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BY CHRIS SHIPANGA CONFUSION REIGNS about the fate of a large group of N ami­ bians presently squatting in Port Nolloth, South Africa, follow­ ing an urgent application by the town's council to have them evicted and deported. Both members ofthe interim governmentcabinet as well as officials from the Department of Civic Affairs and Manpower, when approached this week for more clarification, revealed an attitude of either complete ig­ norance or lack of interest in the matter. The office of the Registrar at the want to assist them because the Cape Town Supreme Court yesterday municipality is taking legal action_ confirmed that about 131 people are af- . The case is before the Supreme Court fected in the matter, and that they are in Cape Town;' he said. facing charges under the notorious Mr Brisley denied charges by Mr Group Areas Act. Kalangula that he addressed meetings Meanwhile it is understood that all, at Port Nolloth, telling people it was or most of the Namibians concerned, the wish of the latter to have them all are from the north ofthe country, and back in the north. that many have been living in the town Meanwhile $APA reported this week since the early years of diamond min­ t-hatthe application in the CapeTown ing at CDM, Oranjemund. Supreme Court by the Port Nolloth According to some sources, several of Municipality for a declaratory order to the N amibians have businesses in Port legalise the removal of the black com­ Nolloth, while others live and work munity was postponed. there. The squatters were initially granted News about the fate ofN amibians in a six months reprieve in March this Port Nolloth first broke when the year when the municipality agreed not Chairman of the Ovambo Administra­ to take any steps to evict them until tion, Mr Peter E.alangula~accused the September 19th. Department of Civic Affairs and Man­ This week, Mr Ian Fa'rlam SC said power of going round behind his back the residents wished to oppose the ap­ "te1ling Ovambos that I want to send FACE OF THE CEASEFIRE - The. mutilated bodies of two Pian fighters killed in a shoot-out plication by the municipality. He ask­ with security forces in the war zone, one of several since the September 1 "ceasefire". them busses to be brought back to ed that the court postpone the matter Owambo." by consent to enahle 65 residents, (for Deputy Chairman of the cabinet for whom he ap'peared) to file opposing the interim government, Mr Andreas affidavits. Shi panga, when approached for more information or clarity on the matter, Residents, who were not represented Curfew remains pointed out that he "knew nothing in court, were in the same boat as his , - about the issue." clients and could be evicted ifthe court ruled against them, he said. " It is the first time that! hear about "There was ' no necessity for the this matter, and1 will try to look into municipality to sit on its hands, doing it." nothing and then approach the court as hostilities look The secretaryforthecabinet,Mr A. Kilian, said he was new in his post and as a matter of urgency. They knew in therefore knew nothing about the mat­ July what the attitude ofthe residents ter either.- was and sat back till late August and > thenserved the matter as urgent;' he The Deputy Director of Immigra­ said . . tion, Mr W.H. Brislev, who seemed to set to continue know something about the matter, but Mi'T. Barnard, for themunicipality, RAJAH MUNAMAV A and CHRIS SHIPANGA said he did not have all the facts. said notice had been served on every All he could confirm was that he had structure and tent and as a result, THE ENDING of hostilities bet~een South Afri~an-Ied Securi­ arinourl'cement or has no control over some discussions with some of the some of the residents were represented ty Forces in Namibia and Swapo never took ground this montli its armed ten~ri.sts. Therefore Swapds Namibians concerned, and that his . in court. announcement cannot be valued too department merely offered to assist in The remaining residents had not despite Swapo's offer to cease hostile actions as from September 1 on condition that Pretoria did the same. highly;' the army spokesman said. bringing them back to Namibia. gi vennotice that they would defend the He said the security forces' task was "I do not know how many people are matter, he said. And in a similar announcement, the . aware ofthe conditions that Swapo had to ensure the security ofthe region and affected, but it is some Ovambos and Presiding judge, Mr nM. William­ Territory Force here said it would lift set for the ending of hostilities. that ifthere was any threat to it, it had Xhosas who live together there son, said he was not prepared to the dusk to dawn curfew in northern The spokesman said the Security Lo be warded off. This "duty will be car­ seperate the trials and postponed the somewhere. This is an old caSe, it Namibia ifSwapo kept to its promise. Forces nevertheless had welcomed ried out 1.lntil other orders have been hearing to October 26, 1988. started in March this year, and we Uncertainty now hangs, over the Swapds announcement and that in received" . question of the lifting ofthe curfew in return had stated that they are willing This le'aves no doubt that the war in northern Namibia, and people in thp. to end the enforcement ofthe curfew in northern Namibia is still set to con­ area can expect the shattering news the north by October 1 if Swapo tinue, giving rise to speculations on t-he Bail refused . that the dreaded night restrictions will adhered to its. announcement of a . implem!)ntation of Resolution 435 continue to be enforced. . cessation of hostilities. which is scheduled for November 1 this AN APPEAL for bail of Josef the arguments put accross by the ap­ Both Police and Army headquarters The army said there was no year. Hendricks; charged wider the plicant that the magistrate was wrong in Windhoek this week blamed Swapo n.oticeable drop in Swapo's activitiE!§ The territory Force dec.lined to newly-enacted Protection of in refusing to grant bail for the for "sabotage and murder" actions smce September 1 and that sever'a1)' answer some of the questions put by Fu ndamental Rights Act, was accused. since the period after September 1, skirmishes had occured, including otie • , The Namibian sayi ng that, for According to the applicant, the thus leaving Ii ttle wonder that the war understandable reasons in the light of yesterday turned down in the in which two Security Force memb1:\\!:> " magistrate based his bail refusal on on our northern border between Swapo lost their lives. " ~ . 1 the continuing negotiations on the at­ Supreme Court. speculations rather than facts. guerrillas and South African forces is The spokesman went on to say lhatJ tainent of peace in the southwestern Josef Hendricks was arrested on The reasons forwarded by the likely to go on despite the Angola/Cuba in other incidents, a school wa~.r part of Africa, it was not possible to August 12 and was held under AG 9 - magistrate was that the accused would and South African ceasefire. pipeline and telephone poles ~re comment. and then charged under the new law. again contravene the Act under which A SWATF spokesman said Security sabotaged while several cue a shops The army views on the cessation of The presiding judge Mr Herbert he was charged and also instigate Forces here have taken note ofSwapo's were robbed by "armed terrorists." hostilities we}'e reiterated by the Hendler, in dismissing the bailap­ others to boycott classes. annnouncement to end hostilities by "These incidents indicate that plication, said he was not persua~ed by Se(itemebr 1 but that they were not Swapo was either not serious with its Continued on page' 3-

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'---. .~ '2 Friday September 16 1988 THE NAMIBIAN LISTER RECEIVES AWARD GWEN LISTER, 34-year-old editor of The Namibian, was journalism award is proof that their dedicated arid accomplished journalist presented with an international journalism award at the United dedication to fearless reporting and . - truly a credit to her profession," Mr Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday. honest analysis has now been recognis­ Carlson said. ed worla-wide," she said. Lister made a short address in which Lister was selected for the 1988 In­ the illegal occupation of Namibia by "A tribute to her of course also a she thanked the International Press ter Press Service international award South Africa. tribute to members of The Namibian Institute and IPS for granting her the, by a panel ofjudges which i-ncluded the IPS established the International staff, who have continuously suffered "which I will gladly accept on l:;"half noted Swedish author Per Waestberg. Journalism Award in 1985 as a way of from harrassment, arrests, arson at­ of a nation which has waited long Prior to receiving the award, which recognising outstanding journalists tacks and closures." enough for its rightful recognition:' consited of a bronze plaque, Lister met whose efforts to contribute significant­ Also addressing the gathering was She expressed her doubts about with the United Nations Secretary­ ly to exposing human rights violations the UN Commissioner for Namibia, Pretoria's stated good intentions General, Dr Javier Perez De Cuellar. and defending'democracy, particalarly Mr Bernt Carlson, who described The regarding the implementation of UN Dr De Cuellar expressed his support in thrid world societies, said Mr Savio. Namibian as a valued source of credi­ Resolution 435 and said that she did for the work being done by The Nami­ Ms Theresy Sevigny, Under b
e information about the situation in­ not share the optimism felt by most. bian and congratulated Lister on be­ Secretary General of the United Na­ side Namibia. Lister added that whether The ing "a worthy recipient" of the award. tions Department of Public Informa­ In congratulating Lister on being Namibian was regarded as a 'friend or At a ceremony attended by about 150 tion said in a speech at the ceremony selected for the award, Mr Carlson said foe', the fact remained that the "staff diplomats, ambassadors and jour­ that the voice of reason and humani­ she was renowned for her steadfast and myself will remain commited to nalists, Lister was presented wit,h the ty in the pages of The Namibian com­ support for Namibia's independence fighting for a life·in a country where award by the Inter Press Service Direc­ plementstheeffortsofthe UnitedNa­ on the basis of the United Nations every citizen can travel, speak and live tor Mr Roberto Savio. tions to bring independence and self Plan. freely without fear of being shot or Mr Savio described Lister's selection determination to that "tortured "She has been an articulate and im­ arrested". as a small tribute to the courageous territory." passioned voice in support ofthe fun­ "As journalists, w~ hope that a free journalistic struggle she. has waged "I congratulate her and her col­ damental human rights of the people press and freedom of speech will return against the abuse ofh uman rights and legues at The Namibian, for the IPS of Namibia. She is a courageous, to a society which for too many years has b

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ONE OF THREE activists Referring to the concept of charged for the alleged con­ sovereignty laid down in the United travention of Section 3 of the Student rejects Nations' Declariltion of Human Still Rights, Mr Mbetha told the court that Residence of Certain Persons sovereignty resides ultimately in the in SWA Act, has this week been nation and that no body or individual found guiltyih terms ofthe Act, should lawfully exercise authority and is to be deported from residence act war which does not come expressly from Namibia. that nation. Continued from page 1 Windhoek's Chief Magistrate Frik­ "If! use that principle in consider­ kie Truter on Tuesday found that stu­ in cou rt plea ing the charge that I face, I do not and police. dent activist Arthur Mbetha, 19, who cannot believe that it is the will of the ChiefInspector Kierie Du Rand con­ refused to plead to the charge, was an Act, but he was ignorant ofthe fact that cent two day work stay away called by people of Namibia that! am no longer firmed contacts in which about 13 illegal immigrant in Namibia, and immigrants were compelled by law to unionists in solidarity with class­ welcome in their country, or that I am Swapo guerrillas were allegedly kill­ consequently found the man guilty in be in possession of such a permi t. boycotting students. to be treated as a criminal whetherim­ ed since September 1 ,and also related terms of the Act. He now has to apply for a work per­ However this evidence was dismiss­ prisoned, fined or deported. other incidents involving sabotage and The magistrate sentenced the man mit and it depe~ds on the interim ed by the court as irrelevant to the mat­ "Only after Namibian in­ murder which he said had been com­ to one month's imprisonment or to pay government whether or not one will be ter before the court. dependence, and only after a represen­ mitted by Swapo. a fine ofR500, and further ordered that granted. When asked to plead, Mr Mbetha tative Namibian government has been When asked whether the police he be remanded in custody until his read out a statement to the court in elected, will I accept a law such as this Mr Ka Ntlabathi also told the court fighting unit of Koevoet would still deportation from Namibia. which he made clear he did not accept one as being the will ofthe Namibian he was not in possession of a work per­ pursue Swapo guerrillas who happen­ Mr Mbetha's two other co-accused, or recognise laws that were not Nami­ people. mit, but pointed out that he was ed to be inside the country during the Mcdonald Ka Ntlabathi, 25, Assistant bian and the current laws were impos­ already residing in Namibia before the "Once the occupying South African period of the announced cessation of General Secretary of NAFAU, and ed upon Namibians by South Africa. forces have left Namibian territory hostilities, Chief Inspector Du Rand Patrick Magudu, 22, a CCN employee, Act came into being in 1985, so he was not affected. The activist told the magistrate that then I will believethatNamibia itself said any person breaking the law both pleaded innocence, were found not pleading to the charge would be requires me to carry a work and a study would be dealt with in the appropriate guilty and discharged. The prosecution brought in an OK against his conscience as his cons­ permit. way. Mr Magudu told the court he was not Bazaar employee who claimed Mr Ka cience did not allow him to recognise "I have committed no crime which In a related incident, resident" from in possessionofa work permit, as is re­ Ntlabathi threatened to burn down his any authority of the interim would be regarded as such in the com­ northern Namibia this week reported quired for immigrants in terms of the house unless the worker joined the re- government. mon law of humanity. I have not that heavy fighting between PLAN murdered or stolen. I am in court and members of the security forces was because my desire for justice does not still a daily ocurrance. fit the wishes of a colonial power." Several villagers who witnessed the He said he also objected to the charge recent killing oftwo Koevoet members, Cabinet ·thre at on religious grounds, quoting the Bi­ who were reportedly shot dead by ble as saying: "If an alien settles in PLAN members, also told The Nami­ your land, though shalt not oppress bian how two PLAN members were IG reacts t o union a"vert him."(Leviticuschapter 19 verse 53.), shot and . killed during a follow-up adding that it is not the Namibian peo­ operation recently. The CABINET of the interim concern that the advertisement, which expression does not infringe upon the ple who are breaking this The villagers at Olupandu told how government issued a statement appeared in the form of a letter to 'all rights of others, impair the public commandment. two Plan fighters were tracked to a on Wednesday in which it employers', resorted to what it describ­ order or morals, or constitute a threat Mr Mbetha concluded that he was nearby bush by Koevoet members after to national security." sh arply criticized a full page ed as "the most unfortunate denigra­ striving for the implementation of UN an apparent tip-off. . tion and innuendo". Article eight affirmed the right to Resolution 435, and a free, democratic, Heavy gun fire rained onto the bush advertisement placed in last The statement further charged that ".. .participate in peaceful political ac­ non-racial and normal society in where the Plan fighters had taken week's Namibian newspaper the advertisement was " .. crude pro­ tivity intended to influence the com­ Namibia. cover from the air and ground. by the major national trade paganda, containing unacceptable position an policies of ' the "I do not understand why my ad­ The guerrillas held their ground and unions. threats intended to intimidate those to government:' vocating such a society ' should be fought back in the exchange, which The interim government statement whom it is addressed". According to the Cabinet this right regarded as behaviour which the lasted at least 30 minutes, killing two included a veiled threat about ".. begin­ "It goes without saying that this type was however limited ".. .by the obliga­ Namibian people would not approve of white Koevoet members before they ning a cycle of intimidation to the detri­ of activity is consistent neither with tion to refrain from any advocacy of and would require me to face criminal killed. mentofall." the system of collective bargaining bet­ ethnic racial or religious hatred and in­ charges;' he said. The villagers said the bodies of the At the time of going to press, it was ween employer and employee, for the citement to discrimination, hostility The activists initially appeared two badly mutilated guerrillas were not clear whether this threat was purpose of participation in which trade and violance." following their detention without trial dumped in a shallow dry "Oshana" directed at the unions concerned or unions exists, nor the norms of civilis­ The interim govern'ment said that under Proclamation AG 9. This was and they were ordered to "bury your The Namibian. ed society... the most important aspect of the adver­ later changed into Section 3 of the Swapos." The Namibian has, however, sought "The Cabinet feels obliged to bring tisement was the lack of restraint Residence of Certain Persons in SWA Residents also confirmed that acts of legal advice about the matter because, to the attention ofthe unions concern­ displayed by those who placed this Act. agression committed by members of contrary to the claims of the cabinet, ed and those responsible for the place­ advertisement. The case arose from accusations by the security forces against civilians in it appeared unlikely that the ment ofthe advertisement, the provi­ "This invites a response in a similar interim government authorities who the area, have not decreased, but have newspaper had in fact contravened any sions of articles five" and eight of the vein, thereby beginning a cycle of of in­ claimed the recent national school in fact, increased wi th more and more law. Bill of Fundamental Rights." timidation to the detriment of all. The boycotts and mass workers stayaway inhabitants complaining about arm­ The advertisement listed a number The interim government pointed out Cabinet calls on all employers to exer­ were instigated by "pro-United ed Unita bandits roaming the area. of companies and public bodies who that article five affirmed the right to cise proper restraint in responding to Democratic Front (lJDF) elements" There are also unconfirmed reports had allegedly fired workers after the freedom of expression of opinion, con­ this advertisement and on the union from South Africa. that work is in progress to build bases June 20-21 stayaway, and a demand by cience and religious beliefthrough the leaders concerned to act more respon­ The interim government vowed to for Angolan refugees, and that these the unions thatthe workers should be media. sibly in future:? "boot out such elements." ' bases are for Unita. reinstated. However, this right was limited by The Cabinet said it had noted with " ... the obligation to ensure that such Talks at 'crucial' stage Faculty of Arts ANGOLA'S . OFFICI AL "The meeting: probably the last of news agency, Angop, says the the first series of four-party negotia­ Ous is a young, expanding and evolving institution presenting a posi­ Angola-Namibia peace talks tions aimed at bringing peace to tion of stimulation and challenge to a: ha d reached a decisive stage. Angola and Namibia, is being seen as the most complex and decisive phase," Citing well-informed sources, Angop said the agency. said on Wednesday that talks between Officials of the four countries, who Angola, South Africa and Cuba, met in Brazzaville on September 7-9, Junior Lecturer mediated by the United States, were to expressed optimism that they were reopen on September 19. drawing close to a settlement. 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SA forced by Fingers resistance - Lubowski chopped A 45-year-old man narrowly escaped death on Tuesday SOUTH AFRICA FACED for Namibia, unlike the differing inter: minister had become foreign policy, he when he was assaulted and "economic warfare"ifit pulled national positions on the question of said, and ordinary South Africans did shot at by a white farmer when out qf the current Angola­ sanctions against Pretoria. not know the truth. If South Africa pulled out ofthe pre­ . In response, they had to say "sorry, he was collecting wood on the Namibia peace talks, promi­ sent talks, the sanctions and boycotts we do not accept this. It offends our outskirts of Windhoek. nent Swapo member Anton would be replaced by economic war­ senses of being human beings, our Mr Elifas Eiseb makes his living by Lubowski said this week. fare, said Mr Lubowski. sense of simple dignity, that we can be selling wood and, as he was unable to "We in Swapoare optimistic. We feel And anyone who denied the effec­ manipulated by the whim of another find any around Katutura, he had gone that independence ofour country is not tiveness of international boycotts, human being to such a gross level!' with friends to look for wood in the area far off. These might be .dates that sanctions, disinvestment and financial surrounding the Swavek power might be postponed for a few months isolation in the peace talks "lived in a station. 01' weeks, but all in all I think the South fools.paradise". _Swiss He was confronted by an irate farmer African government will not be able to Morally, too, the South African who told him ""ifI ever find you on my stop the snowballing effect of the im­ governmentfound it hard to defend its land again I will kill you". plementationofResolution435." Mr incursion into Angola, with queries Mr Eiseb denied that he was on the Lubowski was speaking at a meeting coming from the NGK and AWB. medicals farmers land. He claimed that, when in Durban City Hall on Tuesday at The announcement by 143 con­ The Swiss government said on he tried to explain this, the farmer at­ which he shared the platform with Dr scripts last month that they would no Wednesday that it plans to tacked him withasjambok andablack Van Zyl Slabbert, Director of the In- longer serve in the SADF suggested send a lOO-strong ~edical team employee of the farmer struck him i. stitute for a Democratic Alternative in that "slowly but surely the Vietnam several times on the head with a South Africa (Idasa). syndrome might be developing in to support United Nations Peace Troops dueto police the knobkierie. South Africa was subjected to several South Africa", Mr Lubowski argued. The farmer then pointed a gun at pressures to negotiate and settle in "South Africa has clearly lost the independence of Namibia. him and when he managed to wrestle Namibia and Angola, Mr Lubowski war, especially Cuito Cuanavale and Government spokesman Achille himselffree and run the farmer said, starting with the super power has been caught unaware by the sud- Casanova said the Swiss were fired three shots behind him, agreement backed by' Pretoria's _ den build up of Qul;>an fOI ce!>. in meeting a request by UN Secretary said Mr Eiseb. trading partners West G~rmany and Angola." Troops and military hard­ General Javier Perez De Cuellat. Mr Eiseb escaped with a badly bruis­ the United Kingdom. ware could only be withdrawn from But Casanova said it was uncer­ ed body and a broken-off finger tip on But the most important pressure Cuito Cuanavale with Cuban agree­ tain whether the team of doctors, the right hand were he had already lost was a dramatic increase of resistance ment, he said. nurses and technical assistants Mr Elifas Eiseb a finger. inside N~mibia over the past two years, It would be hard for South Africa to could be assembled by November he added. . shows his severed finger tip. He remarked that even if he had justify another turn about and it would 1 , when the 7500 UN soldiers are been trespassing, the correct thing for Another reason to settle was the he very difficult to quash the heated at­ scheduled to start supervising the He was shot at by a farmer the farmer to do would have been to lay financial crisis South Africa faced. It mosphere prevailing in Namibia. ceasefire. while collecting wood near a charge with the police -not to assault could no longer secure sufficient Dr Slabbert related how the govern­ He said the Swiss team was ex­ the Swavek power station. him and start shooting wildly. foreign loans and would probably have ment had misled Parliament over the pected to remain in Namibia for 18 to finance the balance of payments by invasion of Angola. The question that months. cutting military expenditure. had to be asked was, was the regional A Swiss foreign ministry "For the first time, Afrikaner na­ war in Angola really necessary? spokesman added that tionalists realise that finances play an "What have we achieved? The people Switzerland planned to send a se· Troops shoot boy important role. And their pockets start who sacrificed their lives, what have .cond 120-strong medical team at a to speak a different language." they achieved?" later stage, raising the total the boy was shot dead while going to Defence force policy determined by numberof SWiss medical person­ A POLICE spokesman in Win­ He went on to say that there was . neighbours nea~by and that there was universal unanimity on independence the. whim of a general or defence nel in Namibia to 220. dhoek this week said a l3-year­ old boy, who was shot and kill­ no reason for the killing of the boy at ed by members of the South all. African Defence Force, was Mr Mukulu said thathe immedIate­ ly went to where the soldiers were stan­ mistaken for a "Swapo ding, asked to see the body of the child, terrorist". and he noticed the boy was shot in the neck and legs. Christoph Raphael was killed on "I asked them why they had shot the September 9 in the village of boy, and they told me that they thought Oihumonawa, Ombalantu, when he he was a Swapo terrorist. I asked them and another boy, Shanyengange further how on earth they could Augustinus Kapwela, 9, were fired at mistake two small boys aged nine and by soldiers. - 13 for so-called terrorists, but they ig­ Police Chief Inspector Kierie du nored that;' he said. Rand said: "Regretfully the death ofC. The mother of the child and both Raphael (13) is confirmed. He was shot headman have appealed to authorities and killed in crossfire between Swapo to look into this latest death, which murderers anda security force patrol !' they described as yet another "brutal A local senior headman from the killing of an innocent Namibian area Mr OswinMukulu, however, said child."

