Namibian taxpayers, and ignoring their wishes in Savimbi's strength was exaggerated the process. - and that 'South African troops are No one in the Tintenpalast could seriously think that the people of doing all the fighting'. this country want the type of security legislation which is presently en · Savimbi is also the guest ofhonour forced here. They cannot seriously believe that people, regardle s ~ lIt on the second day of a three-day political affiliations, rejoice in what happened on Sunday in Katutura . Conservative Political Action con­ Particularly in view of the fact that the interim government thehl s

12 THE NAMIBIAN FRIDAY January 311986 Condemnation ·of Rossin'g's 'double standards' I WRITE TO voice my strong con­ we never hear of any opposition from their dismissal. dismiss them? Any person carrying but it is carried out in a careful demnation of the double standards the workers. About 20 students then signed a the interests of the students at heart fashion - the grade system does it all. exercised by Rossing Mine. Rossing • petition which was taken to the would have helped them correct their Rossing does not employ unskilled But the thing which made me sad sends propaganda through the whole secretary ofthe supervisor, MsDori mistakes. And they were not told workers any more, only qualified and which made me write to The of Namibia and abroad that it works Thomas. An appointment was ar­ what they had done wrong. workers and students for temporary Namibia..n is the dismissal of our two for Namibia and that it has a policy ranged for Monday January 20, with o Does the Mine management know jobs. But who needs the employment .women students on January 15 this of non-racialism. This is a blatant lie, senior staff. about the dismissal? most? year. The incident has left us students As far as I know the students sign­ at least for those people working on But we learned that Mr Charles o Look at the towns of Vineta and speechless. ed a contract to work for the Mine for the Mine. Kauraisa had contacted one of the Arandis and you will see. Arandis is On January 14, one ofthe women two months until January 31. I am a student doing a vacation j ob dismissed students and arranged a purely black and Vineta almost pure­ was told that their supervisor did not Another German-speaking stu­ at the Mine and am most dissatisfied meeting with her two hours before o ly white with few exceptions. The like their work. The supervisor in­ dent who checked the work of the with the state of affairs here. our student delegates meet Ms grading system facilitates this. formed the two that they were to be two female students,' was not Thomas and her supervisor. How can a Mine be termed non­ For the past two months I have dismissed on the grounds that they dismissed. Is it because he is white? racial when one cannot find more been working at the Mine, I have seen had put the wrong information into Now the questions we students ask than five black foremen? things contrary to what the Mine the comp'uter. The two were also told of the Mine are as follows: Where is the non-racialism preach- Rossing pays its workers relative­ would like the public to believe. I have that the two permanent employees o If it was true that the two women ed by the Mine? ' ly well, but I challenge them to in­ also come to understand how the who had done what the two students . students were dismissed because they o We also want to know why Mr stitute an independent commission Mine carries out its propaganda, why were doing had returned to the Mine. put the wrong information into the Charles Kauraisa phoned one of the of inquiry into discrimination on the it has been so successful in making The two women left the Mine, computer, is-thatreason enough for students and not the other? Mine. the public believe otherwise, and why perplexed and without questioning a Mine which works for Namibia to Discrimination is rife at Rossing LYAYONA TSHIKE ROSSING No civil war Lesotho view ALLOW ME to condemn com­ pulsory military callup. In whose PLEASE ALLOW me to say Ii few defence are we called upon tC: serve? things in the people's paper about the Why are we being conscripted? What happenings in Lesotho. are we called upon to do and in whose Firstly, Chief Jonathan succeed­ interests are we defending the ed in declaring the 1970 election nul country? and void and took over the govern­ We reject serving in South Africa's ment as he was by then Vorster's good illegal army, and we will not join a man and Mokhethle of the Lesotho foreign army. Congress Party then was a 'com­ The South African regime has no munist terrorist'. right to call upon brother to fight Secondly, Chief Jonathan chang­ brother, son to fight father, while ed, trying to be a true and indepen­ their presence here is illegal. dent African leader, and Mokhethle The South African government became South Africa's man just like and the unelected men in the Tinten, Savimbi, and thus South Africa us­ palast are always creating tactics to ed fQrce through economic delay the independence of our coun­ blockades and other threats which try. We, the citizens, are tired of South led to this coup. Africa's endless window-dressings. So the 'good man' to South Africa We do not want civil war in this is the one who is prepared to be a pup­ country. This must be clear to those pet toSouth Africa and its colonial in the Tintenpalast and their masters masters. in South Africa. Namibians believe Then, if the South African-DTA it is the moral right of an citizens to WORKERS fixing Wabco engine at Rossing. Picture by Tony Pupkewitz. election of 1978 was popular and exercise freedom of conscience and democratic, why was it propped up to choose their own army. An army by the Administrator General and which is there to protect the in­ the SADF? habitants and not to brutalise them. Call for international 'conference ' It is impossible for us to serve in an FIRSTLY, I wish to congratulate the some members of the National Ministers should stop buying air­ Finally, Iamsuretheworldshould army which is there to protect apar­ . staff of The Namibian. 'Assembly even live in Katutura. They conditioned cars and houses. take notjce of what South Africa did theid and the continuation of col­ Secondly, I would like to express know very well the bad conditions in in . Lesotho: namely, if a total onial rule in our motherland. It is im­ my point of view. existence there, An international conference economic boycott is strictly applied, possible for us to join such an army It is now over seven months since In this country the population is should be arranged under UN it will lead to a quick change. Let the while we live in an unequal society the interim government was install­ about one million, yet the Govern­ auspices. South Africa, Swapo and Western world take notice of this and where the land and wealth are own­ ed in Windhoek. No significant ment can ill afford to run a charity all the progressive parties must try do to South Africa what she did to ed by the minority. It is impossible change has come about in Namibia food programme for citizens. Bob Lesotho. Geldof, the London-based rock star, for us to join such an army while we ' except that repressive laws, such as We, the Namibian people, will can do it for more than thiee million live in an unjust society where basic AG8,AG9l;tndAG26,arestillstrong continue with our struggle for the starving Ethiopians. human rights are denied to the ma- and alive. liberation of our beloved country. jority of people. ' . Gentlemen, who do you think you . Tens of thousands of our people Justice will prevail. Namibia is not yet independent, are walking about in search of jobs. are fooling when you call yourselves . The socalled Ministers talk most the leaders of the oppressed people therefore we should not have an ar­ RAHII wa-KAHIMISE of Namibia? my here in this country. In an in­ of the time on TV about 'good WINDHOEK dependent state, the army is there to human relationships' and 'more job Stop shouting at one another in defend all inhabitants against opportunities' for the citizens ofthis the air-conditioned Turnhalle. That aggression. country. is not the way to find a solution for Who's who It is hard for a black man to serve We wonder whether these the problems of this country. in a foreign army when he has no say Ministers are blind to the real situa­ The basic root of our problem is in his own country. It is hard for us tion. Katuturais a mere stone's throw apartheid. Our problems also lie in in ,Caprivi? to serve in such an army while we do away from the Tintenpalast and education and joblessness. The IN ENJOY reading your weekly not vote or move about freely in the and find a way to implement Resolu: country of our birth. newspaper and I wish to make some tion 435. remarks in regard to f('llo\l We believe in the right of people to , I hope too, that the International Why run to the .DTA if Caprivians. choose their own government. Let Year of Peace, will be meaningful in Namibians decide their own future. you're~or socialism? the daily lives of most Namibians. It seems some politicalorgani'd The South African Government tions in Caprivi are criticising •"~, should end conscription and imple­ The controversial issue which re­ I AM WRITING in connection with is fighting for socialism: mains unsolved is education. Mak­ another, and I would like to a\k tho ment Resolution 435. the following question,: The Namibians, in unity, have the the former Vice President ofSwapo, . Mr Muyongo should bear in mind ing a quick survey of our black high Mr Mishake Muyongo. He was a , that he has confused the people of schools you are told that hundreds of means, the ability, the stamina and Why is there enmlJ~ I",' ,., ' Caprivi by selling them to capitalist students are turned away because of 'the determination to banish all forms committed man in the struggle to . Canu and the UDP') fight for his country to abolish apar­ countries like South Africa, with the lack of accomodation in the hostels of imperialism, neo-colonialism, set­ _ What are the ohje"I I\t'­ Botha Government. or because of examination failures. tler minority rule and all forms of op­ theid in Namibia. two parties'.' When Mr Muyongo resigned from . He is acting like a dictator concer­ :;::-!!ssion from the land of our birth. Those in charge of education Why h~i\ ' e the~ 'll'l h,, :,; , Narnibians let us march in unity to Swapo he decided to revive his par­ ning the Caprivians. He should keep in mind that there will be an end to should take this situation very meet ings to address the ,111 / , " ttl'! people's government. ty, Canu, with a lot of supporters, , - HO\~ do these pan il" l i ~:, ,,' what he is doing. The people of seriously. basically from Caprivi. He acted achiei,'e indel'(,lllknl·c. all,1 ', " :' Caprivi know Canu as a party, and MBEUMUNA MUHUKA bravely and sent some of his At the same time I appeal to all Mr Muyongo should notmake false are they lunkin!! 1'.,1' as",l d" _' ARANDIS followers back to organise Canu teachers to play an active role so that regard" in ternall y. claims that the UDP enjoys 95 per­ they can help to fill the gap which is l..· : \\l' j' .I ) ' \ ·:11 1 " cent support. Ofthc .... .1: ' .• Write to When Mr Muyongo came back to created by the apartheid policy of t he (oloni,ef' Capri vi we thought he came to help This is totally untrue, and he is former Bantu education. 1:--. t h l:' rl' (I I U I : Il .~ ' i ' . I : . ~ .! : 1 . 1-' The Namibian merely trying to impress Mr Dirk I: his children organise a political par­ pOSIi inn part \ .' at ty. To my surprise I saw there were Mudge and his colleagues in the Long live The Namibian. Mm disputes between Mr Muyongo and Cabinet so that he can get a part in God bless the staff with courag.c. POBox 20783 the socalled interim government. FI{U . \\" his followers. ( . \ I' I{ r \ I Windhoek 9000 Why did Mr Muyongo run away WORRIED MAN MOKING from his Party to join the DTA if he OTJIWARONGO . OTJIWARONGO , ,II TIlE , AMmiAN FRIDAY January 31 1986 13

