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NO DETAINEE RECORDS SAYS POLICE WITNESS Shock revelations in court ------BY CHRIS SHIPANGA STARTLING EVIDENCE of a failure on the part of police to keep records of detainees, including registers of those held and medical treatment given to them, was heard by the Windhoek Supreme Court this week. The court also heard of assault, torture and of making de tainees "smoke a certain stuff ' making them feel lightheaded". . . . In a case involving eight N amibians charged with the alleged con travention of sections of the Terrorism Act, the court heard various accusations levelled against security force members in their efforts to extract information from detainees, Giving evidence in what has now fighters were released; but was developed into a trial within a trial, "positiv:e that it was the. case". under cross-examination, Captain Although the Captain denied that Frans Frederich Ballach from the dead Swapo fighters, and those who Police Counter Insurgency Unit died during detention were buried (Koevoet), Oshakati, conceded to Mr secretly, he conceded that no inquests Justice Harald Levy that neither did were c:arried out on their deaths, as his unit nor the SADF keep any no one would have any details on records whatsoever of detainees them since "we simply do not keep under their control. any records". THE SCARRED back of Andreas J ohny Heita, right, with the man Captain Ballach told the court that Captain Ballach also denied to . alleged to be responsible for the ass.ault, Captain Ballach, left. the aim of Koevoet was "to track Defence Counsel Mr Brian O'Linn down Swapo terrorists and to exter that the practice of not keeping any 'which detainees Erastus Uutoni, _. hung upside down by their legs; forc tainee was thirsty, water was poured minate them". records was solely for the purpose of Desiderius Ankome and Norbert ed to remain in standing positions for out over his body). The court also Asked about captured Swapo' disguising their actions, and. also to . Ankome alleged that they were long periods while carrying bricks; heard that.detainee Norbert Ankome fighters, the captain claimed that complicate matters for the courts: assaulted by the Captain. and "food and water torture"(the aim was forced to "smoke certain stuff they were kept in approved The court further heard that Cap of the latter was to refuse a detainee which made him feel lightheaded" rehabilitation centres and later tain Ballach was notorious for brutal According to evidence before court, . food for up to three days, and then (Presumably a reference to dagga). released depending on their degree assaults and torture on detainees, detainees were given electric shocks '. provide food but take it away as soon of rehabilitation. He could, however, and the case of the State versus on their private parts while vulgar as they wanted to eat. When a de- Continued on page 5 not remember any cases were such Angula and others was cited, in language was used against them; Death 'parade' eonfir:med BY MARK VERBAAN When approached with a report of A POLICE Public Relations Officer in Windhoek, Inspector the incident before the photograph was published, Police Liaison Officer, In Kierie du Rand, has confirined that a Casspir carrying the spector Wally Bredenhann, denied bodies of alleged insurgents was in the Ondobe area on knowledge of the "parade of cor.pses" December 29 last year. and was quoted as saying "The report This confirmation of the incident red inside the Casspir, he said there about dead terrorists pn Casspirs is not follows in the wake of denials by both had not been "enough room". true". the police and army, who disclaimed "A Casspir can only take twelve peo A Territory Force spokesman liability for the parading of corpses by ple. There was not enough place for the similarly denied that the incident had the security forces at Ondobe near . bodies because the vehicle was full of taken place, and was quoted as saying Oshikango late last.year. . soldiers, boxes of ammunition and "We have repeatedly confirmed that Inspector Du Rand yesterday admit rifles;' he said. we do not indulge in such inhuman ac ted that "they were in the vicinity on' On January 16, The Namibian tions. If anyone did such a thing he that day". He added that the Casspir published a front-page photograph of would be prosecuted". in question had "picked up" the cor a Casspir with a body lashed to the The Namibian had initially ap pses and was "taking . them to spare wheel on the side of the vehicle. proached both the army and police in Oshakati" when h had been A second photograph inside the view ofthe fact that theCasspir had no photographed. newspaper showed two more corpses identification marks apart from the When Inspector Du Rand was asked tied to the front bumper of the same words, "Wolf Turbo 4". - why the corpses had not been transfer- Casspir. In the past, both The Namibian and the Council of Churches in Namibia have received reports and complaints from residents in northern Namibia'of s~milar incidents concerning the displaying of corpses. These reports were consistently HISTORIC . denied by both the army and police. . .TheJanuiuyI6editionofTheNami FIND OF bian was banned by the Directorate of Publications last month - a han im NAMA posed because .of the "Parade Of RUINS IN Death" story, believes editor Gwen Lister. SOUTH BY A week later the Directorate inform ed The Namibian that the ban was to ENGINEER be cancelled in the February 27 edition ofthe Government Gazette. . Inside t.oday The Namibian is a member of the Newspaper Press Union, and is therefore not subject to arbitrary ban nings by the Directorate of Publications. -~-- --
2 Friday March 6 1987 THE NAMIBIAN
. ( CHIEF DEMANDS Driver detained
POLICE Headquarters in Win "I decided then to go to Mr dhoek confirmed the detention Kalangula's office to report the mat this week of a minibus driver, ter;' he said. .SADF WITHDRAWAL who .had alleged that he was Mr Kalangula's office also confirm seriously assaulted and had ed the report. A spokesman from the of showed that the tribal offices concern his home burnt down by fice, Mr Oswald Shivute, said he con BY CHRIS SHIPANGA ----- ed were situated inside a police com ' members of the Police Counter tacted a Lieutenant Nel of Oshakati, TRIBAL CHIEF Josia Shikongo Taapopi of the Uukwaluudhi plex which was vacated last year. Insurgency Unit (Koevoet). and that the latter took Mr Andreas' . "Other people with malicious inten statement with him . area, has condemned actions by security force members The driver, Mr Samuel Andreas from Approached for comment, Lieute operating in northern Namibia, and demanded the immediate tions wrote slogans on the walls inside the offices in an apparent effort to the Ongali village in northern nant Nel confirmed his "meeting with and complete withdrawal of all these units from Namibia. discredit security forces. Namibia, stated that several Koevoet Shivutetosay hallo;' but added "I did "When the situation was reported to members driving in three Casspirs on not get any statement from him, and Accusing the units this week for the He told The Namibian that some the military commander at Ombalan . February 21, 1987, arrived in his I have no comment". recent destruction of his office complex members wrote slogans on the walls in tu, (also responsible for Tsandi), troops village to question inhabitants about The policeman requested that the by means of machinegun fire, an irate side, while indecent sketches portray were sent out to clear the rubble which the movement of guerrillas. Oshakati-based Operational Officer, ChiefTaapopi said that these were the ing himself and Swapo President, Mr was left by looters. Mr Andreas said they accused him Major Fouche, or a certain Colonel same people who were responsible for Sam Nujoma were drawn. "The rubble removed included a of withholding information, and then Smit, be contacted for comment. the suffering of thousands· of Nami Some slogans read: "Swapo se doorpost and window frames, later several men allegedly proceeded to Neither of the two were available for bians in northern Namibia_ dankie baas P.w. Botha - The Nami established as belonging to the tribal badly assaulted him. comment. "The fact that I am a chiefin my area bianjulle sa1 k .. - the captain is run authorities, and this was returned. Confirming the allegations in a A defence force spokesman in Wiil does not mean that I should align away." "Because it was in the best interests seperate statement, local headman, dhoek confirmed that his office receiv myself with them and be a Colonialist. The Ovambo Administration Office ofChiefTaapopi, as well as the securi Mr Phillipus Shanjengandje, stated · ed the report, and that the Oshakati I have the true interests of my people at Ondangwa also confIrmed the inci ty forces, it was decided to repaint the that severalotherpeople, including his Defence Office sent out troops who in at heart. dent and added that security force walls in an effort to erase the slogans son Nangolo and himself, were also vestigated the matter and found that "These units of the security forces members were busy cunducting an from the walls. badly assaulted by the Koevoet men. the allegations were unfounded. are the ones that stand for the con "unlawfull survey" in the area. "But no responsibility can however, The headman stated that both his POlice in Windhoek could not con tinued colonisation and suffering of A spokesman from the office said be accepted for other damages;' the son and Mr Andreas were taken away firm or deny the allegations, and said Namibians, and therefore they must security forces were "recording people, major concluded. by the Koevoet members and had been that they had no record of the head immediately leave Namibia. chickens, livestock, even the number Rechecking the matter with the of missing since. man's son, Mr Nangolo ·Phillipus, "We do not want them in our coun of dogs and cats, and the area of land fice for the Ovambo Administration, He said: "They came back one day while confirming that Mr Samuel An try;' he said. . occupied by families, and so forth." The Namibian (late on Thursday), later, and set fire to Mr Andreas' home dreas was being held under "security The Chief also claimed that he saw Denying the report of army involve learned that there was neither feed and also took his minibus with them. legislation" . to it that security force units vacated ment in the destruction ofthe tribal of back as claimed by the defence force, a base in his area last year, and alleg fices and the indecent graffiti, Major nor any repainting of walls. ed that 101 Battalion members from Fanie Krige of the Defence Force Head "In fact, the tribal offices were so the Ombalantu Base recently return quarters in Windhoek, said the matter destroyed that oile cannot even speak End to'eheap farDls ed to the area, and raided the premises was reported by the Ovambo Ad of repainting the walls, and as for the before opening fire on buildings, caus ministration and that "feedback was window frames and doorposts, these ingextensive damage to furniture and given to the Ovambo Administration:' Chief Taapopi personally demanded other material. He explained that investigations and collected from the army;' this for foreigners newspaper was told. FOREIGNERS who have been only paid half the price for their land. getting away with buying farms He said that farm prices hlld been in Namibia at half the price paid "artificially inflated" over the years ENGRAVINGS FOR by 10cSI people will be disap due to foreigners buying on the 'Horseplay' pointed to hear that the interim • Financial Rand. Building Trade: government Cabinet has decided "It has only been for the last year STAFF REPORTER that this practice is to end. or so that foreigners could purchase Door signs, door number plates, key tags, production In a statement released this week farms and fixed property on a basis A RESEARCHprojectto deter by the Cabinet, it was 'announced whereby they pay half the amount and engraving. mine the bloodlines and origin that foreigners will no longer be with the Commercial Rand and half of wild horses living at Garub allowed to use the Financial Rand for with the Financial Rand." Electrical & Mechanical Trades, Mining in Diamond Area Two, has the purchase of farmland. Prior to this, he said, foreigners and Municipalities: been initiated by the Direc The reason for this decision is to were able to pay the entire purchase torate ofNature Conservation. "eliminate unfair competition in amount using the Financial Rand. Face plates, warning signs, switchboard labels arid mimics. which inhabitants of the country find "Now they have been cut off com Last week the Nature Conservation the~selves in comparison with pletely and the foreigner is on the General: cllpture team darted and caught six foreigners using the aid of the Finan same level as the local inhabitant. teen ofthese horses in an attempt to cial Rand for the purchase of The artificial inflation offarm prices Engraving of name plates, house numbers, cutlery, solve the mystery surrounding the farmland". win be rectified to a certain extent," origin of the animals. silverware, cups and medals. According to a Windhoek he said. Ten horses will spend a three-month economist, the Financial Rand can He predicted a drop in the number Please phone for quotations quarantine period on the farm Dabeb only be used by foreigners, arid peo of . foreigners buying farms in South, before being transferred to a . ple living in South Africa or Namibia Namibia in the future. . research station at Onderstepoort. are restricted to using the everyday "Not many foreign investors are At the station, aspects such as Commercial Rand. The value of the going to be prepared to buy fimns physiology, bloodline and genetics are Financial Rand is' always higher and property at the Commercial W.A. Kuner,t to be researched. Heading the project than that of the Commercial Rand. Rand now." is Dr F van der Merwe. However, any foreigner who ha!> The Cabinet also stated that the The remaining six horses have been bought farms or other property Financial Rand may be used for the moved to Etosha, where they will be through the Financial Rand is oblig erection of fixed improvements on tamed and used for patrol purposes. SPECIAL ENGINEERING ed to sell that property at the value farmland owned by foreigners. Nobody is quite sure from where of the Financial Rand only. . A committee of "expert officials" Tel. (061) 22-8800, 5 Reger Street, Windhoek these desert horSes originated. There He said that there must be "at from various government depart Agent in Swakopmund: Advertising Agency, is a possibility that the animals came le·ast" 200 foreigners who have ·ments would consider applications from the stock that once belonged to Hans Kriess Building, Tel. (0641) 5835 bought farms and fixed property in for the purchase of farms by Baron von Wolff, once owner of the Namibia through this method, and in foreigners, and exceptional cases Duwisib Castle. real terms this means that they have would be referred to the Cabinet.
BLOOM COUNTY by Berke Breathed /..«JKIN& oveR 1ir7H6 r------, .... ~~=====:=u The Rossing Foundation Education Centre in ~w~ /J(/1f.JJ1N& , A t.IIR&e, Khomasdal has avacancy for a permanent: FlIT, If(JMtiI..Y PI(£()v {5 PrtRCHe:tJ HIGH {/P ON Afrikaans/History/Geography t'&:!~~~ (£tJ(:£, .. :TEACHER who must be capable of teaching up to matriculation level.
Applicants must be in possession of a Bachelor's Degree and also be prepared toteach evening classes.
The successful applicant will receive the usual fringe benefits. Written applications, including a complete C.V. are to be sent to:
.The Acting Principal R.F.E.C: PO Box 20746 . • NO Windhoek _ Ct05e15, 9000 t~ ..t . ~OS$btg Foundation THE NAMIBIAN Friday March 6 1987 3
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Bistorie find RES~H & ALLIED SERVICE A MAJOR historical discovery has been made in the south of Namibia by Klaus Dierks, a chief engineer in the Department of Transport. Described as "The Zimbabwe ' for decision-makers Ruins of Namibia", the discovery of the old ruins of a Nama stronghold could be and decision-shapers the oldest systematic structures of human habitation in Namibia.
------~s STAFF REPORTER an independent According to a press release by An upon to serve the purpose it was the top by a wall, the entire length Southern African da Enterprises on behalf of Mr created for, as their enemies did not of which must be eight or ten hUll, resource collective Dierks, he was in pursuit of historical pursue the Oorlams that far north. dred yards, low in places, difficult of background ' to his Ph.D on the During 1903 and 1904, more than access and five or six feet high in in Namibia political economy of road construc 'a hundred years after its construc- those parts that are most easily ' 'tion in the country, when he saw tion, this impressive settlement sur- ' available. The wall, which consists of socia( economic and what no one else had. rounded by a wall at the top of a steep a double row of loose stones piled one , The old ruins in the south, which mountain was probably a retreat of . above another, was thrown round the political research had been taken for granted as being last resort for Nama guerrilla-leader mountain by the Afrikaners at the of German origin, are in fact the Jacobus Morenga during the beginning of th!l century. ·After computer analysis ruins of an old Nama stronghold. resistance war of-the Nama against. -.' shooting the Dutch.Boer, Pinaar, to Historical sources seem to indicate the German colonial power. After _ whom Old Afrikaner and his cla,n information that the fortified settlement was pro· that it sunk ip.to oblivion. were at that time subject, and by bably built in the late 18th century While the National Monuments whom they were oppressed beyond . translation by the Nama clan of the Oorlams Commission considers the appeal of all endurance, Afrikaner and.his pea- Afrikaners to withstand colonisation Klaus Dierks to declare the ruins a pie fled to thise Hlace, Here they documentation from the south, In the words of the national monument, no further resolved upon ·making a stand discoverer: "These impressive re details will be released at this stage against the commandos sent in P1p'-. community action mains of the early days of Namibia for fear of "this historical site, which suit of them by the CQlonial must be regarded so' far as the belongs to the people of Namibia, be~ Government, earliest known existing building ihg ra;'aged by treasure hunters", "Within this entrenchment, at the (061) 22-2899 - ' p 0 box 861 , structure in the history of the coun· Meanwhile Dierks is prepanng a top of the' mountain, they built their _ windhoek 9000 - namibia , try and should be of special interest paper for publication shortly. houses, had kraals for their calves, to historians and archeologif!ts", A primary historical source .' and in fact everything necessary to professionals who get to the CORE Knowledge of the settlement was describes the settlement as follow; : a Namaqua village, and considered withheld from all strangers. Ironical "In front of the village isa low themselves able to defy all ,their AOF/!-4T -ly, the fortification was never called mountain, which is' surrounded ·at... -enemies"...... 5Y -
4 Friday March 6 1987 THE NAMIBIAN English medium for Clergy refused Katutura schools ------BYS~FFREPORTER------entry visas ------STAFFREPORTER------THIRTEEN Katutura schools their rights and decide which resorting under the Depart language medium they wanted for A STRONG DELEGATION of priests and churchpeople from the Swedish Ecumenicai Coun ment of National Education their children, Mr Matjila said. cil (SEC), who were supposed to visit South Africa and Namibia as the guests of the South will switch to English as a He conceded that the introduction of African Council of Churches (SAC C) and the Namibia Council of Churches (CCN) respective medium ofiD.struction starting English as a medium of instruction ly, have been refused entry vIsas by the South African authorities. January 1988, interim govern- , was not an easy task, and that the ment Minister of Education, transfer ofteachers in several schools According to a press release by the The CCN said that "the refusal to their visit could have been a blessing Mr Andrew Matjila, announc was bound to occur. CCN this week, the group were sup-' grant them visas is another indica and a timely comfort to the Chris ed this week. posed to be in Namibia from tion ofthe authorities interference in tians and all the victims of apartheid Thachers would be specially seiected February 25 to March 6, and con church work. The South African both in Namibia and South Africa. Mr Matjila said the decision had and orientated by way ofcrash-courses sisted of the following people: Rune authorities live in dangerous fear of We strongly condemn the action of been taken after serious discussions this year and classroom re Forsbeck, General Secretary of SEC; God's people who are strongly the South African authorities and between him and members of the organisation and regrouping of Kristen Stendahl, Bishop of against apartheid and are opposed to Katutura school committees. children would take place in several feel obliged to call upo~ them not to Stockholdm; Walter Person, Vice reforms without repentance. Hence God's He said parents ofthirteen Katutura Katutura schools. continue attempting to fight schools had made the request to have President of the SEC; and Paul these attempts riot to allow them to purposes, beC!\use this will not carry English as a medium of instruction Mr Matjila said that six years was Dahlberg, Lennar Penbfalk, Carl visit one another". them anywhere". through their School cominittees, with seen as the shortest time possiQle for Eber Olivestam, and Siv Lindstrom. Ti).e Council added'that "we believe the exception ofthe Augustineum Col full implementation ofthe programme lege, which was not represented. ifa potential disaster was to be avoid The "new education policy", as em ed in the schools. bodied in the education report of1985, The new medium programme would made provision for parents to exercise gradually be implemented with one possibility being a start at school en try level. The feasibility of forming English medium groups in 1988 in higher tre classes up to Std 5 would be investigated. CoffeeSrw In the case of parents having to opt for instruction in the medium of ,Afrikaans from sub A, the same ·~·~~D strategy would be followed. The third option open for parents would be instruction through the mother tongue in the first three or four years, with a change to English or Afrikaans in Std 2. Mr Matjila said in conclusion that THE LATE NIGHT the National Education Act of 1980 COFFEE SHOP!! should be amended as soon as possible and brought in line with the new Enjoy the finest coffee in programme. town in our relaxed and elegant atmosphere, with fresh cakes and pastries from our bakery. NAlOV rejeets edueationsystem ICllo,en Light meals and other THE NAMIBIA Teachers' The Association, which represents Ifthe State (which was responsible refreshments also Association (NAMOV), has teachers of the Department of Na for providing education), was controll-, available. catagorically rejected the , tional Education, the Herero, Damara ed by as many "kingdoms as we have, whole system of segregated and Tswana Representative what else can be expected: ' the , toaD Authorities and three schools resor Open: from Man-Sat education in Namibia, and has NAMOV statement commented. ting under the Department ofEduca It said while education was a basic REACTING to !! t'f'nort in The from 07h30 till late and emphasized a decision taken in tion and Training in Walvis Bay, felt right for some people in this country, the past which called for one Namibian newspape; on whether Sundays 09hOO - late that there was a certain section ofthe' it was a "holy privilege" for others. the intensive care uDit at the S~te education department with Namibian population that had suf It also rejected the argument that Hospital in Windhoek was open at La Perdiz Centre, regional offices at specific fered the most by years of oppression those with little or no education did not to all races, the Head of the sec places all over the country. aIid racial segregation, the statement make use oftheir opportunities, and tion Dr Rod Lichtman invited the Gobabis Road said.' contended that on the contrary, the According to a press statement newspaper to the 'unit. Tel: 222556 issued last week, the NAMOV Ex NAMOV also lamented the fact that fate of certain &actions of the popula Quoting statistics made avaible at ecutive Committee decided to expose schools were not yet opened to all races tion was a result ofintentional and un the time of the interview, it became THE FINEST MEETING , as had been announced during the justified oppression ofone group by the the unquestionable injustices in the clear that skin colour does not play other. PLACE IN TOWN! field of education. course of last year. a role in the intake of patients in the medical intensive care unit at the Windhoek State hospital which generally only treats white and col- oured patients. , The unit , which initially was hous This month·s X-tra Specials! ed in the Katutura State Hospital some five years ago was moved to the (fJ (fJ (fJ (fJ (fJ rt!? (fJ (fJ (fJ (fJ (fJ (ff7 (fJ (fJ-(fJ (fJ (fJ (fJ (/J@(fJ Windhoek State hospital and can ac comodate eight patients at a time, 750ml which according to Doctor Lichtman Sunflo Oil was still not sufficient as the section had to serve the whole Namibian nowR2,2-a population of over a million people. was~ Dr Lichtman, himself is a Nami bian by birth, further explained that the the section had a total offour doc ABC Washing tors, including himself, with a doctor in attendance twenty four hours a Powder 750g R1,99 day. The nursing staff, he said, received formal training and, also on the job training ' as the unit was highly specialized - racial discrimina tion, he emphasised, did not exist in Coffeemate 1kg R3,59 the training of staff. The ICU ward concerned itself mostly, with patients needing expen sive and specialized treatment like intravenous feeding, hemo dialisis New Oros (orange squash) 1£ and cardiac cauterization. During a brief tour ofthe open plan ward which had four outside beds .- R1,4~ and four beds in cubicles it became apparent that no racial discrimiation did exist in the sterile environment, WOERMANN.BROCK and that an atmosphere of complete goodwill existed in an section of the WHOLESALE hospital otherwise closed to the ma jority of Namibians needing less Tel: (061)32391 .speeiali sed treatment. •
