Since when, has wearing a Namibian T-shirt become an offence? - Inside today Bringing Africa South 50c (GST inc.) Monday June 5 SCORES INJURED IN S OP ON SWAPO MEETING .JII' . '{ ,I '<"'.. J SCORES of people were seriOUSly injured yesterday when police violently dispersed supporters gathered for a planned Swapo branch meeting at Onankali, northern Namibia. Eyewitness reports received by The Namibian late last night indicated BY CHRIS SHIPANGA that police fired live bullets and t~ ar­ gas while using "excessive violence" police, immediately went to report during which an unknown number of the matter to UNTAG personnel at people were injured, some seriously, Ondangwa. Most of the people injured during A three-man delegation, consist­ the incident were taken to the ing of Mr Vilho Kalambi, Mr Cleo­ Onandjokwe Hospital for treatment, ' phas Augustus and Mr Joshua while others had to be taken to Os­ Amukugo, was sent by the organ­ hakati d ue to a shortage of both nurs­ isers to seek the necessary permis­ ing staff and lack of facilities, sion for the branch meeting to go Y SourceS reported that at least wee a.head . people had been arrested, including a The UNTAG personnel who had Swapo branch chairman, Mr Josiah been approached earlier were requested Amukugo. It is believed that some to accompany the three men to the are being held at the Okatope Koevoet police station. base, while Mr Amukugo was thought While people were still awaiting to be in custody at the Ondangwa word from the delegation, sources police station. said, amled policemen began "fir­ Police allegedly confiscated ve­ ing wildly" in the area, while others hicles and personal items. fired teargas into the crowd. It was also reported that the police "The Koevoet then began to beat had destroyed party property by set­ civilians with rifle butts, fists , sticks ting alight boxes filled with Swapo and stones," said a witness. badges, flags, stickers, membership Two men, Mr Tobias Shikongo and Mr cards and other material. Thomas Nakanyala, were reportedly One eyewitness explained that badly assaulted by a large group of police­ people had ini tially gathered outside men who beat the men until they appeared Security a church building, waiting for a serv­ to be unconscious. One so urce described witnessing ice to end, when a group of white and Swapo suppo rters being chased into cuca black policemen arriv ed in two ve­ shops and mahangu fields by baton-wield­ hicles, ing policemen who arriv ed at the scene in laws to go The white men proceeded to take about six Casspirs. down the registration numbers of Police then all egedly proceeded to de­ cars parked at the site, while one po­ stroy party property by tearing Swapo But political detainees Striking Levon Construction liceman, who identified himself only flags, and burning boxes of badges, stick­ workers wait with downed tools as 'Grobler' told the organisers that ers and other materials. One eye-witness remain bE!hind bars the meeting would be illegal. reported seeing policemen tearing Swapo in Kaiser street on Friday, while shirts off people, and then selling fireLOthe union officials negotiate their The witness said that one of the BY PIUS DUNAISKI shirts, wages with management. This vehicles did not appear to belong to is another instance of industrial the police force, as it had a private At the ti me of going to press, it was not registration number SN 632. r elations problems on in the known exactly how many people had been THE Administrator General, Mr Louis Pienaar, last night con· The second vehicle was identified injured during the pol ice action. When this Windhoek building industry, firmed that draft legislation had been sent to Cape Town for the as POL 2670. newspaper contacted the Ondanllwa po­ which has seen two other strikes signature of the South African State President, and concerned both The witness said he and several lice station, no spokesman from that recently. the scrapping of restrictive and discriminatory laws, as well as a others, anticipating trouble from the office was available for comment. general amnesty for returning refugees. Mr Pienaar said that all 'stwnbling blocks' concerning the scrapping of remaining discriminatory and restrictive legislation, had been cleared out of White farmers snub Brits the way in intensive talks last Thursday between the office of the ~dministrator General and the UN Special Representative, Mr Marui Ahtisaari. WHITE farmers refused on Saturday to meet due to depart they were informed by Mr Howe that they Mr Pienaar confirmed the 'package' had been sent to Cape Town for the with a British delegation as a result of a report were 'no longer welcome'. signature of the S tate President, and he believed legislation would be scrapped which appeared in The Namibian last Friday. Messrs Pike and McDonald, parliamentarian and hwnan "tomorrow or the next day", Mr