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~ ;rODAY: NDF·GOES ON ATTACK * MODEL WORKERS iSTRIKE'*'SU-PER WEEKEND SPORT * \'v ,,,,.~T, \" ~'} .. Bringing Africa South Vol.2 No.391 SOc (GST Inc.) Monday August 19 Own goal from Mudge over football film? THE travelling Namibian Film Festival ran into an STAFF REPORTER ful passing off and appropria screening went ahead in front unexpected prima donna performance this weekend tion ofhis name, image or like of a sizeable audience in over the screening of one of its films. ness". cluding Director-General of to femival organisers New Dawn Mudge fonned a bad im Furthennore, the DTA leader the National Planning Com DTA leader Dirk Mudge' Director Moses Mberira' s Video, said Mudge was a poli pressionofthe film fromanin seems concerned that the film miSsion or Zed Ngavirue and made an off-screen appear tactic of using well-known Na tician "of good and long-stand vitation from New Dawn to would. "constitute an unlaw the film' i; director Mberira. ance through a letter from his mitian names - including a ing in this country" who did attend the festival and an ac .ful invasion of his privacy and Mberira's comment on lawyer trying to ban the character called Mudge - to not take kindly to being por companying press release about aggression upon his dignitas" . Mudge's reaction to the film Namibian premiere of Haf give his filmmore immediacy, trayed as "a football player the production. Mudge's uptight rejection of was one of incredulity. "I eni - 'Rejoice', a fiction film left the DTA chairperson dis epitomising the DTA as a po Wltbout having seen the film, the film festival invitation, did think he's making himself of reconciliation told through tinctly unamused. litical Party in conflict with Mudge apparently' 'regards the not make much impression on the story of a soccer match. The lawyer's letter, adchessed other political parties". production ... to be an unlaw- the organisers, however. The continued on page 2 Responsibility with militancy call to unio s JOSEPH MOTINGA AT SWAKOPMUND MINISTER of Trade and stage had been reached, Amadhila pointed out, the Industry Ben Amadhila on Amadhila said. process of economic develop REPRESENTA TIVES of Namibian co-operatives met in Windhoek on Saturday to There was now a Govern ment would be slow. hardships Saturday told Namibian discuss the Government's draft policy document on Co-operative Development. ment which recognised the right would grow, the crime rate trade unions it was time to Pictured above are, from left: Elizabeth Hamases from Otjimbingue, Ussi,el Xoagub, stop opposing employers of workers to campaign for would rise, stricter laws and their rights. policemen would increase and Manfred Menjengua and Paul Vleermuis from the NCCA. See report page 5. for the sake of it. The Govemment had also the Constitution would be af Photograph: Kate Burling Amadhili urged the unions passed laws in the Constitution fected - all leading to an unde to take responsibility for the and the upcoming Labour Code sirable climate. economic development of the to regulate relations between ·To avoid this, Govem1nent, country while at the same time employers and employees. workers and employers "must Fapla soldiers in court defending workers' interests. The Minister said the Gov act within the limits of the The Minister was the guest emmentwas unable to provide possible" and "must all con speaker at the openfug of the for all the needs in the country , tribute to the prosperity of the OSWALD SHIVUTE AT ONDANGWA National Union of Naniibian without help from outside - country", he said. NUNW Workers' new Western Centre like the Italian project. secretary general Bemard Esau THE Magistrates Court at shot and killed in eastern August 23, as the police at Swakopmund, built with However, he warned, inves said the struggle for economic Ondangwa was packed on Namibia last Tuesday. are still investigating the financial assistance from Ital tors did not need Namibia emancipation would continue. Friday when three young The three suspects, case. ian trade unions. "badly" given the availabil But, Esau emphasized, worlc FapJa soldiers from An- · Profiliu Shipalekeni, 21, It was earlier reported Amadhila said that in the ity of alternative countries like ers had to bear in mind that gola appeared in court to ....Lukas Andrianu and Ber that the case followed a past employers had tended to South Africa. they had a responsibility to face charges in connection nardo Mulihalwa, 24, all quarrel between Namib be insensitive towards work To create an atmosphere of wards the economic develop- dressed ers' needs and the police had . economic stability" Namibia ment of Namibia. with the murder of a in Fapla uniforms, ian residents and Fapla often been used to subdue them. needed responsible unions and He added that