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5 September 1986 ~'~--'------==~~---==-~~-----------~~--~~------~----------9~--------------------------------__ <~*~----____~~--------------------~<---- ~ ____ ~ ••' ••••.•••••• FIRST BIRTHDAY EDITION TODAY * * * * * * * *-* * * * I.nterim government's proposed amendment to exclud.ecourts' testing bill of rights BY GWEN LISTER GOVERNMENT SOURCES have leaked that an amendment to the Interim government's empower· Ing Proclamation has been before the Cabinet and ~ Is apparently In the hands of the South African State Pr~sldent, Mr P W Botha, for his signature. This amendment could have the effect of ex· eluding the Jurisdiction of the courts to test laws­ In existence prior to the Installation of the Interim gover~ment · a.llinst the Bill of Rights• . -...... "r'--.--.....;_. It is understood that in a case Rights contained in Proclama­ decided earlier this , year, the tion RIO}, empowering-the in­ validity of the Terrorism Act terim government. was contested on the basis that The presiding Judge, Mr it offended against the Bill of Justice Strydom, ruled that laws in existence prior to the in­ stallation of the interim govern­ Editorial staff ment could not be tested in this way . It was reported recently that in .Ieave the the trial of the State versus Heita and seven others, the Terrorism Act would once again be tested Advertiser against the Bill of Rights and that IT IS understood that the present staff 'a Full Bench of the Supreme Court of the Windhoek Advertiser, under would be convened to consider Editor Joe Putz, have left the newspaper and a 'new staff' will hike whether it.would confirm or oyer­ over today. turn Mr Justice Strydom's ruling. After being wracked with internal Lawyers in the Heita trial con­ problems for several months, Manag­ finned that argument to this effect ing Director Mr Peter Meinert, was would be heard on Wednesday. recently fired by the owner Dr Dieter The Namibian also immediately Lauenstein. approached the Secretary of the After several reported threats of the Cabinet, Mr T A S Boonzaaier, newspaper's closure it is now who initially declined to confirm understood that a new staff will take over the helm of the English-language that such a move was proceeding, daily from today (Friday). but undertook to revert to us after A member of the staff confirmed that a half an hour. He failed to do so, they were 'packing up', and unfor­ and subsequent calls to his office tunately Dr Lauenstein himself was not revealed he was in urgent consulta- ETCHED AGAINST the background of the crowd atten ding a Swapo rally in available for comment at the time of go- . ing to press yesterday. Continued on page J Swakoprnund ove~ the weekend, are Chris Shipanga and Christine Korol of our staff, wear·ing the new Namibian T-shirt. o l?fle ~~~~~L after the Show The l ate·nigh~ Coffee Shop open .until well after midnight Windhoek's new meeting place L-----~------------------------~~----J Tel.222556 LA. PERDIZ CENTRE Gobabis Road > < ", :i THE 'NAMIBIAN FRI'DAY ' September' 5 1986 Strike-plan resolved Trying to break deadlock BY RAJAH, MUNAMAVA A SERIOUS STRIKE continued to He said that instead of adding to the threaten the Windhoek Swavleis meat burden of unemployment, the company factory this week as adamant workers decided to reduce working hours so as on SRe's new constitution refused to accept cuts in wages in terms to accomodate all people in work. Mr of the new system introduced by Rawlinson 'said that all problems, had TALKS are underway betwee,n the was to try and resolve the misunderstan­ Academy Council's refusal to accept a management late in July limiting work­ now been resolved and that working Academy Student Dean and the dings over the new constitution and draft proposal of the new SRC ing hours to 6 hours 10 minutes per day hours would return to what they were students community to try and examine added that he hoped a solution would constitution. for black workers. previously. possible steps to be taken in order to be reached this week. 'I am very op­ Angry workers downed tools ,twice on break the deadlock over the new con­ timistic. I think we will get the answer Behind the facade of these wranglings between the students and the Ad­ Tuesday as the new scale system came troversial Students Representative to our problem soon'. ministration over the new draft SRC into operation and refused to work say­ Damara Council Council (SRC) constitution. Mr Kotze denied any conspiracy constitution lay one crucial factor: With ing that they would not accept the new The Stud,ent Dean Mr Kobus Kotze against the new constitution by the ad­ more powers conferred on the new SRC wages. The workers said that despite the Goabeb congress confirmed this week that discussions ministration adding 'the constitution official 6 hrs 10 min timetable, they had