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--. .~.... ,,~, .. '" ,,~"" l'...... ,",~ '. "'j 9. :., L ....." • ... V >, "I.. I~.. ".. • ... f .,,'IP' .....4 , ? 1 .i*' TO'DAY: GOVT THREATENS ACTION tN eAPRIVI * SUPER WEEKEND SPORT * f rrw.t..3 Bience Gawanas (right), a member of the Public Service Com mission, married Tom Minney of The Namibian (just behind he She-i s- congratulal~u hereby Na'!llleyeMunashimwe, deputy ·permanent secretary of LOCal Government and Housing. Right: A SPECIAL kind of star. Claire Johnston of Mango Groove thrilling the fans in Katutura. And,left: THE JOY ofwiDning. Sorento Bucs manager Japhet Hellao takes a joyous ride on th~ magnetic Gruzy 'The Magnet' Goseo, ery fM the most outstanding player of the match in the Castle ClassIc @tlp final. 5 and 16 for full ears or THE weekend turned out to be ani ghtmare for 70-year actio in Caprivi old Mrs Hoppe-Speer of the farm SchOnar at Outjo who was tied up for four hours and robbed. Police spokesperson Commissioner Siggi Eimbeck told The Namibian last night that two men arrived at Hoppe Speer'sfarm-aboutSOkilometersnorthofOutjo-atabout remains tense, but calm 15hOO. They told her they were looking for work. When she little trouble since. Another hicles and harassment and allegedly told them she had nothing to offer them, they KATEBURLING demonstration is expected assault of Government offi attacked her and tied her up. tomorrow (Monday) but all cials. The men robbed her of a .38 revolver and also stole her indications are that it will be He said the Government was white NisSan truck, registration N 578 OJ. Mrs Hoppe THE EASTERN Caprivi was tense but compara peaceful," he went on. not convinced that incidents in Speer was not injured. tively calm last night after a stern warning from In the President's statement, the Caprivi were a result of Eimbeck said no arrests had been made yet, but the sus President Sam Nujoma that the police and army he referred to reports of Mafwe discontent with official appoint pects are Johannes Kooper, alias 'Couts', and someone would be sent into the area if recent tribally-in tribesmen who had allegedly ments in the area and strongly known only as Sab. spired violence continued. assaulted a vetinary surgeon suspected' 'an ulterior motive". Mrs Hoppe-Speer managed to free herself at around and a Zimbabwean traveller In additiw to threats of anned 19hOO. She was not injured. The President said on Fri society" and that he would not after stopping them at illegal response to the situation, the Police have asked the public to contact them with any in day that certain sections of the hesitate to take firm steps to road blocks on the Kongola- President said an impartial formation they may have about the whereabouts of the two Mafwe community had gone restore law and order. • Katima Mulilo road. COmmissiOlL of Inquiry headed menorthewhite Nissan truck. People should pass on the in "far beyond what is accept Speaking from Katima late The vet had apparently been by a High Court judge was formation to the nearest Police Station. able in a modem democratic last night, Regional Commis stopped, assaulted and had his being set up. sioner Zebaldt Uazenga said spectacles broken by the same Its brief would be to investi there had been no demonstra . men who later tied the Zim gate the root causes - social, tions over the weekend since babwean to atree at. Kongola. historical, tribal and political the arrival of initial police re An official from the Ministry of present tribal conflict in the Human rights progress praised inforcements from Rundu. of Agriculture, Water and Rural area, and to report back to the Between 20 and 25 extra po Development had been simi Cabinet. lice were now patrolling the larly assaulted by the men, Nujoma stressed that the UNITED States Senator Dennis De Dr DeConcini, a Democrat from Arizona, . streets, while members of the whom the President referred Government would not accept Concini welcomed Namibia's progress is on a two-day visit to Namibia to help, if Namibia Defence Force were to as "a mob". arguments which suggested in the human rights field shortly after asked, the Namibian Government implement protecting Government build But according to Uazenga, people could only be appointed he arrived in Windhoek yesterday. "some of their constitutional changes". ings from possible attack. the