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1975. America pulls out of Viet­ dhoek and consults 40 odd political parties (many existing on paper nam. Gerald Ford in White House. TEN YEARS is a large chunk out of a person's life, but it is nothing L Dick Nixon in disgrace. Angola wins in the history of a nation, although ten days is a lifetime in politics. It alone)., Military announces Swapo independence and Portuguese Em­ is held that yesterday's events will largely determine the course of today. dealt severe setback. Swapo an­ pire in Africa vanishes. In rare In this review, our Sp,ecial Chronicler, JEV, takes a look at the last ten I nounces it is escalating the war. In­ cooperation between Super Powers, years in'world and Namibian history, and fervent.y hopes the last ten 'N terim Cabinet unveils legislation for United States Apollo 16 docks in years is no indication of what Namibians shoul~ expect for the future. Namibian public holidays. Hack space with Soviet Soyuz 19. Middle records it all for posterity, g~ts East flares up. CROSSED migraine and builds house. Judge In Namibia, search parties ate sent Pieter Thirion asks whether anything out from Windhoek to bri ng black S ever goes right in Namibia. ethnic leaders for South African­ 1983. Israel-Lebanon agreement backed Turnhalle constitutional con­ dependence, leaving Namibian tru­ on troop withdrawal; Syria imposes ference. Search proves arduous. ly as Africa's last dependency. blockade in protest. Middle East 1976. Jimmy Carter elected to US In Africa's last colony, Moses Kat­ flares up. Oil glut. US space shuttle Presidency. 176 people killed inriots jiuongua returns, later becomes Challenger programme launched. in Soweto, South Africa. James Swanu leader. Provision is made for In Namibia, interim government <:::alhi.ghan becomes British Prime 11 ethnic governments through Proc is abolished over public holidays. Minister. Middle East flares up. clamation AG 8. Gerrit Viljoen is Hough goes home. Willie van In Namibia, Turnhalle conference rewarded.with Cabinet post. Public Niekerk takes over,.triggers series of underway. Major argument is political debates dies down on 11 poor jokes by local wits on his pro­ whether there should be 11 traffic ethnic traffic cops. Neef announces fession. Van Niekerk's State Coun­ cops at speed traps to catch ethnic apartheid is abolished. English cil stillborn,. Multi -Party Conference motoring offenders. UN Security language daily reports new military born 'instead. Various MPC Council adopts resolution that front to be opened in Botswana by representatives travel outside Namibia should become indepen­ Swanu. Newspaper's editor boasts he Namibia. Military says Swapo's nose dent as unitary state under UN super­ was appointed by Eschel Rhoodie of is bl eedi~g . Swapo announces to step vision. Resolution puts paid to SA ' SA I nfo Scandal. Shipanga, up war. Koev'oet makes PR and plans for Namibian independence. Abrahams split. <;ourt action advertising history, becomes threatened. Abrahams joins NIP. household name. Hack records it all Military announces Swapo's back is for posterity, gets migraine and 1977. Middle East flares up. Black broken. Swapo announces it is step­ decides to get pissed. Consciousness leader Steve Biko dies ping up the war. Hack records it all 1984. Magic of Orwellian year. in police detention. SA Justice for posterity, gets migraine and Middle East flares up. Reagan re­ Minister Jimmy Kruger says Biko decides to get pissed. elected. Andropov dies, Konstantin death leaves him cold. Carter in­ 1981. Middle East flares up. South Chernenko becomes Soviet leader. augurated in White House. Carter South Africans and Cubans battle in brother swills beer. Carter mother Africa invades Angola in Operation Protea. Drought strikes Cape Protea Angola. P W Botha goes overseas.' takes power in White House. Unrest, rioting, erupt in SA In Namibia, five Western powers farmers. FranCOIs Mitterand becomes President of France. townships. intervene and puts end to Thrnhalle In Africa's last colony, MPC conference. Dirk Mudge and A H du In Africa's last colony. 40 odd political party representatives leaders to Lusaka for conference with Plessis split all-white National Par­ (many existing in reams of paper Swapo. Lusaka conference aborts ty. ,NP petitions SA Government dolls alone) are flown to Geneva under chairmanship of Van Niekerk about 11 constitutional traffic cops. for UN-sponsored conference on , and Kenneth Kaunda. ~PC goes on First Administrator General Theuns Shipanga released from Tanzanian out as AG. Gerrit Viljoen in as AG. Namibia, including Swapo. 40 odd world 'trip with Windhoek Declara­ Steyn arrives. Steyn scraps Immorali­ jail with five others. Shipanga ' ' Jannie Geldenhuystells news political views are expressed (many tion. Military tells reporters in Win­ ty Act and Prohibition of Mixed ' returns to Namibia and forms Swapo reporters in Katima Mulilo that existing on paper alone) and UN­ dhoek that Swapo's fighting force Marriages Act (ie laws preventing Democrats' with five others and Swapo men under arms number 6 chaired multi~party conference has dwindled from 17 000 in 1978 to ' sex and marriages between partners Othile Abrahams, who announces 500 in various stages ~f training. flops; Danie Hough becomes AG. 8 500 at present. Swanu splits. Court of different races not different thousands ofNamibians held in jails West begins phased approach to action threatened. Swapo announces sexes. Mixed couple-bashing throughout Africa at orders of Othile Abrahams announces Namibian independence. Neef it is escaiating the war. DTA promises becomes favourite pastime (ie Swapo. Swapo offers free travel thousands of Namibians held in discloses apartheid is abolished. peace, freedom and prosperity. couples with partners of different anywhere in Africa to anyone who African jails at' orders of Swapo. Peter Kalangula breaks away from Hack records it all for posterity, races and different sexes). can point out NamIbian prisoners. Abrahams leaves for Scandinavia DTA. Army reveals Swapo has gets a migraine, buys/sells a house. Vekuii Rukor9 announces Swanu and the Netherlands to collect funds been dealt a severe blow and will ' 1985. Middle East flares up. 1978. Rhodesian war escal;;ttes. to join armed struggle with bases for repatriation of jailed Namibians. take long time to recover. Swapo an­ Chernenko dies. Russian youth Middle East flares up. Inf o scandal in Botswana. Hack records it all for Mudge reveals UN football jersey nounces it is intensifying the war. Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Soviet breaks into the open in South Africa. posterity, gets migraine and decides colours are red, green and, blue. 1982. Soviet leader Leonid leader. Desmond Tutu wins peace P W aotha becomes SA Prime to get pissed instead. Rukoro announces Swanu is opening Brezhnev dies. Succeeded by Yuri , prize and becomes Bishop of Johan­ Minister, in place of John Vorster new military froI}t from Botswana. Andropov.l OOOpeopleciiein lO-day nesburg. Further talks between US who becomes State President. 1979. Middle East flares up. Shah Martti Ahtisaari consu1ts 40 odd Falklands conflict. Many British and USSR in Geneva on nuclear C P Mulder' becomes nobody. , , of Iran flees Irail. Ayatollah Kho­ political parties in Namibia. Many never heard of Falklands' before. arms control. In Namibia, Western diplomats meini becomes Irariian ruler. Idi exist on paper alone. Hack records it Thatcher's popularity soars. Reagan ' In Africa's last (lependency, the consult 40 odd political parties, Amin deposed in Uganda. Jean all for posterl~ y, gets migraine, and is wounded by a bullet. Secret service Government.ofNational Unity (The many exist on paper only. Windhoek Bedel Bokassa deposed in Central gets pissed. code name for Reagan is 'raw-hide'. Gnu) is inaugurated. The Gnu pro­ leaks like sieve and confidential African Republic. Maggie Thatcher 1980. Middle East flares up. Movie Middle East flares up. " , mises' freedom 'and prosperity and details of diplomatic initiative made beconiesBritish Prime Minister. actor elected to US Presidency. In Namibia, Mudge says Cubans vows to abolish apartheid. Rukoro public. Mudge promises in­ Lancaster House conference on Yugoslavian President Tito's left leg don't wear football jerseys. He announces Swanu' (Progressives) to dependence at end of the year. Rhodesian independence. Vorsler amputated. Queen Juliana abdicates discovers presence of Cubans in open: ' new military front ' in Democratic Turnhalle Alliance pro­ out as SA President. Soviet Union as Dutch monarch; succeeded by' Angola. The'US and SA say no in-' Botswana. The G'nu leaders go 'on mises peace, fredom and prosperity. occupies Afghanistan. Princess Beatrix. South African dependence for Africa's last colony various world t r~vel s. Army ac­ SA forces raid Cassinga. Internal IN Namibia, Werner Neef anc Government decrees closure of four unless ~ubans go home. Kalangula cuses SwarJO of refusing to lie elections held. UN Security Council :nounces' in Constituent/National ' black 'newspapers on grbunds forms Christian Democratic Action. down. Swapo pledges to intensify 'adopts Re~ olution 435 . Mudge AssemblythatDTAabolishedapar­ editorial staff on strike for eight Neef joins CDA and pledges t~ the war. Louis Pienaar new AG. discloses UN wears foo,tball jersey theid. NP petitions SA Government weeks. Robert Mugabe wins land­ abolish apartheid. UN Secretary Hack records it all roi-posterity, ,,' , and blows ' whistle. An4.reas about abolition of aparth~id. Steyn slide victory. Zimbabwe gains in- General Perez de Cuellar visits Win- gets migraine aria decides to gel pissed. .. , , , Thor, Jove 'and strange· bedfellows. in fe~r : BY GAIL VISAGIE perience real fear of the eiementsand the knowledge that I could move my somewhere one has to draw the line And somehm\:, it was com fort III ~ , my all too obvious human' frailty ~ arms. ...:.... or so I thought. Heaven knows to have those five canines with m:, HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS and stupidity! Panicky and with a constricted how, but with the next jagged sheet cravenly hiding,away, hoping (prm are not uncommon ' here, and The first crash of thunder ripped throat, ffumbled'desperately for the ofiighting and drumroll of thunder, ing!!) that old Thor would SlOp hi' when one lives in a country where through layers of deep slumber and lights witch. ' Rex made it onto my lap. angered stomping and Jove I.·UI ',<)lI l a good rainstorm warrants crack­ just about rigid with shock, I tried to And with the blessing of modern Despite being smothered by his his spiteful bolts of lightning: electricity washing away the dark and large shaking rump, the Malteses ing open a magnum of cham-' sit up, just as a second salvo' was We all fell asleep event uall\'. l, llal h unleased, rattling the windowpanes. remnants of sleep, the cause of my didn't even whimper as roar after exhausted by our fear. ' pagne - well who minds a bit of . And it was then that I discovered I apparent paralysis was revealed ... roar pounded eardrums and fini sh­ And theriext morning, a\\a~l'l1ll l, thunder and brimstone? ' cO\lldn't move! four pets cowering in abject fear, on ed off what smidgin of courage I to the strident call of t hl' alarm c'I,., , Thunderstorms have never really MyGod, what was wrong? And as top of me. ' might still have had. (with Rex sharing my pill",, ), frightened me, you know, driven to deafening thunder rolled, in­ , Involuntarily I ducked as lighting I took a nosedive into the bed. The wondered at the pOWl'r o f da l ~II C' " the point of hiding under the kitchen congruously, I remembered long­ crackled, and on shaking legs mov- . dogs followed my example. It was a in amplifying fe ars, ,tlld ,LI\ I l ~ I. " table. forgotten fragments of Shakespeare ed to a position f~rth~r from the neck and neck race in burrowing banishing them.l ea \ 'ill ~

