. '. I • INSIDE TODAY: SpeclaI20- p~ge Wlndhoek Show supplement; A look at Lubango; Racism and the FNDC Bringing Africa South Vol.2 No.424 Friday October 4 Havoc at local club stabbing and stonings in the early morning hours HAVOC broke out and Al­ TIle incident was said to have One person said the screen and people in the vicinity bert Naibab was reportedly taken place as Paulus tried to of a car parked outside was dragged him inside and beat seriously injured after being force his way into the club also smashed in the ensuing him, injuring him in the proc­ stabbed several times with a without paying the entrance chaos when-others in the com­ ess. Another person said the knife allegedly by a man fee. The man allegedly stoned pany of Paulus started throw­ police were Summoned when named A Paulus, at Club Tuje the windows and stabbed ran­ ing stones. the man first tried to threaten Pamodzi in the early hours domly at people with a knife Eye-witnesses said the group someone and arrived at 02hOO. of yesterday morning. when refused entry. of about eight men stoned just Paulus was reportedly arrested. about everyone standirig out­ Commissioner Siggy Eim­ side. They all sought refuge in beck told TIle Namibian a docket the Club. - was opened on the case and the Paulus himself then fell down, police have started investiga­ after being hit with a stone, tions. Call for Queen's welconie IN an address this week. President Sam NuJoma called upon "Namlblans from all walks of life and from all corners of the country" to "come out to show how happy our nation Is that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11 has found time to visit our coun­ try:' NuJoma promised to "do our best to make her feel at home and to give her a lasting memory of the warmth ot the Namlblan people." - He stressed the large number of foreign dlgnltar­ I... leglststors and buslMupeople who have visited Namibia recently. calling them u a happy and auspI­ cious commentary on our young nation and Its un­ folding democrscy:' NUJoma expected the forthcoming vis" to Namibia the or a by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to add pre-eml- Producer ofM-Net's 'Camera 7' news show, Paul TiIsIey: Damage to the facade of Club Pamodzi caused during nence to the demonstration of goodwill towards charging on all four cylinders for the Queen's magical :th:e~s::to:D1D:·~g~. _______________~:::N=a=m=l=b=I.=b=y=t=h=e=ln=t=8=m=a=tl=on=8=I=co=m=m=u=n=",=. ===::::::--' mystery tour of Namibia. Photograph by Kate Burling. M-Net's high-tech army ZAMBIAN President Ken­ neth Kaunda is scheduled to come to Namibia tomor­ row, although his visit has • received very little public­ IS rea y or the Queen ity, especially when com­ pared to next week's visit by Queen Elizabeth n of THE South Mrican pri­ says, like the production stu­ Britain. vate television concern M­ ANDREW PERRIN dio for a Steven Spielberg Details of the proposed visit Net, in collaboration with picture. have proved virtually impos­ TransNamib, yesterday capture every movement of Her the far corners of the globe. There will be, among other sible to find, although he is to Majesty TIle Quem - from every Together, he expects them to presented reporters with electronic gadgetry and a pla­ tour the Windhoek Show on conceivable angle. create visual coverage of the tOOn ofover 70 people (Tilsley Sunday moming with Presi­ a glitzy preview of their Sporting a flourescent pink, Queen' s visit to Namibia that calls them his "children") to dent Nujoma and then offi­ preparations for coverage green and black necktie printed is "stunning". operate it, three mobile pro­ cially open it at 14b30 m Sunday of the Royal Visit next with airline tags from the M-Net has poured tremen­ Zambian President duction units in line, three ligbt­ afternoon. week. world's great cities, Tilsley dous production resources into in&-i ifentrol vehicles, three Many Narmbians hold "KK" Dr Kenneth Kaunda Paul Tilsley, the M-Net stood in front of TransNamib's its coverage, and Tilsley says " massive"lighting generator in warm affection. He is one of bad times in the organization's producer in charge of the op­ flight simulator at the Wind­ it is the largest television news trucks which can run silently, Africa's most senior interna­ hock Showgrounds and detailed history. He now faces multi- eration, was on hand to brief production in African history. three Squirrel jet-powered tional statesmen and proved the local media on the high­ the technological bells and The list of equipment -what he an ally to Swapo in good and continued on page 2 tech anny he has enlisted to whistles being rounded Up from calls his "toys" - reads, as he continued on page 2 PECO FORMANCE RACE DAY 12 OCTOBER 1991 TONY RUST RACE