Friday March 6 1987 5 'I gave him a good Con~ern for detainees BY CHRIS SHIPANGA Katofa, and were all still at school. The home ofMr Izack Tshoombe in hiding' says officer SERIOUS CONCERN has been expressed by relatives and his late seventies, was also visited and friends of about fifteen detainees, at the continued detention his wife Mrs Maria David, a pensioner, without trial of the people concerned. said her husband was not a healthy man. The family has four children of in evidence All the people detained are members firmed the continued detention whom two were still at school. CMr ,ofthe Evangelical Lutheran Church in without trial,of a two-m~mth old infant Tshoo'mbe was one of the Ongulum Namibia (ELCIN), and their ages and her parents, Mrs Wilika Ainima bashe veterans. He was arrested in range from two-months to the late and Mr Titus Shalimba. 1966, and was found not guilty of eighties. The other persons are Mrs Maria'na charges in terms of the Terrorism Act It is also feared that some ofthe per Phillipus, Mrs Eva Shaningi, Mrs in the Pretoria Supreme Court. He has sons are suffering from.ill health. Taimi Endjala, Mrs Elizabeth been unemployed since and is one of Police in Windhoek this week con- Amukwaja, Mr Konis Shoombe, Mr the CCN beneficiaries). Nestor'Ibbias, Mr Lameck Kadhila, The home of Mrs Endjala was also ' Mr Frans Nangombe, Mr Izack visited, and her husband Mr Vilho En Tshoome (who' were all arrested in djala, said she was the only breadwin January this year), Mr Joseph Katofa ner as he was unemployed. The fami and his father Mr Katofa Shilongo, (the ly has one child, and Mr Endjala hopes latter two are known to be held under his wife is released soon. AG 9), and Mr Samuel Andreas Although police said that they had (allegedly badly assaulted by Koevoet no record of another civilian, Mr on his arrest ,on February 21,1987.) Ruben Edumuth from the Ompakoya' Police said the people were being village near Ombalantu, his relatives held under "security legislation". stressed that he was still missing after According to a report by the Social uniformed men in an armoured vehi Services Unit of the Council ofChur cle bearing the name "ZULU 5" took ches in Namibia, a trip was recently him with them on November 28, last undertaken to northern Namibia to year. assess the needs of the families of One of the relatives, Mr David Ekon recently detained persons from the do, who teaches at a local school in the areas of Ombalantu, Uukwaluudhi area, alleged that'Mr Edumuth was and Ongan4jera in northern Namibia. picked up by Koevoet at about 10hOO The report revealed that it was main andreturnedatabout17hOOthes~e Iyinfants, pupils and old I>E!9plerelated day, but taken' again the same night to the persons detained who suffered and has been since. ' most, and that it was feared that several children and old people were starving while, in some cases pupils TeL tight-lipped. were forced to drop out of school as schoolfees were not paid. TCL MANAGEMENT this The report also pointed out that week remained tight-lipped visits at Mrs Amukwaja's home reveal about reports that workers at ed that she is the mother ofthree more the mine had threatened to children, with the oldest being 16 years old. strike -unless a "promised" Their schoolfees were not paid (as wage increase was revised. _ ANDREAS Johny Heita will bear the~e scars for the rest of his life. The photographs were h'anded into court these children, depended on the de A source at the mine said that as exhibits, and were taken a few weeks after the assaults by his attorney. ' tainee's pension). A sister of the de management conceded to the workers' tainee, Mrs Wilhelmina Amukwaya demand for an undisclosed wage in itti',.,i.,§.lii,'"i¥'. Nangornbe and Sagarias Balakius looks after them. crease after the workers had refused to N amwandi Shipanga. At the home of the Katofa family it accept a proposed increase by the mine Captain Ballach denied any Katutura graveyard where more ex The case has been postponed until was found that a woman in her late authorities. knowledge of such evidence, but con plosive!,! were allegedly found, Tuesday, March 10 on request of the seventies, Mrs Selma Iilonga (wife to Neither Mr Bob Meiring, the , ceded that he did interrogate certain bystanders were frightened off by State. Mr Brian O'Linn SC, and Mr Mr Shilongo who is in his late General Manager ofTCL, nor the Ac gunfire as they shouted at the police of the mentioned accused. He claim Theo Fran~ appear for the accused eighties), was struggling alone to cope ting Manager, Mr Ewald Meyer were ed that he "merely served them with for assaulting the detainees. while the State is represented by Mr with the wellbeing often children. available for comment. A secretary at 'mild slaps through their faces". Hendrik Liebenberg SC, and Mr . Seven of the ten were her grand the mine said that management would The Captain also told the court that A police officer from Windhoek Gerhard Burger. ' children, fathered, by Mr Joseph issue a statement later this week. he seriously assaulted Andreas allegedly reprimanded the Captain Johnny Heita on the night of his ar for ;lssaulting the men upon which rest, and added that "it was com Captain Ballach remarked: "Ek moot pletely justified". hulle moer, ek moet hulle moer!" "1 gave the man what we can term a good hiding". Replying to questions from the ,Captain Ballach told , the Judge Bench the Captain said Koovoot was that although he did not consider 'a police unit and as such was subject .himself a ~eQicRJ. officer : ~!l had 'pull to police regulations. He further con ed out an intrayenous drip from the ceded that he acted wrongfully, and Planning Officer accused's arm as Heita seemed "okay agreed that police should keep law and he had utilised more than half and order. He further told the Judge COM (Pty) -Ltd operates an surveying environment. ofthe medicine in the bottle. The drip that it was true that he seriously opencast diamond mine on the On-the"job training will be was also allready loose," he added. assaulted Heita causing scars which He told the court that he also would remain for the rest of the West Coast of SW AlNamibia. provided, but experience on assaulted accused number foui, man's life., He claimed that he would Our employees and their families mainframe and/ or personal Gabriel Mathews and number' six, have arrested any person on the live in Oranjemund, a modern, computers will be a distinct Johannes Nangolo with a hosepipe street for such an assault. attrar.tive town boasting a advantage. and by knocking them to the ground shopping complex, hospital, Rewards for this position and sitting on them. He denied, Earlier the State handed in nine nursery school and primary include: • an attractive salary however, that he threatened them statements allegedly written by school as well as excellent • 13th cheque • 55 days leave with death, and that at a stage he seven of the accused. In proceedings sporting and recreational per annum • unfurnished forced a revolver into the mouth of this week five statements were facilities. married accommodation 'Mathews. He also denied suggesting withdrawn for not having been done that the men should be killed and according to Judge's, Rules. A vacancy exists in the Mine • subsidised board for single thrown into the Goreangab Dam, Planning Department for a employees • free primary and outside Windhoek, saying: "I cannot The other Ilccused in the trial are Planning Officer. Reporting to subsidised secondary schooling even pronounce that word". 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6 Friday March 6 1987 RAINS B'RING NO GOOD UN Council's NEWS IN KATUTURA programme for ------BYJOHNUEBENBERG~------NGO workshops MANY residents in Katutura for The taring of road.s was 'coupled to replied that not much could be done the unteempth time this week the price of erven which was in- to alleviate the problem. The si'ngle THE PROGRAMME of the UN Council for Namibia for 1987 will con were subjected to heavy rains strumental in the eventual planning quarter area before 1983 he ~said tinue to include close contact and cooperation with Non-Governmental which brought nO good news, but of the area. housed only single males and at the Organisations (NGO's) to encourage their work on the question of only bad roads, flooded homes When the price of an erf is time it was decided to. convert the Namibia. The Council will sponsor four NGO workshops on various and the constant stench of dirty . established it includes not only the quarters into family housing. The topics concerning Namibia. water around their homes. actual site but also the infrastructure Northern block was used as an ex The Namibian newspaper this around the site. To tar the roads · periment in this type of housing and week presented two ofthe problems, would mean an increase in the even- it worked wonderfully. These will be organised by NGO's April 21 to .24. ie the bad roads and health condi- tual price of the erven and as a mat- The whole area was then converted based in Western states in consulta It is intended that the NGO tion with the Council, through its tions in the single quarter area,to the '. ter of fact Mr Oosthuizen said, the into complete family housing units workshops and regional seminar Standing Committee Ill. Kat utura Muncipality who are " Katutura Advisory' board had on with four rooms to Ii unit, with one should all have taken place by mid primarily responsible for the cons- previous occasions turned down re- ofthe rooms to be used as a Kitchen. The countries and dates on which May in order that their respective tant upkeep and maintanance of the quests to tar the roads in an attempt This scheme did not work to well as the Workshops are scheduled to be recommendations can be submitted area. to keep eventual home prices low. the present occupiers ofthe units im held are,: Japan 1 - 3 April; Federal . to the Council's annual Plenary Republic of Germany 28 - 30 April; Most Windhoekers are well aware The average price for an erfin Win- mediately took on boarders, friends Meeting of all its thirty-one member of the fact that as soon as it rains in dhoek was approximately R14.00 and and family into all the rooms, mov United Kingdom 4 - 6 May; and the states. This is scheduled to be held United States, dates to be announced. Pioneerspark or Klein Windhoek the in Katutura R4.00 to R6.00 per cubic ing the kitchen out onto the streets. in one of the Front Line states bet In addition a four-day regional street sweepers. and mechanica.! metre, and it was for this reason that No easy solution to the problem, ween May 19 to 23. brooms in service of the Windhoek the Advisory board turned down any the Director concluded. seminar will be held in Latin The week long Plenary meetings America. Entitled the 'Seminar on Muncipality almost immediately go otTer of tarring the 'roads as they Dr Lourens Erasmus, the head of are scheduled to coincide with the Support for the Immediate In to work clearing the road of any ultimately would not like to see National Health and Welfare when date on which the Council for dependence of Namibia and the Ef gravel or rubble that might have house prices rocket, making especial- asked about what could be done and Namibia was established by the washed out onto the road. ly home-ownwership impossible. . what steps could be taken to alleviate fective Application of Sanctions General Assembly as the legal ad against South Mrica', the seminar But fol' the folks in Katutura it On the question of the present the problem said that the area did ministering authority on Namibia will be held in Buenos Aires from takes the Muncipality a little longer, health conditions at the Katutura pose a potential health risk, but that twenty years ago .on May 19 1967. people for days are subjected to rub- single quarters were people live and one should not only see it as that and ble on the tar roads and for those who cook with rotting water and garbage forget about it. live on the ground roads it could all ardund, Mr Oosthuizen replied Asked if concrete aprons for cook , mean the end of your cars suspension very simply that they did not have ing or specially built kitchen areas and chassis. the cooperation of the people. would help' and that the people NATURAL RESOURCES The Deputy Director of Katutura Sewerage drains were often blocked should be conscientised with health Mr Faan Oosthuizen was asked for with rubble thrown in the system by campaigns Dr Lourens agreed but comment as to what. was been done the residents, conceding that it was also emphazised that he did not want LEGISLATION IN US about this problem and why the ma- not the best situation to live under. to prescribe to the Muncipality as to jority of roads were left untarred. Drains and sewerage systems were what should be done. ' ALTHOUGH the proposed Prohibition of Namibian Natural Resources He replied that the ground roads often repaired and cleaned on a Fri- The people that live there he said Bill (HR 2589) introduced by Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder consisted of a layer of mica which day 'but then by the Monday he said would never kick out a resident of a (Democrat, Denver, Colorado) in May 1985, did not become law in the very easily washed away in heavy the systems would be blocked again. room to make way for a kitchen and United States, the introduction of similar legislation, but on this 0c rains and that the area was With regard the cooking outside in that the Muncipality should concede casion in the US Senate, is currently being considered by Senator Paul topographically uneven often the muddy pathways around the liv- to that as the situation would not Simon (Democrat, Dlinois). resulting in deep dongas. 'ing quarters Mr Oosthuizen also change. The content and form of the con which entered into force on January sidered legislation is not yet known. 1 this year, only refers to Namibia in In the process of combining the Anti directly, prohibiting the importation Apartheid Bills from the House of into the States inter-alia of "uranium Representatives, introduced during ore, uranium oxide, coal and textiles 1985 and 1986, with the eventual US from South MriCa" and "any ter Senate Anti Apartheid Act (1986) the ritory under the Administration, Namibian Natural Resources Bill of legal or illegal, of South Africa". Congresswoman Schroeder was in itially incorporated into the Act in its The original act proposed by Con , draft form. gresswoman Schroeder, sought to However, concerns among some prohibit the extraction, removal, ex Senators- is that its incorporation port, sale and use of any natural might prevent the introduction of the resource originating from Naniibia Anti Apartheid Act as law, as a without the permission of the UN result of conservative Senators seek Council for Namibia, with penalties • ing to link direct reference to against any US comp$lny or in Namibia, to introduce amendments dividual that'Violated the proposed providing support for Unita bandits Act. The draft bill marked the first and other extraneous isues, eventual attempt to introduce nationallegisla ly resulted in the proposed Schroeder tion to prohibit the exploitation of Bill being deleted. Namibia's natural resources in any . The Anti Apartheid Act of 1986, state. Leading role on legal UN Council actions THE SINGLE QUARTERS after'the rains - area poses a potential health risk. AMBASSADOR Noel Sinclair, responsibilities as Vice Minister for former acting President of the UN Foreign Affairs will be the organisa Council for Namibia (1985 - 86) tion of-Non-Aligned States meeting and a Vice President of the Coun in Guyana in March, at which the cil for over eight years, has been question 9fNamibia will be the main appointed Vice Minister for itein on the agenda. HURLEY ·AWARDED SETTLEMENT Foreign Affairs of Guyana and will be based in Georgetown. Ambassador Sinclair played a Lutherans FOR MALICIOUS PROSECUTION· leading role in encouraging the Council to work in cooperation with - make factual allegations that NGO's and parliamentarians con say 1987 is ROMAN Catholic Archbishop Denis Hurley of Durban was this week Koevoet' or its members were in fact cerned with the question of Namibia, awarded a R25 000 settlement after sueing the South African Ministers responsible for or concerned in the whenever appropriate, and to be an year of foens . of Law and Order, and of Justice and the office ofthe Attorney General massacre of a family at Oshikuku in active organ of the UN in pursuing in the northern Transvaal for malicious prosecution. March 1982, or in the deaths ofpeo its administrative responsibilities for pIe he referred to as "Kavango Namibia; on Nami1»ia Archbishop Hurley was charged in General in Northern Transvaal for teachers". Following the Regional Seminar on THE SECOND largest Lutheran September in terms of the Police Act malicious prosecution, a legal term According to papers before the International Efforts to implement Church in the United States, the for allegations made against to situations of neglect in for court, "an inquest court on October Decree No 1 for the Protection of the American Lutheran Church, has Koevoet, the Counter-Insurgency mulating a charge" he said. 11, 1983 found that unknown Natural Resources of.Namibia held declared 1987 a ' year of focus on Unit of the South African police members of Koevoet were responsi in Geneva in 1984, which recom Namibia. operating in the Namibian war zone. The terms of settlement in papers ble for the death of one of the persons mended that the Council initiate The year long series of events will placed before the court said it ap referred to as Kavango teachers, legal action to enforce the decree at be launched in late March with a peared that certain "fundamental while in respect of the other, two the earliest opportunity, Ambassador ' three day conference on Namibia at Archbishop Hurley said after Mon differences" in approach existed bet Koevoet members were convicted 0 Sinclair, as Acting President, played Gustavus Adolphus College in day's hearing in the Pretoria ween the parties as to what Ar common assault. a leading role on the issue within the Minnesota. Supreme Court that the state had chbishop Hurley said at a Southern The defendents in the hearing Council. According to ·the organisers, the dropped the charges because, accor African Catholic Bishops conference agreed to pay Archbishop Hurley On May 2 1985 the Council, at its conference will be mostly educational ding to the state, they were based on press conference on February 3; 1983. R25 000 without admitting any steering committee, chaired by Am and will provide detailed information disinformation. liability. bassador Sinclair, decided to institute on the history of Namibia, South Archbishop Hurley stated that, at Archbishop Hurley said afterwards legal proceedings in the courts of Africa's illegal occupation and cur "I sued the Minister of law and the press conference, he had com that the settlement seemed to in states to implement its Decree rent conditions. Organisers believe it order Mr Louis Le Grange, the mUnicated information that had been dicate there was "negligence and Number 1, commencing with legal will lay the basis for a more sustain Minister of Justice Mr Kobie Coetzee reported to him. He also said it was even recklessness" in the formula action in the Netherlands. ed Namibia support work, particular and the office of the Attorney not his intention and that he did not tion of the charge against him. Ambassador Sinclair's initial ly in the churches - from interviews. THE NAMIBIAN Friday March -6 1987 7
