DDAY: LATEST LAND SUMMIT"N'EWS'* 'BASSONGATE' WIDENS'* Ptlt.t: UPDATE FROM WIMBl!:I!DON'* ' .' .. Bringing Africa South Vol.2 No.356 50c (GST Inc.) Monday July 1 Stimela tour off THE countrywtde tour of the once popular South African NA member group, Stimela, has been postponed. Promoter of the music roadshow, Ephralm Chlloane told says: Beatings to The Namiblan that the show could not take place because the group was Involved In preparing for the launch ofthelr new album. '/ didn't "I've beennotlfted that the group Is busy shooting a video whlch Is to be used for the launching of the album," he said. understand Thls is the thlrd time that Stimela fans have been disap­ pointed. constitution' According to Chlloane, the show has not been cancelled at all, but only postponed until the group has launched their carry on .... new video. There Is still hope for Wlndhoek music lovers as the Am­ phitheatre show might still take place on the date adver­ tised, whlle the others will be postponed. BEATING AND other corporal punishment is part of Kgosimang told The Namib­ Informed at the last moment about the cancellation, an Tswana tradition and will continue Chief Constance ian that wbal re swore to uphold equally disappointed Chlloane promised he would make ISTAFF REPORTERS I Kgosimang said last night, even though it is against the the Constitution as a member sure the group kept its promise to its NamIblan fans. of the National Assembly he Constitution. had not understood that it out­ lawed Tswana tradition. Beatings seem to be com­ Decision mon in Tswana areas. where tribal courts give out sentences of tying and up to 20 lashes or on land blows. On Friday The N amib­ iancarried stories of three men severely beaten by Tswanas, Local people in Windhoek for TODAY . the land confcIeQC.c yC!! said the~ arc rrumy·m.ore cases OMMINNEY and claimed intirnidation is nfe. They add a political dimen­ sion, alleging that maqy of the TODAY sees the end of a headmen who order the beat­ conference in which the ings were appointed by lead­ issue ofland and who uses ing DTA member Kgosimarig it was hotly debated. The instead of being elected. They talking made a welcome are alleged to use the punish­ change from 100 years of ments against DTA opponents pre·independence fighting and for their own purposes. over land with members Late last night DTA leader Dirk Mudge said corporal of the both bitterly~pposed sides joking together as punishment is definitely against DTA policy. but refused to they queued for the same comment further before speak­ microphone. ing to Kgosimang personally, Today will see decisions and "H you abolish corporal recommendations on the fu­ punishment, you abolish ture of the land made by the Tswana tradition, " Kgosimang 500 delegates. These will be told The Namibian yesterday. passed on to the National As­ .. I did not create the tradition, sembly which will debate the. but if a child disobeys its par­ issue and pass laws. ents it is beaten". He added It has been hard to find a that people are given the choice dissatisfied voice with the way AMERICAN mime artist Rand Wipple getting some help from a young member of the audience when he whether to go to a traditional tre conference has gone. Nearly presented his new vaudeville silent comedy act at the People's Place in Katutura yesterday evening. An court or whether to be handed everybody who wanted to speak enthusiastic audience enjoyed the mime show. Wipple is a member of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble who are to the police, and that the courts , had their say, even if for only three minutes. The chairing by also presenting 'The Voice of the Prairie' at the National Theatre tonight at 20hoo. Photograph: Lesley Paton. TO PAGE 3 Prime Minister Hage Geingob is widely acclaimed as part of the reason for the success of a meeting which brought a na­ tion together from all sectors Nuts and bolts of e~ucation reform and corners to talk on thi s key question. THE democratisation of education was put forward as and management; educational Minister Angula said the tives in the pre-vocational skills The "consensus" documcnt one of the main pillars of the Ministry of Education's content, its scope form and strategy to overcome the short- domain and language area. to be discussed this mommg methodology. age of classrooms would be to By 1993 all junior secon­ will probably give background education reform policy at an education conference on Friday. Other issues that had to be design standard and modest dary schools would have a and a series of recommenda­ addressed were resource allo- classrooms. common curriculum imple­ tions and conclusions which The ministry outlined its priority area in the formula- cation and the general culture Communities themselves mented through English me­ Geingob skilfully drew