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STOP_- HECKLING SWAPO, Rukoro. This opinion piece was written by Mr N: Kavaongelwa, a Swapo student in London in response to the interview-run by The Namibian in July with Mr Vekuii Rukoro, Swanu President. - * * * OPINION * * * Rukoro • check your facts Rukoro's answers to questions put to him by staff reporter Ra­ noting that Namibia did not need, and On the issue of being unable to cross heard of the name SWANU before and jah Munamava in an interview published July 22,1988, do not still does not need, any political parties Oshi velo and enter the socalled Ovam­ yet they are not going to be told what only carry an anti- Swapo tone but, in more ways than one, seek to fight for its independence. boland bantustan, I sympathise with distinguishes SWANU from SWAPO to belittle the efforts made and still being made by Swapo on What is necessary and already exists Mr Rukoro because I believe that it is (Apart from the name of course). This in the form of Swapo is a strong and unfair for South Africa to prevent any is either utter cowardice or sheer con­ behalf of the people of Namibia in order to bring about the united national liberation movement. Namibian from travelling to any part temptfor the mass of our people ..Well, much-longed for independence of our country. It therefore foll ows that political par­ of the country. ifMr Rukoro is not going to say what Mr Rukoro seems to hold the thinks that Swapo was formed to op- ties are an irrelevancy to a situation However, it is misleading to single these differences are, I may eventual­ view that the formation ofSwapo pose Swanu. And while he holds like we have in Namibia, where foreign this out as a factor contributing to ly venture to speculate. Kerina responsible for its formation, domination is maintained solely by Swanu's lack of support and member­ On the question oftalks for the im­ was an unwise move, an un­ force of arms and without any attempt ship among the Ovambo-speaking plementation ofUNSCR435, Rukoro necessary step, politically an he holds Swapo responsible for Swanu's failures, but interestingly, he Namibians, because thousands of makes a lot of ambiguous comments undesirable development. attributes Swapo's international suc­ them live permanently south of punctuated with dangerous innuen­ He is entitled to his opinion, however cesses to foreigners alone without giv­ Oshivelo and thousands ofthem take dos. It is therefore difficult though not it is disapointing to note that the T ing any credit to Namibians. up employment contracts there. . impossible to know whom he is Swanu President attributes the forma­ This he does by making statements The same applies to people from the threatening. For example, by way of tion ofSwapo to the intelligence or lack such as" the Soviet Union mobilising so-called Kavango bantustan and analogy, he says about Angolan in­ of it of Mburumba Kerina (now a various forces at an international level elsewhere in Namibia. What has dependence. 'for some reason some peo­ political turncoat). to push Swapo ahead at the expense of Swanu done to recruit them or are they ple (implying UNITA I believe) were This contradicts the history ofSwapo Swanu". already members and supporters? not given the opportunity to exercise as we know it. Where Kerina was ob­ It is not surprising to find such Another important issue worth their right to self determination and viously one of the earliest members of dangerous and highly, misleading tackling is Mr Rukoro's fervent independence, and Angola finds itself Swapo, his role in the formation of the historical interpretations because declination to discuss or state any after a decade now in a very unfor­ movement was not as prominent as Mr there is a plethora of fear in some policy or ideological differencies bet­ tunate situation'. Mr. Rukoro con­ Rukoro wants to make us believe. literature going around. ween Swanu and Swapo. Instead he in­ tinues again to say that '... we need to This amounts to a refusal to credit dicated willingness to discuss what he think twice before anyone can say, look the outstanding founder members of Some of this comes in the form of calls 'questions that unite us, those here, I am so important, I don't need Swapo. It is also an insult to them to South African propaganda materials things that we have in common'. you guysandIamgoingto exclude you'. say, for instance,that " nirre monthS' ~-designed to fool ' a nd nood'wlllK ' However he did not even mention As if this is not enough, Mr Rukoro later in April 1960, OPO was everyone, and some come in a form of what these common factors are. One once agin consults his armoury of transformed into Swapo at the in­ scholalistic works such as Dr Peter detects a note of dishonesty in this ap­ threats and says: 'You may succeed in sistance ofMburumba Kerina who ad­ Katjavivi's book - A history of proach, because judging from what the excl uding people but I bet you now, par­ vised Comrade Sam N ujoma and resistance in Namibia. I only hope that Swanu President said about sowing ties, such as the one I lead, will not ac­ others to take the move". Mr Rukoro did not learn his history seeds of destructi ve party poli tics etc, cept a situation whereby South Africa It is clear from the foregoing quota­ from sources like these. Mr Vekuii Rukoro it should not be difficult to state any or anybody else is going to try and ex­ tions that Rukoro does not like the fact On sowing the seeds of destructive differences. The people of Namibia · cl ude us from our birthright to exercise that Swapo was formed at all. Whereas party politics, it ought to be known at any political persuasion. need and deserve toknow the truth not our inalienable right to self deter­ one normally expects this hostile at­ even by Mr Rukoro that Swapo was So, in order to confront a force that is platitudes: . mination. We will continue with the titude towards Swapo from Pretoria formed as. among other things, a responsible for the crimes such as the It is also here submitted that to talk struggle in one shape or another and .and its lackeys, it is not usual to have response to the need for a strong, 10th December 1959 massacre, you of common factors, but without stating I think this is true of many other it coming from the freedom- inspired united national liberation movement, need a liberation movement and not a differences, is exploitation to the max­ groups who unfortunately in the case sons and daughters of Namibia. because until then, our people were political party, however revolutionary imum; basically hiding behind the of some, may even be exploited by This is so because most Namibians conducting their resistance to colonial good name ofSWAPO and thet:eby con­ South Africajust like Unita!. know that Swapo was formed and still rule in a sectarian fashion. 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Someone then shot at him quited on a charge of murder merely a nickname of the accused, ag­ with an arrow, upon which he fired a ed 24. warning shot. and another of attempted A Lieutenant Borrman, now Cap­ Notefok said he was then shot in the murder. tain, instructed the defendant to track neck by qnother arrow. whereupon he The Windhoek Supreme Court ar­ down a PLAN commander known as fired two shots. He said he saw a man rived at its decision owing to a lack of George N angolo, who allegedly running and thought it was George evidence and because the State had not operated in the area. Nangolo so he opened fire. proved its case beyond reasonable The Captain gave Notefok clear CaptainBorrman told the court that doubt. orders to .either arrest, wound and or 'he had known N otefok for just over two Accordi ng to the charge sheet, army kill George Nangolo. years and that the man served in the intelligence officer Matheus Fillemon A relative of Notefok's, Kaboy military as a policeman. Notefok cycled to a kraal at Sageus, was said to have been trained He explained that Notefok's duties Okambembe in northern Namibia on by George Nangolo in the use of included gathering information for the September 7 last year. firearms and explosives. Sageus security forces and that he was rated He was armed with a 9mm pistol. He reported N angola's presence to the ar­ as a class C informant. The military stopped about 400m from a homestead my and was rewarded with R600 for has six different classes (viz. A, B, C, D, and approached on foot . handing over a limpet mine. E, F), informants being rated in terms Notefok then ordered the occupants Notefok told the court that, as it was of reliability and trustworthiness. of the. kraal to come outside, but they his job to gather information or any The Captain said he was totaly refused, whereupon he fired several other intelligence for the defence force, satisfied that Notefok had acted on his shots into the kraal. he set offfor Okambembe on a bicycle, . instructions, and that the man, reac­ A civilian, Werner Shonena, was as he had heard that George N angolo ting on information, went to the kraal fatally hit, while another man, was also cycling. to carry out his orders. 'Black despair, white fe.ar' SOUTH AFRICA is a country measure could be brought to the senate panies or citizens in businesses there. floor for a vote in the waning days of Hans-Gunter Totemeyer in Namibia "drifting toward massive One supporter.has referred to the bill violence" and only bold new in­ this year's session, despite a tight as approaching "an economic declara­ ternal leadership and strong leg:islative schedule. tion of war. signals from other countries But both conceded that it would be Opponents argue that stronger sanc­ difficult to pass the bill in the absence tions would impose further economic will avert large-scale bloodsh­ of significant Republican support, and hardship on black South Africans and Cubans ed, senator Paul Simon said they acknowledged that opponents would only strengthen the govern­ Wednesday. could make it difficult to get it past the menes resolve to resist pressure for Simon saidhis recent five-day tripto foreign relations committee. change from outside. South Africa convinced him that it is Even if both of those hurdles are A more limited sanctions measure time for the United States to adopt its . cleared, there is not enough support to was enacted two years ago over strictest economic santions yet as a override an almost ce~tain veto by Reagan's veto, but only with signifi­ could stay signal to Pretoria that its policy of President Ronald Reagan, they said. cant Republican support in both racial subjugation of its black majori­ But any action, even passage by the chambers. ty, apartheid, must be abandoned. AN ESTIMATED 25 000 Cuban nationals could remain in Angola even committee, would "send a signal to the Cranston accused the administration "Blacks are living in despair and government of South Africa that after the possible 'total withdrawal' of Cuban troops from that country. offailingto adhere to that law and said hopelessness, and whites are living in pressure is rising" against apartheid, This was the clear message given by At last week's press conference, NPP fear", Simon. told a news conference. the situation in South Africa has Simon said. become worse. Mr Hans-Gunther Totemeyer, a 435's Mr Brian O'Linn read a state­ " And the greater the fear, the more "I know of no other way to send that "This is a moral issue. Which side are member of the West German ment on behalf of his group condemn­ there is repression". signal, other than sanctions;' he said. parliament. ing the two bomb blasts in Windhoek New sanctions legislation, similar to The house bill, passed before Con­ we on? The side of freedom and Mr Totemeyer,who is a meber of the on September 1. - a bill passed on August 11 in the house democracy, or the.side of racism and gress's August recess on a vote of repression?" Cranston asked. SDPparty, was speaking at a press con­ He said the bomb planted at the Con­ of representatives, was scheduled to 244-132, has become a focus of election­ ference organised by the contact and tinental Hotel was "particularly come before the Senate foreign rela­ year politics. Democrats would like to In a floor spe.ech later, Simon said study group, Namibia Peace Plan 435 reprehensible because of the Toss oflife tionscommittee on Thursday. Simon, force the issue and to portray South Africa's best hope for avoiding (NPP 435) at the ThuringerhofHotel, and because it was carried out against a democrat, chairs the panel's Africa Republicans, who oppose it, as weak on bloodshed lies in the emergence of Windhoek. a soft target". subcommittee. civil and human rights. "courageous leadership" akin to that He said during his recent visit to The group called on the authorities Simon and another backer of the The measure would ban virtually all of the late Egyptian president Awar Angola, government officials had to set up an independent inquiry to in­ harsh sanctions measures, democratic U.S. Trade with South Africa and pro­ Sadat, who broke tradition by J!laking repeatedly asked his delegation to vestigate the blast. senator Alan Crancston, said the hibit most investment by U.S. com- peace with Isreal. press for German financial assistance to help integrate the C~bans into the civilian economy. Mr Totemeyer said he could not see any reason why the issue of Cubans re­ No post to UK SWANKIE LOOK - maining in Angola should be regard­ ed by South Africa as a reason for THE BRITISH Postal ad­ destinations in England, FOR THE MODERN WOMEN discontinuing the present negotia-. ministration advised last week Scotland, Wales and Nothern tions on peace in Angola and in­ that, as a result of continuing I reland will in the cir­ dependence for Namibia. . industrial action in the UKand cumstances be accepted at He said this was a purely internal Northern Ireland, all air and Post Offices in Namibia until Angolan matter and if, for example, surface mail despatches to further notice. there were Cubans who had married Angolans and wanted to remain in these countries should be ceas­ Postal articles intended for Angola as civilians, the Angolan ed forthwith until further these countries which are government could not force them to notice. posted in posting boxes in the leave. It was also announced here interim will be retained until Mr Totemeyer further said the belief that no postal articles with postal services are restored. that Jonas Savimbi enjoyed widespread popular .support in Angola was a myth. He categorically stated that once Unita's South African sup­ port was withdrawn, the movement GJstav Voigts Centre would collapse overnight. {::t:;1J 'Iel. 37663 The German parliamentarian con­ demned the recent spate of bombings in the country, and said those who IMPROVE YOUR QUALIFICATIONS planted bombs or burnt schools were "enemies of Resolution 435". TO SECURE THAT JOB Join our short and easy courses! • Individual tuition Advertise in - Set the pace yourself The Namibian. - At hours to suit you Typing AVAILABLE at your JOB HUNCfERS * EMPLOYMENT AGENCY local supermarket * Computer ARE YOU frade enquiries: ACE DISTRIBUTORS LOOKING FOR WORK? 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Road Ahead, a seminar on an Independent Namibia in the outside - their devotion, determina­ Southern Africa Perspective, addressed by Cape Town Pro­ tion, and seriousness to the cause of human dignity, freedom andjustice in fessor Peter Vale, a panel discussion on Resolution 435 and In­ Namibia. dependence, and its climax - a public rally in Katutura on He said the armed struggle over the Sunday. . last 22 years had been waged Speaker after speaker at the ral- Namibia, and its units, like the SWATF unabated, rocking and shaking the ly emphasized that the realisation and others, restricted to bases. economic base of South Africa, on ofthe Namibian peace plan could Under the plan, massmediainstitu- which many Western N ationsheavily only be possible if all N amibians, tions such as the SWABC and TV must depended. It was in the wake of this irrespective oftheir colour or race, give and reflect equal opportunities to real threat to South Africa's economy that the five Western powers came up joined forces to make siicrifices in all parties concerned in 435 elections. Speakers Nathaniel Maxuilili, with a rescue operation, namely termsoflife and resources, and to Joshua Hoebeb,and Zephaniah Resolution 435. confront South Africa, thus rescu- Kameeta gave the crowd an overview He pointed out, however, that those ing Namibia from colonialism and ofthe currentsocio-political trends and in Swapo were also flesh and blood, and exploitation. destiny of Namibia. that hrey want the war to come to an The speakers told the gathering that These speakers informed the gather- end. He concluded that this can only Namibianscould be better prepared to ing about Swapo and independence for be done when the legitimate right of accept the challenges that lay ahead Namibia. The crowd was told that it freedom and independence for the by talking to one another, listening to was only after all other peaceful Namibian people has been granted, one another, and by learning from one methods to rid' Namibia of South and that in the absence ofthis, no one another. Africa's illegal occupation had failed section ofN amibian society could feel Mr Bryan O'Linn, the main speaker, that Swapo took up arms to create con, secure while the other section lived the "GIVEN THE POLITICAL WILL, NOTHING STANDS IN THE set out and explained what UN Resolu- ditions that would ultimately lead to life of insecurity. WAY OF INDEPENDENCE FOR NAMIBIA" - Former chief US tion 435 is all about and how this the restoration of dignity, freedom and Various revolutionary songs, with negotiator on the Namibian question, Professor Donald resolution is going to be implemented. sovereignty to the Namibian people. some specifically praising Swapo McHenry, delivered a message mixed with scepticism and hope Much to the delightofthe crowd, Mr Mr Hoebeb further pointed out that President Sam N ujoma, were sung at about the possiblity of Namibia reaching independence this O'Linn pointed out that under 435, the amongst other issues, the present posi- the rally, while members ofthe secUl'i­ SADF will be withdrawn from tion of the armed confrontation over ty police filmed proceedings. time around. The skunk at the party is still optimistic BY STAFF REPORTER THE IMPARTIALITY ofthe United Nations in a Namibian set­ bably wouldn't even recognise it." get on and accept." ty was becoming more and more in­ tlement cannot be questioned. By, once again, accusing the UN He added: "It is ten years since He said the aim of Resolution 435 terdependent. An independent of ' being biased towards Swapo, South Africa is creating Resolution 435 (was' adopted) and in was to start Namibia from scratch. Namibia would have to trade with another ominous distraction from the real issues at stake in the that timethere have been no winners, The ambassador r~jected calls for a South Mrica as well as other countries. . current peace talks. only losers. Thousands of lives have constitution to be worked ont before "You can 'curse the darkness or light been lost in Namibia and the implementation of Resolution 435, the candle'. The decision belongs en­ The former chief United States Recreation hall that he viewed the cur­ Angola ... Badly needed infrastructure saying those who wished to do this tirely to Namibians and not outsiders:' negotiator on Namibia goes on to say: rent possibility of Namibian in­ has been destroyed. New and ex­ were out to consolidate their present Returning to the present, Am­ dependence with "scepticism combin­ traneous facts have complicated an position, a position they might lose in bassador McHenry said 24-30 months "Given the political will, nothing ed with hope". already complicated situation. free and fair elections. was a reasonable period for the stands in the way of independence for "I have flO desire to be the skunk at "Valuable time has been lost and it Looking into the future, Am­ withdrawal of Cuban troops from _ Namibia.". -. - ::':the paFty-of r e ne~~aexp ectatio ns," he wi ll be a poorer, more weary Namibia bassador McHenry seemed to suggest Angola. Addressing the opening meeting in said in his lifeless American draw!. "I and Angola that must begin the dif­ an independent Namibia had a good He was scathing of the Reagan ad­ Namibia Peace Plan 435's The Road have dealt with the Namibian ques­ ficult policies of nation building." chance of avoiding the economic and ministration's Angolan policy, but Ahead weekend bonanza on Friday, tion for so long, seen so many starts and In 1978 South Africa questioned UN political chaos which has plagued believed the current US peace-making Ambassador Donald McHenry told a stops, so that if a sexily dressed settle­ impartiality in the implementation of other independent African states. initiative was not simply an election packed Windhoek Showgrounds ment came and sat next to me, I pro- Resolution 435, said Ambassador " Namibia is, in a sense, unique stunt. McHenry. In 1988 the question of among nations;' he said. "The interna­ The question of Cuban linkage was Cuban withdrawal from Angola was tional community has not had the a ploy to get the Cubans out of Angola, the stumbling block. And now, just as power or the will to right the si~uation he said. Ironicly it lead to an escalation there was a chance of settling the lat­ which has existed here for far too long. in the number of Cuban troops in the ter, Pretoria has again raised the issue But no nation in history hasexperienc­ country, and the current peace talks of impartiality. ed a more constant guardianship from were a means America had of seeing The Ambassador stressed that the international community than through its orriginal plan. South Africa's fears were not founded. Namibia. . Despite the failure to implement "435 makes Swapo another political "That will continue with the im­ Resolution 435, the Ambassador felt party. There is nothing in 435 which plementation of 435 and assitance to some progress had b~ made these gives a favourable position to Swapoor that country after independence pro­ past ten years. anyone else. vided you come together and work in A framework for a settlement had "The necessity of competing in an a manner to start the task of nation been established and now all the par­ election is something Swapo has ac­ building." ties, even South Africa, would not cepted and it is something all the other But independence would come at a openly attack resolution 435. "That's political parties and groups ought to time when·the international comuni- progress to me," he said. "

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A spokesman for the study and would break loose if present expecta­ contact group NPP 435, Mr tions for peace and self-determination Bryan O'Linn, has called on Mr were disappointed and frustrated. Another member ofthepanel, Chief Dirk Mudge and the DTA to Justus Garoeb, spent most of the time commit themselves to the 1982 O'Linn to Mudge: allocated to himjustifying and defen­ agreement on principles for ding his own controversial participa­ the implementation of Resolu­ tion in interim government structures. tion435. Chief Garoeb has recently been Mr O'Linn made the statement criticized sharply from several while participating in a panel discus­ Stick to principles quarters for allegedly condoning, if not sion at a NPP 435 seminar held at the actually encouraging, pglice persecu­ showgrounds last weekend. tion of Swapo members in He said the fact that Mr Mudge was to which Swapo has already agreed to "Furthermore, they must desist from mand for the immeidiate and uncon­ Damaraland. calling for a new multi-party con­ in 1982, and has restated their com­ using the 1982 agreement as a basis for ditional implementation ofthe peace At the panel discussion he said: ference gave the impression that he mitment to it repeatedly ever since." propogating a constitutional con­ plan, should be the rallying call for all "There are those of us who after col­ and the DTA had either forgotten MrO'LinnsaiditwasuptotheDTA ference to write a complete constitu­ true Namibians. laborating fully for more than 10 years about the agreement or that they had tf' put the record straight on their ac­ tion before the implementation of the Turning to Swapo's position on a for the support ofthe genuine struggle implicitly repudiated it. ceptance ofthe 1982 agre.emEmt and peace plan 435. Such a course is a multi-party conference, he said the and the cause of the Namibian people "He (Mudge) now insists that a commit themeselves to it. rehash of existing interim government organisation wanted to avoid all are still dubbed as 'reactionaries' or multi-party conference be heldsothat "They will endanger the 1982 agree­ policy and is doomed to continued total strategies of delay, like the 1981 so­ 'South African puppets'.. . Swapo, amongst others, can agree and ment if they continue with their dou­ rejection ." called pre-implementation conference "This is for the simple reason that we commit itself to this very agreement ble talk. .. He said NPP 435 believed the de- in Geneva , and the 1984 Lusaka are operating from within the country conference. and unfortunately within system. "There is no doubt that the DTA in .. There is enough evidence to prove that 1981 and the interim government par­ our links with the struggle have not ties in 1984, abused these occasions." been formed as a result of short-term He expressed the view that when im­ allegiances or that they have beendic­ plementation began the countr:y tated to by political expediancy... would be entering a new phase which "These ties are the product of a long would afford scope for all-party con­ ferences in conjunction with the joint struggle waged by the Namibian Administrator-General and the people on different levels to achieve in­ special representative of the United dependence, to restore our freedom and to decide our own destiny. Some of us Nations Secretary GeneraL are not mere collaborators of the N ami­ The NPP 435 spokesm!'\n praised bian struggle, but the joint architects Swapo for having met its pledge to thereof... unilaterally suspend its armed strug­ gle as from September 1 before a for­ "And yet, because some short­ mal ceasefire in terms of peace plan sighted, selfish individuals wish to ap­ 435. propriate all the fruits of the joint " We trust that South Africa will struggle, people tend to turn a blind eye reciprocate and not turn back but to reality... work, and be seen to work, for the im­ "There are allegations that virtually plementation oftbe peace plan ... all Namibian parties have committed "Swapo's leading role also places - one or other crime against the people upon it a great responsibility. Com­ of Namibia. Even our vanguard party mitments given should be scrupulous­ Swapo is alleged to have, among other ly adhered to -otherwise the whole pro­ things, manhandled Namibian exiles cess of confidence-building will be in foreign countries ... shattered." "Now who are going to stand trial Mr O'Linn also warned that all hell an~ who are going to be the judges ?"

MORE THAN JUST HOT AIR - Multi-coloured balloons replace doves as peace symbols at Sun­ day's rally in Katutura. But were the police filming the event in colour or black and white? Namibia and SA - boy in the bubble BY MBATJIUA NGAVIRUE AT INDEPENDENCE, Namibia's economic prosperity would complimentary between the be influenced by the fact that the political economy of Southern economies of the countries involved Africa pivoted around South Africa. and, on paper at least, little political congruency between governments. If This message was delivered by strategically speaking." apartheid did not exist, the SADCC would not have been established." Southern Africa specialist, Pro­ He said that another major weakness in the country's economy Professor Vale said the organisation fessor Peter Vale, Director of the had only been created to protect the in­ Institute for Social and Economic was that it depended heavily on extrac­ tive industries owned by foreign in­ dividual sovereignty of each partner Affairs at Grahamstown. terests while its industrial sector was from a non-member, South Africa. Professor Vale was speaking at a weak and underdeveloped. He said it made little real economic seminar organised by the NPP 435 "The simple fact is that African sense for Namibia to join the SADCC, study and contact group on Saturday states which havereliedon theextrac­ although there might be signJficant when he examined the potential for ti ve industries alone have not been suc­ political and symbolic benefits. ties between a new government in an cess stories." In his view, Africa had failed to independent Namibia and other The reason forthis, he said, was that strongly assertitselfin international Southern African states. deteriorating terms of trade had fora and one important role Namibia He said Namibia's economy was decimated the value of commodity could play within the SADCC was in more closely integrated with that of exports. promoting international awarenes;; of South Africa than any other country He cited Zambia's dependence on regional issues. in the sub-continent. copper as a prime example of what "The route to internafional asser­ "The exact magnitude of this in­ could happen where there was an over­ tiveness lies in increased political ECONOMIC REALITY - Professor Peter V ale tells his audience tegration is difficult to measure, but of dependence on extractive industries. engagement ... .ln western capitals that the Namibian economy is more closely integrated with that -every Rand spent in Namibia, approx­ Professor Vale expressed scepticism there is only a limited understanding of South Mrica than any other country in southern Africa. This imately 80 cents derives from South al:5out the belief that massive foreign ofSADCC, its structural problems ana is one of the harsh economic realities Namibians will have to Africa ... aid would pour into the country and the profile of individual countries... face up to at independence. "Thus, Namibia's economic fortunes save the economy. "A country like Namibia, with its are a function of South Africa's.: This unique international experience, can is a hazardous situation when South "Frankly it is impossible to be op­ play an important role in bringing Africa's own prosperity is on the wane timistic on this score. Not only is aid a SADCC and its problems to interna­ and further economic sanctions loom subject under much scrutiny, but tional attention." large." Namibia's narrow population base and Another area to which he felt He said the situation was com­ low priority in a world beset by more Namibia could contribute was the field plicated by the conspiciously high pressing problems means that that the of education. military-bias of the South African country will be left largely to its own "Although racially flawed , Namibia economic involvement in this country. economic devices." has a resilient and well developed Although the military-bias in the He furthermore said he did not think educational structure which should economy would disappear at in­ the economic interest of an indepen­ weather a transformatIon of the socie­ Exhibition of dependence, he warned that it posed a dent Namibia would be served by the ty intact ... security risk to the country. frontline states through the Southern "Apartfrom the obvious case ofZim­ KERAN HORSWELL "The very intimacy of the SADF with African Development Co-ordination babwe, no other Southern African Namibia creates huge securtiy pro­ Conference (SADCC). state has come to independence with Swakopmund blems for a new government.".. "The other states of the region are this strength .. . Some water colour landscapes "After having been here for seventy not only economic pygmies but most " While the initial focus of energy in antique frames years it must be assumed that the have stronger economic ties with ' - will be towards domestic restructur­ SADF knows the location of every South Africa than with each other... ing, the capacity for individual Nami­ lightswitch, every pane of glass. This "The SADCC is an incomplete and bians contribute in t,he development of makes Namibia far and away the most uncompleted international grouping. a wider Southern Africanism should vulnerable Southern African state, At the minimal, there is little that is not be underestimated." BIAN

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PERSPECTIVE ;:;:;:,:,:;:,:;:;:;:;:,:,:,:,:,:,:,:,:,:;:;:::,:,:,:,:::::;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:fW;:i:WWi:;:i:;:i:i:i:;:i:i:;:;:i:;';:i';r:;:;:;:;,i'i,;,:,;,Wi:':::::':::':':;:i:i,i:i:',:;::it:':::,:::::: NAMIBIA is fast-becoming a pam­ phleteer's paradise: most of these NAMIBIAN CATHOLIC enemy of justice and peace," said the itiatives in that region would lead to . leaflets (strangely or revealingly leaders, Bishops Boniface Pope. the implementation ofResol ution 435, enough!) are distributed under Haushiku and Edward Schlot­ He added that the Church was and a free and independent Namibia, cover of darkness, mainly in the terback have been told the already active, through her educa- and that the bloodshed which has tional and charitable works, in destroyed and maimed so many lives north but also in other parts of the Vatican fully supports the im­ building a new Namibia in true will end for good. country. The pamphlets themselves mediate implimentation of UN harmony. The bishops called upon South are also cloaked in anonymity: no Resolution 435 of 1978. "The important ecumenical col- Africa to reject the politics of organisation claims responsibility, laboration already taking place bet· seperation. and yet this cannot be too difficult Closing the . second plenary ween the Catholic, Lutheran and The Bishops further pointed out that to establish, since most of the assembly of the Inter-regional Anglican communities in Namibia their first priority was to make people leaflets have an anti-Swapo con­ Meeting of Bishops ofSouthern Africa constitutes a solid hope of even greater work for peace through justice, to tent. Most of them are also well­ ClMBISA) in Harare, Zimbabwe, last co·operation in the future;' the Pontiff understand that justice is an act oflove. produced, either with typesetting \,Ve ek, Pope J ohn Paul II assured the said. A second IMBISA priority was to Catholic faithful of Namibia that their In a communique issued after the deepen their pastoral ministry among facilities or with good word­ sufferings and hopes for a better future meeting, the Bishops of IMBISA the many refugee camps where there . processors, and in many cases also are the object of his deep concern and pointed out that they had gathered at is a great need for material and non- have colour. con,stant prayer. a time of war and immense tw-moil and material assistance. THOUSANDS of primarily anti-Swapo pamphlets are cir­ The Pontiff told the two Namibian suffering in southern Africa. A third priority was to improve their culated throughout the year, most of them either blatantly anti­ Bishops that the theme of his visit to The Bishopssaid there is bloodshed efforts at co-ordination and co- southern Africa, "Human Rights: the and destruction and the cruel displace- operation in their various dioceses, Swapo; or Written in the name of Swapo aimed at confusing dignity ofthe human person;' was im­ ment of millions of innocent men, while a fifth priority was to extend the people. . mediately relevant to the painful women and children withdisasterous their communication network and to Only a few weeks ago a number of (colour) pamphlets were situation being experienced by the peo­ consequences for families and com- share information so that all involved issued in the name of Swapo aimed at confusing scholars about ple of Namibia. munities, and that hunger and pover- in the work oftransformation , may ap- the present school boycott situation. The fraudulent pamphlet, He said the international communi­ ty are now the daily lot ofour brothers preciate the problems of southern among others, exhorted scholars in the name of Swapo to ty has expressed itself clearly and and sisters. Africa, and understand its causes and return to school and further claimed that scholars should not forcefully in favour ofthe right to self­ They said it is their duty, as followers possible solutions. listen to Nanso, since they were "the enemy of the people". determination of the Namibian people. of Christ, to call for an end to the wars The plenary assembly was official- "The Holy See has fully supported that have brought so much sorrow in Iy opened by Zimbabwean President But it can safely be said that the majority of the people of this legitimate aspiration and en­ southern Africa. Robert Mugabe, who encow'aged chur- the country (particularly those of the far north) are alert to courages the parties involved in the "This cannot be achieved without ches to join forces with politicians and propaganda of any kind by security forces. negotiations currently taking place the co-operation of those who supply all people of good will to build a better Yet another pamphlet, obviously one issued by a branch of not only to arri ve at a swift and positive arms instead of instruments of society. the socalled security forces, outlines the 'aims' of Swapo in recognition of Namibia's right to development. This cannot be done He said the Church had its part to a rather belated and undoubtedly already futile effort at sovereignty and independence, but without respect for the universal and play in breaking down divisions, and regaining the lost hearts and minds campaign of the popula­ also to" tClemens Kapuuo, pam­ of the Lesotho government, had at· phlets were dropped in Windhoek and Katutura overnight, tacked when the hijackers began South African police rescued all but one ofthe busload of hostage pilgrims blaming Swapo for the death of the Herero-speaking leader. shooting and tried to crash the bus in Wednesday night's gunbattIe. And in fact, although Swapo had been blamed by the through the gates of the British High Four people died and South Africa said these included three of the four authorities since his death, for the assassination, the Commission. guerrillas who held 69 nuns, schoolchildren and other pilgrims aboard Eyewitnesses said they saw white the bus without food and water for more than 24 hours. murderers of Clemens Kapuuo were never brought to trial! men in civilian clothes conducting the The majority ofthese pamphlets are undoubtedly issued by The fourth victim was a girl hostage. South African police reported 11 operation. A Reuter's photographer people wounded, four of them seriously. one or other of the authorities in Namibia; in particular the who reached the bus minutes after the The police, their faces blacked out, opened fire on the bus after it bulldoz­ security forces. One wonders at the total cost involved in prin­ shooting ended heard men searching ed through the gates ofthe British High Commission in the Capital, Maseru. ting and distributing the smear leaflets? One wonders too, how the vehicle with torches speaking in The bus ended up with its windows shot out, nosed into the wall of the these amounts are hidden in the interim government's budget? Afrikaans. - High Commission. Lastly, of course, is the question of just how much is spent on As Ambulances ferried the injured The Pope's motorcade passed less than a kilometer from the hijack scene propaganda (against Swapo and allied groups) in this coun­ to hospital, a numberofwhite men in when he enterd Lesotho after a five-hour drive across South Africa from try? We have tried to total it up from the budget ofthe interim civilian clothes left in South African Johannesburg. government, but the majority of amounts are undoubtedly hid­ registered pickup vans. His Boeing 707 was forced to land there by low cloud over Lesotho, They refused to inde ntify den. It is, without question, an astronomical figure, and pro­ Southern Africa's most mountainous country_ It was the first time in his themselves. When asked where they worldwide travels that the pontiff's plane had been diverted to another ves beyond doubt the unrepresentativity of the present govern­ were heading, they pointed towards the country. ment and its various branches; and further proves the un­ border into South Africa. There was no Vatican reaction to the bloody climax to the hijack drama. popularity of security forces in general, who are forced to Lesotho's public denials of Pretoria's Earlier South African Foreign Minister Pik Botha told reporters after resort to such means in an attempt to confuse or to convince role appeared to reflect the impoverish· meeting the Pope that Pretoria wanted to avoid bloodshed "_.which would the people. ed black state's senitivity about its be very painful for his holiness:' ----"------~--~--

THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 16 1988' 13 'Bring peace The economic factor to war Financial considerations figured prominently in the pre­ conditions set by South Mrica when, to everyone's suprise, its government announced that it would accept November 1 as a target date for implementation of United Nations Resolution • 'zones' 435. POPE JOHN PAUL has back­ Not only did South Africa demand guarantees that the ed current moves for a political United Nations would carry the estim~ted Rl,5 billion price settlement in Southern Africa's tag of implementing the plan. It also stated that other coun­ war zones by telling a Zim­ tries would have to take over the burden of providing finan­ babwe audience that the cial aid to Namibia. region needs peace and From what can be seen, Mr Dirk Mudge and his collegues reconciliation. in the interim government have enthusiastically embraced .Pretoria's demands. His message set the tone for his five­ nation tour of Southern Africa, which We were told this week that Mr Mudge and the Secretary for takes him to Botswana, Lesotho, Finance,DrJohanJones,hadleftforthemajorwesterncoun­ Swaziland and Mozambique. tries to solicit the financial assistence that South Africa The Pope has so far repeatedly call­ demands. . ed for dialogue to solve conflicts. In the light ofMr Mudge's trip and the fact that the question Vatic'an officials said one reason was of funding and aid could still prove a major stumbling block his wish to encourage peace initiatives in the independence process, the financial issue warrants in Southern Africa, especially in consideration. Angola and Mozambique, both torn by civil wars. One can appreciate that South Africa has severe economic When he arrived in Zimbabwe on difficulties of its own, and that its first responsibility is to its Saturday, the Pope said in his opening own people. speech that leaders in Southern Africa But the fact that it wants to wash its hands of the limited had a duty before history to resolve financial assistence it has· been giving to this country so their differences by peaceful means. abrubtly, makes the great concern it has professed to have for Atacolourful,open air mass on Mon­ the country and its people sound rather hollow. day in Bulawayo, the capital of Zim­ The hypocrisy in the South African position does not 'babwe's Matabeleland Province, the however end here. pontiff said the people "would hammer their swords into ploughshares". It is a well known fact South Africa has a major balance of He praised Zimbabwe's efforts in payments problem. Also that its inability to obtain capital on achieving national reconciliation, overseas markets has severly hampered economic growth at POPE JOHN PAUL II hailing it as an example to all Africa. home. As long as Namibia · remained within the Rand While the Pope was in monetary area and contihued to purchase most of its goods Matabeleland, which returned to from South Africa, Rl,5 billion in United Nations aid paid in peace only five months ago after five foreign exchange would provide an attractive boost to the \ years of anti-government violence, South African economy. right-wing rebels in Mozambique an­ With the United States about to tighten the sanctions noose nounced they would observe a week­ Pope tiptoes it is unlikely that the benefits oflarge amounts offoreign ex­ long ceasefire to coincide with his visit there from September 16-19. change pouring into Namibia has escaped the notice of the The Mozambican National men in Pretoria. Resistance (MNR) rebel group said it If all the other problems surrounding independence for was declaring the ceasefire "to allow Namibia could be overcome, it would be tragic ifthe whole pro­ through the population of Mozambique to meet cess became bogged down in what is really no more than a His Holiness Pope John Paul and to South African sanctions busting exercise. allow a celebration worthy of his visit Mr Mudge would be spending his time better if he asked to Mozambique". South Africa why it is not even mentioning limited continued The Pope's last day in Zimbabwe aid to Namibia after independence, rather than chasing round apartheid coincided with a landmark meeting in Mozambique between South African foreign capitals acting as a stooge for Pretoria's efforts to cir­ president p.w. Botha and Mozambican cumvent sanctions. President Joaquim Chissano, at which they pledged to seek peacefull coex­ i------l istence and improve economic minefield cooperation. POPE JOHN PAUL is avoiding the political affairs of the area is not Angola, also locked in strife, is noton Subscribv to I rhetorical denunciations of and does not seek to be a role ofmedia­ the Pope's schedule. South Africa, tion in the diplomatic sense of the Angola and Cuba have been ~ [hl@[M]OLBO@[h] I Pretoria on his Southern word. negotiating in the Congolese capital 26 weeks 52 weeks Africa tour in hope of en­ "But with its ethical insistence the of Brazzaville on a plan for Namibia to I couraging peace moves in the Holy See wants to contribute to a get independence from South Africa Namibia conflict-ridden region, Vatican climate in which dialogue is possible". and for a withdrawal of Cuban troops R30 R60 The tour has coincided with a from Angola. I sources said' on Tuesday. . South Africa and Homelands breakthrough in relations between Vatican officials said the Pope had in­ R33 The tone of the trip was set as it began. Mozambique and South Africa at a vited a South AfricanCardinal, Owen R66 In an unusual move, the Vatican issued meeting of their presidents in McCann, to accompany him on his Botswana . lesotho. Malawi. Swaziland. Zimbabwe a statement quashing a widespreao Mozambique. plane for the rest of his trip. He wanted .. . , assumption that the Pope' omitted Navarro said a senior Vatican of­ to discuss with him the situation in R66 R.132 South Africa from his tour as a gesture ficial, French Cardinal Roger Et­ South Africa and show his solidarity + Namibian Focus against apartheid. chegaray, had delivered letters from with Catholics there. R126 R252 Vatican sources said the statement the Pope to the leaders of South Africa, The Pontiff, who has condemned Zambia and Zaire was partly prompted by a desire to Mozambique and Angola during a South Africa's racial segregation Rl02 Rlll policies, says he will not visit the co un­ avoid alienating South Africans, visi t to the area last July, his third trip + Namibian Focus especially~whites. On the plane bring­ tryon this trip because he could not fit to the region this year. R182 R32l ing him to Africa and in statements He did not reveal their content but it into his schedule. France. ~~r[1l~"n~ : .G! eat Britain. Europe since arriving on Saturday, the Pope they clearly concerned the Vatican's at­ In Botswana, a: formerly poor nation I has condemned apartheid but has tempts to nurture the peace process. ofju st over a million people which now R96 . R192 taken care to avoid direCt attacks on Navarro said the Pope would be back enjoys a soaring income from diamond + Namibian Focus the South African government. in Africa next year on a tour to exports, Pope John Paul will meet R184 R32l President Masire on Tuesday and say I This approach is central to his policy. Madagascar and Tanzania. Vatican North America He believes a sol ution in South Africa mass at Gaborone's National Stadium. sources say Angola might be included R12€ R2 l 9 must come gradually -by methods that on that tour and there is speculation avoid violence and confrontation -and + Namibian Focus that South Africa .could also be R232 R4 l 4 that the eventual settlement must brought in. recognise the place of the whites in the South Africa and Angola are the on­ Nordic Countries country. ly major countries in Southern Africa R96 R192 The Pope's remarks about sanctions excluded from the Pope's current tour. + Namibian Focus and violence and his statement that Navarro said he knew nothing of R184 R352 election boycotts, as advocated by reports that there have been contacts Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, between the Vatican and guerrillas were not good in priciple, have been of­ fighting the Mozambican government, POST TO: The Namibian, POBox 20783, Windhoek 9000. ficially applauded in South Africa. who have declared a ceasefire for the "In his resolute restatement of the Pope's trip to that country starting on Name: ...... moral precepts derived from the Chris­ Friday. tian faith the Pope has set an example The Catholic Church in Mozambi­ Address': ...... for which all South Africans may be que has in the past irritated govern­ ...... : ...... 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SOUTH AFRICAN President was his first to one of the frontline line which links the 2 000 megawatt P.W. Botha has pledged to states, the six Southern African na­ dam with.South Africa has made the revive a dialogue with Mozam­ tions confronting Pretoria over its huge project idle since 1983. Botha - bique, one ofhis country's mo!?t apartheid policies. toured the dam and its humming strident opponents. On Monday evening,. he flew on to underground power house before his Malawi, the only African state to talks with Chissano and underlined Botha held talks on Monday with maintain full diplomatic relations his determination to get the current Mozambican President Joaquim· with Pretoria, for talks with President flowing again. Chissano at Songo in North-west "These power lines which link us Mozambique where both leaders ex­ ,represent the future and let no one who pressed determination to revive a non­ has the interests of Southern Africa at aggression pact between their two ... countries. Mozambique's Marxist government has co.nsistently accused South Afr..ica of violating the 1984 Nkomati Accord by continuing to support right-wing rebels of the Mozambique National Resistance (MNR), also known as Renamo. But Botha told a news conference after two hours oftalkswith Chissano: heart disrupt them;' he said in a "I think we have decided certain prac­ prepared speech. tical steps which could lead not only to The two presidents also expressed PIK AND P.W. - T'is the season of goodwill betterrelationships, but economic co- . their intention to collaborate in moder­ operation and practical steps to im­ nising the port of Mozambique's prove the conditions of people1iving on Joaquim Chissano capital Maputo, which once handled a both sides of the border." fifth of South Mrica's external trade. Chissano agreed: "South Africa gave Kamuzu Banda on Tuesday. They also pledged to rehabilitate the us guarantees tha t they are not going Mozambique was chosen as the rebel-hit road and rail links between to help Renamo." The Mozambican venue for Botha's talks with Chissano Maputo and South Africa, and Oil sti II flows leader said he had accepted an invi ta­ since it over looks the massi ve Cahora negotiate-better terms for Mozam­ tion to hold a second round oftalks with Bassa Dam, one of the biggest hydro­ bican immigrant workers in South Botha in South Africa at a date to be electric projects in Africa, built while Africa. decided. Mozambique was still a Portuguese About 93000 Mozambicans work on .despite ban "We are ready to take this process (of colony, to supply South Africa with contract in South Africa and South dialogue) as far as possible;' he said. cheap power. African officials said Pretoria would Botha's one-day trip to Mo~ambique Rebel sabotage ofthe 1400 km power consider letting more in. OIL Exports to South Africa Persian Gulf. continued at a brisk pace last The report noted that the involve­ year despite a long-standing ment of Norwegian shipping com­ voluntary U.N. oil boycott panies in oil transports to South Africa 'more sanctions' against the apartheid state, a had been reduced dramatically in wee 1987. In 1985-1986, the research - Dutch anti-apartheid group bureau identified 28 Norwegian­ further strategies in response to before. The aim of the Geneva meeting CHURCH representatives ' c1aim~d on Tuesday. owned tankers that delivered oil to from nine countries discussed developments in South Africa, the was to help churches around the world communique said. It gave no further In the first eight months of1987, 17 oil South Africa, compared to only eight at an emergency meeting on know "what to do should the South details, and WCC officials were not im­ African government continue to act tankers with a total capacity of 4.3 last year. Monday a plan to cope with mediately available for comment. against the church and against church million tons were known to have All those deli veries took place before what they called an escalating South African church leaders at the leaders." delivered crude oil to South African a Norwegian law banning oil church-state conflict in South meeting included Dr Allan Boesak, Cut airlane links and impose other . ports, according tb a report by the transports to South Africa came ·into Africa. who is also President of the World economic boycotts are the only way left Amsterdam-based Shipping Research force on July 20,1987, according to the A statement after the talks, held at Alliance ofRerformed Ghurch.es, and to put pressure on the Botha govern­ Bureau. report. No Norwegian involvement the headquaters of the World Council the ReverendFrank Chikane, General ment. According to a Dutch church That figure "represents some 45 per­ has been reported since, it added. of Church (WCC) in Geneva, said the Secretary of the South African Coun­ leader, this was decided by the cent of South Africa's estimated (oil) The country has incurred con­ plan urged churches in West Europe · cil of Churches. Other participants emergency session ·of the WCC in import needs during those eight siderable extra costs in order to secure months", the report said. and the United States to increase came from Denmark, West Germany, Geneva today. crude supplies, it said. Between pressure on governments to impose the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, The WCC church leaders have And it claimed that "a further January 1979 and January 1988, over economic sanctions to press South -Switzerland, Britain and the United underfaken to increase pressure on tightening ofthe oil embargo is feasi­ and above its crude oil bill of25 billion Africa to abandon its apartheid policy States. their own governments for economic ble" if oil exporting nations, such as Th U.S dollars, South Africa has had to of racial segregation. Boesak told a news conference dur­ sanctions in response to the increased Gulf Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and oil­ spend at least 20 billion dollars to over­ There was also a proposal for a ing a break in the talks that the church climate of violence against South rich Brunei in the Far-East would come the effects of the oil embargo. meeting of church leaders from West in South Africa was under attack by African churches and church leaders. "observe and enforce their embargo The report says that a further Europe and North America to work out government authorities as never This was said by the Secretary-General policy and step up the penalties tightening ofthe current voluntary oil of the Netherlands' Rerformed against companies which violate their embargo-against South Africa is feasi­ Church, Rev. R Blij, who attended the policy". ble. If oil exporting countries would emergency meeting today. The Shipping Research Bureau is a observe and enforce their embargo We considered whether it would privately-funded organization policy, and increase the penalties serve any purpose to again invite a monitoring oil shipments from around against companies which violate their delegation of South African church the world to South Africa. It was found­ policy, the flow of oil to South Africa ~ leaders on a tour ofWester.n European ed in 1980, one year after the United could be significantly curtailed. countries to ask for increased pressure Nations' General Assembly voted in Embargo legislation by countries in on the South African government. favourofa voluntary oil boycott of the which oil traders are based might ·CROWN WHOLESALERS white minority government in P.o . Box 22288, Glenashley 4022, Durban However the opinion was expressed disrupt the oil procurement system that economic sanctions were the on­ Pretoria. which the South African government, ly method left in which to accomplish A mandatory U.N. oil embargo of together with a number of these anything. Mentioned in particular South Mrica has so far been blocked by traders, has set up, it added. were the airline links with South the United States and Britain, which Make money by selling our Africa. This possibility was first rais­ have veto power in the security coun­ ed in the Netherlands' churches cil. The council is the only interna­ low priced, easy to sell bags several months ago, he said. . tional body empowered to impo.se such Mandela The council of churches members an embargo. for travel, shopping, work, who attended the emerge.ncy meetin!5 Tuesday's report came only days have now bound themselves, as this (a after closed-door meetings at the U.N. 61110nths boycott of South Africa's air-links) headquaters in New York, where a sports, handbags, leather wourd hit white South Africans hard general assembly committee held NELSON MANDELA is main­ but blacks much less as they do not talks on how to make the voluntary taining good progress, is up patch bags, etc. travel as much, Rev Blij said in a radio boycott more effective. A U.N official and about and has had no side interview. told the Associated Press last week effects from his treatment for a that the committee had discussed a tubercular pleural effusion, recommendation to improve coopera­ Boy at very low hawker's tion between member governments in the Superintendent of order to better enforce existing na­ Tygerberg Hosptial, Dr J. prices * tionallaws against exports to South Strauss said on Tuesday. Africa. However, Mandela will have to ENGELS And in Brussels, where a news con­ continue with treatment for a total ference was held in connection with six months. Start today - send R2 for our AFRIKAANS the report's publication, Raymond Dr Strauss, who has been Chasle, Mauritius's Ambassador to monitoring Mandela's progress, -photo colo~r catalogue to: Matrieks en ST.9 the Common Market, told reporters said the ANC leader was doing his Voorgeskrewe boeke that third world nations "want strict usual daily exercises, had gained application of restrictive sanctions. If weight and was "in good spirits". CROWN WHOLESALERS N.M: se uitgewerkte aan­ tekeninge en vrae we stick to those sanctions, the regime Dr Strauss was speaking after ac­ will change". companying Mandela's personal p ~BOX22288 Tel. Mev. Wilson In its report, the latest in a series of · physician, Professor M.A. De Kock, (0431) 351804 five, the Shipping Research Bureau on a visit to the jailed leader who GLENASHLEY 4022 DURBAN Harewoodrylaan 12, claimed that all oil shipments to South has been transfered to the lavish Nahoon, Oos-Londen Africa it had identified in the first Constansia Clinic after a spate in eight months of 1987 originated in the the Tygerberg Hospital. THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 16 1988 15

SA-trained PLAN leader ofSwapo, but we know who put bombs in our country, that kill our RECENTLY, some news came to myat­ fellow Namibians. tention of a situation where "guer­ We are not stupid. It's time to become rillas" are trained, but not by Swapo. consumer conscious. We keep calm but This happens when people leave the silence never won rights. People were country through the northern and paid to burn our schools and later the north-eastern borders. They are either. blame- goes tq Swll,Po. met, escorted or mobilised by SA train­ I refer to stories·such as "Homeland ed local "guerrillas" under the impres­ soldiers rape woman" ; "Woman claims sion of being "Plan members". assault" etc. Why? Ask this question Travelling only when it is dark, these yourselves. Can't we, the homeland unfortunate and unknowing people people, say oursel ves? Read The N ami-. are taken to bases -some in Namibia bian and keep on top of the country's next to Oshivello and others to South­ situation. Beware, Namibians, of the Eastern Angola. There they are train­ questions were more about N anso and think this is a menace. Swapo of Namibia. Peace-loving na­ propaganda. ed to think and act as Plan members. its aims. Further, the teachers say that ifyou tions are proud of us because of our Dear comrade Hoth, I salute you in What happens then is that these peo­ After a week, we ' were arrested. are 15 days away from school you will bravery that we have demonstrated, the name of the new Namibia. Long ple are sent with orders, to be carried following a boycott on 23.8.88. Our . be expelled. and continue to demonstrate, to our live,! out at certain times only. On being names were given to the police again, The only thing I want to know is why enemy. caught and jailed, they will honestly but not all students who took part in weren't we told about the 15 day law. BBBERRIES and rightly admit on being Plan the boycott were included 'on that list. I think the only thing they want is to THOMY KAMBULU.KA POBOX 1134 members. We were held for six and a halfhours. send us out of schoo!. Now the problem LYAKWATA OTJIWARONGO This could be true or only gossip. But One ofthe students, Carolina D., was is that there are students who want to HARARE 9000 it is worth thinking about. arrested under AG9. The police in­ boycott but -they are afraid of the ZIMBABWE vestigation continues. Another stu­ teachers and the so-called "15 days". SHETEKELA NAKAMELA dent, caJ-led Protman J., was held for The others are those who really want Reply to Mr. Both many hours and was almost choked to finish their school; but they don't What ean I d o ? POBOX324 THESE ARE some words to Mr Hoth TSUMEB9000 because he did not give information . know that the struggle is long and the police wanted. ~ from Kamanjab on his "You encourage tough. I AM a person who has many friends We, the students of Junior Secondary revolution" letter (The Namibian from all over-the world. What worries Words .of passion School Diaz do not want police or army SAIMA NDINOSHIKO 09/09/88). me is that! meet many problems from ,vehicles at our school, nor do we want An injury to one is an injury to all! WE FACE an enemy that is 'deep­ WINDHOEK some of my friends. police or army members there either. 9000 There are some misunderstandings by rooted; an enemy entrenched and a few Namibians. I am one of the Sometimes I visit my friends and determined not to yield. Our march to share views with them. I'm-a man who A STUDENT students who left the schoolduringthe freedom is long and difficult, but both To the teaehers likes to share political views with JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL boycotts of a few months ago. within and beyond our borders the pro­ AS a public service, especially to The school boycott was not organis­ others. Butsome ofn1Jfriends are peo­ spects of victory· grows brighL DIAZ PO BOX 222 teachers: the mechanics on how a par­ ed by Swapo or any other organisation ple of different views to mine. The first condition for victory is ticular teacher is officially categoris­ of the c·ountry. We have boycotted for Whenever I say something about the black unity. Every effort to divide LUDERITZ ed by"the SWA Government Service safety's sake. situation. in Namibia, how the so­ blacks must be vigorously repulsed. and the corresponding salary scale of It was our problem with solidarity. called South Africa defends Namibia, Our people must be united into a 'Tribal trash' each category. How many students died during the they oppose Swapo and that causes single, massive and solid wall of IN REPLY to the letter by Selma This matter is very important to boycotts, killed by the Koevoet and quarrelling between us. resistance of united mass action. This Theodor (The Namibian 9.9.88). enable teachers to know whether SADF?They have confused the whole Please, my dear fellows, help me! is not the time for the luxury of disuni­ Firstly, I do hope that the ideas put salaries are' standardized in the dif­ situation. Leave us alone 'Koevoet'. It Questions follow : What must I do to ty, we must close ranks at all levels, and ferent SWA Administrations including was not The Namibian who encourag­ these friends of mi ne? Should I ignore differences must be submerged to the forward by Selma are her own and not the Administration for Whites and the ed us to boycott the schools. They got them or should I let them be misled achievement of a single goal which is those of the Ovambo-speaking Namibians. National Education. Publication of the reports from us. from my heart or what must I do? the complete overthrow of apartheid this nature will also clarify once and Why is it Swapo is blamed for and racist domination. Besides the fact that she is an ultra­ tribalist, she does not even know her for all the lingering rumours that everything? No, dear Namibians. They R CHIEF MATHEW The revulsion of the world against history, or she is deliberately ignoring there exists a salary discrimination say every bomb in the country is put by POBOX716 , apartheid is growing.. .The world is on the historical facts in order to promote based on the teacher's colour, despite Swapo and every person arrested is a QNDANGWA 9000 our side, the OAU, the UN and the anti­ the claim by the officials ofthe pre.sent apartheid movement continue to put her tribalistic master-race hegemony. Who is she to judge others? Some . Transitional Government that in pressure on the racist and colonial .tribes here in Namibia, and especial­ Namibia there is no discrimination ex­ THE MARK OF A LEADER IS THE ABILITY TO rulers of our country. Every effort to ly the Namas and Hereros, have pecially in the salary scale. isolate South Africa adds strength to fought for this country and even PICK A WINNER. ADVERTISE WITH THE NAMIBIAN our stuggle. At all levels much has sacrificed their whole tribes to the J.M. KATONYALA been achieved and much remains to be point of being exterminated by the PBAGX5532 done, but victory is certain. enemy, while the "master-race" OSHAKATI 9000 We must look beneath the veil of con­ Ovambos were increasing their stitutional formulas and deceptive numbers to become the overwhelm­ phrases to see the face of apartheid, the ing majority in Namibia. Unite! rattling of gunfire and the rumbling of These kind of arguments and accusa­ DEAREST fellow countrymen and Hippo armoured vehicles. tions are not needed in Namibia today South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, women, I urge you to unite and support or even after independence. So, Ms your movementSwapo to the fullest ex­ Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Lesotho Selma, keep your biased tribal pre­ still have to shed blood to defeat the last tent, no matter what the enemy of our judices to yourself. The tribal situation people may think. bastion of oppression and blistering in­ is already poisoned by your kind, and ferno of racial hatred. This moment is a threshold to the im­ We speCialise in does not need to be kindled anymore. plementation of Resolution 435 and In the name of all strugglers, de­ To The Namibian, I would like to say SHIPANGA panel beating and spray­ tainees, the banned and exiled, I wish subsequently to the independence of that you should not publish this kind our country. Namibians, like any other painting. Contact us at the to share my deepest sympathy. My of tribal trash. We need unity and STORE bleeding heart is with the bereaved nation, must show their unity, to fight Enok Centre in Katutura understanding, and not insulting hard in order to eliminate colonialism families. I thank them for this priceless tribal utterances. telephone 216416. sacrifice. Let it be known that the op­ and slavery as well as racial We do business seven days discrimination and exploitation of pressed shall be free" the bars of the TUERIKONDJERA RIIHAMA a week. Open until late at UNIVERSAL prison shall be broken, the people have man by man in our land. Our people POBOX 722 should be on the look-out for the night. mounted up with wings like an eagle WINDHOEK WORKSHOP because they know that the end of op­ enemy's tactics of disuniting us. pression is at hand, our moment has We must stand firm on our way to come, we s-hall be free and peace shall Peaee not bullets freedom without wavering. We do not ' reign. have to let ourselves be stooges where KATUTURA:.. Amandla Ngawethu, the struggle ALLOW me to inform you that the enemy of our people can us'e us to continues. So comra des, unite, everybody says they want peace not fight against our own people and MINIMARKET mobilise and fight on. bullets in southern Africa. But words .freedom of our country. Between the anvil of united mass ac­ are not enough. Action and Resolu­ The racist government has so many tion and the hammer of the armed tion 435 are needed urgently. plans and tricks for destabilisation. Support us for the best deals strugglewe shall crush apartheid and Racist South Africa is primarily to We must be prepared to defend our in Katutura. white minority racist rule. blame for the havoc in the region of would be sovereignty and hard-won PIKEUE Don't surrender and compromise Namibia. Let South Africa withdraw independence. We must not allow because people unIted shall never be from Namibia. They must stop suppor­ banditry to take place in our free RESTAURANT defeated. ting Unita bandits. And the gang of Namibia. puppets, the so-called Swapo-D, Canu, We must be prepared to develop our TREVOR N MBETHA DTA etc and South Africa must cancel country in order to have enough food Try us every day at all hours' PO BOX 22125 all apartheid laws. We need peace not for our people, enough shelters and for our special. quick foods good , commun~ i:ation syste.ms· WINDHOEK 9000 bullets from racist South Africa. and groceries. I do not promise a perfect peace after throughout th!! land. Peace must all of these things are done, but some prevail in our land after our No :m.ore poliee major problems will have been independence. and army eradicated. We have to live together.as children of this beloved land Namibia. We must Excellent service to the THE FIRE which destroyed the office ARMO NEHEMIAH IHEMBA also be prepared fol' hard moments of Junior Secondary School Diaz in PO BOX 441 ahead of us. The racists in Pretoria NAMIBIA people, by the Luderitz has put me and my colleagues RUNDU have never been honest and cannot be people of Katutura; in a difficult position. trusted. We have seen the horrors they DRY Since the day the office bumt, the are causing inour country until today. visit us for your dry­ police have been placed at our school, 'Bad behaviour' Many lives have been lost, many peo­ CLEANERS where they sleep. The police cars ple have gone missing without trace, needs daily. always come to the school while we are I would like to complain about the bad many families have become childless , ) busy with lessons. behaviour of certain teachers and prin­ and many children have become or­ Stude'nts have been arrested, accus­ cipals. It is totally wrong to see so­ phans. All such horrific and barbaric ed of having burnt down the office, par­ meonecall himselfa teacher and prin­ acts are committed by the racists and ticularly those who are members of cipal and yet say that ifs tudents want their followers. Nanso. The police always come to the to boycott, they must boycott , yet the Beloved nation, we have languished school wi th our names, which they school is opened to those who want to for too long in the hands of apartheid were give n by an unknown person. study. and colonialism, so let us break the The students were arrested for ques­ They told the pupils that the school barriers oftri balism and regionalism. tioning about the fi re. The police ask­ would be closed and De Klerk would Let us be prepared to build a non-racial ed us who caused the fire, though their come and take his tables, books etc. I and democratic government under : - : : ;;J4c::3b ~--< ---..» - :z:s::;::::::

