Bringing Africa South Vol.2 No.376 SOc (GST Inc.) Monday July 29 * More on the DTA millions, pages 1 and 5 * The return of Donald Acheson, p3 * More Plan p~y-out unhappiness, p3 New road a threat to South A NEW road link between Na,mibia, Botswana and the Tr~vaal could sound the-ileath knell for an ailing STANLEY KA TZAO southern economy, claim businesspeople and hoteliers. the South recover from its lost But leading Namibianeconomists say a trans-Kalahari income. highway would be a big boost to the rest of the economy. Leading academic and Head Businesspeople in southern "There is virtually no other of the Faculty of Economic NAMA dancers make their contribution to the start of Namibia's Mrican Women's Namibia claim that bulk trans- . source of income for hoteliers, and ·Business Sciences at the Day celebrations, which got underway in Katutura yesterday. See story, below. port between Namibia and South petrol service station and cafes University of Namibia, Pro­ Photograph: Kate Burling Africa is their main source of owners than from the road links fessor GeIhard Totemeyer, says income. As there is currently with the RSA," said one ex­ there may be short-term nega­ no ",t1'. ~r main road between e=tive. "We are already in· tive effects for the South' 'but South Africa and Namibia, all decline," said another, sup­ in the long run it will pick up". African women need all transport goes through south­ porting his colleague. He argues that the new road ern towns. Some say they are disheart­ will attract more tourists from A senior official in the ened that the Government luis Transvaal and Natal, apart from Ministry of Works, Transport not budgeted any capital proj­ those from neighbouring Afri­ and Communications estimates ect for the South this year and can countlies. Totemeyer fur­ the help they can get that about 160 vehicles a day that there is no indication that ther maintains there will still will be diverted from the cur­ voluntary bodies such as non­ be traffic and transport between and via the South and the south­ WOMEN get a bad deal, African women get a very bad alism and apartheid had wors­ rent Windhoek -Johannesburg governmental organisations will western part of South Africa. deal, and for Namibian women things are generally ened their problems as women: route. The new road will cut invest in any large projects soon. For example, Namibia's main "unbearable" • "Today they still suffer those more than 400 kilometres off Nothing suggests any im- ' cattle market will still be based consequensences in the form the distance between the two mediate escape from the South's This was the gist of Presi­ "tradition has condenmed them in the Cape. of unemployment, poverty and cities. economic predicament, unless dent ofSamNujoma's address to the lowest rung of the social Rainer Ritter of the Institute a high illiteracy rate. ' , "We've done a feasibility the Government launches a at the official opening of a ladder". of Management and Leader­ Discpnilitatory laws such as study and it is economically programme that will eventu­ three-day seminar for African . They were treated as mi­ ship Training agrees the road Namibia's tax on married feasible to build the road, ' , the ally replace income lost as the Women's Day yesterday at nors, not allowed to own land is had news for the South. On women perpetuated the prob­ official said. Southern busi­ result of the new highway. Shifidi school hall in Katu­ or enter into contracts without the other hand, it is good news lem, the President said. "My nesses argue they will be left Namibia's economy experts tura. their husbands' consent, and for the rest of Namibia and government is urgently look­ virtually without income as the are unanimous: this is part of The speech was delivered were paid less for doing the . proposed road will divert most the price ofprogress. They add southern Africa. Only "cost- by Labour Minister Hendrik same work as men, he said. ing into this matter and as soon as the legal aspects have been trucks and other bulk trans­ that the Government should Witbooi on the President's When the Pan African port. urgently consider ways to help TO PAGE 2 behalf, as Nujoma had gone Women's Organisation (Pawo) worked out, this law will be north to attend the funeral of was formed in 1962 in Dar-es­ changed." Ongulumbashe hero Patrick Salam, Namibian women were Single-parent families, Iyambo. present as founder members. female-headed household, and Nujoma supported the cele­ "For Namibian wOlllen the desperately low incomes left UN under fire over bration of a special day for situation had been particularly women in an untenable posi­ African women, saying that unbearable, " he said. Coloni- tion as they fought to keep house and home together. It bad led to the "breakdown of the family unit as we know it SA's 'dirty tricks' Indemnity