THE FIRST THING in Basic English this week, is to To make a plural out of 'loss', we must add on 'es', not just's'. one booth, two booths .thank all the people who sent in entries for the essay com­ They suffered many losses. but petition. Also, congratulations to the winners of The We also add on 'es' when th~ noun ends with 'sh', ego bush - one tooth, two teeth Namibian T-shirts. Although the competition is now bushes, dish - dishes. The reason why we add on 'es' in these Any good dictionary will tell you when a noun forms its plural finished, you are always welcome to send any piece of cases is to make it easier to say the plural noun. We say the word in an unusual way, so if you are in doubt, you can always look writing to us. You can write anything you want - essays, 'dishes' and 'losses' in two separ~teparts - dish/es and loss/es. it up. But as you speak and read more English, you will soon get short stories, poetry etc. We cannot promise any more T­ When the plural only has an's', it isn't spoken with an extra to know when a word has an unusual plural. · shirts, but the best pieces of writing will be printed with syllable - we say pots/ books. For an exercise this week, change the underlined words in the the Basic English column. sentences below to their plural forms. Some of the words have So the basic rules for plurals are very easy. Unfortunately, there unusual plurals. The answers are given below, but try to do them . This week, we are going to look at plurals in English. We use a are some English words that do not follow the rules. These form first without looking. plural when we want to show that we are talking about more than plurals in many different ways, and it is important to know about them. . 1) I enjoy reading a book. one thing of the same kind. A singular noun is the name given 2) Peter scored a goal. to one thing, for example one book, one pot, a wall, a dam. If He met a very interesting man. 3) The cat caught a mouse. we want to talk about more than one of these things, we say many He met two men. 4) The jar is filled with a gas. books, ten pots, all ofthe walls, of the building, some ofthe dams Even though the plural of 'dam' is 'dams', the plural of 'man' 5) She has hurt her foot. in the country. is 'men', and the plural of 'woman' is 'women'. There is no logical Answers To make a plural from a singular noun, we have added on an's'. reason for this, but no-one says 'two mans' ~ or 'two womans'. 1) I enjoy reading books. This is the basic rule for plurals, but there are some exceptions. In the same way: 2) Peter scored two goals. Firstly, ira singular noun already ends with an's', we can't just one noose, two nooses 3) The cat caught two mice. add on another's' to make a plural. but 4) The jar is filled with (different) gases. It was a great loss. one goose, two geese 5) She has hurt her feet.

