SADF MUST WITHDRAW .says Kalangula in hard-hitting spe~ch r BY CHRIS SHIPANGA CURFEW REGULATIONS must be reviewed, and South African Security Forces must h e i mmediately withdrawn from northern Namibia to make way for the unconditional implementation of UN Security Council Resolu­ .tion 435, said the Chair man of the Ovambo Administration, Mr Peter Kalangula, in an 'extremely hard-hitting speech last Friday. Speaking at an extra-ordinary congress of the Christian Democratic Action for Social Justice (CDA), at Ondangwa, Mr Kalangula, leader of that party, strongly condemned the "deliberate violation of fundamental human rights" by members of the South African Security Forces. Bitterly accusing "South Africa and its agents" in Namibia, the CDA leader pointed out that "those who are claiming to be the protectors of the peo, pie ofthisregion, and who say that they are here on the invitation of the people, must get the message and must know that they are no more welcome in this continued on page 2 Policeman assaults Kalangula's Secretary

TROOPS pictured in northern Namibia by John Liebenberg - Mr Peter Kalangula has called for their immediate withdrawal. _ .MATJILA INVADES A CHURCH SCHOOL BY GWEN LISTER A FURORE has erupted following an unapproved visit by interim government Education Minister, Mr Andrew Matjila, to St George's Diocesan School last Friday. Sections oftqe Anglican community are up-in-arms at what they view as an attempt by the interim government to propagandise their involvement in multi-racial education. When he arrived at the' School last week with photographers from the Mr Oswald Shivute Department of Information, Mr Matjila also proceeded to promise pupils a holiday on Thursday. BY CHRIS SHIPANGA A statement by the Council of St by the Department of Information or MR OSWALD SHIVUTE, per­ George's, headed by Bishop James other government agencies. son al secretary to Mr Peter Kauluma, emphasised that it was "not Briefly outlining the school policy in Kalan gula, was physically and consulted" about the visit or the tak­ the statement, the Council said that verbally abu sed by a senior ing.ofphotographs "and therefore did the School was run on Christian prin­ police officer at the Ondangwa not give its approval or consent either ciples and was an institution within Police Station this week, after for the visit and photographs or for the the Angolican Church which did not inquiring about the ever­ day's holiday". resort under National Education; the However, since many of the children school was multiracial and believed increasing number of that segregated education was not in atrocities in northern were now expecting a holiday,' the Council decided "to let the holiday accordance with Christian principles; Namibia. stand". But theCo~ncilhasprohibited Continued on page 2 the use of the photographs in any form Continued on page 2 ·NOTE TO ALL READERS: Namib Air has revoked its 'ban' on The Namibian. The newspa·pe·r will 'again be on sale at. the kiosk at Eros Airport this week. ! !!!OJ. #

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SADF must get out "There are some Etango men as well as many hostile whites, who go aroUnd, Continued from page 1 colletingtax, and who tell our students to give their names for job purposes, land:' but this comes down to mere harras­ "The curfew was purposely pro­ ment and molesting of the public. claimed to allow those forces to commit These practices many times lead to horrible things during the night. We disturbances at schools. When we ask thought the police for instance was them to move their bases which are there to maintain law and order, but to­ near schools, we are told that there is day we experience that policemen kill no money, but ifit were the children of civilians and boast about having kill­ Boers, there would not have been a ed dogs. We want these forces tQ know problem". that we are people and not dogs:' Mr Kalangula concluded by Referring to a recent letter from a challenging the South African Securi­ general ofthe police in Windhoek, in ty Forces and "their agents" in which it was stated that those killed Namibia to come open and to agree to were not civilians but "terrorists", Mr an independent and impartial com­ Kalangula said that "we were there mission of inquiry into their actions in ourselves, and have seen with our own northern Namibia. eyes." The CDA congress saw the re­ "We daily observe how our people are election' of Mr Peter Kalangula 'as killed, in most cruel ways, run down by Chairman, while Mr Frans Indongo, Casspirs while in their homes, and Chief Josia Taapopi, and Mr Victor that by those who claim to be our pro­ Vilho were nominated as executive tectors. Would such acts be perpetrated members. Additional members are Mrs Hileni Elago, Mr Daniel Shooya, against the whites of this country? The MR MATJILA'S car pictured reversing out of St Georges School this week. dead are paraded through the streets whith Mr Jesaya Nakutumba as Vice Chairman. the medium of instruction was English and market places, some are left un­ and had been since the inception of the buried, or roasted to be eaten by dogs, Bishop Kleopas Dumeni, who heads Road to Sossus now open - ...... the Evangelical Lutheran Church in school in 1924. others disappear, and yet there are The road was closed after being damaged'by heavy rains. It has been con­ The headmaster ofSt Georges, Mr P those who say 'hats off for our men on Namibia, (ELCIN) was among the firmed that the water level in the Vlei is one-third of last year's level. many people who attended the JNel, said in a short explanatory state· the border'. If that is the kind of 'pro­ The road was closed last week after being damaged by heavy rains. It has congress. ment to Diocesan Secretary, Mark tection' they mean, then we say with also been confirmed that the water level in the Vlei is one-third of last's level. Pringle, that the School Secretary had one loud voice 'in heavens name, go received a call from the Department of home please -we do not want you any Continued from page 1 Information niql,lesting that the in­ longer: If you maintain that your Shivute in altercation' with police terim government Minister visit the presence here followed an invitation by The gentle aide at the office for the discuss a letter sent to the Secretary of of the District Commissioner of Police, school as part of his "routine school the people ofthis land, then you must Ovambo Administration, expressed the Ovambo Administration, Mr Oshakati, was sent to the office of the visits". The visit was later scheduled understand that the people ofthis land his great shock and utter dismay at the Frans Viljoen. Ovambo Administration. foL April10 at 0900, . are now demanding yoUr withdrawal;' violent and threatening action of In­ The letter contained certain allega­ The letter condemned the way Mr When Mr Matjila arrived at the he emphasised. spector Smit ofthe Oshakati Police. tions against the police, (reports of Shivute took down, and handled SWOIT scheduled time the Department ofIn - Warning especially businessmen to Reminding the policeman concern-­ which appeared in this newspaper). statements from civilians in northern formation had requested to take reject 'both Enok and the security ed, that he acted in a most "agressive According to the police, one of the Namibia, claiming abuse by members photographs as it was "customarywith forces and "their politial wing and violent" way, Mr Shivute stress­ people who alleged abuse by police and ofthe pOlice, and also questioned as to all ministerial 'visits" Mr Nel said. Etango;' Mr Kalangula accused these ed that he would not allow himself to who was interviewed and photograph­ how he had come to act as "a charge They had assured him tliepl:!orographs units of economically and politically be "intimidated and harrassed" by a ed by a reporter ofthis newspaper was office:' would be used for publication only with exploiting and oppressing the popula­ policeman who was "not sure about his "never ' hospitalised at- Oshakati;' Mr Shivute said that on his arrival permission of the Diocesan office. tion in northern Namibia. case". while another person was a civilian at the Police Station, a certain inspec­ The Minister had visited several He further accused armed forces of Mr Shivute said on Wednesday in a 'from southern Angola, whose medical tor Smit, instead ofInspector Rossouw, classrooms, chatted with some "luring people" into joining them by telephonic intervi~w, that he was sum­ reCords "could not be located at the was in, andhe immediately started to children, and had joined ~he staff for trying to bribe people with moned to the OndangwaPolice Station Ombalantu Ho!!pital:' . shout abusive language such as "van­ tea. .-" " Boerewors" andoiher things. by an certain Inspector Rossouw, to Consequently a le~rfrom the office dag donner ek jou". 'Mr Nel also said' in' his report that Mr Shivute accused the policeman "As the Minister was about to leave, of violently grabbing him by the neck, two representatives from The Nami­ and throwing him against the wall, bian arrived and asked to take resulting in an injury to his arm. photographs .... Mr Nel explained the He was then allegedly thrown out of Minister had already oyerstayed his the Police Station and warned not·to visit by ten minutes and had other ap­ COMPETITION come near it,again. pointments ... the Minister then left He confirmed that he was takinJ it the school". up with the Ovambo Administration. Meanwhile it has been established When Inspector Smit was approac­ that in addition to the furore at St HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO EARN ched for cominent he merely put down George's among Mr Matjila's visit, the telephone in the reporter's ear. there is widespread confusion in TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND A police spokesman in Windhoek Katutura schools on the question ofthe said that the matter had not yet of· Thursday holiday. (250 000) RAND FOR ONLY 1n0 ficially been reported, and he CQuid All schools visited by 'Mr Matjila therefore not comment. have been given the . holiday, 'but others, not yet visited, have not: There is concern in sections of the Betesda Mission has organised this project to raise funds for the' Anglican' '. community j t hat photographs taken ofMr Matjila with establishment of a Rehabilitation centre for Alcoholics a_ nd ,~ Dru~ - . iaso S . cI.M 'Addicts in South west Africa. The closing date for this competition '. . ;,: ;OF,FIC?,E~ T9~ '!l It ~ mnI$, .- , frI,~tc? ' Four (4): offi~es ~b retll"'~~~, ~ w,vellieinter htcred'ib.i1'i. is the 5th June 1987. Only a limited number of tickets are availabl~. : ~. '~ ' Carl f.':" ,- ~ :' List 'Suild\ng: ! ty as far as tliescliool eis c6ri~e~n- Complete this entr:'l formari'd:post it today. YOur;nay S~r:ld in as : Inquiries: Tel: 34564 or 32978 ed. As yet, and despite a promise last many entries as you wish and enclose R10. You may send a cheque, ~ mornings only. , year by Mr Matjila, Proclamation AG postal order. Each entrant will receive an official ticket with all the 8 remains intact, and many schools in .the country continue to be exclusive information on it. - rather than integrated. If less than 50 000 tickets are sold, the organisers have the right to giver the winner 50% of the total money instead of R250 000. The winner will be announced personally, and also in the press. \[be . NO correspondence will be entered into afterwards. . The decision Of the jury will be final. &tinta jfotul

Name: ~5taurant La Perdiz Shopping Centre Address: .90 Gobabis Rd Tel: .33227 w~ are open f.or ~. Tel. No. t.he 'Easter weekend. OUESTION: 'Where is Swakopmund? In the RSA or SWA? Come and enjoy-a Answer: sp.eciallyprepared meal . post entries to for this occasion . Betesda Mission in a beautiful atmosphere PO BOx 3741 Please book in advance! Vineta 9000 SWA FULLY LICEN,CED THE NAMIBIAN Friday April 17 1987 3 KOEVOET MEN IN COURT FOR MURDER ------BYCHRISSHIPANGA------­ TWO MEMBERS of the South African Police who were atfached to the Police Counter Insurgency Unit (Koevoet), recently ap­ peared briefly in the Ondangwa Ma gistrate's Court for the murders of two civilians in northern Namibia. Both of them, Leon W Lotz and policemen were not in custody or out Pieter D Bouwer, pleaded not guilty to . on bail, but that they were merely the charges of murdering a civiliaJl warned to be available or to appear on each, and their case was remanded to the given date. June 24,1987, pending a decision by The circumstances leading to the the Attorney-General's office. killings were not known. According to the Senior Prosecutor When asked what happened to trial­ of the northern circuit, Mrs K Stroh, awaiting members of the police force, . the men appeared two weeks ago, on Inspector Kierie Du Rand ofthe SWA April 2, 1987, before Magistrate A.H. Police Headquarters in Windhoek, Coetzer. said that "normally it depends on the The prosecutor said that Lotz ap­ nature of the offence;' peared for the mJlrder of Mr Nicodemus Phillemon, while his col­ "If a policeman is guilty of an alleg­ leagUe, Bouwer appeared for the ed crime, then we relieve him im­ ROAD ACCIDENTS are also claiming an increasingly heavy toll in northern Namibia (Ovamboland), many murder ofMr Petrus Zachariah. mediately of his duties pending a court of them collisions with army trucks. Pictured above, the vehicle of Pastor Phillipus Shikomba of ELCIN, She said both murders were commit­ finding but it is something else ifit is which was·involved in a collision with a Casspir on April 1 this year at Oshakati. Pastor Shikomba's young ted in northern Namibia on July 10, an inter-departmental misconduct;' son, Leonard Metumo Shikomba, was killed in the accident. . 1985. She also confirmed that the he said. Oluno thefts alleged Two reported rapes A CUCA shop owner, Mrs Rachel shop. The 'makakunyas' also entered J onas, from Oluno in northern many other homes where they beat .I .' Namibia has this week accused up people, stole and damaged proper- . . h'i,ffiI'Sin ~GA~' . whereabouts of Swapo fighters. 101 Battalion members of br eak- ty." I~ rsJ'.f ~'tl ~ "~..1. ~ ... _'1.1~)J"".' 11: .r; ed the written note he declined to TWCl)sW0McENftotn"Olufio hr·P The -women alleged that as they comment, saying: "This is a police ing into her shop and stealing "The next day I went to the near- could not give any information to the matter and I cannot commerit" . . large quantities of beer and other by army base of Etale and reported noriHe~1il Nilfnifiia,!'tMs' week articles. the matter to the Commander, who claiIii'e d -that' they were soldiers, the men decided to rape them, The women stated one soldier stood The irate woman said that three refered me to the police. At the Police repeatedly 'raped by ·three guard while Mrs Phillipus was forced Chief lnspector Tubby Kaaijk of members of 101 Battalion who were Station I was told to report with my membersof101Ba~oninthe . back into the hut. Her baby was made the Police Liaison section in Win. allegedly responsible for the rape of local headman, or with the Ovambo earlymo~ghoW:Sof April 10 ; to lie on the floor, while a soldier raped dhoek; later confirmed that the mat- two. women during the early morn- Administration", she complained. this year. her on the bed. ter had b&eil'teported with the police ing hours of April 10, this year, also Mrs Jonas pointed out that she The women, Mrs Johanna Shetu­ Mrs -Shetunyenga was .. aBegedly /it Ondangua~~e clHifirmed.too-that - .. came·to her home and broke into her wanted these men from 101 Bat- nyenga and Mrs Rosalia Phillipus, raped behind the hut,'while hel' baby police were investigating but added cuca shop. - <.,,, ~ • . talion severely punished, as they both 27 years old, ·and the respective - lay screaming nearby. that no arrests had been made as yet. Mrs Jonas said: "I positively were allegedly involved in numerous mothers of babies aged nine months - The women stated that the soldiers recognised one.of the ~ .makakunyas' - incidents of crime. and two months old; said j.n a sworn later demanded food from the women; - . e as no(orii>y.s' J5::amtilti; Kaz{djondjo ..' . ~A polic~ ~pokEi's!Ilan in Windhoek statement that three soldiers in SA DF but t hat one .had gone to the ,,' :;t 'froin . lOU~!!ttaliUn. Tl)ex)itole but all " :"dj}nigd that the matter was reported uniforms last Friday forcibly broke in­ chickenrun where he stole-a hen, ., my beers and other artiCles from tny· at Ondangwa. to their hut and ordered them out for before they left. . . . 1 "interrogation." The women also said that they The women stated that the time was reported the incident to the Officer about 04hOO when they both ·first Commanding the Etale Base on the heard voices outside demanding t hat same day, and then later to both the the door to the hut be opened. Ondangwa Police and the Office for the 'They said they ignored the order as Ovambo Administration. they were very scru:ed but that the. A Defence Force spokesman in Win· soldiers simply broke the door and dhoek when approached for comment entered. They .were then all.egedly first demanded tl!a.U he. q1,!ery J:>e put ordered to light a candle and to go out­ in writing before any comment could That's my beer! side",t9 be qUE1§ti9ned about the be given. Later, after he had receiv· [iirwsi.\·, ,'1M"'·1--",· -l.:' . R'OBBER'IS~AND MAN DIES IN WINDH10EK FORMER ROBBEN Island prisoner, Mr Kaleb Tjipuahura, died af the Win­ dhoek State Hospital last Fri­ day after suffer ing kidney problems. The true South West beer Mr Tjipuahura, together with six· teen other N amibians, was sentenced to life imprisonment under the Ter- Lager dumpies for a special price rorism Act in 1968 in Pretoria. . at your bottle store as from He was a member of a group ofSwapo fighters who infiltrated the country in ., April 13 - 25 1987 late 1966 after the Ongulumbashe bat­ tle, and was captured by the South . Hurry.up and go for it -­ African Police near Grootfontein. He. Easter Bunny is thirsty too! served more than 16 years on Robben' Island and was unconditionally releas~ ed in 1985.

