INSURGENT AT LARGE Poliee ,elaiDl. that the situation is under eontrol . wrhile Sw-apo elaiDl.s to' have dow-ned helieopter -------------STAFFREPORTERS------------­ FARMERS south of the socalled 'Red Line' are on the alert following infiltration of· what are known as the traditional 'white' farming areas by Swapo insurgents; However, rumours are rife and information hard to come by as both police and army maintain a silence on the first infiltration by Swapo insurgents in the white farming areas since 1983. Police say they are hot on the heels of the sixth member of a group of in­ surgents who penetrated the area last Sunday and blew up four telephone poles on the farm Vergenoeg, north of Tsumeb. Swapo claim to have down­ ed an SA helicopter near Oshivello-Namutoni. According to a PLAN com­ munique, the helicopter "burst into flames and plummeted to the ground killing all occupants". PLAN added it was the third SA helicopter downed by Swapo this year. Meanwhile both police and army speak to the press. have denied the infiltration of the The present infiltration of Swapo Etosha Game Reserve by a large group . guerrillas into the white farming of insurgents. areas has come in the wake of several Mr George Bomhardt, owner ofthe statements by the military that farm Vergenoeg, told reporters that the "Swapo is dead" 'and security forces sixth guerriila had crossed back over were "turning the tide" against the his farm and was presently believed to insurgents. be heading in the direction ofEtosha. Meanwhile there have been reports A police spokesman denied the of many roadblocks; a refusal to allow presence of the sixth guerrilla in people to travel in certain areas ofthe Etosha and said he was at large north; all of which have been denied by somewhere in the farmlands. the authorities. He added that the situation was "ful­ A report about the "downing" ofa se­ Post- offiee workers'. disDlissed ly under control". cond helicopter was denied by a Meanwhile rumours are rife in the spokesman for the'South African Air area, and farmers ordered not to talk Force Headquarters in Pretoria, who after eODlpiaints of lItealre pay to the press. said he was "happy to say" it was not TWENTY-one Post Office workers were dismissed this week, after complaining about the salaries A farmer in the area, when con­ the case. of approximately 880 each they were earning, some after nine !"onths service. Full story inside today. tacted, refused to divulge details, say­ Continued on page 3 ing they had been instructed not to ' Trade union concern about nuclear waste --------By RAJAH MUNAMAVA.---------­ A THREE-man delegation from the National Union ofNamibian Workers (NUNW), and its two affiliates, the Mine Workers Union of Namibia (MUN), and the Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (NAFAU), returned to Namibia last week after a month-long trip to Europe and the Scandinavian countries. The delegation was headed by Mr ternational Confederation of Free Barnabas 'fjizu, chairman of the Steer­ Trade Unions in Brussels. ing Committee ofthe NUNW, and in­ He stated that they introduced the cluded Mr Ben Ulenga the Secretary NUNW and its affiliates to the two General of MUN, and Mr Anton bodies. He stated further that they also Lubowski, national treasurer. 'concentrated on the "undeclared ' Addressing a press conference in South African war, not only in Windhoek Yesterday, Mr'fjizu said his Namibia but Southern Africa in delegation had held friendly and fruit­ general. AT the press conference yesterday, from left to right: Mr Ben Uulenga, Mr Anton Lubowski, Mr Barnabas Tjizu, ful talks with the International Continued on page 3 and Mr John Pandeni. Labour Organisation(ILO), and the In- 4t,O),\ bOlls .. 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Swart, hibition on the entire population, Respondents in the matter are the Supreme Court in Windhoek this week. described the situation in northern which couid never have been Cabinet of the interim government, Namibia as "extra·ordinary" and as contemplated" the Administrator-General and the After careful consideration of the out that there were reasonable pro­ such stressed that inroads had to be The application was brought by South African Minister of Defence. matter, the Bench concluded that spects of another court "coming to a dif­ made on the rights of individuals when Bishops, James Hamupanda Mr Piet van der By I andMr Gerhard another court could come to a different ferent conclusion, and the matter was "greater interests" were at stake. Kauluma of the Anglican Diocese of Maritz appeared for the conclusion on at least one of the of substantial importance". Counsel for the applicants, Mr NaJU.ihia, Boniface Haushiku of the Administrator-General and the in­ grounds. However, leave to appeal to The Bench also voiced its concern Jeremy Gauntlett, instructed by Mr Ro~an Catholic Vicariate of Win· terim government Cabinet. the Appellate Division on all grounds and 'sympathy for the extreme dif­ Dave Smuts o(the law firm Lorentz was granted. ficulties faced every day by more than and Bone, contended that the curfew Granting the churchmen leave to ap­ half of Namibia's population, and ex­ regulations were too wide, peal, the Bench offive Judges pointed pressed the hope that the relevant unreasonable and vague. Removal of wounded patient denied -------By CHRIS SHIPANGA.-------­ POLICE IN Windhoek would not confirm the detention of a bad­ ly wounded patient, who was allegedly abducted from a hospital in northern Namibia by members ofthe Police Counter Insurgency . 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" Our staff are trained to look after all your of ineom.,etenee motoring needs. -------By RAJAH MUNAMAVA-----­ CHIEF RICHARD Muhinda Mamili of the Mafwe tribe in the Caprivi, has been dismissed as leader of his people in what --in-g~ observers in the Caprivi beli~ve was an organised political coup We like to keep d'etat,andhehasalsolosthispostasMECforhealthfortheCaprivi Administration in: terms of AG 29. .. .' - The Chiefs dismisal was confirmed at a "khuta" meeting held at Chin­ chimani south of Katima Mulilo last Sunday. The chief did not attend the meeting to answer the allegtions. - NOW AT WHOLESALE! Letters accusing chiefMamili's rule ofinefficiency and incompetence were read to the crowd. Also dismissed was the Chiefs "Ngambela" or deputy, Mr Frances Mungu Munduba. FROZEN VEGETABLES Tension nearly ran high when the FROZEN CHICKEN deposed man's son, who is also a policeman, tore up some of the letters accusing his father of incompetence. He was assaulted and forced out of the meeting. It is not clear whether he * * * * was seriously injured or not. * * * * Sources in the Caprivi say that Chief WEEKEND* SPECIAL Mamili has a strong backing from the security police while the army sup­ ports DTA Vice President Mr Meshack OMO 500g ..................... R1, 76 Muyongo. Mr Muyongo who is a cousin to the deposed chief also attended the meeting. OMO 1kg ....................... R3,45 Commenting on toe dismissal, Mr Muyongo said the chief had been removed because the people fel~ that TOMATO SAUCE.750ml -R1,69 . he had neglected them. He added that Mr Mamili had deserted his Khuta J<. ~7~ ' •• - --and that iilstead he had chosen to work MAYONNAISE 750~ml ••••• R3,49 more as MEC for the Caprivi Ad­ ministration than as chief for his people. KOFFIEHUIS 250g ••••••••• R2,49 He denied that there were political motives behind the dismisa!. "If the old chief had agreed to stay at the Khuta, there would have been no pro­ blems. We politicians in the Caprivi do WOERMANN.BROCK not play any role in traditional mat­ WHOLESALE ters".