* ,TODAY: CREDIT1FOR THE COMMUNITY * NAMIBIA, BOTSWANA TO JOIN HANDS IN,SUGAR· PROJECT ~ . , 59c (GST Inc.) Wednesday August 7. Good news for South Naute Dam project to get underway THE south received the first good news it has had for a STAFF REPORTER A FAMILIAR IN THE SOUTH. Agriculture Minister Hanekom said long time yesterday when Minister of Agriculture Gert yesterday a newproject planned by tI,e Government around the Naute Dam would Hanekoni officially announced the launching of the Naute Dam Irrigation project. the agricultural project and it boost agricultural development in the region and contribute to job creation and food was foreseen that this area would security. At a . press conference, said. be a future growth point for the Hanekom said the Government The dam has 9 ~ millioo cubic southern region. had launched an intensive metres of water available for Hanekom said the aim of the project to develop !he area which irrigation, which could be used project was the optimal utili­ can be inigated from the Naute . on the 1 000 hectares of land sation of the latent agricultural Govt sends team Dam. available for irrigation in the potential at the Naute Dam. According to Hanekom, the area. The project would be a Naute Dam had been completed Hanekom pointed out that­ commercial project operated in 1972, butfor 19 years its full road and rail access routes, as a joint venture between potential had rint been real­ power ~pp ly, and airport fa­ Government and private sec­ to look into ised. cilities iu the project area are tor investors, producing high Previous governments had _ well developed. value crops for export purposes, not taken up the challenge to The climate in the area was food security, value adding and utilize the water resources for ideal for date cultivation and job creation. agricultural production. certain cash crops such as table The minister said the Naute Caprivi tensions "The Government of inde­ grapes, sweet melons, maize, Dam project could be consid­ pendent Namibia has, however, barley, wheat, cotton, lucerne ered as a pilot project for pos­ taken up this challenge and an and certain vegetables. sible further large-scale irri­ Mafwe and DTA acting presi­ A TOP-LEVEL Govern­ action has been There was also .considerable gation schemes in the southern JOSEPH MOTINGA dent Mishake Muyongo had immedia~ mental delegation will instituted to develop the p0- potential in the tourism devel­ expressed concern to him about leave for Katima Mulilo tential of the Naute Dam," he opment field associated with continued on page 2 ,; -today after tribal trouble Earlier, the Regional Com­ 'Mafwes being transferred just missioner for Caprivi, Zebaldt to be replaced by Masubias. flared in central Caprivi Uazimga, told The Namibian He added he had acted on at the beginning of the that Mafwe tribal chiefs had this complaint and stopped the Brutal killing Nam must act now week, Prime Minister Hage . asked for an audience with the appointment of Joseph. Geingob announced yes- Prime Minister and the Minis­ Mukendwa to Educational THE body of 77-year-old terday. ter for Education and Culture. Headquarters in Windhoek. Kurt Richard Hermann to protect land Starting Monday most nor­ The Prime Minister said Mukendwa, a Mafwe, had Blochwitz was found bru­ mal activities were disrupted yesterday be had been infonned been replaced by Charles Sin­ tally battered at his room and schools closed down after by the Regional Commissioner vula, a Masubia, as Director of at 35 Feld Street, Wind­ STAFF REPORTER members of the Mafwe tribe for Caprivi about the demon­ Education for Caprivi. The hoek, on Monday. His head protested the appointment of strations which had continued Mafwes took exception to this had been smashed with a THE UNPLANNED exploitation of forests is rapidly three Masubias to top educa­ until about noon yesterday. and said they wouldn't allow a hammer. spreading in northern communal areas, pushing Na­ -tion posts, compared to one Geingob said Uazenga had Masubia as Director ofEduca­ BlochWttz, who was born mibia towards the brink of an environmental disaster Mafwe. expressed fears of violence. tion in an area falling under in Poland, was last seen alive on Friday evening. which already holds several other African countries in Deputy minister of Educa­ The Prime Minister had then their jurisdiction. its grip. tion, Buddy Wentworth; per­ spoken to one of the leaders of Geingob said the matter had When he was still misS­ manent secretary in the Minis­ the demonstration, Principal been referred to the Public ing on Monday the neigh­ While the balance between estry developments and resean:h try of Education, Vitalis Mamili. He said he had told Service Commission which tlrn bours aler ted the police. forest and desert in Namibia yesterday. Ankama; and secretary to the Miunili. it was their