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* TODAY: FIERCE FIGHTING IN ANGOL.:A * LATEST BONDS GRANTED * NSE UPDATE * Bringing Africa South Vol.3 No.4S7 Cops raid newspaper LUSAKA: Heavily-armed paramilitary police stormed the offices of Zambia's independent bi­ weekly newspaper, The Post, and seized four unused stories on Thursday. They also confiscated a letter criticising the ~\ inspector-general of police in the five-hour siege, which was witnessed by the German Ambassa­ dor to Zambia, Peter Schmidt. The police went through all documents and computer files in the hope offinding confidential state documents which might have been handed to the newspaper by disenchanted government continued on page 2 Romanian doctor e gets his President pledges e · job back THE Romanian doc­ tor locked in battle with the Ministry of Health and Social Services over the un­ lawful termination of peopl,e .will.dec · e his services, was re­ instated on Friday. Dr Vlad T raian • CHRIS NDIVANGA able lead with 70 per Vlasiu was preparing cent of votes counted so to make an applica­ PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma yesterday far compared to DT A tion in Namibia's vowed to call a referendum of all President Mishake Labour Court early Namibians before changing the inde­ Muyongo's 27 per cent. next month asking pendence constitution. B"y yesterday after­ that the Minister of noon the indications Health and Social Nujoma told NBC ra­ amend the constitution. were that only three par­ Services Minister, Dr dio news that Swapo's So far the official op­ ties - Swapo, DTA and Nicky Iyambo, be sent politburo would decide position, the DTA, has the UDF - would be rep­ to jail for failing to on whether the constitu­ polled 22,3 per cent. resented in the new Na­ comply with a court tion should be changed Yesterday the Direc­ tional Assembly. order to reinstate and then consult with torate of Elections was Ac~ording to the pro­ Vlasiu as a medical the electorate. still counting tendered visional resuits Swapo officer at the Katutura Swapo is already as­ balIots, believed to ac­ has won approximately Hospital with imme­ sured of a two-thirds count for approximately 51 seats, the DTA ap­ diate effect. majority in -the parlia- ­ 20 per cerrrofthe-vote'; proximatelyJ(J and the The court order mentary elections with and the final results are UDF approximately two. was madeonNovem­ just the results from the scheduled to be an­ However, there is a ber 17 in the Labour tendered ballots still to nounced later today. slim chance that Moni­ Court by Judge Bryan" be-announced . .. 'Political analysts said tor Action Group (MA G) .. O'Linn after the court With 381 878 of the they expected Swapo's and the Democratic Coa­ found that Vlasiu' s 654 182 votes counted support to rise to at least lition of Namibia (DeN) services had been Swapo has scored 70,1 72 per cent. could each secure a seat unlawfully termi­ per cent, which gives it In the presidential p~nding, the official an- nated with effect from the power in the national elections President Sam July 1 1994. assembly to unilaterally Nujoma has an unbeat- continued on page 2 However, theMin­ istry refused to rein­ state Vlasiu and tried to get rid of him by offering him a sub­ stantial financial set­ tlement. But Vlasiu turned down the settlement and was subsequently warned not to return as an employee toany hospital under the Ministry of Health. Following a report in The Namibian on HARD AT IT ... The counting of tendered ballots continued yesterday Friday, a media re­ afternoon and the final results are expected later today. The Directorate lease was issued by of Elections worked through the night on Saturday and were still hard at the Health Ministry it yesterday. According to Sapa, there were about 100000 tendered ballots from around the country. Above: An election official busy sorting votes for continued on page 2 the presidential election. Photo: Chris Ndivanga -------2 Monday, December 12 1994 THE NAMIBIAN -Fish quotas Namibians ignore Human Rights Day I From page 1 2000 - 8 626 12. Horizon - 7 001 • LUCIENNE FILD 10. Consortium 13. Kuiseb - 24003 HUMAN Rights Day was celebrated in Na­ 9482 14. Mangetti - 7 001 mibiaon Saturday to commemorate theadop­ 11. Diaz - 3032 15.Mpungu - 7001 tionby the United Nations General Assembly 12. Ehanga - Pending 16. Namsov - 60 529 ofthe Universal Declaration ofHuman Rights 13. Empire - 1 265 17.0kambahe on December 10 1948. 