TRACK All owners o/VB motorcars are invited to take part in the V8 Parade on 12 OctQber. R1000's worth in prizes are to be won/or the BIGGEST, BEST, FASTEST, PRETTIEST and OLDEST VB cars will be taken into consideration, so come and enter your car! CONTACT PERSONS UWE KESSLER TEL: 228720 OR MRS HUGO TEL: 37020 2· Friday October 4 1991 M-Net - from page 1 helicopters, six eight-meter­ high Dino light towers brought in from the USA, and solar­ powered microwave picture­ link systems. placed by heli­ copter on remote mountain tops nationwide. The crown jewel, [] [) so to speak, of the production is a specially-imported televi­ sion camera lens, to be used vlsrr with a camera on top ofthe air­ traffic control tower at Wind­ THE,CITY hoek International Airport, which will bring television viewers footage of the Royal airplane from 10 miles (16 km) E.VERYONE ' away, long before it can be seen by the n.akcd eye. No doubt, exclaimed one observer, there WELCOME would be a partridge in a Namibian pear tree if only it could hold a camera. To transport the whiz kids and their toys through the country, M-Net is employing two chartered aircraft, six camera cars, a fourth helicop­ ter to carry Tilsley and his chief reporter, Anita Fisser, over the expected traffic jam from the aiIport into the city, and a specially-equppied chase car like those used in coverage of US Presidnt George Bush. Along with their technological wonders, they have planned a children's choir, singing in a local Namibian language on a sand dune as one of the above mentioned helicopters swoops oveFhead. They also have cameras in several .. secret locations" to ensure the great­ est possible variety of angles on the Royal Entourage. Although this is the largest television production in Afri­ • OUR EXQUISITE SHOWROOMS HAVE THE BIGGEST RANGE OF TILES. TOILETS. can history, it. is small com­ BATHS. SHOWERS, TAPS AND ACCESSORIES ON DISPLAY IN ROOM SETIlNGS pared to other feats Tilsley has • INCREDIBLE VARIETY AND RANGE . IMPORTED AND LOCAL PRODUCTS & pulled off. He has worked as a EXCLUSIVE RANGES . EVERYTHING AVAILABLE UNDER ONE ROOF . ADVICE FROM KNOWLEDGEABLE & FRIENDLY SALES STAFF • GREAT PERSONAL SERVICE producer for both the Ameri­ • QUOTATIONS . PRICES TO SUIT EVERYO NE'S POC KET can ABC television network and for the British BBC, and VANITY DROP-IN BASIN has coordinated coverage of such events as the Persian Gulf CLOSE-COUPLE TOI War, the Summits at Helsinki, OV BATH BLUE DROP SPECIAL Malta, and London, and the I release ofNelson Mande la . He LUXURY BATHROOM SUITE is also experienced with the Royal family, having covered the Royal Wedding in 1981. BATH, TOILET The NBC has declined M­ TOILET SEAT Net's offer to broadcast the M­ Net production in Namibia, AND BASIN although they will use footage NOW ONLY from the M-Net cameras for their own production, includ­ ing live news from the State House on October 8. Tilsley' s only disappointment so far in the process, he said, is t,hat Buckingham Palace refused him pennission to fly one of his toys - a Squirrel helicopter - Rlongside the Royal plane as it lands and beam the live picture out on a microwave channel to be watched, live, by millions of Royal Viewers worldwide, But, he says, he expects to do SANITARY (llY almost as well with his Presi­ can you really decide until you've been into The City. dential-style chase car. The Choice is yours. I 'KK' - from' page 1 , , JOHANNESBURG: New Doomfontein, 31 -33 Sivewright Ave, Tel: (01 1) 402-3900/ 8 party elections after years of FAIRVIEW: 434 Commissioner Street, Tel: (011) 618-1370 BOKSBURG: Boksburg North, 136 North Rood West, Tel: (011) 826-6216 PRETORIA 486 Vermeulen Street, Tel: (012) 326-2620 DU RBAN: 62 Umgeni Rood, Tel: (031) 309-3901 one-party rule and many ob­ [] ALL ROADS LEAD TO THE CITY servers have said Zambia will prove a test case of whether multi-party democracy can take hold in other African countries after Namibia and others showed the way. Requests for information about the visit were directed from the Namibian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Zambian High Commission and back, without any information being given out Promises from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting have not yet been fulfilled, and so coverage is expected to be limited. FNDC issue hots up sources claim misrepresentation to government and p·ublic Dissatisfied staff members BY MBATJIUA NGAVIRUE on the other hand ask how such dramatic promotions can be THE First National Development Corporation is mis­ based on performance when representing what is happening at the corporation both the corporation has been doing to the government and the public, according to sources almost nothing the past two familiar with the FNDC.