the NUNW NamibiaIi resident, Noa appeared calm as they were soldiers during i; feast at As a result workers had also reliable workers to attract for subscribed to the principle of Willem. called to take the stand. Onghwiyu Village east of turned to confrontation. With eign investment, he said. tripartitism. The Fapla men were ar The Magistrate, Elice Eenhana in the Oukwan independence, however, a new Without such investment, ... See also report, page 3 rested after Willem was Negumbo, assisted by State yama area last Tuesday. Prosecutor Haindobo The soldiers, whose base Henock, asked them why is not far from there, al they were in uniform. legedly crossed the bor 'Rasta ,m.an' turns court upside down Before they could reply der and joined in the fes she told them they faced tivities. CHAOS erupted in the Ondangwa Magistrates Court OSWALD SHIVUTE AT ONDANGWA "very serious charges". After the quarrel, the on Friday as a well-known 'Rasta man', Beatus, from These were listed as en Fapla . soldiers allegedly the Omashaka cuca shops near Oshakati physically tering Namibia illegally returned to their base, fought with the police in court. Beatus who was too strong for them. The 'Rasta man' was eventually overpowered and was taken to and killing a person, came back With rifles and Beatus apparently wanted to object to the fine and bail granted the Ondangwa jail. The Police told The Namibian that Beatus namely Noa Willem at started to shoot blindly at to a South African women arrested at Oshakati on Thursday for faced charges in connection with dagga and would now also be Onghwiyu village east of the group of people. Noa allegedly being in possession of 2,402 kilograms of dagga. .charged with disturbing court proceedings. Oukwanyama on August WIllem was fatally injured The chaos started when Beatus raised his hand during the court The South African woman, Miriam Nonthaba, who is believed 12. in the shooting. proceedings. He was on the point of voicing his objections when to originally come from the Transkei but now stays at Oshakati, The three Angolan sol Shortly afterwards three the Magistrate ordered the Police to take him'out of the court as was found with 2,402kgs of dagga in her possession. he was disturbing the proceedings. She told the court that she had been given the bag by a certain diers were not asked to Angolan soldiers were ar However, Be~tus resisted and wrestled with the police. Chaos F Williams from Guguletu in the Cape. Nonthaba said she had not plead and the case was rested by the Namibian Po erupted and the Magistrate was forced to adjourn the proceed known it contained dagga. postponed to this Friday, lice and held at Ondangwa. ings. Her case was postponed to September 5, and she was granted More than eight policemen and women struggled to control bail ofR2 000. THE : N~M1BIAN " ••• <iwN ••••• llle~ .l· fflBIM . i~~e1 1 look much sillier than any film could. He hasn't even seen the film and he seems to have mis understood the pressrelease.' , He said he was glad New Dawn had not taken Mudge's THE Namibian Defence Force (NDF) was non-political threats of legal action seriously. and therefore was not influenced politically from any "I'm not afraid of his threats. quarters, Defence Minister Peter Mueshihange said on He'll end up looking a fool if Friday. Mueshihange was reacting to allegations made he presses ahead. " in an English daily paper last Thursday. Meanwhile the festival got off to an impressive start on An article in the paper ex buildings 3Dd key installa pressed alleged fears that there Saturday night with a good tions' " Mueshihange said. turnout from Singles Quarters were "definite signs" that However, as in any profes democracy in Namibia was in residents to see first-time films sional army, rules of engage from Namibia (Windprints), danger from the Government ment, standing orders and France (The Steel Bands of NAMIBIAN mm director Mf)ses Mberira (right), whose and from the ruling party's procedures were strictly ad Trinidad) an.d Zimbabwe. The Hafeni - 'Rejoice', has brought cries of wounded dignity "abuse" of the NDF. hered to. Referring to the recent 'tribal festival continues at venues from DTA chairperson Dirk Mudge. Mberira is pic 1be Minister of Defence also throughout the country until tured along with Dudley Viall, one of those who turned unrest' in the Caprivi, the paper challenged the writer of the August, 25. out to see the travelling mm festival last night. quoted DTA leader Mishake article to "evidently anddocu Muyongo as saying that " ...the mentarily" prove to the people army was sent in with strict of Namibia his allegations that instructions to shoot to kill". the NDF was indeed in the In a strongly-worded re Caprivi "with strict instruc Windhoek's taxi drivers sponse, the Defence Minister· tions to shoot to kill".