IN A CEREMONY to com- ' Commemoration' cross memorate the 500th anniversary of the first landing by a Portugese ex­ plorer Diego Cao on Namibian soil, CONTRACEPTION - Part III celebrations were held at Cape Cross at the weekend. BIRTH CONTROL PILLS An estimated 400 people gathered at the original landing site for a MANY WOMEN take pills to stop them from gettIng varied programme of speeches, folk pregnant. YOU get these pills from a doctor or the dances and other historical clinIc. One packet has 28 pills and you must take ceremonies to mark Diego Cao's lan­ one pili every day. ding at a place he called Capo de Pills are'a sure way of bIrth control. If you take Padrao (' Cape Cross' in Portugese) a pili every day, you will not become pregnant. in what w'as then an unknown land When you want to become pregnant, you stop tak­ to Europeans. Ing the pills. You mIght not become pregnant '. His landing on the Namibian straIght away because It may take a few weeks for ' \ coastline was part of a' series .of the effects of the pili to wear off, but after that ', :, voyages of exploration by Portugese you should be 'able to fall pregnant. sailors in the fifteenth century to If you forget to take your pili one day, you must discover a sea route to India. take two pills the next day. If you forget for two In 1482 an expedition was launch­ days In a row, you could become pregnant. If you ed by Diego Cao, a knight of the do forget to take the pili for more than one day, court of King John II of Portugal, to you must use another bIrth control method until explore the AfriCan coastline. you have your next perIod. Then you can start the But it .was on 'his second voyage pills agaIn. ' which began in 1483 that Diego Cao Pills make some women feel sIck. They 'feel like. finally reached the desolate Nami· vomItIng when they fIrst start takIng pills. ThIs sIck btan coastline and erected a stone feeling lasts for only one or two months and then cross or padrao to commemorate his It goes away. If It does not go away, go to the clinIc voyage and act as a guide to other and ask for a dIfferent kInd of pilI. . travellers. There are many, dIfferent kInds of bIrth control He is reckoned to have landed at Cape Cross; 100 kms north of pills. Som~ cari be dangerous for women older Swakopmund and site of the present than 40, especIally If th~y smoke. Women older than 40 should use anottler method like a loop. seal colony; in the first two months Some pillS, called mInI-pills, are for women who _ of 1486. It is also accepted that he are breast-feedIng. It Is very Important to take died soon afterwards and his boats mInI-pills.at the same tIme every day and not to returned empty handed to Portugal. fOrget for even one day. Pills make some women The original cross is now in a get fatter because the pillS make them feel hungry Berlin musuem after being found in and they eat more. If you see that you are gettIng the late Nineteeth century by the cap­ fat because oftaklng the pillS, you must try to eat tain of the German cruiser Falke. less-or do more exercise. . But an exact replica has been plac­ . i . ed on the origi nal site. An Eng li ~ h translation of the , - .....•• ]. original Portuguese Cross is given ( ' (' ( ). f l, f ) f , ~ , below. . < (0 , ~ £. (: ( \ {: tl t" C: (11 ([. (1: . r0-+----.-, ~ ...... , ...... ,J

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BIrth control InjectIons stop you getting preg~­ nant for at least 3 months. EVery three months you must go to the' clinIc for another Injection. The Inject;lons change women's periods. 'Usually ' bleeding comes 3 or 4 tImes a month for the first few months then stops for several months. 'Many women worry about what:happens to the bloOd ,If they Clo not have periods. The Injections stop your bOdY from makIng menstrual blood, so there.' Is no old blood Inside your bOdy. . The InjectIons used In this country are DePO Pro­ vera and Nur Isterate. In some countrIes these In­ jections are not allowed because nobody Is sure how safe they are for women's health. InjectIons . .should not be given to young women, or women who want to have children In the future. WIth some women It can take up to 2 years after they stop the Injection before they can get pregnant. Injections should only be given to women who have finished havIng babies or who have serious diseases like TB and must not get pregnant for at least 2 or 3 years. Advertise in The .Namibian >&

~ ~ \10~ THE NAMmIAN FRIDAY January 31, 1986 15 'Artistic anarchy' levelled at Cabinet Ministers