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elements" and progressive students wards, and the vast majority of doctors tricity and therefore no telephones. "THERE is no apartheid in Namibia," cry the insisting that right-wing forces are are white and operate solely in Win­ Hundreds of thousands of people territory's authorities with righteous indigna­ behind the attacks. dhoek and the larger towns. become instantly isolated at sunset, At least50 new schools capable ofac­ The most common illnesses among not even able to telephone a doctor for tion from time to time. commodating 600 pupils each will the population are measles, gastro­ medical advice. But look a little closer, and you will find apar­ have to be built in the northern regions enteritis and tuberculosis -the latter In 1985, Namibia had 180 civilian if an average of 35 chidlren per being widely contracted as a result of doctors and 75 army doctors. theid is alive and well in the health services, the classroom is to be achieved. poodiving conditions in the dozens of . In Ovamboland there were 25 education system and every aspect of social life In August 1985, the SADFwithdrew townships scattered through the civilian doctors and Oshakati State in Namibia. all military teaching personnel from country. Hospital, plus two dental surgeons. schools in Ovamboland. Prior to this Clean water and sanitation is The Department ofNational Health Similarly, the 22-year-old war in the north has there had been 23 army teachers at available only to those residents ofthe and Welfare says that 80 percent of the also left its ugly mark. Mark Verbaan reports: schools in the north. north who live in main centres such as total medical personnel in the ter­ Problems arose when the Defence Oshakati and Ondangua. ritory are black, but that the majority The glaring differences between the other than white. Force indicated that it wanted more in­ In the rural areas, these facilities are of doctors are white. education provided for a white child Presently only 25 percent of the total fluence in the organisation of educa­ virtually non-existent. The Ovambo Administration feels and that provided for a black child are number of teachers in the country are tion in Ovamboland -an unacceptable Even in most. of the townships that a comprehensIve primary health a prime example of these apartheId in possession of a matric certificate or situation to the chairman of the Ovam­ around the country, good sanitation care programme must be launched to structures which still flourish in a higher qualification, while' 20 per­ bo Administration, Mr Peter facilities are rare. In many homes ease the predicament of the people in Namibia. cent do not even have their Standard Kalangula. flushing toilets are still regarded as a the north. . The second-tier Administration for Eight. Schools remain critically understaff­ luxury. In March 1986, theSADFwithdrew Whites, for example, maintains a strict Separate control over education also ed - with the majority of teachers in , High blood pressure, something all military doctors and medical per­ policy of racial segregation at its serves to perpetuate the situation possession of nothing more than a which hardly existed among the sonnel from hospitals and clinics in schools. whereby equal education oppor­ secondary school education population of the north, is now being Ovamboland. The Administration's Children of race groups other than tunities do not exist for all children. themselves. diagnosed more and more frequently." health department remains constant­ white eitner attend private schools, A piece of 'apartheid legislation' Two years ago there was aratio of60 A spokesman for the Ovambo Ad­ lyon the lookout for qualified nurses schools falling under the interim known as ProciamationAG8, adopted black pupils to one teacher, and 18 ministration said: "Both young and and doctors to fill vacancies at local government's Department of National in 1980, is ' responsible for this white children to one teacher. As in the old are discovered to be suffering from clinics and hospitals. Education or schools controlled by one ' situation. rest of the country there is no com­ high blood pressure as a result of the As far as life on a social level is con­ of 10 other ethnic administrations. In terms of this proclamation, there pulsory education for children in the mental and physical tension created by cerned, apartheid and the colonial war If they attend school at aU, that is. are 10 different directorates of educa- north. the war." can be held responsible for the situa­ Teachers employed by the White Ad­ tion today. ministration are far be~er qualified Alcoholism is on the increase; more than teachers at schools falling under and more homeless children are ap­ any other controlling body. pearingon the streets and the migrant Approximately 10 times as much is worker system has caused thousands spent on a white child's education offamilies to split. than is spent on the education of a The nature of Namibia's economic black child. system is such that families are forced Because of the White Administra­ 'to split up in order to survive. tion's vast financial resources, educa­ Poverty, exacerbated by a tendency tional and recreational facilities at its to have large families, inevitably forces schools are of a much higher standard both parents to leave home in search than those at any other. Education for of employment. the white children is compulsory by . In many cases work can only be law, while children of other race groups found hundreds of kilometres away, are under no legal obligation to attend with the result that the parent rarely school. finds time to return home. These are just some of the discrepan­ In the northern regions, 75 percent cies which create an unjust and one­ of aiL able-bodied men are migrant sided education system in Namibia. workers employed in the informal sec­ The inferior quality of education in tor. Most job vacancies for unskilled the territory was once again reflected positions arise in the south, up to one in appalling pass rates at the end oflast thousand kilometres from their home. year. The extended family is undermined Thousands of parents were shocked to a large extent when the mother is at the disastrous examination results for~ed, through econoinic pressures, to for 1987. travel to urban centres in search offac­ Of 1 373 pupils who wrote the Stan­ tory of domestic work. dard Eight exam at National Educa­ The war has also contributed to a tion schools, only halfmanaged to pass. large extent to the splitting offamilies. ' Pupils attending schools resorting The numerous atrocities committed under the ethnic administrations against the people, enforced exiles, fared even worse in this exam. Of the detentions without trial and people 7 059 pupils who wrote, a mere 1 683 disappearing without trace all add to passed. In effect, this meant that 23 the disruption of normal family life in percent went into Standard Nine at the the war-zone. beginning of this year. A spokesman at the Ovambo Ad­ There was less than a 40 percent ministration confirmed that the war matric pass rate at National Educa­ had an adverse psychological affect on tion and second-tier administration people in the region -resulting in ab­ schools last year. THE KILLING FIELDS - The people of Namibia live in the constant shadow of apartheid, either normal social behaviour. The financially-superior Ad­ in the form the occupying South African armies or in the minds and deeds of those with power. "There is a great deal offear and anx­ ministration for Whites produced the Apartheid was made "illegal" in Namibia ten years ago. iety which is manifested in factors best exam results. " such as juvenile delinquency and Almost 90 percent of the 888 white alcohol abuse," he said. pupils who wrote matric last year, tion in Namibia to administer the On September 16, 1986, the interim Considering that there has been a "People, including young children, passed. 475 qualified for university education of the country's children. government Minister of Education, Mr war in the north for the past 22 years, are no longer shocked by death as they entrance. Many feel that this divided and con­ Andrew Matjila, made a public pro­ medical facilities for the region are experience it almost daily. There is a At the time, a spokesman for the fusing system is not conducive to effec­ mise which he was unable to keep. hopelessly inadequate. form of emotional blunting in many, Namibia National Student's tive education, and demand that the He said that as from the beginning In Ovamboland alone, there is one resulting in people accepting the Organisation (Nanso) said: "Good proclamation be scrapped so that o£1987 , "race and colour will no longer .doctor for every 20 000 people. Patients wrong situation as normal." results are impossible when the ma­ education can be placed under one con­ playa role in the admission of pupils are treated at three major hospitals He said some children experienced jority of pupils live under notorious tr011ing body -which will offer equal to any school ...". This includedschools (Oshakati, Ombalantu and Ongand­ psychological trauma as a result of the ' conditions in urban ghettoes and rural opportunities with no specific race under the White Administration. jera) as well as at 49 clinics. loss of parents, brothers, sisters or slums and villages -and when they are group receIVIng preferential The Administration for Whites, I The hospitals are generally inac­ friends. studying under repressive, . treatment. backed up by the powerful National cessible to most of the population, due What most people may consider a undemocratic and authoritarian The children of the northern regions, _Party (SWA), condemned Mr Matjila's to the vast distances which have to be normal home life is virtually non­ conditions." particularly Ovamboland, are not on­ statements, with spokesmen calling travelled. existent in the north. A solution to the shortage of ly at an automatic disadvantage on 'parents and teachers to "keep It is not an uncommon sight in cer­ "There is a gradual disintegration of qualified teachers in black schools through a lack offacilities and untrain­ calm". tain areas to see a mother and her cultural norms and values, which could be provided by the Windhoek ed teachers, but face the added hard­ A booklet, warning against the con­ young child setting off on a four-day results in socialisation problems." Teachers Training College -a massive ship of attending school under condi­ sequences of integrated schools, was walk to one of the hospitals. "Cultural activities which were at modern complex on the outskirts ofthe tions of war. made widely available in outlets Ifit is the child receving treatment, the core ofthe socialisation process are capital. Schoolchildren are constantly ques­ across the country. , ' the mother will sleep outside until her no longer taking place, and social and Opened in 1979, the college has ex­ tioned by members of the security It was entitled "Oopskole-gaanons . child is discharged - before walking cultural education is retarded;' he cellent facilities by dozens oflecture forces as to the whereabouts and dit toelaat?" back to their village. said. theatres, spacious auditoria, refec­ movements of SWAPO guerrillas - Among others, the booklet said that The harsh curfew regulations mean The spokesman said that most fami- tories, libraries and a rugby field and often with horrific consequences. integrated schools would result in: that people in the north who fall ill dur­ 1y activities were impeded by the dusk­ stadium as well as an Olympic-size Young pupils have had the flesh "The total mixing of races prevailing ing the night are unable to reach to-dawn curfew, and had come to a swimming pool. The college is capable burnt off their bodies because of their in classrooms, dining rooms, hostel medical facilities before sunrise the standstill. of accomodating up to 2000 student inability or refusal to answer ques­ rooms, bathrooms and toilets. Whites following day. In the larger urban centres such as teachers - a figure which would go a tions of this nature. and children of other races being forc­ The condition of sick people Windhoek, Keetmanshoop and long way towards easing the shortage. Education in the north is in turmoil ed to sit at the same school desks and sometimes deteriorates drastically Tsumeb, the social problems are as But it doesn't - because it is whites at the moment, with many pupils dinner tables:' during the night, and deaths have been serious as those in the north. only. The highest attendance level ever boycotting classes in an attempt to get It continued: "Social mixing at known to occur before medical atten­ Trying to track down social worker recorded at the college V'(as in 1985, the SADF to move its bases away from schools leads to love affairs, which in tion can be sought. The State­ Lindi Kazombaue is no easy task. when there were 306 students four schools in Ovamboland. turn results in the mixing of blood." controlled radio broadcasts regular She is constantly on the move - one registered. A recent spate of arson attacks at Namibia'.s health services, like its warning to parents to take their minute pleading with a principal to ad­ Owned by the Administration for schools throughout the country is education system, are riddled with children to hospital before nightfall, mit a a dozen children to his already Whites, the College does not admit pro­ presently a controversial issue - with apartheid. even if they are not very ill at that spective teacher of any race group the authorities accusing "radical State hospitals have segregated stage. The homesteads have no elec- Continued on next page , .

Friday September 16198817

WORLD BEATER - A mighty G-5 on its way to Angola in March where the cannons pounded BROTHER IN ARMS - The G-6. the town of Cuito Cuanavale. The G5: South Africa hits on a winner ,but for how. long? The rumble of big guns BY JOHN FULLERTON

THERE IS NOTHING quite like it on the market. It costs about tion -in which a little powder is burnt needed artillery." proach, welding together the best a million dollars, comes in a handy package and outshoots most, in the base of the projectile as it leaves Pretoria is reported to have used designs available in Europe, North if not all, its rivals. the barrel-the shell is steadier on its worked-o.ut mineshafts to store oil as America and Israel, along with its own way to the target." a strategic reserve following imposi­ modifications to produce the G-5. For the South African manufac· decisive blow, the big guns keep op­ The South Africans, unlike their tion of an international oil embargo. It was a model lesson in breaking turers, Armscor, the role of the ponents off balance, pin them down competitors, offer a package that in­ Some analysts believe South Africa arms sanctions, and building up South 155mm gun on both sides in the and commit its forces to battle before cludes the gun, a tractor to give it may also have received roc ket­ Africa's own arms industry. eight·year Iran-Iraq war has add­ they are ready to fight. mobility and a fire control system. propelled grenades and Kalashnikov Jerry Bull, a scientist said to be one "If you've been under artill~ry (ire, of the "greats" in artillery design, said ed credibility to the company's AfJnscor will also provide the ex, rifles in part payment. you'll know how disconcerting it is, tended range ammunition. _ In turn, the Soviet-designed the South Africans had combined the claim -emblazoned across glossy, especially in the open;' said one Iraq is believed to have had the G-5 weapons and ammunition may have best of the Austrian Howitzer, the full·page advertisements in inter­ soldier. for at least three years, using it been supplied to South AfriCan-backed hydraulics ofthe European FH-70 as national defence magazines - to "Even if you are well dug-in, it'll '- together with 200 of the French self­ guerrillas opposing government forces well as Israeli expertise to build their provide customers with fully bring tears to your eyes." propelled, automatically loaded GCT in Angola and Mozambique. own weapon. combat-tested equipment. For Iraqi as well as Irani an troops, 155mm Howitzers as the backbone of For South Africa's generals, the G-5 The G-5s firepower in the gulf may "The G-5 has an extremely strong analysts said, firepower was crucial its artillery regiments. evolved from a need to match the ha;"e boosted Preotria's arms sales, but design;' said Henry Dodds of Defence in breaking up enemy forces as they Iraq fields 3 500 guns and heavy mor­ firepower of Angolan forces. Bull is already working on its Marketing Services in London. "Using moved in to attack. One specialist tars to Iran's 1 000. Both Iran and Iraq "South African forces found successors. extended-range full-bore ammuni­ said that the bore in many artillery acquired large ' numbers of the themselves outgunned in 1975 by "We're now working on advanced tion, the G-5 has range of 39 km -bet­ barrels wore thin. Austrian GHN -45 gun, one ofthe G-5's Angolans using Soviet artillery," technologies - larger guns, longer ter than anything else around." several ancestors. But analysts say Dodds said. ranges;' he said. The Soviet equivalent, the D-20, has The G-5 is more durable than most, Baghdad was not entirely happy with Armscor took a sophisticated ap- a range of 24kms. and also very accurate. "It's excep­ . it, and approached South Africa for Artillery has long played a special tional," said Christopher :Ross, 155mm ammunition. The G-5s soon role on the battlefield. While infantry military editor of Jane's Defence Week­ followed. seize and hold ground, and armoured ly. "At high elevation, it can fire a shell Said Dodds: "The South Africans forces manoeuvre to deliver the· 40kms. By using base bleed ammuni- want oil, and the Iranians and Iraqis Apartheid Namibia Continued from previous page Africa. She has often watched children At a price ofRI for 10 litres, tombo overcrowded school, and the next talk­ being dropped off at the pick-up point, is a favourite among the unemployed ing to a group of young prostitutes in drunk. and those who earn low wages. an attempt to get them off the streets. "Compulsory education could be a Although supposedly an illegal ac­ Kazombaue blames the "system" for sol ution to a problem such as this, but tivity, the police have never made a many of the social ills in Namibia. first the social needs must be taken concerted effort to close down the tom­ PUBLIC MEETIN She said one ofthe frightening pro­ care of. A hungry child cannot study, bo 'breweries'. ducts of the social environment and and a child with no shelter will not be "After drinking tombo for two or economic climate is the increasing able to do homework," she said. three years, every joint in your body number of child prostitutes taking to The 'botsotsos' or 'gangsters' are starts swelling. up. In winter tombo OTJIWARONGO the streets. youngsters who have turned to drugs drinkers pass out and lie unconscious And it is not only girls, but boys too, and crime as a means of survival. for hours in the open. Enough people who are spending their time in the "They join gangs at nine or 10-years­ have died from poisoning and exposure townships hoping to get picked up by old, and begin sniffing glue and using after drinking too much tombo for too rich men. mandrax. Some have guns ... almost all long;' Kazombaue said. She said the average age of these pro­ are armed with knives," said "Some mothers are even putting stitutesis 14, but some are as young as Kazombaue. tombo in their babies' bottles to stop 10-year-old. She adds 1)1at it is not unusual for them crying. These tiny things spend . Kazombaue said that most of the parents to send their children out at most of the time intoxicated. It is also customers are rich white men, who ar­ night to steal. becoming more common for children to rive in Mercedes Benz's or BMW's to "The older people know they will go be born with brain damage because pick up the children. to jail if they are caught, but the their parents are alcoholics." A lot oftheir business is done during children are only given a hiding or even Most tombo drinkers are suffering lunch-times, and for this period the a warning·ifthey are caught." from tuberculosis. client is usually charged RIO. The Family life in the townships is also "For five cents they can get a shot SUNDAY 17th average fee for the night is R50. suffering from the amount of drinking from a cup which is passed around a cir­ "These children are earning more that goes on. cle of people, and in this way the TB is than their mothers do as domestic Each township has dozens of she­ passed on;' she said. , workers. One 14-year-old girl told me beens where spirits and beer can be Many are hoping that with the in­ 14hOO - 18hOO that she had turned to prostitution as bought around the clock. dependence ofNamibia, and an end to a means of survival. She said she had Backyard distilleries are also pro­ apartheid and the war, a semblance of ·4· . no alternative." ducing a lethal drink called 'tombo', normality will return to their social ("EXT TO SWAE"EVELDER HALL) Many of the customers, said Kazom­ which is brewed with ingredients in­ Ii ves and in the fields of education and baue, are white soldiers from South cluding tobacco and battery acid. health. :::: ; =

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THE STAGE WAS SET. The fl oor while spilling Corn Flakes down spot lights bathed the podium his shirt-front. in brilliant neon and an expec­ The Showgrounds hip-hop Those wags on the SWABC's morn­ tant buzz went around the Win­ ing Newsfront programme had the cheek to follow a report on boxer Mike dhoek Showground Recrea­ Tyson's most recent i:ar accident with tion Hall, which was packed @ - ~[b®~[h~[j)~ [l~~(!]~1l the record I Talk Th The Trees! (Tyson's with fans from across the the southern hemisphere, Mister Main But the UN has a different dream ­ "In the meantime, Namibians, get on car was in collision with a large chunk political spectrum. T Donald McHenry!" At which, an elf­ One without SA's war machine. down of New York's roadside foliage). A grey-haired, slightly dumpy man like figure dressed in jeans, baseball Wipe away that worried frown. So there is life at the corporation -or strolled meaningfully onto the stage, cap, shades and baggy T-shirt with "I n this dream all states are friends Let's hip, hip, hip hip-hop else the censor was asleep. headbutted the microphone, fumbled "Cool Dude" emblazoned accross the And all the bloody killing ends. The UN rap ain't gonna stop. Either way, the Doctor Gonzo for the on switch and, midst a fanfare_ front, sprung out from behind a screen The Bothas say they dream this too, Supreme Humour Institute's (Dogshit) of static, begged silence from the and bounded up to the podium. - Though their scheme of things has a "So, cool rappers, it's time to go award goes to the SWABC. If a member assembled masses. " With a hip, hip, hip, hip-hop change or two. I hope you dig my funky show of the Newsfront team would like to "Ladies and gentlemen;' he bellow­ I'mgonna435 until! drop," he rapped Don't let the Bothas make you blue come to The Namibian's offices and col­ ed. "I give you the funkiest rapper in while deftly "scratching" with a copy "First they want the commies out The UN rap's gonna see you through." lect their prize, we will be all too hap­ ofBles Bridges Greatest Hits on the 'They're blood-sucking vampires!' the l ·neend. py to fork out the R5, but please bring turntable before him. Bothas shout. proof of your identity. 'S end them back to commie land Before the edi tor transfers this col umn A close second in the competition "Hiya crowd, my name's [)on, And then we'll show our peaceful hand.' to the arts page by mistake, I had bet­ was Laughing Stock magazine, the I've just arrived from the land ofR on. ter return to more aptfrivolity, such as South African media's first attempt at I'm the dude that's billed tonight "So my pal Chester calls a meet the burning issue of who won the Dr being funny (Apart from uninten­ for the greatest show since the Tyson A nd the Cubans start to talk retreat Gonzo National Laugh Week tional efforts such as The Citizen, Win­ fight. But just as everyone's getting on fine competition. dhoek Advertiser etc). Laughing Stock Them Bothas again, they start to whine You may remember I offered a R5 is hilarious - irrevernt satire slung "On 435 I've got the suss prize for the funniest event oflast week together with lashings ofloo-wall graf­ fiti humour. Cuz Namibia means alot to ~ "'Yo~VN people, you're commies too, - declared National Laugh Week in South Africa. These are the people who actually So lend your ears to my here rap . You 're S wapo lovers through and And I promise you, this ain't no cr*p. The winners were, and Ijoke not...the declared September 4-11 National through. SWABC. Yes, the South West Laugh Week and, had it not been for You Marxist scum are all the same "Now I hate to sound like some old African Broadcasting Corporation, the SWABC's stroke of genius, would You bend the rules, won'tplaythegame' skunk who usually can't tell the difference have been . runaway winners of our But this Bothaguy, well he's a punk. bet ween humour and a Dirk Mudge award. I'vejived with the guy 'til l was bored "Well dudes like me don't dig that jive speech, came up trumps with a side­ Now don't anyone ever again accuse We're only trying to keep you alive. And, yo u know, that man's a hanky splitting entry which had the good me of being biased against the Besides, me a commie? That's ajokel fraud. Doctor rolling around on the kitchen SWABC. I've got megga shares in Coke. "He says his pals want peace not war; But there's more to what he's asking for. "But those guy's are crazy, what can Peace fo r them is peace of mind you do? And certainly not licking N ujoma's Those Bothas, hal They're u motley behind crew. All we can do is say "lJye-bye'; "These Botha's think they're superior; And in ten years time wf! II have another They want to be baas in A fr ica try.

