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2 February 1990 Punctually at 08:00 in the COST Hall, Khomasdal PUPILS TOOK to the streets Others were wonied that those who yesterday to protest at the delay Heavy-handed police tactics at pupils' demo failed their exams would not be able in the releasing of Standard to re-sit the year because school places would already be filled by the new -Eight examination results, and ......-------BY DAVID LUSH AND SARAH JOHANNES ------....... intake of Standard Eight pupils who were met once more with have already registered and started heavy-handed police tactics. their studies. Hundreds of last year's Standard National Education spokesperson, Eight pupils demanding the release Mr Manfred Dedekind, said a whole of their overdue results gathered host of problems had cropped up outside Windhoek's main post office with the installation of the depart­ in Kaiser Street at lunchtime. ment's new computer system which Here they toyi-toyied and chanted had delayed the results time and again. before moving on to the nearby - The pupil delegation was told that Hepworths Arcade where a petition everything was being done to rectify was handed in at the headquarters of the situation, said Mr Dedekind, and the Department of National Educa­ that they were now hoping that the tion. results would be released on Mon­ A pupil delegation went into the day, "though I am scared to predict headquarters to present the petition anything". and to negotiate with education sec­ Mr Dedekind said Dr Burger had . ~ retary Dr Louis Burger while the guaranteed the pupils that the depart­ crowd remained gathered outside. ment would deal "sympathetically" While the delegates were inside, with cases of pupils having to find uniformed and plain-clothed police school places in order to re-sit the tried to move the crowd out of the year. arcade and back to the post office. The pupil delegation had left the Tempers flared anaone pupil-Mr meeting "quite happy" with the situ­ Golden Kalomo of Katutura' s Shifidi ation, said Mr DedekiBd. Pupil rep­ Secondary School - was arrested. resentatives were in a meeting and A reporter on the Namibia Today could not be reached for comment by newspaper ~as also pushed by a the time The Namibian went to press. _ policeman who shouted at thecrowd: Standard 10 results - released to­ "You Ovambos must go and demon­ day - should also have been 3nnoonced strate at Oshivelo, not here." before Christmas, but were delayed The pupils returned _to the post POLICE officers bundle pupil Mr Golden Kalomo into the back of a police van having arrested the by "administrative problems" at the office where they continued With their Shifidi secondary School pupil at yesterday's pupil demonstration against the d-elay in the release of education department. demonstration for a further quarter Standard Eight exam results. Picture by Gerson Nghituwamata. The exams had bCenmarked by the of an hour before dispersing peace­ South African Department ofEduca­ fully. ~y. The results should have been out north. "We are tired of waiting for he sai4. tion and Culture but the compiling of The demonstration was called at a before Christmas. the results and they never come. Added Augustinium pupil Ms Diana results was foisted upon the Namib­ meeting held in Katutura on Wed­ "How long are we going to wait for ''The problem is that we can't start Kangueehi: "We are falling behind ian education authOrity at late notice, nesday at which the pupils demanded our results?" wondered Standard Eight - our classes. We are just staying at with the next year of studies becapse said Mr Dedekind. - that their results be released yester- pupil Mr Esra Shilongo from the far home but we want to start our classes," of this." A day.of deadlocks as CA gallops into TWO major national reconcDiation meetings arranged by the United Nations took place at Keetmanshoop and Otjiwarongo this week, a UN 'information officer Ms Peggy Kelley, told a press briefing yesterday. storDlyweather Although both fall under the UN's project to promote national reconciliation, they followed different lines. At KeetmanshOop the emphasis fell on development, and was THE Constituent Assembly (CA) yesterday became bogged down in a dispute about procedures to attended by Swapo, the National Patriotic Front (NPF), the Namibia amend the constitution. Nevertheless, the Assembly managed to work through most of the draft National Front (NNF) as well as representatives of the Namibian constitution and will have only a few minor points to tie up when it meets again this morning. Community Co--operative Alliance and the Farmers' Association. The dispute around the anlend­ with the principle of the Bill ofRigbts CA did not have sufficient foresight ''They discussed self-help development projects and decided to turn ment ofthe constitution started when and would like to make it better in -to make rules for eternity, that cbaDges themselves into a standing coinmI~ the Keetmanshoop Development DTA vice-president Katuutire