democratic sent him a report. According On investigation his body still provides hope that the The gathering brought to­ Cabinet, N Mbumba represent­ right to demonstrate as long as to the report, Mukwenda had was found in his room, situation can be salvaged, gether members of the govern­ ing the Office of the Prime they didn't become violent as applied for the position him­ which was in total chaOs. immediate measures must be ment, NGOs, the forestry in­ Minister, are travelling to the this would provoke the police self, and the Ministry, finding His head had been bat­ taken to protect that balance. dustry, university researchers, region to listen to the Mafwes' to intervene. that he was the only person tered with a hammer which These were some of the donors and consultants. Their grievances and will report back Geingob said that earlier continued on page 3 concerns expressed at a Fin­ on their findings. Chief Richard Mamili of the continued on page 2 nida-backed workshop on for- continued on page 2 < BUFFET CARVERY> NOW Every Monday to -Friday and Sunday lunch time in "The Pink Room" 12hOO - 14hOO Tel: 37293 **.,... ,.. 'c 0 N T ~ N E N 'T A L HOT E L N amibian group wins top award -,-. ACA Insurers Limited, a member of the giant French insurance group, AGF International, recently held a function in Johannesburg to honour top achievers in southern Africa. ACA Namibia won the distinction of receiving two of the company's four highest awards. Not only did the highest pro­ ducer in the company come from Namibia, but. the Namibian company also negotiated the best quality life assurance business in the group's southern African operation. ACA manager for Namibia, Andrew Green, received the award for the best quality life business on bebalfofhis staff. The prize includes a golden plaque with the Namibian company's name engraved on it which will be put on a roll at head office, an elite golden tie that is exclusive to only top achievers and has so far only been awarded seven times in the history of the company, It genuine leather jacket and a money prize. Paddy 0 'Brien, also of the Namibian company was honoured for the highest production of life assurance business in southern Africa. o 'Brien received the exclusive company tie, ~ holiday for his family at any resort with all expenses and pocket money paid. WINNERS! Pictured here are the staff of AGA's Namibian office. Back row, from left: R Musukumbili, M Further, a bronzo photo of the insurance man will be put up at Thimoteus, J Nailgolo, J Hamunyela, W A Nangombe, P Haimbili and G T Ndimfitu. Front row, from left: J AGA 's head office and also at the company's office in Windhoek. Mutumbulwa, Andrew Green (manager), Tatekulu O'Brien and Jan Iilende. sector partners. He said it was necessary for Hanekom added that the politicians to start educating Government had already people to get rid of tribal sen­ committed itselfto implem­ timents which- were danger­ entation and financial sup­ ous. region of Namibia. Asked about politicisation port for a four-year period. educated in Education Plan­ of the situation, Geingob said The long-term planning had During 1991/92 the follow­ qeen based on water availabil­ ning and suitable for national he wanted to restrict himself to iog would be undertaken: ity for only approximately 1 duty, appoiIlted him to Head the technicalities of the situ­ 000 hectare for irrigation from - Main water supply infra­ Office. ation. the dam, -which would be de­ structure for 200 hectare is . Expressing the Govennnent's However, he added, some veloped in phases. completed views on ethnicity, the Prime people wanted to create a po­ - On-land irrigation to be Minister said: "We are trying liticalissue out of the situation PHASE I - Establishment linked with main water sup­ to mould a nation from the with an eye on the upcoming of 200 hectare under irriga­ ply at end of August 1991. different tribes to reach a stage regional elections. Geingob said tion where·appointments are done it would be unfortunate should - First five hectares (600 - main crops are dates and on merit ... I am not naive, ... we SQIlle police officers act ac­ date trees) to be planted in have not yet reached that stage", cording to tribal sentiment by table grapes for export mar­ September 1991. kets; adding that ethnicity was "a choosing sides. - First 30 hectares under cash current reality we have to The situation was reported - cash crops, such as maize, crop to be planted in Octo­ lucerne; cotton, sweet mel­ address". to be calm yesterday afternoon ber 1991. Responding to a question on and the demonstrators dispersed ons and vegetables in sum­ - On-farm infrastructure such why the Government had not after they were told their griev­ mer as well as wheat and as housing, sheds, office and cop.sidered the ethnic factor ances would be looked into.