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THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 161988 19 TV GUIDE SEP 16 - SEPT 22 FRIDAY 18h27 Prog. Schedule 18h30 Weetjy Nie Faith, lions, 18h35 Liewe Heksie 18h45 All Family Specials 19h09 Perfect Strangers 19h34 Hooperman 20hOO Suidwes-Nuus 20h15 The Wonderful World of Disney rock 'n roll "The Hunter and the Rock Star" 21hOO The WonderfulWorld ofDisney "Davy Crockett Goes to Congress" 21h44 Rollin' on The River 22hOO NewslWeather Report 22h20 The Dom DeLuise Show 22h42 Sport 23h42 Dagsluiting - SATURDAY King of the Olympics - David 18h27 Programrooster . Charles Grodin as Cane Ken­ Selby as a youthful Avery 18h30 Kompas sington in Fresno Brundage. 18h35 Matt en Jenny 18h58 Boere-Orkeskompetisie The Wonderful World of ed as they conduct a series of ex­ 19h35 Alf Disney, tonight is entitled "The periments using the Celsius 19h59 Growing Pains Hunter and the Rock Star". The thermometer. 20h23 Feature film: story of a young rock star who CuI Ce Sac, also on Th ursday night, "Trauma Center" (Pilot) wearies of his frenetic lifestyle will be follow by Sea Hunt. In 1957, an 21h56 Vuller and his dominating manager actor by the name ofLloyd Bridges and 22hOO NuuslWeer News/weather a producer, by the name ofIvan Tors, 22h21 Spenser for Hire 15 and runs away. made history when they turned out 23h07 At The Maintenance Shop On an island he finds himselffacing BABY'S GOT BLUE EYES - unless you're watching Emerald what was to become one of the most (final) what seems to be a ferocious Bengal Point NAS in black and white. successful syndicated shows of all time. 23h4 7 Epilogue tiger, but he realises that the animal One hundred and fifty-fi ve episodes is tame and has been put there by an . of "Sea Hunt" were broadcast during SUNDAY unscrupulous millionaire who intends its four-year run and made a household to hunt him. 16hOO Herhalingsrooster name out ofthe ex-Navy frogman Mike Together they try to foil the hunter's 16h03 Pitkos Nelson, played by Bridges. aims. 16h18 Teletales Thirty years later and perhaps a bit Also tonight, another episode of The 16h33 Brandkluis water-logged, Mike Nelson is still div­ Wonderful World of Disney is entitl­ ing -this time in colour and in the all­ 16h53 Die Ouer as Beroepsopvoeder ed "Davy Crockett Goes to Con· 17h06 Besluitneming 'n ' new "Sea Hunt", MGM/IUA Televi­ gress". Davy is elected to the Ten­ sion's half-hour action/adventure Dilemma nessee Indian Legislature and Andrew 17h26 Programrooster series. Jackson becomes President. 17h27 The Flying House At first, work calls come slowly, but While Crockett is away on a goodwill 17h53 Die Blye Boodskap as his reputation for underwater ex­ tour, the President takes advantage of 18h12 700 Club cellence grows, do does his clientele. his absence to force through_a bill 18h45 Die Katzen von Venedig depriving Indians of their rights, and 19h15 Dias '88: Luderitz Davy's political career is doomed when 20hOO Nuus/news review he returns to Washington and strong- 20h15 Feature Film: "Patmos" 1y opposes the bill. 21h22 Focus on Africa A Feature film, "Patmos" will be 21h47 The Joy ofMu~ic 1/' screened on Sunday night. This motion 22hOO NuuslWeerberTgI- picture contrasts the enduring beau­ WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? - Watch King of the Olympics on NewslWeather Report ty of eternal faith with the temporal Wednesday night and you might find out. 22h20 Insight qfiJ. .be~ildered a!1.gJQ§t~orld realities This documentary features game_ earns a place onthaQlympic team as < MONDAY ". the confidence we have in Him " . ranger and wild life photographer, Ian the scene returns to the past . .His men's heart failing them for fear. 18h27 Prog. Schedule Thomas, and his tracker Phineas employer gives him an ultimatum - . Surrounded by young disciples, will­ 18h30 Weet Jy Nie Mhlongo. quit sport or quit his job. ing, and sometimes required to die for 18h35 Batman In the third episode of Emerald After the Stockholm Olympics, their faith, the aged apostle John 18h48 Die Schiinsten Lieder del' Point N.A.S., screened on Tuesday Brundage opens his own business and demonstrated commitment and in­ night, Tom flies to the Pentagon to Frances Blakely becomes his Berge (Final) sight worthy of the very pages of 19h15 Agter Elke Man meet with Admirals Lovell and God­ secretary. He trains to Olympic record­ Scripture. dard. Celia is still pressing Jack to breaking calibre, but the Games are 20hOO Suidwes-Nuus Today, worldwide, God's children 20h15 Trauma Center (new) leave the Navy. The relationship bet­ cancelled because of World War 1. face similar challenges and demands. 21hOO Fresno 2 ween Maggie and Tom grows and Jack Flashbacks are shown of Brundage's How tragic for those in the shrinking 21h47 The World We Live In confesses to Glenn that he suspects a meeting with his future wife, islands of freedom to suppose 22hOO NewslWeather NuuslWeer link between Hilary and Jeremy, but Elizabeth. During the Depression themselves immune to similar testing. Glenn refuses to talk, even ifhe goes Brundage faces the prospect of 22h20 Sport We will also have a Focus on Africa 22h50 Dagsluiting to jail for it. bancruptcy. on Sunday night. John Varty's splen­ Hilary denies ever knowing Novack. The Metrics for Primary with the Teri Garr as the love-starved TUESDAY did film offers a unique insight into the. King ofThe Olympics is a four-part . ti tle "How Hot is Hot" will be screen­ Talon Kensington in Fresno social and hunting behaviour of the mini -series about the lives and loves of ed on Thursday night. The Bob Baker 18h27 Programrooster lion. He captures aspects of the life of Avery Brundage. On Wednesday 'Marionettes present a news report on Because his skills are so diverse, his 18h30 Kompas the king ofbeasts never before record­ night, the second episode of this mini­ estimating, comparing and measuring business becomes more "have scuba, 18h35 Die Avonture van Tom Sawyer ed on film. series will be screened. Brundage temperature. Children are interview- will travel" than salvage, and his 18h57 Vuller assignments become as disparate as 19h 12 Beste Professor the ocean itself. Then, on the cutting 20hOO South West News edge of success, comes tragedy when 20h15 Emerald Point N.A.S. his still-yound wife dies of a rare 21h08 Spies en Plessie: Met disease, leaving Mike with a five-year­ Permissie old daughter to raise. For the next 22hOO NuuslWeer NewslWeather several years, Mike keeps travel to a 22h20 Abenteuer del' Stille minim urn, devoting most of his time to 22h50 Evening Prayer bringing up his daughter. Since the beginning of time, the WEDNESDAY - mysteries of the deep have fascinated 18h27 Prog. Schedule - and bewildered man, and aquanauts, 18h30 Weet Jy Nie like astronauts, have an insatiable 18h35 Inspector Gadget curio;ity about the unknown. Mike 18h57 Sport Nel~on will, once again, facejeopardy, 20hOO Suidwes Nuus suspense and excitement from the 20h15 Full House 12 unknown dangers that lie beneath the 20h40 King of The Olympics surface " . as well as contend with a 21h25 Abenteuer Malerei myriad of human adversaries. "Sea 21h53 Vuller Hunt" is produced by NorthstarTelevi­ 22hOO NuuslWeer NewslWeather sion, Inc. in association with MGMlUA 22h20 Pitkos Television. THURSDAY 18h27 Program rooster 18h30 Kompas * * 18h35 Wielie Walie 18h50 Metrics for Primary: Sea "How Hot is Hot?" 19h39 Sea Hunt (new) 20hOO South West News Hunt 20h 15 The Poor Man's Orange (final) • 21h15 Das Erbe del' Guldenburgs 21h46 Vuller IS 22hOO Nuus/weer - NewslWeather 22h20 Besluitneming'n Dilemma'.' LlFE'S ONE LONG JOL - (l to r) Sela Ward, Stephanie Dunnam and Doran Clark dressed to kill 22h37 Sport back 23h07 Epilogue and staring as Hilary Adams, Kay Mallory and Leslie Mallory in Emerald Point NAS. _ sus ..... r =- = "" • .. . $ PC

20 Friday September 16 1988 THE NAMIBIAN First READATHON in Namibian schools All pupils get set to participate

THE CHILDREN'S BOOK FORUM and Puffin Books are independent , non profit-making net­ organising the first children's READATHON in Southern Mrica work set up to stimulate and sustain • involving thousands of children in reading: for fundraising interest in books for all children in JOIN IN THE FUN and for fun! Southern Africa. The CBF came into being after in­ WITH THOUSANDS The money raised will be used soley storybooks, teachers will be reading to te~est in forming a coordinating body for buying story books for schools, th us the pupils. for children's books was shown at a guaranteeing that even more reading Beforehand, each participant must symposium on children's literature, OF OTHERS ••• takes place. find some sponsors for the amount of held atthe University of Western Cape ... AND READ FOR READATHON '88! But to be a success, READATHON readingto be done. The more the child in July 1987. WHAT IS READATHON? '88 needs strong public support . reads, the more money will be raised. CBF branches have been formed in ~llsh ~:t~~~.ae~~it fs ~~~I~ R:~d~~h~~r\~sot~ ;=~~n~ ~o~~~~~s to children to do the sponsored reading Funds raised will then be used for different parts of the region. bring a book or story fa every child in Southern Africa. and adults willing to do the sponsoring. buying story books. Schools which are HOW READATHON WORKS The READATHON will take place we ll equipped with storybooks are be­ Readathon is a sponsored reading event similar to ony spons~red walk, swim etc. On Wednesday 12 Octob,er at 10 a ,m. you Will on October 12 1988. From 10hOO to ing encouraged to donate the funds join thousands of children in SOuthern Africa and reod as much as they raise, via the Children's Book you con for holf·on~houf. Ask your relatives and friends to sponsor 10h30, thousands of primary school you per page of the book you choose to read. The money ~aired children in Southern Africa will be Forum, to schools without books. will be used fo buy books for your school or for Q school W Ith no reading all at the same time. However, any school taking part can books. You choose! HOW TO ENTER READATHON '88: In schools which do not have use the money raised to buy books for Ask your teacher or ~ho ol librarian who will gi\l~ you your. itself. flEADATA8~~88°s~k~;~ you what to do. You WIll also receIve 0 The organisers hope as many children as possible from the 12 500 primary schools throughout Southern Africa will take part. All principals have been sent a circular inviting their school to take part, and colourful posters _ will also be displayed. in schools, while each pupil taking part The CBF's Executi ve Chairperson is in the Readathon will receive a Dr Annari van der Merwe of Cape sticker. . Town(021241320)andtheNamibian The' Readathon has been made representatiVe on the Executive Com­ possible by sponsorship from Puffin mittee is Tielman Kleinsmith, who is Books. based in Windhoek (061293339). Con­ Southern African author tact these people for any fur.ther infor­ The poster adverising the forthcoming READATHON. Marguerite Poland is the mation on the CBF or the Readathon Thousands were sent ·to all schools in the region. Readathon's patron, and can be con­ '88. tacted on telephone number 031 The organisation wants as many Organisers of the READATHON '88 hope that as many 741621 during the day. children as possible reading on Oc­ pupils as possible at the 12 500 primary s~hools in The event is organised by the tober 12 - after all, they are going to Southern Africa will take part. Children's Book Forum (CBF), a new, read for reading!

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CHELSEA F.C. NNSL SUPER LEAGUE WINNERS 1986

(Back row 1 to r) - Jonathan Geinkop, Moripe Garaeb, Charlie Francis, Willem Tsantib, Timo Xhoaseb, Richo ~ran~is, Bakasi Francis, Tony Van Wyk, Marcus Damaseb. (Front 1. to r~ Abes ~bisai, S.amora Kubas, Home Goaxab, tep en Damaseb (captain) Godfried Damaseb, Anton Damaseb, Ull Neldel, AXIs MervIn Dandu. Olympic. glory

ABEBE BIKILA, an unknown American world record holder Jim Ethiopian soldier, padded Ryun in the 1500 metres. Rasta's flash barefoot through the streets Knowing Ryun had a lethal final of Rome in 1960 and put black sprint, Keino set a searing and ap­ African athletics on the world parently suicidal early pace, building an enormous lead. Everyone, in­ ONE FLASH of genius by cap­ Wednesday. map. tain Ruud Gullit enabled Euro­ Gullit, who had an otherwise quiet cluding Ryun, expected him to crack. Bikila ran to a stunning victory in Instead he held on to win by 12 metres. pean champions the game, struck just seven minutes from the Rome Olympic Marathon to record time with a piece of typically instinc­ Keino had earlier run in the 10000, Netherlands to end injury-hit black Africa's first Olympic gold which he finished despite collapsing Wales's brave resistance in tive opportunism to earn the Dutch a medal. we ll-deserved 1-0 victory. two laps from the end with stomach their World Cup European That was the first and last occasion pains, and the 5 000 metres. Central defender Ronald Koeman that athletes from black Africa and four qualifying tie on took a free-kick, Gullit rose above the He had been expected to win the 5 white-led South Africa competed 000 metres but frail 29-year-old Tuni­ Welsh defence and, when his first together in an Olympic Games. header crashed back from the bar, he sian soldier, Mohamed Gammoudi, Before 1960, South Africa and Egypt held offrepeated attacks by Keino and moved in to head past the superb were the only countries winning Neville Southal from close range. compatriot Naptali Temu to take the medals for Africa. Most African co un - gold, with Keino second and Temu, the Wales, missing injured defenders Pat tries were still colonies before that date winner of the 10 000 metres, third. vanden Hauwe, Neil Slatter and Kevin and it was as a Frenchman that Amos Biwott and Benjamin Kogo Ratcliffe, fielded a makeshift back four Algerian Alain Mimoun O'Kacha won rounded off the Kenyan triumph with but defended so stoutly they were the m.arathon gold in the 1956 games a double in the Steeplechase, a fe at within reach of one of the best results in Melbourne. repeated four years later by Keino and in their history when Gullit struck. Mimoun had made a habit of fin­ Ben Jipcho, the man who had set the It was a heartbreaking moment for sihing second to Hungarina Emil early pace for his 1500 metres win four the Welsh and in particular Southall, Zatopek in the Olympics, missing out years earlier. who had earlier denied the Dutch wi th in the 10 000 and 5 000 metres in 1952. Kenya picked up a surprise gold in a string of superb saves which looked Bikila, who died of a brain haemor· the4x400m relay in the 1972 Munich set to dampen the celebrations of a 60, rhage in October 1973, fo ur years after Games when the United States was 000 crowd (some of whom wore being paralysed from the waist down forced to withdraw after disci piing two dreadlock wigs in Gullit's honour). in acarcrash, wenton towin the 1964 of its runners and losing a third to' It was also hard on Portsmouth's Tokyo Olympics Marathon, this time injury. tenacious Barry Horne whose mark­ wearing running shoes, to become the But 1972 was the yearof John Akii­ ingjob on Gullit had kept theAC Milan first man to retain his Olympic Bua, the unhearalded Ugandan who star quiet until his goal. Marathon title. overcame the handicap of runni ng the But it was Southall, winning his His attempt to make it three in a row tight bends of the inside lane, to burst 35th cap, who saved Terry Yorath's four years later in Mexico City ended through to win the 400m hurdles in a Welsh team from the expected hiding. 16km into the event when he pulled then world record time of 47.82 He was in action in the very first out with a searing pain iOn one leg. . seconds. minute when he tipped over a shot Mamo Wolde ran on to keep the title Akii-Bua, one of 43 children by his from Jan Wouters. in Ethiopia as African distance run­ father's eight wives, cleared two flights Then he pulled off two tremendous ners, used to the high altitude condi­ of hurdles after the finish line before saves in a minute towards halftime, tions, stamped their hallmark on the believing he had won. fi rstdivingto his left to keepouta long games. All of Africa boycotted the Montreal range effort from Koeman, and then African runners swept all three Games in 1976 over a New Zealand sprinting from his line to.dive at the medals in the 10 000 and 5 000 metres, feet of Marco van Basten who had in­ rugby tour of South Africa, a nd many the gold and silver medals in the 3 000 countries again stayed ilway from tercepted an Alan Davies back pass. metres Steeplechase and the gold in Moscow in 1980. On the stroke of halftime, Southall the 1500 metres as well as the again saved well, this time from a In 1984, everyone was back. The lack marathon. of top-fli ght competition was expected FLYING Gullit header. But perhaps the That was the year that Kenya, led 'keeper's best moment came in the to show in African performances but DUTCHMAN Kipchoge Keino, one of the greatest Julius Korir, nevetheless, maintained 54th minute when he made a reflex runners in athletics history, suddenly Ruud Gullit Kenya's domination of the stop from a header by Hendrie Kruzen. becase a force to be reckoned with. Steeplechase. Morocco then amazed The Netherlands and West. Ger­ Keino, despite a gall bladder infec­ the world by producing two gold medal many, who beat Finland 4-0 in the tion and having to jog the last couple p~rformances from unknown athletes. opening group match last month, are of kilometres to the stadium to avoid likely to contest the one qualifying a trafficjame, out-thought and out-ran place from the section. * * 22 Friday September 16 1988 THE NAMIBIAN 'Tyson's flipped'

FRANK BRUNO could be the contest can be resceduled, the fight forgiven for thinking fate is almost certainly will be moved indoors . against him. from the giant outdoor Wembley stadium, home of English soccer. Bruno said he did not mind where it Three times, his hopes of fighting was staged, as long as it remained in Mike Tyson for the undisputed World Britain. "I'd prefer to fight in my own Heavyweight boxing title. have come back yard even if they offered me a close to fruition. Three times, they billion dollars:' the challenger said_ have hit the deck, knocked cold by a Bruno said that, despite the delays, series of mishaps- in the champion's his confidence had doubled. The camp. reason? Tyson's mental state. "I think But the 26-year-old challenger he is definitely going off the rails:' said refuses to believe the contest is doom­ Bruno, whose only previous world ti­ ed, or let the rare series of tle shot, two years ago, ended in an 11 th RARE PLEASURE - Winners and sponsors of the J &B Gold Cup tournament: ato r) Trevor Hayes postponements affect his confidence round defeat by Tim Witherspoon. (Windhoek Country Club captain), Merle Pentz (Gilbey and Tauber), J.D. Marais (Gilbey and and concentration. "Busted hand, busted ribs and a Tauber) and Andrew Dodds. "You have got to adapt and take busted head, and your vibes have gone. things in your stride;' Bruno said after He's confused and most definitely, I learning that the October 22 meeting stand a better chance as a result!' with Tyson at the Wembley Stadium Last week Mike Tyson's manager, had been called off again. "It's a big set­ Bill Cayton, said in New York that the back but good things come to those who heavyweight champion's actress wife, Namibian newcomer wait." Robin Givens, and her mother have And Bruno has certainly been urged the fighter to see a psychiatrist waiting. The fight with the undefeated who specializes in athletic stress. Tyson originally was due to unfold on Bruno's manager, Terry Lawless, September 3, but was put back because said there was no chance of someone takes J&B golf title of the champion's managerial else taking Bruno's place. "We're con­ problems. tracted, and Frank is the no. 1 con­ THE 1988 J&B G~ld Cup golf handed over the prizes. D.Daman, 2nd best nett 36 holes The next date, October 8, also came tender," Lawless said. "The fight is tournament took place on He noted that the J &B Gold Cup was E.Ferger. and went because of an injury to made." September 10-11 in near perfect becoming more popular with golfers LADIES: Overall nett 36 holes Tyson's right hand following a street Law less said he had "never ever" ex­ weather. The greens were in ex­ every year. There had been 170 entries, ZTheron, 2nd best nett 36 holes brawl. perienced such a chain of events in his cellent condition and good but the field had to be confined to 135 C.Gutzmann. Then jast Sunday, Tyson's car hit a time as a boxing manager. "Every day players. Thday, the J &B Gold Cup is the tree in a friend"s yard in Catskill, New scores were achieved. A DIVISION: Overall nett 36 holes you wake up to find another problem," premier event on the golfing calender. York. The collision knocked the cham­ he said. "I feel bitterly sorry for A field of 136 players competed for The other results: MEN: Overall nett L.Knouwds, runner-up nett 36 holes the prestigious J&B Gold Cup. Leon D.Howard. pion unconscious for 20 minutes and Frank." Lawless said Bruno, who has 54 holes: runner-up nett 54 holes caused a further postponement in one not foughtfor a year, would not lose his van Schalkwy k, a newcomer to N ami­ J.Luckhoff. B DIVISION: Overall nett 36 holes bian golf, lead from start to finish to of the longest on-again, off-again sagas motivation or desire. "The danger A DIVISION: Best gross 54 holes J.Davis, runner-up nett 36 holes in recent boxing history. . become the 1988 champion. His score comes when you stop boxing, th.en A.Basson, 2nd best gross 54 holes J .Lynch. Bruno is trying hard to bury the come back:' Lawless said. "That's not was 219 (3 over par). L.Evans, best nett 54 holes K.Howard, Six points separated second placed The winners ofthe best nett score for disappointment and keep his mind fix­ going to happen with Frank." 2nd best nett 54 holes P.Lohmann. ed on the task ahead, whenever that With the fight now expected to take Rory Wolhuter from the winner. B DIVISION: Best gross 54 holes the Sunday round were: Thia Groenewald (159) successfully may be. "I have not trained four place in December at the earliest, C.Dodds, 2nd best gross 54 holes K. van MEN: A DIVISION: G Will ey. defended her title against the months for nothing:' Bruno said. "I'm Bruno said his one big fear is that der Smit; best nett 54 holes A. McLean, B DIVISION: E.KLEIN. going away on a short holiday but then challenge of Wilma van der Merwe. Mr Tyson might decide to retire after so 2nd best nett 54 holes O.Erlank. C DIVISION: J.Bothma. I'll resume training. I don't intend many setbacks. "But it would be a big J.D. Marais, Director of Gilbey & C DIVISION: Best gross 36 holes LADIES: A DIVISION: Tauber (Pty) Ltd, distributors of J&B wasting all the time I've put into this blow because I still have alot of things W.Burger, 2nd best gross 36 holes A. B.Oosthuizen. fight." to prove. This fight is not yust about the Rare Scotch Whisky in this country, van Schalkwyk, best nett 36 holes - - -- B DIVISION: DWolfaart. With a gap of at least 30 days before money." Mats quits Olympics .. U.S. Open Champion Mats singles title inLos Angeles four years Former two-time Wimbledon cham­ Wilander has withdrawn from ago, when tennis was an exhibition pion, Boris Becker of West Germany, the Olympic Tennis Tourna­ sport. also withdrew from the Olympics ment. because of an injury, the Edberg was upset by Aaron Kricks­ recently. Other stars such as Lendle, teinofthe United States after a tough Andre Agassi, John McEnroe and Jim­ Swedish News Agency TT said. fi ve-set match in the round of16 at the my Connors of the United States will "I'm not going to Seoul:' Wilander U.S. Open last week. "Edberg will be also be missing. told TT from his home in Greenwich, a heavy favorite for the Olympic gold The 0 lympicTennis event runs from Connecticut, on Tuesday. "It's not medal," Wilander said. "I think his September 20 to October 1. No more worth it. I have a problem with shin toughest ri viii will be Miloslav Mecir than three players have been allowed splits in my leg'l,nd I'm not goingtoto (of Czechoslovakia}." from anyone country. Tennis will be an take a chance." Edberg will also be among the official medal sport in Seoul for the Wilander had indicated after his favourites in the doubles with Anders first time since the 1924 Olympics in five-set victory over Ivan Lendle in Jan'yd, who received a wild card entry Paris. Professionals are being allowed Sunday's U.S. Open final that he would into the singles draw. The Swedish to compete under the new eligibility skip the Olympics. Tennis Association is expected to name rules adopted by the International Wilander, who was troubled by a substitute for Wilander in the next Olympic Committee last year. periostitis five weeks ago during a few days. tournament in Cincinnati, was advis­ ed by his doctor to withdraw from the Olympics, TT said. "My doctor told me that the injury can get worse if! don't rest:' Wi lander Chiefs trounce was quoted as saying. The 24-year-old Swede, who also won the Australian and French Opens this year, said he will restfor more than one Bush Bucks month. He is scheduled to play his next Grand Prix Tournament in Paris in late October and the Stockholm Open IWISA KAIZER CHIEFS put pounded when they lost right back early November. up a brilliant second half per­ Gregory Cupido through injury Later this year, he will play the formance and beat Bush early in the second half and was replaced by Alfred Malete. Masters in New York and the Davis Bucks 4-1 in a Castle league fix­ Cup final against West Germany. Chiefs scored their first goal in Earlier this year, Wi lander said he was ture at Berea Park on Wednes­ the 55th minute through Johannes not really interested in playing the day night. Molatedi following a move by Abel Olympics Tournament: "An Olympic Bucks had their defence to blame Shongwe. gold medal wouldn't be like winning for the heavy defeat. Having Doctor Khumalo made up for h is the Davis Cup or Grand Slam managed to keep the Chief's for­ first halfblunder in the 65th minute Tournament." wards at bay in the opening stanza when he finished off a move by Wi lander's withdrawal makes fellow in which they scored through mid­ Scara Thindwa, who came in for Swede Stefan Edberg the big favorite fielder Daniel Ramarutsi in the Marks Maponyane. Two more for the men's singles title in Seoul. 37th minute, their defence collaps­ goals by Thindwa in the 67th Edberg, the Wimbledon champion, is edlikeapackofplayingcardsand minute and Trevor Mthikhulu in GAME SET AND MATS - Wilander will not be appearing at the ranked third in the world behind conceded four easy goals. the 83th minute put the issue Olympics owing to injury. Wilander and Lendle. He won the Bucks had their problems com- beyond doubt for The Amakhosi. THE NAMIBIAN Friday September 16 198823

FIXTURES

JOHN PLAYER SMOOTH CUP SERIES. QUARTER-FINALS. . , .i· . . KATUTURA STADIUM, WINDHOEK- SATURDAY: EleveriArro'ws v. Explora Eleven (14h30), SWA Toyota Young"Onesv. Chief Santos (l6hOO). . - -" . : . SUNDAY:.Hungry Lions v. Robber Chanties (l4h30), B&N.O·rlando Pirates v. Blue Waters (16hOO). . .

NNSL SUPER LEAGUE. .. SKW FIELD, WINDHOEK- TONIGHT (FRIDAY). .' Pepsi African Stars v. Black Afri~a (20hOO).