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CANU ANNOUNCf' • ;.. ~ ES A NEW ·FRONT

, -( ~ . THECA.PRMNational Union the front fully supported the interim He further appealep.. to the Swapo . (CANU), under Sisebo government, and their bill ofrights as Movement.1;o "com.e he~ and disc~s , , Simasiku, and- the Caprivi contained in Proclamation R101 of . iSsues withtheir. brothers~' so as to e,n­ Alliance Party (CAP), of 198(j: . Sjlre S, settlement'to t~e ind~Pe~de~ce Gabriel Siseho, have announc­ . The Canu'president said his'party problem. had noproblems-With tbe UN ~upervi­ ed the formation of afrontnam­ sion of elections ih Namibia, buHhat At the press conference, a statement ed The Namibia Unity Front ­ . those participating should do so as frOm CAP was read which said it wish­ (NUF), at a press ~onference in "equal 'partners.' He kid the UN ed to infol'm its members and sup­ Windhoek yesterday. recognition of Swapo as the sole'and porters that the party had since 1986 Chairman of the front, Mr Siserro authentic representative of the people withdrawn its support and interest in Simasiku, said the body would strive of Namibia was a limiting factor to the theDTA. The statement said CAP was for the-unification of the people ofthe equal participation of other parties in therefore an independsent organisation. Caprivi and the whole of Namibia: The the elections. front would also jointly make represen­ tation to the interim government for lIlel!lbership. The two parties have already Intelligence chief· separately submitted applications to the interim government for member­ ship. Mr Simasiku said no DTA af­ filiated party would be accorded evades the press membership to the front, in an ap­ parent reference to the UDP of Mr ------By JOHN LIEBENBERG------MeshackMuyongo. Mr Muyongo is the present DTA Vice President. ATTEMPTS l3Y this Department, asked The Namibian to The front would be run by a co­ newspaper to secure an inter- take into consideration the fact that ordinating committee composed of six view with the Director of the his Department's activities were a office-bearers and six other ordinary newly-established National " bit secret," and · could not be committee members, bringing the intelligence Bureau proved publicised. . He asked the newspaper to be pa­ total number to twelve, with six futile once again, because, as members from each party. tient, as funds were still required to The two parties will retain their it was put to us, the office was set up the office, after which a con- respective central committees and ex­ still being "set up". fidential editors' briefing would be ecutive committees. Mr Simasiku said Mr Johan Maritz, head of the held. NO ELECTION FEVER WALVIS Bay is not exactly humming with election fever, as our reporters found out on a recent visit. In fact most of the town's population are com­ pletely diSinterested, since many of them, especially black reSidents, con­ sider themselves as Namibian citizens despite the South African claim to the enclave. Pictured above posters advertising the National Party and Conservative Party who are contesting the election in that constituency. May 1is now a public holiday

------STAFF REPORTER------MAY 1 will be a public holiday in would be published in the Official Namibia following the signing of Gazette. a special Proclamation this week by the Administrator General, Mr But Kruger Day, Republic Day and \ . Louis Pienaar. others, still remain holidays in But it appears, from a joint state­ Namibia because of the State Presi­ HUNTER MOORE (left), last Friday won the final of the Windhoek Country Club Johnny Walker Snooker championships. ment issued this morning, that the dent's apparent reluctance to ap­ He defeated Steve Lomas (right) 5 - 0 in the best of a nine frames match. The two are pictured above with their prizes. South African Government has held prove the Proclamation because con­ . Last year's winner was Alan Osterloh and Denis Golding was the runner-up. back the signing of the Public servatives may berate-him for "sell­ Holidays Bill passed by the National ing out whites" in Namibia. Assembly, because of possible right­ A additional Cabinet statement wing backlash in the elections on was also issued saying that the May 7. Cabinet had recommended to the AG In the statement by the Cabinet that a special proclamation be sign­ and Administrator General, it was ed concerning May Day, because of said that a special proclamation con­ the failure to pass the public holidays .OKAHANDJA BACKEREI cerning May 1 had been signed and bill into law. OJlf.lLY . v.p,b .;:,q. CAR INlIIONOI1OIIEI ~ o ~"'.r ' 0 . .open 11Ira1..... ~· O ~T Q 1I1I 18bOD .tram 151100 ~ .... Biclcllli ~ () ~~ Iof"'GlIKS~ FO'r Your Easte.r Table O ' Fresh Hot Cross Buns • The famous Okahandja bread rolls • The big hostel bread • The original Reform bread . • Cakes, wedding cakes, fancy cakes TEL. 2724 WE DELIVER TO WINDHOEK POBO~91 R12.00 from SPOT·O" 212 City Centre Whk R13.00 by post SPOT·O" Box 22541 Whk. WE BAKE BEFORE YOU WAKE! R14.00 C.O.D. Available in white. blue. black. yellow Ii pink· All SIZES. THE NAMIBIAN Friday. April 17 1987 5 NPP ..35 CHALLEN6E SADF,. SWABt No ban on May workers rallies :·~,<· says . Kozo >INTERIM 'GOVERNMENT Minister of Justice, Mr Fanuel . l{ozon~, said this week that he kn~w of no intention by. the .government to ban workers' rallies planned for May 1 ~ commemorate the Interna­ tion~. Workers Day. . . Mr Ko~onguizi said tnat as long as the pecessary notification was submit· ted to a m~gistrtate, such rames would be legal. He said it did not matter whether a trade union or organisation was registered, adding that political parties too did not necessarily have to be registered. . Last Year, police using teargas and dogs, broke up a crowd of people who had gathered at the Katutura Anglican Church to commemorate the workers day. Also last year, the interim govern­ ment cabinet announced a two-week ban o~ meetings in the Windhoek district aimed at meetings which were to' commemorate Cassinga Day on May 4 1978, when South African soldiers attacked a refugee camp in Southern Angola, killing hundreds of Namibians. Cassinga Day falls two days afterthe workers day. Another gathering banned by the in­ terim government in May las year, was the Corpus Christi procession, a world­ Good angling Swann (P) aeeuses·lIN wide Catholic festival. The Windhoek Supreme Court overruled the cabinet ban on the procession. ana sunshine A spokesman for the National Union of paying lip serviee of Namibian Workers (NUNW), Mr Barnabas Tjizu, said "banning or no banning", the international workers at coast THE UNITED NATIONS would never fulrill the tasks for which The Swanu (P) President said it was day would be commemorated accor­ THOUSANDS of 'South-Westers' it was set up as long as racism was prevalent in that body, Swanu obvious that whites all over the world helped one another to supress blacks. . dingly and as planned. He declined to and a few Namibians will OIice (progressive) President Mr Kuzeeko Kangueelii. said in a statement Blacks were supressed by whites comment further. again take Swakopmund by storm this week. Mr Tjizu disclosed that besides the this Easter weekend, while tbe wherever the two came into contact and nowhere, not even in black-ruled open air rallies, the workers day would wise and wary residents of .the The Swanu President strongly back­ The UN Charter was based on states did blacks manhandle whites. be marked by band music festivals in­ coastal town flee for the desert and ed an observation by a Nigerian UN capitalist trends where the rich had cluding traditional dances, poems and Whites only paid lip service towards inland regions. envoy, in which the envoy reportedly the veto powers and so suppressed the drama. The rallies are set for Win­ . the improvement of the suffering of the For those big-mouth big-talk Win­ said there appeared to be an element will and opinions of the overwhelming dhoek, Luderitz, Swakopmund, black people, and clandestinely helped dhoek fisherman that have been rely­ of racism in the policies of some power­ majority of the members of the body. Tsumeb, Gibeon and Orangemunrl. ing on Goreangab dam for a little ful countries regarding Namibia and "What chance do tbe socalled third one another, and that was what was entertainment and the odd rotting tyre other Southern African' issues. world nations have- to see their in­ happening at the UN, especially "the gaffed by mistake, chances of real Mr Kangueehi said the UN Securi­ terests represented in such a body?". . white-controlled Security Council", Advertise in fishing look good. According to local ty Council had degenerated into a Mr Kangueehi levelled the charges Mr Kangueehi argued, The Namibian. fishermen, a massive sardine-run is place of confrontation between blacks in the wake of the recent veto of com- . Causing great excitement amongst the and their sympathisers on the one · prehensive and mandatory sanctions He said that it was perhaps time that It's working local population. Anglers are remind­ hand, and imperialist whites on the against Pretoria by the US and Britain the third world countries reconsidered ed, however, that seals, seagulls and other. at the UN Security Council . their positions in, the United Nations. for your future. peliCans may not be used as bait. Although the weather has been mis­ ty and cold lately, and the water a mere 13 degrees, the chances of sunny beach conditions"seemAlromising. If the weather in Swakop doesn't come right, . OUR EASTER SPECIALS tholiday-makers can travel to Walvis Bay for a little State ofEmergeney sun­ shine. They must be warned, however, 'LADIES DRESSES -HALF PRICE . that words like "detainee" carry a , . fifteen-year jail sentence. A morning market will be held by LADIE.S JEANS - R15,OO the Association for the Handicapped .--!IIIiIII!!-.....- on Saturday morning from 08HOO to 13HOO at Palm Beach, and for the drinkers (of which there are bound to be many) abeertenthasbeenorganiz- . ed by the Rotary Club on the same './' "!" ? l ;~~< ,.', .0: beach that evening. The Heidelberger chamber orchestra will have a recital at thjl Haus'der Jugend also on Satur­ day evening. The bungalows and other accomoda­ tion are'packed out, but ifhaving sand. in your bra>aivleis and'a broken bran­ dy bottle in,.Yo)ll'foot is noproblE!m then there is still space a~ the Mile Four caravan park. . A special plea from' the Swakop­ mund' Muncipality is' th/!t people should not litter the beaches,je1;tyor the desert. They have also warned that roll-on 45ml camping out on thebeachesand in the Swakopmund river bed is forbidden. each , ' And if you have not yet met ~p with the Administration's traffic police, then this weekend will be a bad time to find out how unpleasant they can be ~~~R~3~' ~3~9~'- ~. ~.~ when you fall oui. :lfthe driver's seat and vomit on his boots. No, drunken driving will not be tolerated, and if travelling at the speed of souhd is your vibe then you could well find out that life in the police cells at U sakos is WOfRMANN.BROCK dead-slow. If a Nature Conservation sniper WHOLESALE takes your wife's head off, you will know that you are driving across a Tel: (061) 32391 lichen field. .'

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THE AFRIKAANS daily mouthpiece of the interim government has been carry­ Some years ago there was a dispute between the authorities and the Newspaper ing what can be termed an attempted 'whitewash' of the counter-insurgency unit Press Union (NPU) over the question of military or war correspondents being of the SWA Police, known as Koevoet. The person responsible for this series, required to wear the uniform ofthe SADF. The matter was dropped when it met reporter Gene Travers, has visited Koevoet bases; gone on patrol with them, has with resistance from the newspapers involved. been present in contacts withSwapo insurgents, and worse still, claims to have If the journalist in question had been a member of the South African Society shot three guerrillas himself. of J ,ournalists (SASJ), a spokesperson said this week, then he would have been This reporter, and the newspaper in question which has carried the said reports "disciplined" and probably "expelled" for 'such outright bias as is exhibited by under the pretence of objectivity, are a disgrace to the journalistic profession. Travers. - ' The series on Koevoet comes in the wake of numerous reports published in As 'can be seen from the photographs aoove, Travers is not new to the opera­ The Namibian, of reported atrocities against civilians in northern Namibia by tions of police counter insurgency. The picture on the right shows him in 1981, security forces in general, and Koevoet in particular. in uniform with gun in hand, posing next to the body of a dead insurgent. The Members ofthe public reading this attempt-ed 'whitewash' should bear in mind picture on the left, taken this year, shows him in similar pose. that the reporter in question, who is prepared to go on 'operations' with the Few people would therefore attach any credibility to the Koevoet 'whitewash' counter-insurgency unit wearing the uniform of these forces, has himself made presently being run in series form by the newspaper in question, and written a clear political statement in doing so. by a reporter who is clearly "one ofthem", when he admitted to reporters of this It is common journalistic practice and ethics, that a reporter who is supposed newspaper this week that he had "shot three" insurgents. to be covering a war situation as a neutral, cannot identify himself with one or It is time that persons such as these, who give journalism a bad name, decide other side, at least not if he wishes to retain some vestige of objectivity. whether they are inembers of the police or the newspaper world'. But the two are not compatible and they cannot pretend tope both. Perhaps an animal, ·say police

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BY CHRIS SHIPANGA . IN THE wake of numerous reports by this 'newspaper in respect of atrocities committed by members ofthe security forces against civilians in northern Namibia, the South African Defence Force last week invited the local press for a "briefing" and then special­ ly flew them up to Ondangwa for "interviews" with three personalities.

The newsmen were taken to the what was usually heard, seen and read South West Africa Territory Force in some sections ofthe local media as (SWATF), 101 Battallion Base at On­ well as in army statements. dangwa, where three men, Phillipus Shimole told pressmen that he main­ Shimole, 17, Lukas N akwatumba, 22, ly received academic training in and Fransisco Novenda, 28, were in­ medicine, and that he also visited troduced by Major Frans Van der Swapo camps in Zambia and Angola . Merwe, a staff officer with the SADF's where conditions were " rather Major Frans van der Merwe of Sector 10 at Oshakati addresses the press. Sector 10 Headquarters at Oshakati. deplorable!' The staffoffic er introduced Shimole He claimed that conditions in the ar­ as a former PLAN member bearingthe my were much better for him and that combat name "Kakuva;' and said that he now wanted to "analyse" the situa­ the man surrendered to the army on tion in Namibia for himself. Ganigohes Up in·arms· January 30, this year, following Ii skir­ Novenda denied that he had any con­ mish in southern Angola. nections with "Unita or the Boers; ' He added "Shimole has made it clear and alleged torture by Swapo guer­ that he wanted to start a new life, and rillas. He claimed that he reported his paperwork for him to join the army is torture to the SADF because he feared now in the final stages!' FAPLA. at new youth eentre ·The third man, Nakwatumba, who Nakwatumba was said to be a sur­ BY RAJAH MUNAMAVA three days later appeared on his own vivor of a recent landmine explosion in in a televisin interview "to narrate his Berseba Headman, the Secretary of neatness, responsibility, trustwor­ which three people were killed, while THE COMMUNITY . of ordeal with a Swapo landmine", told the Nama Administration, Mr Van thiness, honesty, consideration, and the third man, Novenda, allegedly fled Ganigobes in the south, is up in viewers that he was shocked at the Lill, said the proposed new centre truth; which may not be tampered from southern Angola for fear of his arms over the' proposed "senseless killing" by guerrillas. would be used to educate the child not with. We can not allow our children to life. closure oftheir school, and the He proceeded to give·a controversial only academically, but in totality. become increasingly selfish and Major Van der Merwethen presented account oftwo "joyful and handclap­ introduction of a Youth Centre The correspondence said that the cynical, resulting in their gradual the three personalities to newsmen for ping guerrillas" who allegedly ap­ for "spiritual and physical young people of "our time" did not withdrawal from society", it was interviews, and the men quite obvious­ peared from a bush shortly after the training;' which they see as display a stable system of values stated. ly and clearly made startling allega­ blast and robbed an amount ofR2 000 nothing but an indoctrination anymore, and acted as it suited them tions against the Swapo movement. from a body, and kicked the bodies. centre, according to the head­ in the circumstances they found Mr Van Lill told The Namibian that Several ofthe newsmen were asking Major Van der Merwe said that ex­ man ofBerseba, Mr Stephanus themselves. the centre would offer lessons, "the obvious;' to which they received cept for those Swapo fighters that sur-' "The norm is no longer what the Bi­ spiritual and physical, to different "answers';, which were very similar to Goliath. rendered to the army, others were cap­ Headman Goliath said he feared the ble prescribes, or what our.parents tell groups from different schools on a tured and held under AG8, "to gain in­ new Youth Centre, or "Veldskool" us. The impression is being created weekly and rotational basis. He said formation;' or left in the "care ofthe would serve to indoctrinate the youth that the abnormal, the wrong and sin­ the present academic classes at OPERAlIO" security police:' after which they were politically, and prepare the way for the ful are the acceptable norms. Ganigobes would have to be closed and allegedly either released or brought formation of a socalled "cultural "There are, however, certain transfered to Soutpits to give way to WARM "EARl timeless values like honour, purity, Annual collection of clothing, before a court oflaw. organisation;' similar to Etango or the new centre. blankets etc., for the needy of The Major could not confirm Ezuva in the north. Windhoek. whether army men ever deserted to Headman Goliath, whQ is also a Please bring your contribution join PLAN, saying: "It once happened school Principal at Tses, said that he to that one of our men went to Angola to was recently visited by members of the the "Operation Warm Heart" stall at visit his relatives, but was captured by SADF, who questioned him about his the Street Market on Saturday May 2, the enemy. They made a big thing out own, and his staff's towards the army. For an alternative view - 1987 (08hOO-13hOO). of it and even screened him on televi­ He said added that some teachers or sion, but as far as we are concerned the from the south had recently been flown place It In the Deposit Box at one ofthe man was on leave!' to the north for lectures on Swapo and Read The Namibian! following Shell Service stations: communism, and that these were like­ • City Motors - Republic Road ly to become the teachers for the new • Tacoma Service Station - THE NEXT ANNUAL centre. 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8 Friday April 17 1987 SAChurehleaders siam.government AMID A STORM ofprotest at the latest clampdown on protest against detentions, Archbishops Des­ mond Tutu and Stephen Naidoo, the Anglican and Catholic Archbishops of Cape 1bwn, said this week they would defy the regulations, and a leading legal academic has said the ban would make it extreme­ ly difficult to bring court applications for the release of detainees, and from Pretoria, the President of the Southern African Cathloic Bishops' Conference, Bishop Wilfrid Napier also said the church would not tolerate the government's dictatingwbat the chu~h could, or could not pray about, or hold services for. In Cape 'lbwn,Archbishop Tutu mind and the pain ofthe people would not and will not tolerate. 'lb do so would warned the government that if it con­ one day "burst forth in an unstoppable be to abdicate our responsibility as fronted the church it would "come a flood!' ministers ofthe Gospel. ·cropper". He said people and been told that it "It is our God-given duty to do and Speaking at a service in St George's was now subversive to appeal for the say what the Lord himselfdid and com­ Cathedral to protest against the release of detained children - "But manded, especially when he describ­ government'Curbs on protests against waht is subversive is the political ed his and his church's mission as be­ detentions, he said the government system which makes such anabomina­ ingto bring the good news to the poor; should remember that it was not God. tion possible. to proclaim liberty to captives; to give "I warn the government again - just "The government has gone cr~y. I the blind new sight; ~o set the remember one thing, you are powerful, want to tell them that I am not going downtrodden free and to proclaim the to stop calling for the release of de­ Lord's year offavour", the statement perhaps even more powerful, but you said. . are not God. You are mere,mortals. , tainees in or out of church", he said. "Beware when you take on the Archbishop Tutu asked the· con-· church of God. Others have tried it and gregation if they would support him come a cropper. and they responded by shouting "yes" New front "Others have tried and bitten the anq clappoing their hands. , dust", he said. He ended by calling on the govern­ Archbishop Tutu told a packed in­ ment to get rid ofthe "monster" of its launched terdenominational congregation that own creation. UNIVERSITY OF Stellen­ the curbs implied that the government "Then we will have a new society bosch students this weeklaun­ was saying that one could no longer where all South Africans can live ched the United Stellenbosch campaign peacefully against the "im­ together as members of one family, Front (USF), a new organisa­ Archbishop Desmond Tutu of the Anglican Church in Cape Town • .rportal system of detention without God's family". tion aimed at co-ordinating The Roman Catholic Archbishop trial". progressive organisations in who carried placards, oneofwhichread He pledged himselfto continue with Stephen Naidoo, said the purpose of "The fact that you are here tonight Stellenbosch around social "Dr Boesak - the Gospel according to his peaceful protests, particularly the service was "to protest the right to give!! me hope, because it says we can innocence". and political issues. join hands and fight together to build StMarx." '. against the detention of children, at " Dr Slabbert said that while he had church services and other gatherings , The problem with detention without Dr Allan Boesak, President of the a new future in which peace andjustice great respect for the Parliamentary "whatever the consequences." trial was that guilt was assumed, but World Alliance ofReformed Churches, will prevail", he said. tradition, this could not operate where Earlier he said the Minister of Law never proven. told about 1 000 students the launch or Boesak was heckled throughout "Even more unacceptable is the fact showed students rejected 40 years of the majority of people did not par­ and Order, Mr Adriaan Vlok, had ap­ the meeting by Ii small group ofpeople . ticipate in central government. prently decided that the protest ser­ that so many children are detained racist propaganda. vice in the cathedral was "legalafter without being given the chance to pro­ all". ve their innocence in a court oflaw!' Either Mr Vlok had decided thatthe He said the church would continue regulations were too . va,gue, and to campaign for the release of de­ unclear to be forced, or "he awoke to tainees "as long as we have breath in 'War is not eompulsory' -EtC find out he had made a monumental urbodies". ' boob" and that he had no reg to stand In a statement released by Bishop THE END Conscription Cam­ native service to be available in Defence, General Magnus Malan at a on when the churches challenged the Napiertothe SABC, he said the church .paign (ECC), is to launch a na­ religious, welfare and community meeting in Grahamstown, that the regulations!' did not want any favours which would tionwide campaign next week organisations; alternative service to organisation was a clliect enemy ofthe He said the restrictions against pro­ allow it to campaign legally for the under the banner "War is not be ofthe saine duration as military ser­ SADF. test were an intolerable and unaccep­ release of detainees. compulsory ~ let's choose a ' vice; troops to have the right to refuse The ECC said the Defence Amend­ table abrogation of the rule onaw. "The 'Southern African Catholic to serve in ' townships and just peace". ment Act of 1983 had'made provision ''They are gross infringements ofthe Bishops conference is horrified by the SWAINamibia. f9r those conscientious objectors who, right of the fundamental and in­ government measures aimed at Beginning with a slay-long f~t on The statement said that the Na­ on groundsofreligioUB Pacifism would alienable right of the individual to , outlawing all and any action on behalf Thursday, April 23, to be'dubbed "A tional Party's programme ~as a pro­ not participate in the SADF. worship the deity in the !Danner he ofthose unjustly deprived oftheir liber­ Day of Concern", the campaign is set gramme for war; ' The government itself, had rec0gnis­ wants!' . ty", the statement said. to run to the end of May, and will ''The rhetoric which NPleaders have ed the right ofthe indiVldual to refuse The go/flrnmeI).t.~8I),~d to preS¢be "The intention is clearly to mUzzle feature an.anti-war film festival, afair used in the build-up to the election -. to serye in the SADF o~ these grounds, how people should carry out their God­ all who exposeand are opposed to the and a rally among other events. , leaves no doubt that the government so it Seemed strange that General given work and had abrogated itselfa ever-increasing erosion of civilliber- The ~mpaign, ~gping to highlight intends to continue in its policy of Malan should regard this activity by right which belonged bnly'to God.' ties in South A1rica. " .- "thechoice between peace and war", destabilisation,' " 'invasion and the ECC aaooingoPP9sOO to the SADF, The latest restric~ions were "These latest restrictions are draco- wIll BlSo focUS on two other eVentS-in­ militarisation. The only futUre that the statement said: ' .,"' " !IT,. "blasphemous", he Said . , nianbYanystandard.Butnowtheyaf- . 'ternational C~nscientiQus Objectors' the present government offers us is one ;: , ·!)u:.) n tiJ Ii .. - H!·! ~ it S- . . '.'Christians cannot obey them fect the work ofthechurch directly in Day on May 15,'and the start of the a violent one!' " :: , [,. '\Ithas ·beeJjrif!fde;~&I$~in without disobeying God. 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THE NAMJBIAN Friday April 17 1987 9 . 'Detainee' eurh justified hy SA THE FALSE impression being created overseas of the govern­ ment's ban on inciting the public to campaign for the release of de­ tainees was that "all forms of protest are now prohibited;' the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr PikBotha, said in Ellisras this week while addressing a Nationai Party meeting attended by about 400 people in the town's school hall, adding that the government fully realised the negative effect such steps had on South Africa's overseas image. However, he added that the government was . . powerless to counter this.