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'Aluta eontinua' THE STRENGTH ofthe people of Mozambique and Zimbabwe lay not and. -' Zimbabwe'. . . - in numbers, but in unity, the Mozambique President, Joaquim Chissano, told a press rally at the Rufaro stadium in Harare on Tuesday. MORE THAN 2 OOOtlag-waving and chanting Zimbabweans greeted Mozambican Presi "It is our strengthnot because we are many, but because we are united", Sapa dent Joaquim Chissano on his arrival for a four-day state visit to Zimbabwe this week, reports the domestic news agency Ziana as saying_ expected to focus on a stalemated rebel war afflicting his impoverished nation. Holding This unity was based on the goals offreedom, independence, welfare, wellbe placards proclaiming '''Viva Mozambique and Zimbabwe", and huge portraits of ing, cultural advancement and the recovery of dignity, he said. These goals Chissano, the crowd frequently broke into song and dance as Chissano warmly embraced could be reached because there was a "Samora Machel in every Zimbabwean and Mozambican. Why sho\!.ld we mourn? We are millions ofSamors. Samora Zimbabwean President Canaan Banana ,and Prime l\Jinister Robert Mugabe. is here, showing us the way and distributing the weapons to us. He is here with As a21-gunsa1ute boomed out to accompany a military band playing the continent's widely-used his strong voice to say 'Aluta Continua'. , anthem "God Bless Africa", wellwishers erupted into loud chants, praising Chissano and denollD. cing South Africa, which they accused of destabilising Mozambique. No talldn. in the hus! KENYA'S PRIVATE mini-buSowners have banned political discussions Chissano, who assumed power last as pan of "the policy of regional Zimbabweans would sacrifice their among passengers in their vehicles, and threatened to throw out any November after the death of Samora de stabilisation, intimidation and lives to sustain the independence of passengers who briog up sensitive political issues in conversation. Machel in an air crash, was quickly blackmail. Mozambique. He said they would fight whisked away to begin talks with "That is what the recruiting, train Joseph Nderi, Chairman of the Matatu Vehicle Owners Association, told side by side in their struggle against Mugabe,centeringonthell-yearcam ing and sponsorship of criminals and "South African sponsored MNR Retuers that the ban was part of a new code of conduct the Association had paign by right-wing rebels fighting to bandits in our countries has been drawn up for operators of Matatus (mini-buses). ' rebels". topple the Mozambican government. designed to do", he said. He said the Ass~iation had imposed,the rule because Kenya had a stable , "In the same way asyou(theMozam His arrival in Harare on ,Monday Sketching the background to rela bicans}, sacrificed your lives during government and anyone who wanted to take part in politics should join the marked his first official visit to Zim tions between the two Frontline ' Kenya African National Union (KANU), the country's only political party. our independence struggle, Zimbab babwe, a key ally of Mozambique, neighbouring states, he said Zimbab weans will also do the same to sustain "Our Association does not want Matatus to become a forum for self-seekers", which since 1982 has deployed nearly weans and Mozambicans fought, died he added ~ ,At a meeting in the Rift Vallye townofNakuru last weekend, N deri the sovereignty of the people of 12 000 trops in the neighbouring na and triumphed in their liberation Mozambique". told Matatu owners to be on the lookout for dissidents who used the busea to' tion to help guard vital transport struggles. ' spread rumours discrediting the government. He said Mozambique's readiness to routes and battle the MozambicanNa "1bgether we continue to be a bear the burden ofZimbabwe's libera tional Resistance (MNR), insurgents. tion struggle was sufficient expression Doused with gin and Acording to Sapa-Reuter, govern ofthe oneness ofthe people of the two stuffed with riee ment -officials and diplomats said countries. He said the two countries Chissano and Mugabe would seek new were linked by numerous factors and A FORMER COOK said in court this week he had reluctantly served strategies to fight the MNR, which their relations had been cemented by ousted Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa a human body stuffed with rice, stepped up its offensive last year. President Chissano's visit to the which the former dictator ate. ' Some diplomats speculated that the country. The testimony offormer cook Philippe Linguissa, a semi-paralysed man in his two leaders ' would seek furthe.r Later on, at a mass rally attended by 70's, had been eagerly awaited, afteqvitnesses for the prosecution in the trial military aid from other black-ruled thousands of Zimbabweans in Harare, ofBokassa had given evidence to the effect that they saw human bodies with states, particularly to police the socall Chissano defended the presence of limbs missing in the freeze~ or one of his Central African palaces. Court officials ed "Beira Corridor", a rail and road Zimbabwean troops in his country, and had pointed out that Linguissa's evidence would be crucial in the'trial of route linking landlocked Zimbabwe condemned attempts to divide the two Bokassa, who was overthrown by French troops in 1979. He has been on trial with Mozambique's port of Be ira. countries. in Bangui since November last year for a series of gruesome crimes, ranging On Tuesday, at a dinner in his He said those who wanted to from mass murder to caimibalism and poisoning during his 13-year-rule. honour in Harare, President Chissano dominate the two countries were the Linguissa often wept ashe recounted to a hushed court how he hadjustfinished vowed to wipe out, the right-wing same who were pr~paring "bandits to cociking dinner for Bokassa's children one evening, when the dictator ordered rebels, saying that blacks would sabotage our railways so that Zim everyone else out and took him (Linguissa), to the kitchen, and told him to open triump in their fight against South J:>abwe depends on South Africa for its a freezer., "There was a human body inside and I was horrified. But Bokassa Africa's white-led administration. exports and imports. gave me a razor and told me to clean it and stuff it with 'rice". He said Pret,oria was spilling the "These are the people who would like Linguissa told the Court he felt old and tired and that his mind was faltering blood of Mozambican and Zimbab to see the whole region kneel down to a bit . He could not, for instance, say whether the body had been male or female, wean youth by backing the MNR. Botha to get jobs, food, routes, and to though he remembered seeing hair on the chest. He told the Court he sewed "The only answer to these murderers stop our development:' of our people was, and always will be, He began his speech at the rally with , the body closed after stuffing it with rice, and added that he almost went craZy President Joaquim Chissano "but there was nothing I could do. Bokassa had begun to drink:' an unrelenting struggle until they are a Tsonga song in praise of Frelimo, The cook said he spent a night of horror in the kitchen, where Bokassa had completely obliterated, to bring about mighty moral and fighting force Zimbabwe and former President locked hini in and where he said, the stench of human flesh was unbearable. tranquility which the southern against our common enemy:' Samora Machel. But he overcame his disgust and managed to .cook the body in a large oven, African region so badly needs;' he said. ' President Banana said the two And, in his first public rejection of before dousing it with gin and setting it alight. Bokassa returned the follow In one of his sharpest attacks on Frontline states would together fight any truce with the MNR rebels since ing morning. "As soon as he came in, I laid the table and Bcikassa asked me South Africa, Chissano continued to their common enemy until the scourge . he assumed power, Chissano ruled out to help him take offhis shirt so he would be more comfortable". Bokassa had say that Pretoria was making a cori of "banditry" was completely peace talks or power-sharing with then invited him to sit down and eat with him, which the cook said, he had polite certedeffort to destroy transport routes exterminated. those who are sworn to toppling his ly refused. "He was very pleased with my cooking and he gave me some money of Mozambique and Zimbabwe and "This is afight we dare notlose ... this Socialist government . before accompanying me to my house", the cook said. The trial is proceeding. Angola, to ensure the three states re isafight we will win, because our cause "We won't share power with them. mained reliant on their giant is a moral and just one", he said. These bands are a product of col SA Mines threatened with takeover, neighbour. Withthe exception of a few countries onialismand South Africa", he said. "The action of destabilisation ofthe in the west, he said the majority of Mozambique, whose economy has THOUSANDS OF BLACK South African mineworkers roared support rebels are concentrated on three vital countries in the world were now agreed been virtually crippled by an MNRof for a Union proposal to "seize control" of the country's vital gold, poirits which provide alternatives to about the urgent need to impose inan fensive launched since independence uranium, platinum and coal mines ifthe owners refused to improve con South African ports. ' datory sanctions against the apar , in 1975, goes on accusing South Africa ditions for migrant black workers. ' ''Thus the struggles which we are theid regime as the only remainirig of aiding the rebels, despite a peace ac- , facing ... are battles in a war launch method of peacefully dismantling cord signed by the two states in 1984. Some 15 000 black miners packed a sports stadium for a rally held to endorse ed against the free peoples of our action proposed by the annual meeting ofthe 200 000 strong National Union apartheid. South Africa, in her turn, says its of Mineworkers (NUM). . " regi9n", he declared. On the situation inside South Africa, support for the MNR (who is deman Chissano said the war being waged Apart from demanding the replacement of single sex hostel ~ with housing he said that time was running out for ding fresh general elections and a by black nationalist guerrillas in schemes for workers and their families, NUM, the largest black Union in South lherulers. share of power ), is only technical, aim South Africa and against Pretoria's Africa also announced it will seek a 55 per cent wage increase in contract -"We will intensify this support and ed at bringing the two warring sides to disputed rule of neighbouring negotiations with mining companies. NUM's General. SEcretary, Cyril " our solidarity with the ANC, PAC, and the negotiating table. Namibia, were just, and had rightful Swapo, until victory is achieved :~ Mozambique claims that tens of Ramaphosa said mining companies' profits continued to soar, while wages re- ly received global backing: mainedlow. ' President Banana also emphasised thousands of its people have been kill "We. shall soon celebrate the victory that co-operation between Mozambi ed by the rebels, who have also forced , ofthe South African people over apar que and Zimbabwe involved concern hundreds ofthousands to seek refuge Gay Ghana eelehrates theid in Pretoria, and we shall take, , over the deterioration of world peace in neighbouring states. ABOUT 35 countries haVe confi;~ed their participati
March 6 1987 9 The 'twilight people' 'Please release of South Africa myehild' Karodia shudders as she recalls the SQUEEZED BETWEEN blacks and whites, Soutli Africa's atmosphere in her own family. pleads father ~n court Asian community is in an uncomfortable position, envied and Whereas children in more fortunate hated. Now anew book has pointed up their dilemma in graphic countries remember their first toys, fashion. The author is.a woman whose memories are scarred her most vivid memories are of in cidents imposed both directly - THE FATHER OF A 14-year-oldgirl who is being detained under by childhood in a village near Johannesburg. Kalpana Vora of Emergency Regulations brought an urgent application in the Gemini News Service looks at a forgQtten community. through laws - and indirectly, through the behaviour of people Pre.!;oria Supreme Court this week, seeking her immediate around her. release. . "Your life is entirely dictated by According to Sapa, The Sowetan Minister of Law and Order, Mr Vlok. these incidents. You have no idea what reports that Mr Matthew Molefe of According to a news release by the the next day will bring, where you will Normandi Sheet in ' Kagiso, Catholic Church in Pretoria, Father be, with whom or in what state", she Krugersdorp, brought ~he application Hortop had been detained under the says. And she recalls, "As you grew up, on behalf of his daught~r, Happy Emergency Regulatons since June 17, the concept of segregation began Cleopatra, who was arrested at her last year. touching you personally". home at about 15h30 on September 24 . His release followed a meeting bet In her book, Meena has to have last year. She was 13 years old at the ween Mr Vlok and Bishop Reginald herselfre-classified as a coloured to go time. Orsmond of Johannesburg. to a good school. The respondents are the State Presi The news release said that the Before that she attended a school dent, Mr PW Botha, the Minister of Courts had ordered the authorities to nearer home, where the medium of Law and Order, Mr Adriaan Vlok, the produce reasons for Father Hortop's teaching h~d been outdated books Commissioner of Police and the detention. about white children. The books had Minister of Justice. "A 20-page document was produced, done their rounds at white schools, Mr Molefe submitted that ifhis child giving reasons based on the informa where the children had generously .had committed any offence - as the tion of a schoolboy. added comments such as "Coolie, . Minister of Law and Order alleges, "None of this information was tested coolie, ring the bell, coolie, coolie go to "There are'adequate means in terms in Court as to its reliability or truth". hell!' of legislation to safeguard the situa In terms of restriction orders impos Karodia says sadly, "They left no tion, either through the provision of ed on Father Hortop, he may not attend stones unturned to deprive us of our the Criminal Procedure Act and the UDF, Cosatu or Young Christian dignity and pride, until you could simp Child Care Act, which was in force Workers meetings. ly take no more!' when his child was arrested. A teacher in a Coloured school in The State President, Mr Molefe sub mitted, had manifestly failed to app- Johannesburg, Farida Karodia final ly left South Africa totally disillusio.n , ly his mind to the situation ofthe coun ed. "When I began teaching, all educ try insofar as it pertains to the ex 83 die tion was under one body, so that istence of young children who fell although you had different schools, within the purview of an emergency regulation and who were, therefore, everyone sat the same exams. When I left, the education had been split up in vulnerable to arrest without a warrant SAP by a member of the police force. in to the black, coloured and white sec tions, with the appropriate depart- . Major WHLabuschagne ofthe South African Defence Force, who is attach ment in charge. "Instead of adapting to our needs, ed to the security police, and wh was , among the officers who arrested Hap custody education became even more segregated. Only limited disciplines, py, submitted in his answering af fidavit, that an informant, who may A TOTAL OF 83 people died in such as domestic science, were taught police custody in 1986, the Minister in the coloured schoQls, and the School not be identified for security reasons, had told him that Happy was a ofLaw and Order, Mr Adriaan Vlok of EngineeI:ing was closed' to nOn- said this week in a written reply to whites", she explains. . member of a band of youths who en couraged Communism, ' its ideology a question from Mrs Helen Suzman She moved to neighbouring Zambia, and aims. (PFP Houghton), in the House of with her parents and nine-month-old She also participated in the burning Assembly. . daughter, loathe to break ties com of a white truck by means of a petrol Sapareports that Mr Vlok said they pletely with what she considered her bomb, the Major said. were being held on various charges, home. She did not want to endanger In his affidavit, Mr Vlok said he had among them drunkeness, assault with While the political battle between slot had been found for them. They the lives of her friends and family information that Happy was a member intent to commit grievous . bodily blacks and whites rages in South were the same emigrant detritus as through her political activities and ofthe soca1led "Comrades", a militant harm, rape, housebreaking and theft, Africa, some 890'000 Asians continue other minorities, only they worked wanted to teach in a normal educa: group of youths intent on making the stock theft, murder, trading in dagga, to hedge their bets. harder. tional environment. But she lasted on country ingovernable by means of in public violence and robbery. They are torn between fighting for They were the fortunate ones. At ly three years before her search for a timidation and acts of violence. "In not o~e of the 43 instances the cause ofliberation and guarding least they had a picture of India that secure home took her to Canada. In his application for the release of finalised have the presiding officers the fruits oftheir labour. Their dilem· they could relate to. But their children She describes with amusement her his daughter, Mr Molefe said "I laid blame on the SAP in their fin ma is encapsulated in a book by Farida found themselves caught up in an iden- shock on arrival in Canada. "You are humbly submit that notonlyin the in dings;' he said. KarOdia, herselfborn in South Africa, .tity crisis. They were born and bred in so accustomed to being treated as a se terests of my child, but also in the in Of the 83, 27 had died of natural but now living in Canada. . a stringent Ip.dian environment, but cond or a third class citizen that you terest ofthe child population of South , causes, 12 committed suicide, three Set in the 1950s, the years ofthe laws could not relate to their country of completely lack confidence. I was Africa, that the State President has ex died as a result of shooting wounds passed.to enforce racial segregation in origin. • amazed to find that in Canada you ceeded the powers vested in him by the when they tried to escape, and one was South Africa, "DaughtersoITwilight", The political system made itimpossi- were not treated in any particular way Public Safety Act of1953. The case is . stabbed by a fellow prisoner. tells of afamily's struggle for survival. ble for them to consider South Africa because ofyour colour, you did not have proceeding. . "In the remaining 40 deaths, the in It traces the growing pains of two their homeland. These children, like to call every white person "baas"_ Meanwhile, a Dominican priest, quests were not finalised yet, and I do sisters born to a Coloured mother and Karodia, were caught in what she calls Father Peter Hortop, was freed after a not consider it in the interest ofjustice Indian father in Sterkstroom, a small the twilight zone. ' Farida Karodia gave up teaching Catholic priest had held talks with the to furnish particulars on these cases." village 180 miles from Johannesburg - Within the confines ofherfamily and because she was not used to a passive ' audience with a TV mentality. "The ~ KaroQia's own hometown. friends, Karodia, like Meena, the shy Karodia writes from experience. Her and introspective narratorofher book, students in Canada lack initiative. fathel', like many Indians, had been . coped with the dilemma. They are used to being fed with infor shipped out as indentured labour to _ She explains "We lived in a fortress mation through the 14 channels of South Africa to work on the s1,lgarplait· _ like house adjoining our shops, and television they have available!' tations,of Natal. .' adhered strictly to Indian customs and In South Africa she had been used to "Once the labour force had left, In- traditions!' an over-active audience.. But she has dia washed her hands of them. They , But, as' awareness of the outside no regretS. She appreciates the time were no longer her responsibility. So, world grew, through school for exam- available to her, which she uses for many of them like my father were pIe, the children's demands increased. 'writing, in the dubious hope of getting stateless", she explains. Yasmin, Meena's elder sister in the South Africa out of her system. They worked hard to build a home book, wantedtogotoaprivate!!chool, "I know I will never completely and a life for themselves. In doing so, learn to be a lady, and do everything achieve this. Being a South African is they often made enemies. Their suc- that a white lady would do. In her pur- like an ingrowing.toenail. The more cess was a threat to the white rulers. suit she discovered that she could you try to deny it, the more it Says Karodia bitterly "South Africa, never gain equal·status with the white penetrates you", she says wistfully. sensing danger, decided to repatriate ladies, and in the process had also lost On a recent visit to Sterkstroom, them, but found that India did not everything that she had so easily Karodia found her family house gutted want them back". dismissed as primitive. by the authrities. Not able to evict her Cassimbhai, one of the characters in Ironically, the system itself opened in her absence, they had once again her book, sums up the situation. "We the eyes of people like Karodia to in- resorted to their "dirty tricks". But U KAN NET VOORDEEL TREK UIT HIERDIE are the Jews of southern Africa, hated justices on a broad scale, beyond their Farida refused to sell it. EEN -STOP GESPESIALISEERDE DIENS and envied. Scapegoats, that's what personal dilemmas. The seeds of On Ii more optimistic note, she was JI'.... ~,_ItIflfllll6!t.y we've become ... we came with nothing dissatisfaction, according to Karodia, glad to find the Indians (almost three in our pockets. All we had was our are sown well before a child even learns per cent of the population), and col determination and the smarts to how to read. oureds (almost nine per cent), were succeed." "You know from the moment you are identifying increasingly with the As he proves to be too much competi- told which bench you are allowed to sit black cause. tion for the local Afrikaaner business on in the park, that there is something "For a longtime they kept a low pro community, he is simply evicted by the wrong. Then you overhear conversa- file for fear oftheir own skins. Andthe Tel.: 37497/8 - Box 6964 Jan Jonker Road Group Areas Board. What happens to tion at ~ome, between the elders. The blacks trust them too. Many Indian Rentmeester Building him, Karodia says, happened to many tension and fear filters through to you lawyers defend treason trials. Surely WINDHOEK 9000 others, until a suitably unprofitable even as a child!' this is a hopeful sign .... " . ~-... --.:~---~ .. ~""".----~ ~~ ...... -AI'-~~,..... _...... J_ .. , .__ .. ..__ _ n... __ .. ~_$....,..,._,.....--_' -,.------~_,.--''' . '" ...... o,r.---- ...-:.",.---.....,..- - ....-- -':"'~.'''''""_-'' ___ .___ _,.., --, __
10 Friday March 6 1987 THE NAMIBIAN