Tomaro, Hungry Lions mid-field ace, challenged by his Benfica. mid-field counterpart Drakka NNSL FIRST DIVISION (WEST). Shetekela. KUISEBMUND STADIUM, WALVIS BAY- SATURDAY: SAP' Xl v. United Stars (14h30), Namib Woestyn v. African Warriors (16hOO). SUNDAY: SAP Xl v. United Stars (16hOO). . Arrows shoot to NNSL FIRST DIVISION (CENTRAL). KATUTURA ~TADIUM, WINDHOEK- SATURDAY: . Swapol v. J.Cosmos (IOhOO); ABlizzards v. Firestone (llhIO), Russup v. M.Sun­ downs (12h20), G.Rivers v. E.Jumpers (13h40) . . SUNDAY: Iwisa V. Firestone (9hOO), G.Rivers v. G.Chicago(llhOO), Prison top of NNSL log S. v: J.Cosmos (12h20), Swapol v. M.Sundowns (13hQO). .;- ELEVEN ARROWS, winners didate with 21 points from 28 games, league championship. ACADEMY FIELD, KHOMASDAL- SATURDAY: YStars v. Cosmos of the Eastern Soccer Tourna­ did themselves much good when they Life Fighters went on to drew their (12h40), Leeds Utd v. G .Chicago (14hOO). ment, won both their league won both matches against Chelsea and exciting clash against another nor­ SUNDAY: A.Blizzards v. YStars (14hOO), Leeds Utd v. Hotflames clashes at the weekend and Cuca Tops. Explora thrashed Chelsea thern giant, Chief Santos, on Sunday (15h20). 4-2, with goals from Levi, Miller, after leading one-nil before secured a well deserved joint­ Alphons and Hendrick. Stephen and changeover. Lifes, inspired by their vic­ NETBALL. place at the top of the NNSL Samora scored for Chelsea. tory over the Metro champs, Benfica, log, with arch-rivals Blue A hat-trick by their midfield dynamo added one more shortly after break to WESTERN NEJ'BALL ASSOCIATION. Waters. But the Birds still have Muller saw Explora to their second vic­ lead by two goals-to nil. KUISEBMUND STADIUM, WALVIS BAY- SUNDAY: Eleven Arrows a .game in han d. - tory of the weekend on Sunday as they A v. Namib Woestyn A (16hoo). However the lads from Tsumeb In their first bid to make it to the top, slashed Cuca 3-0 in their bid to avoid fought back bravely and scored two Arrows trounced Cuca Tops 2-1 on relegation. Sev~n and Mbanzi, both beautiful goals through their goal­ Saturday. Bobby and Ngeni were on Cuca Tops players, were sent offfor un- poacher Ellis, to make it 2-2. RESULrs target for the coastal giant.s and Cuca's gentlemanly conduct. . ------~ ~-- ~- - lethal striker, Paulinus Kandjimi, Third-from-the-bottom Life Fighters Seventh-placed Robber Chanties MAINSTAY CUP SEMI-FINALS. produced their best football of the played to a goalless draw With Chief pulled one back for the Rundu outfit. KATUTURA STADIUM, WINDHOEK: Pepsi African Stars 5-4 Blue Arrows continued their winning season as they beat Benfica 1-0 in their Santos on Saturday, but lost 1-2 form.on Sunday as they humiliated ex­ game .at the Mokati stadium in Ot­ against thil'd-placed Benfica-on Sun­ Wat~rs, SWA Toyota YQ1,!!lgOnes 4-3 SE Sorento Bucs (both games end­ le

MOKATI STADIUM, OTJIWARONGO. L~wis sets his sights Life Fighter 1-9 Benfica, Life Fighters 2-2 Chief Santos. . KHORIXAS STADIUM, KHORIXAS: . TWO ATHLETES, spurred by a single-minded ambition to show Seoul. He's not doing anything more at . Robber Chanties 0-0 Chief Santos, Robber Chan~ies 1-2 Be~fica. · they are the swiftest humans on hind and in the water, will com­ maximum speed from now 6n." Fran­ mand the spotlight in the Seoul Olympic Games which explode in­ cis said Johnson's defeat by Lewis in NNSL FIRST DIVISION (WEST). to action on Saturday. Zurich and another American, Calvin Blue Boys 1-3 SAP Xl. . Smith, in Cologne had done little to Four years ago Carl Lewis realised Francis said on Monday. dent. t.he Canapian's self-belief. "In FAR NORTHERN SOCCER ASSOCIATION. his dream of einulating fellow­ Francis stopped short of saying that Europe he was pretty tired." BP KNOCKOUT COMPETITION. American Jesse Owens when he ran Jamaican-born Johnson would break "He only got there three days b~fore and jumped to four gold medals before his own world mark of9,83, set in last the race' because the Canadian Na­ OSHAKATI STADIUM; OSHAKATI: The tournament staged by the a fervently patriotic home crowd at the year's World Championships ahead of tional Championships were tWQ weeks FNSA and sponsored by BP was won by the all-conquering team ofTeenagers.lI'he Los Angeles Olympics. Carl Lewis. later this year as result of the Wold champions beat African U ni ted 1·0 in a very exci tingfi.nal game at the Oshakati Now Lewis is again the centrepiece "I'm hearing Seoul will be colder Junior Championships;' Francis said. stadium. The solitary goal that clinched the game for Teenagers was scored by of one of the most powerful U.S. track than Rome;' Francis said from the Johnson, sidelined for nearly six Dennis Noag in the second half. The winners received R900 and the runners-up, United, R400 for their efforts. The beaten semi·finalists, Golden Bigs and Oshakati and field teams ever assembled. Never Canadian training camp. "But on the ' months this year with a hamstring in­ City received RI00 each. The tournament according to Mr Chris Amakhali, lacking in self-confidence, the 27 -year­ other hand I've heard that the track is jury, has a best timeof9.98 this season. Teenagers' hard· tackling central defender, was a huge succes. old American says he is stronger, wiser fast so you don't know. He may do it. Olympic champion Lewis has the and faster than ever as ne sets his "He had a good workout today and he's season's best of 9.93, set when beat sights on repeating his 1984 victories in shape right now to run under 9.90 Johnson in Switzerland: in the 100, 200, and 400 metres relay seconds. --- and long jump. "I won't know how fast he will go in And this time his drive is all the fiercer as he sets out to avenge his "* * VACANCIES . defeat by Canadian Ben Johnson in last year's 100 metres final at the Cousins ends for World Championships. While Lewisexlldes confidence, his compatriot Matt Biondii is modest in JUNIOR &.SENIOR the extreme. goal famine Biondi competes in seven swimming events of which the 50 metres freesty Ie ARCADIA'S Noel Cousins has Leading scorers: PRIMARY TEAC-HERS is the quickest. But he and his coach at last broken his goal drought. 14- Shane McGregor (Chiefs). ' Duties to commence: are quick to counter any talk of mat­ He scored his first goal of the 12- Kevin Mudie (Wits). ching Mark Spitz's unique sweep of season in his side's 1-0 win over 10- Force Shangase (Leeds Utd). 9- Reggie Jantjies (Hellenic), 1 Jan 1989 seven gold medals in the 1972Munich Umtata Bucks at Berea Park Olympics. . Frank Warrington (CT Spurs). on Sunday, during their Castle "Ridiculous," his coach Nord Thor­ 8- Pitso Mosimane and August ~----App ly ton said curtly when quizzed about the league clash. Makalakalane (both Cosmos), to: ----... possibility of seven titles. "It's impossi­ . But last year's Richliegh Shoes Dicky Benjamin (Spurs) and Toile ble. I have no idea what it would be like leading goal-scorer still has a lot of Saila (Celtic). to win gold after gold;' Biondi said. ground to to make up ifhe hopes to 7- Trevor Poole (Arcadia), 5t George's DioceslAVi 5cflool "Because I don't really see it as being close in on Shane McGregor. Lovemore Chafunya, Brain possible!' . McGregeor, with 14 goals, still Johnson (both Sundowns), Warren World 100 metres champion Ben leads the table by two from Wits Jack (Amazulu), Eric September POBox 68 Johnson, well beaten intwo successive University's Kevin Mudie. The lat­ (Cosmos). 6- Donald Khuse (Sun­ Windhoek races in Europe last month, is capable ter did not score in his debut for downs), Andre Cencig (Arcadia), of running under 9.90 seconds in the Kaizer Chiefs against Celtic at Ellis Owen Da Gama, Johnny Masigela Tel: 3-7456/7 Seoul Olympics, his coach Charlie Park on Saturday. (both Leeds Utd). ~-...------.- -~------

24 Friday September 16 1988 THE NAMIBIAN

NNSL Super league log

p W D L GF GA P 37 .... B'Vaters 25 15 7 3 62 32 '" E Arrows 26 16 3 7 50 34 37 Benfica 26 16 3 7 52 26 35 A Stars 26 16 3 7 52 35 35 o Pirates 27 12 7 7 41 35 32 Young Ones 26 14 3 10 69 63 31 R Chanties 28 10 -6 12 43 53 26 Tigers 26 11 2 12 47 45 25 .....-. Cuca Tops 28 9 7 12 38 35 25 Members of the NNSL committee pictured with their Bophutswana counterparts. DC members C Santos 27 9 5 13 38 45 23 are Oscar Mengo (back row left), Rusten Mogane (centre, back) and Stanley Kozonguizi (centre Sorento Bucs 25 7 9 9 32 25 23 front). B Africa 24 10 2 12 58 34 22 Explora XI 28 8 5 15 55 .59 21 L Fighters 29 7 6 16 26 54 20 Chelsea 25 7 5 13 31 51 19 HLions 24 7 3 16 33 70 17 JPS Cup storm • NNSL_1st DIVISION LOG p W D L GF GA P games now 0 GRivers 24 18 3 3 67 27 39 A Blizzards 23 17 5 2 60 25 37 Swapol 22 14 6 2 54 19 34 BY CONRAD ANGULA Leeds UTD 21 11 7 3 58 33 29 EJumpers 21 11 6 4 56 34 28 CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING the John Player Smooth Cup Series was cleared up Firestone 27 11 6 10 46 34 28 this week and the long-awaited quarter-final games will be played at the Katutura JCosmos 22 11 4 7 45 26 26 Stadium in Windhoek over the weekend. Iwisa 22 10 6 6 45 34 26 Hotflames 24 9 6 10 41 42 24 The matches were called off because the NNSL went into in cup encounters. Russup 25 10 3 12 35 52 23 dispute with the three coastal sides Blue Waters, Eleven Arrows However, judging on their current MSundowns 24 9 4 12 54 47 22 and Explora Xl. form, The Reds are expected to proceed WhkCeltic 26 8 5 13 to the semis. 34 58 21 The teams presented a petition Cosmos 24 5 9 10 31 40 19 The NNSL DC reacted by calling a The Khorixas-based Robber Chan­ Y Stars 25 6 5 14 44 57 17 requesting the NNSL stopped be­ meeting on Augul1t 22 in Usakos, but ties, who eliminated SE Sorento Bucs the coastal sides claimed the date and GChicago 25 3 5 17 33 70 11 ing biased in disciplinary matters from the contest at the Nomtsoub PService 23 1 3 19 15 82 5 concerning teams outside Win­ time ofthe meeting was inconvenient Stadium in Tsumeb, will face an on­ dhoek. The teams threatened to for the people who were to attend ow­ form Hungry Lions (who are playing ing to job commitments. retain gate-money obtained from their best football in months) in the DON'T BE LEFT OUT!!! . Apparently NNSL Organising first match ofthe day on Sunday. The the JPS first-round matches in Secretary Rudolph Jakobsfailed to in­ lads from the north are hungry for a Walvis Bay unless the form his colleques about the teams' cup win and Hungry, despite having Advertise in The Namibian Disciplinary Committee (DC) call­ problems and the NNSL Committee homeground-advantage, can expect a to reach the people ed a meeting to deal with the> travelled unnecessarily to Usakos. The tough match this weekend. petition. teams have to pay for the mistake ofMr Orl~ndo Pirates, alias the Buc­ J akobs, as they were fined R800 each canea-s, who have returned to their ...... (now reduced to R400). winnin,; form lately, are eager to win The NNSL must put its own house in a cup thi$ season. After loosing the order before issuin{;; fines lejt, right and Novel F6rd Cup to Sorento Bucs this centre, and get rid ofmembers who don't year, they will be happy to snatch the act accordingly. This must be done for JPS Cup. ~ut the Bucs have a difficult the benefit of the game. . hurdle to cross on Sunday as they are There is still the two-month-old drawn to face league front-runners Hungry Lions affair that has not been Blue Waters who will be back ill Win­ settled. The Lions were called to a dhoek again after their Mainstay Cup meeting two months ago, but they did semi-final defeat at the hands of Pep­ not turn up. Yet they were not penalis­ si African Stars. ed for this, unlike their coastal The Sea Robbers, known for their colleagues. entertaining and attractive football Why is the NNSLso sceptical in mat- and one of the best supported teams in ters concerning teams in Windhoek but the country, will be out to show their -so overriding when it comes to ardent fallS that they mean business disciplinary matters concerning teams this year. outside the city? After starting the league on such low note, the Bucs are playing their best Despite the' disputes surrounding football at the moment and will be out the capability ofthe NNSL, four JPS to prove a thing or two to the favourably second round matches will be played tipped Blue Waters. . on Saturday with Eleven Arrows tackl­ The latter, after their shock aefeat at irig Explora Xl in the first of the two the hands ofSta~s, arealso desperate­ matches scheduled at the Katutura ly looking for a cup game win. With the stadium in Windhoek. soccer they are playing at the moment, The two teams have met twice this this could be a real humdinger of a year already in the lell.gue, with Ar­ match. I . rows (placed second on the log and look­ Looking at the two teams' previous ing for their second cu p victory) being clashes, The Bues"have the edge over superior to their rivals with a 2-1 win The Birds as they have always caused in the first round. But the two teams headaches to the coastaJ.side. Bandie played to a 1-1 stalemate in the second­ Namaseb, Jorries Afrikaner, Kleintjie leg. Gaeb, Ambrosius Vyff, Samora The Arrows are rated tops to clinch . Apollus and hard-to-beat Gotty RARE this one, but Explora Xl, known for Gurirab {if playing) are the men that their consistency in cup clashes, and could swing the match in Orlando's the fact that they know the way Arrows favour. But with players like Koko and play, are dangerous opponents. The . Phello Muatunga, Striker Muaine, match could swing to either side. Costa Lucas, Brutto Shipanga, Leo SCOTCH WHISKY re Mainstay Cup finalists SWAToyota Kuutondokwa, Shuffie Petrus and Young Ones, will face ex-Mainstay defending partners, the ever-green final runners-up, Chief Santos from Ranga Lucas together with the hard­ ,least! . Tsumeb. Young Ones, inspired by their tackling Stimela Ndjao (who will be cup win over giant killers SE Sorento out to prove a thing or two to his former B ucs, cannot expect to y.oalk -over San­ team mates), Orlando are in for a tough tos as the latter are also hard to beat time. tr~: fare . REACH THE PEOPLE - ADVERTISE IN THE NAMIBIAN! Ovanamibia ova hala okatokolifo 435 kaye moilon a - KU SARAH JOHANNES NA CHRIS SHIPANGA OVAKW ASHIW ANA vefike 10 000 vomi4oko dilili nokulili okwa Ii va ongala oshivike shaya oku kundafana okatokoIifo koiwana yahangana oko taka yi moilonga mefiku 1 November 1988 neudo, oshiongalele eshi okwa Ii sha longekidwa Namibia Peace Plan no Contact Group oyo iIi tayi kondjele emanguluko la Namibia.

Oshiongalele eshi okwa li noTV ikale ya yadja yoo omito shili mewiliko 10muAm· kall}ahangano makwao shinasha bassador omushamane Don nokatokolifo 435 nehololo. )fcHenry wokatokolifo Omushamane Nathanael Maxuilili, koiwana yahangana 435. Joshua Hoebeb nomufita Zephania Kameta aveshe ava ova yandja , Oshiongalele eshi okwa li yoo ehokololo pa uxupi kombinga sha popifwa komuProfessor yaNamibia nonghee okatokolifo kena waCape Town Peter Vale. okuya moilonga. Ova yelifila yo Ovapopi moshiongalele osho sha ovakwashiwana kombinga ningilwa popepi nofikola yaShipena yemanguluko laNamibia. Secondary School moKatutura. South Africa molwo oukoloni waye Emanguluko laNamibia oli Ii popepi oye a etifa opo SWAPO akufe a longife ngeenge ovaNamibia ta ngabeke okalumbwati, shaashi South Africa oukwamuhoko noku longela kumwe fiyo onena eli ota kolonyeke Namibia. kashina nee kutya oluvala lili pipo, Omushamane Hoebeb okwa wedako oku kondjifa South Africa a mone ex­ tati mokati koinima oyo ya popiwa ulilo loukoloni waye moNamibia. pefimbo eli 10 paife 010 efimbo eli Ovakwashiwana vaNamibia ova lomafininiko mahapu nokuhena lombwelwa yoo moshiongalele otuna konasha noufemba wovaNamibia. emanguluko laNamibia otuna oku Okwa wedako tati ekond­ kala tuna eudafana, elongelokumwe, jelimanguluko paife ola Iwa oule okupwilikina nst; weedula 22 ola kala noku Iwifa South Omupopi afimana omushiiviveta Africa, omo oilongo youninginino nayo omushamane Bryan O'Linn okwa ya kufako eenghaku opo ilongekide NPP-345 mewiliko lomushiiviveta omushamane Bryan OLinn nomutolokiwaye kolumosho hetekela okufatululila eyo moilonga lokatokolifo 435. Erasmus Andumba. " ' i ovakwashiwana kutya okatokolifo 435 Natango okwa ti ovakondjeli 1;, r I . / / oshike, nokena okuya moilonga manguluko aveshe vongudu ___, 1____ ngahelipi. Omushamane O'Linn *"* * yoSWAPO navo ova loloka oita ,,---"pkwati pefimbo lokatokolifo eshi taka moshilongo no tava indile opo imone *------yi moilonga etanga laSouth Africa exulilo diva. olina oku kala la djamo moNamibia Omaimbilo mahapu omakondjeli nomatanga makwao okuna oku kala manguluko okwa imbwa omo eli meekamba. omuPresidente woSWAPO Elilongekido 010 tali ka kala po otali omushamane Sam Shafoixuna kala lili mewiliko 10United Nations na Nauyoma ta tangwa, mefiku ota ku indilwa opo oSWABC (Radio) loshiongalele sho NPP 435. FRONTKOM DIE Volksparty van Namibi'e slae van geraak is, het hy sy eie nie.'Ek vind dit net amusant en absurd en die Christelike politieke party in die Suide van die dat· mnr. Phillips nou by. plekke Demokratiese Unie het by die land gaan stig. aanklop wat hy as lid van die Demokratiese Turnhalle Op 'n vraag ofhy die samesmelting Arbeidersparty kragdadig verwerp Ovanyasha Alliansie (DTA) aansoek ge­ met die CDU nie maar net as 'n het,' het hy gese. wegspringplek sien om weer ui­ Mnr. Diergaardt het gese dat geen doen om eenwording wat teindelik in die kabinet te beland nie, frontvor~ing hom en sy party sal kan meebring dat 'n front teen die het hy gese dat aile opsies oop is. 'My vernietig nie. Sy party is nou polities Arbeidersparty van Namibi'e argument is dat as iemand in die 'n ent sterker as in die verlede, daarom 100 mOshandi nou waarskynlik onafwend- ­ hoogste sport uitgeval het, hy nie bo sien hy kans vir sulke uitdagings. Hy baar geword het. kan begin nie, maar weI onder. Daarom het ook gese dat sy party aanstaande In 'n gesamentlike persverklaring is ek bereid om onder te begin,' het hy naweek sy dertiende jaarkongres in van die eersgenoemde twee partye gese. die saal van die Khomasdal vandeesweek word die DTA versoek In reaksie op die persverklaring het Opleidingskollege aanbied. vadengwa die leier van die Arbeidersparty van Dr. Dennis, leier van die om 'n samesmelting tussen die twee Kleurling politieke partye goed te Namibi'e, mnr. Reggie Diergaardtgese Onafbanklike Party in Suid-Afrika, keur. Die partye is van mening dat dat mnr. Phillips seaansluitingby die sal die opening van die kongres OMBELEWAyoThe Diocese Of dengwa "efiku 010 efiku la landula ka groter eenheid deur so 'n DTA vir hom as geen verrassing kom waarneem. Namibia oya shiivifa oshivike kwali tava dulu okuya keetundi. samesmelting in Kleurling-geledere Etanga.la South Africa okwa Ii tali verkry sal word. Lede van die ....------, omwedi waya nokutya kondjifa opo Ii pake ovanhu ina va fya Volksparty van mnr. Billy Phillips sal Bedanking omafiku eshi ali 25 fiyo 30 July voortaan dus onder die vaandel van die nan de. DIE rna van oorlede Willie neudo potundi onhivali fiyo Omadina avo 00 Polycarp Mululu, CDU van mnr. Charlie van Wyk opo nhe yokomatango Pombili Eliaser, Frans Haukongo, opereer. Muinjo, wat verlede week in ovakwashiwana vefike pe 100 Cesilia Venakulavo, Levi Nakale In 'n onderhoud met Focus het mnr. Katutura begrawe is, het haar limwe ova dengelwe ketangala omulongi kofikola yOshandi, Moses Billy Phillips gese dat sy party tot dank uitgespreek aan vriende, South Africa. Etanga la South Joshua, Rusinna Haindongo, Erastus samesmelting ingestem het omdat na­ bekendes, familie-lede. en Africa 010 la Ii la kondeka Ndipwashimwe, Paavo Hangula, sionale strewes vir eenheid swaarder kolegas wat haar bygestaan omukunda Oshandi etanga 10 Maria Hamutenya, Joel Junias, . weegas 'n politiekery.'Indie tyewaarin bet in die begrafnis.re'elings. ons vandag leefmoet onsdie politieke ko Batallion 101 kOndangwa. Karinna Haufiku, Lavinia Ndjululwa, Sy het ook die begrafnis Laimi Mofuka, Sh iwomwenyo verskille byle vir die groter ondernemers, die pastore wat die Shafuda naye omulongi pofikola Namibiaanse saak,' het hy gese. begrafnis behartig het en mnr_ Vamwe vomovalongi ovadengwayoo Omungholyo, Cesilia Nambinga, Pe­ Mm. Phillips was voorheen leier van Erns Zapke bedank komesho yovalongwa vavo, vahapu inge Hauwanga, Vilho Kauhonwa, die Arbeidersparty en 'n minister in "Laat die Here u almal se'en:' het vomovalongi ovadengwa va diininwa Nathanial Kandume naye die Oorgangsregering. Nadat hy na sy gese. lela. Ovalongi novalongwa ovo va omulongifikola kOmungholyo. twaalf dae uit sy pos as minister ont- Cr • '~/..' ..~ fC"' .... '1'"'1'-"nr ,J \ 1:''''''1'''_"' 2 Friday September 16 1988 THE NAMIBIAN FOCUS BIKO' STEEDS VEREER dBe1k'-­ an s STEVE Biko was 'n gebore sambreel politi eke- beweging te dien arresteer, gemartel en vermoor." leier en 'n beginselvaste vir aile organisasies wat dee 1was van Na elfjaar, lewe sy gees nog en ons die vryheidstryd. byeenkoms vandag is 'n bevestiging M:-SETEK, 'n Japanese son­ siewe industrie'e ontoelaatbaar is. stryder vir die regte van die paneel vervaardiger in Win­ "Hoewel nywerhede normaalweg swartmassas, het die president In 1973 is 'n verbod van vyfjaar op dat sy idees nog voortleef. hom en sewe ander swart aktiviste "Laat ons bymekaar staan en strewe dhoek het ondanks sanksies nie hier aangemoedig word nie, word van Swanu, mnr. Vekuii geplaas. Hoewel die verbod sy vir wat hy voor gestaan, gevegen voor en disinyestering teen Suid­ die vervaardiging van sonpanele Rukoro by die elfde herdenk­ aktiwiteite beperk het, kon dit nie sy gesterfhet;' het mnr. Rukoro gese. Afrika en N amibi 'e 'n aansoek weens die spesiale vereistes aan 'n ter­ ing vir die dood van Biko, wat deelname in die stryd demp nie. Ten laaste het hy die oorlye president vroeg in die jaar aan die Raad rein, wei hier deur die afdeling die naweek in Khomasdal stadsbeplanning gesteun;' se die Vir hom was dit van uiters belang van Mosambiek, mnr. SamoraMachel, vir Buitestedelike­ gehou was, gese. aangehaal en gese dat die enigste ' skrywe van die - dat die swartmense nie net as Ontwikkeling gerig vir die Stadsbeplanningsraad. toeskouers moes optree in 'n spel wat manier om eer aan 'n gestorwe held te Biko, die baanbreker vir vandag se oprigting van 'n kompleks vir Die raad het ook die maatskappy ver­ h ulleself moet speel nie. Hy was weer betoon, is om 'n AK 47 op te tel en die swartbewustheidbeweging (BC) in die vervaardiging van wittig dat geen munisipale- dienste op die voorgrond toe die Swart­ stryd voort te sit. . Suid-Afrika was op 18 Desember 1946 uitvoerprodukte. beskikbaar sal wees nie: bewustheidbeweging in die lewe Die destydse Minister van Wet en in die Oos-Kaapland gebore. Hy hetop Volgens mnr. B.R. Theron, 'n "Dat, indien die beoogde bedryf 'n geroep is. Hulle het swart, defenie'er as Orde, mnr. Jimmy Kruger, het na die 12 September 1977 in Pretoria na 25 munisipale bestuurskomit_ee­ oorlas vir die omgewingword, hierdie diegene wat onderdruk en uitgebuit dood van Biko in 'n toespraak aan die dae in polisie-aanhouding gesterf. Nasionale Party-Kongres op 14 beampte, het op 'n ~avraag gese dat die goedkeuring tel' enige tyd teruggetrek word. Eenheid onder die swartmense, mag word;' se die raad. Terwyl hy nog 'n mediese student in het hulle geredeneer, was 'n September gese datdie dood van Biko aansoek Dinsdag tydens 'n geslote 1968 aan die Universiteit van Natal voorvereiste in die stryd om vryheid. hom" koud laat." vergadering van die Stadsbeplanning­ was, het hy die belangrikheid van 'n Mnr. Kruger het toe gese dat die komitee bespreek is. Die aanbevelinge swart studente-organisasie besef. Mnr. Rukoro het by die herdenking aangehoudene gedreig het om op'n sal nou aan die Stadsraad gemaak Volgens Biko het die bestaande gese dat Biko vir die vryheidsvegter hongerstaking te gaan en 'n mnr. word. 'n Finale besluit sal dan eers studente-beweging nie die strewes van van Suider-Afrika 'n erfenis nagelaat Venter, ook 'n afgevaardigde by die geneem word. Steun die swart studente goed artikuleer nie. het. "Biko het OnS geleer om nie ver­ kongres, aangehaal en gese dat Suid­ In sy aansoek het mnr. K. Viereck, In dieselfde jaar het hy daarin geslaag skoning te maak vir ori's eie bestaan Afrika 'n demoknitiese land is en dat bestuurdervan M. Setek, het gese dat om die Suid-Afrikaanse Studente nie; hy het ons geleer dat die enlgste gevangenes 'n demokratiese reg het dieprojek watsy maatskappywil aan­ • Organisasie (Saso) te stig, waartoe hy oplossing tot vryheid in die vorming om van 'n hongerstaking om te kom. pak, Namibi'e 'n ekonomiese ook as die eerste president verkies is. van werkerskla~-organisasies te vinde Hy het voorts gese: "Per toeval het 'n voorsprong kan' gee en ook vir In 1972, toe hy uit die universiteit is." • ~ ~. . luitenant in die gevangenis-dienl? het werksgeleenthede vir baie sal skep. geskors is, was hy deel van die komi tee Biko het die grondwerk gele vir die gister selfmoord gepleeg en ons het nie Hy meld ook dat Eltech Electronic wat later tot die'ontstaan van die Black leTerskap w.at 'die fondasie van die gevangenesse daarvoor beskuldig nie. Lock, Stock and Barrel en die erfwaar· People's Convention (BPC)gelei regeringin 1976 geskudhet, het mnr. Niemand was in die ondersoek van voor aansoek gedoen is, deur M. Setek het.Die BPC was daarop gemik om as Rukoro gese. "am hierdie rede was hy Biko se dood skuldig bevind nie. oorgekoop is. Volgens mnr. Viereck is sanksies die maatskappy bereid om miljoene rande in hierdie land te bele. BUITELANDSE beleggings in "Ons wil ook noem dat ons ten Namibie dra by tot die uit­ PQ'KAKWIYU HARDWARE minsk 40-50 persent van die pro­ buiting en die o!lderdrukking duksie, wat omtrent R3,6 miljoen werd van die-swart-werkersklas, het is, sal uitvoer," meld hy in sy aansoek. OLOHO CASH AHD CARRY Behalwe dat dit werksgeleenthede die leiervan Namibie Vakbond sal skep, sal ditook buitelandse val uta (NTU), mnr. Alpha Kangueehi Keshetuu in die land laat instrooin aldus mnr. in 'n persverklaring gese. Oitungifomwa, Viereck. Die projek sal die land Qok Mnr. Kangueehi meld in die verklar­ Eepainta, For all: - aan moderne-tegnologie in die proses ing dat sy vakbond die idee van Oshamende, Building material help. sanksies teen Suid-Afrika en Namibie Oipilangi , paint/cement/tools Volgens die aansoek sal die maat­ steun. "Jy kanoor sanksies teen Suid­ Oipeleki, electrical wiring skappy ook met steenkool en mielie­ Afrika praat en vir Namibie uitlos Oilongifo yo wood/zinc uitvoere eksperimenteer, ' wat 'n nie;' het hy gese. malusheno, opo ta i bykomende inkomste van R5 miljoen Dit is nie waar dat apartheid nie monika pokakwiyu sal beteken. meer in N amibie van toepassing is nie Ongodi 199, Ondangwa Die maatskappy meld dat Namibi 'e - " Die apartheidsregering in Suid­ Tel: 199, Ondangwa baie gunstig is om son-energie toe te Afrika het deur geweldadige metodes Oluno Cash & Carry 01 uno Cash & Carry Odepot yo malodu Liquor Oepot pas en se dat as die aansoek afgewys daarin geslaag om die mense van Obatolo Bottle store - word, dit in Kenya toegepas sal word. .. N amibie en Suid-Afrika in kettings te Olitala yo ikutu yo tate' nts. General Oealer Die Keniane het reeds aangedui het hou.'.' GENERAL DEALER Mens Outfitters ONGODI85 TEL: 85 ONDANGWA dat hulle soiets sal verwelkolll. Die NTU besef dat buitelandse­ ONDANGWA am die sonpanele te vervaardig beleggings die ekonornie van N amibie moet sekere gunstige omgew­ en Suid-Afrika steun en onderhou en ingsfaktore wees: besoedeling moet so dat hierdie steun die beleid van laag as moontlik wees; geen vibrasie maksimum uitbuitingvan die werker­ moet deur vragmotors of spoorvervoer sklas versterk. veroorsaak word nie. Verder besef die NTU dat die swart Die aansoek meld dat die fabriek werkers, wat die ekonomie op hul POKAKWIYO OlOHO CASH geen lug-, water- ofklartkbesoedeling skouers dra, niks baat uit die sal veroorsaak nie. materiele rykdomme wat hulle pro­ Die Stadsbeplanningsraad het duseer nie. HARDWARE AHD CARRY aanbeveel dat goedkeurlng verleen " am ' hierdie redes voel die moet word vir 'n sonpaneelmonter­ organisasie baie sterk dat sanksies ingskompleks, maar die stoor van teen Suid-Afrika en N amibie toegepas steenkool en mielies is afgekeur. word solank die rasistiese minderheid­ Een van die goedkeuringsvoor­ sregering regeer," het mnr. Kangueehi waardes is dat geen behuising vir gese. werknemers op die erftoegelaat word Hy het daarop gewys dat sommige rue. maatskappye in Namibie, soos Win­ Voorts se die raad dat die gebied vir dhoek Machinen Fabrik, met die residensi 'ele gebruik en arbeidsinten- regering saamwerk.