Mr Botha said however, that the ing during an election campaign, from government had no choice when it adopting a standpoint in regard to the came to protecting the country's peo­ release of detainees", the statement ple from violence and maintaining law added. and order. It went on "In accordance with the . Referring to the regulations an­ preface to paragraph (a) of the defini­ nounced last Friday by the Commis­ tion of 'Subversive statements' in sioner of Police, Mr Bothasaid "The regulation 1 ofthe media regulations, gove!"nment does not take these steps the. notice prohibits the making of a easily. statement in which members of the "We realise every time the negative public are incited to participate in a effect they have. The impressions be­ campaign which is aimed at the ing created overseas are that all forms release of security detainees through of protest are now banned. the commission of the acts specified". "We are almost powerless to rapid­ The statement did not add anything ly change this negative impression further. because it is part ofthe process ofyears Meanwhile, it was subsequently of work by our enemies." reported by Sapa, that the State Presi­ Mr Botha said western governments dent, Mr PW Botha, has rejected a re­ which "indirectly support" murderous' quest by the leader of the opposition, Mrican National Congress acts like Mr Colin Eglin, to intervene with the necklaces, took every possible oppor­ Commissiner ofPolice on the matter tunity to condemn the SA Government of curbs placed on campaigning for the when I if' t()OK" steps to prbtect the release of detainees. RepUblic~s:people. . He has also challenged Mr Eglinto Mr Bothil 'criticised opposition par­ tell the public whether his party was ties on th~ left and right, for joining the misleading the public by saying the chorus of protest against the measures, curbs intruded on a free election, or when it was clear these·werethe coun­ whether the Progressi ve Federal Par­ try's interests. ty was about to embark on a "road to Referring to the Conservative Par­ civii disobedience". _, ty's election promises, as opposed to . Mr Botha -issued· a statement in' realistic solutions proposed by the NP, . response to a letter·ofMr Eglin's and he said "The CP will have to stare the said thatMr Eglin had been informed same cold, hard facts in the face as the that, in view of the State President's NPgovernmentmustqonQw .... dopot responsibility to - ensiire the let yourselves be fooled by their maintenance ofpuJ:>lic I?afety, esp~cla l­ idealism." . ~ ly in the light of the ongoingattell.!pt _ Mr Botha, in another. part of his ad­ to create a revolutionary climate in dress also noted the "hypocrisy" ofpeo­ South Africa, he was not prepared to pIe who were prepared to let a black intervene with the Commissioner of BID TO SAVE EIGIIT ' FROM ~ JAIL "maid" look after their childten on a Police. ~ , beach, but objected to the presence of Mr Botha said he had "found it SOUTH AFRICAN Church The eight, all coloured. all pleaded testing at the sentences. other black people. . disturbing that even before being ap­ leaders have urged the · guilty to public violence offences com· Tutu, Naidoo, World Alliance of The controversial notice issued last proached by way of representa~ions, authorities to think again mitted at the height of protest against Reformed Churches President, Allan Friday banning campaigning or peti· Mr Eglin had deemed it fit to issue Boesak, and Sheik Nazim Mohamed, about sentencing eight . the government in Cape Town~ s tiQ,ning ...for the release of state of public statements denou~cing the township schools., ~ head of Cape Town's influential emergency detainees, Mr Botha refer­ notice (Regulation Gazette No 407.5), teenagers to up to three years" Moslem Judicial Council, all isSued in jail for stone throwing. Now aged between 15 and 19, one red to, was also the subject of a state­ as an interference with the electoral was sentenced last May to three years statements urging the authorities to ment by the Police Commissioner, process, which it is not:' Archbishop Desmond Tutu. backed inja_il, and the other seven to-one yea reconsider the sentences. General Johan Goetzee. Mr Botha, according to the state· the call, saying the Court had over· terms. Eac~ was given another two Mohamed said "Such sentences are J~~fer.ring to theJlo.tice, he said it had ment, pointed out to Mr Eglin that his emphasised the gravity of the ac­ years suspended jail sentences. for criminals. These students are from ·own press statement that the matter respectable families, who have served not been intended.w "prohibit prayers .cuseds' offences in the-context of the Their appeal against conviction was would in no way affect the PFP's at­ their communities well:' for the release of a detainee during a unrest which had swept South Africa rejected, and they are now on bail bone fide religious gathering". titude of detention without trial, or sti­ in the past three years. . Tutu's personal assistant Mr Matt awaiting the outcome of an appeal for He said in a ·statement released by fle the party's call for the charge or. Esau, referred to a recent case in the "These harsh sentences have an­ leave to appeal against their the SAP's Public Relations division he release campaign, clearly defeatedM): tagonised the communiuties (where Western Cape in which a, soldier was sentences. was issuing the release "As a result of Eglin's arguments both in the press convicted ofraping a township woman, the eight live), and we fear the serious Local civil rights groups said they and in his letter to Mr Botha - that is, and then only fined RSO,OO. media reports regarding the notice consequences (their jailing), would had collected 30 000 signatures in the that the notice was to constitute "iI. "What are black people to believe of issued by him on April 10". have on the already volatile conditions teenagers' townshipsto a petition pro- He said the notice "was not intend­ significant intrusion into the electoral prevailing throughout the country", he the Courts", he asked. ed to infringe on the right of a detainee process." said in ajoint statement with Catholic or any other interested party, to make Mr Botha said he had informed Mr Archbishop Stephen Naidoo. representations regarding such a de­ Eglin that he was not prepared to allow Local civil rights workers told a news tainee's release or to submit any ap­ South Africa to "slip into the hands of conference they feared the sentences plication to this effect to an ap­ the forces of destruction and disorder" could set a precedent for hundreds of VACANT POSITIONS propriate court oflaw." and asked Mr Eglin to state whether other teenagers in similar cases still The notice was also not intended "to ;that was what he expected the State pending, after the upsruge oftownship prohibit a person, or a bone fide gather- President to do. violence. 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10 'Friday April 17 1987 THE NAMIBIAN LITICAL THE CHOICE IS

-PERSPECTM, ~known as NPP-435,J~!!. this weeklaun- ~~~roRT~~~~!; read several excerpts of these~ ONLY A CEASEFIRE can brin g an end to the war in ched a booklet entitled 'The ing because of Swapo. Adding that guidelines, saying they received lit- northern Namibia. It was presumably with this fa ct in Choice: Namibia Peace Plan 435 or "this propaganda, on a daily basis, and tle or no publicity in this country. mind that Namibian churchleaders (who wish to resolve Society under Siege'. The booklet, atthe C03t of the taxpayer" was design- In the introduction to the booklet, it dedicated "to the memory of every ed to motivate people on the continued is said that: "What we further wish to the war situation before it reaches what they refer to soldier., from whichever side, and waging of the war, Mr O'Linn said accomplish,istochallenge 'the manin . .as .a 'calamitous. stage') requested an audience with every civilian who has died in the he was dealing with this because pro· the street' with the real options of our South African State President, Mr P W Botha. .Namibia war - a war which could paganda was also an obstacle to the mutual situation: passive resignation, be stopped any day .by the mere implementation of the peace plan. which could only mean a continuation Unfortunately, the South African Government and their lackeys agreement of the South African He challenged both the SWABC and of the present impasse, with its con- still persist in holding the viewpoint that the war on Namibia's nor- government to the implementation the SADF to agree to a panel discus· frontation, violence and war, or active thern border between the SADF and Swapo fighters is a 'low- of the available Namibian Peace sionwith membersofNPP-435 on this support for the Peace Plan, known ..as intensity bush war'; despite the fact that it has raged for over 20 Plan", will be available (possibly very subject. He added that he was not Resolution 435, which could mean years and shows no' signs of abating; and neither is there the slightest also at retail outlets) at a price ofR5. . issuing this challenge in an "ag- peace and self determination' '. indieation that either side to the conflict is preparing to unilateral- . Launching the booklet at a function gressive" manner, but merely in order "We believe that our only option is ly lay down arms. on Monday evening, Mr Bryan O'Linn, to have a peoaceful, honest discussion and will remain a choice between the The South African Government is not prepared to eve'n Chairman of NPP-435, gave a short and to remove obstacles from the way Namibia Peace Plan or the escalation . summary of the contents of the of the peace plan. ofameaninglesscivilwarinabesieg- acknowledge that there isa 'war' despite a heavy toll in human life booklet, and the background to the for- He also announced a symposium, edsociety". since it began in 1966. The introduction added that although NPP-435 was not a political BOTHA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION party, neither did it have formal ties with any political grouping, with the IN A letter written by the Administrator General, Mr Louis Pienaar, publicationofthe booklet it wished to to Bishop K Dumeni of ELCIN, as the "initiator" of the meeting "strengthen the commitment" of the /Ai-//Gams Conference grouping - between churchleaders and himself, it is stated that "the State Presi­ which included churches, political par­ dent does riot share your view of a deteriorating and escalating situa­ ties and groups -to the immediate im­ tion of violence" in Namibia. plementation of Resolution 435. This Mr Pienaar said that the number of incidents during 1986 were did not mean, Mr O'Linn added, that 27 percent lower than the previous year, and he.also cited army NPP-435 necessarily supported the statistics'which claim that since the start of 1986 more than 1000 " methods" of the /Ai-//Gams Con­ ference grouping. NPP-435 also align­ insurgents had l os~ their lives. ed itself with the_CDA"ofrMr Peter Showing that he is not prepared to discuss alleged atrocities by Kalangula as wellastbe futeressenge­ security forces, Mr Pienaar then says that the State President shares meinschaft, the Western Five Contact "concern for the suffering of members of the local population in Group, UN Security Council and Ovambo as a result of acts of terrorism and violence directed against Frontline States "insofar as these ... them by insurgents to further their political aims, and as a conse­ recognise and support the aforesaid quence . of being caught in the crossfIre when security forces have peace plan and call for its immediate to react to insurgency to protect them". . implementation" . In reply to a question that had been The above viewpoint of Mr Botha, as expressed by Mr Pienaar, posed to him as to why NPP-435 did not does not tally with the views ofthose who live and work in the war­ criticise Swapo, Mr O'Linn said that tom north, and who share the opinion that the situation in northern "whatever other faults" Swapo may Namibia is worsening on an almost daily basis. have, they had consistently called for Whatever 'statistics' the' army may pull out to prove the the implementationofthe peace plan, diminishing of what they refer to as " incidents' ~ , does not alter the and NPP-435 could not fault them on this aspect. fact that the toll-in human lives is escalating and only a ceasefire ThellO-page bOoklet also contaiIiS . can bring the senseless loss of life to an end. . '.' '. _ several annexures of various United mation of the Namibia Contact and . due to start on May 23 at the Windhoek Nations documents concerning the WHO REPRESENTS WHOM IN NAMIBIA? Study Group. ; Showgrounds, with the same theme as . settlement plan, including the con­ .·In introducing the book to press and the·bookletjust released. . stitutional guidelines. MR BOTIiA, in agreeing to meet with the chur­ interested members of the public, Mr . In reply to questions, Mr O'Li$.once NPP-435 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: conditio~ally ' against accused the SADF ofinterfer­ chleaders at s9me point after the South African elections on May O'Linn also referred to the SADF's in­ Mr Bryan O'Linn (AdvoCate) creasing interference in politics, and ing in politics, and defended the in­ Professor C Lombaard (academic) 7, has also determined the" agenda of the proposed meeting. what he referred to as "totally false" tegrity of the members of NPP-435. Mr P F Koep (attorney) While it was the churchleaders who requested the meeting with claims concerning the Swapo move­ Most were working people, he.said, Mr A Liebenberg (businessman) Mr Botha with the specific aim in mind of discussing what they view ment. Referring to an interview on who did not want favours from either Mr Theo Frank (Advocate) thiip reserit or a future, government. Mr Klaus Dierks (pR engineer) as an escalating war situation, Mr Botha has made it clear what SWABC!fV last Sunday night, Mr Prof B Harlech.Jones (academic) he will or will not, discuss. O'Linn said that an army spokesman, Mr O'Linn also emphasised, in deal­ Dr Manfred Schier (dentist) One of the 'conditions' of the meeting is that members of the in­ in a lengthy interview, had made the ing with the contents ofthe book, the Mr C Courtney-Clarke (businessman) "consti.tutional guidelines" for a terim government can be asked to be present. "totally unfounded" claim that the Mr VIii Eins (businessman) war in northern Namibia was continu- future elected Constituent Assembly Mr Pierre Roux (Advocate). Mr Botha himself has warned interim government leaders that they are not the "only" representatives of the people of Namibia; he has also virtually ordered them to broaden the base of govern­ ment to include other parties and groups. New anti·Swapo signs in north But because the latest catchword in avoiding implementation of Resolution 435 is "reconciliation" he plans to have interim govern­ ment leaders present at the meeting with the churchleaders. Whether this will present an obstacle to the churchleaders in agree­ I ing to meet with Mr Botha under his conditions, is not known , but they could well adopt the view that Mr Botha is welcome to include anyone he wants in his delegation . . What does present a pFoblem is the following statement by Mr Botha via Mr Pienaar: "The State President ... required the assurance of your delegation that it is committed to cooperate in establishing an order in which the rights of minority groups will be guaranteed". How could the churchleaders possibly agree to an "assurance" on their part to "guarantee minority rights" when the people of this country have sought "equal" and "human rights" for so many years? This "condition" ofMr Botha's would seem to pose the biggest pro- . blem for the churchleaders.