IN GIVING bite to its displeasure The row reinforced the church's over a US Congressman's scathing role as the only remaining outlet for attack on Kenya's human rights open discussion. ' Parliament, the record, president Daniel arap Moi's unions, press, universities and government has taken an unusual of welfare organisations are ' widely fensive against its western friends. seen as cowing to the dictates of those Senior government officials have Moi .fights off at the helm of Kanu. been banned from visiting certain The Church's strongest criticism western embassies in Nairobi' or came in November when the 12 meeting their diplomatic occupants Catholic Bishops warned that Kanu's without special clearance. growing 'supremacy was leading Kenya press reports attributed the Kenya to instability. The party, said . source of the .directive to "higher the bishops, was "assuming even the authorities", a phrase generally powers 9f the Parliament" and taken to refer to the office of the the vultures therefore sanctioning "totalitarian President. . - rule" in a one-party state. , The order came i~ the wake of an A PUBLIC meeting in London to launch Ukenya - "committed to struggle for democracy and The Bishop's petition, presently Administration clash with visiting the regaining of Kenya's sovereignty" - is the latest in a series of political challenges to the personally to Moi by a delegation led Congressman Howard Wolpe, who Nairobi government. Symbolically, the meeting was held on February 18, the 30th anniver had criticised its political sary of the death of Dedan Kimathi wa Waciuri, leader of the anti-colonial Mau-Mau move intolerance. ment. Police are already trying to clamp down on a domestic movement, Mwakenya, which by Cardinal Maurice Otunga, con On a brief mid-January trip to they say is a • 'revolutionary, socialist" organisation. Gemini News Service examines Presi tended that "Kanu claims to speak Nairobi, WolP!'l- who is chairman of dent's Moi's increasingly vocal critics and his tough response. for the people and yet does not allow the House of Representatives foreign the people to air their views". affairs sub committee on Africa - Despite their protests, Parliament warned that Kenya was on the brink hastily approved the amendments, of "eroding the special relationship" had no regrets because "a vulture, a which ended the independent offices which had earned it a major share of bird of prey, is not to blame for lan of Attorney General and Auditor Washington's economic aid to Black ding on a carcass. It is the state of af General. One of the few dissenters, Africa. fairs that brings about the presence fiery MP Charles Rubia, was not in Wolpe indicated that the US aid of the carcass that is to be blamed" . the House at the time, having been packag!,l ($55 million.earmarked for A movement described as revolu expelled by the Speaker for claiming 1987) might be withdrawn due to in tionary socialist is obviously unset that opponents of the Bill were being creased political intolerance and tling the small conservative coalition intimidated. police intimidation in Kenya and the of businessmen, technocrats and par Such moves have destroyed much detention without trial of govern ty activists around Moi. of Moi's fence-mending with ment critics. Particularly disturbing to t~e academics and university students in W olpe told a news conference how authorities are Mwakenya's recruit the wake of the abortive junior air meetings he had sought with a ment methods, which involve the ad force officer's coup in 1982. He had religious leader and parliamentarian ministering of oaths· the method us won support to'o, for his campaign to had been prevented by police. After ed by the Mau Mau anti-colonial reactivate the moribund party, in 24 hours , in Nairobi, the Con resistance whose grievance over land cluding promise of greater participa gressman said he had witnessed a is still considered a burning issue. tion by the people. "drastic increase in intimidation of Because of the danger of violence, The Church-going leader has also individuals in Kenya who may be such as the sabotaging of a railway had some success with his decen· critical of government policies". line and, commun~cation network by tralised development strategy, new The Kenya Government's strong three university students, the 'education'system and agricultural in reaction gave the impression of an in government has stepped up centives - which led to a bumper secure, edgy administration, par surveillance on the . border with maize crop. ticularly since US Secretary of State Uganda to stop any possible inflow Moi's emergence ~om the shadow George Schultz had recently lavish of arms. Kenya is also bothered by of the 'Bloody Sunday' coup bid was ed praise on the country. the precedent set by President capped by the historic reconciliation President Moi attacked Wolpe for Y oweri Museveni in coming to power with Tanzania in 1984 after several articulating the.views of Kenyans in in Kampala through armed struggle. years of political and ideological the pay of "foreign masters" - a com Even before the dust had settled on hostility ended with the re-opening mon bogey usually raised against the Wolpe controversy, three of the borders. left-wing intellectuals in exile, but outspoken parliamentarians were in Early last year, however, the tide which more recently has been ap trouble. Abuya Abuya and Charles began to turn against Moi. As living plied to politician Andrew Ngumba, Rubia were picked up by special costs . a,nd foreign debt mounted who fled the country after the col branch and detained, and the Assis sharply, Mwakenya suspects began lapse of his banking business last tant Minister for Labour, Kimani wa to appear in court - often making de July. Nyoike, was fIred. His dismissal was fiant salutes. The spat has ,drawn attention to followed by a smear campaign sug The last thing the Government the increasingly disturbed domestic gesting that he may have been aware wanted was a visiting congressman political scene, with Kenyans con of oath-taking by dissidents in his attacking "state interference" in the stantly harangued by the ruling par constituency. lives of individuals. ty about the need to guard against Before his dismissal Kimani wa To add to its discomfort, a well those bent on destroying the country. Nyoike broke ranks with fellow attended public meeting in London Increased police surveillance and ministers by calling for a !Ualogue has seen the launch of Ukenya, an government nerv,ousness have between the Kenya African National organisation "t9tally opposed t? the focussed on a clandestine movement Union (Kanu - the sole political par 'present Kanu-led neo-colonial called Mwakenya supporters, says ty) and the Church to end a year-long regime". the movement aims to topple Moi feud over controversial constitutional February 18 was provocatively and bring in a socialist regime. amendments, including introduction chosen for the unveiling - the 30th In the last year, the police special of a voting system for primaries in anniversary of the death of Dedan branch must hav!,l picked up at least which voters queue publicly behind Kimathi, the most prominent Mau 500 people for questioning in connec the candidate of their choice. Mau leader. - Gemini News. tion with Mwakenya. About 80 peo ple have been jailed for belonging to the movement or distributing its publications. , Those convicted include a police of P-LANS TO GIVE NAMIBIA ficer, job seekers, a cattle, dealer, Drastic steps to farmers, factory workers, company executives, teachers, Civil servants, lawyers, journalists, university lec FICTITIOUS INDEPENDENCE turers and students, businessmen and a party official. curb violent crime Most are from the largest tribe, the SAYS SWAPO LEADER Kikuyu, but there is an ethnic spread AS A RESULT OF an abnormal increase in the rate of crimes which embraces people from Moi's of violence in Katutura, Khomasdal and in rural areas, the SOUTH AFRICA planned to give wing of the State President Mr P W own group, the Kalenjin. South West African Police have been forced to take drastic steps Namibia fictitious independence Botha's National Party would take Indeed, the person who gave to curb the increase of violence related-crimes. so that that territory' could the lion's share in a coalition to be Mwakenya revolutionary coherence In a statement released by the Public crimes of violence. become a transit point for exports formed with puppet parties intended in startling language is a Kalenjin. Relations Division ofthe Police, it was In the period October 1, 1986 to and imports to avoid interna to take power after independence, In a packed court, 23-year-old Tirop pointed out that dangerous weapons January 31,1987, for example, there : tional sanctions, Ziana, Zim planned for next April .. ·.Mr Nujoma arap Kitur told the magistrate he were used ' in the majority _of such were 520 such cases reported in babwe's semi-official news agen told the magazine. ...:! Katutura and Khomasdal-represen cy, reported this week. Asked what role the Western Con ting 57 per cent ofthe total crime data According to Ziana, the Press Trust tact Group played, Mr Nujoma said reported for that period. of India, quoting Africa Asia the group no longer existed. South Africa, he said, wanted to convey ~he The statement said that in view of . Magazine, said Swapo's leader, Mr Foffie says: idea that it approved of UDI. these disturbing statistics the Police Sam Nujoma, said in an interview It declared that elections would had decided to strictly enforce the the South Mrican Government had VISITING foreign journalists take place in Namibia under the stipulations of Art.4, Ord 12 of 1956, set aside UN Security Council treated to a reception at the .Ad Resolution 435. . supervision of this group and ex ministrator General, Mr Louis which controls the possession of cluding the United Nations. dangerous weapons in Namibia. He said the-Government used the Pienaar's home, were astonished Resolution to put pressure on Angola The UN Resolution, the Swapo at the all-white gathering at the Specific attention will be given Uhhe on the basis of the famous 'linkage' President said, called for elections on home ofthe 'head of state' in what carrying of dangerous weapons during proposal sponsored by the United the basis of one-man one-vote in they thought was an integrated house parties or dances, sport States, where the implementation of which Namibians would all have the gatherii:J.g. All the black and meetings; public meetings and in the 435 would depend on the withdrawal right to express themselves. brown 'minister.s' boycotted street. of puban troops from Angola. "Only an assembly elected in this because of Mr Pienaar's address The statement concluded with anap fIn fact, they (the South Africans) fashion is entitled to drllw up a con to the Assembly. Only Mr Jannie peal to the public to report a person or have continued to prepare for in· stitution for an independence de Wet was present .... and for the persons contravening this law to the dependence ofthe bantustan kind, o.r Namihia and not West German ex· 'rest, white faces only ..• Police in order to facilitate the safety rather a UDI (unilateral declaration perts" he said. ofthe public. of independence) since the Namibia - Sapa
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THE NAMIBIAN FridayMarch 6 1987 11 . AFFIIIATIVE ACTION LITICAL Louis Pienaartalks about breaching by Gwen Lister the gap between first and third w'orlds
"AFFIRMATIVE ACTION" was a means by which additional by looking at countries like Mozam PERSPECTIVE protection was afforded to ethnic groups which had suffered - bique and Angola and observing con- . AT THE CENTRE of the present political 'stir' in Namibian ditions in some of the black the consequences of discrimination in the past in the USA" circles is none other than the Administrator General, Mr Louis townships of South Africa where "ac Piehaar, who, it must be said, may well get caught up in a web said the Administrator General, Mr Louis Pienaar, at the open tivists are attempting to impose a ing of the Coloured Legislative Assembly this week. Mr of his own making what with all the 'machinations' to 'broaden rude .and abominable system of the base' of the interim government as ordered by His Master's . Pienaar went on to say that the authorities concerned should justice by necklace murders". Voice. give serious thought to the feasibility, and legality, ofpractis He said the country was fortunate Now Mr Pienaar, also a Broederbonder we believe, after a few sharp words ing some form of affirmative 'action in order to breach the gap in that the "scourge of intimidation by violence is at present limited to to the interim government, is more strongly than ever trying to woo Messrs in standards between first and third world communities. Peter Kalangula of the CDA and Justus Garoeb into joining the interim setup. Ovambo". Referring to landmine deaths and murder of traditional . His brief from SA State President P W Botha: get as many parties as possi ble, particularly Messrs Garoeb and Kalangula, to join in the constitution leaders, Mr Pienaar said the 'un making process in order to broaden the base, and in so doing, legitimise, the valiant' perpetrators of these acts present interim government. preferred to select soft targets ofthe civilian population than to run the REPORTS ON 'SECRET' TALKS VINDICATED risk of confrontation with security forces. WE REPORTED, shortly after the 'secret' talks with SA Cabinet members Because of the situation in nor and the interim government last October, that the message delivered to them thern Namibia (Ovamboland) Mr by Mr Botha was clear: guarantees of minority rights at all costs as far as Pienaar said when security forces the writing of a constitution is concerned; and concerted attempts to 'broaden answered violence with violence, that the base' of the six-party interim government. innocent people got caught in the At the time, those who met with Mr Botha, kept silent. The talks were crossfire. "I sometimes get the feel 'in confidence'. In fact we gather people such as Mr Mudge did not even pro ing that we carry on our lives as perly brief their own parties on the content of the discussions. So some of though Ovambo does not exist and as Mr Mudge's supporters remained ofthe opinion that the interim government ifthe terror onslaught does not affect had a 'free rein' and that "we will decide our own future", while key areas us .. ." had already been decided by Mr Botha himself. He prai&ed political leaders of that The speech by Mr Pienaar last week, should therefore hardly have sur- . area who, not without personal risk prised the various 'Ministers' , for they were told the same, or similar things, to themselves or their people, were in the October talks. They preferred to ignore Mr Botha's words, and so found still prepared to undertake political themselves publicly rebuked by the Administrator General. negotiations. STILL NOT WISHING TO CONFRONT SOUTH AFRICA Fortunately, he said, security forces were winning, and in the BUT THE interim governmen':., although reacting with harsh words in Caprivi. and Kavango there was no private, and even in a few public statements, are loath to adopt·a confronta longer a threat. Swapo insurgents tional attitude towards their mentors in Pretoria. had not succeeded in infiltrating the Seemingly they do not ·take issue with the fact that while on the one hand northern farming areas and since the Mr Botha says "the people will decide for themselves" , and on the other, bewnning ofthis year 293 insurgents prescribes to them a future constitutional dispensation. . had been killed, approximately one SUrprisingly enough, it was the self-professed "freedqm fighter" in the form fifth of the effective Swapo force ofMr Moses Katjiuongua, who advised in the Cabinet meeting, not to adopt deployed against the north. a confrontational attitude towards Mr Botha's Government. Inside the country security forces The interim government themselves have been placed in the most unen-· had succeeded in apprehending peo viable position of either toeing the line and adhering to Mr Botha's orders ple who had planted bombs. Eight or adopt the attitude that they were given wide-ranging powers, exCluding were presently before the Supreme international affairs and defence, which are now being withdrawn, and as LOUIS Pienaar - advocating 'affirmative action. Court, and the persons responsible a result, should resign from the government. They realise the blow to any remaining credibility they may have, is im This "affirmative action", Mr cumstances should be used to pro for the Gobabis bomb blast had been mense, and it is going to be difficult for them to recoup, made all the more Pienaar said, was condoned by the mote the welfare ofthe broad masses identified and apprehended. He difficult because of division in their ranks. , American Supreme Court in spite of of the people. believed the perpetrators · of the On their return home from the October talks with Mr Botha, they should the fact that their human rights Walvis Bay blast would also be "Preoccupation with personal safe immediately have informed the people of this country of matters which af legislation required that no caught. ty as a result of the violence, or the fect them, and they had no right, a government without mandate, to 'strike preference should be given on ac He referred once again to the use as threat of violence posed by terrorist deals' in private, and later rebuke the Administrator General for breaking count of race or colour by state of camouflage uniforms by political action inhibits social and economic the 'confidential nature' of such talks. agencies. development as well as political parties, as well as simulated arms . Saying that "we are fortunate to and saw this as "irreconcilable with dialogue and negotiation", he said. . THE POSITION OF GAROEB AND KALANGULA experience circumstances of relative democratic principles that an inter peace and calm in this country" , Mr Mr Pienaar added that one became nal political · party associates THE POSITION of Messrs Garoeb and Kalangula remains to be seen. It is Pienaar added that these cir- . aware of the truth of this statement itself with (the) terror and violence". doubtful whether either will enter the socalled Constitutional Council, and in so doing, participate in deliberations when the document is almost com· plete. If either of them did do so, they would certainly demand a 'big slice of the pie', whicli would result in immense chagrin on the part of the six SA BROKE ITS WORD · GAROEB parties presently in power. Since Mr Botha also intimated that those groups wanting ethnic elections USING THE 'much talked-about' themselves decide on their constitu were subjected to a "take it or leave ' should be granted the request, it is not known whether either group will speech of the Administrator tional future, but by that is meant it attitude and that· was the end of call for such an election. ' General Mr Louis Pienaar, to the their widest possible participation in the story". Should Mr Kalaniula decide to do so in northern Namibia, it would pro National Assembly, as a 'basis', a consultative process. In·order to ob In view ofthe above, their coopera bably be a gross error on his part. Circumstances in the militarised far.north Mr Justus Garoeb, leader of the tain the approbation of the South tion could not be expected, he added. are not conducive to an election, ethnic or otherwise; the percentage POll would Damara Council, said at the open African Government or to promote While the Damara Council probably be lower than ever before in that region; arid it would be difficult ing of the Damara Legislative · the legitimisation of the process in subscribed to the principle of an in indeed for Mr Kalangula to claim any mandate as a result of such an elec Assembly this week that the the international community, it terim or transitional government, tion, which could never be 'free and fair' with the South African security Damara Council acknowledged seems necessary that, at least, a clear the present interim government was forces in vigilant presence. [ the international status of majority of eligible voters should be "doomed to failure". "The only man' The interim government, which promised an end to ethnicity and therefore Namibia and in so doing, found consulted and that their leaders will ner in which ·they could use their discrimination, look absolute fools following the SA agreement to ethnic elec not be exposed to a simple take-it-or Resolution 435 the "only, best ~d power is to subject the Namibian peo tions, is going to find it increasingly difficult to work with a 'head of state' leave-it ultimatum but will have the possible basis on the table, to ple by violence and to financially who is wooing parties in opposition to them. Similarly the Chairman of the fullest possible opportunity of par bring about an internationally ac strangle the ethnic governments Constitutional Council, Judge Victor Hiemstra, who apparently accepted the ticipation in the formulation of con ceptable settlement in the standing for the truth". post under certain conditions (one of which that he wo.uld have absolute country". stitutional proposals", Mr Garoeb "The only form of interim govern went on to say that as a founder freedom in which to decide on a constitution) will find his hands tied on the ment outside Security Council 'minority rights' issue, and it is doubtful whether such constituti0IA.will ever This independence plan, Mr member of the Multi Party Con Resolution 435, which would serve its be adopted by consensus. His position too, may become unt~ab1e : · Garoeb continued, had been accepted ference, he objected to the fact that goal and bring peace, is the interim Mr Pienaar has sided with the National Party component of the interim by all major parties and groups, in they had been inaugurated as the government born out of a represen government, which mayor may not be an election ploy on behalf of Mr P cluding South Africa. government without the mandate of tative conference, such as the Lusaka W Botha. He has also, in contrast, sided with parties outside the govern- Rejecting South Africa's legal the people of Namibia. conference of ~984". . claim to govern Namibia, Mr Garoeb "Over and above the struggle for ment whom he is trying to include in the present setup. .. . said "we are not blind to the truth freedom and independence, which we The Damara Council was prepared It may not be possible for him to continue in the role of Administrator and therefore acknowledge - without have been waging for years against to hold in-depth talks with both General of Namibia for much longer. But for the interim government, the Swapo and the South African damaging the rights of all Nami South Africa, we hold them (South position is far, far worse: their lack of mandate, their callous indifference Government· and were confident of bians - the de facto presence and Africa) responsible for all wrongs to the wishes of the people of Namibia, and their collaboration with the oc success in bringing the two parties resulting interests of South Mrica in committed by the socalled govern cupiers ofthis country, will yet lead to their eventual demise. Parties out· to a conference table outside Namibia." ment of national unity", he said. side the interim government would be foolish to join an exerci.se in futility, "This factual circumstance forces When the SA State President on Namibia. ·an exercise which will yet become known as one of the major ·blunders of us to see South Mrica as the biggest April 18 1985 spoke out on the mat The Damara Council said it "re Namibian history. Messrs Garoeb and Kalangula must be only too well aware and most important negotiating par ter, and when he inaugurated the in jected representativie authorities as that they would lose credibility if they decided on either ethnic elections or . ty in the country's question". This terim government on June 171985, the breeding place of discrimination participation in South Africa's Namibia sidesho.w. . on grounds of race and political ties ...... ______... was not only the view of the Damara "South Africa had broken its word of Council, but also part of the settle honour". In·the absence of any alternative, it ment plan which was accepted by the The inhabitants of Namibia were was desirable to participate, primari international community and major not consulted in this process and "we ly in order to·get the platform and re SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS! parties and groups. were never in a position to decide the , tain it. The Damara Council, he con Quoting Mr Pienaar's words that: constitutional future of Namibia" Mr cluded, remained ·open for ''The peop~e of Namibia should Garoeb said, adding that the leaders consultation. l' Friday MarC~ 6 1987
Poliee on eorpses THE POLICE have finally acknowledged an incident in northern Namibia in the area of Ondobe on December 29 last year, when the bodies of allegedSwapo in surgents were tied to the side of a Casspir vehicle, and . paraded to residents of the area. The admission comes in the wake of numerous denials by both police and army to this newspaper that such in cidents occurred; allegations of 'fake' photographs in response to the publishing of the bodies on the Casspir;_ and a 'banning' order by the Directorate for Publica tions in Cape Town on the January 16 edition in which the photograph was IIrst published. A Police spokesman this week confirmed to The N ami 'J?ian that Casspir vehicles were in the vicinity of Ondobe on December 29 last year. According to him the Casspirs had "picked up" the bodies and was "taking them to Oshakati" when the photograph was ta:ken. Asked why the corpses had been tied to the side, he said that there had "not been sufficient room inside the Casspir". "A Casspir can only take twelve people in the back. There was not enough space for the bodies as well as soldiers, boxes of ammunition and rifles", he said. The police admission has been a long time coming. Last week a spokesman confirmed an investigation in to the incident had been completed, but refused to divulge further details. Now they admit the incident did occur, but still refusing to state whether the culprits in this matter were police or army. A Territory Force spokesman said some time back that "we have repeatedly confirmed we do not indulge in such inhuman actions. If anyone did such a thing, he would be prosecuted". ' Following the admission that security forces did in· deed carry the bQdies of insurgents tied to Casspirs on December 29 last year, we now call upon them to take the persons responsible to task. The fact that this newspaper was widely condemned for publication of the photograph, in particular by the police, warrants an apology from those quarters.' But most of all, an apology is owed to the people of' northern Namibia; those who are subjected to incidents such as these perpetrated by security forces. We also trust, now that the admission has been made, that such incidents will not occur in the future, and that some other means be found for transporting the bodies of dead guerrillas. There is no excuse for such inhumanity.