roadblocks had been dis to serve in areas from which He is due to meet President Sam Nujoma, What looked like the begin mantled since the arrival of they hailed. The argument ran "We are very pleased things have moved senior Government and US Embassy offi nings of several demonstra police reinforcements. "There totally contrary to the policy well here on human rights and that some of cials during his stay. tions by Mafwe tribesmen on has been a constant police • of Nakonal Reconciliation, he the abuses of the past administration are "We understand they (Namibia) are a grow Friday fizzled out as news of presence on the affected road said. being sorted out. The people are having an ing, struggling democracy,' , he said, adding: the Government's tough stance and no more groups have gath The appointments said to have opportunity to voice their views in a free "We are not here to tell anybody how to do spread, Uazenga said. ered to stop vehicles. " . sparked the violence were made "People heard the statement Nujoma also reported cases democratic society," he said. anything, only to assist if asked. " - Sapa en the radio and there has been of malicious damage to ve- TO PAGE 3 " $PI#AC KNEADE!1 . 50kg' lmd 80kg capacity BAKERY CATERING EQUIPMENT Box 20137 Tel:33059/34754 Fax 34922 12 Eros Road ~;;;;;;;;;;;!===", W OO WlNDHOEK '~B ' ~ :A ' K' E:R Y : ' : :'~ S : U 'p- P LIE ' S ~ Attention -Supermarkets & Take-aways, Shops, Ect. WhY 'not consider opening your own o : EAD SHOP • e " ~ . The Hot Bread Shop Concept introduce A New Exciting Dimension. in Bread Baking. 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D FALCON IT I D FALCON I EAGLE I D I D FALCON IT IL _________ ~ ________________ ~ _ _ _____ ~ ___________________ ~ D'eadlock <at CUM over wage hikes Issue set to go to Conciliation Board NEGOTIATIONS be Government to appoint a Con tween MUN and CDM over JOSEPH MOTINGA ciliation Board, he said. annual pay increases dead Regarding the demand on locked last Thursday af it would mean wages would overtime pay for workers at ter MUN refused to ac have to be reduced in line with Auchas and Hogenfeld mines, those at other mines. Wbitelock said this was a breach cept both the mine's origi According to the source, the of last year's agreement nal eight per cent increase unionhas written to the Minis cancelling the arrangement in otTer and a later compro try of Labour and Manpower exchange for a reduction in mise of nine per cent. asking it to withdraw the ex messing fees. This had been A CDM worker, who pre emption agreement. done to balance wages with PARTY-TIME at the brickmakers' braai: Joseph Auala of the Ministry of Education ferred to remain anonymous, CDM itself allegedly threat those of womrs at Oranjemund, (far left), Sylvanus Hauwanga (centre, standing) and Government official George told The Namibian on Friday ened it would take steps to he said. Namundjebo (seated, right) do their bit for the struggling co-operative. that CDM had made the yearly prevent the exemption from Workers at Auchas and increase offer for the A and B being withdrawn. This could Hogenfeld have a seven-day grades of workers. include getting a court ruling working week with seven-days C-grade does not fall under on the matter, the source said. paid leave as they are recruited WODlen brickies find out the bargaining unit and work He added that CDM was and transported from Keetman ers in this category have al likely to apply for a Concili shoop, he added. ready been given an eight per ation Board shortly to imple The branch chaiIperson of cent bike, the source said, adding ment the envisaged wage in MUN at CDM, Toivo Nam w-ho th eir friends are! that the Mineworkers' Union creases. bala, said the union was not of Namibia had pressed for Approached for comment, impressed by the argument that 'THE WHOLE of Katutura' turned up to help get the women back on the road to nothing less than 24 per cent. CDM General Manager Keith the mine was experiencing at a fund-raising braai for the Women's success. According to people who joined The workers' mine commit Whitelock told The Namibian financial difficulties as it was Brickmaking Co-operative at Shandum the party, it seemed as if everyone from tee also demanded that the the mine could not afford the carrying out"additional opera- bala on Friday night _ including Presi the area had come to the braai.