with 'choseri' student leaders, cultural was technically not correct, it was not as proposed in the draft constitution, committees, house leaders and the up to standard and we couldn't deliver I the door could be open for the official worked.for 9 hours and that manage­ THE MAJORITY of branches of the general student mass were being con­ it to the Academy Board'. Elections this ':Ir recognition of Nanso ' which enjoys ment had promised to pay them over­ Damara Council led by Mr Justus ducted with a view to find a mode of year for a new SRC were not being en­ popular support on the campus. It is time for the extra three hours. Garoeb, had attended the annual con­ elections for a new SRC. visaged as that would be unconstitu­ also understood that for sometime now 'To our surprise, we ' were given gress over the weekend at Goabeb near 'We have no specific plans as yet, we tional unless the Academy Board the students have been working towards meagre wages in accordance with the US3kos, the Council said in a press just want to know what form of action authorised the elections under the old instructing their SRC to sign the new working hours and added to this release this week. ' we can take by getting the advice of the constitution he said. / Ail/ Gams Declaration. A meeting on , insult was anqther promise of a mon­ Certain changes had been made to the students because we dont want to force Members of the Student Represen­ this issue called by the now defunct SRC thly increament for every worker rang­ constitution of the Damara Council in them' Mr Kotze said. tative Council resigned their positions was provisionally postponed late in ing from 2 to 10 cents' said one worker. order to keep up 'with the fast-changing He said tbe at the moment two weeks ago in protest of the July. 'We have been patient, for too long political circumstances in the country'. and we are not going to accept these In future the head of the' Damara starvation wages' retorted another Council would be known as the Presi­ sy'S ems angry worker at the factory said. dent, while the deputy leader would be Bishop'.s enthronement In a flurry of meetings that followed k'nown as Director of the, Politburo. with ' management, the workers were Functions whichiormerly fell ",nder THIRTEEN NAMffiIANS left- for at 10:00 while a mass service to be at­ reassured of the reversal of the new the Party leader, will now-be separate Cape Town today to represent Namibia tenckc;l by the Arch aishop of Canter­ go at P-Ost scale system and that the , company departments, and they include Foreign at the official enthrownment of Arch bury will be held in tile afternoon at the 'would revert to the old working hours. Affairs, Information and Publicity and Bishop Elect DesmondMpiio Tutu on Goodwood Showgrounds. office , They were further promised full wages Legal Affairs. Sun'day September 7, 198(i. in accordance with the old scale . A Damara Council programme of ac­ The twelve persons are, the Rt. Hon. Approached for comment on the sud­ tion would be finalised over the Bishop of the Diocese of Namibia, den, turn-about, ' Swavleis Acting weekend of October 4 - 5 at Gobshoekie James Kauluma; Diocesan Secretary Mr automatic General Manager Mr lohan Rawlinson at Omaruru when a seminar will be Matt Esau; Cathedral Dean David said that the decision had \;leen taken ,held., Bruno; Registrar of the Diocese, Mr exchange Qecause of the 'good cattle supply'. 'We , On October II the Damara Council Colin Du Preez; Reverend James Gaya; are ,now getting enough cattle for Womens League would meet at Mr and Mrs Hendricks; Mrs Noleen MR FANUEL Kozonguizi, interim slaughtering. We have a complement of Otjimbingwe. West; Mrs Penny Shilongo; Youth government Justice and Posts and cattle and as long as the supply can last, 'The Congress decided that August Worker Miss Nangula Hauanga; the Telecommunications Minister, an­ we will not have any problems',. 26 and other important dates concern­ CCN Directors of the Communication nounced this week that the damage to ' Mr Rawlinson said the shortening of ing the freedom struggle would be taken and Theology Departments, Mr Dan Windhoek's automatic telephone ex­ working hours was necessitated by poor into account by the Damara Council _Tjongarero and ,Mr Samson Ndeikwila; change in a fire,on the night of July 22, cattle supply and added that the. situa­ and celebrated'. ' and a journalist with the CCN Infor- ' "-:p.,-~~,;. now fully repaired. tion had now changed: 'In July we were ' The Congress also decided that the mation Mr Thobias Mbako. - 1n a statement he said that faults slaughterning less, we had no option but external affairs of the Council had to Bishop Tutu's enthrownment will be would still occur, but that these would to close the .factory or' to-dismiss the be "drastically broadened'.
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