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THE GROWTH of the trade union movement since the latter half of 1986 is not only a positive development in the uphill battle to secure worker's rights, good wages and improved working conditions, but could also stimulate the political scene as well as compensate forthe politicians' inability to organise anything very seriously witli a measure of solidarity and unity.
In particular the fo.rmatio.n o.f The fiye m.ines. included the ' the Natio.nal Unio.n o.fNamibian Namibia (MUN) and Namibia the Wage and Industrial Co.n- ' the .: M;inewo.rkers U nio.n ' o.f co.untry's three giant mines Wo.rkers (NUNW), which is Fo.o.d and Allied Wo.rkers Unio.n ciliatio.n, Ordinance o.f 1952 and Namibia (MUN) canno.t go. un which are o.wned by multi reco.gnised by the Internatio.nal (NAFAU). any o.ther existing law. no.ticed. Tho.ugh co.nstituting less natio.nal co.rpo.ratio.ns: CDM, a Labo.ur Organisatio.n (ILO) in Mr Van Ro.o.yen said it was He said further that trade than half o.fthe totallabo.ur wo.rk De Beers subsidiary, Ro.ssing Geneva. The NUNW played an go.vernment po.licy no.t to. hinder unio.ns had to. have no. , 'o.vert' fo.rce, the members o.f the MUN Uranium LTD, which is part o.f impo.rtant ro.le in the general the fo.rmatio.n o.ftrade uirio.ns. He po.litical aimso.r afilliate. with represent the co.untry's majo.r in the British Rio. Tinto. Zinc, and co.ntract wo.rkers strikes o.f 1971,' said ho.wever that trade unio.ns any po.litical party o.r dustry which has in the ,past ac the Tsumeb Co.rpo.ratio.n when unio.n o.fficials were either seeking registratio.n had to. meet gnint/recieve financial co.unted fo.r 'almo.st half o.f Limited, TCL, who.se main impriso.ned o.r persecuted, certain requirements: that their assistance fro.m any po.litical par Namibia's Gro.ss Do.me~tic shareho.lders are Goldfields o.f rendering the unio.n ino.perative co.nstitutio.ns be co.nsistent with ty. Pro.duct. So.uth Africa and the US New Fo.rmed o.n No.vember 23,1£186, mo.nt Mining Co.rpo.ratio.n. The the MUN has a registered o.ther mines were Otjihase and membership o.f 6 700 o.f the Uis. estimated to.tal o.f 10 000 Acco.rding to. Mr Anto.n minewo.rkers in ~he Lubo.wski, who. was present at . co.untry. Wo.rker's the launching o.f the MUN, the co.mmittees fro.m five unio.n had not been able to. draw mines met in Windhoek in o.ther mines due to. financial ' last year under the restraints. He said, ho.wever, slo.gan "A peo.ple that as so.on as this aspect was united will never o.verco.me o.ther mines wo.uld be be defeated" - bro.ught in. He also. disclo.sed . leading t o. the that the MUN planned to. have fo.unding o.f o.n its Central Co.mmittee at the MUN, least five representatives fro.m. every mine in the co.untry.' Mr Lubowski said the unio.n was presently studying the likeliho.o.d o.f Ro.ssing and TCL mining minerals which were detrimental to. the health o.f wo.rkers. He said certain minerals being mined by TCL and Ro.ssing were believed to. be po.iso.no.us, and added that TeL was the lo.west-paying mine in the co.untry. He said in co.nclusion that CDM was vio.lating the law by impo.sing a 48-ho.ur wo.rking timetable, and that its 24-ho.ur aro.und-the-clo.ck mining po.licy was an act calculated to. deplete fo.r the past fifteen years~ Namibian reso.urces and make a Other trade unio.ns in Namibia future Namibian go.vernment are the Namibia N atio.nal U nio.n dependent. (NTU) o.f Alpha Kangueehi, the Ano.ther important trade Unio.n Namibia Federatio.n o.f Trade which has successfully rallied Unio.ns, headed by Gidio.n suppo.rt amo.ng facto.ry wo.rkers Haimene (NFTU) and based in since Its inceptio.n in September the no.rth, and the Namibia Na last year, is the 6 500~stro.ng tio.nal Trade Unio.n (NNTU) Namibia Fo.o.d and Allied fro.nted by Theo. Ngaujake. Wo.rkers Unio.n (NAFAU). It A spo.kesman fo.r the Civic Af draws its membership fro.m the fairs and Manpo.wer Depart fo.o.d, milling and ho.tel industry: ment, Mr Jo.hann Van Ro.o.yen, With the heip o.f NAfAU o.f has disclo.sed that there ' were ficials, wo.rkers last year wo.n eleven registered trade unio.ns in so.me co.ncessio.ns fro.m the the co.untry and that five ofthem managements o.f facto.ries at were registered in 1986 alo.ne. Okahandja, Luderitz and Fo.ur unio.ns have submitted ap Windho.ek. plicatio.ns fo.r reglstratio.n and The establishment o.f the MUN are being considered amo.ng and NAFAU sho.uld also. revive them the Mine Wo.rkers Unio.n o.f 14 Friday March 6 1987 THE NAMIBIAN Open epistle Chiloane says IN REPLY to 'Candid Observer', I OPEN EPISTLE TO THE wish to.ask whether you attended the CHURCH IN NAMIBIA Windhoek Lager Music Festival last year? Did you try to write to The IN MY capacity ~s a Christian and Namibian newspaper as you do now? parishioner of the Evangelical Your letter did not surprise me nor Lutheran Ovambo-Kavango Church my supporters. People tend to (ELOC) it is my privilege and obliga criticise immediately when they find tion to make a public outcry about mistakes and do not give praise when the unbearable conditions adversely · it is due. affecting fellow Christians and I have accomplished what few peo- members of the churches in Namibia. polluting distant rivers and even the pIe can accomplish in namibia. Am I am referring in particular to This authoritarian act also Don't expect the owners of the land demonstrates the whole naure of this sea. But scientific analysis of water I wrong when I say that in the evangelists, deacons and parish to be thankful for what you are 'giv very government. It is a government samples from boreholes in the Khan history of Namibia, Mr Chiloane workers. These fellow Christians are ing' them. We know are rights, and determined, through an oath of River - taken upstream and from Johannesburg, as you call him, probably the most hardworking peo are 'given' things after being robbed. allegiance to Botha, to deny the right downstream from the mine - show made history by becoming the first- ple in spreading the Gospel in the Lastly, I can, conclude by saying of the Namibian people and their that our operations do not pollute the man to stage the first professional community. However I am sad to that dUring my stay at Rossing for churches the freedom of association, the .past seven years I have ex Khan, which lies right next to the music festival in this country charg- state at the sanie time that these pe0- open pit. ing a mere R12 per person for eight ple are excessively degraded and to know the truth about other people perienced a lot of apartheid and and to decide what is best for them Lest your Gorrespondent suggest professional groups? . neglected by their respective church mistreatment. in terms of health services; education that Rossing's statistics are You asked in your letter what denominations. Their wellbeing is and economics. unreliable, let me point out that we prompts a person to charge exhorbi- not considered by the bishops or by WILLIE KANAN GIN GO As for the. community of Swakop employ two reputable American- ,tant fees for nothing. Was it really their church administrations. I have ROSSING URANIUM. ·mund and Namibians as a whole. based environmental consultancies, for nothing? Did Chiefs and Rangers a strong feeling that the people con- - Don't sit down and witness acts be Dames and Moore, and Principia not play at all? You should think . cerned are serving their denomina Mathematica. again before writing to the tions as slaves for the following ing imposed on you by a government which is imposed ·on you. Stand up, Don't give up It would be tedious for the reader newspaper with your criticism. If I reasons: challenge them and don't let them in if I were to catalogue all the were you I wouM direct my letter to THE STUDENTS of the Katutura 1. When the evangelists, deacons and timidate you and push you around. misconceptions and prejudices con- the people who really take Nami- Secondary School want to comment parish workers are transferred to a Remember you are a powerful force tained in "Concerned Namibian's" bians for a ride by bringing one group on the removal of Mr Elia Kaiyamo new post or mission, in many cases to be reckoned with. It is only letter. One suspects that they are not from SA and charging exhorbitant through your combined efforts and to a primary school in Karibib. based on reason but on ideology. In fees. - they are not provided with the Why is he being transferred when solid unity that an end to injustices, the words of Sir Alan Cottrell, former Do you know how much it cost to amenities they deserve: they are not there are unemployed teachers who provided with living quarters, economic exploitation, inadequate Chief Scientific Adviser to the bring these two professional soccer health and education facilities, can have completed teachers training British Government: "The general clubs to Namibia? bicycles and gowns · and they are courses at the Academy? outrageously underpaid. In short, come about. public has .. . been let down by those Kaiser Chiefs R15 000 · To the interim government: if you Where is the socalled Minister of anti-nuclear campaigners who have Grinaker Rangers R12 000 they are modern-day Lazaruses who Education, Mr Andrew Matjila? We get their comforts only after the high don't step down soon and allow for a exploited the public's ignorance of Flight tickets R15 000 speedy implementation of Resolution were shocked by Mr Kaiyamo's nuclear technicalities to aggravate Accomodation R4 000 priests and bishops satisfy transfer to a primary student, which themselves. 435 under UN auspices, then you its justifiable worries into un· I amjust giving you an idea of what might become the next generation of has resulted in students at our school fathomable dreads , and irrational- I spent for the sake of enterta.inment being at a disadvantage. 2. In certain Church denominations defendants to stand before a hatreds ... " in our beautiful country. We have a shortage of German parish workers earn only R35 per "Nuremburg-style" hearing of our I do not propose to enter into fur- If Windhoek was a metropolitan ci- month! With -this extremely low_ times. So do. it quickly before history, teachers at our school, and Mr ther correspondence on this subject ty like Johannesburg, I would have salary a parishworker can never af as usual, will be the final arbiter. Kaiyamo, who was the only German unless it is to respond to rational and charged a mere R5 for a tournament ford to buy food, much less clothes, teacher, has been moved to Karibib. reasonable criticism. If your cor- ' .- like that one because I know I can get The Department is making educa or pay rental and utilities. Further DAVID IMBILI respondent is really a concerned 20000 people. I charged RIO to cover . tionat our . school more inferior. more, most of these people are WINDHOEK Namibia I challenge himlher to come my expenses. parents with up to five children. White teachers are responsible for to Rossing Mine to discuss his/her The public must be aware that I am Church denominations and ad his transfer as they tell tales to get concerns not only with management not an entertainer but a promoter. As ministrations must be reminded that his transfer and are now able to en but with any employee. such I try to do my level best to modern-day human beings cannot be On sanetions force reactionary ideas on black organise good entertainment: but if treated like in the old biblical times students. CLIVE ALGAR that function fails due to reasons when Jesus told his followers not to ALLOW me to reply to Mr Clive His transfer was illegal because he PUBLIC AFFAmS MANAGER beyond my control, then there I worry about tomorrow. This is not Algar's letter in The Namibian of was given no say in the matter. We ROSSING URANIUM . nothing I can do but try.better next . the time those five fish · and five February 20 in which he was defen demand his return for he had the time. loaves were increased by Jesus in ding his company which he said is do potential to teach and share his I approached the owners ofthe two order to feed the people. ing a great deal for the Namibian knowledge with his students. clubs, and they said that the stan people. Disappointed dard· should have been higher had 3. The Namibian bishops and high The whole letter was full of uncon ANGRY STUDENTS the players not played the previous priests . .live in big and spacious ON BEHALF of the majority of spec vincing reasons and endless ~tistics KATUTURA day in the BP Top 8 final. Injuries modern houses in Windhoek and which were not needed. All that was tators, I would like to comment on kept some of the players of both clubs . elsewhere. They live in villas and necessary was the last paragraph of the recent visit ofIwisa Kaiser Chiefs back home, and people should drive expensive and comfortable his letter. AleheInists and Grinaker Rangers to Namibia. understand it cost money to fly vehicles. They are literally living in The question I put to Mr Algar was The match was attended by people players like the injured ones who luxury. from all over Namibia. Some of us loud and clear: to tell the Namibian THE LETTER by "Concerned never made the trip. people who gave his company the even travelled hundreds ofkm to see I have tried since December to 4. One of the major church denomina Namibia" from "West Germany" the two giants in action. But to our tions in Namibia has sent hundreds green light to mine uranium · in (The Namibian 20 Feburary) brings match Chiefs with our local lads. The Namibia, whether it was the South disappointment, the match was not answer from the ruling soccer body of thousands of Rands to Ethiopians. to mind the mumbo-jumbo of a as expected. Wejilst wasted our time Why weren't such monies spent right African Government or the United medieval alchemist. He/she uses ir was always negative. The reason: Nations? and money for nothing. their constitution does not allow an here in this country on salaries and relevant, emotional and misleading We appeal to Sahara Promotions: the wellbeing of the disadvantaged In the last paragraph he stated: "It statements as a veneer to disguise individual to bring a foreign soccer is fortunate for the Namibian people stop sponsoring two South African club to play against the Namibian evangelists, deacons and parish ideological motives. . teams to play in Namibia. Instead let workers since charity begins at present and future that the decrees' Rossing welcomes informed XI, except the body itself. This is why of the UN are'not recognised by ma them play against our own teams or I was forced to bring two clubs to play home? Some evangelists have died in criticism but any critic who in against the National XI. Stop sen dire poverty having walked jor couritries in the world". sinuates environmental malpractices one another. Mr Algar, could you tell me what ding thousands of Rand of Namibian I am happy that Swafa and NNSL kilometres on foot to preach the by us should ·back up hislher money.to South Africa for fun: Gospel. They were not given even a you mean by 'major countries'? In my statements with scientific fact. (soccer bodies) came to our rescue donkey to travel on while on church point of view 'major countries' in "Concerned Namibian" writes because some of the people tried to clude the Soviet Union, America, Bri M T SORESEB prevent the soccer from taking place, missions. about the dangers of uranium min OTJIMBINGWE I therefore appeal to the Church to tain, France and West Germany, and .. ing but ignores internationally ac but the man from Johannesburg, as take the expensive living standards China, just to name a few. All. of cepted studies which show that you call him, won the battle. in this country into consideration and them are members of the UN and uranium mining is at least eight What annoyed me is that I never find a reasonable solution to this most ar!,! members of the Security times safer than coal mining based Equal pay? expected some players and officials enormous crisis. Do good unto those Council, including Britain, where Rio on the generation of 1 GW (e) year of of certain curtain raisers tb use from whom you expect good. Tinto Zinc is based and which is ex power. AS A worker at Rossing Mine, I wish abusive language against Chiefs ploiting our wealth at Rossing. . YoUr correspondent writes loosely to state that the whole mine stinks players; some of them even tlITeaten PHILEMON MOON GO If UN decrees are not recognised by about exposure of miners to radiation of apartheid, as 1 will show from the ing not to play unless their Wives and PARISHIONER, ELOC any major coUntry in the world, then and attempts to dismiss the existence following example. children were allowed free entrance. WINDHOEK it is self-explanatory that thosecoun of background radiation. But We are graded here at Rossing, but Someone broke the windows ofthe tries are greedy Western capitalists, everyone on earth is exposed con you get .two people with the same changing room and . stole approx including America and Britain, who tinuously to radiation and Rossing's grade, one black and one white. The imately R360 of players money, Deportation do consider material wealth as more miners are exposed, on average, to grades are the same but there is a big clothing and a watch. Teenage important than the suffering people less than 10 percent of the exposure difference in salary. Blacks still get Dladla went back to Johannesburg in IN REACTION to the deportation of in Namibia and South Africa. limit recommended by the Interna far less than whites. This system is borrowed shorts and shoes. I never the two Dutch volunteers who were If the majority of suffering people tional Commission on Radiological there to blindfold the people. expected such a thing to happen to employed by the Catholic Church, I in Namibia and South Africa were Protection (lCRP). In the department of Materials visiting teams. It shocked me, and would like very much to voice my blacks, then economic sanctions "Concerned Namibian" suggests Supply, black people did the same next time I will have to arrange tight anger on this parochial and narrow would have taken place long ago. that Arandis is "contaminated" with work as coloureds, but the coloureds security to curb such things. minded act by the 'interim govern America has imposed the same radio-active dust particles. It must be have been put up to Grade 8 and I hate racists and pretenders ment for national disunity'. . higher. If a black man speaks of because of their cowardice, and what economic restrictions against Poland noted that Arandis is 12km north Rene Heg and Rudy Hilgers were I do as a promoter is to give people and Nicaragua because the people in- . west of Rossing Mine and is thus higher grades then they speak about . two Dutch volunteers who decided to qualifications, but the coloureds and entertainment, whoever they are. volved are all whites and they argue essentially upwind of the operations. leave their country for a cause which -whites are promoted without any Someone said that I steal money they want to curb communist expan- . Analyses of dust particles collected was aimed at helping the poor and tests. from N amibians and use it in Johan sionism in both countries. But at a monitoring station at Arandis oppressed people of Namibia. They Whites who cannot speak or read nesburg. Are we not using the same America has let down the 'western · between 1984 and 1986 clearly show were not only serving the Swakop English are their bosses in the open currency as in South Africa? Is the Christian civilisation' by embracing that the origin of the dust particles mund community according to the pit. free market system not allowed here? colonialism and apartheid. is not the open pit or the tailings true practices of doctor and patient dam. In the latest annual ground I appeal to Rossing to bury this How many South Africans have relationship, but had the full back Mr Algar, it is high time you stop level radiation survey at Arandis (in apartheid. Mondesa and Arandis dedicated their lives for the country. ing and support of the Roman defending a doomed cause. You are December 1986) gamma radiation buses are searched every day, while I am one ofthose who came to settle Catholic Church in Namibia, which mining our uranium illegally and was found to be 0,4 micro-Sieverts an the other buses are not. The Chief of with my family here. I am not doing is representative of a large propor there is no way you can fool us that hour, which corresponds to Security should look at this problem. it for South Africans because they are tion of the Namibian people. - you have no quarrel with Swapo or background radiation and is a small I also call on Rossing Management more advanced than us. As for the Minister of Health in any other organisation in Namibia, fraction of the ICRP recommended to get apartheid out of the Mine. I am here to stay, Candid Observer. this illegal government, he could not when you were given· a ,green, light limit. wait for a chance to please his bosses by the SA Government '"to mine Your correspondent makes sweep ROSSING APARTHEID FIGHTER EPHRAIM CHILOANE in Pretoria in return for a big cheque. uranium here:' ing allegations about Rossing SWAKOPMUND SAHARA PROMOTIONS - .=---~