Ken Howe, sole Director of the Times of rights lawyer respectively, held a press conference on There were ten pages of lists oflaws to be scrapped, which, according to Mr Namibia and Republican Party Executive mem­ Friday at which they spoke Ollt strongly against the role of Pienaar, included AG 9 - the notorious detention witho ut trial proclamation, ber, told Mr Peter Pike and Mr John McDonald Koevoet in the far north, call ing for them to be confined to According to him, AG 8, which provided for ethnic governments, would not that farmers were not prepared to welcome them base. They also said that M r Marui Ahtisaari and Untag be scrapped, should 'taKe a much tougher line in future'. because of their 'preconcived' and' biased' ideas The DT A told the group that th e farmers had read the He also expected that the draft legislation for an amnesty, would be about Namibia, writes Gwen Lister. published in the Official GazetLe either today or tomorrow, For some weeks report in The Namibian that morning, and felt they could According to Ms Allison Harvey, accompanying the not meet with them since the delegation had already shown Continued on Page 4 group, the DTA had undertaken to arrange meetings with such 'preconceived' ideas about Namibia.,(TIle Namibian white farmers on Saturday, Shortly before the group were is pleased to note its distribution is so ertective - Ed .) , 2 Monday June 5 1989 THE NAMIBIAN Getting the needle PET -owners who cannot afford The diseases are two of the most the usual high fees to have their serious infectious diseases of pets. dogs vaccinated will be able to Donations by CDM and Rossing do so this week at a very re­ Uranium have enabled a reduced duced fee. number of doses of va~cine to be made available for R5 per animal. The Southwest African Veterinary The campaign is aimed at the "less Association (SW AV A) will be hold­ prosperous section of the commu­ ing its second annual Pet Care Week . nity " . from today until Friday, June 10. Special vaccination clinics are A press release from SW A V A said established in all major centres of the the Association had organised a country, where veterinarians are vaccination campaign for dogs against available. distemper and rabies "to promote In addition to vaccinations, dog­ the concept of pet health and preven­ owners will receive information tative treatment of animals nation­ concerning pet health. wide". SOMKof the Natau congress goers who have resolved to mobilise fellow workers to rally behind and vote for Swapo in the pending elections. Union vote pledge THE Namibia Transport and deep inside the workers' struggle. has therefore decided on combined Allied Union (Natau) has pledged Natau has therefore resolved to efforts with other unions in order to to mobilise workers to rally double its efforts, and to mobilise demand for industrial laws promot­ workers, to rally behind Swapo and ing conditions of a living wage. Libya's Colonel ~oammar Gadaffi behind and vote for Swapo in THE busting by French under­ to vote for the organisation. Natau concluded that health and over his alleged support for the Catho­ the coming elections. cover police of an alleged deal The spokesman added that Na­ safety at work places is another car­ lic IRA, real evidence of Pretoria's A spokesman for the union said between northern Ireland ter­ tau's second point is the issue of a diilal issue, adding that workers have dealings with terrorists could give that Natau resolved at its second rorists and the South African living wage, saying' the union has taken notice of the sharp increase in her little chance but to take action national congress last month to con­ embassy to swap an anti-air­ noted that South Africa is continue­ road accidents. against South Africa. vene a special congress, held over ing to exploit workers, and that trans­ He said transport companies are craft missile simulator for arms But perhaps the most interesting the weekend in Kaiutura, wherea three­ port companies operating in the grossly exploiting workers, since these is an embarrassment for Preto­ aspect of the affair is the evident point resolution was adopted. ria in its continuing clandestine " panic in South Africa over modern country pay starvation wages at the companies put profits before health He said N a tau resolved tharnoting cost of super profits. He 'said these and safety of workers. Natau has search for modern weapons. military equipment. Deals such as that Namibian independence has come practices has led to the direct result consequently decided to instruct its Unable to develop its own high­ the Blowpipe-small arms swap may true, the workers have identified the of having large numbers of unem­ national executive to immediately tech weapons, Pretoria has resorted have been going on for ye'ars, but liberation movement Swapo as the ployed Namibians, and that Natau look into the matter.