ENTRY TO Pieter Dirk Uys's show is absolutely serious about what he were written on gravestones in 1984: angry that they run down the steps the Namibian government was going 'Adapt or Dye -Beyond the Rubicon' is doing, and if the tragedy of the Pieter Dirk does feel that his 'ar­ and break their necks', says Uys. , to form part of a character sketch, "' is by passport only - in particular, a South African situation comes tistic anarchy' can help to wreck at At the same time he has to retain Uys's reply was 'when are you GET- "um-proof 'dompas' covered in across as comic, 'it is die government, least the television careers of certain ' a certain balance ('keep the wind­ TING a government??'. ' 'Iuiperd lap' and issued by the and not himself, who writes the Cabinet Ministers (piet Koornhof screen wiper going from left to Perhaps some comfort can be Republic of Bapetikosweti. script'. And there is no doubt that the being the prime example), although right'), as well as enable audiences to gleaned from another Uys dictum Once acquired, along with a pink South African government's his first constituency is still his be slightly smug about situations for that 'only out of chaos... can change arrival/departure form, you are 'free' policies, as presented by audience. which they do not feel personally come: to enter, although still at your own Uys/PW/Koornhof - or even Uys 'If the government does not like responsible. risk, the homeland-theatre of master reading from the Government what I am doing, then they must This seemed particularly the case satirist Pieter Dirk Uys, where Gazette - are ludiqous almost resign or change', he says pro­ with the audience here in Windhoek nothing is sacred, least of all the beyond belief. vocatively, 'but to ban my shows - as if there was a slightly superior at­ ADAPT OR DYE - BEYOND audience. It is for this reason that 'Adapt or would be to ban their own words'. titude towftrds the mess in which THE RUBICON is showing at the 'I cannot think of a more power­ Dye', first performed in 1981, is still He also welcomes the negative South Africans find themselves. Windhoek Theatre until Saturday ful weapon than laughter' says U ys, relevant - 'if PW is still there, I can't reaction to his show epitomised by February 1. Due to heavy booking, 'especially laughter which contains help it', says Uys, 'although I'm the South African who shouted in The fact that 'South Westers' two extra performances have been an element of self-recognition, and _working damn hard on 'him'. the foyer at his London performance regard themselves as different from scheduled for Friday and Saturday at is not just mirth at the incompetence Since 1981, 'we've adapteda little 'it's all bladdy nonsense, everything South Africans, is however, small 6pm. of certain politicians'. and died a lot', he adds and says chill­ you've heard is alilies'. cause for arrogance. Friday's 'Rubicon' performance At the same time, Pieter Dirk Uys ingly that 'the jokes made in 1983 'I want to make rightwingers so Asked at a news conference when should be a special treat! 90-minute monologue by sharp- tongued feminist THE FIRST PLAY to be brought interpretation of the role in 'Pous irrefutable evidence that the Christ to modern mankind, the func- freedom, but is unable to live with it. to Swapac's boards this year is Johanna II', which also formed part programme of gradualliberisation o tion ofthe cllurch and a new perspec­ 'Pous Johanna II' will be perform­ 'Pous Johanna II', a 90-minute of ,the Women's Festival in the undertaken by the church had failed tive on the meaning of freedom. ed at the Windhoek Theatre from monologue by the sharp­ Market Theatre, under the director­ miserably. The essence of this drama is the February 6-8. Bookings can be tongued feminist, Esther Vilar, ship of Mario Schiess. conclusion that man is unable to live made telephonically from February It is at this stage that Johanna has with his freedom, despite pretending 3 for club members, and from with Jana Cilliers in the role of The drama takes place in the year , to ascend the throne as the first to want it; that mankind can die for February 4 for the general public. the world's first female pope. , 2014, with mem\>ership of the female pope. She not only has to de­ Wellknown South African Jana Catholic Church having dwindled fend her womanhood, but also the Cilliers received wide acclaim for her from 180 million to 22 million, existence of God, the meaning of

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THE MACKINTOSH MAN nean, Rearden keeps everyone guess­ finds himself in Court facing a WARNER HOME VIDEO ing and things are never what they 20-year jail term in a maximum' (2-10) restriction seem to be. security prison. With supporting roles by James PAUL NEWMAN fans will enjoy Mason, Dominique Sandra and Ian If you're keen on a good mystery, imd appreciate his performance in Bannen, the story moves rapidly as don't miss this. Screenwriter Walter this film in the role of Joseph Rearden leads the way through a Hill has created a first-class thriller Rearden, a jewel thief on the lam­ maze of intrigue and suspense. with plenty of twists and turns as a or is he? .. deadly international 'game' with the From England and lreland to the He pulls off what he considers to highest stakes for the winners, un­ shores of Malta in the Mediterra- be the perfect jewel heist, but soon folds for the final climax.

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Margolin, Christopher Walken, something is out to get him, he has wonderful musical score by Miklos o Jana Cilliers'as Pope Johanna II John Glover and Charles Napier, it to engage all his skills to stay alive and Rosza. _ - _ ~ _ e ( _ "' .... 2 C • "l • < ... " " " 'It • "- I. ..

