* TODAY: MANDELA VISITS VIOLENT TOW,NSHIP * SEVEN YEARS FOR THREE GEM Bringing Africa South Vol.3 No.221 R1.50 (GST Inc.) Friday August 61993 Botsotsos hit nuns OSWALD SHIVUTE AT OSHAKATI New tax could A GROUP OF armed botsotsos raided tbe Iilyateko Roman Catbolic M~n in the Uukwaluudbi district of the Omusati Region during the early bours of Tuesday morning. The thieves fired guns in tbe air and smashed the windows of a bouse where tbe sisters at the mission stay. They then broke into a garage wbere the mission's two vehi· c1es were parked. Tbey stole one vehicle and mean job cuts damaged the other by slasbing its tyres. Tbe Chief ofUukwaluudhi,Josia Sbikongo Taapopi, described the robbery as a bar· baric action and asked the police to do wbat mibia for a joint protest to do his part the Gov- duty could negate the they can to bring the tbieves to justice as soon TOM MINNEY to Minister of Finance ernment should fulfil good effects of the re­ as possible. Gert Hanekom. This was their side of the bargain c en t I y - ann 0 u n c e d I~'~================~ A NEW SALES duty to be over increases in fringe and make a visible move manufacturing incen- ,introduced from September 1 could benefit taxes and Abel to cut staff and spend- tives, and in any case Gower of Consolidated ing. these had not been im- Don't MISS your copy of mean retrenchments at Namibia's Diamond Mines said the Theviewscomeontop plemented tbree-and-a­ biggest manufacturer and stiffen tax would increase min­ of protests from the Na- half months after their The Weekender, FREE in competition from South Africa. But ing companies' costs. mibiaNationalChamber announcement. The duty Another leading in­ of Commerce and Indus- could hamper local today's The Namibian. Namibia Breweries managing dustrialist, Albie try that the new tax cont. on page 2 director Hernd Masche said Brtickner of Namibia would be unworkable. '-1_....:..:=~:..::.=:....:._-1~:::==::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~ Engineering Corpora­ The Namibia Agricul- yesterday forecasts are hard as no tion and chair of The tural Unior. dlso opposes details have been given four weeks Commercial Bank of new tax plans for farm­ before implementation. Namibia and ers, saying it is the first TransNamib, said he time in history for peo­ The Chamber of industry, made history thought sales duty would ple to be taxed on Mines, representing Na- by joining the Mine­ [Q] [DJ ~ prove workable. But he "unrealised profits". III IJ mibia's biggest export workers' Union of Na- said if the taxpayer was Masche said the new VEGETABLES Carrots .......................... 29c per bunch Mushrooms ........... R3.29c per punnet Pineapples ............................ 99c each Oranges 4.5kg ........................ R6.29 each We do not supply the' Wholesale Trade ON THE RUN ... Katlehong, South Africa· A policeman protected by an armoured vehicle takes aim as residents run away from this township east of Johannesburg on Wednesday. Firing erupted Apples .& Pears 1.5 kg Bag between police and gunmen in a funeral procession. Police shot dead three peOple and wounded three when they returned fire against attackers among mourners. See also report, page 6. Photo: R3.99c each Reuters via Nampa IT'S SIMPLY CHEAPER Cops 'hit back at Swapo clailDs THE Namibian Police yesterday responded Police's public relations department firSt. to Swapo's allegations of racism witbin the The Police statement also criticised New Era for force by saying they were "factu;dly publishing a report in its June 24 - 30 edition incorrect". headlined 'Racism rocks the police' without asking the police for comment. A statement signed by Chief Inspector Sean Gey­ Allegations made by Swapo at a press conference ser said the Police regretted that the allegations had appeared in the press rather than being put to the cont. on page 2 2 Friday August 6 1993 THE NAMIBIAN New sales duty could cut jobs Cop claims --- ------ - beT FROM PAGE 1 would pay on distribution of Mines had protested FROM PAGE 1 costs, while importers that Hanekom had not couldmanipulatethebor- consulted them over the on Tuesday are dealt manufacturers and benefit der price to pay less. Di- ?sesinIX:r~taxe~,break- with one by one in the importers,especiallyfrom rectmputstomanufactur- mg a traditIOn of dialogue. oJ'ce statement . South Africa. ing are tax free, but all Earnings thresholds on pI. ZIMBABWE IS belping train tion of improved fanmng practices Nothingsofarmp• • lace .,mdlrectcostsfroms41ety -I' w h'IC h t h e taxes are . Accordmg to. the Po- Namibia's agricultural. officers ~d' appropna te tec hn . 0 Iogles ' thr ?