* TODAY:· ONDURI CASE SEQUEL * GOOD NEWS FOR .HOME OWNERS * NAMIBIAN LOST OVERBOARD * Bringing Africa Sovth Vol.2 No.SOO Tyson KOd on rape Women ACT Inflation hits 18,1% on RAPE NAMIBIA'S inflation rate stood at 18,1 per cent in INDIANOPOLIS: Boxer Mike Tyson (left) returned to December 1991, according to figures released by the THE scandal of Na­ Central Statistics Office in Windhoek. the courthouse yesterday a convicted rapist, awaiting a mibia's ever-Increasing routine probation meeting after being found guilty of The All Items Consumer Price Index for December· 1990 was rape tide was thrashed 350,8, whUe the same index for December 1991 was 414,3 points. attacking a Miss Black America contestant he lured to out last night when more An analysis indicated there had been significant increases in his hotel room. than 80 people met at cigarettes and tobacco (53,2 per cent), clothing and footwear The conviction late on Monday was Tyson's darkest the NUNW offices ·In (41,7 per cent), furniture and equipment (39,9 per cent) and moment in a troubled history with women, and it threat­ Katutura to find ways of transport (19,9 per cent). ened to end the rags-to-riches career of the youngest fighting what has been Following a continuing monthly downward trend in the infla­ referred to as " the Na­ tion rate in 1990, there was a slight increase to 10,4 per cent in heavyweight champion ever. mlblan disease". February 1991. The downward trend continued to March and Tyson arrived at the city-county building about 12 The meeting heard hor­ April turning upward to 9,7 per cent in May 1991. hours after the verdict was delivered. He was greeted by rific statistics on rape " Since then, the upward inflationary trend has shown signifi­ the crush of reporters and photographers, as well as In Namibia. cant average monthly increases of +2,1 per cent between August TO PAGE 3 * For full report, see p3 TO PAGE 2 Union guns .. for Hanekom be tolerated. NAMIBIAN football is s~t CONRAD ANGULA for a brighter future thanks He urged club office-bear­ to a Government-initiated the NFA agreed to convene an ers and NFA officials to take on ·Mangetti soccer seminar which took 'ExtIaordinary Congress' as note of the Government's stand place on Monday. requested by the Premier League on football, pointing out that it and the two regional first divi­ was everyone's wish to see The Ministry of Youth and sion leagues (central and west). football take its rightful place * Privatisation OUT, says Napwu Sport, clearly irritated by the To see that this is put into as the country's national sport. ongoing "war" in the football action, a preparatory commit­ Soccer officials also received fraternity, decided to take the tee consisting of five members a tongue-lashing from the Prime * Cabinet men involved in farming bull by the horns to rescue the was appointed to help prepare Minister for not running the fading image of Namibia's for the Congress which will be affairs of the game in a more to Hanekom's Ministry; but national game. appropriate manner. MBATJIUA NGAVIRUE held from March 7-8, 1992. that the land would then be The Ministry's action is set Guest speaker Prime Minis­ " Organisers must make to provide a welcome boost to THE Namibian Public Mangetti farms that be intended given away to the first "will­ ter Hage Geingob pulled no matches big events. Every time soccer, plagued by maladmin­ I attend a match, I am appalled Workers Union (Napwu) to manage Ibis "public resomce" ing buyer" that came along as punches at the seminar,hitting soon as it became profitable istIation and neglect because by the low attendance and lack says it is totally opposed to as if it were the exclusive·do­ out at the poor management of main of the commercial farm­ and able to produce dividends of a lack of effort and commit­ football in Namibia. of excitement. It is as if spec­ Minister of Agriculture on the investment of the people ment from those at the top. tators are attending a funeral. Gert Hanekom's plans to ers. Geingob made it crystal clear Donga asked whether it was of the country. Monday'sseminar, cbaired that the Government would not There are no organised sup­ privatise the First National the intention of the Minister Donga said while increases by Sports Minister Pendukeni exCUse lack of organisation on porters' groups to encourage Development Corpora­ that commercial fanners should in profits might be needed there Ithana, brought together the the part of soccer's adminis­ the players. And then there are tions beef ranches in the take public resources and still were several larger issues on two waning factions, the NFA trators in future and that the disturbances by those specta­ Mangetti region. be subsidised to do so, while which Hanekom's