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YOUR SERVICE THE NAMIBIAN FOCUS Friday September 16 19883 SA Skram weg van YYO: Don"McHenry SUID-AFRIKA is besig om knelpunte rondom die vredes­ homself vereenselwig met prof. samesprekings te omseil deur die Verenigde Volkere Organisasie McHenry en gese dat die Namibi'e­ (VVO) van partydigheid te beskuldig, het professor Donald onafhanklikheid 'n geleentheid vir die McHenry verlede naweek in 'n toespraak gese. land sal gun om van die foute van ander Afrika-lande te leer. Prof. McHenry het as gasspreker by deelnemende politieke partye sal Die professor is verbonde aan die. die N amibi 'e Peace Plan 435- semi naar maak en dat dit nie enige spesifieke Suid-Afrikaanse Instituut vir Sosiale­ Vrydag opgetree. Die tema van die party sal bevoordeel nie. en Ekonomiese Navorsing op seminaar was; Die pad vorentoe. Hy het die voorstaanders van 'n Grahamstad. Prof. McHenry is die voormalige grondwet voor onafhanklike, Sy toespra ak het gehandel onder-ambassadeur van Amerika by veroordeel en die idee verwerp. aangaande die ekonomiese toekoms die Verenigde Volkere tydens die Hy het prontuit gese dat die voors­ van Namibi'e in die lig van die presidentskap van mnr. Jimmy Cmter. taanders van hierdie idee wil verseker komende onafhanklikheid. Hy was Hy was ook die argitek van die dat hul huidige posisies behoue tnoet baie pessimisties r a kende die Westerse Vyf-kontakgroep. bly en dit daardeur te versterk - '''n ekonomiese vooruitgang van die land In die tienjaar na die aanvaarding · posisie wathulle in 'n vrye en 'nregver­ na onafhanklikheid. van Res. 435 het niemand as wenner dige verkiesing seker van afstand sal Die Suidelike Afrika-lande het baie of ver loorder uit die stryd getree nie. moet doen". ingemeen. Hulle infrastrukture is nou "Duisende mense het in die konflik Oor die toekoms van N amibi 'e het hy verweef met mekaar en hul ekonomie'e omgekom en materi 'ele verliese is ge­ die hoop uitgespreek dat die land is ook afhanklik van mekaar, maar ly. Kosbare tyd is gemors en dit sal 'n hopelik daarin sal slaag om die word, deur rassisme en kolonialisme Vroue by 'n bushalte deur reen vasgekeer. armer Namibi'e en Angola, wat met ekonomiese en politieke chaos, wat verdeel, het hy gese. die moeilike taak van nasie-bou baie onafhanklike Afrika-state onder­ Suid-Afrika se weiering om afstand opgeskeep sal sit,tot gevolg he, "het hy vind het, kan vermy. te doen van Namibi'e en sy apar­ ( I gese. - Namibi'e is uniek in die sin dat geen theidsbeleid te be'eindig het 'n 0( In 1978 het Suid-Afrika die kwessie ander land soveel internasionale veiligheids probleem geword vir in­ Man kla oor. I van partydigheid van die VVO geopper beskerming geniet het nie. I'En hier­ diwiduele lande in die streek. 1 en nou in 1988 is dit weer die die steun sal voortgaan na die im­ Suid-Afrika kraai koning in die Kubaanse-kwessie. Noudat daar hoop plementering van Res. 435 solank die streek en geen land in die streek is om die onttrekking te finaliseer, is mense van die land bereid is om saam beskik oor die ekonomiese, militere of dit weer die partydigheid waarmee te staan om die yolk op te bou," het hy tegnologiese mag om die wit­ toilet-gebruike Suid-Afrika vorendag kom. gese. minderheidsregering teen te staan Prof. McHenry het beklemtoon dat Prof. Peter Vale, wat ook as geleen­ nie, se prof. Vale. 'N INWONER van Klein­ Volgens hom gebruik die vroue ook die implementering van Res. 435 vir theidspreker by die NPP-435 sim­ Suid-Afrika gebruik die ekonomiese Windhoek het by die stadsraad nie die vullisdrom by die bushalte nie Swapo net een van die getal posium in die naweek opgetree het, het afhankliklikheid van die lande in die aansoek gedoen dat 'n en strooi hulle vullis indie omgewing. streek om hulle te kelder. bushalte voor sy huis onmid­ "Ek het einde September in die h uis Verder is prof. Vale van mening dat dellik verskuif word omdat dit getrek en daar is al twee keer by my Suidelike Afrika-lande sonder Suid­ huis ingebreek.Ek was verplig om my 'n openbare toiletplek vir huis in 'n 'tronk' te verander net om die Afrikaanse h ulp nie oor die potensiaal busverbruikers geword het. om ekonomies te ontwikkel nie. mense uit my huis en van my werfte , I "Tensy 'n kontrawig ingryp, sal hou," het mnr. du Plessis in sy skrywe Suidelike Afrika se ekonomie 'n Die klaer, mnr. D:J. Du Plessis van gekla. gevangene van Suid-Afrika bly. Daar 104 Jan Jokerweg in Klein-Windhoek Die Stadsingenieur het in antwoord is geen alternatief nie. Namibi'e se kla in 'n skrywe aan die Windhoek op mnr. du Plessis se skrywe gese dat onafhanklikheid en sy ekonomiese stadsraad dat vroue, wat as huishulp daar aan die versoek nie voldoen kan vooruitgang sal ook 'n slagoffer van in die buurt werk, die plek asopenbare word nie. Wat betref die onhigi 'eniese hierdie werklikheid word;' het hy gese. toilet gebr uik. Dit veroorsaak toestande by die bushalte het hy die Omdat die ekonomie van Namibi'e onooglikhede en onhig'ieniese klaer versoek om di t onder die aandag in 'n groot mate afhanklik is van die toestande. . van die Stadsgesondheidsbeampte te ekonomie van die koloniale mag, sal Mnr. du Rlessis kla ook dat die vroue bring. sanksies teen Suid-Afrikaof'n wankel­ die mure en die boom langs die Die Stadsingenieur het gese dat ing in sy ekonornie ernstige afmetings bushalte as 'n toilet gebruik."Ek moet daar sekere kriteria gebruik word by op die Namibi'e-ekonomie he. elke aand die mure met die tuinslang die bepaling van die posisie van . Buitelandse ekonomiese betrok­ bespuit anders stink dit so dat 'n mens bushaltes en dat daar deurentyd kenheid in Namibi'e was tot nou nie kan lewe nie," meld hy in die brief. gepoog word dat bushaltes so min as be perk tot natuur produkte­ Verder se mnr. du Plessis dat die moontlik ongerief aan huiseienaars industrie'e (bv. mineralel wat nie op­ vroue elke middag sy klein hekkie met verskaf. "Di tis egter so da t bushaltes sigtelike groei en ontwikkeling in 'n 'n sittery versper dat geen besoekers wei soms in die nabyheid van BABSY'S LA CHIC onafhanklike Afrika meegebring het kan inkom nie. Hy voer aan dat wan­ woonhuise voorsien moet word aange­ nie. "As gevolg hiervan sal ekonomiese neer hy die vroue versoek om nie voor. sien geen alternatiewe uitweg bestaan (B.L.C.) groei moelik en onmoontlik in 'n die hek te sit nie, hulle uitdagend sonder om dienslewering te verswak onafhanklike N amibi 'e handhaafkan optree. nie;' het hy gese. word;' het prof. Vale gese. Hy het verder gese dat ' n onafhanklike Namibi'e nie in die strik TEL: 2270-24 van buitelandse hulp en skuld moet verval nie. "Daar is 'n besef dat BORGWARD STREET buitelandse hulp, pleks van 'n oploss­ ing mee te bring, 'n deel geword het van Dit verskaf ons genot om aan te kondig dat Afrika se ekonomiese probleme. Dit Lynn weer by ons op haar pos is! verswak selfhulp en selfversekering." SPESIAlE AAHBIEDIHGE: DIHSDAE Ii DOHDERDAE PELICAN RESTAURANT AND MINIMARK * Haarkleur, "Wash & Blow": Oshakati, Ondjukifi 62 R25-00, bespaar R10-50 Ongodi 163

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Die Departement van Etango 010 Ovawambo shongudu yopolotika, kalifi ehangano nane omwe ininga omalandwam­ Manasse Kol.ele laSouth Africa nokalifi ehangano loku bongo. Omumwoye wemu pu~udha Nasionale Opvoeding ONDA hala ukwafenge umonene yambidida oita itwikile. nale ndele sho aningi omunashllonga TATE Kolele okwa li ayamukula Etango ehangano leeghe?i opuwo, iho tiko we sha. aavali, aakuludhi moshigongi shawn 'DIE DEPARTEMENT VAN NA­ onhele moshifo shoye The Namibian doshiwambo da yela da dam a moshlh Aanona otaa thigil wa oClass manga shoka shali sha ningwa omolwa SIONALE OPVOEDING (Nasop) nd.i yamukule nawa ' ''Lyeni~ tamukeuka" womOshakatl yaKalunga omunaenghono adishe aantu ya kalya oshimwenyo. Yamwe ookamba ndhoka dhi Ii popepi moet ophou om onderwysers te dreig. noosikola. Okwa yeleke. aakwita, naKashikwete wokombalantu. omushiti weulu nedu. Etango latotwa ohela ngaa ya yile mombelelwa Moenie in die onderwysers se pri vate aayengeli aayapuki (serafi naKerubi Lyeni-Tam ukeuka womOshakati kovawambo la totelwa ovawambo. pokamulongo sigo oyimwe taYI dhenge lewens inmeng nie. Politiek is 'n Etango nali minikile meni la keshe aniwa oyena mo iilonga ihe omulongl nomakakunya ngoka gel! private aangeleentheid van elke wetango tali tyakaleke mowambo: The pOhangwena. Tho tila Kalunga, nenge Namibian focus 12 Augustus 1988. omunamibia. adhika nee to ende po to tidhwa nena onderwyser. owa dhiladhila ngiini kokutya Lyeni ota yelifa kutya Etango olilipo posikola. Aakuluntuskolayamwe ina Die Swapo-gesinde onderwyser weet oomeme naaka . kuthemo tango talidipaya ovakwashiwana momaum­ M.ERASMUS ya hala poskola dhawo pu longe dat hulle nie politiek gedurende aayengeli megulu opo ihe okamba bo nokuvapula oimaliwa oufiku. SEKRETARIS-GENERAAL aakulukadhi yawn oshoka oya tIla ya skooltye mag bedryf nie. Ons verwag yaHangwepa yizepo. Iimali wa

DIE rol van die kerk in die 'hoewel hy nie die daad gepleeg huidige sosio-ekonomiese het nie en onmiddellik daarna omstandighede was tot nou toe is hy g~~sor op die SWAUK­ n twispunt. Ons hoor alte TV. 'Ons kry heilige koeie oral graag van regeringskant dat in die regering, maar wat dit sommige kerke Swapo-enAnc­ Kerk help apartheid net so min verstaan soos die kerkeisendathulleterreuren sogenaamde beginsel waar­ wandade voorstaan en voor hulle staan. Ons beweeg bevorder. Maar terselfdertyd terug na die begin van het SA die NG-kerk gebruik om bedrywighede soos die martel dit kan doen, in 'n ommesient­ dominee H. Brandt 'n Christendom waar die 'n bose,onheilige en van mense, inperking onder jie om almal aan sy kant te kry, omstredenheid aan die gang regeerders bo die wet was en onmenslike onding soos apar­ AG 26- en 9, wat direk indruis bepaal nie. gesit toe hy in die NG Groote­ sogenaamde regstreekse ver-. theid te onderskryf en teen dit waarvcoor 'n regver­ Wyle pastoor Gerhardt Kerk vele sogenaamde teenwoordigers van God hulle bevorder. Ons kry baie gel owe dige kerk staan, dan word dit 'n Totemeyer het destyds gese: "Christene" laat uitstap het wette op die mense afgedwing wat afwyk van die riglyne van Gods-saak. "Onthou liewe mense, Satan is tydens die preek, een van hulle het. die Bybel waarna as sektes ver­ Tydens Nero en andere moes die Christen, want hy 'n oud-ouderling. Die rede was: Dis die plig van die Christen­ wys word. Dit sal dus nie die Christene vir hul geloof "Ek het nie geweet of dit 'n dom' om onreeImatighede in verkeeerd wees omna die NG­ onmenslikhede verduur .800S preek (jf'n ANC-toespraak was die menswees met betrekking kerk soos sommige blankes dit sommigetans. Watterverskilis nie" omdat hy die kerkgangers tot' God, uit te wys. Indien die nog bedryf,te verwys as 'n daar behalwe die verskil in gewys het op die euwels van kerk dit nie doen nie, het dit in sektenie. metodes van destyds e.n nou? apartheid en dat daar nie sy taak gefaal. Die kerk het die Omdat dit sektaries is, sal dit Die regverdige Christen lei nog positiewe en negatiewe apar­ reg om binne die regeringfoute nie die geestelike regver­ vir dit wat hy as Godspraak theid bestaan' nie, maar net uit te wys solank dit volgens die digheid in vertolking in die beskou. apartheid wat 'n sonde teen Christelike beginsels van die bybel sien nie, maar 'n aardse, Te vinnig word verwys na God is. bybel is. Hoe beskou ons 'n subjektiewe vertolking heg om "vyande van die regering", In die sektariese uitkyk van Regering wat die waardigheid sy bestaan na sy nukke en gille saboteurs en ander ter besker­ die regeringskerk, behalwe van kerkleiers nie meer te stuur. Dieselfde mense wat se ming van menslike sommige wat hul oe respekteer nie? Selfsug het eer­ dat die kerk nie in politiek vooroordeel en slldisme. Geen oopgemaak het, het regver­ bare kapitalisme geword ter­ gemoeid behoort te wees nie, regering met Christelike digheid 'n euwel geword en wyl "jy jou naaste moetliefhe" gebruik kerkordes om 'n beginsels sal die kerk teen hom slaap nie" Hy het dit natuurlik euwels, regverdigheid. Om 'n - sosialisme 'n onding geword sataniese regeringsbeleid aan he nie en geen regering sal dus nie gesien in die sin dat ware lieg en valsheid aan die lewe te het in die o'e van die heilige die gangte hou en ditte regver­ mense of hul Christelike oor­ Christene satan kan wees nie, hou is om jouself en die koeie. Soveel so dat hul kom­ dig. Dit is nie vir enige kerk tuigings in tronke gooi of maar dat mense valslik kan waarheid te verlo'en. munisme as beleid koppel aan nodig om hom te bemoei met lewenslank aanhou nie. Selfs voorgee dat hulle weI 'n Tydjie gelede was ditin die ate'isme. Sommige reger­ die administrasie van die land God het die demokrasie aan Christene is en dit ook goed nuus dat die prediker, Jimmy ingsleiers het in selfverheerlik­ nie maar,as die administrasie die mense belowe en word nie kandoen. Swaggart, 'n ' oortreding ing goddelike figure geword en gepaard gaan met sataniese deur Sy Almag, alhoewel God Twee weke gelede het begaan het met 'n prostituut die staat die alfa en die omega. "DIE AANSLAG BEGIN" ------EILAND______HOOFSTUK IN DIE STROOM------­ 8.------DEUR FREDERICK B. PHILANDER------WAT VOORAF GEBEUR HET: Koerantman Phil Henkerman goed toegeruste militere kamp stadig bevelvoerder van die kamp. 'A .a.a.a! Geweet ek saljou daar kry, en sy vrou is haaks oor sy gedurige afwesigheid van sy binne en beweeg tussen 'n groot mar­ Nadat Motsani 'n afdruk,van die se die stem aan die ander kant. - sjerende peleton swart jeugdiges deur. operasie aan almal gegee het, maak hy 'Wie praat nou?; wi! Henk weet. .tuiste. Hierdie toed rag van sake skep huweliksprobleme Die meeste van die jeugdiges is bekend dat die operasie vir 31 Mei 'A.a.a.! Nog net so nuuskierig soos soveel so dat Creach'e die huis verlaat. Die effek van die bewapen met boomtakke en allerlei skeduleer is. 'Onthou, kamerade, die altyd. Dis ek, Bradley. Onthoujy my struwelinge slaan ook in Phil se werklewering deur. voorwerpe wat dien as gewere oor die sukses van die operasie hang in 'n nie meer nie?' skouer. Sommige het ammunisielose groot mate af van ~ns elkeen.Die 'Bradley... O,ja! Natuurlik onthou ek LEES NOU VERDER moderne Russiese AK-47 gewere. Organisasie duld geen foute nie. jou. Hoe gaan dit,' vra Phil opgewonde. Hulle is almal vlugtelinge wat die Bestudeer dus die dokument 'Hemels! Feit van die saak is ek sit DIESELFDE oggend as Phil sy in Boegandi'e nie; laat hoor die Ku­ grens op verskillende wyse van Suid­ noukeurig en vernietig di t,' sl uit hy sy opgeskeep met twee kaartjies vir 'n lessenaar in sy kantoor opgeruim het baan van hom. _ Afrika oorgesteek het. Sommige het kort toesprakie af. 'plesiertog vanaand. Ek het gewonder om vir'n paar dae met 'verpligte' verlof 'Wees net geduldig. Buitendien, dit met die hulp van taxi-ryers, te voet en 'Amandla! Amandla!,' juig die ofjy sou belangstel? te gaan, stryk Joseph Goldberg se is nou nie meer so lank nie. Daar sal per fiets hul wegnadie kampverbydie manne Motsani met gebalde vuiste 'Hoekom neemjy nie een vanjou baie Astec-vliegtuig op die lughawe­ hopelik vandag 'n finale besluit veiligheidsnetwerk van die Suid­ toe. meisietjies sa am nie?' Boegandi 'e neer. 'Welkom in Boegan­ geneem word,' se Goldberg Afrikaanse Weermag gekry. Hulle is Ondanks versoeke van sy kamerade 'Dit isjuis die probleem. Die kaart­ di'e, kameraad Goldberg,' groet 'n gerusstellend. almal hier om militere opleiding vir om vir 'n maaltyd in die kamp oor te jies vra uitdruklik vir twee vrygeselle.' gesette ou Kubaanse kennis Goldberg 'So moet 'n bek mos praat. Ek het sendings na Suid-Afrika te ontvang. bly, groet Goldberg en vertrek met 'n 'Kanjy nie maar iemand anders kry hartlik en soen hom uitgelate op albei begin vermoed datjul besoek hier weer In die verbyloop groet en waai groot bruin koevert. Hy moes dieselfde nie?' wange. 'Dis'n paar maande gelede dat een van daardie gereelde in­ Molotof uitbundig en gemoedelik in aand weer terugwees in Kaapstad om 'Nee, dit is reeds te laat daarvoor. ons mekaar laas gesien het: se die Ku­ speksietoere onder die vegters gaan die rigting van sy Kubaanse kamerade toe te sien dat die laaste be sending Gaan jy saam of nie? Ek kan jou "aan met groot genoegdoening: wees?; wil die Kubaan weet. wat die troepe met groot moeite en baie wapens Suid-Afrika binnegesmokkel verseker dat jy nie spyt sal wees nie,' rolatof, jou rakker! Is ek bly omjou 'Nee, ek glo nie dit is weer een van vloeke aanvoer en oplei. word. 'n Uur later vlieg Goldberg en probeer Bradley hom gerussteL w eer te sien. Jy lyk goed; se Goldberg daai nie. Ek twyfel of die Opperraad Oral in die kamp staan afgeleefde Saunders oor die grens terug na Suid- 'Nou goed, as jy aandring, sal ek wat die Kubaan ondersoekend voor van Die Organisasie ons almal militere vragmotors en oorlogtuie Afrika.:. . saamgaan, maar ek moet jou se ek het hom hou. Met 'n handgebaar wuifhy hierheen sou laat kom het. Ek ver­ rond. Baie vegters ontvang diep in die 'Meneer, Henkerman, daar is 'n nie baie Ius daarvoor nie. die Kubaan om in die rigting van die moed dat die wiele nou aan die rol gesit woude in die berge praktiese opleiding oproep vii- u by die open bare telefoon,' 'Bravo! Ek het geweetjy sou instem. lughawe-gebou te stap. 'Ja, die Boegan­ sal word; se Goldberg as die Kubaan van Kubaanse instrukteurs. Ook word se die vriendelike kroegman van die Nou is ons weer op dieselfde golflengte. di'ers sien beslis goed om na al ons die voertuig skuddend op die kruin van hulle opgelei in guerilla­ Teledo-kroeg aan Phillip wat eenkant Terloops, ek was al een keer op die boot. behoeftes in hierdie mooi land van 'n ho'e plato tot stilstand bring. oorlogvoering. Buiten die feit dat die alleen 'n drankie geniet. Net die rykes-kan sulke luuksheid hulle. Net jammer hulle weier om 'Sien jy daar, ver regs, daar is ons jeugdiges sielkundige indoktrinasie Phil het oudergewoonte na die bekostig. Daardie keer was daar tekort Stalin se leerstellinge in al sy vorme nuwe hoofkwartier.'n Tyd gelede was teen die witman hier beleef, word die Teledo gekom na sy onderonsie met sy aan niks ... jy weet mos watek be doe I?' te aanvaar. Dalk doenhulle dit tog een- . ons verplig om ons basisse hierheen te rekrute ook afgerig in die basiese redakteur en hy sy 'verpligte' verlof 'Nou maar goed, waar ontmoet ons dag.'Die Kubaan breek luid wind as hy verskuif; verduidelik die Kubaan. vegtegnieke en ander oorlogkunsies. geneem het. Die plekkie, in die hart­ mekaar?,' vra Phil met gedempte 001' sy vet maag vryf en albei 'Ditisvirmynuus. Waaromis ditge­ Hul opleiding sluit in: die saamstel en jie van die middestad, het hom nog belangstelling. Sien jou daar!,' sluit geamuseerd lag,tot groot leedvermaak doen?; wil Goldberg weet. hantering van kleef-myne-en bomme altyd weens sy rustigheid bekoor. Phil die gesprek af as hy terugstap na van die vlie'enier, Saunders, wat agter 'President Natzini het baie druk en talle ander wapentuig. Hulle word 'Dankie, 'n man of'n vrou?,' wil Henk die toonbank van die kroeg om nog 'n hulle aanstap. 'Is die ander almal vanuit sy regerende party gekry om­ ook geleer hoe om geboue en brue met weet as hy sy glas leeg drink en drankie te drink. hier?,' wil Goldberg weet. 'Ja, met die ' dat hy ons troepe hier in sy land plofstof op te blaas, te swem,lan­ opstaan. uitsondering van een, is almal hier,' se h uisves. U it vrees vir vergeldingsaan­ dkaarte te lees, lokvalle te stel, ba­ "n Man,' se die kroegman. LEES AANSTAANDE WEEK die Kubaan met 'n groot sigaar in die valle deur die Suid-Afrikaans Lugmag jonette te gebruik, rigting in die nag 'Henkerman hier!,' se Phil as hy die VERDER mond. 'En wat verwag jy sal nou op sy eie land en ons basi sse, moes ons . te bepaal en hoe om handgranate en telefoonmikkie opteL gebeur? kwansuis hierheen uitwyk; ver­ masjiengewere te hanteer. Vir vyf 'Dat die poppe van nou afgaan dans. duidelik Molotof. maande lank reeds is die uitgesoekte Dit is ook al hoogtyd, dink jy nie so 'En dan praat die ou man gedurig troepemag van vyfhonderd man­ nie?; se hy nadat hy Goldberg se van vryheid aan al die onderdruktes skappe al aan hierdie intensiewe en naweektassie agter op'n ~op voerfuig in Afrika. Hierdie verskuiwing strawwe opleiding onderworpe om Body Sprays, gelaai het. 'n Ruk later is die twee bemoeilik die taak van ons vegters hulle deeglik voor te berei vir 'n COSMETIC kamerade in ' n ~op vierwiel­ deurdat hulle nou baie verder van die aanslag op die Wit Sui de. Perfume, Hand & aangedrewe voertuig op pad na 'n grens verskuifis. Takties sou dit beter Daar heers'n tasbare onrustigheid Body Lotions, vesting in 'n onherbergsame dee 1 in wees asdie basisse kon bly waar hulle onder die manskappe nadat dit SALES Boegandi'e. Onderwyl hy die voertuig was. Ek dink dit is 'n oordeelsfout; se rugbaar geword het dat die ringkoppe Perm Productions, vernuftig bestuur, verneem hy hoe die Goldberg soos 'n waITerse strateeg. van Die Organisasie ria die kamp vir Hair Care Products rit t:itSuid-Afrika was. Sy hart brand 'Moenie die ou man te kras oordeel samesprekinge sou kom. 'nGevoel van ' reeds om sjampanje in die strate van nie. Hy is inherent'n goeie leier vir sy afwagting heers dat die spesiale PLUS ... Pretoria te drink by oorname van die mense. Hulle vertrou hom. As Suid­ operasie binnekort iets van die verlede gesag in daardie land. 'Pasop haastige Afrika nie sy land met grootskaalse in­ sal wees. Kort gelede was die moraal A Range of hond verbrand sy mond,' maan valle gedreig het nie en die spoorstelsel van die vegters ' baie laag en Goldberg versigtig optimisties. hierheen swaar sal belas met doe ana onsekerheid het oor die hele operasie Patent Medicines 'Ons wag nou wragtig al darem te nie, glo ek sou hy nooit so 'n drastiese gehang, want daar was baie vertrag­ lank. Dinkjy dit is lekker om vir so 'n stap geneem het nie.' ings en oponthoude. Nou het die Come and visit langtydindie boste bly,en ditsonder Sedert ek in hierdie land aangekom_ vegters sommer baie meer moed, want YOUR Chemist vroue, terwyljulle luilekker aandjies het, het di t vir my baie duidelik g!!word hulle voel aan dat iets gaan gebeur...' voor die tv metjul vetgevoerde wyfies hoe afhanklik hierdie mense werklik Die middag laat vergader 'n lid van in KATUTURA en hul kleintjies mee deurbring?Nee, van Suid-Afrika is; se die Kubaan as die Oppergesag van Assegai, Lucas (Behind the kameraad Goldberg, dit is beslis nie hulle teen die kruin afry op pad na 'n Motsani, twee Russiese generaals;n van my aangenaamste herinneringe gekamoufleerde kamp. Hulle ry die ' Kubaan en Goldberg in die tent van die Katutura Bar) 6 Friday September 16 1988 THE NAMIBIAN FOCUS