~ gh fro~Namibiacompared clothing to office equip- ~harged were not ~d- hc~ , an ~leg.atlOn that, a as it bas a name for tbe best Its r~se~ch, extensIOn and trammg to the straight 19,5 per ment are to be taxed. Justed, and the large m- white pol.lce msp~tor m a r' cultural training and services.' cent subsidy on export- In addition sales duty is creases should have been the 'Vehicle Umt' con- g I. .. tb This also involves learning from ers'freightonboardprice to be added to the price of phased in over several vened white-oply meet- ext~nslon services ID sou ern Namibian farmers where they have offered by South Africa. beer, which would cut years. ings of his offICers was Africa. already developed the techniques most Masche, Namibia's mar- volume in an already He added CDM w,as found to be unfounded The~extcours~,~or500f~cersand effective under their farming condi- keting man of the year small market against gi- engaged in wagenegotia- b I" aI ' extensIOn techmclans, will be at tl'ons ' " y a po Ice mtem m- , 11' rth . saiditwasnotclearbutit ant South Afncan com- tlOns now and the extra " Ogongo agncultural co ege m no - Zimbabwe's Department of Agri- has been srud, local manu- petltors.. N0 detru ' I s are taxesrruneemp' I oyees had vestlgatlOn. em N ami' b'la fAtrom ugus 9 -.13 cultural TechnicalandExtensionServ- facturerswiIIpayduty?n available,makingithard to pay would, no ~o~bt On the charge tha~ a Anna Shiwe?~ d~puty di~e~tor of ices(A~ritex)intheMinistryofLands, wholesale pnces, while to prepare computers and featur~, boostmg m~~g bl~ck officer was demed agricultural trammg m the Mmlstry of Agriculture and Water Development, importers will pay on the staff costs m a competitive brul and suspended after Agriculture Water and Rural Devel- . th h' hi db d at . , ,, ' IS e most Ig y-renowne 0 Y imIP~ort~p~ri~c~e'~Th~US~IOC;a1~S~~G~ow~er:s:ru:d:th:e:C:h:am~-~:W:O~rl~d:' ~:~~~~l bem~a police accused ?ocket, of the sellmg state- theopm~~t, h~l?g says standards agriculture of the will maJont~ i,m~rove of thising skillconditions. And some are Zimbabweansimilar to those farm- in ment srud a coloured of- Namlblans who depend on farmmg. Namibia Agritex invited Namibian Dr. Giinther ficer was suspended in Proper skills are particul~I,y needed chief a~icultural officers to a two- l March on a charge of to produce food m Namibia, where week training course in Zimbabwe on akendorf ' 'defeating the ends of there ar~ few resources such as water extension management in June and .. 11) justice' . and fertile land. July. (University of Cape own However he was "The most effective way ofincreas- There will be more training courses Interpreting Uwe Timm's Morenga ranted bail' of R3 000 ing output and, mark~table s~ lu ~ of this year and the Zimbabweans may g small-holders IS by mtroducmg slm- aI I th' f th " .Morenga and the Subversive Nature of the Gospel by the court. A later pie improvements to the existing slo earn ~omNe I~gb' rom , e:u:- charge of selling a " "h vo vement m ami lan agnc e. Inonler to makeVweTlmm(Muncb) and blsNamlbla novel Morenga,wbicb Is not . small-holder farmmg practices, s e The training progranune is funded by Yet avaUable In an English translation, more accessible to tbe general public, an charge-sheet resulted IQ said 'This does not require high-cost th N 'b' G t 'th help expert on Namlblan literature and on literature about Nami bi a has bee n Inv lted a secon dbcase emg' m-" inputs and sophisticated technologies. e ami lan ovemmenC WI' andfor a help public to puttalk: Vwe Dr .Timm Pakendorr on Namibia's (VeT). His literary analysis map. wlU . be thought·provoking vestigatedTh P I' against'd thhim. h~~~~~~'~~~t1~ovemment IS promo ' ng~~th~~d~_~=fr=o~m~th~e~E~ur~o~p~ean~~o~m=m==un~l=ty~.~~ e a op e 0 Ice sru at a Venue: Bismarck Street 36, Time:]] AI/gust (w. ednesday) 201{)() h' ffi all d t •.. .... .. ', 11 ', ."111 ' • • • w Ite 0 Icer , ege .0 . , I" ; j Imufli ...' Namlblan-German Foundation have sold a police radIO ..-r ~ ~ IIIUI, • in March this year was for Cultural Cooperation supended and charged, Tel: 2257001 I co~trary to Swapo's clrum that there was no suspension. Swapo's allegation that a white police of­ CITY OF WINDHOEK ficer was not subject to disciplinary action after CITY STORES TENDER prisoners in his care es­ Tenders are hereby invited for the supply and delive~ of the caped while a black po­ following, carriage paid, to the Municipal Stores. (Siding 941-417) lice officer linked to an­ other escape was sus­ Tender M.94/93 ·11000 V MINIATURE SUBSTATIONS pended and had his driv- Tender M.95/93 • ELECTRIC CABLE er's licence withdrawn FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR CHILDREN ••• First Lady Kovambo Tender M.