A COMPLETE CHANGE OF AGENDA

THE QUESTION is whether the churchleaders who requested to see Mr Botha with a very specific purpose in mind, ~e now prepared to agree· to a complete change of. agenda.· The war situation will not be discussed by the State President, unless it is in the context of what Mr Pienaar referred to as a "cessa­ tion of violence by Swapo"; interim government representatives will be present, although the churchleaders themselves represent 86 per­ cent of the population; discussion of "reconciliation" will effective­ ly remove·attention from the escalating war situation and despite NEW anti-Swapo signs have been placed in northern Namibia. This one, reading 'Swapo's struggle the fact that "reconciliation" is hardly possible without a ceasefire; is futile' is at the entrance of'wnite' Oshakati. Signs such as these have been placed in many areas and lastly, churchleaders must agree to " minority rights" of northern Namibia. guarantees. Is the South Afr ican GOvernment really serious, in view of the above, about a "peaceful" solution to the Namibian conflict? "THE' NAMIBIAN , Friday April 17 1987 11

. , MUST AGREE TO MINORITY RIGHTS SAYS P WaOTHA The public holiday fiasco THE CREDIBILITY of the interim governmentconcer­ THE ADMINISTRATOR General, Mr Louis Pienaar, has responded to a call by Namibian chur­ ning the public holidays issue may have been somewhat chleaders for a meeting with South African State President, Mr P W Botha. In a written com­ munication to Bishop Kleopas Dumeni of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN), salvaged by the last-ditch signing of a Proclamation by Mr Pienaar said that their request for an interview with Mr Botha had received a "positive the Administrator General to make May Day (May 1, but conditional, response". ' also known as International Workers Day) a 'legal' public holiday this year, but it is obvious that the Soq,th Namibian churchleaders from African Government have stepped. in to prevent the member churches of the Council of Public Holidays Bill from becoming law. Churches in Namibia (CCN) met last The question of a new set of public holidays for Wednesday with Mr Pienaar in order to request a meeting with Mr Botha to Namibia was first raised by the DTA-dominated govern­ discuss what they referred to as"this ment in the late Seventies, when that same government dangerous situation of escalating con­ was disbanded over this issue. The then Administrator flict" in northern Namibia, General, Mr Danie Hough, refused to sign a proclama­ , Responding to the call by the chur­ ches who request for a previous tion giving effect to new public holidays at that time. meeting with Mr Botha some two Some ten years later, and with an interim government years ago was turned down, Mr ostensibly with virtual executive and legislative ' Pienaar said in the letter to Bishop Dumeni that the State President was autonomy, public holidays in Namibia remain the same prepared to meet the church delega­ as those of South Africa, with the exception of the tion on a date and at a venue conve­ special promulgation concerning May Day this year. nient to him, but due to his other press­ A statement by the Administrator General this week ing commitments (the South African Mr P W Botha Mr Louis Pienaar election is scheduled for May 7) it was said that he had received "representations" concerning not expected to be within the coming acts of terrorism and violence directed between it and the internal political the Public Holidays Bill, which was why it had not yet six to eight weeks, _ against them by insurgents to further parties of this Thrritory in order to pro­ been signed into law. The statement did not say who the "As foreseen during our meeting, the their political aims, and as a conse­ mote peace, stability and the "representations" were from, but it is understood that State President does not share your quence of being caught in the crossfire democratic process", view of a deteriorating and escalating when security forces have to react to in­ Mr Pienaar said that with regard to Mr P W Botha's Government cannot afford a conser­ situation ofviolEince in SWAINamibia, surgency to protect them", the process of promoting democracy, vative b,acklash in South Africa on the "selling out" of It is his ihformation that,,in fact, the Mr Pienaar continued to point out the State President "also requires the Namibian whites over the public holidays issue. number ofincidents during 1986 were Mr Botha's concern about the fact that assurance ofyour delegation that it is Imagine the storm of protest which would erupt on the about 27 percent lower than the "since the beginning of 1986 more committed to cooperate iilestablishing previous year, aI),d that they, insofar as than 1000 children ofthe insurgents ~ an order in which the rights of minori­ eve of the South African elections scheduled for May 7, they had been directed against have fallen and that they, too, are ty groups will be guaranteed", were the SA Government to agree to the new set of military or administrative ' targets, children of Ovambo", And "in view ofthe theme ofrecon­ public holidays for Namibia, and which would include had in most instances assumed the ap­ Mr Botha had proposed that discus­ ciliation, the State President shall also the scrapping of South .African holidays such as pearance of ineffectual token or SYIl).· sions ' with the church delegation invite the parties involved in the Tran­ bolic attacks". should be devoted to the theme of sitional Government of National Uni­ Republic Day, Kruger Day, and Day of the Covenant? He added that "the State President "reconciliation between the divided ty to be represented at the meeting". Once again this would seem to demonstrate the total does however, share with all sensitive citizens of SWA/Namibia". The Mi- Pienaar.concluded by calling on dependence of the interim government on the goodwill and right-minded persons concern for meeting v:,.ould also address "the ques­ churchleaders to indicate their accep­ the suffering of members of the local tion of the cessation of violence by tance ofthe proposed agenda and com­ of their Pretoria mentors. population in Ovambo as a result of Swapo and of effecting reconciliation position of the meeting. Although it would seem that there are no long-term ob­ , jections to a new set of holidays for Namibia, the Ad­ ministrator General will not sign the proclamation un­ til such time as the South African elections have been Not all Americans are· held. It is likely therefore, that N amibians will have to "celebrate" South African public holidays, at least for the remainder of this year: .' ~upportiveof Reagan If change in Namibia is to be so dependent on the whims of the South African Government, then the coun­ try can hardly look forward to any significant progress in: the near future.

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12 Friday April 17 1987 -THE NAMI AFRICA WORRIES Population growth ABOUT THE PATTER OF LITTLE FEET BIRTH CONTROL is r egarded with hostility in many parts of Africa, and the continent has the highest popula­ tion growth r ate in the world. A number of countries h owever, are facing up to the social and economic p r essures created_by the b aby boom. Brown Lenga r eports for Gemini News Service from Dar es Salaam on the gradual recognition ofthe population problem by the _rul ing party in TanZania. Like m a n y ot her African The United Nations Fund for governments, the Administra­ Population Activities (UNFPA), spon­ tion in Tanzania is under in­ sored three seminars for senior govern­ creasing pressure to draw up a ment officials last year, and it became policy to control what some ex­ clear that most top officials either perts describe as a "near explo­ underestimated the population factor in their plans or had only scanty sion" of population. knowledge ofthe problems associated The annual rate of population with rapid population growth. growth is 3.3 per cent, which means the The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi current population of 22 million will Party -called a three-day seminar to double in less thari 30 years. educate Cabinet Ministers on the • 0 In addition, the rate of increase is issue. MJ1261 outpacing the growth of gros domestic - Widespread agreement was express­ product-2.3percentayear-which ed at the seminar on the problems in­ inevitably leads to over-stretclring of volved in catering for 800 000 miw social and other services. mouths a year, and the danger, in the Part ofthe population boom is caus­ words of a Finance Ministry official, of ed by the success ofthe Government's "social chaos because resources will be health policies. Child mortality has - exhausted and pressure on the land tumbled from 235 deaths per 1 000 at increased." Independence in 1~61, to 137 today. But the battle is not over. A senior Pressure for a population policy economist from the Ministry of began soon after the1978 census, but Finance and Planning, Mr UPK Source :UN when the Government established the Tenende, stressed that economic Family Planning Association of Tan­ growth could not be attained simply by zania, a political rumpus broke out. lowering the population growth rate. the last two gener;il elections. ago to an estimated 1.6 million today, ' if-we cannot solve the population pro­ Some Parliamentarians accused Further confusion has been added by One ofthe most noticable problems which helps explain the ,acute shor­ blems, ~ause it is evident that actual government of attempting to prevent claims that the two post-independence related to population growth here is tage of virtually everything - in' planning will depend on the informa­ births when there were still vast areas censuses of 1967 and 1978 were not the drift to towns by rural youths seek­ cluding water, and medicine in'free­ tion we have about our population and of open land to accommodate more properly conducted. Said a Dar es ingjobs. service government hospitals and its social needs." people. Salaam University lecturer recently Despite improvements in medical classrooms. Although planners nervously rebut Tanzania, they argued, had enough "Accurate economic planning is im­ and educational services in rural accusations thatS they want to restrict areas, and provision of small-scale pro­ The recently launched three-year­ arable land and unexploited natural possible without correct data and economic revival programme eI:Il­ family size, it is significant that the rul­ resources to withstand population statistics on the growth rate of a jects, the country's youths see town­ ing party, legally supreme to the dwellers as the only'ones really enjoy­ phasises increased industrial produc- pressure. population, because you do not know , tion, agricultural readjustment and government , has awoken to the But as the economy staggered to the how many people, of what age, tastes ing the fruits of "uhuru" (freedom). dangers of unplanned population When they fail to get regulartwonjobs improvements in t he transport and brink ofbankr uptcy and real incomes and income you have to deal with." _energy sectors, but mentions nothing growth. however, many take to drugs, cri~e or fell by about 11 per cent from 1980 to Others -allege that unreliable about the population crisis. It means that the party's opinion­ 1985, the authorities graduiilly realis­ statistics hl.!d made it impossible/or general delinquency. makers can be used to spread the ed that a workable populaJion policy the Electoral Commission to demar­ The population ofDares Salaam has Said an economist at the population message about the importance ofc hild­ was essential. cate parliamentary constituencies in grown from about 500 000 eight years seminar: "We are planning in dreams spacing. Beseiged desert oasis rises Violation of human rights A GROUP MONlTORIN:G human rights in Uganda, this weekac- 'e as es 0 war cusedthe government's National Resista'nceArmy(NRA)ofkill- i ~c ing non-combatants in the north, torturing civilians in military -=-===-~~...... ,,~f rOnt ___~==~~_~= th ______h f =~ ______, detention and ignoring the time limits on holding detainees A KALASHNIKOV rifle may still be easier to find than a loaf of bread, but life is trickling back to ' ,without trial. the Chadian oasis of Faya-Large au, now in government hands following the flight of Libyan troops, The Kampala-based Uganda Reutersreported tht elections to Ugan­ and now, two weeks after some 2 500 Libyans fled the sprawling desert settlement under cover of a Human Rights Activists (UHRA), in da's Supreme Council ended in confu-' sandstorm, the first refugees are slowly coming back to fill the near-empty streets. As Assistant Prefect its quarterly report made available to sion last weekend, with police in­ Reuters, called on the government of tervention as well as accusations of Kossaye Nguile told the first foreign reporter s to visit the area since the Libyan flight, "the city has President Yoweri Museveni to in- vote-buying by an Arab country and been destroyed, which must be done so that pe~ple can return to live here". ' vestigateandpreventsuchabuses and allegations that the chairman was a clarify its_policy on the powers ofthe suspected criminal. Sapa-Reuter reports that the first Air bombardments by Tripoli's Air from sand. Bread and most other NRA to detain and arrest civilians. Eyewitnesses said the police were provisions to arrive last Friday were Force and subsequent occupation by foodstuffs however, are impossibie to The 17-page report names two called in on Saturday after a fracas bet­ crates of beer, transported over Libyan and rebel forces, provoked a se­ find. civilians who were arresied in the ween supporters, and opponents of 1 OOOkm from a brewery in the far condhaemorrhage in 1983, as govern­ The town's one.hospital has only a troubled north and who subsequently Sheik Ali Ssenyonga, the man chosen south of the central African counry. ment loyalists fled south and many few simple medicaments and anyone died in detention. as chairman ofthe electoral assembly. Hours later, a fleet ofeighteen lorries traditional nomadic trade routes were seriously ill, such as one patient whose "The UHRA has also received Information Minister, Abubakar carrying . UN-supplied emergency severed. leg was blown off by a Libyan land­ reports ofEixtrajudicial killings in nor­ Mayanja, a member of the Assembly, rice, trundled into a sand-covered cen­ Officials now estimate that only mine, must brave a longjourney to the thern Uganda, where rebels are said , turned up late to say that Ssenyonga tral square, where white-washed walls about 1 000 people inhabit the_oasis, capital for treatment. to be active. These reports indicate that was not the right man for the job, were still daubed with Arabic slogans a 40km stretch of greenery set in the Libyan troops blew up ammunition many of those killed are not com­ be'cause he was still under investiga­ vaunting the thoughts of Libyan largely uninhabited desert ofnorthern dumps and set fire to several buildings batants, and are killed indiscriminate­ tion in connection with crimes commit­ leader, Muammar Gaddafi. Chad. before leaving, including the socalled ly", it added. ted in the early 1980s. Perched atop the trucks and covered Once splendid gardens of wealthy "Gaddafi school", a former secondary Museveni has denied such allega­ Mayanja and his supporters later with sand after an eight-day journey traders in camels, dates and palm oil school that served as their command tions saying the only civilians killed walked out of the meeting, leaving Sse­ from the capital of N'djamena 800km lie overgrown behind crumbling mud headquarters. in the northern war were caught in a nyonga and his supporters to elect a away, it group of some 100 refugees walls scrawled with layers of slogans, Schooling ground to a virtual halt crossfire. ' full list of executive officers without sang and cried as they spotted friends some backing Chad, others Libya. during Libyan occupation, because "The government has continually opposition. and relatives they had not seen for Women, draped in shawls and skin­ there were few people left to teach, and maintained that those killed are rebels But the outgoing Chief Qadi years. ny children huddle in the shade ofthe because some parents resisted efforts killed during military engagements. (Moslem judge), of Uganda, Sheik Hus­ "There may not be rillich here in borad, dusty streets, fragrant with the to inculcate the teachings ofGaddafi. The available evidence indicates seinRajab Kakooza, called a news con­ Faya, but at least it is our home, and scent of oleander. "The Libyans stopped all teaching in however, that not only reoels are kill­ ference on Monday to declare the exer­ Allah willing, it may return to its The only young men about are French and replaced it with lessons in ed, but also civi! iaiis: 'soIll~ ofthem in cise invalid, because an unnamed former self', said Mohamed Omaro, a soldiers, members of a Chadian Arabic", a schoolmlj.ster, ousted from. cold blood", UHRU said. Arab country had paid delegates to Fay native who drove one ofthe trucks. government force that seized the oasis his J~b by the Libyan forces said. H ~ ' 1'l1e report states the means of tor­ votecfor the candidates of its choice. The largest town in northern Chad, on March 27 without firing a shot added the numbehof pupils droppeiJ. ~ ture usedinNRA barracks, include the , Council sources said he was referring and administrative capital of the coun­ when Libyan forces fled in panic after ';' fr9~ninearly490to_6!l w,erthepastfoUE ' . so-c ~ lled ' b ~ iefcase' and three-piece to'Libyai whichj s-tryirig to exert in­ try's vast desert and mountain regions, losing the key air base.at Quadi Doum, ye;;u-s. • --, ;-. ,~ _ , methods oftwisting and tyingpeople~ ' fluence among lJganda's Moslem Faya-Largeau has_ shrunk steadily 150km to the north. But the LibYl,ins were not without '""'" . limbs behind their backs. _ minority, who make up'about ten per- over the past decade as five different Billeted in abandoned houses and supporters andapparentlyhaCl few < In many cases ofthis form oftort ure, . <;ent ofthe, popul~tion . ' -", masters fought and then lost the oasis. tents, the troops offer collections of cap­ . problems finding Chadians to man a the victims have become paralysed and The Qadi set no date for new elec­ When civil strife gripped the area in tured Libyan equipment for sale to system of popular committees -and some have died, the report added. tions and it was not clear if the Sse­ the late 1970s, its 50000-strong visitors, throwing in Libyan cigarettes other political bodies imported from Museveni has justified the NJlA's nyonga faction would accept the annul­ population was but by more than half, as a bonus. Tripoli. use of such methods at _n ews con­ ment of the weekend vote. leaving elegant mud-built villas to A used Soviet-made assault rifle can Some Chadians, particularly women ferences, saying Ugandan armies had The Council has considerable in­ crumble away along with water and be had for as little as 100 dollars, involved with Libyan soldiers,. are . practiced them for years and did not fluence, because it acts as the conduit electricity services installed by former without amm11fiition. They say Libyan reported to have fled north with theLi­ think they amounted to real torture. . for Islamic missionaries' funds coming French colonial rulers. gas-masks offer air-tight protection byanarmy. Meanwhile, from Kampala, Sapa- to Uganda. THE NAMIBIAN Friday April 17 1987 13

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OPERATION-WARMHEART STARTS TO 'HOT' UP

AS IN PREVIOUS yea rs, the Rotary Club Windhoek is once again staging the campaign "Operation Warm Heart", the purpose of which is to collect clothing and blankets etc., for distribution to the needy during the pending Winter months. '

