28 January 1994 Ms Du Plessis

Rukoro ousted from Cabinet Two y GWEN LlSTER DEPUTY Justice minister, VekuU Rukoro, Is out of the Cabinet. Rukoro is reported to have received a letter which instructed him not to return to Cabinet meetings and to return all Cabinet bids stir storm documents in his possession. The letter was signed by Peingondjabl Shlpoh. It Is further reported that the reason given bring supermarket Council chair Mat terest" as RPP had said it for his ousting is that he was no longer a TOMMINNEY leader of a political party. It was apparentiy Pick'n'Pay to Wind thew Shikongo said the intends to develop prop-' by virtue of his former position as leader 'of hoek. They offered a to council and its manage erties in Swakopmund THE STORM over a planned N$65 tal of N$4,45 million to ment committee chaired and Ondangwa. Swanu that be held a Cabinet post. million shopping centre in Windhoek's However, his ousting comes rather belat buy the land and N$8,58 by Immanuel Ngatjizeko Ngatjizeko was not edly since Rukoro resigned as Swanu leader main business district is opening on a million in improvements had scrutinised both bids available for comment. In September last year. new front. to the area. very carefully. He said it Mudge said he could However, sources indicate that Rukoro He could not under was not just a question not understand why the may have fallen out offavour for reportedly A competing super blocking Wednesday's stand why the council of the cash offered to the council did not accept nmingcritlclsm in Cahineton Tuesday about market is threatening le tender award. accepted rival RPP De town council, but the to the higher offer and the lack of Government action in the contro gal action against the per Yesterday rival velopments' bid, worth tal value of the invest asked if they had no use versial case of Justice Minister Ngarikutuke mission to develop the tenderer, architect on paper only N$3 mil ment (RPP plans N$65 for the N$I ,45 million. Tjlriange and Home Affalrs deputy minister area for business. And Rynand Mudge, said he lion. They would take million and the other Hisgroupc1aimedRPP's Nangolo Ithete, whose ostrich business has now a rival property de and Adderley Trust of the city council to court group N$63 million). Michael Crawford had veloper threatens to is Cape Town had made a to explain their actions. The council also con conL on page 2 cont. on page 2 sue an urgent interdict rival bid, also offering to he said. ' sidered the "national in- PAMODZI FRIDAY Black & White Evening BIG! BIG! PRIZES TO WIN! Please note: Only before 22hOO Admiss~on N$10 before 22hOO Admission N$15 after 22hOO CRISIS CO-OPERA nON ... Gaberone - ANC leader Nelson Mandela Oeft) laughs as South Africa SATURDAY President FW de KJerk and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe shake hands on Wednesday. Botswana President Quett Masire (right) looks on. The leaders were in the Botswanan capital for African Dress Evening & Apple Dance Competition an historic joint mission to try to defuse the crisis in Lesotho. Photo: Reuters via Namoa WIN! WIN ! WIN! WIN ! WIN ! Admission N$15 Guibeb amused Please note: One free drink before 22hOO FOREIGN Affairs permanent secretary Sl':\D,\Y Andreas Guibeb i~ "amused" at "having to respond repeatedly to completely unfounded allegations in The Namibian". LIVE LIVE LIVE LIVE LIVE LIVE LIVE Guibeb was reacting to a report in yesterday's The Namibian on his decision to give the Foreign TRULY NArvllBIAN TRAVEL VIDEO EVENING Affairs travel account to Travel Afrika and that the AGENCY matter is being investigated by the Auditor-Gen MBIIABELL eral. Are you planning to travel??? In a statement faxed to The Namibian late last from the warm heat of SHOW night, Guibeb said: "Decency and professionalism would dictate that you should wait 24 hours for Namibia to the .. ... (Paris) written answers to your questions". Don't hesitate to call From 20h00 till late He said he was not in possession of either a letter °S2liJJ(J • or verbal query from the Auditor-General's office 061DIJ as was customary if an investigation was taking WE ARE AT 5, ~A~ fJA'g'g EtflE?t9"Jt4 place. INDEPENDENCE AVENUE It would be a "sad day" if government officers Come and collect your free a~mission ticket r w~re to be informed through the media of queries The National Team with an for Sunday or Saturday evening and he did not believe the Auditor-General would International Touch!!! cont. on page 2 2 Friday' January 28 1994 THeNAMiBI:AN•. Pick & Pay storm Guibeb amused Richter threatens FROM PAGE 1 manufacturingandbusi- II FROM PAGE 1 licited