Fears for Returnees'safety

7 be - - INSIDE TODAY: The 'aids woman' myster.y - Voting laws reviewed - art revolution Bringing.Africa South Wednesday May 17 ROSSI G STRI BY CHRIS SHIPANGA ALMOST THE ENTIRE work force at the Rossing Uranium Mine of Arandis is to start an indefinite strike as from Thursday, following a "negative response," from management as regard the recent dismissal of a union shop steward. Out of a total work: force of 2 500 further feel that even if it was the the circumstances, MUN feels that it workers. about I 600 members of the case, then management erred to use is its "right to protect its members Minework:ers Union of Namibia the disciplinary code against the against-victimisation.' , (MUN), have decided on the strike worker. The correct procedure would However, Rossing Public Relations action as a means of demonstrating Officer, Mr Chari Bester, said that their total dissatisfaction at what they the employment contract of Mr termed management's refusal to re Lawrence was terminated in accor consider the termination . of shop BOYCOTT dance with his conditions of employ steward, Mr Johan Lawrence's em ment by giving due notice, after fol ployment at the mine: STUDENTS at Okakarara lowing the normal disciplinary pro MUN President,Mr Asser Kapere, Secondary School have boycotted cedures adopted by Rossing. told The Namibian . last night that classes In support of a teacher "His dismissal was in no way re workers gave management five days who was dismissed, supposedly lated to his activities as a shop stew in which to re-consider the matter, for not speaking fluent AfrIkaans. ard. and that workers' next step would Sources at the school say two "Rossing views the relationship solely depend on the outcome of black teachers were sacked by with the MUN as important to sound such re-consideration. the white principal. One has since industrial relations and confirms that He confirmed that a meetmg held been reinstated. there has not been, and will be, no by MUN representatives and man Students and parents are due to victirnisation of shop stewards or agement ended in deadlock, and that meet today to discuss the Issue. union officials for performing their workers were therefore left with no The sources say the Engllsh role as defmed by our recognition other option than to take strike ac speaking teachers were d~mlssed agreement. ' , tion. because they found It hard to ~ Tne '§pokesman conciuaed: 'The Explaining the background to the understand the principal's union has declared a dispute with matter, Mr Kapere saidMr Lawrence assembly addresses, which were Rossing demanding the re-instate was dissmissed for carrying out his given In Afrikaans. ment of Mr Lawrence, and the com duties as a MUN shop steward. It Is said that previously, a white pany will observe the requirements "We feel that if management starts teacher at the school had a similar of the dispute procedure determi.'1ed with victimisation of oUr shop stew language problem but she was by its agreement with the MUN. " ards, and terminates the employment not dismissed. The planned industrial action by of one, then this could only lead to Rossing workers will be the firts in thedissmissalofothers," Mr Kapere have been to raise the issue with the about ten years. Last year, the entire NOT A COMMON sight In Windhoek streets -police pictured by Dave said. MUN." MUN work force at the mine joined Salmon bundling a middle-aged German resident Into the back of a "Management claims' that the He added that it appeared as if it into the country-wide stay away called van, while she struggles to free herself. Onlookers were told she was worker insulted the mine manage was the company's attitude to claim by the National Union of Namibian behaving 'strangely' and that ambulance driverS tried simultaneously ment, but we feel he was merely the "right to terminate the employ Workers (NUNW) in solidarity with to give her an Injection for' Aids'. Full story on page 3. acting on behalf of the MUN. We ment of any worker' , but then, under Namibian students. After security forces confined to base FEARS FOR 'TEENAGER SHOT DEAD' SOUTH AFRICAN security force members - supposedly confined to base under the re-vamped independence plan - have allegedly RETURNEES'SAFETY shot dead a teenager in northern Namibia. Members of the South African Casspirs opened fire at the two boys BY PIUS DUNAISKI security forces were, in terms of the without any warning and Joseph was agreement, suppossed to have been is the safety of returnees, fearing fatally wounded," reported Mr And- THE ADMINISTRATOR GENERAL, Mr Louis Pienaar, has been confmed to their bases at 06hOO on jamba. intimidation by certain groups. snubbed by the Swapo committee for returnees which has turned Saturday, but to the shock of resi They will especially point out the He said the