THE NAMIBIAN Friday March 6 1987 15'
great heap. In a little while the heat of . OMENS the sun on the dung caused it to become very hot, and great was ~he young A comet passing across the sky heralds man's surprise to see it smoking and the death ofthe chief, or an impending then bursting into flame! plague. Ifan ox or co~ digs its horns in "There is the fire that lights itself", to the ground while it is in the .cattle laughed the herders. "Let us go to your enclosure of the headman's kraal, a father". grave will soon be dug in the same Vast was the astonishment of old enclosure for the owner .ofthe kraal. Esisi when he saw his son return with A dove cooing or "mourning", on the the young herders, and was shown the roof ofthe headman's hut, means he in answer to his riddle in his own'cattle turn will soon be mourned over. Should kraal. a puffadder be found in the kraal Nehoja's herders worked so well that among the milk calabashes, it is a good his cattle were soon renowned for their omen, for the owner will receive plen numbers and appearance, 'and Neho· tyofmilk and his cattle will grow sleek ja himselfwas accepted at last into the and fat, like the puffadder. . community as a manofgood standing. He married a comely girl and brought up a large family, and his in· -----OVAMBO PART II ----- genious narrow-feet served him THE OVAMBOS'beliefin omens is still very prevalent in every faithfully and well for the rest of his day life. If, for example, a traveller comes across a grey, striped life. mouse in his path, the mouse has lost its burrow and is looking for a new one - meaning the travellerwilllose his kraal and be • Next week, the first par:!; of The looking for a new one. There are many such superstitionsinvolv Bushmen. ing many things, such as comets, snakes, doves and frogs. In the last part ofOvambo myths and legends this week, omens, mar riage, death and burial, burial of a chief, and a mythological Myths and Legends of story are highlighted. Southern Africa by Penny Miller printed by . lights itself, fuel for it that makes thick with dry cattle manure. TV Bulpin itself, and bring me herdboys who can. "There is fuel that collects itself" , Publications guard my cattle all day long and never they said, piling up the dung into a (Pty) Ltd. need feeding, will I let you return" , replied the old man. . Nehoja departed sadly, taking his hunting bow and a little food which his mother had given him. He walked far under the hot sun and after a while came to an old woman who was milk ing some goats. "Give me some milk mother, for I am thirsty:' begged Nehoja, but the old woman only offered him a little dirty water in a calabash. "I do not drink that", said Nehoja indignantly. The woman carried the milk into her hut. Nehoja followed her. There was porridge cooking on the fITe. "Give me 'some porridge mother, for I am hungry:' he begged. She gave him a lit tle, but it smelt bad and looked most unappetising. "I cannot eat this", said Nehoja. He walked away, musing that although the old were so miserable and stingy, perhaps the young were better. A frog seen during the dry season is a are hammered into the ground all, He encountered two young girls bad sign, as it signifies that the frog around him to form a cone, and this stamping meal in a corn starilper. The has come from under the earth to call structure constitutes his grave. elder was named Kahanda, and the for the one who sees it, or for a close Two keepers are appointed to watch younger Kaguti. They were both small relative of his, and this unfortunate over the grave. Any flies, maggots or in· and pretty and Nehoja was seized with will shortly be underground himself. sects that emerge from it must be the desire to please them. However, a python crossing a man's driven back into it again, as it would The foolish youth rushed forward path is a good sign, indicating that the bring bad luck to let any escape. With and grabbed the meal stamp from the pole holding up his milk calabashes the passing of time, this surely hands ofthe elder, saying "Here, let me . must be lengthened; since a lot of milk Qecomes not only afulltimejop, but an do that: It is too heavy for you!" is going to be given to his cows and impossible one too! He stamped the meal vigorously, more calabashes will be required to It is also important to feed the spirit of while the girls protested, "Stop, stop! contain it. the departed chief. If this spirit felt . You do not how to stamp meal, you will neglected, it would probably worry the spoil it all and our work will be MARRIAGE newly·appointed chief until he wasted!" slaughtered oxen and offered plenty of But he would not listen and stamped Ovambo women do not always marry meat in sacrifices. Therefore, the peo· harder than ever. Of course, in his ig at an early age; the mother keeps them pIe ensure that the dead ruler con· norance he banged the stamper for as long as possible to help her in the tinues to receive food, which is taken against the edge of the hollow meal running of the home. Marriages can· to the tomb by an old nobleman who holder and soon it was full of splinters not be performed at any time, but on· carries it in wooden dishes, and scat and the meal was spoilt. "Go away", .ly after intervals of a certain number ters it in small portions over the struc· shouted Kaguti, hurling the ·meal of years, and then with the consent of ture, saying" Thte, tate (father, father), sieve at his head. "You are crazy. Go out the parents. . we have been eating meat', and have into the road and catch frogs. That is not forgotten to bring you some:' Thus a large m~age <;eremonytakes the only food for idiots:' place about once every three years, con· When the stakes ofthe tomb decay or Poor Nehoja slunk away. It seemed tinues for days, or even weeks, and collapse, the ruling chiefis immediate· . he was good for nothing. As he usually ends in gifts all round. ly informed. He has to slaughte.r an ox wandered miserably through the The bride receives an iron hoe as a and anoint the timbers with the fresh bush;he came upon a guinea-fowl nest. token of her domesticity and a cow as blood to give them "new life". He then It was large and filled with hand her dowry from her parents. has them re-erected. some eggs. "These will make a fine lunch", he though, bending to take The Herdsboy and them. At that moment a loud voice DEATH AND BURIAL the Guinea Fowl cried ';Kaana!" meaning "boy". . The voice seemed to come from the After death, the deceased is sewn up in eggs themselves and Nehoja started the hide of a black ox, and buried under Ovambo folktales, not unlike those back, amazed. "You must not touch his hut in the village. It is believed that of the Bushman, are centred around us", continuedthe eggs, "we are not or he leads the same life on a spiritual animals and birds which often aid dinary eggs, but have been put here by plane as he led on earth, with his herds the herdsman or hunter in his Kalunga himself. In a little while we and pastures; except in "heaven" cOn· adventures ... will hatch". . ditions are always pleasant for him. There was once a young boy named They spoke no more, but as Nehoja The chiefs however, have their own N ehoja, who was the son of an albino, watched, the eggs cracked open one by heaven and do not mix with their peo· Esisi. He was a bright lad, but con one, and out jumped little men with pIe in a lowlier paradise. sidered inferior to the rest ofthe tribe narrow feet like guipea fowl chicks. The stars at night are believed to be the because his father's skin was a strange They swiftly grew into a score ofstrong campfires ofthe dead, and they warm colour. Even his father had the audaci youths. the spirits on their way to these diverse ty to scorn him, and when the boy was "We are the narrow-feet, or herders:' heavens. older, told him to take his spears and they smiled "and will come to herd bow and be gone. your cattle for you, Nehoja. You need BURIAL OF A CHIEF "There is only one life for your, for never feed us, as we find our food in the you are a fool. You must go the way of bush and we require no payment. The burial of a chiefis far more involv the wind and the stars. ,The fruit· ':This will please my father", said the ed than that of an ordinary person. It fulness ofthe field and the herds ofthe boy, "but I still cannot return until I is considered an insult to lay his sacred kraal are not for you:' have found fuel that collects itselffor body beneath the ground he ruled. He "May I not stay and herd the cattle the fire that lights itself." . is wrapped in an ox hide and propped for you", asked the young lad. "May I "That is easy", replied the narrow upin a sitting position in the centre of never return?" feet, "come we will show you". They the cattle kraal. Heavy wooden stakes "Only when you can find a fire that came to an old cattle kraal which was 16 March 6 1987
Jorry Kaurivi Anthony Bessinger
Gervaslus Ndauendapo Benno Thudlnyane Engelbert Madi Stephanus Katjivena Andries Nangolo Tucsin students Beerpnce SINCE 1985 the University Centre Stephanus Katjivena - Peninsula for Studies in Namibia (TUCSIN) Technicon Personnel h as taken 25 students per annum Management, goes }lP t o prepare them for tertiary Jorry Kaurivi - Natal University - studies, by upgrading them in B.Sc. (Agr.iculture) English and Science su bjects Bonifatius Konjore - UCT - B.Sc agaIn (M a t h ematics, Physics, Engelbert Madi - Peninsula Chemistry, Biology). Technicon - Analytical Chemistry THE 'WHOLESALE PRICE of Andries Nangolo - UCT - B.Sc. beer from the Brewers to the According to a TUCSIN press Wessel Nanuseb - Academy - release, the group of 1986 did well Education . trade was increased by an and the following students have been Gervasius Ndauendapo - UCT - BA average of approXimately 7% placed at universities or'technicons: Richard N engushe - Rhodes - on Monday this week. Simeon Amunkete - Fort Hare - BA Pharmacy , In a press statement the South West Anthony Bessinger - Wits - Pre Benno)l'hudinyane - Wits - Mining Breweries said that despite the strong Engineering , Engineering inflationary conditions over the past Obeth Kandjoze - UCT - BSc Ussel Tobias - UCT - B Comm two years, which no manufacturer Gerson Kapitango - CDM Ferdinand Oompie - Peninsula could possibly have escaped, the beer Ap prentice electrician, Tech. - Radiography industry in Namibia had succeeded in keeping its price increases at halfthe rate (and even lower), than inflation. onnex displays And although market conditions 'Science Kits -like were depressed within the past two years, the export activities ofthe SWB had greatly assisted in obtaining ad mini laboratories' ditional volume, thereby stabilising LARGE CLASSES, lack of content knowledge and confidence confidence in local prices. due to unfamiliarity with both scientific terms and apparatus, "Windhoek Beers are brewed to the and the shortage of adequate laboratoryJacilities, app~ratus highest quality specifications, and and respective literature for both teachers and pupils, were the substitutes like sugar and maize are major problems identified by Mr Roy Pickerill, the Science not used to reduce the cost of raw small business ' materials, as is done with other beers ' Education Project (SEP), co-ordinatoroftlie Western Cape, and on the market;' the press release said. other local,delegates attending an SEP seminar heldjointly by Mr Chris Margull, Se,nlor Director of Sonnex, hanos over two cheques (amounting to R25 000), to cover contributions from Messrs Sonnex In The Cost of packaging materials had ROssing Uranium Ltd and the ROssing Foundation at the,Foun vestments (Pty) Ltd, to the Private Sector Foundation (PSF). Mr Margull made risen substantially, it said. dation's Agricultural Training Centre at Brakwater recently.- the point that these contributions were an exPression of Messrs Sonnex con ForexanIple, the price ofglass bottles The SEP is an organisation whose standard 6,7 and 8 school syllabuses. fidence In small business development through the PSF. This Is the seventh , increased by ' approximately 17% aim is to advance the teaching and Full utilisation 'and even contribution from Sonnex since 1981 - bringing the total contribution 80 earlier this year. Consumers who learning of science in standards 6, 7 inaintenance of the kits was com-' farto R125 000.00. Mr Margullal80 pointed outthat Sonnex was convinced preferred to purchase beer in dumpies and 8, through the ,provision of prehensively 'explained during the that small businesses formed an essential part of the business communi or cans, should remember that approx materials promoting practical science four-day seminar and Mr Pickerill ty and thatthey had an Important potential for development in the country. imately one third of the wholesale lessons with an investigatory gave many solutions to both existing BecauSe of this aspect, Sonnex was committed to the support of the PSF dumpy or can price was the cost of the approach. and potential problems in the science In Its efforts In developing small business potential and experience In packaging alone. .. These materials closely follow , teaching field. Namibia, he said. Consumers should be aware of this syllabi issued by the Department of Teachers of the relevant standards and consider whether it was in fact National Education and are used with formed work groups and then proceed- more convenient at such a price. Accor any standard ~xtbook . . ed to work through the specific units ding to the statement, the best value These SEPkits areregularlyreVlew- of their syllabuses. ' for money was by far the returnable ed and updated as necessary and ' . ' . . h Euro or Quart bottles. d' t 'b t dthro hi' f Fmally, after mstructIons on t e IS trhl u eAfr' ug severa reglOnso main points of lesson planning, the , Referring to this week's increase, the sou ern lca. h h d ·ft statement said that the increase on In the latter part of 1986, an in- teac ers each gave a s ort an SWl - returnable packs (like Eros and ves tIga· tory SEP'semmar was orgarus-. ly evaluated lesson. , Quarts), could be contained to 5,5-6,5 ed by the ROssing Foundation and held A follow-up seminar will be arrang- percent (i.e. 4,1 cents per Euro bottle); at their Vocational Training Centre in ed in Ovamboland later this year. whereas in the case of non-returnable Ondangua. The need to, train scientists in packs like dumpies, an 8% price in The recent seminar, co-ordinatedby Namibia is a vitally important one, crease had become necessary. Ms June Horwitz, Education Officer in since the economy relies so heavily on The last price increase of South West ROssing Uranium's Public Affairs high technology industries such as Beers was in February 1986. Department, was attended by 16 mining. teachers. ROssing Uranium, as one ofthe most The science kits, subsidised by the highly sophisticated opep cast mines SEP and distributed to key schools in in the world, is more aware than most Namibiajointlyby ROssing Uranium of this need, and through its Young and the ROssing Foundation, 'are vir- Scientists programme and the promo- tually mini-laboratories equipped tion ofthe SEP programme, hopes to Mr R Pickerlll-Seminar leader from UCT, discusses the finer points of the with the basic materials needed for improve the situation in Namibia. SEP kit with Seminar delegates. THE NAMIBIAN Friday March 6 1987 17
Wealth is polities is po",er is repression
THIS COUNTRY is ideal for playerth~itistohaveacreativework mentally-penetrating words. duce a locally-written drama, comedy the making of avant-garde published; Books, plays and poems have the or whatever, there is not an ounce of movies. A couple that spring to It appears their rationale is to keep power to disturb and awaken the mind. creativity amongst them. nrlnd are "One Flew Over The as many people active in sport as possi Political ideo~ogies and religious As far as I can make out, these Tintenpalast': and the ble, so that they don't notice when their philosophies have been created by employees produce something called "Clockwork Naartjie". The country is bordering on civil war. Keep words. "Land en Sand", which would hardly politicians of Namibia are hammering home the physical indoc ~ The entire Christian faith is based win any Pulitzer prizes - and endless trination and soon their priorities will on a book filled with words, probably programmes on rugby. ' merely out-of-workactors who be well and truly screwed up. the single most powerful book ever I've heard some wonderful stories of never made it to Hollywood, written, and just look how many what goes on in the programmes divi and the script is being updated They feel it is imperative to keep the millions oflives it has affected. sion, told to me by a black cameraman virtually every day. ,public's intellect and imagination Without words there is nothing. who was fired last year. But I won't stunted. By not injecting money into This is why there are so many finan repeat them here because of those So where are all the Namibian the arts they hope to keep the nation cial injections into 'Suidwes sports', sickening, self-righteous courtroom authors? Where are the alternative dull and inarticulate. like rugby for example. It is far safer for scenes where the "injured" party rises playwrights and dramatists, the , It is also far cheaper than sending those secure in the system to havethir to his feet with indignant cries of novelists, short story writers and mobile lobotomy clinics into the far ty men chasing a piece of inflated "Defamation!" poets? ' reaches of Namibia. leather on weekends, than it is to have A Windhoek newspaper started a Why is SWAPAC not being flooded The rich are desperately afraid of the thirty men sitting at home thinking, poetry column which lasted one week. with scripts? Why is there not one pro poor, Not only do they have far more to and possibly coming to the conclusion An excellent idea and valiant effort, gressive publisher in this entire coun lose, but ifthey provided the poor with that the system needs challenging. but it met wjth an apathetic and silent try? Why is there not one independent outlets for their frustrated creativity, death. video production company? their game would be up. If the boss-boys of the SWABC had As a doctor, I urge the authorities , Can it be because there is no en The have-nots of the world are the their act together they would be con and the rich people to channel more couragement from the State nor the true aesthetes, and their instinctive stantly running competitions for the money into the arts in a last-ditch ef: private sector? Perhaps the govern perceptions ofthe truth are a danger 'best television script submitted by a fort to recover the romantic and ment is afraid that the pen just could to those in positions of power. resident of Namibia. ' creative intellect which lurks in the be mightier than the sword. Wealth IS politics is power is In the Corporation's programmes subconscious of so many N amibians. The rich are constantly awarding repression. division there are at least two dozen We must not allow the people of grants and sponsorships to sporting The whole dirty deck of cards can producers, cameramen, editors and Africa's last colony to fall into the trap bodies, with the result that it is far come crashing to the ground with one technicians. Although this 'highly of believing that sport and war are the easier to become a Springbokjukskei manuscript of carefully-selected, trained' crew have the means to pro- only outlets for their emotions.