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D I aNNE WARWI CK stayed at the top ofthe singles pop record charts in the United States, with 'That's What Friends Are For', for the'second week in a row. LAST WEEK'S feature film Lionel Ritchie's 'Say You, Say Me' from th,e film 'White Nights', held on to 'True Grit' went down well with second spot on the Cashbox magazine chart for the second week in a row, and viewers, and looking at tomor­ in third position, up from sixth last week, was 'Butping Heart' ,by Survivor. Last week's number three hit, 'Alive and Kicking' by Simple Minds, toppled row night's film it would seem to the ninth position. that another treat is in store. 'Walk of Life' by Dire Straits moved up from 11th to 10th. Take one John Ritter, add two The ten top pop singles as rated by Cashbox magazine, with last week's posi­ award-winning British comedy tion in brackets: writers, a dash of 'Monty Python' 1 (1) That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick director Terry Hughes and - bingo, 2 (2) Say You, Say Me - Lionel Ritchie you've got a hilarious television 3 (6) Burning Heart - Sllrvivor . movie titled Sunset Limousine, just 4 (5) Thlk To Me - Stevie Nicks the thing for relaxed viewing! 5 (8) I'm Your Man - Wham Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, 6 (4) Party All The Time - Eddie Murphy multiple winners of England's 7 (9) My Hometown - Bruce Springsteen eq\).ivalent to the Emmy Awards as 8 (12) When The Going Gets Tough ... - Billy Ocean 'best comedy writers', scripted this 9 (3) Alive And Kicking - Simple Minds comedy, with the lead role of an A scene from Sunset Limousine, the feature film tomorrow night on 10 (11) Walk Of Life - Dire Straits aspiring comic, Alan O'Black, taken television, starring John Ritt~r and Susan Dey. by John Ritter. Alan finds he has to take up a full­ set in England and along the coast of and 'Peter Warnaby, and is written time job to prove to his doubtful Africa in the 18th century, revolves and produced by Neil Hetherington. girlfriend that he is responsible. around pirates. Hope its better than some of the Race Relations Survey 1984 would be unacceptable to the South Susan Dey is Julie, his girlfriend, Life in England is harsh for Jack, other 'local' productions such as Published by the South African In­ African electorate, such as the inclu­ who had been abandoned on the who has thrown him out of the home stitute of Race Relations' sion of SWAPO in a proposed steps of St Bride's church as a baby, they shared, and to the rescue comes December 1985. administration; destined for parish charity. friend Jay, who knows of a vacancy Price: R25,OO Foreign Affairs officials in Win­ with Sunset Limousine where he is When things become too much for dhoek say it is unlikely that this was ' employed. him to bear, Jack stows away on THE NEW Race Relations survey the substance ofMr Botha's message And at last the question is board the ship 'Charming Molly', as is bigger and better than any of its to the MPC, as South Africa's con­ she lay in harbour one dark night. answered: What do limo drivers do previous annual edijions, running to cern is precisely that the new'dispen­ This starts him off on a course in their time off? ,nearly 1000 pages and covering vir­ sation acquire more legitimacy than fraught with adventures, bloody bat­ If Alan is any indication, they tually every aspect of South African that of its predecessors. To do this, tles, storms, shipwreck, the horror of practice their comedy routines in politics, including international and the neW admhustiation, and the small clubs, and try and get their the slave markets and a murder trial regional relations. ' C~nstitudonal Council in particular, girlfriends back. at the Old Bailey in London. Using newspaper files, and 'every is expected to make several overtures The kids should appreciate this The on1y hitch is that Alan seems other source they can get their hands to Swapo in an attempt to include particular series as it is in the best to be one of those specimens of on', the Institute's research team have , them in negotiations on the country's ,mankind particularly marked for Stevenson tradition, a blood-and­ comprehensively covered topics future. It is however possible that PW disaster! thunder story packed with ranging from political organisations told the MPC that a Swapo John Ritter (son ofThx Ritter) real­ fascinating characters and , to health, education, labour, and dominated goyernment would be ly got his teeth into television star­ dominated overall by the mysterious sport - and the result is a volume of . unacceptable; this, however, is not dom after his lead role in the televi­ captain. data indispensable to anYOne who something the MPC is likely to sion hit series 'Three's Company', 'n Vrou Vir Pa, follows just after needs the 'facts at their fingertips; propose. which has not been on the local cir­ this, a dubbed comedy series of 13 Julie Cobb as Jill in Charles In The researchers do not attempt to It iiiay-be-that the writer of the cuit yet, although it has been episodes featuring six-year -old Eddie Charge. overlay the facts with their own Namibia section of the Survey was transmitted on the SABC in South in hot pursuit of a wife for his father! analysis of events - but at the same merely reproducing the information Africa. Bill Bixby is Eddie's father, while Dirk Hoffman, for example. time the choice of material and the from a report in one or other Tomorrow night's Solid Gold will the role of Eddie is taken by Branson In fact, one wonders what an ac­ way it is presented carries with it a ,newspaper, but a statement such as hold particular interest for a wide Cruz. 'tor of George Ballot's calibre is do­ valuable perception of the impor­ the one quoted should have been ful­ variety of music fans, with Kenny Rather a pity about the dubbing, ing in such a series which defies tance of certain developments in a ly referenced, particularly if it was Rogers, Freddie Jackson, Juice because no matter how well this par­ description as far as quality is society undergoing rapid changes. somewhat controversial and had not Newton, Starship, Howard Jones ticular change is wrought, the concerned! As far as tbe section on Namibia appeared elsewhere. and Phil Collins performing. 'dialogue always loses something in It seems that one of the major is concerned, we had one small pro­ There is no doubt, however, that Hopefully Prime Time wiiI be the translation, particularly in a traps South African producers and blem with a report which was not queries such as this could be follow­ back on the circuit very soon, giving comedy. directors fall into is attempting to sourced, and which political ed up relatively easily, and it hardly an additional bit of spit and polish copy a particular type or style of Wednesday's programme also observers say may not be quite ac­ reflects on the reliability of the data to Saturday night viewing. American film. boasts a new series. curate. The report covered a visit to contained in this mammoth volume. Meanwhile, next week holds a few Red Alert is an espionage series There's nothing more inane than Cape Town in January 1984 by In general, the latest Survey seeing an obviously South African changes. about Russian infiltration and - members of the Multi-Party Con­ reflects a very thorough approach to On 'fuesday a new adventure series private eye, with American man­ wait for it - is based on facts! ference. During talks with the then the subjects researched, and is an ab-' titled 'Jack Holburn commences in , nerisms, right down to the dowdy but A South African production, it Prime Minister PW Botha, Mr solutely invaluable source of infor­ place of The Boy in the Bush. efficient private secretary! features Joe Stewardson, Janet du Botha is said to have told the MPC mation for anyone concerned with Based on the book 'Jack Holburn', Plessis, Jolin Carson, James Ryan, There are more than enough South that any steps.could be taken by them not only South African but Southern by Leon Garfield, this 12-part series 'Africanisms' to utilise to great effect. Michael Johnson, Colin Sutcliffe at a political level 'except steps that African contemporary history. -SC.

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FRIDAY 18h48 Sport 21h17 The 700 Club OueMuis 20h15 Weer/Weather Report 19h14 Airwolf 21h45 St Elsewhere 17h53 Ziki Zikombot 20h20 Gunsmoke 17h27 Prog.,Schedule 20hOO Weer /Weather Report 22h30 Vra Wat Pia 18h08 Move by Move (Chess) 21h07 Senor Smith 17h30 Hand in Hand 20h05 Nuus/News 18h20 Sport 21h30 Nuus/News 17h35 Kinders van Ander Lande 20h20 Cover Up MONDAY 19h1O Jack Holburn 21h45 police File 7h49 Die Kulkuns van Martino 21h06 Sunset Limousine 19h36 'n Vrou Vir Pa 22hOO Red Alert 18h17 Sport 22h35 Solid Gold 17h27 Prog. Schedule 20hOO South West News 22h39 Fortesque Files 18h47 Charles in Charge 23h20 Epilogue 17h30 Hand in Hand 20h15 Weather/Weerberig 22h52 Dagsluiting 19h12 The Big Valley 17h35 Thunderbirds 20h20 Falcon Crest 17h58 Neskuikentjie 20hOO SuidWes-Nuus SUNDAY "Bitter Harvest" 5 Weer /Weather Report 18h50 Sport - 21h07 Who's the Boss? 19h24 Dirk Hoffman THURSDAY Hill Street Blues ' 16h27 Prog. Schedule 21h30 Nuus/News 20hOO Suidwes-Nuus 21h07 Agter Elke Man 16h30 the Amazing Adventures 21h45 Kunskaleidoskoo;J 20h15 Weer/Weather report 17h27 Program rooster 21h40 Nuus/News of Morph 22h14 Epilogue 20h20 The Jeffersons 17h30 Kompas 21h55 The Villagers 16h35 Stories Vit My Kinderdae 20h45 Murder, She Wrote 17h33 Wiekie 22h 19 Soccer . 17hOO Thy Kingdom Come 21h30 Nuus/News 17h55 Uit en Tuis 23hlO Dagsluiting 17h18 South Africa Sings ' WEDNESDAY 21h45 ... And Baby Makes Three 18h28 Tienerforum (final) 17h30 Bright Future 22hOO Aktualiteitsprogram 17h27 Prog. Sche~ule 18h50 Die Jare Daarna 17h50 ber Louvre SATURDAY 22h30 Dagsluiting 17h30 Hand in Hand 19h35 Mr Merlin 18h25 SpieeIbeelde 17h35 The Yearling 20hOO South West News 17h27 Programrooster 18h53 Africa in Focus TUESDAY 17h59 Die Avonture Van Gulliver 20h15 Weather/Weerberig 17h30 Kompas ' 19h37 Another Life _ 18h 19 Van Kleuter tOt Skoolkind 20h20 Space 17h33 Plastinots 20hOO News Rev.lNuusoorsig 17h27 Programrooster 18h31 Sport Billy 21hlO News 17h42 Art and About 20hl0 Weather/Weerberig 17h30 Kompas 18h52 Sport 21h25 Der Fahnder , 17h55 Talent 85'(final) 20h15 A.D. - Anno Domini 17h33 Wielie Walie 19h14 Riptide 22h14 Money Management 18h17 Die Seeduiker , 21h05 News/Nuus , 17h48 Max, Die 2000 Jaar 20hOO Suidwes Nuus 22h28 Epilogue - p- : :