ministry and the Prernier League. inefficiency and inertia which tors who don't come to watch When announcing the pl~ the Government was looking should focus. And at the end of the day had kept the country out of the sport but to get drunk," he everyone was delighted when last week, Hanekom said he for extra funds from the aver­ "We feel strongly that ev­ international sports would not TO PAGE 3 felt private enterprise could age citizen. ery Namibian citizen has rights manage the ranches better than to the resources on public land. the Government could. " The Government holds Hunt for In a letter to Hanekom, these resourc~s in trust for the Still no joy on search Napwu General Secretary Petrus public, and is responsible for lost fish Donga said the union iDter­ seeing that the greatest bene­ for Namibia's missing preted the Minister's plans as fits to the Namibian nation is inspector a " direct violation of public produced from them, " he said. trust" . According to Donga, the land THE ICRC mission to trace Namibians who went miss­ PORT authorities at The Napwu letter is certain inNamibia bad historically been ing during the war of liberation is still struggling to get Walvis Bay conftrmed last to fuel the debate about the the primary cause of social started. night that they are con­ relative merits of public ver­ injustice and exploitation of The four countries approached for assurances of co-operation tacting search and rescue sus private ownership of land. the labouring people. in the search -Angola, SouthAfrica, Botswana and Zambia -have officials after a Namibian With regard to the Mangetti, Further, it had been central still not given their approval, and Swapo HQ has failed to supply working with the Minis­ the issue will also be compli­ to the struggle for national infonnation on any of the 100 names forwarded by the ICRC. try of Fisheries and Ma­ UNDER FIRE ... Gert liberation and. freedom. According to Pennanent Secretary in the office of the Prime rine Resources was lost cated by the fact that many from a ship at sea. top-ranking Cabinet Ministers Hanekom , 'What right does your Min­ Minister Petrus Damaseb, all four countries were contacted·" at istry have to unilaterally de­ the highest level" following the ICRC's first quarterly report, Neither police nor repre­ are known to be farming on " The time has come for the sentatives of the Ministry cide to privatise state owned which described the deadlock. land in the Mangetti. Government to stop subsidis­ could be contacted for more land, without consulting the "We talked to Ambassadors ... and were assured that their According to Donga, the ing the abuse of Namibia's details and it was not pos­ Namibian people had entrusted natural resources and the theft Namibian people?" he chal­ willingness to co-operate would be indicated very soon," said sible to confinn rumours that Minister Hanekom with the re­ of our land, " Donga charged. lenged Hanekom. Damaseb. the man was a Fisheries in­ sponsiblity of managing the He also asked whether it was Donga further asked why the He said be had no idea why the process was taking so long. '.'I'm spector and was lost over­ Agriculture Ministry for the the intention that the Namib­ decisions of the historic land sure they appreciate the urgency of the request and know with board from a fishing boat public benefit. ian people should pay for the conference had not been taken what seriousness the matter is viewed in this country. ' , with his bags in the early Instead it appeared from the establishment and initial de­ He said Swapo HQ had also been contacted following the ­ hours of Tuesday morning. Minister's statements on the velopment of the land entrusted TO PAGE 3 report and had similarly promised answers' 'very soon". 2 Wednesday February 12 1992 THE NAMIBIAN Get ready for 'soap opera education ... ' THOUSANDS of NaliUbians. ers, the course can be used by are about to meet Sara Ga­ IGRAHAM HOPWOOD I anybody who wants to improve wanas, Mr Solomon, and Grace their English. Book 1 has 16 Shikongo. Who are these . find out more about their lives, units, each corresponding with people? Well they are staff of loves and hates when 'Let's a radio programme. While the the Namib School and you can Spe~ English' hits the NBC purpose of the course is seri­ radio waves in early March. ous the process of learning is Left: EAGER TO LEARN What is being billed as intended to be fun. Students "Namibia's First Soap Opera" can enter the lives of the char­ ..• The course 'Let's Speak doubles as an imaginative acters at Namib School and English' will help teach­ project aimed at improving the discuss the daily dilemmas they ers to gain a new compe­ spoken English of Namibian face and in the 'process im­ tence in English.