out as policy on education reform at tion and implementation of of schools. would be invloved in the con- dium teaching. the general points of agree­ the Tertiary Student's Confer- apartheid policy. "In short, they all need to be struction of classrooms, but In the area of Basic Educa­ ment during the long debates ence organised by the Namibia However, wi1h ~ emergence reformed in order to accord to the ministry would provide tion reform, seven years of of Thursday ,Friday and Satur­ National Students Organisation of a democratic culture based the new democratic culture," technical backstopping serv- primary education, would be day. at the Academy. on democracy, equity and jus- Angula said. ices to ensure that construc- regarded as b asic education as Many stressed that the cur­ The policy was originally tice the need for change, re- The minister explained that tion met specified standards. an interim measure. ' rent distribution of land is unjust supposed to have been pre- form and renewal could not be ~ refonn process was intended With regard to the reform of Basic Education reform and based on robbery by set­ sented by Education Minister over-emphasised. to: promote access to school- the content of education, sev- would encompass curriculum tlers, but others pointed out it Nahas Angula, but Angula is Angula said almost every- ing;' rejuvenate the curriculum, eral initiatives were being ac- design; instructional materials would be almost i,mpossibly on a visit to the Congo. thing in the educational sphere actual and hidden; unify the tively pursued. development; teacher-in-serv­ difficult to agree on exactly Speaking on his behalf Per- needed readjusting, redirect- ' administration and management In the junior secondary cur- ice training; reform of exami­ whose ancestral lands were manent Secretary for Educa- ing, reform and rencwal. system; nationalise resource riculum the emphasis would nation and assesment proce- where. tion Vitalis Ankama said edu- This included educational allocation; and democratise the be on common core learning TO PAGE 2 cation had been targeted as a structures, their organisation social life of schools. for all, language reform. elec- TO PAGE 2 --------------------~------------~------------------~---------------. ----------------------- 2 Monday.July 1d 991 THE· NAMIBIAN Chairing the c~nfere~ce From the courts CHAIR Hage Gelngob showed considerable skills In holding the conference together and keeping speakers to three min­ Tried to trick Receiver utes and to the point over day-long sessions. Some observers felt the level of debate between farmers of all colours, tradi­ MARTIN TJAKUVA (23) appeared in the Windhoek Magis­ tional leaders and others was higher than in the National trates court on Friday on a charge of fraud. The State alleged that Assembly. on May 24 Tjakuva unlawfully and intentionally pretended to Geingob was ruthless in keeping speakers relevant and to personnel at the Receiver of Reven~e's offices that he was time but his charm and tough treatment of Swapo grandees entitled to a duplicate licence disc. He allegedly did so although meant that even the grandest chiefs and political opponents he was aware that traffic officers had confiscated the original disc accepted his rulings with grace. "Thank-you for your un­ as his car was not roadworthy. Tjakuva pleaded guilty and the derstandlng," Geingob would say with a winning smile to a case was postponed to July 30 for sentence. gentleman cut off in mid-flow when the three mlilutes ran out. His handling was responsible for the swift movement to Minor was selling dagga today's consensus points. The Geingob system for depollticised debate was to allow A MINOR from Keetmanshoop was on Friday found guilty in the three speakers In each language, although Nama-Damara Windhoek Magistrates court of being in possession of dagga. He was one and a German speaker was squeezed in as an extra. was sentenced to R200 or 60 days' imprisonment. A further 60 There was an advantage to late-comers with several lan­ days were suspended for two years. The State said that on Decem­ PRIME Minister Hage guages, and many Namibians proved able to make their ber 21, the minor was found with 27,6 grams of dagga in Geingob has proved a skil­ point in whatever tongue was still available. Windhoek. A police officer testified that after a tip-off he went ful chairperson in the land Translators deserve special tribute for a very good trans­ to the railway station where he found the accused with a milk 'hot seat'. lations and help to speakers. container. He was pretending to drink from it. On closer inspec­ tion, however, it was discovered that he was in fact selling dagga. dures, and language reform. From page 1 Angula stated that the Basic Education reform initiative would start towards the end of this year.