on 13 January TransNamib she was ness. 1994, from both a major available after hours and legal action lobbied members of the However, Clarke be guilty of such "dis travel agent in Windhoek at weekends to service council and even Prime stressed they had worked graceful demeanours". and Travel Afrika for the such demanding custom- TRAVEL Afrika's Manager, Caroline Richter, Minister Hage Geingob, with RPPbefore and had Guibeb denied that same route, it was inter- ers like the Ministry of says she intends taking legal 'action against the but Shikongo denied this written only in support Fore ign Affairs had esting to note that the Foreign Affairs, I can newspaper following publication of a report had influenced them. of their proposal. made use of Travel Af price quoted by Travel count on the fi ngers of headlined 'Guibeb in centre of travel conflict'. Crawford said yester He added they might rica since October last Afrika was cheaper by one hand the number of The Namibian yesterday reported on Foreign Af day he had only shown deal with the · second year because it had not N$ I 500. This indicates occasions per year that I fairs' decision to give its travel account to Travel proper interest in follow group if the tender was yet been registered at the that the latter dqes not have had the privilege of Afrika, In a faxed statement to The Namibian late last ing up his proposal. awarded to them, but time, The Ministry had need to have a close as- sharing her company so- night, Ricnter claims the" article interiaed to cause Both developers could not be defi nite un. however, "consulted and sociation with either the cially. That hardly war- "malicious damage" to the co'rn(fan1, . would probably take on til faced with the deci requested quotes from Permanent Secretary iri rants the insinuation of . Accordi?g to Ric~te~, non-IAT,A ,travel agents can the Fick'n!Pay super sion. Travel Africa in order to the Ministry of ,Foreign my being closely associ- m d~ed c.lalm commiSSIOn fro~ alrlmes fr?m date of marketas their prime ten Clarke added corroborate whetfter the Affairs or any otherGov- ated with this lady." reg!stratlOn of the ~o~pany: T~a~el Afnca has not ant. Pick'n'Pay proper Pick'n'Pay has no defi Ministry was i'ndeed re emment agency to com- Guibeb further de- claimed any comml~slOn fro~ alrlmes" al.though we ties manager Colin nite plans to expand, hut ceiying the most favour pete honestly with ma- elared that the annual would have been entitled ~o claim commission ,as from Clarke confmnegyester once set up in Windhoek able prices". jor rivals in the travel travel budget of the Min- Nov~m~r 23 1993, ?emg the day on which our day they were deter they would look espe ' d try" ' try I'ttl N$2 applIcation was filed With lATA and the company was The Ministry had con m us . IS was I e over 'd' N 'b' " mined to set up in Wind ciall y at leasing space in tinued to <'0 business G 'be dd d "W ' ' 11 ' h' h Id reglstere m ami la, hoek and would prob Ondangwa where much UI , ,0 a e: ~ m ml IO n w!C wou , Richter confir med that Travel Afrika was not yet with TransNamib Travel the ~ml s~ of Foreign mean a maXim um,pr ofI t registered with lATA, saying the application was sti ll ably settle to rent a large of the population live and beyond October despite A ffalrs ~ lIke t?e , over- for travel agencIes of being processed,She denied that it had initially been space from whichever there is strong shopping the fact that it was priva whelmmg maJ?nty of N$18,O 000 per,annum. rejected as reported in The Namibian, saying th is was developer offered them interest from Angola. tised and although the our colleagues m Gov- GUlbebdescnbedyes- a "ridiculous statement". Yesterday Gerhard a suitable property in the entire staff there who emment, welcome the terday' s report in The She added that tickets handled by Travel Afrika had centre of Windhoek. Roux of Ohlthaver and handled the Ministry's decision of a black Namibianasanexample been done through lATA accredited airl ines and pas List said the company reservations, had "re woman summoning the of articles "deliberately sengers enjoyed the full protection ofIATA standards 'We'lI be In had served legal papers signed in September be courage to venture into a aimed at promoting my and regulations, Travel Afrika had received no corn Wlndhoek' on the council and the cause of a mfsunder field which has tradition- popularity, against my plaints, from either airlines or passengers, about their Government a few days standing with their man ally been regarded as the wish ..

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