"Operation Warm Heart" (which • Ga mmamsbrug Motors in st art ed last weekend) , extends Khomasdal; through until May 3,1987 anditisen­ • Ritters Garage in Tal Street; visaged that the final donations will • Croeser's Garage in TV Moore be received at the Kaiser Street Mor­ Street; ning Market on May 2. • AKH Motors in Besse~er Street; During this perIod, clothing and '. SWA Thyotain Kaiser Street. blankets may be deposited at any of the following Shell Service stations: - Donations can also be deposited at Wecke & Voigts in Kaiser Street and • City Motors (Dave's), in Republic Pfohl's Outfitters in Kaiser Street. Road; Rotary Windhoek has appealed tp • Tacoma Service station in Republic the citizens of Windhoek to make this Road; project a tremendous success by • East End SErvice station in generously donating in order to keep Gobabis Road; the needy of the country warm. UiDERITZBUCHT: Between Diamond Dunes and Ocean is a glossy publication which has just been released by the Luderitz Foundation. Available at a price of R5, the book contains photographs of Luderitz and environs as well as details about the-town. The book deals with the population, industry and historical aspects of Luderitz, and has a short chronology of the town. It also includes advice on how to prepare crayfish. -

THE SOUTH WEST Breweries has donated a sum of R2 500,00 to promote Moto-Cross in Namibia. Pictured here is,Mr N Bahr of the SWB, handing over the _cheque to Mrs H de Kock, Chairman of the Windhoek Moto C"9ss Club:

Preparations for Boy Scout Bazaar a:re in full swing A I'ARISIENNE Sidewalk Cafe and 'Ye Olde French Treasure Hunt' are two of the features of the upcoming Parisienne Boulevard Bazaar. Preparations are in full swing and the Cubs and Scouts of the First Windhoek Boy Scout Group are hard at work, as can be seen above. The show gets on the road at 12hOO on Saturday, April 25, the braai starts at 18hOO, and the fun expected to continue till late at night. The venue is at the First Windhoek Scout Hall on Krupp Street. • Pictured above, Cubs and Scouts preparing for the Boulevard Bazaar and ,treasur e hunt: sorting out the treasure are Cub Fraser Pieters, Scout Richard Schuster, Scout Brend!ln Kirkpatrick, Scout Marc Edmunds and Cub Anesh Morar. Hug~ Lions-eheque to Ehafo Centre for PUPILS of the Jan Jonker High School in Katutura last Friday held a fund raising drive for the school. Pupils, dressed like American 'punks' after the drive, are pictured above. ' the-Handieapped AFTER having received a first che­ ditional employement and financial que for ROO 000 in Deceptber last, security to the handicapped of this year, C Strijbis of the Association country. for the Handicapped received a se- The local Lions Club iiUcceededin - cond donation of R100 000 from securing financial a~istance from Wolfgang Schuckmann of Lions Lions in the U:K , Denmark, Club Alte Feste towards the supp­ Netherlands, West Germany. When ly and erection of a greenhouse. completed Lions will have spent a The greenhouse, with a surface area quarter million Rand on the of2050 square metres, will provide ad- Greenhouse Project. Barclays also contri.butes BARCLAYS NATIONAL Bank last week donated the amount of R3 00,00 to Ehafo Photographed at the time of the handing over of the check is Mr Hannes Cloete, the General Manager of Barclays Bank, and Mr Cees Strijbis (right), of Ehafo. --~,------,----~--~-~. ----~------~------~------~--~.. ---"'------~ ... ------~--~------~--~-.--.------~

16 Friday April 17 1987 THE NAMIBIAN White elerks- WITH regard to the Administration ALTHOUGH scholars the world over , for Ovambos: what shocks me is that favour mother tongue instruction for many whites are working for this Ad­ progressive reasons, the illegal ad· ministration as senior clerks who get ministration in Namibia has introduc­ promoted. I am dissatisfied with this ed mother tongue asthe medium of in . state of affairs. struction at a primary level for all the I understood that the Administra­ wrong reasons. Mother tongue is view· tion for Ovambos was for blacks. ed by the illegal regime as an extension White senior clerks occupy the high and an instrument of apartheid. positions, receiving a high salary. It is a means of inculcating tribal Why is' this the case? consciousness, perpetuating tribal Black clerks also have qualifica­ di visi'ons and reinforcing the gulfbet· tions, they know the job ,well imd ween black and white. The African they are working for their own Ad­ languages are not used in government, Urgently ifthis country is to catch up from him and his people. He since the Zulu people believe in ministration. But they resort under in industry or commercial, or infinan· its enormous backlog in science delivered a crushing defeat to the 'Qamata' (God). In one scene Shaka the supervision of white clerks who cial or professional circles. education. British at Blood River about which claims to be superior to God. This is an do not hold certificates and often English ·language medi urn meets a I believe that in the short term there they are eternally angry: unfounded lie. don't know the job. - number of criteria and is to the advan· is no possibility that all Namibian It is obvious that William C Faure Instead of doing their duties they tage of the following: unity, accep· high schools will be properly equipped didn't clearly investigate the history We were surprised that black actors are sleeping or ordering someone else tability, familiarity, feasibility, science with laboratories. Therefore one must ofShaka and has even, In some places, like Henry Cele and others allowed to fetch what they want. We have to and technology, pan·Africanism, wider look at alternatives. twisted the facts totally out of propor­ themselyes to be used in such a pro­ run around as messengers for these . communication. With this in mind, a new facet of tion. Shaka never had close relation­ paganda film directed against whites. As far as acceptability is concerned, Rossing's Young Scientists Pro­ ships with whites and was not even themselves and their people. They Weare sick and tired of this as we English language has a positive gramme was launched at the beginn­ killed by I1ingaan but by one of his should in future be careful ofthe roles have many blacks who hold senior association forthe people, it not being ing of 1987 witl). the experimental in­ guards. Dingaan and one of his they accept. certificates yet are still unemployed. associated in Namibia with oppression troduction of the Science Education brothers who planned the killing had Their places have been occupied by and injustice which have characteris· Project (SEP) at three Namibian high to run a race to the hut in order to Shaka could have been an excellent whites. Why is this the case? ed Namibian history. schools, two of which are · in win the kingship over the Zulu­ film if only it had been made by the . I am unhappy with this state of af­ Regarding science and technology, Ovamboland. speaking people. right people. fairs: to be white does not necessari­ Namibia after independence (and in SEP is a South African-based On the point of religion this film ly mean that one is superior. the long term) will want to harness the organisation which' has had con­ becomes absolutely ludicrous. Shaka resources of modern science and siderable success in upgrading science is shown to be an atheist which is total­ LAURENCE UNHAPPY WORKER technology to the development ofthe knowledge among pupils in areas ly contrary to Zulu culture and religion WINDHOEK ONDANGUA country. This would mean applying where science teachers are scarce and such resources to Namibia's mineral where there are few laboratory wealth, livestock production and facilities. SEP provides science kits fishing as well as to desertification and and workbooks for use in the aridity to mentionqnly a few. English classroom, and is designed to enable is the language of wider communica· pupils to grasp scientific knowledge by tion in Virtually all fields of science and means of "hands on" experience. technology as well as a library of Science teachers from the three languages rich in published materiar schools selected for the experiment at­ to facilitate training and research pro· tended" week-long seminar in Win­ grammes inside and outside and inside dhoek, The project will be carefully Namibia. monitored by Rossing dJ.Iring 1987 and English would also facilitate the will be shown to Namibian education growth of bonds between Namibia and authorities. Ifits results are as'good as other progressive communities in ' they have been elsewhere, Rossing will Mrica, as weHas being-widely spoken encourage the authorities to introduce throughout Africa. the SEP system to schools across the Namibia is also likely to re·orient country. - from a South African outlook, as at pre· sent, to,an internat~onal o~eafter in· . . ¢LIVE ALGAR .:- dependence. English will be used by' PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER . DIESEL MECHANiCS/AUTO ELECTRICIANS Namibians as they develOp sea and air . ROSSING URANIUM communications and as·theY d~vel op iniernational'"tniding and negoti'a· _Tsumeb CO'rporation Limitedhlvite~ tions at administrative, diplomatic ' and commercial levels. • ) applicatio.ns for the above poslt'io'ns The struggle for independence is also IT 'DOESN:T take a . genius to . intimately linkeQ with the United Na,. recognise the ulterior motives behind attheir Kombat Mine Hons organisation" and therefore the niaking of'S1i.aka Zulu'. We are all Englishshouldbeoneoftheprincipal", . aw;p-e of the power or-the media and REQUIREMENTS: languages of the UN with whicn - fiIm industry as being the mostPower· Namibian negotiators are already' .. ful'propaganda tools in the world .• ·Completed Trade Test . . familiar. . today. . • Five (5), years proven experience on U/G and service .equip- The call for English medium of in- After the enormous successes of Struction should be suppor-tedas along fllms such as 'An Officer and a ment/vehicles . term investment. Other languages fail Gentleman'-'Rambo' ·'Commando' and • Possess driver's licence one or more ofthe criteria listed above, more recen'tly ~ Top 'Gun' the United REMUNERATION: ..... ; while English qualifies for all of them. States army · and ainorce had a - ,"- Support Nanso in its demand for substantial boost of new recruits. R7,89 per hour, which may be reviewed to R8,98 per hour, subject to your English medium instruction. This demonstrates the awesome power of the film industry. . satisfactory performance after a three~month probation period and a vacan­ EGKAIYAMO Since the very first programme, cybeing available in a higher grade, plus a.13th cheque (208 hours). WESTERN NAMIBIA 'Shak:a Zulu' has shown blacks in an extremely bad light. Our people are FRINGE BENEFITS: · depicted as savage murderers who Alternatives think killing is a sport. We are appall­ Free unfurnished married accommodation or furnished single accom­ ed by the racist undertones. The film modation at a nominal rental. Personal travelling will be paid. Furniture IN YOUR issue of April 3, 'Patriot' of is clearly intended to make a mockery Ondangua points out how difficult it of the greatest hero in African history. removalwill be paidfor married employees. Electricity and housing sub­ is to study physical science at a school sidies. Five-day work week. Thirty-one (31), working days annual leave ( +- without a laboratory. Your correspon­ Shaka was a brilliant military dent's problem is common to high strategist who refused to bow down 6 calendar weeks). Experience bonus, excellent sporting and recreational school students in many parts of td the white colonialists who invad· . facilities, -plus the usual fringe benefits assoCiated with a large mining Namibia and needs to be addressed ed his hind, threatening to steal it organisation. METHOD OF APPLICATION: Please submit your detailed application plus relevant documentation regal CONSUMERS! ding qualifications arid experience, a recent photograph and the name:' Remember the strength of of two objective employer references by mail to: The Personnel Officer, Staff and Grades 1-8 your buying power! TSUMEB CORPORATION LIMITED, If you support PO Box 40, THE NAMIBIAN Tsumeb9000 Tel: (0671)-3115 x 572 then you will also support our adve'rtisers Page through TH E NAMIBIAN and identify the shops and businesses who cater for your specific needs Exert your buying power with those who support THE NAMIBIAN -'

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Viewers prep~re for onslaught of eonfusion and douht SWABC!fV News used the One day Agent Z.I:r:r. was poring The answer came in the form of a laughing gas. numbers "435"_forthefirsttime over a sheet of paper covered in carefully-worded instruction from He based his story on the seminar ever during one of its broad­ . 435, 534,345,354,543 and 453. He those hallowed portals of which the study group was planning casts this week. had covered every .conceivable com­ management. to hold in a few weeks time. Yeah, deal bination and was ready to kill. The unpleasant reporter assiined to with the bastard later, rather than The fact that they mentioned these Suddenly he had an attack of brain politricks was forced to sit behind his have to put face-to-the-nation and tell numbers, besides getting them in t,he and realised that the nUmbers actually desk and write the story. He found that them a White Man says free and fair correct sequence, shows that the in­ meant:FOR we shall FREE the FIVE'. there was no alternative but to use / elections are the only solution. terim government's electronic It wasn't long before gangs of those dreaded numbers. He knew that mouthpiece has taken a great shuflle And that's not even the half of it. Koevoet soldiers were combing the ifhe left those out, his viewers wouldn't There's still the fact that the SWABC forward. townships and arresting hundreds of have the foggiest idell ofwhat the story Ever since the Namibian airwaves regards the United Nations as being people who had been standing around . was about. almost as subversive as The Namibian were first filled by images of men with in groups of five. What he didn't know was that at ... the fact that the word Swapo is only short-back-and-sides telling lies, the Once the jails began overflowing, eight '0 clock every weekday evening, used when the letters t . .e..r.. r. .o. .r.. i..s.. t Koevoet Korporation has avoided say­ however, the political maestros at viewers around the country sit down follow, and the fact that UDI sOunds as ing "435" with a fear and loathing SWABC began to have doubts and the and prepare themselves for an unlike anything I have ever witnessed. appealing as the ideal contraceptive code-busters were fired. onslaught of confusion and doubt for their wives. The "political reporters" at TV-News Then a group of white men (in­ anyway. have always believed that these cluding an Afrikaans-speaking pro­ But he wrote the story, and tried to I haven't even dealt with the dubb­ numbers were a Soviet cryptogram, fessor of theology, nogal), established keep it short because every time he ing of soap operas produced in the with the result that last year a team of a study group called NPP 435. typed 4 .. 3 .. 5 he felt he was an unWit­ United States of America, where anac- highly-trained ex-BOSS ci-yptanalysts This sent the ace TV news team into ting victim ofyet another kommunis' . tor will deliver a 30-se<:<>ndAmerican were flown in to crack the code. a frenzy, and even the reporter assign­ plot. . stream-of-consciousness rant to Subversion paranoia swept through ed to Red Cross cheque handovers At some stage his memory must have audibly emerge onNamibian screens the dark corridors of the Sansunet found time to consider the lapsed, however,because he forgot to as "Ja koekie, ek dink ook so". building in TV Whore Street while the implications. . put in the part where the chairman of Even if you blew up the entire . special unit, nicknamed the code­ "Are all of them traitorsor arewejust NPP435 slammed the SWABC for giv­ Koevoet Korporasie, I doubt very much busters and dressed always in powder' a bunch of dimwitted stooges who ing air-time to an army bioke who had if the occupants would notice ... they plue safari suits, worked day and night couldn't get work anywhere else?" they his truth removed years ago by a Per­ would be too busy collectin money for to solve the mystery. asked themselves. manentForce dentist who hated using the Koffie Klub. ~ ~-.-..-­ 'Dial M for Murder' in Afrikaans THE ·LATEST Afrikaans But his plans go awry, and his wife "Die Boodskap", a one man show. drama from Swapac opens in kills her attacker in self defence, and Jan Stoop has performed in Namibia Whoopi goes comic the Windhoek Theatre on April ends up in prison after her husband's a number of times. In 1985 he par­ 29 for a four-night run in the ci- evidence against her is heard. ticipated in "Bruidskool", and in revue ty before going on a tour of the 'lbny believes thathe has still achiev- in "Slegsvir Almal". InJohannesburg country which will include 24 ed his aim, despite the fact that his he took a small role in TV's "Agter plans did not work out. ElkeMan." with 'Jumpin' Jack' towns, giving alargenumberof But l!.e underestimates the police During 1986 he worked for Swapac inbabitantstheopportunityof _ and one of his' wife's friends, an in "Graswewenaar", "Hansie -die WITHIN THE LAST 24 hours, she has been attacked by a paper seeing the Frederick Knott authoress of crime stories. shredder. kidnapped by a phone booth, and chase.d by a killer •.. thrilleI; "Sleutel tot Moord". JonathanPienaar studied drama at Hanslam", and another revue "Pop­ pespel". He also worked for Canno~ andif Terry Doolittle, a bright young lady with a dulljob can hang Originally written in English under the Pretoria Thchnikon, and his profes. Films in "FreedomFighters",andisin­ on until tomrrow, she just mightsave a guy named Jumpin' Jack the title "Dial Mfor Murder", Knott's . sional work inclu,des(in films), the role volved in radio and dubbing work. book was translated into Afrikaans by ofMohican in "Boetie op Manoevers", Flash, who just possibly could turn out to be a British operative Mees Xteen, who also directs the the part of Gus in "W~reld Sonder TerrY' Greyvenstein studied aHhe trapped in the Eastern bloc .•• and she goesforit, intrigued by the drama. ' Grense, and the character orIbmmy in University ofCape 'Ibwn. She spent the possibility of some exciteJtllt~nt, e~barking on a rescue mission Jannie Gildenhuys of Cape 'lbwn, " "American Ninja" for -Sam' yearoH981 in Windhoek, working for which leads to a series of co¥rlc, ;h8ir-:raising adventures in w~ch Jan Stoop, Terry i Greyvenstein,,' Firstenberg. .; Swapac and participated in', variotis she tangles with both CIA and KGB spies, and'giving cinema au­ Jonathan Pienaar and Francois Ie In television, he took the part of productions. These incliIded; :,: Sie~er diences one of the most hilarious comedies ~g , Whoopi RoUx of Johannesburg, have been in- . Petersen in "Danger Coast" for in die Suburbs", '''Mooii M~a!o~ and Goldberg, Carol Kane and Geroen Krabbe. .;. -: !.' .' ..mlVed in rehearsals for quite some Douglas Bristow and has- donf'!' a "Ons Hou KonseJt" "Tartuffe!: and and will also behandlmg' the pup- number ofcameo roles in "WolwedanS "Kat in me Donker'~ < ~;'.;;;' .' I' Whoopi ' Goldberg, who was I "Jumpin' Jack Flash". , , . how, "Tyl Gaan na Mars", which in die Skemer", "Scavengers" and ,~ She'retunied.to Gape..'lbwn H:1J~82 , :':You Must be Joking 'Ibo". . - and worked for CAPAB untjf1985; nominated for an Academy Award for She discovers that the sender of the .",' aCCOl'Jit;"a!Jiy the¥itkaansdrama ,. : JannieGildenhuyshasbeenactive , when she moved to Johannesburg and her film debut in "The Colour Purple", message is a British operative in the l~ ~he to~" l: ': , '. ,';. in professional theatre as director and ,started: freelancing; which includ'ed stars in this delightful comedy as Terry Eastern Bloc. ··.. Sleutel tot Moord" is a thriller actor since 1953. He was one of the working for Emil Nofal in "You Gotta Doolittle, the bright young woman And, with the prospectofexcitement which promises to keep the audience founding members of the NTO, ifoun- be crIizy": . : - . with a dull, dulljob. dangling in front of her nose like a car­ on the edge of their chairs. ding member of PACT and a founding : , Francois·le ROu'x obtained his'SA Day after day she sits behind a com­ rot,shetakesoffonthisrescue.mission, The drama is about 'lbny Wendice, a member of CAPAB. Degree in Drania at the University of , puter in the international money finding herself embroiled in the ac­ former tennis star, who decides to He has been involved in radio and the Orange Free State in 1985, and a transfer department~of a large bank, tivities of both the CIA and the KGB. murder his wife in order to get his television and has directed the dubb- . year later he did a production for the and breaks up the monotony of Penny Marshall makes her direc­ . hands on her inheritance. ing of sound, and for the past twenty arts council there "Die Wind Deur die . transferring money by punching her torial debut and joining Whoopi With the aid of an old friend of his, years has acted for all five the perfor- Takke van die Sassafras". He followed transactions with more personal Goldberg on her adventure is a cast 'lbny plans what he takes to be the ming arts councils. this up with freelancing in communications. which includes Stephen Collins, Carol perfect murder. His last performance for Swapac was Johannesburg. She trades Bruce Springsteen tapes Kane, John Wood and Annie Potts. with her London correspondent, to "She is an offbeat kind of girl", com­ another in Japan she sends a recipe for ments Goldberg of her character:"She her Yankee potroast, and to yet reads spy novels and watches old another in' France, advice on how to movies, having a good time all by manage his busy love life. And on the herself. She is a normal person in an other side of the world, someone is abnormal situation and it is not so listening! much what happens to her, but how she One day she receives an urgent plea reacts to what happens to her, that on her computer screen, encoded makes her so much fun".