NAMIBIAN KUNSREFLEKSIES

Die Reflekteerder, Posbus 21539, Windhoek. Vyandigheid kniehalter stigting van 'n eie Kunsraad - ______DIE REFLEKTEERDER------

'N MOEDIGE POGING is sowat tweejaar gelede aangewend om onder alle belanghebbendes in die 'n sentrale Kunsraad vir aIle kunsvorme in Namibia tot stand te kunswereld moes begin het. Miskien bring, maar die projek is laat vaar weens die gesindheid en an­ sou die pro beers lag dan meer vrugte afgewerp het. tagonisme van bepaalde groepe in die plaaslike kunswereld. . Een .van die loodskomiteelede, mnr. Vir die eerste keel' het die toender­ die N asionale Kunsraad vandag reeds F.B.Philander, het gese dat hy dit DIE wereldbekende kitaarspeelster, Godelieve Monden van tyd se voorsitter van die loodskomitee, vel' sou gestaan het,' het hy gese. eienaardig vind dat 'n liggaam soos die Belgi'e, wat Woensdagaand 'n uithaalvertoning in die mnr. Charles Truebody, die sluier gelig Hy het ook gese dat die poging Windhoekse Kunsverenigingjuis 001' .Windhoek-teater aangebied het. Sy het reeds wye werelddraaie aangaande die . probleme wat sy destyds eel'S met 'n meningspeiling die implikasies van staatsgelde vir die geloop en groot roem oral verwerf. Tydens Woensdagaand se komitee destyds beleefhet. skone kunste bekommerd sou uitvoering het sy uittreksels uit werke van Laza, Popupienko 'Nadat die loodskomitee daardie wees,veral in die lig van die feit dat die en andere gespeel. aand, tweejaar gelede as'n verkose lig­ liggaam self jaarliks .'n bedrag van gaam in die Continental-hotel minstens R25 000 in die vorm van 'n saamgestel is, het dinge toe reeds subsidie van die staat ontvang om sy begin verkeerd loop weens die an­ werksaamhede suksesvol te doen. tagonisme . van sommige erkende 'Destyds was daar soveel en­ kunstenaars en kunsinstellings in toesiasme vir die begin van 'n eie kun­ Windhoek in die besonder. Die teens­ sraad vir Namibia, dat ek myself daar­ Boek-refleksies tand was oorweldigend teen iets wat die tyd ook beskikbaar gestel het. Die destyds en vandag nog broodnodig is indruk wat ek sedertdien gekry het is in Namibia,' het mnr. Truebody gese. dat daar maar op die ou trant voor­ Mnr. Truebody het gese dat dit veral tgeploeter moet word omdat dit die Windhoek se Kunsvereniging was bepaalde mense se ego's streel as wa t te velde getrek het teen die poging. eiesoortige kunstenaars in ' n land wat Di 'e vereniging het sy onverbloemde meervoudigheid nodig het. Na­ 'afkeur in die poging laat deurskemer, sionaisme op kunsvlak behoort aldusmnr. Truebody.'Die Kunverenig­ voorkeur te geniet,' het hy gese. ing was baie antagonisties ingestel en Mnr. Truebody meen dat 'n tweede was van meningdat indienstaatsgelde poging aangewend behoort te word om die poging sou ondersteun, dit daarop alle kunsdissiplines in die land op 'n neer sou kom dat die kunste in nasionale grondslag byeen te bring. Namibia subsidieer en gevolglik in­ Die loodskomitee het bestaan uit mnr. hibeer sou word, maarek dink dat in­ C. Truebody, A. Behrens, E. van Biljon, dien die staat geldelik sou kon bydra, ,- Mnr C Truebody Hannes Horne en F.B.Philander. KUNSPRYS EERS Appel v.ir IN 1989 TOEGEKEN apartheid DIE REFLEKTEERDER MET die vertoningvan vanjaar DIE Nederburg Kunsprys vir prys toegeken was as deel van Swaruk se Cannes Advertising Film by die bevordering van die skone se 21 ste bestaansjaar, maar dat dit 'n bioskoop in Windhoek, het kunste in Namibia, sal nie van­ vanjaar sal oorstaan tot die begin vah dit ' duidelik geword dat die aanstaandejaar. 'Die Nederburg Prys jaar toegeken word nie, maar ekonomiese sanksie-veldtog is anders as die soort toekennings wat teen Suid-Afrika in felheid weI eers aan die begin van by streekrade in Suid-Afrikajaarliks toeneem. aanstaande jaar. gemaak word. Vir Namibia is die Een van die talle wen­ Dit is die mening van mnr. Hannes Nederburgprys meerdoelig vir alle televisieadvertensies was 'n anti-Suid­ Horne, direkteur va n die Suidwes­ fasette van kultuurbevordering. Afrikaanse en anti-apartheideen wat Afrikaanse Raad vir Uitvoerende Mnr. Horne hetook bevestigdat die wereldwyd vertoon word en deur mil- Kunste (Swaruk). Die unieke Swaruk-raad, wat slegs u.it blankes . joene mense gesien word. Die kunsprys is verledejaar vir die eerste bestaan het, na die 'oOl'name deur die advertensie se kriptiese boodskap aa,n keer in die land ingestel na Departement van Nasionale Op­ buitelandse kopers versoek kykers om onderhandelinge met 'n bekende voeding op I April ontbind is. 'n nie appels uit die Wes-Kaapte koop nie wynmaak-onderneming. Die bekende Voorlegging vir die stigting van 'n aangesien die koop van elk van die sang-en musiekrnan, Ernst van Biljon, nuwe raad is reeds gedoen en sal soort appels tydkoop vir apartheid in was die eerste ontvanger van die eersdaags deur die kabinet oorweeg Suid-Afrika is. Nederburgprys wat R2 500 beloop. word. Die advertensie beeld twee spelende Mnr. Horne het gese dat die eerste kleuters, witenswart, met'n geurige en sappige groen appel uit. Die teks mageenvoudigvoorkom, maar die in­ SING EN houd was baie treffend net soos talle PRAAT van die advertensies wat as 'n eenheid DIE Administrasie'vir Kleurl­ skompetisie vir vanjaar is: in 'n dokumenrere rolprent saamgevat inge i.e j aarlikse sang-en Materialisme, 'n siekte van ons tyd en is. Die natuurwetenskappe vernietigdie SKRYWERS EN redenasiekompetisie vir ho'er­ Dit was die 34 ste keel' dat die en sekondere skole vind op mens se gees. Verskillenede trofe'e en bekende advertensie-film vervaardig Donderdag 22 September in diplomas is vir die indiwiduele is vir wereldwye verspreiding. Hierdie die Windhoek-teater plaas. deelnemers en skole op die spel. Kaar­ film het bewys dat die trefkrag van tjies vir die byeenkoms is beskikbaar televisie-advertensies geensins onder­ MANUSKRIPTE Meer as vierhonderd leerlinge by mnr. L.AlI an en mev. E . George. sal deelneem. skat moet word nie. Volgens die kultuurbeampte, mnr. Eddie Carlse, loop die spanning reeds Ruimte-Sjorde GESOEK hoogonder leerJinge van die sewe skole wat aan die kompetisie deelIieem.Die DIE gewilde sjord'e-program musiekmakers soos Chr'stian Plaaslike aspirant-skrywers van gedigte, ~erhale ens. word deelnemende skole is: sekondere skool van die Ruimte-teater by die G'otting en andere. Die hele genooi om hulle pennevrugte stuur aan; Die Reflekteerder, posbus ensemble bestaan uit twaalf van Lordsville op Karasburg, Ho'erskool Universiteit van Namibia bied 21539, Windhoek, vir moontlike publikasie in die Focus. Werke van Nautilus op Luderitz, Ho'erskool Windhoek se beste van 19 tot 21 weer 'n program windinstrumenttaliste. uitstaande gehalte sal voorgele word aan 'n plaaslike letterkun­ Suiderlig op Keetmanshoop, Ho'er­ dige vir beoordeling. skool Empelh eim cp Mariental, Ho'er­ vir musiekliefhebbers tydens Toegang is: R3 per volwassene skool Tamariskia op Swakopm uu'd en die etenstyd aan. en Rl per student. ' Die Aanstaande week verskyn 'n volledige resensie oor die boek d,ie twee Wi ndhoek ho'erskole, Ella du Hierdie keel' staan die program etenstyduur-aanbieding het reeds Sophiatown. Dit is die ~erste keer dat die toneelstuk in boekvorm Plessis en David Bezuidenhout. bekend as: Light·tunes: Good­ 'n instelling by die Ruimte verskyn na 'n baie suksesvolle speelvak by die Mark·teater in Die temas in die redenaar- mood met bekende geword. Johannesburg en 'n oorsese toer. THE NAMIBIAN FOCUS Friday September 16 19'88 7

En lish is Fun * Oshiingilisha osha fimana * Engels is pret

ENGLISH IS FUN - LESSON 21 PERFECT, a tense (we haven 't yet looked at) that Yes, he let ...... a firework. is made up of the PAST tense of to have and the 7. What was he on about? Well, here as promised are my examples of how to past participle: had seen , had bought, had been, had use the '.GAT' expressions! watched, had finished ... He was talking ...... '1' : ...... playing with fireworks. To let the cat out of the bag-means to let a secret The second paragraph should then have started like 8. Did Sarah want Emilie to disregard her remark? out. this: Yes, she wanted Em ilie to let it ...... : ...... - Agnes' party was suposed to be a surprise but After they had finished (1 st action - past perfect) 2. Here are a few more verbs that are often com­ SamuelletJhe cat out of the bag by telling her about bu'ying the sewing accessories, they went (2nd it a day before. bined with prepositions. Can yoll match these action - past tense). verbs with one of the prepositions below? To rain cats and dogs means to rain very heavily. - It started raining cats and dogs as we walked home In the last paragraph the only improvement I would last night and we were soaked right through to the like to suggest is that the pens which were bought at the same time as the schoolbooks be nearer to "Tr skin. to <. tor them in the sentence: after . To play cat and mouse means to play with an Renathe and Agnes also went to CNA ... to buy pens animal or a person in a cruel and or teasing way back away and some schoolbooks for Agnes, or ... to buy some before a final act of cruelty. schoolbooks and pens for Agnes. . - Some people would say South Africa is playing cat down out 'l{. .. , On g;~ and mouse with Namibians by talking , time and time This looks like a lot of corrections but I am being ..... i .. . ·!~·t.t '. ~'rj~ again, of implementing UN Resolution 435 and then 'very fussy, and want to show you how very impor­ in up " O'l ~~ "' ;' .. : finding some excuse not to do so. tant it is to look out for even very small mistakes! SOLUTION TO THE TRAVEL WORDGAME: CONGRATULATIONS then to Agath , who can soon start looking out in the post for her prize: an Oxford Advanced Learner's dictionary, donated by ~ 0 '" T . 6 Jot . Edumeds. u · E- o t' 0 S R 1" 0 A L I'd also like to thank the following readers for sen­ ding in their solutions to the word-puzzle that was } . ~. , 0 k 5 . I in Lesson 17. Unfortunately you' all had one mistake · . Off - so you haven't won a prize, but I shall be sending 1. take ...... :.-;. . 2. look ...... P c. J) s you back your answers so you can se~ where tMt L 1< N £ A mistake is. Angela Heinrich, from Windhoek i R P>c v £ \.. ~ Go £ N Co V Issaskor Hamutoko, from Tsumeb R N 1" Go Eliasser David, from Oshakati Amalia Shapwa, from Oshakati H I: "" ~ Annatyie Amagola, also from Oshakati ) i 0 v R N 1"' Please try again whenever there is a competition! 3. ring ...... 4. take ...... The more you' participate the more you will learn! I: L 1. Last week we saw how the verb to take, combin­ ed with different prepositions like on/off/down/in, And now fo r the winner of last month's paragraph had several different meanings. This is also true for competition! Her name is AGATH SHELLY many other verbs. TUAHUKU. She comes from Windhoek and her ar­ In the following phone conversation between Sarah ticle is so good -that I'e like you all to reac:J it: and her neighbour Emilie, you will see similar com­ binations of the verbs to look, to let and to be: 5. run ...... 6. listen ...... On Tuesday afternoon Renathe and Agnes took the bus into town because John couldn't get look after let in be badly off away from work. First they went to the Post Of­ look for let off be on about . fice bank to get some money. Thereafter they look up let pass went to Windhoek Fabrics to buy sewing equipments, they bought five metres of materials and strong thread and new needles for the sew­ Read this conversation and then complet the ing machine. questions and answers which follow with the cor­ After they had finished with buying the sewing rect prepositions: equipments they went to Namibian Black Chain 7. knock ...... 8. clear ...... to buy a pair of socks for their father and thereafter they took the watch to the jewellers for repairs. Emilie:Do you think you could look after Richard Renathe and Agnes went to CNA to buy some this afternoon? I want to go to the sales. I' m look­ schoolbooks for Agnes and pens, after that they ing for new sitting room curtains. went to Namibian pharmacy to buy some dispirin, Sarah: Yes, of course I COUld. a variety of medecine, shampoo and bath soap Emilie: I may be back a bit late. I want to visit some old friends. for themselves. SClrah: That's all right. Emilie: You know, we don 't really need new cur­ Let me suggest a few ways in which this paragraph tains, we need bigger windows. Ou rs don't let in 9. cut ...... 10. fill ...... could have been improved : enough light and the room 's too dark. I hope new curtains will make it a little brighter! Thereaffer sounds very much like after, but it means Sarah: Yes , curtains are cheaper than new from that time onwards, in other words starting at windows! that point in time and going on fo r a long time. In Emilie: I wish we were better off. Sarah: I suppose everyone's got money problems. the context of the paragraph it would have been bet­ Emilie: Yes. Just a moment. Oh , Richard, no . He 's ter to use any of the following words: after that I just let off a fi rework. then I afterwards I next of thereupon. Sarah: I hope he doesn 't do that wh ile I'm ~ ooking after h·im . Equipment is not usually used in the plural Emilie: Don't worry, I'll make sure he doesn't. Oh (equipments) as it already means a collection of sup­ dear, what 's he on about now? What do you want plies. A better word to use might have been Richard? No! You cannot let off another fi rework . 11 . look ...... 12. try ...... accessories. ' . Sarah: little monster! . Emilie: What did you say, Sarah? Sarah: Nothing, let it pass. See you late r. 5 metres of materials is a little confusing. I would suggest saying 5 metre's of different materials or else The answers to these 2 questions will be in next just 5 metres of material (mean ing of the same week's Focus! material). 1. What does Emilie want Sarah to take care of? She wants her to look ...... her child, To avoid repeating the word 'and too many times, Richard. we usually use a com ma to separate all but the last 2. What does Emilie want at the sales? item. e.g. She's looking ...... some curtains. .... 5 metres of materi al , (comma) strong thread and new needles ... 3. Who does she want to look up? Advertise in She wants to ...... some old friends. This was done very nicely in the last sen tence The Namibian. of Agatha's paragraph: 4. Why is Em il ie's sitting room too dark? It's working ... to buy some dispirin, a variety of medecine, sham­ The windows don't let ...... enough light. poo and bath soap ... 5. Does Emilie wish she had more money? for your future. When you have two actions in the past you express Yes , she wishes she were better ...... the one that happened first with the PAST 6. Did Richard make anything explode? 8 Friday September 16 1988 THE NAMIBIAN FOCUS Ondjokonona yofikola yaPonhofi Sekondere Skool

Ponhofi ofikola oyo iIi kmim­ weya mOwambo. Ofikola yaPonhofi a umbwa kokwooko nomomutwe. bangalanhu waNamibia, oya kala monghalo ikenyeneka Tresia okwa kala oule weemwedi ofikola oyili oule wee kilometer konima eshi okamba yopolifi ya et­ moshipangelo kOshakati. 10 okudja keengaba da wapo. Apa ota pa landula oin­ Modula 1980 elongo ola shuna ingwanima ihapu oyo ya kala hayi monima eshi ovalongifikola vatano va Angola. Ofikola eyi oya totwa ningilwa ofikola eyi fiyo onena, va kwatwa koPolifi yaHangwena, no 28 Januarie 1976 modula-omo konirria eshi okamba yeya .popepi va twalwa kOshakati. Ova kala Ofikola yaPonhofi omwa hovela ovalongwa vefike nofikola. kodolongo yashakati oule weemwedi 210 vomostanda 6 nhatu. etifwa kokamba oyo iii popepi 1981 moshipangelo shaShakati. Ii -Oshiningwanima shotete osho shan­ natango pefimbo ledimbuluko laKass­ Vaheyali vomovanafikola ovo va novalongifikola 6 okwa yoo ingwa mOponhofi osli"a ningwa pefim­ va hovela moPonhofi noya pita Ovalongi ava ovo Loide Kalixulu, inga omo okamba ya ponhokelwa. ehamekelwa moPonhofi Enkali Hilya, bo ledimbuluko 10Kassinga, okamba Kaarina Nghiiwamunwe, Johanna Ongula ya landulako omunailonga Shimbilinga Hawakesbe, Haufiku nawa, nonghalo oya kala iIi eyi oya umbwa kuSWAPO umwe Nghiitwikwa, Immanuel Velikoshi xwepo. moPonhofi omushamane Ben Nakale Justina, Ngalangobe Frieda, womovalongwa Tresia Hailaula okwa naNdilimeke Namweya. okwa fila moshiponga shoboma oyo ya Shafohamba Sylvia, Nghipulavali Edundakano ola hovela eshi owala ehamekelwa moshiningwanima eshi Oshiningwanima shikwao osho sha Iyatwa kotuwa.Okwa twalwa Lovisa, Kalilo Vistolina. Aveshe ava meendelelo koshipangelo - ova monene ouhaku koshipangelo shaKatutura omo afila 9 April 1981. mOshakati, nokudja opo vahapu ova Momafiku 10-02-1982 omunafikola kala vena oumbada oku ka twikila Hilka Mwanyekange naNdahafa neetundi. Haikali okwa yashwa noshikuti sha Oitopifa ikwao yadja mokamba oya Big Public Auction umbwa okudja mokamba. Hilkka hanaunapo omaumbo omo hamu M wanyekange okwa xulifa onguloshi nangala ovalongi, 14-05-1987 elao oyo, naNdahafa Haikali okwa lemana. linene ina mu ehamekelwa nande Oshitopifa shikwao sha umbilwa omunhu. Gobabis momuhandjo woukadona omo Rakkel Neudo ohatu pandula Kalunga, . Hangula yashwa mokuulu nokwa shaashi okamba oya ponokelwa luvali Ie mana. N atango oshitopifa sha umb­ 22-01-1988 na 26-02-1988 moshin­ Wednesday 21. Sept. 14hOO am wa momuhandjo wovamati ndele ina ingwanima eshi ina mu ehamekelwa mu ehamekelwa omunhu nande. Fiku nande omunhu ovanafikola okwa Ii va 010 momuhandjo ina mu hangika . pewa vaye komaumbo. Plot 169 Strassenheim (Turn off nande omunafikola. Omafiku 10 Maarts neudo okwa Omafiku eshi 12-03-1987 natango dimbulukiwa ovafi ovo va fila 3,5 km before Gobabis, next to oshitopifa sha dja mokamba osha um­ moPonhofi na konima yomafiku bilwa komuhandjo woukadona ahamano ovanafikola ova tokola oku dam, road 1805 over railway line, nomoshiningwanima eshi omwa fila fiyapo eetundi molwa okamba oyo iii omunafikola Albertina pope pi neefikola. Ofikola oyaifiyapo right.) Nghikongelwa novanafikola vakwao momafiku eshi ali 17 03-1988 nova ova ehamekelwamo. Victoria udaneka kutya itava alukile kofikola Nghikofa naye okwa mana oweenda omanga okamba ina idjapo popep ' waye momafiku 16-04-1987 nofikola. . 'J The following goods will be auctioned\: 9 Ton Leyland Tipper, Toyota Tipper Truck" 3-bedroom pre-fab house with out-buildings, Miter-arm saw, TV's, 2-Way Radios, Tipe wri­ ters, Beds, Bath, Gates, Poles, Pipes, with Zinc plates, Chicken-wire, "Droppers", and much more,

Don't miss this auction. Please phone 226240 or 22930 While in Gobabis please phone 2722.

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$;::s' \. §: .SPOORW·EG ~~ ~ "'\j TA KOLONYEKE ~\ §, VAKWETU ovatilyane taataa kutya omolwashike tuna oku - vaSpoorweg koGammams tewa-tewa ngaho pehena elombwelo Stasie koxulo yodolopa, lasha omanga efiku ina Ii fika opo tu kavena nande noufemba hangike tweli longekida kutya openi womunhu, nghee ngoo twa hatu uka. Folomana okwa nyamukula tati yee naye okwa lombwelwa longe-la spoorweg oule komutaleli. weedula heyali vamwe eedula Folomana okwa ti ou itadimo moule odi dule-po nokuli ndele wominute donhumba oinima yaye Spoorweg kena efimaneko nayi kale ya ekelwashi pondje. Otwa lovanailonga vaye. nyamukula hatu ti aaye ohatu Efiku okwali omaandaha 12 ikufamo ina i ekelwashi nande manga. September 1988 otwa hangwa hatu Ii N atango otwa mnga eindilo natango longekida oku ya koilonga ngaashi opotu pewe nandeomahkueliavali ile shito, otu wete ashike folomana wetu atatu opo tu kufemo oinima yetu, euya kufye afa ta ningi omashendjo folomana okwe shi anya filu-filu. Miami Vice Matric­ tati natu tute tuye. Ponhele opo taku Okwa tiwa neva twale koBra_ckwater ti natu tute otwe uya po nale twa shama ashike keshe ongula hatu yi Suits for the Happy ningapo efimbo opo·twa kala hatu di koilonga ngaashika. ngeenge hatu yi koilonga. Fyeponhele Ovanailonga ava oveli omulongo End from LIBERO; opo twa tewa-tewa twafa eembwa otwa nayimwe mokamba eyi ova kalamo kala po oule weedula heyali. Tashiti ashike ovo aveke, ova wedako yoo tava onhele oyo fye ovanailonga twa pewa ti mokamba ihamu efelwa oomeme kuSpoorweg. nande. Osho ovanailonga vokoGam­ Otwa pula nee folomana naku tu mams Stasie vahokolola.