for Klenz with our children roaming the streets to look for their liveli­ hood" ,said Nujoma. RIGHT·WINGER Horst Klenz, wanted in ~amibia Is democracy safe with DTA in NA? The President promised his in connection with the bombing of the UN offices at government's support for the Outjo and the subsequent deaths of a security guard PRIME Minister Hage Geingob on Fri­ said. upliftment of women, but day lashed out at the United Nations for The Prime Minister charged that SA's covert and a Namibian policeman, was granted indemnity stressed that the key actors in having "shamefully" failed to recognise funding was a violation of a New York agree­ by the South Mrican government on Friday. the process.should be women: ment between South Africa, Angola and Cuba to Sapa reported that the SA government had "indem­ "You must be honest with that South Mrica was covertly funding . political parties opposed to Swapo, and oversee the regional peace process. nified" K1enz and Gerhardus Human from charges yourselves and pinpoint the "The issue is not that the DTA managed to get relating to the theft of arms and explosives. setbacks and successes you have thereby subverting Namibia's 1989 elec­ money from South Africa. When we got our The indemnity was gazetted in Pretoria on Friday scored so far. tions. money from the Organisation of African Unity and was granted in terms of the Indemnity Act of On the basis ofthis analysis Geingob called a media conference to react to (liberation committee) it was public informa­ last year. - Sapa . you must work out develop­ disclosures by South African Foreign Minister tion, " Geingob pointed out, adding that it had ment starategies in order to Pik Botha on Thursday that the SA Government been announced at a press conference that Swapo uplift yourselves ... had funded " about seven" political parties to the would get about Rl9 million. tune of well over RI 00 million during the inde­ "The issue becomes dirty tricks when it is pendence elections. secret," he added. "But dirty tricks are not going FOR TOMORROW'S NEWS TODAY, READ THE NAMIBIAN - " As we said during the campaign, South to be repeated by bringing in South Africans to Africa was not neutral and Botha is (now) run elections. THE NEWSPAPER THAT'S ALWAYS AHEAD OF THE TIMES. saying 'Yes, we were fighting against Swapo therefore we couldn't be neutral'," Geingob CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 - - -- ----------------------------~------ Farewell to General 'Tommy' \ VENUE: Nasboukor Hall, Omuramba Road GUEST SPEAKERS: Dr Kingston Kajese Ford Foundation, Nairobi M s Eunice Mwandayi - Development Innovations &'Networks, Harare M s W innie Mitullah University of York Prof Eve Sandberg Oberlin College USA Mr Achmat Dangor Kagiso Trust, Johannesburg Prof Shirley Waiters University of Western Cape DONORS VIEWS: SIDA, UNDP, Oxfam, Africa Groups of Sweden Namibian speakers on NAMIBIAN EXPERIENCE AND CASE mSTORIES . ~ NAMIBIA) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ( PLEASE CONTACT ON FRIDAY night the Namibian Police officially said 'goodbye' to General Thomas THE NPP OFFICE AT TEL. 226912 @ Thomasse. A policeman for 41 years and four months, he served in Namibia for more than 37 years. Above: General Thomasse and his wife, Talitha, listen as piper Martiens Kruger marks the occasion on the bagpipes. SIEMENS PABX Whether you need a large or small telephone system, Siemens has the perfect product for you . NAMIBIA 9 ALBERT WESSELS ST P.O. BOX 23125 NORTHERN INDUS. AREA WINDHOEK TOP Namibian policeman, Inspector-General Piet Fouche (right), who paid a fine WINDHOEK NAM IBIA tribute to retiring policeman, General Thomasse. On the left is the for mer Commis­ . NAMIBIA 9000 sioner of the Police, Dolf Gouws. Photographs: Stanley Katzao 9000 but ' 'it did not come as a sur­ son's revelations prior to that, ' Tel. 061 - 61358 GEINGOB prisetous". has had to resort to' "blatant From page 1 "What Mr Botha has done is lies ... truth is not one of the Fax: 061 - R1377 C.C. 2199 to reveal the facts, as Basson DTA chainnan' s strengths" . "South Africans will not be (fonner SADF propagandist Geingob noted that South here to vote for the DTA. And Nico Basson) did. ' , Africa and the United Nations our people have also seen in Geingob added that people were dutybound to respect the these one-and-a-halfyears who and the press would recall that impartiality clause of the UN is who, ' , Geingob said. the DTA and the "DTA-con­ plan. The Prime Minister added trolled newspapers had denied However, while the UN kept that the Government was draft­ Basson's allegation$ as lies. its side of the bargain, "as Mr ing electoral legislation to Bllt in its own twisted logic, Botha's· revelations have en­ ensure that democracy survived the DTA now feels relieved at dorsed, South Africa spared in Namibia.