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Fri& Sat: 14h30/18hOO/21hOO Sun-Thurs: 14h30/17h30/20hOO Saturday : 10hOO JUMPIN' JACK FLASH: Starring Whoopi Goldberg. A wonderful . comedy.

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19h30 - SWAPAC'S LATEST Afrikaans play " Sleutel Tot Moord" opens in the' Windhoek Theatre on April 29, and as has been ASSASSINATION: Charles Bronson in a fi lm loaded with action and practice in the past, a puppet show will be st~ged with the main production, CQnsequently, from April 30 - May 2, the chiidrenofWindhoekwilibeabletoenjoytheadventuresof"Tyl"and his friends inthe puppet show "Tyl Gaan Na Mars". suspense, And from May 4, the puppet show will go on tour with the main production, and visit as many schools as possible in the plus: country. Pictured are the puppeteers (from left to right), Francois Le Roux, Terry Greyvenstein, Jan Stoop and Jonathan FIREWALKER: Starring Chuck. Norris in a fun-filled comedy. P l enaa~, with some of the Interesting characters from the puppet show. l APR 17 - APR 23 'Oherammergau

FRIDAY 18h27 Prog. S<,hedule. the passion of Easter , 18h30 Chucklewood Easter 18h51 Die Blye Boodskap 19h09 ThePassionofOberammergau WITH THE long Easter weekend on hand, the South West Africa 20hOO · Suidwes Nuus Broadcasting Corporation has 4eemed it fit to have a number of 20h15 C.H.O.M.P.S.- film dubbed special scheduled programmes hi keeping with Eastertide, and into Afrikaans 21h41 NewslWeather NuuslWeer also presumably to provide more colourful entertainment for all 22hOl A Night in Venice those who are not heading for the seaside, the hills, or the pans, 22h20 Pretoria University Choir starting off tonight (early evening), with "Chucklewood Easter" 22h34 Waters Waar Rus Is for the little ones, and just after an Easter message from Ds Peet Strauss, "The Passion of Oberammergau" for the adults. SATURDAY "The Passion of Oberammergau" designed to become the bane of all 18h27 Programrooster will provide viewers with a look at this burglars. 18h30 Lewende Water world-famous play depicting the pas­ If nothing else, there should be 18h35 Bozo Cartoons sion of Easter, and the history of this plenty of humour in this film, ex­ 18h45 Koos Kluitjies (new) Bavarian town which hosts this event. cept, when one thinks of dubbed 19h08 Filler material Shortly after this, a light-hearted versions, one tends to lose hope. As 19h14 RemingtonSteele note is struck with the screening of the said before, there is just no way to 20hOO The Ellen Burstyn Show film "C.H.O.M.P.S, which has been translate American witticisms in­ 20h24 Feature Film: "The dubbed into Afrikaans. to Afrikaans successfully. Daybreakers" Starring Wesley Eure, Valerie Later on tonight, for those so in­ 21h54 NuuslWeer News/weather Bertinelli and Conrad Bain, this is clined, there is a wellknown light 22h14 Hill Street Blues the story of a small residential town opera - "A Night in Venice", and 23h09 Wir Bleiben in Stimmung known as Hamilton, which is in following on this, the Pretoria 23h34 Waters of Rest deep trouble. A wave ofburglaries University Choir will be singing a is threatening to pick the citizens variety of songs suitable for Good SUNDAY clean. The police are stymied and . Friday. the normal anti-burglar 'lbmorrow, Easter Saturday however, safeguards are ineffectual against Mother and son, Eudoxia, wife of Peter, and Tsarevitch Alexis, from" Peter the looks much the same, except ofcourse Great". . 17h27 Programrooster the thieves. for the new series "Koos Kluitjies", 17h30 Secret Place (new) Then there is Brian, the young starring veteran South African actor, 18hOO Mannemarak securty systems engineer, who is Alex Heyns, and the new programme "The Daybreakers" tells the story 18h12 Jimmy Swaggart On Sunday, those viewers who follow wracking his brain to come up with replacing "Who's The Boss", being ofthe three Sackett brothers. It begins the preachings of evangelist Jimmy 19h03 Filler material a fail-proof burglar alarm to put "The Ellen Burstyn Show". Accor­ in Tennessee with a feud between the Swaggart will be pleased to note that 19h10 Voorpos van 'n Ouer Order him back in the good graces of his Sacketts and a rival clan resulting in (Part II) - ding to the publicity material . there is a special Easter programme boss. And then there is the "Canine available, this is a family comedy show. the brothers' migration to the West. 20hOO News ReviewlNuusoorsig scheduled, while the second part of Home Protection System" - What could prove to be highly enter­ They meet many people and ex­ "Voorpos van 'n Ouer Orde"; the 20h20 Another Life Chomps! This is created in the im­ taining is the' feature film tomorrow . perience numerous adventures - her­ documentary on Kaokoland, is also 21h03 The Classic 'lbuch age ofBrian's small pet dog, Rascal. night, titled "The Daybreakers", a ding cattle, searching for gold, gun­ due. 21h23 NewslWeather NuuslWeer But there the resemblance ends. In film based on the novel by Louis fights with outlaws, romantic en­ Monday will have the kids sitting 21h43 Waters Waar Rus Is fact, Chomps is a virtually in­ UAmour, and.starring Glen Ford, 'Ibm counters, and finally, they are reunited glued to the screen with the start ofthe destructible computerised canine, Sellick and Sam Elliot. in New Mexico. new series,"Lassie". MONDAY Just about every member ofthe older generation and the younger genera­ 18h27 Prog. Schedule tion will have made the acquaintance 18h30 Hand in Hand of this wonderful Collie known as 18h35 Lassie (new) L ..: qie, and for many, the chance of 19h05 Filler material rene",.. ~ that friendship will be a 19h10 Nawa Nawa pleasant diversion. 19h35 "Doc" (new) The series "Lassie" is genuine 20hOO Suidwes-Nuus heartwarming family entertainment,! 20h15 Peter The Great probably because the enduring image 21hOO The Equalizer of Lassie (the .character Lassie was 21h46 NewslWeather NuuslWeer created some 45 years ago, when the 22h06 Die Gesinslewe in Suidwes- film 'Lassie Come Home' was made), 'n SpieiHbeeld (new) is one ofloyalty, courage, compassion, 22h36 Persoonlike Geldbestuur and most of all- love. 22h51 Dagsluiting Also new on Monday (replacing Mr Belverdere), is "Doc", the pilot episode TUESDAY of which is due to be screened on Easter Monday. 18h27 Programrooster 'Doc' (Joe) Bogert is an old-fashioned 18h30 Kompas general practitioner, whose can­ 18h35 Wielie Walie tankerous manner never fully hides 18h50 Uit ons Aarde the deep concern he has for his pa­ 19h05 Filler Material tients, most of whom cannot even pay 19h14 Murder She Wrote him. His wife Annie, is a no-nonsense 20hOO South West News woman, who wants to start collecting 20h15 Dynasty the money due to him, to enable them 21h02 He's the Mayor to help their pregnant daughter, Gwen 21h26 NuuslWeer NewslWeather and her husband make a down pay­ 21h46 Sport ment on a house. This series has been 22h16 Epilogue described as an engaging, gentle­ humoured comedy: Also on Monday, for those interested ~ _ . WEDNESDAY ' is the programme "Die Gesinslewein Suidwes - 'n SpieiHbeeld". Subse-. 18h27 Prog. Schedule quent to the decision by the Cabinet to 18h30 Hand in Hand make 1987 the year of the family, the 18h35 Ziki Zikombot Department of Community Develop­ 18h50 The Kangazoo Club ment and the Department of Govern­ 19h15 Sport mental Affairs were instructed to co­ 20hOO Suidwes Nuus ordinate plans for the year, 20h15 How the West Was Won and this programme, in three parts, is 20h53 All is Forgiven the result, depicting family life in our 21h17 Nuus/Weer NewslWeather country. 21h37 Pitkos An image offamily life in Namibia Dr Murray Jansen is given by word of mouth by Mrs Het­ 22hOO Dagsluiting tie Rose, a lecturer on welfare at the Academy, Mr Adolf de Klerk of the Department of National Education, THURSDAY Mrs Francis Mbuere, Community nurse of the Department of National 18h27 Programrooster Health and Welfare, and Mrs Julie van 18h30 Kompas Heerden of the Department of Com­ 18h35 Robotech munity Development of the Depart­ 18h59 Harry's House (repeat prog.) ment of Governmental Affairs. 19h09 The Streets of San Francisco 20hOO South West News 20h15 Call to Glory 21hOl Das Ratzel der Sandbank 21h51 Nuus/weer - NewslWeather 22hll Produktiwiteit in SWA "The Oaybreakers" - Saturday's 22h31 Career Change (final) feature film on TV, based on the 22h44 Epilogue best-selling novel by Louis L:Amour. *** "

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THE HOTTENTOTS. ' pJ:oliably___ < d,emanded tobacco. originated in the Horn of Africa and The Hottentot huntsmen would from there migrated toihe region oft he scrape out the dregs from their pipes great lakes. Driven from this area by for them. Wlien they smoked this, the the Bantu tribes, they then migrated . Bushmen_became "drunk" and lay to Southern Africa. Some clans of the down. While they l ~yihere, the community were left behind, however, hunters would t un away. They said if and became independent settlers. they had no tobacco they would cer­ The strange name of "Hottentot", or tainly have been killed. "Hottentut", was given to these people by early Dutch visitors to Southern .WI'rCHCRAFT Africa, who first met up with them Although the Hottentots were aware near the Cape of Good Hope. of the existence of witchcraft and Dapper, writing in 1670, states that sorcery,.they wished to have little to do they were given the narrie because of the harsh, guttural, and generally curious flounds of the language. The same name is applied in Dutch to one who stammers and stutters. Far THE HOTTENTOTS PA'RT I from considering themselves mere stammerers, however, these men call­ The Hunter's P rayer ed themselves the Khoi-Khoi, or "men Heitsi-Eibib of men", and they drew a sharp line bet· o ween themselves and the Bushmen, Haill Our fo refather, whom they looked down upon and call­ .Send luck to me. ed the Sii-n. Give into my hand the wild game. The Hottentot is yellowish in ap­ Let me find honeycomb and sweet roots .pearance, with a narrow skull and pro­ minent cheek-bones, and there is a And I will sing your praise. theory that Bushmen and Hottentots Are you not our father's father were once of the same race. You, Heitsi-Eibib? Some broke away to raise cattle, T. Hahn, The Native Tribeso(S.W. Africa build huts and lead a peaceful pastoral life, while the rest stayed true to the with it. From early manhood to old age, wilderness and the elements, and re­ straightforward actions were demand­ mained children of nature. ed, and from childhood these were It is said too, that they originally all taught as desirable and manly. spoke the same language. All the Khoi Witchcraft was only practised in Khoi tribes could understand one secret and was therefore to be shunn­ another, but the dialects of the various ed and despised. The people had their Bushmen clans diverged so widely traditional superstitions and believed that they became incomprehensible to in both good and bad omens, but the one another. nearest they came t practising The Hottentot has a perfect decimal legitimate witchcraft was when they system, while the average Bushman ~ade medicine for the woman whose was limited to little more than "one - love they wished to attract. two -three - much". This medicine tok the form offinely­ Hottentots name all the boys in the pounded substances, strewn on her family after the maternal side, and all bed-skins or mixed with the tobacco which was given to her to smoke. It was the girls after the paternal half. The only when the Hottentots began to eldest daughter is always highly make the acquaintance of the Bantu respected and the milking ofthe cows that the possibilities of working is left entirely to her. greater good and evil became more apparent. Next week: The superstitions of the Hottentots.

Myths and Legends of Southern Africa by Penny Miller printed by TV Bulpin Publications (Pty) Ltd.

HOTTENTOT DEITIES Most of the Hottentot myths and legends have a solar and celestial bias, like those of the Bushmen. The name ofthe Hottentot deity and supreme be­ ing is Tsui-Goab. 'lb him they ascribe the creation of the world, of man, and the elements. It is he that makes their crops prosper and gives them skins, full bellies and happy hearts. His op­ posite is Gaunab, a kind of vengeful They had many battles. Each time U­ He sends the sleep of death to men, HOTTENTOTS AND BUSHMEN tixo won, and grew bigger and but Tsui-Goab, the Red Dawn, brings devil. The folklore of the Hottentots does This very same Tsui-Goab, the stronger. At last, in the final terrific the light and life. . struggle, he gave Gaunab a great blow The Khoi-Khoi always pray in the not contain quite the same richness of supreme being ofthe Khoi-Khoi; is the humour and detail as that of the subject of the strangest of stories. He behind the ear. early morning with their faces turned While Gaunab lay dying, he landed towards the east, where Tsui-Goab's Bushmen. M()st of it is of a more is known to have first lived many domestic and mundane nature. They generations ago, when he was said to . a last blow, which hit U-tixo's knee and first light appears. since then U-tixo has been called Tsui­ lack the same closeness to nature, af­ have been an old witchdoctor with a finity with the elementsandsensitivi­ broken knee, named U-tixo. Goab, or "Wounded Knee". He was a prophet and able to do ty to their environment that is so Among the Hottentots, he was noticable in the Bushman character. renowned as a sorcerer of great skill. wonderful things. He died several times, but each time returned to life, Their outlook on life is more down­ Having been regarded as extraor­ to-earth and pragmatic. dinarily powerful during life, he was providing occasions for great feasting Indeed, they regard the Bushmen and rejoicing. invoked after death as one who could with great fear and suspicion (though still bring help and protection, and He made the clouds and lived in . they are often neighbours), and avoid­ them, and brought the rain. Thus, with the passing of time, he became ed confrqnting that fierce and un­ closer to their conception of God. through him, the cattle were plentiful predictable people. U-tixo, they' said, was a powerful and the grazing ·good. 'Tsui-Goab chief of the Khoi-Khoi and the first resides in a beautiful heaven oflight The old men would tell of when they Khoi-Khoi ever. He made war against and sunshine, and Gaunab, meaning were hunting and came upon a wicked chief called Gaunab, who had "destroyer", lives quite separately in Bushmen. The Bushmen, though killed many Khoi-Khoi. . a dark retreat. small, were always insolent and :: ;.....: =

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THE KIDNEY (continued) IN ORDER to understand how substances are filtered off from the-blood of the glomerulus; we need first to learn .- .. s.omething aboutthe-eolnpositionofblood 'andinterstitial - fluid. • • t .~. ,:.... '.' -:.