New loeal independent eoUeetivefor-researeh · &resolrees in ·, Namihia
SOUTHERN AFRICA is today confronted politically, socially and economically with unprecedented challenges to its people, its decision-makers and decision-shapers. In the streets, in the Foffie says: debating chambers and boardrooms, creative solutions have to be found. Now, after two years of planning and preparations, J Collective Re'sources(Pty) Ltd., has come into being, anindepen MR LOmS Pienaar, who is su dent southern African research and resource collective in , posed to keep up an appearanc Namibia. of 'neutrality' (not, too successful ly, we might add) 'has cert • preferences llJI.long the press, IilIl In ajoint statement to the pl'ess this mes - would include computer pro- ' only the interim governmen week,MrRoyGentle,ChairmanofCol gramming and software mouthpiece, the SWABC and th lective Resources(Pty) Ltd(Core), and developments, community work, right-wing German daily were in Managing Director David Pieters, said development, labour and manage vited to attend a cocktail party a that Core was committed to playing 'a Mr Roy Gentle, Chairman of Collective Resources (Pty) Ltd., known as CORE, ment consultancy, his home •... role to meet these challenges on the In conclusion; the'statement says who ,said that a global perspective was vital for meaningful research and strategic terrains of information, "Prior to its official launch, Core resource development. research and resource development. already has several projects in process. According to the statement, "Core "The campiagn of the Fishing consists of a tried and tested multi Licence Action Group (Flag), to 'Nami disciplinary team , of professional bianise' the fisheries, has yielded its BLOOM COUNTY researchers; social scientists, com first fruits in the form oflobster conces-, puter programmers and data ap.alysts, sions to small fishermen. ' urgan and regional planners; educa "The Labour,Activity Centre (Lace), tionalists, labour and development in Katutura has rElsearch, counselling consultants. and community and plaCement of unemployed workers facilitators. ' amongs its programmes. AReadership In respect of potential clients, the Poll for a high profile publication is be statement listed commercial and in~ ing -conducted in 'South Africa, .a stitutional, ranging from large cor regional Biographical Survey has porations to grassroots community already commenced. orgap.isations and development agen "Prepartory work for a Feasibility cies, individual businessmen, profes Study is in progress. Translations and sionals and independent researchers ' editorial processing are being done on , and students. an ongoing basis. ' Work terrain would inClude - ,"In today's world, characterised by research - in the fields of demography over-specialisation, professional com- , and social studies, economic and/or partmentalisati!>!li uneven economic political analyses, forecasting, surveys, development and social fl'agmenta polls and market research, literature tion, it is difficult to maintain a global reviews and cultural commentaries, perspective. Such a global perspective developmental planning, feasibility is vital however, for meaningful stuqies and "we are fully equipped to research and resource development, carry the research process through all especially in these critical times of its stages, from concetualisation, social change. methodology design to data analysis "Such a holistic approach and report compilation:' underlines our search for solutions to Allied services would comprise infor problems on any level and is indeed mation, activities - news clips, infor made possible when a team of profes mation processing, feature writing, sionals merge their individual exper- _ background briefs, photographic tise in a single, comprehensive enter assignments; while development - prise such as Collective Resources educational and vocational program- (Pty)Ltd:' ·- 18 Friday March 6 1987 -----~~- ~~~---- T"rJuide After'Shaka MAR6~MAR12 FRIDAY
18h27 Prog. Schedule 18h30 Hand in Hand -the hiatus. 18h35 Pokkel die Eekhoring WITH A LOOMING deadline, and blank space to fill on a page, 18h58 'Thddy Drop Ear 19h1l The Big Valley it is very difficult to find something worth writing about in 20hOO Suidwes Nuus respect oftelevildon programmes, other than the start of a new 20h15 Danger Bay series - "The Equaliser" - which is due to be screened on Mon 20h43 Debuut day, replacing "Shaka Zulu", which ended this week, leaving 21h15 NewslWeather NuuslWeer what could be termed a "hiatus" on that particular viewing 21h35 Paris evening. And make no mistake, there are many viewers who are 22h22 Big League Soccer going to miss the colour, splendour and vivacity of this 23h14 Dagsliliting production. SATURDAY But, the world goes on, and TV pro- - where the human elemerit takes over, grammes roll on, and now we have to a change takes place. 18h27 Programrooster become acquainted with Robert He resigns his position and proceeds 18h30 Kompas McCall, a silver-haired gentleman to run his own crime-fighting opera 18h35 Bozo Cartoons who has served long, tough years as a tion. From out of his stylish Manhat 18h45 KoOperasiestories secret agent, in The Equaliser. tan apartment, he helps those who are 19h10 Filler material McCall's sense ofduty is as great as the-victims of the system, those who 19h14 Remington Steele his devotion to what he is doing. But have already exhausted all possible 20hOO Who's the Boss then, after he has seen how the system sources of conventional help and find 20h24 Feature filnt "Die Sneeuman" operates, how justice is done, and themselves at a dead end. 21h54 NuuslWeer News/weather 22h14 Hill Street Blues Steve Williams as Lt Burnett. 23hlO Show Express (German Music) 23h36 Epilogue The only way he advertises is by He has recorded eleven long-playing means of a small advert in the records, as well as the soundtrack newspapers, in which he offers to even album from the film "Breaker SUNDAY out the odds in his clients' favour. Morant", which garnered him two gold The nature of his cases is as varied discs in Australia. 17h27 Programrooster as are the many people who call him, Starring opposite Woodward, is 17h30 Polka Dot Door an attractive divorcee being harrass Steven Williams, as Police Lieutenant 17h59 Mannemarak ed by a would-be killer, a Chinese boy Burnett, and Robert Lansing. 18h12 Lofgesang is mistaken by kidnappers for the son Finally, just in passing, tomorrow -19h31 Jimmy Swaggart of a wealthy industrialist, these are the night's feature film (if you can face a 19h12 Filler material problems "the Equalizer" has to sort dubbed version again), is Die 19h16 Der Malawi-See out. Sneeuman, or, When Everyday Was 20hOO News ReviewlNuusoorsig McCall's appearance is deceptive. the Fourth ofJuly, as it was original 20h20 Another Life From being an attractive, impeccably ly named in English. 21h03 NewslWeather NuuslWeer dressed gentleman who drives a The story is about murder, seen 21h23 Bles Bridges in Concert polished black Jaguar, he can _turn through the'eyes of a child, written by 22h22 By Still Waters fierce and threatening when the need Lee Hutson. arises. The action takes place in 1937 in Edward Woodward takes the part of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and revolves MONDAY around the Cooper family. McCall. Born in Surrey, England, he 18h27 Prog. Schedule Ed Cooper is an attorney, and wife made his West End stage debut in 1954 18h30 Hand in ;Hand and his subsequent stage career defies Millie is an interior decorator. Their 18h35 Rieksie Rautenbach - two children are 12-year-old Daniel summary. Baasspeurder and nine-year-old Sarah. He has appeared in over 200 televi 19h01 Filler Material sion productions, including the title Sarah becomes friends with a mute 19h05 Videofashion (New) loner with white hair, living at the role in the record-breaking TV series 19h36 Mr Belvedere local hotel. Although he is mocked by "Callan", "Rod ofIron", which won him 20hOO Suidwes:Nuus the 1981 TV Emmy Award, the series the whole town, a strong friendship 20h15 Mountbatten develops between the two. "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness 21h06 The Equalizer (New) Then a murderiscommitted and her Years", "Love is Forever", with Michael 21h52 NewslWeather NuuslWeer Landan, and "A Christmas Carol". white-haired friend is charged with 22h12 Persoonlike Geldbestuur But it is not only on stage and film the crime ... heading a chain of events 22h28 Dagsluiting that he has shone. His name is also that shake the very foundation of the Edward Woodward as Robert McCall. linked to music. Cooper's family life and loyalties. TUESDAY 18h27 Programrooster 18h30 Kompas 18h35 Wielie Walie -TkelWte- 18h50 Insekgedrag, Menslik Betrag 19h05 Filler Material_ 19h14 Murder She Wrote 20hOO South West News First 20h15 Dynasty (new season) 21h02 He's the Mayor 21h26 NuuslWeer NewslWeather 21h46 Sport . German 22h16 Epilogue play WEDNESDAY 18h27 Prog. Schedule 18h30 Hand in Hand for 18h35 The K8.ngazoo Club 19h05 Piggeldy & Frederick 19h19 Sport 20hOO Suidwes Nuus 1987 20h15 How the West Was Won 21h01 ,Mary 21h25 NuuslWeer NewslWeather SWAPAC'S FIRST German 21h45 Hiinde-Werke-Kunste (new) production of the year is to be In the play" Freunde und Felnde' ',are Jonny Heimann, Man: Seelenbinder, Hans Feddersen and Freddy 22h14 Dagsluiting staged in conjunction with the Frewer. local German drama group the company, has appeared in various THURSDAY "Deutsche Biihne, from March school productions, while Jonny 11-14 in the Windhoek Heimann made his debut in local 18h27 Programrooster Theatre. " theatre in 1973. , .'Okwatoka' 18h30 Kompas Hans Feddersen is wellknown to MEMBERS OF THE Windhoek Symphony Orchestra Will. be 18h35 He-Man & the Masters of .. Windhoek audiences, and since the Universe (final) The fourroles in the play - "Freunde November last year has been a presenting a concert on Sunday evening at 20h30 in the 18h57 Harry's World undFeinde" (Friends and Enemies), by member of the Swapac Board. Academy's Standard Bank Space. 19h12 Filler material Arkady Leokum, will be portrayed by "Freunde und Feinde" is a two-act This performance will be the first - welcome to attend. 19h15 Spioen Spioen (final) Freddy Frewer and Marc Seelenbinder play, the first act consisting of a in the 1987 series of "Okwatoka", The Windhoek Symphony Or 20hOO South West News (the friends), and Jonny Heimann and dialogue between a teacher and a presented by the Academy. chestra has already given widely 20h15 Call to Glory Hans Feddersen (the enemies). In ad 12-year-old pupil. In the second act the acclaimed concerts with themes 21hOO So Oder So 1st Das Leben (final) dition Freddy Frewer will also direct dialogue takes place between a waiter The name roughly translated, such as "Baroque Ii la Mode", and 21h58 Nuus/weer - NewslWeather the play. and one ofthe regular customers at a means "when the sun has set", and "Classics by Candlelight", and 22h18 Electronic Office (final) Last year Freddy Frewer also restaurant. will be used for evening concerts in these were so popular with the 22h43 Epilogue directed the successful play "Warte Bis Reservations for the play can be a more classical vein. Windhoek public and so enjoyed Es Dunkel 1st" (Wait Until Dark), and made at the theatre office, or Strings, wind and piano will par by orchestra members themselves, "Freunde und Feinde" promises to be telephonically at telephone number ticipate in a programme of works that it was decided to expand the just as successful. 34633 from 09hOO to 12hOO and 14hOO by Schubert and Gounod. horizons and present a chamber Marc Seelenbinder, the youngest of to 16hOO daily. Entrance is free and everyone is music concert. *** r__ ------__-- ______~a ______~ ______~ ______------~ ______~. __.. ____ ~~ ____---- __.______~---- ______.______
THE NAMIBIAN Friday March 6 1987 19
-W\RNER HOME VlDEO!--.
IT'S DIFFICULT to know quite where to begin in writing about !people in ehains the latest mini series titled "Roots", from the masters of the mini series, Warner Home Video. There are so many superlatives, and yet one still feels they are somehow inadequate in describ The American 'human drama' ing Alex Haley's monumental saga of a black American fami ------ly, a story motivated by the oral history of his own family, and his desire to follow the slender threads of memory as far back as they would take him.
It took him twelve years of series. These include Le Var BUrton, research, all the way to Gambia, who plays the pivotal role of Kunta West Africa, to the birthplace of Kinte, "the African", while still in his ''the African", the central figure of teens, and John Amos, who takes the this heartrending epic, providing role of an older Kunta Kinte; Cicely the viewer with a ringside seat to a Tyson, who plays his mother, Edward whole speCtrum of emotions, the Asner, who is Captain Davies, Louis cour age and cowardice, the Gossett Jnr. who takes the part ofFid triumph and tragedy of a peoples' dler, Lorne Green as John Reynolds, "roots". Madge Sinclair as Bel, Ben Vereen as Roots is spellbinding. Chicken George, Lloyd Bridges as A rich and vivid production, both Evan Brent, Brad Davis as 01' George theoretically compelling and _and Olivia Cole as Matilda. historically authentic, it kept me in a Roots begins with the kidnapping state oftotal subjugation, oblivious to ofKunta Kinte from his homeland by anything else but the happenings on slave traders. A terrified young boy, the small screen. It induced me to tears just returned from tribal initiations to of heartache, to frustrated anger and become a man, he sees his whole world questions, strings of questions on all crumble around him andrecede as the aspects of so-called justice and human slave ship moves beyond sight ofland, rights, and man's inhumanity to man! carrying him across the Atlantic to Ifthat sounds a bit far-fetchedor even captivity,acaptivitythatcanbreakhis pompous - believe me, once you've body, but not his will. seen Roots, you will also be groping Through all the hardship, humilia around in yo_ur-mind for the correct tion and misery, he carries his origin words . . like a talisman, never forgetting where Roots is more than a television film. he comes from, never giving up the It is a happening brought to life in all cherished dream offreedom and all its its vivid horror, tears, misery, suffer connotations. ing and joy. And more often than not, - But the system is a hard one to break the reality is of such an intensity that from. In the Old South, despite the talk one is left with an inescapable feeling of"abo litionists in the North", it is vir of guilt, of having been there, a silent tually impossible to get away, with bystander, incapable of positive action, runaway slaves never getting very far, while it all took place. being tracked and hunted down by No wonder, that in eight consecutive bloodhounds, and on their return, hav nights in the Winter- of 1977, an ingto face horrifying physical punish estimated 130 million American peo ment thought out by owners unwilling ple shared the enthralling experience to lose out on their investment in of Roots when it was first released. "human stock". And at last, after being banned in Grown to adulthood, Kunta Kinte South Africa for-almost nine years, it marries - and in this way gives up his has now been passed by the South last chance of escape when his African Censor Board for distribution daughter, Kizzy, is born. in the Republic and Namibia. But Kizzy will be sold away to Roots has a spectacu.l~r cast ofper another 'Plantation, and her son in formers, and several "unknowns" who turn will be sent back across the Atlan have since earned acclaim from the -tic ... The story moves through hardship cessful, winning nine Emmy Awards Coast Guard. In this way, he travelled and heartbreak over a 100-year span and more than 135 other honours. the world until his retirement from the of American history, from the Old In 1974, Wolper met a then uriknown service at the age of 37 . South, through the Civil War to the era author, Alex Haley, and as a result of In 1959 he began writing fulltime, of Reconstruction, Lincoln's assassina this meeting, bought the rights to his and soon began selling to magazines tion and the struggle by his descen book Roots, only halfcompleted at the such as "Harpers", "The Atlantic Mon dants to survive. time. It took Wolper two years to make. thly", and "The. New York -Times" At the very centre of their struggle, Alex Haley considered Roots to be magazine. oftheir very being, is a fierce dignity more than the story -of a people in He wrote the "Playboy Interviews" that sustains them from one genera chains, more than the tale of a child a feature he originated, for several tion to the next, and drives them on to named Kunta Kinte who was ripped years. In the main, his life has been their dil:ltant goal of "freedom". out of his village in 1767 and soldinto devoted to the pursuitof"Roots'~ which David Woiper, a man considered to be slavery, bringing to America the seed was published by Doubleday in Oc one of the greatest producers today, that would lead to dimly-remembered tober1976 and soon became the na responsible for most of the best stories over 150 years later - stories tion's No 1 bestseller. honoured and viewed mini- series (the that led to Roots. When filming of Roots began in most notable of which are "North and 'lb him it represented an even larger Georgia, through the film's completion South" Books 1 and2, and "The Thorn theme. "Personally, I like to consider in September, Alex Haley was right birds", is also the producer responsible that Roots speaks of the American there, on the site, living out of a suit for Roots. human drama in which ancestrally, we case, but determined to be close towhat In all, he has made more than 500 all come from somewhere across the can be termed a "life's project". . fiims and television shows which have ocean". won over 150 awards, including an Haley was born in Ithaca, New York. There are six video tapes Oscar, 29 Emmys, three Golden Globes After spending his growing-up sum Volumes 1-6 in the series, and five Peabody Awards. mers in Henning, he attended college available from Warner Home Roots turned out to be his most suc- for two years before he joined the US Video.
FREUNDE UND FEINDE (Friends and Enemies) by ARKADY LEOKUM Director: Freddy Frewer Windhoek Theatre 11-14 March 20h30 Bookings open now for the public. Bookings at the Theatre (tel: 34633). 20 Friday March 6 1987.______-!T~H!!E~N~A~M:!:I!!:B~IA~N~------""':"""':'-- ______.:...- __
IN PREVIOUS ARTICLES I have told you about animal cells and tissues. Now, organs are made of tissues, and I want to tell you about organs. However, to understand how , an organ works one needs to understand: a) some chemistry, and b) some of the pro c..esses that go on in cells and tissues. So the next two or three articles will be about these matters before go ing on to organs.
ELEMENTS AND ATOMS
All matter is made of elements, cl ... ( I -7 CI - [I thl oy',,je iOn which are substances which cannot be )( )( 00 C. \..I.v;"e "~."' . " Xl< I> 0 C> broken down by ordinary chemical )(.".0 S € 115 ~ ~ • c~ h If · el~ d ""1 (1 ·g. t) 10 el"b'''1 eL&» 18 elp< t'on l (~g . 8) means. Examples of elements are DO 0 . " ,leX0 0 & 0 Hydr ogen, Oxygen, Sodium, ~ ~ . ~ "3 It- S 6 IT PYo t ' ~1 II \,.0l-o~1 IT p,or • ..,s Potassium, Calcium,. Chlorine, Iron and Carbon (all these are important e . Ele "' e ,, ~ elements in living things). He 2- Elements are made of atoms. An ...... " X ...... •...... atom is the smallest particle of an ele . )( ._.. X . :_. • .'. • . • ' .. Ne. ::t g X'" X" ...... ?< ...... ment that still shows all the properties ...... '. ". ofthe element. An atom consists of a '. ." >i .. .' I 'I'~ •• •, ~ ••• :' ,. : ' flo P "". . X. '. ~ . .' .' :' A:r ~ ~ IS :X . X :+ : : •• nucleus together' with electrons ;: x .x :: +:. ·· ·. · : · ~ which move around the nucleus at :'. X" .... "'"" ...: ~ . it ·• . _·. ... .I.e ,~ . : .~ i x...... : ~ _ .' . '., ...... - • Ky ~ 8 I S B . great speeds. .. •.. - .... ··x ... x·· .: . • ... . ,' . >< ." )Co .,:. .•.. -' . The nucleus of an atom is made of ... . " ... ' - q No...... : .... - (, 1..,.. ·· ·· .... ·• ·· protons and neutrons. Protons are...... • ')(e ::l. I I! IS B positively charged particles. The H? 3~ Hi' THERE ARE DIFFERENT ways in which to treat different wounds, depending on seriousness of the injury, and the First aid · major wounds where it is situated on the body. The dangers of internal bleeding and shock MAJOR WOUNDS ti~n t' s arms to his chest. This splinting Theareaaround a major wound should Will help the patient to breathe on his be cleaned with boiled water. Ifthere is own more easily. dirt or foreign material in the wound , this Place the patient in the position he finds should only be removed ifit can be done most comfortable - usually semi easily. Do not probe. Apply a clean recumbent (Fig.2.18), with head and dressing over the wound and transfer the patient to a health centre or hospital without any delay. If neccessary, treat Clean dressing for shock. over wound ABDOMINAL WOUNDS (BELLY WOUNDS) Abdominal wounds should be treated as major wounds and the patient treated Clean polythene firmly sealed against body at Fig. 2.18 The semi-recumbent position for shock. Arrange for transport to a edges to make it air health centre or hospital. tight. Internal bleeding may give little sign to begin with. If you look closely atthe skin however, you may see slight bruising shoulderS rais9d and the body inclined to remove, treat as follows. OII8rthebelly. Sometimes, this is the on Fig. 3.11 Strapping a chest wound when the lung is tothe injured side. Support the patient .Treatment Iy sign of serious internal bleeding. pierced in this position by placing rolled-up Treatment coats, blankets, or pillows behind his • Cover the wound with a clean dressing; In the contents of the belly are pro back. Treat for shock until the hospital c;lressing will also help to control • place a pad over the dressing; truding, do not attempt to replace them. • Treat the patient for shock. is reached. bleeding. • bend the patient'!! fingers A sterile dressing soaked in normal • lake him to medical help as soon Check for both entry and exit points of BLEEDING FROM THE over the pad; saline (one teaspoon of saltto one point as possible. a weapon or bullet, because both PALM OF THE HAND • bandage the fist firmly; of boiled water), or clean boiled water wounds will require dreSSings. FLAIL CHEST • support the limb in asling (Fig.3.14). should.be applied, and it should be kept Apply direct pressure to the wound. (Fig.3.12). Sometimes loose segments of broken • refer to a health centre or moist (with more saline or water), until Raise the arm, and ifthere is no fracture ribs can cause damage to iungs and the hospital. more experienced help is available. or foreign body, such as a piece of glass other tissues. The patient tries • Keep the patient flat and as still as I " 'II desperately hard to breathe, but cannot possible; , ~ , .- ~ . ~~ , . -, _:-- \.=.ol' do so properly. He will be severely • give no fluids by mouth; \ ."'