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, .' ., . .1. • • _ THE NAMIBIAN FRIDAY January 311986 19 ~ Series of sllccessiv-e defeats

Transkeihumbled , - r BY DAVE SALMON: THE RECENT SOCCER played blinders with Gernot Zenke close shaves, one of which, a header MATCHES against Transkei showing we have depth in the from Allu Hummel, hit the post. goalkeeping department. Second half substitute Ben Gaseb proved that Namibia has depth in set Snewe up for his second goal and its soccer and could, given a Despite the absence of Kim Blank in defence, it held like a rock with then skipper Hipondoka produced a unified 'national team, take on SKW's Siggi Baas controlling almost solo effort to put the score at 3 - 1. several African Association af­ everything floating into the area, Drama followed this goal after filiated teams. Like on Saturday, the Katutura Benjamin Gaseb scored from what Bertus Damon's national side Stadium was again packed to capaci­ appeared to the Transkei players to be and an invitation team led by ty on Sunday with people perched on an off-side position. Mentos Hipondoka both did the the top of houses to get a glimpse of In fact Gaseb had foiled the trap country proud with their vic­ the action, set by the defence by waiting in the Hipondoka's XI did not disap­ wings and then sprinting through tories and had officials asking with the entire defence stranded. how , strong a combined team point with both sides attacking from the beginning. . Being a friendly match, Transkei would have been. Although beaten on two occa­ should have accepted referee Mr In fact, Transkei could thank their sions, Transkei did show lot of class Amadhilo's decision to award the lucky stars they did not face such a at times with fine individual perfor­ goal but instead stormed the combined team as first the national mances by some players but their linesman Mr Vossie van Wyk and the side (3 - 1) and then the invitation lack of cohesive play floundered ref, complaining bitterly. . team (5 - 2) who sent the visitors many potentially dangerous After the restart, defender Luvuyo home with two successive beatings situations. Ngandana, who had already been and ending Transkei's two year The score-line on Sunday may , shown!i yellow card, verbally abus­ undefeated run, have been even less flattering for the ed the ref and was sent from the'field . Despite the Transkei team professed 'inter-state' champions in an unprecendented incident. manager Mr Steve Arfodofe's claim had George Gariseb netted a penal­ In a somewhat sour atmosphere, thatthe referees were biased, his side ty in the fourth minute ofthe match Dawid Snewe completed his hattrick ~as outplayed for most of the two on Sunday. after a brilliant solo performance matches. . As it turned out, that potential and Transkeiscore a consolation goal They held their own until half-time ' goal was not needed as Dawid Snewe to leave the final tally at 5 - 2. against the national side on Saturday sliced the ball into the back of the net Despite the flaring tempers during when they led 1 - 0 buttwo goals by shortly afterwards. the match, team manager Mr Ar­ Lucky Richter and another by Gumi fodofe's and Swafa's secretary Mr Transkei managed to equalise after AFTER AN almost two month layoff, it was heartening to see the early Umati sealed the visitors' fate. Dios Engelbrecht tentatively set a a mistake by Asaria Kauami and hold form of certain key players in Namibian soccer in the matches against Spurred on by their dynamic cap- date for the first week of July for a onto their level standing until the Transkei last weekend. Foremost among them was Dawid Snewe who return match in Umtata. tain Bertus Damon several players change-over but only after several completed a well earned hattrick on S,unday as the Namibian Invitation romped to a 5 - 2 victory. CRICKET Injuries hamper local CriCKet-XI AFTER INITIALLY GOING Skipper Lennie Louw top-scored 180 for 8 while Lennie Louw(5 - 25), OOREI.ICKS through their first two matc~es with 19 runs. Trevor Britten (2 for 6) and undefeated, the Namibian cricket Although it was a crushing defeat, Markgraaff(1 for 2) helped dismiss Where quality and service counts team faded badly in their last three Namibia were without the services of their opponents for 73 runs. matches in the South African Coun­ three key bowlers, Rob Brown who Tents, camping eQUipment, luggage With Boland withdrawing from try Districts cricket festival which bowled at half-pace, spinner Andre the festival, Namibia came up garden tools, car accessories, locksand ended in the Vaal Triangle on Markgraaff and seamer Trevor against Transvaal B in their third Wednesday. Britten. keys, and so much more ...... match and lost by 4 wickets. In their most significant match on In their first drawn match agains t Wednesday, against their SFW semi­ Northern Transvaal, Jurie Louwtop Andre Smuts (31) and Martin HAVE YOU SEEN US LATELY? finalist opponents Border, the team scored with 52 in the innings of 135 Martins (30) top scored in their total came unstuck, losing the match by and Rob Brown put the skids under of 161 while Rob Brown (4 for 69) 105 runs. their opponents, claiming 5 for 29 in fared the best with the ball in the Tvl Tel: 37700 119, Kaiser ·street Border batted first and thanks to the N Tvl total of 95 for six. B innings of 162 for 6. a dropped catch by Julian Baard their The following day, the team On Tuesday, the team gave a good skipper Richard Stretch scored llO. recorded their only victory, beating account of themselves despite in­ He was dropped when he had five · Griequaland West by 107 runs. juries to key players. and the score on 19 for one. Dave Thompson (45), Anthony Jeff Luck was forved to turn his The Namibian innings folded like Hardwick (43), Andre Markgraaff arm in this match, claiming 4 for 52 a pack of cards with the last man in (31) and Andre Smuts (31) came good as Transvaal reached 230. the hut with the score on 97. with the bat in Namibia's innings of When bad light stopped play, the side was very much in the picture on Dordabis soccer plans 131 for 4 with Dave Thompson (43 not out), Jeff Luck (49).and Greg THE DORDABIS Soccer Association is to stage a tournament at the town Small'(25) batting with authority. on March 1 and 2. Inexplicably, no Namibians were The tournament will be open to all teams in the country and the entry included in the SA Country Districts fee will be RlOO per team. XI after the festival. However, if not enough teams enter, the entry fees will be raised in Rob Brown, despite his injury order to cover the Rl 200 in prize-monies. deserved his fifth SA cap whfle The closing date for entries is February 27 and should be sent to 'the batsman Dave Thompson and skip­ Dordabis Soccer Association, P.O.Box 72 in Dordabis. Any enquiries per .Lennie Louw deserved a closer can be made with Mr S Karon at Tel 16 at the town. look.

