* TODAY: HANI SLAYING: GUN EVIDENCE IMPLICATES DERBY-LEWIS'S * SUPER SPORT * DON'T MISS YOUR COpy OF Civil· Service THE WEEKEND.ER, ~REE WITH THE NAMIBIAN .TODAY! caught on hop Permanent secretaries come unstuck in Govt reshuffle Sport. FRANNA KAVARI Others include Dr Peingeondjabi Shipoh who is moved from Works to pennanent secretary in the IN A SURPRISE move, the Government Prime Minister's office; Shetu Amunyela from the BEST BEAST ••• Baron, the champion Brahman yesterday announced a major reshume of Office of the Prime Minister is moved to acting bull of Jannie de Wet, took the honours at this permanent secretaries in six Ministries, pennanent secretary of Home Affairs; Nguno year's Windhoek Show. For more on the including Home Affairs, in an apparent bid Wakolele moves from Youth and Sport to Infonna- Windhoek Show, the cattle, the excitement, etc, to improve efficiency. etc, turn to page 5. tion and Broadcasting; while Isaac Kaulinge of t-:I=========-.::..:.::..:..:.:=.:.:..:...:...!:..:.::::..:...:..:.---: __________ The changes were announced by the Office of the Infonnation goes to Agriculture. Prime Minister and swing into effect on October 30. Probably the biggest promotion is Kaulinge's Two of the key changes, which-could be tenned move from Infonnation to the bigger Ministry of 'demotions' , are the transfer ofDr Frieda Williams Agriculture. from Home Affairs to Works. Transport and Com­ The reshuffle follows a seminar for pennanent Namibia We Hear YOU! munication; and Cane Schlettwein from Agricul­ secretaries last week at which Prime Minister Hage ture, Water and Rural Development to Youth and continued on page 2 Left: WORKING FOR A CLEANER COUNTRY Former Miss Universe, Michelle McLean, with some children who took part in the Coca Cola collect-a-can project at the Windhoek PLAIN WRAP Show on Wednesday. FISH FINGERS Michelle features as our Mover & Shaker in The Weekender today and has also signed some photos for our young readers. See page 2 of The Weekender. Photo: Beige Schutz N$4,5 billion railway plan A N$4 TO N$4,5 billion railway linking has apparently as much coal as South Africa and Walvis Bay with Botswana and giant Zimbabwe combined and it is high quality and coalfields in eastern Namibia and western smokeless which is set to be in high demand particu­ POT 0 GOLD Botswana is under investigation. The first larly in the western US for generating electricity. CHOICE BUTTER stages of feasibility studies have already Interest in backing the railway is set to come from been undertaken in what could become a big several international institutions such as the World economic shift for the region. Bank, European Investment Bank or African De­ velopment Bank, but only if it is commercially a . ~ 65 ~. 5009 At this stage the plan is still far from reality, says good idea. Opening up the giant coalfield would 5,·~::.:,:.':",:;:r:.~~~::,F·~·,:_': "J::;V" .~: Dr Klaus Dierks, deputy minister of Works, Trans- also threaten prospects for a hydroelectric scheme port and Communication. But this weekend a group for Epupa Falls which is under fire from conserva- ~ '~" __ '. "".'_ .. ." of US political leaders who support the railway tionists. It could also encourage other exports, such . "- ?"'i~!i;~-s:...... dream are set to visit Namibia to investigate. as soda ash from Botswana or agricultural produce. The scheme will only go ahead if it can pay its It is not a new plan - the railway was first dis- own way through business and maybe become a cussed in 1880 before even the Gennans took over . private railway. The key is the price of coal as a _. coalfield south of Aranos and in western Botswana continued on page 2 - f~ (;'~jr 0 7; } ~ t ,.·~rJ ~ ) . [ d~· )'· '· 1 ifl t..I J:, \ I\~. ;. ~/j £\ "fl' 2 Friday October 8 1993 THE NAMIBIAN 11", '. ,." Govt 'Shake-up , - FROM PAGE 1] pow~r g~nerati on , and the lmmment return of Namibia. German, US , Walvis Bay to Namibia, BritishandTransvaalau- the ·scheme is again up ."' ''''''".....~-­ COMMUNICATIONS thorities were involved and running, • ~~~~;,~ ~i~:::: • I.l·,...