police later removed down an invitation to meet with the South African governor. dents in northern N aniibia, several the body of the dead boy from the presence of Koevoet and alleged This was yesterday confirmed by the AG to accompany the returnees members of the South African armed scene and the parents, Mr Leonardo fanatical DTA supporters which will spokesman for the UN Special Rep group on their fact-finding tour of forces were s.till seen freely "roam be identified by the advance group at Nenghama and wife Lucretia Kambo,. resentative for Namibia, Mr Cedric the country. ing around" later. were still unaware of the whereabouts their meeting with Mr Ahtisaari to Thornberry, who added that the group According to reports, the advance Ombalantu senior headman, Mr of their child's body. day, The Namibian has been reliably was due to meet with Mr Martti group met with representatives of the Johannes Andjamba, yesterday con informed. When approached for confrrma Ahtisaari at lOhOO at Untag head church who will assist them with the firmed that 16-year-old Joseph Le tion, a police spokesman in Wind The presence of the curfew and the quarter today. repatriation of 50000 returnees. The onardo Nenghama was fatally hoek said his office could no longer movements at night by the returnees "They don't want to see him (Mr first refugees were due to return next . wounded whenmembersofthesecu will also be discussed. comment on reports from northern Pienaar), " said senior UN spokes Monday but no one is sure whether rity forces -'believed to be Koevoet Namibia. It is understood that the returnees man, Mr Cedric Thornberry. this will still apply because the Joint opened fire on the boy on Sunday. Warrant Officer Leon Rust, from want Untag to guarantee their safety This comes after Mr Pienaar per Military Monitoring Commission Mr Andjamba said the incident the SWAPOL's Public .Relations at night. sonally invited the group for a cour (JMMC) has not yet come toa deci ocurred when the boy and his younger . Office, said only the office of the According to information, mem tessy visit. According to Mr sionas to whether Resolution 435 is brother, Petrus, were cycling on a South African governor, Mr Louis bers of the RRR Committee of the Thornberry, the group, which returned set to continue. road near Omahenene towards Rua Pienaar, could comment on a matter Council of Churches will also be to Windhoek having visited the north The meeting was adjorned early cana. like this. present at today's discussions when of the country, asked an official from yesterday morning after a marathon The headman said the incident took AG spokesman, Mr Gerhard Roux, problems of the repatriation process the Department of Civic Affairs and session on Monday to give all parties place at around 15hOO, adding that it will be discussed. who sounded baffled at the report, Manpower, Mr Allan Hattle, to come a chance to report back to their re was .. surely a miracle" that the Sources in the north say the ad wanted to know why' 'security force to the meeting with Mr Ahtisaari spective governments. younger boy was not hit during the vance group visited SADF bases and members in eight Casspirs would instead of the Administrator Oen According to an Untag spokeman, attack. expressed a belief that the South open fire on two teenagers". eral. the returnees group wants to discuss "There were a total of eight Koevoet African forces were in fact with He, however, promissed to look Mr HattIe is well mown in govern problems they came across during Casspirs driving towards Ruacana. into the matter, but had come back at drawing. ment circles and was appointed by their fact fmding mission. One issue Several Koevoet members from the the time of our going to press. co - - 2 Wednesday May 17 1989 THE NAMIBIAN - , ..- LAC PLANS FOR AN 'IDEAL' VOTERS, LAW Published today is Part U of a legal counsel if they wish. for objection to the registration in helping to produce a more fair and destroyed or somehow rendered il 28-page document of "It should be explicitly stated that full. It must include the objector's accurate register of voters. legible. The registration officer has submissions made by the Legal applicants may engage the· assistance .name, residential address, employ "The objector should not be held the discretion to consider the appli Assistance Centre to the UN's of legal counsel in preparing and ment or postal address, and the number responsible for this burdensome catioo for a replacement card to enable Martti Ahtisaari and governor ,presenting evidence on appeal, while of his own voter registration card. procedure which might discourage him to arrive at a decision in the making it clear that this is not re The notice of objection must also be persons from filing objections," the matter.

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