Kaura - future. could also be made to improve the ConsWtative Commi.ttee," Ms Kelley said. The committee plans to proposed two amendments. He was Shadow Minister- of Justice Bill of Rights and that some of the meet on a regular basis. mainly supported by DTA chairman Ngarikutuke Tjiriange, shadow dep­ greatest things about the constitution An estimated 100 people turned up for the Otjiwarongo gathering, Dirk Mudge and the DTA's erst­ uty minister of Wildlife, Conserva­ were the amendments made to it. - where people discussed the need for the different groups of the area while Barney Barnes. tion and Tounsm Pendukeni lthana, An apparent deadlock was broken to interact more. The first - that the Bill of Rights shadow Education Minister Nahas when the House agreed with a com­ Ms Kelley said it was recommended at the meeting that teachers at should be entrenched so that it can­ Angula, attorney-general· designate promise suggestion by Hans-Erik previously all-black and all-white schools should form a committee not be amended at all - was accepted Hartmut Ruppel and shadow Foreign Stahy (DTA) and supported by shadow and arrange for students to get together. in a changed form af\er a good deal of Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab, all of "eputy minister of lustice and Na­ ''It was also suggested that a committee be set up for integrated mi ~understanding and argument. Swapo, opposed the proposal for nubia National Front president Veknll sporting events, which have not happened before," she added. Objections came from AcllOn Chiis­ similar reasons. Rukoro. "The community feels a need to create as many opportunities as tian Natiunal delegate Koos Preto­ Mr Rukoro said nobody wanted to possible for social.interaction and dialogue." - ri ll S and several senior Swapo memo weaken or abolish any of the funda- _ Ms Kelley said UN efforts to promote reconciliation between all oers. 1 ·_ R U L E~F9~ ~~~~ ~if:~ 1 Mr Pretorius said he Jitl nol agree Their objections included that the CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 groups in the Territory were "picking up steam". 2 Friday February 2 1990 THE NAMIBIAN Fightingln no Angola continues YOUR DAILY GUIDE TO EVENTS WORLD-WIDE HEA VY fighting between government forces and U.s-backed rebels Savimbi was in Jamba Thursday continued Thursday in south-east Angola as the two sides in directing rebel defences. AWB will take action Angola's 16-year civil war battled for control of the strategic Savimbi abruptly cut short a planned Mavinga airstrip. five-nation European tour Tuesday saying he had to return to his troops For the first time, the guerrillas troops backed by Soviet-supplied tanks who he claimed were facing the if Jackson visits admitted Thursday govemm.ent troops and air support broke through Unita heaviest bombings of the war. had succeeded in crossing the Lomba lines on the south bank of the river. An estimated 10 000 government THE executive council of the ultra-rightwing Afrikaner river, a key defensive barrier protect­ A rnilitary ~statement released in troops began an offensive against Weerstandsbeweging (A WB) said yesterday that if the South African ing territory held by the rebel Unita. Luanda Thursday said 106 rebel fight­ Mavinga late December from the government allowed American politician Jesse Jackson to enter the Norberto de Castro, Unita spokes­ ers, 22 government soldiers and 34 government base at Cuito Cuanavale country, the AWB would show its displeasure by means of actual person in Lisbon, Portugal, said gov­ civilians perished in clashes in south­ 150 kilometres north-west. More actions • .ernment forces had established a em and central Angola between Janu­ government troops repo~edly ' ad­ An A WB spokesman said it would make Mr Jackson re~ise he was not bridgehead on the south bank of the ary 24 and January 30. vanced from the west. welcome in the country and would involve all whites in its actions, irrespective river, 19 kilometres north of Ma­ De Castro said the government Western diplomats in Luanda said if they were members. ·vinga. troops were suffering heavy losses of the government hoped to capture "Jackson must certainly be the best known boer-hater of all times," the However, De Castro claimed rebel men and equipment on the south Mavinga to strengthen their position spokesman said, "and caused the country immeasurable harm". forces had pinned down the govern­ bank Qf the Lomba. before re-opening cease-fire bargain­ Because of him, boycotts and sanctions were enforced on the country and its ment troops, preventing their advance He claimed raids by the gov~rn­ ing with the rebels. image damage," the A WB spokesman said. toward Mavinga. ment's Soviet built MiG and Suhkoi Diplomats from the United States, . The A WB would hold the government responsible for unrest that may flow In Luanda, military officials said ground attack planes continued the Soviet Union, Portugal and a Thurs­ from the arrival and actions.
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