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20 THE NAMffiIAN FRIDAY January 31 1986

SWIMMING ------Captain J org Crossing Namibia's 'in the swim' soccer 'Rubicon'

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JORG LINDEMEIER, the only THE TIME HAS COME for the finds soccer interfering with his mens' swimmer to record a South Namibian Amateur Soccer work. African Championships qualifying The Secretary of NASA Mr time during the Namibian Open Association to cross the 'soccer rubicon' and introduce new Engelbrecht on the other hand has a Championships last week, has been conflict of interests. blood in order to salvage its named captain of the national team On the one hand he is responsible for the gala which takes place in steadily declining'reputation and for all Nasa press releases but at the Johannesburg from March 3 to 7. bring about lasting unity bet­ same time he writes it all up for a local ween itself and the Namibian Na­ tabloid. Although only two swimmers, tional Soccer League. Fromthe NNSes point of view, re­ Lindemeier and Elke Kintscher of­ Several soccer administrators this affiliation with NASA is essential ficially qualified, a South African " week expressed the need for new but many doubt whether it will be bye-law allows provincial teams to blood within NASA, to follow the ex­ possible before new appointments enter one non-qualifier in each event. ample set by the NNSL recently when are made. Kintscher has been named captain a new Secretary and Chairman were The manager of the Mainstay Cup of the womens team. elected to the body. winners Ramblers, Mr Manual Soccer observers agree that half Coelho, agreed that new blood is Due to the relatively slow times the problem was solved when Mr needed withing NASA so as to in­ recorded last week, a total of only six Stanley Kozonguizi and Mr Rusten troduce new and fresh ideas. swimmers have been included in the Mogane respectively became chair­ He said he would consider it very national team. man and secretary of the NNSL. carefully if he was approached to ALTHOUGH he did n.ot score any of the five goals, Bandy Namsebwas Now, to make the transfusion become President of the controlling They are LindelJleier (-100 and 200 probabiy the outstanding forward on the field in the match against Tran­ complete, the secretary and president body but added that 'I am too much metres breaststroke, 200 metres in- "skei last Sunday. His dazzling forays down the right wing touch-line often of NASA should be replaced, not of a dictator'. resulted i~n goal scoring opportunities. because ofinefficiency but due their He-said if elected, he would in­ direct involvement in the disputes troduce sweeping changes to the ATHLETICS between the two rival bodies. general structure of soccer in The distrust fostered during the Namibia and would change the months of conflict will only go away Mainstay Cup system, making it once those that were directly involv- . possible for all teams in the country Climatic finish in ed have resigned, something which to qualify for the prestige the NNSL has already done. tournament. An executive member of NASA, Instead of accepting the top four yeat's mile tffriller Mr Rudolf Jacobs said this week that from the various leagues, qualifiers it was essential his body follows the will be determined on a knock-out example set by the NNSL. system countrywide much like the FA He said that the main cause of all Cup is held in England. the problems last year was personali­ The likeable Mr Rudolf Jacobs, ty clashes between the top executives who was the only NASAofficial pre­ in the two bodies. sent at a meeting with the NNSL call­ 'For the good of soccer, certain of­ ed by NA S-A some weeks ago to ficials within NASA must be replac­ thrash out problems between the two ed. This is the only way to rectify bodies said he would 'definitely be in­ matters'. terested' in the presidency if he was Mr Jacobs was not specific but it " approached. is generally known that President Mr He could not understand the tar­ Elliot Hiskia and Secretary Mr Dios diness in calling a meeting between Engelbrecht were the main stumbl­ the two bodies to finally bury the '-.- ing blocks in the way of unity last hatchet. year and no longer have popular With time running out before the support. start of the new season, the powers - NASA Treasurer Mr Siggi Frewer that prevail have little time in getting JORG LINDEMEIER, the Nami­ said this week that what NASA needs their acts together and should the bian swimming champion and cap­ is a full-time Secretary and a General bridge-building talks be stalled any tain of the national team. Manager to run the sport on a day­ longer, the impasse in soccer will con­ to-day basis. tinue way into the new season. dividual medley and 50m freestyle), The former President of NASA Now is definitely the time for bold Haydn Thwse (100 and 200 metres (formerly SWAFA) Mr Chris Nel decisions as well as bold leadership: butterfly), Elke Kintscher (50 metres resigned rlueto work pressures and NASA and the NNSL owe it to freestyle)., Martina Forster (100 it is known that Mr Hiskia likewise soccer lovers in this country. metres freestyle), Petra Ruck (lOOm backstroke, 200m breaststroke and 200m individual medley) and Kirsten Ammon (lOOm breaststroke and 100 and 200 metres butterfly). The team manager is Mr Gerhard Ruck and'the chaperone Mrs Ingrid Ruck.

After last weeks local Open Championships, Lindemeier emerg­ BEFORE YOU THROW ed the winer of the Victor Ludoruni THIS NEWSPAPER AWAY, with a total of 4575 points with Gian­ HAVE YOU FILLED IN YOUR I- carlo Lanfranchi second with 4360 points. THE MILE thriller of the year with South Africa's mile king Johan Fourie SUBSCRIPTION FORM YET? The Victrix Ludorum went to leading feUow springbok Deon Brummer in what became a climatic' finish. Petra Ruck (3915 points) with Frauke To a roar from the large crowd, Brummer streaked ahead with two metres Bucking (3127) second. to 20 to win in a time of 4:01,49 - a rare defeat for Fourie". -SUBSCRIBE.O NAMIBIA'S FAST EST GROWING NEWSPAPER TODAY! I Ramblers AGM : / Published by , the pro­ '/ lTHE RAMBLERS Football Club Last year, Ramblers won almost is to hold its Annual General Meeting every majo-r tournament in which prietors, The Free Press of SUBSCRIPTION FORM Namibia (Pty) Ltd, 104 at their clubhouse in Pioneerspark they played and hope to emulate last ;~- ON PlGE 10 on Tuesday February 5. starting at years' achievements again this year. Leutwein Street Windhoek. <.. J 8pni. Various contentioqs issues will Mr Coelho said this week that Printed by John Meinert \ ". be discussed during the meeting in­ Ramblers have the team to hold their (Pty) Ltd, 49 Stuebel Street cluding the possibility of Ramblers own in a 'super league' and in prin­ Windhoek. The copyright playing in a 'super-league' this ciple are in favour of playing. on a ll material in t his issue season. Planning for a new European tour rests with The Namibian and The manager of the cl ub Mr will also be discussed at the meeting. the writers thereof. Manual Coelho has urged all in­ Two year-s ago, Ramblers under­ terested players and other persons to took a highly successful five match attend the meeting, -tour to Germal1Y.