. shocked and may cough up blood. • treat for shock if necessary; i . ' Treatment • contact someone more experienced for advice. Arrange for transfer to hospital as soon as possible. Meanwhile, splint the CHEST WOUNDS chest, either by strapping a firm object Wounds to the chest may take various such as a wedge of cloth, or a small . forms-fromstabwoundstoinjuryfrom pillow, over the affected portion of the heavy industrial machinery, or the steer chest (Fig.3.13), or by strapping the pa- ing wheel of a car in a road traffic accident. SIMPLE PENETRATING WOUNDS Fig. 3.12 Gunshot wound Simple, penetrating wounds are usually (bl made by a knife or a bullet. showing the two wounds Treatment If the weapon is still in place (in the • Treat patient for shock if necesary. wound), do not remove it, as this may in • Give no food or drink. crease bleeding. After ch~king that the • Transfer the patient to a health patient is not in need of artificial respira centre or hospital as soon as tion, and that his airway is clear, deal possible. with the wound. CRUSHED CHEST WOUNDS Your main aim will be to preventairand . more blood from entering the space Treatment around the lung. Dress any superficial (surface), injuries. Air going in through the wound can Strap the arm on the injured side (or usually be heard. There will be a "suck both arms if both sides of the chest are ing" noise as the patient breathes. injured), to the patient's chest. This Dress the wound so that it is as airtight should be done over his clothing. While as possible. You can do this by applying the strapping should be tight (and a clean dressing (sterile if possible), tightened as the patient .breathes out), rig. 3.13 Using a small pillow covering it with a piece of polythene (or it should not be too tight as the end of to splint the chest Fig. 3.14 a-c. Stages in applying a sling. d. Simple hand a plastic bag), and strapping it well a broken rib may by pushed against a sling around the edges (Fig.3.11). 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All the rebel tourists received bannings after they defied their national Union in touring South Africa for large cash rewards. Asked about Kim Hughes' trip to Northern Namibia at the invitation ofthe SADF, Maguire said he saw nothing wrong In the trip. "He was offered a chance to see whats going on here and accepted." . Maguire is pictured above with SWA Cricket Union Chairman Hannes van der Me..we (centre), and treasurer Jeff Luck. etlife junior soccer clinics ENGLISH SOCCER CHAMPION Liverpool, will be out to avenge its two most painful defeats ofthe season tomorrow and. at the same time take a decisive step towards retaining its title. The Merseyside team faces a Lut.on side that has posted 4 - 1 and 3 - 0 vic t.ories .over the champi.on this seas.on in League and Cup matches. With neighb.our and standings leader Evert.on playing Sunday, vict.ory f.or Liverp.o.ol w.ould mean it w.ould take .over the leadership at a significant time in the campaign. In the past, when Liverp.o.ol has taken the lead in March, it has n.ot let g.o. Going int.othe weekend's games, Evert.on and Liverp.o.ol are level.on p.oints with Evert.onat.opthe standings.on g.oal difference. Arsenal lies third, a point behind. Ofthe three, Liverpo.ol is the .only team playing at h.ome. Everton travels to Watf.ord for a game held back for the benefit oflive television coverage, while Arsenal crosses London to face improving Chelsea. Two controversial aspects to Liverpool's defeats at Kenilworth Road will add spice to the clash with fourth-placed Luton at Anfield. Both were ihflicted.on Luton's artificial turf and after the 4 -1 defeat in the League, Liverpool's player-manager, Kenny Dalglish, made scathing com ments about plastic pitches. The 3 -() result at the end of January sent the Northern giant sliding out of the FA Cup and prompted Dalglish to say the South English club should have been thrown out of the competition. Metropolitan Life; in conjuction with the NNSL, have announced the Intention of startl'ng soccer clinics at junior level. The match was a second replay after the two clubs had tied at Kenilworth A Steering Committee consisting of MetropOlitan Life and NNSL members has already been formed, and will control ' and run the clinics. Young Ones' coach, Gary Sailes, second from left, in shorts, will conduct the lectures. Greeting 'Road and then at Anfield. The replay at Liverpool suffered a last-minute Gary Sailes Is Mr P Salmon, Metropolitan Life's Public Relations Manager. Pictured next to him is Branch Manager, postponement because Luton set out late and was held up by heavy snowfalls. Mr M Shlkongo, wearing dark glasses. At the back are school students and Mr Junius of Metropolitan Life. Hthat had happened in amateur competition, Dalglish charged, Luton would have been expelled. . Faced with a crop oflong-term injuries and in a bidto step up Liverpool's cham BLOOM COUNTY pionship challenge, Dalglish has strengthened his already powerful squad with two expensive signings. John Aldridge, scorer of 22 League and Cup goals this term, arrived from Oxford United for 750 000 pounds (1.12 million dollars) While midfielder Nigel Spackman was hired from Chelsea for 400 000 pounds (600 000 dollars). Aldridge repaid part of his transfer fee on his first full league appearance for Liverpool by scoring the only goal oflast week's 1-0 league triumph over Southampton. Liverpool-born and a former supporter !)fthe club, Aldridge celebrated his. goal by waving to the fans at the famous Kop End of the stadfum. "I signalled to the Kop l?ecause I am one .ofthem" he said. "Some of my friends are still there. It's a home from home for me". The striker, who replaced the suspended Paul Walsh in the line-up, acknowledges the keen competition for places in the championship-chasing Liverpool team. ,. ' "Paul had been playing well until he was suspended. Now that he is available again (to face his f.ormer club Luton), it is going t.o be diffi,cult for me to keep my place", Aldridge said. After the marathon Littlewoods Cup semi-final battle, North London neighbours Arsenal and Thttenham Hotspur return to League action,.hoping to stop the two Merseyside teams taking a stranglehold on the title. Bea~en only once in its last 110 league games, Arsenal faces a Chelsea side thathas climbed steadily away from the Jjotto~ ofthe standings and last week . po.sted an impressive 1 - 0 victory at Nottimgliam Forest Thttenham, placed sixth but ~th ' two gamesin hand onJP,ost .ofthe teams above, hosts mid-standings Queens Park Rarigers. With Clive Allen taking his g.oa1s.tally for the season to 39, Thttenbam's last three horne victories in the league have brough.t in ten goals without reply, including a 5 -0 victory .oyer Leicester City. . ' .' .. . ' In other leading leagu.e games', fifth:placed Norwich City receives Wimbledon, sliding . ~ottingham Forest hosts Oxford and the. Manchester giants, United.~& City, claSh at United's Old ~afforc,l iP'6utid: . ; ~ . __ . ,.... :-r. a ... .. March 61987 ~"Massil'e hoost for TilersFt THE MANAGING Director of .that have produced a soccer Springbok Business Services, Mr Christo while Namibia participted at the van Niekerk, announced a South African Currie Cup R12 000 sponsorship of Tigers Competition. FC, at a function held in the He is Siegfried 'Dahle' Stefanus, who Southern Estates Hall last was selected in 198't and retired from soccer in 1985. Wednesdl;lY· The team began playing soccer in The sponsorship will be reviewed an· 1923, but without a name. nually and will be used for kit for.the Four years later, in 1927, a meeting players, as well as being applied for the was called to officially launch the club. provision of sports facilities. - Tigers, the winners of the NNSL The late Abraham DawidNamwan league in its inaugural year in 1985, di was chosen as the first President of is the oldest football club in Namibia, Tigers and Thomas Shinyama the having been founded in 1927 in what team captain. - was known atthat time in Windhoek The name "Tigers", suggested by a as the "Old Location'. certain Mr Blashke, was eventually adopted as the official name for the Tigers' Captain, Mentos Hipondoka (left wearing jacket), and Chairman, Mr John Akwenye (on the right), pictured Tigers are also one of only two clubs club. with directors of Business Services at a function last week. Second from right is Mr Christo van Niekerk, Managing Director of Business Services. Fans up in arms Soccer players resort to rocks alter3-hour wait ...... ------By ESAU NOWASEB-...... -- _____ A MINOR incidence of stone-throwing erupted between two WITH THE recent Kaiser BY ESAU NOWASEB vs Black Africa for third and fourth soccer teams at the JA Nel Secondary School in Keetmanshoop Chiefs/Rangers soccer fiasco still place and Hungry Lions and Young vivid in the minds of many soccer Their patience eventually ran out Ones for fifth and sixth place. on Monday this week, following an.assault on one of the players fans in Windhoek, la~t Sunday's and cries of "Soccer, soccer ... we The Chief Organiser of the NNSL a few days prior to the incident. ~ aborted NNSL Top Six second - want to see soccer, or give us our Mr Oscar Mengo said this week that round soccer matches at money back" were heard all around disciplinary action would definitely The two teams - identified as being prompted . police intervention, and Katutura Stadium once again left the stadium and some of the fans be taken against Young Ones and Sunrise and Cosmos respectively - soon the dust settled. No one was fanS with the feeling that they had even went so far as to threaten some Black. Africa for disrupting the were both ofthe JA Nel School, a stu seriously injured. been cheated. of the officials on duty. tournament. dent source told The Namibian this The Director of Education, Mr van And the obvious lack of organisa "Last Sunday we spent RIO for He said that at the time of the week. Neel, confirmed telephonically that tion on the part of the NNSL again nothing and now they want to rob us dispute at the field, it was decided The members of the Sunrise team everything was back to normal.. raised questions as to the ability of of another R2", some enraged fans that African Stars would play were day-scholars, according to the No one was arrested, those at the helm to successfully were shouting. . Hungry Lions for the benefit of the source, whereas the team of Cosmos organise tournaments ofthis nature. Those who were present might disgruntled fans but this had been was comprised·ofboarding students. With Young Ones .and ],'U!!ck Afi::ica_ have seen how ticket rolls were fly- shelved due to the heavy-downpour The fighting that broke out on Mon S~iJ.ll.l:11ing course out of the running to win the tour . ing up i; the air after a portion of the of rain. day m'oining was only a continuation nament, they entered the R4 000 furious crowd stormed into the little of a fracas on the field last Wednesday, THE DIRECTORATE of Sport Sorendo Bucs tournament in Aran room where gate-takings were col He promised a press-release from said the student. and Recreation, in conjunction dis and fielded their respective lected, and demanded their money tb.e NNSL regarding the He said that after a bitter exchange with the Sport Council, will be reserve teams to play against back. tournament. of words that Wednesday, Sunrise ·staging a course for swimming For the record, Orlando Pirates Hungry Lions.and African Stars in A sudden violent torrential down players warned Cosmos to be careful in·structors in Keetmanshoop the play-offs for positions three to six. pour added more confusion and . won the final against Tigers 1 - 0 to not to leave the school premises. However, Lions and Stars refused hysteria among the crowd. take the trophy on a 2 - 0 aggregate. Subsequent to having uttered this today (Friday), and tomorrow. to take the field against the two The matches that were scheduled Lively winger Jorries Afrikaner warning, they met a Cosmos player The course will be given by ex make-shift teams which resulted in to take place were the final between scored the solitary goal of the after Saturday night at a disco and perienced coach, Mr Cees Jonker, ~d the large crowd waiting patiently for Orlando Pirates and Tigers, the on noon to give the rejuvenated Orlan assaulted him, the studerit said. will cover swimming techniques, the more than three hours without see ly match that took place hours after do Pirates XI their first trophy of the The assaulted Cosmos player then correct use ofthe arms and legs, as well ing any soccer. a prolonged argument, African Stars . 1987 season. consulted his team mates, and as turns. together they planned to take revenge Several videos on swimming will the following day - Sunday. also be shown. However, on Sunday no Sunrise During the course, background work players were to be found, and conse on the formation of a swimming club 'Money for jam' days quently vengeance was postponed to at the town will be done. Monday. Keetmanshoop's once strong swim On Monday morning, as the. day ming club folded several years ago. • ·scholars were about to enter the school The course will be given at the premises, the hostel boys attacked by Municipal pool and starts at 14hOOto In soccer are over means of stonethrowing. The incident day. ______ByDAVESALMON----~------IT SEEMS the "moneyfo~ jam" days oftop South African clubs like Orlando Pirates, Kaiser Chiefs,Moroka Swallows, Bush Bucs and Ainazulu, is coming to an end after a string of exhibi tion match~s labelled· "rip-offs" over the past few months. The Iwisa Kais.er ChiefsiGrinekar joining the proposed Namibian branch Rangers clash at the Windhoek of the Kaiser Chiefs fan club. Stadium was the most recent example Now, it seems, the NSL isto take ac of how these teams·use their reputa tion against teams guilty of ripping off tions to enhance their bank balances. fans in "the far flung. bundus of The Home Improvement Company At RI0,00 a head, much was ex SOuthern Africa" according to a report pected from the two teams which con in last week's Sunday Star, by sport tested the two-leg BPThpEightfinal. swriter Mark Gleeson, West Wing Suite, 6th Floor African Eagl~ Centre KaiserStr. However, both sides did not field their Under . the headline bestline-ups, withonly.threeregulars "ChiefslRangers' Namibia Fiasco PO Box 6305 Windhoek Tel: 2240301222871 after hours in the Rangers XI and five in the Chiefs Could Force NSL Th Revise Friendly XI which resulted in rather mediocre Circuit", Gleeson says "these ongoing Julian Williams soccer. friendly encounters are slowly raising Pre-match publicity promised the the ire ofthe National Soccer League". - uns~pecting Windhoek fans aglimp se of all the established stars but 'In the article, in which Chiefs and ••• IMPROVE! se.veral failed to make the trip, in Rangers are lambasted for their com-' cluding Chiefs players Ace bined conduct in Windhoek, the writer . REDO: · YOOR KITCHEH for as little as R98 pm Ntsoelengoe, Chippa Molatedi, John - calls for an investigation by the NSL Cham!lngwane and Harald Freeze. . . hierachy as "this sort ofbehaviour only YOOR BATHROOM for as little as R75.pm . None ofthe big names in the Rangers tarnishes the growing stature of YOOR CARPETIHG for as little as R95 pm team came to Windhoek. Players like soccer" . Lea Grobler, ' Shane McGregor and This statement is equally true ofthe • NO DEPOSIT . • FItEE PLANS fiND QUOTES " Charlie Cliff were not in:the11ne-up as ·scene in Namibia and hopefully those • EfiSY CitED IT TEItMS • FINfiNCING flltltfiNGED - . promised. .' at the helm ofNasa and the NNSL will ,. ,We do cill types of renoYGtlons and balldlng alterations. _ The mat.ch did.not do the National have lElarnecJ. from the experience. For free qaotes on painting. paving. tiling. plamblng onlectrlcallnstallatlons Namibians will not fork out another ' ,Soccer league's .(NSL), reputation , .'" ~ ,'~ CRLL FIRStl . .',': ' . .' ' .liluchiood,al\dnianyJ:::hiefsfans~id , _ 'cent to watch the pri,madonl\a's of as < • • • ~i theJ natch they wQuJd ~ihink •.Soytl) ~can ,f!occer. • . ' fiLLONITS filiD WOltlOtfiMSHIPGUfiltfll:t"TEEb FOIt' 12 MONT"S 24 Friday March 6 1987 THE NAMIBIAN _. ======------~~~~~~~------~------• SOCCER j1~'];) -. --- Most of these untenable aspects of clash between lwisa Kaiser Chiefs our soccer were graphically displayed and Grinekar Rangel'S, which set the at two different venues last Sunday unsuspecting fans back a whopping / and again it seems that the offending. ten rand. parties will not be rapped on the Its been almost two years now that knuckles. soccer has been weathering fierce In Arandis, the Sorendo Bucs tour Namihian soeeerimage storms and it is showing no signs of nament was reaching a fitting climax abating. Repeated calls for a 'na at the start of the first semi-final tional symposium' to get the sport clash between the hosts and another back on the right tracks fall on deaf Arandis XI, Kaiser Chiefs. ears while our soccer continues to Pre-tournament favourites Young flow down ~he gutter. Ones and Blue Waters were set to tarnished onee again Sad indeed, considering soccer is provide the 'match of the tourna ..______BYDAVESALMON ...... ·•· ....-- ...... Namibia's national sport. ment' in the second semi-final but Some 20 tea,ms, including three sadly, after some dozen highly enter Windhoek clubs, Black Africa Young taining matches, it was not to be. IF ENGLISH SOCCER has a bad name for crowd disturbances on the continent, then Namibia Ones and Sorendo Bucs, were par The first semi-final (between Bucs must surely rate highly in an African context. Despite probably having the least number of ticipating in the tournament. and Chiefs) failed to reach half-time soccer players of any African country, Namibia surely has the' highest occurrence of soccer Black Africa who were one of the with an unprecedented invasion of favourite sides to capture toUrna the field by Kaiser Chiefs supporters scandals ranging from bribery and corruption to crowd violence and totally unacceptable ment prize. were stunningly due to the sending off of one of their desertions. eliminated by Sorendo Bucs (Aran players. dis) in their second match. Even the brief interference ofthree . Windhoek's Sorendo Bucs lost 4 - constables from SWAPOL in Aran 1 at the hands of Robber Chanties of dis could not move the roughly sixty Khorixas, who came unstuck against people from the field. Blue Waters in their second match One official maintained that the losing 4 - O. three policemen "were also sup The full results of the aborted porters of Kaiser Chiefs" and pointed Sorendo Bucs tournament (see story out that even the captain of Kaiser elsewhere) played in Arandis last Chiefs, Ouxab, was a constable in . weekend were as follows; Arandis. BMC 3 - Namib WOestyn 2, Subs 1 The referee at the· centre of the - Celtic 0, Young Ones 4 - United storm, a certain Andries, was felled Stars 2, Mrican Warriors 5 - Blue by a vicious punch during the fracas Boys 3 (penalties), Black Africa 3 - that followed his decision to call off Super Stars 2; Sorendo Bucs (Aran the match and award it to Bucs, dis) 3 - Eleven Arrows 2 (penalties), allegedly by either a player or sup Boston 3 - Cosmos 2, Kaizer Chiefs porter of Kaiser Chiefs. (Arandis) 3 - Golden Rivivals 2, Rob And it seems the culprit will not be ber Chanties 4 - Sorendo Bucs (Win brought to task unless the controll dhoek) 1, Blue Waters 4 - Explorer ing body Nasa takes up the matter. Eleven 3, Celtic 3 - BMC 0, Young The organisers, Sorendo Bucs, have Ones 5 - .African Warriors 3 no jurisdiction over Chiefs as Bucs (penalties), Sorendo Bucs (Arandis) 4 fall under the NNSL and Chiefs - Black Africa 1, Kaizer Chiefs 5 - under Westerns and Nasa. Boston 3 (penalties), Blue Waters 4 The NNSL however do have their - Robber Chanties 0, Young One 4 - own disciplinary matters to look into. ing played at the Katutura Stadium. ficialline-ups to Art:mdis in the hope stringers which · left the large Celtic 2. While the Arandis fia'sco was in Two of the Top Six, Young Ones of lifting the R2 500 first prize. Katutura crowd without any soccer The tournament organisers decid progress, the Sorendo Bucs tourna and . Black Africa, fielded their Their Windhoek opponents, for some three hours and resulted in ed to share the ~ 000 prize money ment was having a disrupting effect respective second Xl's for the play Hungry Lions and African. Stars, mass demands for the paying back of between the remaining three teams on the NNSL Top Six tournament be- offs in the Top Six and sent their of- rightly refused to play the second the gate-monies. in the tournament, Blue Waters, A week earlier, a 5000 crowd at the Sorendo Bucs and Young Ones: Ciefs Windhoek .Stadium likewise were offered their R250 share as the demanded their moneY' back after beaten semi-finalists but this ' they watching a highly disappointing reportedly turned down. COMPETITION C 'i~t'j 't~1011:[rw Sehooi'interferenee HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO EARN TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND (250 000) .RAND FOR ONLY R10 hlasted hy Kra.er SPORT REPORTER & SAPA THE SOUTH AFRICAN Amateur Swimming Union has selected Windhoek as its venue 'for the South African Diving Betesda Mission has organised this project to raise funds for the Championships iJ,11988, the first time that Namibia will be establishment of a Rehabilitation centre for Alcoholics and Drug hosting a championship of this nature. Addicts in South west Africa. The closing date for this competition is the 5th June 1987. Only a limited number Of tickets are available. The SA National Championships As a result of pressure on swimmers will be held in Pretoria. by various "white" schools, 56 swim Complete this entry form and post it today_ You may send in as Other venues for next year are:·N a mers withdrew from the gala at the many entries as you wish and enclose R10. You may send a cheque, tional Age Group Diving Champion last moment. postal order. Each entrant will receive an official ticket with all the ships (East London), National Age Some school swimmers were fl~tly Group Synchronised Swimming (Port told they would not be considered for information on it. Elizabeth), Winter Swimming Cham . the Steenbok team which is due to pionships (Sasolburg) and the Na swim in Pretoria on March 13 ifthey If less than 50 000 tickets are sold, the organisers have the right to tional Age Group Invitation Gala participated in the SWAASA gala. giver the winner 50% of the total money instead of R250 000. The (East London). Several ofthe swimmers selected to The SA Swimming Union also an the Namibian team to swim at the SA winner will be announced personally, and also in the press. nounced this week that SA will be see Inter Provincial High Schools gala in ing some "international" swimming Pretoria on March 20, 'are from the this year, with a tour in October and Department of Education for Whites, NO correspondence will be entered into afterwards. November by an eight-member team and are now wondering whether they The decision of the jury will be final. from an as yet unidentified country. should participate in the weekend's They will travel to South Africa .as . trials for the Steenbok team to be held "individualjl". at the Windhoek Teachers Training The Union has asked its selectors to College tomorrow. name a Springbok team of four men More than halfthe Namibian team . Name: andourwomen at the conclusion ofthe are attached to schools under the present Speedo South African Cham-. Department of Education for Whites, pionships which s.tarted at Newlands and possess capabilities in swimming Address: in Cape 'Ibwn on Monday. that would enable them to walk into Making the announcement at the the Steenbok teain. Unions Special general Meeting last It will only be known on Monday weekend, the SAASU President, Mr when the Steenbok team is announc Issy Kramer, warned that no more in ed, whether the DepartmentofWhit.es Tel. No. cidents similar to Menlo Park and EG is sticking to its racialistic policies. Jansen would be tolerated, as'these Returning to the South African would endanger the tour. He condemn scene, oIiMonday Mr !ssy Kramer also QUESTION: Where is Swakopmund? In the RSA or SWA? ed P9liticsin school sport. announced that the SAASA had decid "The Union deplores interference by ed in principle to stage "Juni~r Na school bodies in the normalisation of tionals" on an annual basis. Answer: sport in South Africa" saidMr Kramer. He said his Executive had decided to stage the nationals "to ensure that Oile can only hope that his message there will be no interference at any Post entries to reaches school bodies within the level in swimming. No school commit Betesda MiSSion . Department ofEducation For Whites tee is going to tell us, to dictate to us, in Windhoek, which recently launch who will be able to swim in our tour PO 'Box 3741 ed an all-out campaign to boycott the naments:' Mr Kramer said. Vineta 9000 SWA recent SWAASA organised Inter-High Again, hopefully, his words will Schools gala because three ofthe 200 reach the Department of Education for entrants were black. Whites in Windhoek.