·· .. (~ •• it but despite promotion by .It was last costed at ,+I ."pen the likesofCecil Rhodes, US$91Omi1lionin 1985, l' Aumlp by early this century the including the' cost of a $<11,11000000.. South African railway coal terminal at Walvis authorities managed to Bay, 21 trains to move shelve the plan. some. 10 million tonnes· Despite various new. of coal a year, and the bids to get the' plan )JP . line and other infrastruc- . and running between the ture. wars, South African ' .The line ~Oli ld cross '\l, domination of the region the beautiful Central ?j. has blocked it off ih fa- Kalahar ~ game reserve; vourofDurban and south but the coal fields would coast ports. But belo the west of this. It ~ w 4M ,-_._-- \. ( J~"'- , • s:' 1 Botswanan leaders have could create up to 2 000 been backing the idea jobs with up to 6 000 ....... :.;.;.:::::::::::::::::. since the 1940s, but held involved in building it. SOUTH AlR(A the scheme on ice until " It is a long-term Namibia's independ- project. If we come to a This map shows the planned routes, the road is all financed and building ence. positive first result it on much of it underway with the target to finish set for 1996. The railway With growing interest would take another lO­ is much more remote and would pass from Omitara behind the mountains in high-quality coal for 15 years," says Dierks. direct to Okahandja and the main line to the sea, bypassing Windhoek. Govt shake-up NA postponed (I. CROESER'S MOTOR CLINIC L FROM PAGE 1----1 the move, but' 'will con- tinue as a civil servant" . THE NEXT session of the National Assembly Geingob took the civil Kaulinge told The has been postponed to November 2 after being service to task for slack Namibian he was scheduled to sit on October 12. performance and called " speechless", and de- Secretary of Parliament, Andre Killian told All clients take note that: for enhanced efficiency. scribed his new post as a The Namibian yesterday that the Land Survey Hennan Du Preez Yesterday's an- " great honour", adding Bill and various reports from the Auditor-Gen- nouncement has appar- that he knew that Agri- eral, tabled during the last session, were on the has joined the dynamic ently taken some of the culture was a portfolio agenda for the next session. sales team of Croesers high-ranking civil serv- close to the heart of the However, KiIlian did not know whether the ants by surprise. Four of President. He viewed his report of the Kozonguizi Commission ofInquiry new & used cars. the six approached for new posting as a " titanic into ' Matters Relating to Chiefs, Headmen and comment yesterday af- challenge". other Traditional or Tribal Leaders', would be Message: Your ternoonwereeither 'out' The changes can be discussed during this session. or at 'meetings'. attributed to Prime Min- vehicle needs Only Cal1e ister Hage Geingob's Schlettwein and Isaac efforts to transform the Fraud case postponed receive my first Kaul inge could be Government and boost reached. Schlettwein efficiency in the civ il ST ATE Prosecutor Anna Shikongo yesterday asked priority and do not was obviously disap- service. Last week the for another postponement in the case in which a pointed, saying he was PrimeMinisterwascriti­ former employee of the Min istry of Health and hesitate to come and see me. 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" A spokesman for the UN verification mission in Government ~I'egat~s told UN special envoy Angola (Unavem 11) said Unita had given Beye an Alouine Blondih,Beye that they would meet Unita official declaration of its readiness to accept the representatives after the movement on Wednesday "validity" of the election results and the Bicesse said they would accept the result of last year's accords. general elections they lost. Reports said that peace talks were likely to begin The official Angop news agency noted, however, . in the Ivory Coast next week. that a Unita communique issued Wednesday after a Beye had talks with Luanda's representatives in meeting of the movement's political commission previous negotiations with Unita, Faustino Muteka made no reference to withdrawing troops from areas and General Higino Cameiro.