THE COMPOSITION OF BLOOD -' Blood is a spedalised connective tissue. It consistsofpl~ma together with blood cells (red and white blood cells), and platel~. A platelet is much smaller than a cell, does not contain a nucleus, but is bigger than a molecule. .. Plasma consists of water, in which are dissolved many other substances. These substances include ions, valuable substances like glucose and amino acids, waste products like urea and proteins. THE COMPOSITION OF INTERSTITIAL FLUID Between and ai-ound groups of cells and around blood vessels is the in­ terstitial fluid. This has a composi­ tion similar to blood plasma, except that it contains much less protein. Thus in man, plasma is about seven percent protein;while interstitial fluid is on average around two percent pro­ tein. Therefore, the plasma protein concentration is about 3.5 times the in­ terstitial fluid protein concentration. Very few protein molecules manage to leak outofthe blood capillaries into the interstitial fluid. ba 5 al infol cJ i (1 ~ i PLASMA PROTEINS / 'pG\S~ f7\~,,1- AND OSMOSIS Ph; I: ",1 "'\ <\y 10\ m" no<. Since the concentration ofprotein is ((l P; 111.\"'1 greater in the capillary plasma than i ' hteys~ ; ~".I t 1t.\,aI in the interstitial fluid outside the capillary, water tends to pass by osmosis, from the interstitial fluid in- pressure. Let "0" represent the force These microvilli tremendously RE-ABSORPTION OF concermid, they are transported from to the capillary blood plasma. of osmosis. Let "C" repre&ent the cap- increase the surface areaofthe VALUABLE SUBSTANCES the lumen into the PCT cells by co- N ow consider the Malpighian cor- sule pressure. Then the net rate of border of the cells next to the BY THE PCT transport. They then pass into the. in- puscle. Here we have blood in filtration in the Malpighian corpuscle lumen. This in turn suggests terstitial fluid by facilitated diffusion. th~ -I will illustrate how the PCT runc- capillariesoftheglomeruI uS,an d t h e isG-(O+C)(seeF. ig.l). that much movement of sub- A few small protein molecules flII t ratefr. om the capI'll arIes" mSI'd e the · . stances takes place across this tions by' describing the transport of manage to pass f rom the glomerulus double wall of the Bowmans capsule. (For those ofyou who know something border. . sodium ions from the PCT lumen to the into the glomerular filtrate. They are We call this filtrate the glomerular about pressure - how it is measured (Canyou remember where else blood capillaries of the peritubular re-absorbed by a process called f'lltrate. and the units in which pressure is ex- in the body there are microvilli network. pinocytosis. This is similar to en- .o(\s I explained last week, all pressed, I add the following. It has not increasing a surface area?) Active transport of sodium ions oc- docytosis, but involves dissolved substances with a molecular weight of bheenheasyfofor ph~s,iodlogist:'b todn;;asure 2). Tubular pits (apical canaliculi), curs across the basolateral cell mem- substances rather than particulate less than about 68 000 will pass from t e tree rcesJust escn e . .ery ap- - lead from between the micro- . brane, transporting these ions into the : matter. This re-absorption takes place the glomerulus into the cavity in the proximately, they are as follows - G = villi into the interior ofthe interstitial fluid from where they dif- via the apical canaliculi. When solutes wall of the Bowman's capsule. Plasma 60; 0 = 32; C = 18, all in mmHg'!fence cells. These canaliculi appear (use into the blood capillaries. are transported from the PCT lumen proteins have a weight of over 68 000, the above equation becomes 60 - \32 + toJead to vesicles. This This active removal of sodium from this reduces the concentration ·of so few of these ever pass into the 18) = lOmm Hg, The forlclesh do n~t suggests that some process like the PCT cells reduces the conce.ntra- solutes in that lumen, but increases glomerular filtrate. Blood cells and however, remain constant ate time;. endocytosis takes place. tion of sodium in these cells. This pro- the concentration of solutes in the PCT platelets are too bigto pass the barriers CONSERVATION OF 3). The basal walls of the cells duces a concentration gradient of cells. A solute gradient is thus into the glomerulus. VALUABLE SUBSTANCES (next to the basement lamina), sodium ions between the PCT lumen established between the lumen and So the composition ofthe glomerular IN THE KIDNEY is thrown into numerousfolds (concentration higher), and the in- the interior of the PCT cells. This i~~:t~~ i~o~~:i~Sm:Oa~~~~~d::l~~e~; I ended last week's artiCle with a (basal infoldings in the ' . i~~Z;)~f~:~%~:,e~:J~~:e=!~~ :~:!~~s~ater to be re-absorbed by platelets, and very few protein question that I did not answer. That diagram). And the lateral walls down a concentration gradient from All this means that many valuable ules. Thinking in terms of blood question can be rephrased as follows: of adjacent cells are thrown into hi ' h PCT II substances are re-absorbed I'n the PCT molec ·l b t filt d' to processes which interdicritate t e umen mto t e ce s. lasma, glomerular filtrate is the Ifva l ua b esu s a1!cesare ere In b" recrion.Morere-absorbtiontakesplace P · h between the cells (look at the Th t' t ' t rt f b" sameasplasma,exceptthatitcontains t h egl omeru l ar fil trate, w hatlst ereto . e con muous ac Ive ranspo 0 as the glomerular filtrate passes along . lo h . lateral marcri n ofthe cell on the . 't' d" t f th PCT hardly any protein. stop t h ese su b stances pasSing a ng t e b" POSI Ive so lUm IOns ou 0 e the rest of the uriniferous tubule. The. protein in the glomerular blood neph ron toth e co lle ct' Ing d uc t andth us right). In other words, the -cells creates a negative charge within ITow muchglomerularfiltrate ispro- · lo tfro th basolateralcell margin has these cells. So sodium ions are at- ill plasma therefore, gives that plasma a tothb deoure te randth us.b elng_ s _ m e an I'ncreaseds---"ace area ducedeachda. 'V .inman?Howmuchof - < w·" tracted into the cells from the lumen. " greater total solute concentration 0 y. .~ .. . . through folds. in the cell mem- th;s• filtrate •;s re-absorbed? The than, glomerular filtrate. So water The answer is this. As the brane.This suggests that much ' Th summarise this, we can say that astonishing answers to these questions tends to pass back from the glomerular. glomerular filtrate flows al.ong the . " mOvement ofsubstances occurs sodium ions diffuse into the PCT cells are as follows: filtratll into the glomerq.laI; blood nephron and collecting duct, valuable f!~ross this cell margin. from the lumen down an elec- About180litresarefilteredeach capill!iries by osmosis. . ' ·substances like water and glucose are Between the basal infoldings trochemical gradient. They are then day by the two kidneys. Oftbisvast . THE 'RATE OF FILTRATION' IN . re-absorbed from the filtrate into the we see numerous elongated transported into the interstitial fluid volume; all but 1 to 1.5litres are re- cells of the tubules. F'i-om here they h dr II I by active transport. From here they dif- abso.rbed. THE MALPIGHIAN, pass back into the bloodand.return to mitoc on ia;- As you wi , f' to th '11' ~ CORPUSCLE the rest ofthe body. hope remember, these mito- .~ use m e capI arIes. NEXT WEEK: So far I have said lit- • >-~ . . • ...' chondriaprovraethecellwii~ Other substances that are actively' tIe about the function of the There are three forces, whi<;h, acting __, More tl~an halfthis re-absorp.tion i.II" ' ).. - d .. -. h · ." f . energy ThI'ssu'ggeststhatth'e - re-absorbed through the PCT cells in- urI'nI'fierous tubule beyond the PCT toget.~~r, etermme t e . rate 0 man, takes place in the proxiinal con- ' . ' glomerular filtration. The most impor' : voiuted tubule. It involves diffusion; . passage of sqh~tances across cludecalcium and other ions, gluc9se' " .,. (loop of Henle etc.), and nothing about

tant 1fs'. the blood pressui:e' in the,~ active transport, and co-tran.!iPQrt.. ,_" ' , thebasolater,ll.l margin in- ' and amino acids. . - .. " '. ",-" I' the function·of the vasa recta. I will gl~ _____~"""' ______"" 'III... ,," , ~_ ~.~---",!"!"_,,,,,,!_. ~,._.---""~~~----

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and-disSolved.substances t4rough the CONVOLUTED TUBULE., .' , " .':' ~;'. '. three barriers into the space betwefiln '-' .. ' _ . _, " .. : . . . -s n·;·:.: .,', ~ .. -~ ~, i N. . -:t thet~wallsoftheBownian'st;apsule. I' ,. I will henceforth'refer to the prox' ~ '-.. ,,);··· ... :;~r~>,,·· 'i: ._ . ' r.: ~-.,. ".;.:"p.·i.:: -, -.:, ", In ~i{~r words; glomerti,llli- PrlJ ssUr~- -. ,. imal'cbn".oluted wbu~e as ~!./I'he _ HOLY WEEK SERVICES AT(ST·,GEORGE"S·CATHEDRAl.:; '· -',.- ," caqsesfiltration: '\ "",;. '_ .. ' 1)< " - PCTwalhsonecellthlckltIsslIDple :r "~-)'_F?':" ~':'-"'''' ,. ' .~ . ' ~ ';-I ..... ~·. _f'" .. -·, ,,' • ~'--';' •• Tl}~ are two forces which' oppo~ , .,low.. columnar ellit;~eli~, "l~w ~ > MAUNDAy~jhursday: April 16 ~987: 18hOO Euc;harist aOd all.night Pray~r Vigil: , '-,.' this'fllfration _ i.e. forces which tend because the cells are no~ very ~~gh GOOQ ~~d?~ APriI17 1987 ~ 07hOO Commqnion froiJ:!, ~he Rese~~ ~ac:rem~n~. , . : . ," to 'Jiiake water move back into the (long). In ~an, there ilre6 -'-'- 12~ cells" 12hOO Three,-hou(-Oevotlons: - ,.... ., • ,,:;. :: ~~ . ~,;, gl~IiieiUlus. First there is the force of ro~d the clrcumferance ofthe tub~l!l. . . .. (1') The PasSion according to StJohn. '.,- " :' OSJilo~is caused by the capillary 2, Flg.3, S~I?Ws :r?upanof a, sectIOn (2) Tl)e,Generalln.ercessions _ ,,; c' , pl~nia proteins (see above). .'; thro~g!I ,t~e kidney cortex. ' ~ou SeEl . (3) The Sol~m'ln Adoration otChrist Crucified Se<;oIj.d, the space in the double wallPGTanddi~tal c?l!-voluu:d~ubule an~ . _'(4) T!ieStations of ttie Cross_ ,.,. , ", ., This service will be followed by'tea & Hot Cross ofthe Bowman's capsule is filled with a blood capIUarr m~ctIon. , _.: ' . ; glomerular filtrate. And the walls of , .N ow look at FIg. 2. I have ~ased.thls buns in the hall . . the Bowman's capsule have only avery dIagram on electron mIcroscope _EASTER ·DAY: April 191987 05h30 The Paschal Liturgy: - _ limited ability to expand·. Thus, the. photographs.Theflgures~owsyoutwo The lighting of the New Fire and blessing of the Paschal Candle Bowman's capsule with its glomerular . ofth.e PCTcells and a capIllary from a The Renewal of Baptismal Promises ' filtrate tends to force water and sectIOn. The PCT cells haye several The Paschal Eucharist dissolved substances back into the peculiar features which gi,ve us clues 08h30 Sung Eucharist of Easter and Baptism. glomerulus from the glomerular as to how the PCT works. filtrate. We call this pressure the cap- 1). The free margins of the cells sule pressure. (next to the lumen), bear.micro- We can express these facts in anequa- villi (more numerous and tion. Let "G" represent glomerular slender than I have shown). J' THE NAMIBIAN Friday April 17 1987 21 ------_ :-'1:,'" i : ...... ------~~~---- POISONING CAN take place in many ways, through the skin, by contact, inhalation, poisoning by plants and snake bites, scor­ pion stings, the sting of certain insects, and in the case of children, even biting or sucking the bars of a cot which has been decorated with paint containing lead, can cause poisoning. POISONIN.G POISONING THROUGH THE SKIN ing extends abovettfe knee (or above Some of the worst effects of snake bites the elbow if a hand has been bitten), and one which have turned out to be Bitten by a If the poison has been not been swallow­ poisonous there is considerable poisoning. non-poisonous - have been the result ed, but has been in contact with the skin, snake Blisters forming on a limb are asign that of unnecessary and inexpert cutting, repeated bathing in running.water is the which has damaged nerves, ·tendons most effective treatmem: " a high dose of venom has been injected into the patient and blood vessels. iftl)e irritant does not dissolve in water, Swelling from cobra venom develops There is at present consid,erable discuS:­ . use vegetable oil or alcohol instead. " '. more slowly taking one to two hours. sion regardingthepreferred imm8diate When you suspect that an area of skin In the case of sea-snake poisoning, the treatment'fOrsnake bites in where , has been in contact with a poisonous cases patient's muscles become paralysed. the patient can quickly receive hospital plant, scrub the skin with soap and . water. Li mb, neck and body movements may treatment Some authorities recom­ a" become very painful. This will be mend the firm"bandaging upwards, of . POISONS WHICH ARE INHALED followed by shock and collapse. Mouth­ the affected limb, . ; (breathed In) to-mouth respiration and heart' However, this is only applicable where Gas poisoning massage may be given, butthe outlook speedy access to hospital treatment is is serious. . available. - Remove the patient into fresh air to help The fangs of certain cobras in Africa are get rid of the gas in his lungs and also so designed that venom can be spat at to lesson the risk of injury from right angles. The stream of venom may explosions. squirt up to a height of six feet and may Mouth-to-mouth respiration and car­ strike the victim's face and eyes. This diac massage must be given im­ causes very painful inflammation. The (a.) Tie a cord mediately if necessary. eyes should be washed out immediately . It is vital for you to draw we" clear of the with clean water or boric acid solution patient between breaths, so that your (one teaspoon to one pint of warm breathed-in air does not become con­ water). taminated by his breath. Recovery from the effects of gas poison­ GENERAL TREATMENT (b) Cut lengthw:ise ing is fairly slow and you have to con­ OF .SNAKE BITES only tinue mouth-to-mouth breathing for Calm the victim. sometime. Applya firm, but nottightcordjust above Never use a flame anywhere near gas. the bite. POISONING BY PLANTS This must be removed within 15 minutes or when you have reached Each country has some trees and medical assistance, whichever is the plants, some parts of which are shortest time. poisonous - e.g. bark, berries, fruits, Wipe the wound clear of venom , wh ich leaves, juices, roots or stalk. may have spilled from the fangs at the It is important to know whi ch these are, . ti me of biting . to teach people (especia"y children), Getthe patientto hospital immediately which they are, and to know howto treat or as soon as possible. If it is considered people who swallow the poisonous part necessary; appropriate anti-venom wi" by accident. Many good traditional be given with proper precautions. (e) Remove cord and cures will be known locally. dress the wound. SPECIFIC TREATMENT OF A POISONING BY SNAKES SNAKE BITE WITH POISONING f A snake bite can be dangerous and may If you are sure that venom has been in­ cause death. Again in many vi llages, jected and you cannot get the victim to (d) Spit out people often know how to treat snake hospital in time, onlythencarryoutthe bites, and it is well worthwhile getti ng to following treatment: 'know them yourself (Fig.6.1).

(a) Poisonous snake Fig. 6.2 Treating a bite from a poisonous snake e- - Fang marks .

.. ~ . , The bite of a poisonous snake leaves marks of the 2 fa ngs (and at rare times, other little marks made by the teeth).

(b) Non-poisonous snake Assistant .Security ~ . ". Officers CDM operates Opencast standard 8 Certificate with at Diamond Mines on the West least 3 years experience in one of / ...... Coast of SW AlNamibia. , the forces. Tasks will include --- Our employees and their access control, escorts, patrols The bite of- a snake that is not poisonous leaves only 2 rows of families live in Oranjemund, a etc. teetl:! marks, but no fang marks. modern attractive town boasting In return we offer • above­ all the up-to-the-minute activities average s~ary • suitable married Fig. 6.1 (a) PoisOnous and (b) nonpoisonous snake bites including a modern shopping acc'ommodatiqn • electricity, complex, theatre, hpspital, gas and 'water. 37'days If you ha~ no anti-venom (the antidote), the amount of venom injected. If swe,,- primary and nursery school. We leave per annum • 13 th traditional methods - such as porous • tie a cord tightly around the limb just also take pride in olir sporting cheque' . medicai and dental stones applied to the bite':" may work above the bite (Fig.2.6.2.(a); well. • usinga r~bladeoracleanknife , and recreational facilities which treatment in the Company Most snake bites occur in daylight, and make a cut one centimetre deep are extensive, 'and cater for hospital • membership of _ on the foot or ankle, because the victim ·r (Fig.6.2.(b); . almost every taste. pension and ~edicaraid funds. treads on or near the snake.,The effect • sucktheliquidwhichiscomingout The successful applicants Applicants should write to the Of this bite. dePe.nds mainly on: the of the wound (Fig.6.2.(c); will amountof VEmem injected. Snakes fre­ • spit out the.liquid immediately be men in the age group 25-40 Senior Personnel Manager, P.O. quently bite wittiout injecting venom. (Fig.S.2.(d); years who are in Box 35, Oranjemund ~, giving Fright, especially the fear of rapid and • continue to suck and spitfor five to full career and personal details. unpleasant death, is the most common ten minutes; symptom following a snake bite. It is im­ • loosen the cord around the patient's portant to distinguish symptoms of fear limb; - faintness, stupor, cold clammy skin, • disinfect the wound ; feeble pulse and rapid shallow • bandage the wound (Fig.S.2.(e); breathing - from those of poisoning • give an anti-venom injection if you with venom . ' have it. CDM Emotional symptoms come on im­ Proper precautions must be taken in mediately. Symptoms from poisoning case the patient is sensitive'to serum. {Proprietary] Limited rarely begin until half an hourto an hour Test this by giving 0,1ml just under the after the bite. skin . Ifthere is sensitivity (allergic reac­ Local swelling with pain follows viper tions), give the anti-venom in gradual­ bites if venom has been injected . Ifthere lyincreasingdoses.Only inextremelife­ is no swelling and the snake which has and-death cases should the full injec­ bitten is known to be a viper, poisoning tion be given without testing. has not taken place. The amount of Likewise, only in extreme cases should swelling in a viper bite depends upon the cut-and-suck treatment be used. '"'