14. Eros - 3400 8626 15. Fishcor - 9906 18. ,Okuware - Pending This year the focus of "We are therefore very 16. Helgoland 19. People's Co ofNam the Human Rights Day happy that the United Pending - 7001 celebrations was on the Nations General Assem­ 17. Karibib - 7285 20. Nam Cold Storage forthcoming United Na­ bly has declared the years 18. Kuiseb - 8639 - Pending tions Decade for Human 1995 to 2004 as the Dec­ 19. Lalandii - 6206 21. TNP - Pending Rights Education (1995 ade of Education on 20. Luderitz Onshore 22. Tt:iad - 16000 - 2004), which was pro­ Human Rights." claimed by the General According to Corbett, - 1 172 23. Wavecrest Assembly last week. the Legal Assistance 21 -. Mangetti - 4 000 7001 In Windhoek the cel­ Centre had organised the 24. Zambezi - 7001 22. Namcoast- Pending ebrations, organised by event hoping it would 23. NamFishAss the Legal Assistance raise awareness that the 1 115 PELAGIC: Centre, were marked by struggle for human MARKING THE OCCASION •.• Director of the United Nations 2 4 an extremely poor tum­ rights in Namibia had Information Centre in Namibia, Finjap Njinga, (right) handing teaching NamMarineResources PELAGIC HORSE outofpeople at Zoo Park. not ended with the en­ guides on human rights to the Director of the Legal Assistance Centre, -- 4408 MACKEREL Addressing the small actment of the Constitu­ Andrew Corbett, (left) as part of the Human Rights Day celebrations on 25. Nautilus - Pending Auob 504 728 crowd, Director of the tion. Saturday. According to Corbett the guides would be used to supplement 26. Northern - 1 572 BomJso 327 Legal Assistance Cen­ He said that whilst in the LAC's teaching progra~mes on women and children's rights. 27. Omuhuka - Pending 349 tre, Andrew Corbett, the past the main focus 28. Oryx - 2 025 Champion 650 said a crucial aspect of had been on political the Constitution re­ people to have rights faster to refonn legisla­ human rights was to repression, the challenge ferred. without the ability to tion that inhibited 29. Overberg - 7 225 992 make sure that people in was now to give proper "The Legal Assistance enforce such rights." women and children in 30. Pescanova Coenraad 392 Namibia knew their content to the socio-eco­ Centre acknowledges Corbett also urged the particular from enjoying 25 837 419 rights. nomic" rights to which that it is meaningless for government to move their rights. 31. Rundu - 1 172 Consortium 2362 3 32. Saddle Hill 413 - 2383 Dun-AI 2202 3 Doctor reinstated Newspaper raided 33: South Nam Hake- 524 1F--~----1 der before abiding with President Chiluba might tually empty-handed and 1 172 Edelweiss 340 ~rom page 1 • From page 1 34. Veritable - 3000 363 it-as it may have serious be having an affair with took a few hannless sto- 35. Walvisbay Associa- Eigelaars 1 312 stating that "the Minis- consequences." officials. his personal secretary. ries from our corre- tion - 925 899 ter never intended not "Counsel's opinion - Also on Thursday, the Reacting to the raid, spondents to save face." Etosha1648 2380 intends to ignore or has in _fact now been police raided the Post managing director The Post has been ~--HORSE MACKEREL Gendev 2633 3 refuse to comply with an 'Obtained and·the Minis- Printpak offices, where Masautso Phiri said: critical of the Zambian (MIDW ATER) :- 805 order of reinstatement ter was advised at this the newspaper is printed, "(The police) may have government's record on 1. Arechanab Henties Bay 2082 3 granted by the Labour stage not to obtain a rul- in Ndola - Zambia's sec- heard from their sources corruption and drug traf- 28503 009 Court". ing on the interpretation ond largest city - to in- that 'we are carrying the ficking since Chiluba 2. Cadilu - 21 002 Hesko 539 768 "The Minister was of the court order but to terceptany stories which story in Friday's issue. I became president in 3. Cato - 7443 Hochland 504 advised by his legal ad- lodge an appeal in terms might be embarrassing do not really know be- 1991. - IPS 4. Ceret . '- 12001 728 visors to seek counsel's of the Labour Act and in to the government. cause they came out vir- 5. Commercial Invest- Jadre 559 796 urgent opinion on the the meantime to rein- The search followed a ment - nil La Anita 340 interpretation of the state Dr Vlasiu as from series of articles in local 6. Connorant _ 363 wording of the court or- today (Friday)." papers alleging that 'Aluta -Continua' 8626 Marine Development 7. Diaz - 7001 2082 3009 People will decide promises President says Pretorius 8. Dune Fishing Matutura 2082 3 7001 009 [ Fro;-page 1- - ] WaIter Kemba, both will reflect the wishes POLITICAL observers yesterday said pro­ Mukurob 2082 3 9 ~ Ekupa - Pending from the Mineworkers of the people of Na­ portional seat allocations for the parliamen­ - 10. Fishing & General 009 nouncement of the re- Union of Namibia mibia," the group said tary elections could narrowly give one of the - 8626 Namib2457 3 181 sults later today. (MUN); the Regional in a_ news release on 72-seats to the Monitor Action Group. 11. Fishing Co Year Namib Fishing Indus- tries 1 163 1 680 It was almost a fore- Councillor for the Friday.
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