ill ,~ , 22 I:riday April 17 1987 THE ,NAMIBIAN SPORT - - A' fitness day NEW JUNIOR LEAGUE A NEW JUNIOR soccer league, known as the Nasok Junior Soc­ Full results on the weekend's fix­ for Namibians cer League, kicked off at the Community Centre Sports Grounds tures were as follows: in Katutura last weekend with 15 teams competing. Saturday: Spaan FC 1 - Manchester THE DEPARTMENT of National Education on Monday announc­ United 2, Jeesy FC 0 -Challengers 3, ed plans to stage a "National Fitness Day" country-wide oil Satur­ The League was initiated by young United, Challengers, Soweto Brothers, 'lbrnado Blizards 3 - Soweto Bros 2, day June 6 from 08HOO -10HOO, and the aim of the exercise is four­ school boys last year and was known as Daves Cosmos, Black Pirates, Morroca African United 1 - Daves Cosmos 2, the Epasa Soccer League. Swallows, Mamelodi Sundowns, Fire Black Pirates 0-Morroca Swallows 9, fold, namely to make Namibians aware oftheimportance offitness; ' The open grounds between the to involve the population of Namibia in ajoint venture of national Stones, Black Aces, Try Again and Mamelody Sundowns 1- Fire Stones 1, Lutheran Church and the Katutura Golden Rivers. Black Aces 0 - Try Again 3. importance; to make a contribution towards strengtheningfami­ Secondary School (Ellis Park), was the The -matches started on' Saturday Sunday: Golden Stars 0 -Try Again 6, ly ties (1987 has been proclaimed the "Year of the Family" by the main field where league matches were ' morning before a crowd which grew to Black Aces 1-Fire Stones 7, Mamelody Interim Government), and fourthly to raise funds for the Associa- played. close on 300. Sundowns 2 - Morroca Swalllows 1, tion for the Handicapped in Namibia. ' The League lacked backing however, Plans are also underway to start a Black Pirates 1 - African United 2, and never really got off the ground. N asok sponsored junior Netball Daves Cosmos 0 -Soweto Bros 2, 'lbr­ The National Fitness Day will be ty cents for evety ticket sold back to the At the beginning ofthis year, Nasok, league, Nasok Chairman Lazarus nado Blizzards 1 -Spaan 1, Gypsy XI staged in conjunction with the Sport school or service-club which sold the under the dynamic leadership of Mambo said. 1 - Manchester United 4. Council of Namibia, the Association tickets. Lazarus Mambo, took over the reigns for the Handicapped and the MPS The costs ohtagingthe event will be and re-organised the League, calling group ofcompanies, which are sponsor­ drawn from ticket sales and the it the Nasok Junior Soccer,League. ing the venture under the slogan "Jog balance will i:le paid over to the The League consists of a nine­ and live". Association for the Handicapped in member Executive with Gothardt The Sport Council has already Namibia. Owoseb and Nicodemus Balzer as donated a sum ofR5 000 towards the The Chief Liaison Officer of the President and Vice-President respec­ administrative costs involved. Directorate Sport and Recreation, Mr tively, and Lazarus Rooi as Chairman. Participants in the project will be re- ' Theo Grunewald, at the launch on' The League also has its own quired to cover a distance of four Monday night appealed to all family Referees' Association consisting oflll kilometres after paying a nominal en­ members to take part in the project. members., Nick Mokhomele is the try fee, and will be allowed to walk,jog "You will thereby improve your President. or run the distance. fitness, help build family ties and will The teams involved in the League Paraplegics can participate in also be making a worthwhile contribu­ are: wheelchairs and will be required to tion towards the Association for the Spaan FC, Manchester United, Gypsy cover 500 metres. Handicapped" said Mr Grunewald. FC, Tornado Blizzards, African The Association for the Handicap­ ped will appoint a co-ordinator in every town in Namibia who will convene an organising committee in his or her town. 'TRY AGAIN' TOURNAMENT Each committee will map a four TRY AGAIN FC of Keetman­ defeated semi-finalists. will each kilometre route in conjunction with shoop is stalii,ng a soccer and re<;eive lU50. the local tr.affic dep,artments. netball tourna,mentthis Easter The winners in the n,etball tourna: The. town recording the most par­ ment will receive R350 while the ticipants will ~e awarded the MPS we.ekend (Saturday, April 18), at the ,town. ' - d~feB:ted t~am ~m~ ollect R~50. ., "JC)g and Live" trophy. The tournament is open to all clubs Each participant w]lo completes the . The sbccel' tournament will carry' and the draw' will'be held Saturday , four kilometres will receive a "Jog and prize moneyofR2 500 and the netball morning (08h30), 'at the WK Rover live" certificate. R500. " " Hall in-Tseiblaagte: " -, The joggers-will also be,in line to win ' Entry per team for the soccertourna. . Further enquiries can be directed to one offive R1 000 prizes to be award­ ment is R180 and for the netball R50: the Secretary' of the Keetmanshoop' ed to lucky partiCipants. The wiimingteam in the soccer tour­ Soccer League, Mr D AChristiaans,at , The entry fee will,be,R1 and the nament will receive Rl' 8(:)0 and the telephone number 2811 (work) and organisers will undertake to pay twen- runners-up R400, while the; 'two 3585 (horne) in Keetmanshoop. ,

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< - THE' NAMIBIAN' Friday April 17 1987 23 .;: Another first from Frankie FRANKIE FREDERICKS became only the fourth Namibian athlete ever to be selectedforthe Springbokteam after recording a well deserved 200·metre win over Springbok sprinters Wessel Oosthuizen and Johan Rossouw at the South' Mrican Senior Athletics championships in Stellenbosch last Saturday.

Fredericks got off to a bad start in the Naude, Marjorie van der Merwe, 200m, but made up ground over the Maryna van Niekerk, Elana van Zyl last 100 metres to pip Oosthuizen in· and Karin Wilkinson. to second place by the breadth of his Fredericks' selection comes in the shirt, in a time of21,09. nick oftime. He is scheduled to leave Rossouw finished third in a time of for the United States in three months, 21,11 after winning the 100 metre where he hopes to enroll at the Iowa dash in a time of 10,36 seconds. State University on a four·year double· Oosthuizen again finished second scholar ship (athlet ics and THE TRANSVAAL pack dominated the line-outs and match agiainist SWA (10,44), with Fredericks third in a time engineering). at straws when the ball reached the local backline. Transvaal won the match 12 - 3. 6f10,55. Fredericks recorded a better time in the 200m heat, where he clocked 21 ,05, seconds to comfortably beat Rossouw into second place. League newcomers Fredericks-is the first Namibian CDM team wins sprinter to gain Springbok colours and joins Salome Maritz, Hannes Pienaar and Koos van der Merwe among the excel in matches boxing bouts locally·bred Boks. The Springbok team will be com· BY ESAU NOWASEB peting in the Nedbank Prestige NEWCOMERS TO THE NNSL Super Leagu~ Explorer Eleven and EXHIBITION boxing, involving Athletics meeting on Thursday in Ger· Life FighterS, both recorded stunning upsets against two Windoek CDM and the SA Defence Force miston, and in Durban on Saturday. was held in Oranjemund last The team is: giants, Pepsi African Stars and Hungry Lions, in league matches Saturday, involving 24 boxers in played over tht; weekend. Men: -JohanFourie(captain), Wessel divisions ranging from Oosthuizen, Frankie Fredericks, featherweight to middleweight. The coastal-based Explorer Eleven, ' two matches over the weekend, while JohanRossouw, DeonBrummer, Chris -who went do~ 2 - 6 against SWA the only team to gain maximum points The bout was won by the COM team Britz, Chris de Beer, Francois Fouche, 1byota Young Ones 6n Saturday,-came were last year's NNSL champions, by seven points to five. Willie Olivier, Pietie Roux, Johan vQ.n back in full force On Sunday to score a Chelsea. They beat Black Africa 3 -2 , In the, featherweight division, S _, Heerden, Xolile Yawa and Ralf dramatic 4 . 2 against the highly fan· "in Grootfontein on Saturday and the Magotsi ofCOM lost to J Appelgren on Schroeder. .' cied African Stars, while Life Fighters following day got the better ofHungry , points, while E David (CDM). won his . ,Women: - Ina van REmsburg (cap· ofOtJiwarongo thrashed Hungry Lions Lions 2·1, who lost all their matches fight againstJ Grobbelaar in the SaIIle , tain), Evette Armstrong, Zelda Botes, - Maryke Doubell, Desire du Plessis, 5· 1 on their home groUnd on Saturday. at the weekend. - . division. Frankie Fredericks Life Fighters completed a highly In Tsumeb, Benfica struggled to a 2 COM's C Phiri and I Rooi both won Charmaine Gayle, Annemarie Ie satisfying weekend whe_n they held . 1 victory over Orlando Pirates on their fights against D Struhwig and G Roux, Susan Lion·Cachet, Madele Black Africa to a two·all draw on Saturday, but were on the receiving Prince respectively in the flyweight Sunday. endo~Sunday, when they were beaten division. 1------Another newcomer to the League, 1 . 0 by Business Services Tigers. Lightweight COM boxer, E Katjipa, Chief Santos, held Business Services In Windhoek, Eleven Arrows rallied relinguished his fight against A Botha Tigers to a goalless draw on Saturday, -., to win their match 1· 0 against Soren ~ in the third round, while clubmate M , and went on to defeat Orlando Pirates to Bucs(also newcomers), in what was Endjambi went on to knock out his op· 2 . 1 on Sunday. a very tough encounter. ' ponent D Jooste iii. the same division. Blue Waters, who faded badly at the There was no score at half·time, but The visiting SADF ~rformed well in end oflast season seem to be regaining . with five minutes remaining the Ar· the welterweight division,:winning all their form. On Saturday they defeated' - r

NO MORE MISSES FOR MOORE HUNTt;R MOORE has been on the winning trail recently. Last weekend he was credited with winning the C division of the Windhoek Country Club golf tournament (he admitted later that he had in actual fact finished second but was leading the field when the tournament had to be called off due to rain). Last Friday, Hunter ' did not make the same mistake of lagging behind when he came up to face Steve Lomas in the final of the OOK BESKIKBAAR: Johnny Walker WCC Snooker championships. Playing controlled snooker, Moore quickly built up a three­ , GF,lOWWE SOUT IN 2 KG VERPAKKING - GESKIK VIR AllE love lead in the best of nine frames fil1al. Onlyin the fourth game was young Steve Lomas able to overcome . HUISHOUOElIKE OOElEINDES. ' his nervousness, but a few crucial misses again gave the game to Moore. In the fifth match, Lomas again built up a lead only to squander his chances. The more experienced Moore calmly potted the remaining coloured balls to easily win the match 5 - o. Moore received a floating trophy and a huge bottle of Johnny ' 'SALT COMPANY (PTY) lTD. Walker, while Lomas also walked off with a rather large bottle of fine scotch. Beforethefinal, the WCCSnooker section held it's first AGM with Nico Gilmar elected captain to replace the outgoing captain Steve Lomas. pusaus 42 SWAKOPMUND Lomas was credited for instigating the new section. Mark Peters and Steve Lomas were elected additional TEL. 2in 1 members. \ :

24 Friday April 17 1987 THE NAMIBIAN No Bop games · NNSL ..------..... BYDAVESALMON ..------______THE SPORT COUNCIUS plans to send five representative teams to the Bophuthatswana "Inter State" Ga~es from April 30 -May 2, received a serious setback this week when the Namibia National Soc­ cer League (NNSL), announced that it would not be able to make a team available to undertake the tour, with the Chairman, Mr Stanley Kozonguizi, citing as reasons the fact that firstly, the invitation was late in coming, secondly that players would be required to pay some of the costs involved and thirdly, the tour would mean a two-week breakin the league progranime wmch would throw the league into disarray. Mr Kozonguizi stated emphatically that politics played no role in the NNS:Us decision. "It ismerely not convenient for us at this stage to prepare a national XI for the Games" he said. An additional stumbling block cited by Mr Kozonguizi is the fact that an Eleven Arrows tournament has been allocated to the Walvis bay club for . that particular weekend. He said that this was the third date given Eleven Arrows after the previous two had to be postponed and the NNSL did not think it fair to again deny Ar­ rows a tournmament. The Director of the Sport Council, Mr Nico du Bois, sounded perturbed when approached for comment this week. He pointed out that the five different sport types invited to the Games would be subsidised from the Council's surplus fund (occurrent fund), which stood·at R50 000. He said all the travelling costs would be covered by the Sport Council and 50% of the accommodation fees. Hotel rooms had been booked for all the teams atR30 per night, which over four nights would amount to R120, of which the Council would pay R60. The remainder will have to be paid THE ROUGH and tumble of provincial rugby often includes a little' 'how's your father", requiring some loud whistle blowing by the referee (extreme by the sportsmen themselves. left in picture). Thankfully heated moments such as these were few during the SWA vs Transvaal compulsory friendly played atthe South West Stadium Mr Du Bois said that the Council had no contingency plan regarding sen­ last Saturday. Transvaal scraped home 12 - 3 after a half-time score of three-all. The local XV deserved at least ~ share of the spoils after doing most of the running in the match. . .din g a soccer team, as the Council on· ly recognised the Namibian Soccer Association (Nasa), to which the NNSL is affiliated. The Vice-president of Nasa, Mr . . Rudolf Jacobs said on enquiry that SWA XV SOUND A WARNING Nasa would stand by any decision This was demonstrated by a plucky SWA midway through the second half, taken by the NNSL. SWA XV at the South West Stadium eventually provided Tvl with the He said that Nasa had received the THOSE TRANSVALERS confident of seeing the. Currie Cup on last Saturday, where the local lads elusive breakthrough, with wing invitation from the Sport Council display at Ellis Park at the end of this season, can think again! made full use ofthe compulsory friend· Hempas Rademeyer, scoring in the cor· which they had passed on to the NNSL Despite their narrow victory over champions Western Province ly to sound a warning to other teams ner after scrum·halfJohn Robbie had as "the NNSL has most of Namibia's at Newlands recently, they don't have what it takes to win the Cup. broken on the blind·side. in the Santam B section. top clubs among their numbers". . The final score ofl2 -3 in Transvaal's . He said he could understand the favour flattered the visitors, despite Fullback Jannie Pretorius, who took reluctance ofplayers to undertake the their superiority in the scrums and over the kicking role from an off.target tour as it would cost them in the region line-outs. Schalk Naude, converted the try and Had Danie van der Merwe not drop­ was also on target with a penalty. of R160 "which most players cannot ped the ball with an open try-line The local team suffered a severe set­ afford". Although the NNS:Us Kozonguizi ahead of him and had Shaun McCully back midway through the second-half, and Doug Jeffery not missed five with fly-halfShaun McCully leaving has denied that politics had played a penalties between them, the end result the field with a shoulder injury. role, several administrators within the would have been different. His departure disrupted the NNSL have stated that Namibian soc­ At half-time, the teams were level at backline, with Andre Stoop moving cer should "steer clear" of contact With the "quasi -independent" homelands, three-all, afterfly-halfShaunMcCul­ from fullback to fly-half and Gerhard as it would do Namibia's cause more ly put SWA ahead with a penalty, and Mans from wing to fullback. harm than good. Schalk Naude equalised. During this critical period, Stoop After discussions between the Sport While the Transvaal pack had the squandered several opportuniti~s by upper hand, their backline was made Council and the NNSL this week, the opting to brt)ak on his own, rather than soccer body delayed finally announc­ to look rather ordinary against the feeding the backline - something for PLAYER OF THE MONTH determined running . of the ing whether they would participate or which he was severely criticised after not. Southwesters. the match. Mr Du Bois said he was awaiting a What little possession came their SOCCER COMPETITION Other than that, the home team had final reply on Wednesday (yesterday) way was used to good effect, with every reason to feel satisfied. from the NNSL, but according to McCully feeding his line briskly to If they continue to play this type of Win 5 cases of Castle Lager! allow Danie van der Merwe, skipper Nasa's Rudolf Jacobs and officials of rugby, they will aimost certainly win the NNSL, there was no chance ofthe Gerhard Mans and Andre Stoop to run the Santam Bank Trophy for the se­ decision being reversed. at their opponents, which often left the cond time in three years. My choice for PLAYER O .~ THE MONTH is: Transvalers at sixes·and sevens. The other sport types that have been With Natal now playing in the A sec­ invited to the Games are netball, ten- . . Andre Stoop was especially fired up tion of the competition, Western nis, boxing and athletics, all of which ...... Transvaal poses the biggest threat to for the match after toying with the idea will be represented ·at the Games. SW~s aspirations ofw-inning the Cup ...... of playing his rugby in the Transvaal, The welcoming function will be held and he certainly showed the visitors Their open, fifteen-man, running at the "Independence Stadium" in what they are missing. rugby is unmatched in the B section, ¥\>athu on April 29, with the official The Transvaal backline on the and despite losing two great players in opening to follow the next day. otherhand, failed to impress, opting to lock Andre Markgraaff and wing Eden The closing ceremony will be held on EXCELLED IN (which match): . Meyer after last season, are more than kick, rather than run the ball. May 2 at 17HOO at which various Former Western Province centre and ready to launch a serious challenge for presentations will be made...... the championships. Springbok Michael du Plessis, seem­ Two luxury buses (one sponsored by / The SWA XV play their next match ...... ed fascinated by the surroundings but FP du Thit Transport), will depart from hardly had a hand in the game. in Welkom on April 25 against Nor­ the bus terminal in Kaiser Street in The absence of his brother, Carel du . thern OFS in a first-round Lion Cup Windhoek at 16HOOon Tuesday April Plessis, hardly had a bearing on the encounter. THE WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED ON THE LAST 28 to arrive in Mbathu at 10HOO on game as the ball only reached the Their first Currie Cup outing is Wednesday April 29. FRIDAY 'OF EVERY MONTH IN THE NAMIBIAN wings on one or two occasions. against Western Transvaal in Win­ A brief lapse in concentration by dhoek on May 2. THE GRINDROD NNSL is NAME: ...... staging a major soccertourna­ ADDRESS: ...... ment this weekend at the ...... Katutura Stadium and at the ...... Showgrounds. THE NAMIBIAN is published by the proprietors, the Free Press The 14 Super League teams will SEND ENTRIES TO: of Namibia (Pty) Ltd, with offices at 104 Leutwein Street Windhoek, compete for a R3 000 first prize, R1200 and printed by John Meinert (Pty) Ltd, Stuebel Street Windho~k. for the runners-up and R500 for the two THE NAMIBIAN The copyright on all material in this edition, unless otherwise beaten finalists. PO BOX 20783 specified, rests with the Free Press of Namibia (Pty) Ltd. The 42 NNSL First League teams WINDHOEK will vie for the R2 000 first prize, R1 000 for second place and R250 for the 9000 semi-finalists. The tournament starts at 09hOO on Saturday.