Brlnging'Africa South Vol.2 No.587 R1.00 (GST Inc.) Monday June 151992 Angry ex-fighters THE Botswana Govern­ ment appears to be simi­ larly under fire for the pur· • march over no pay chase of a new Presiden· tial jet as is the Namibian Government. According to an article Development Brigade workers not paid for four months published on June 10 by Lethogile Lucas of the Botswana Sun, a new presi­ OSWALD SHIVUTE AT OSHAKATI dential jet is to be bought for Quett Masire in the near HUNDREDS of Development Brigade workers in the future. This was revealed North on Friday marched on the office of Ondangwa by the Office of the Presi­ district regionaI'Commissioner, Brian Simataa. dent. Angry Brigade members The regional commis­ He would not, however, said they had not been paid sioner added that the Minis­ disclose the cost and date of . for · four months and de­ try of Land, Resettlement arrival of the 17 seater manded to be paid immedi­ and Rehabilitation, under Gulfstream Aerospace jet ately. which the Development manufactured by the Ameri­ 'The Development Brigade Brigades fall, would meet can Corporation. workers, comprised of for- . members' payment demands The article quoted Presi­ mer Plan fighters, should within three weeks. dential spokesperson, receive a monthly allow­ According to Simataa, Selepeng, as saying that ance ofR50. problems over payment attempts were being made They also called for more stemmed from confusion To page 2 trainers at Development Bri­ over names. gade projectS. He added that the demand Most of the those who for more trainers should be demonstrated on Friday settled within two months. came from the Ondangua Former Plan fighters were Airport project. sent to several development PREPARING FOR PEACE ... Fapla soldiers with their heavy armoured personnef Meanwhile,' the NBC brigades countrywide to be carriers at an ass~mbly camp outside the town of Cuito in the central provice of Bie, yesterday quoted Simataa trained in several fields, Angola. These soldiers, like their Unita counterparts, have been confined to bases as as saying the issue would be including agricultural proj- part of the process of disarmament and demobilisation aimed at securing peace prior dealt with as a matter of to free and fair elections. The Namibian's Mbatjiua Ngavirue has just returned from urgency. To page 2 a five· day visit to Angola. See report page 3. - ,- . Namibian newborns hold " Hospital revolt out against AIDS odds after 'wild orgy' But the worst is yet to come TOMMINNEV PEOPLE living in Windhoek hospital accommodation are centa or via the infected WIllLE Namibia can still up in arms over what one described as "school rules" which KATE BURLING mother's breast milk, it will be count its IllV·infected new· they say were introduced last Wednesday banning all orphaned within years of being borns • at least those ad· visitors from nurses' and workers' rooms. women were included in a born," Obholzer went on. mitted to hospital • "on The security clamp-down follows what hospital supervi­ nationwide AIDS survey last In addition, diagnosing AIDS the fingers of two hands", sor Dr Obholzer described as a "drunken orgy" in one . year, and the results - though in young children is difficult. nurses' home the previous weekend when knives were the numbers are undoubt­ still not officially released - At or before six months, the drawn and matrons sworn at. edly growing, and the w9l'St are said to be worrying. AIDS infant begins to suffer Residents of the blocks include nurses, clerks and other is yet to come. According to Obholzer, a from chronic diarrhoea, fever, workers at the Windhoek State and Katutura hospitals. In Speaking from the State pregnant woman foimd · to be loss of appetite and respiratory the past the rules existed but were largely ignored, said Hospital on Friday, Dr An­ lllV-positive would be advised infection - all typical diseases Obholzer, as there was little trouble. Now he said there are dreas Obholzer said no precise to tenninate the pregnancy. of early childhood. Mothers more rooms than the nurses can use and allowing other information about children born '''There is a 40 per cent chance and even health professionals NOU GEOPEN!!! workers to move in has led to an increase in drinking and with HIV-infection could be that the infection w.ould be may diagnose the symptoms J&L parties on the premises. released for reasons of confi­ passed on through the placenta," wrongly, so that the death of One staff member who telephoned The Namibian said Services dentiality, but that provision he explained, giving the new­ the infant or child is a family's they are unhappy that the ''new'' rule only applies to lower wa~ being made in Windhoek born child a life-expectancy of first warning that the parents • Ons bring die natuur grade workers and does not affect the doctors' flats: naJou for babies and children with between two and four years. may also carry the virus. In "Given the arbitrary and repressive nature of this rule it • Ons spesialtseer in die the virus. The germination period for the remote areas, the youngster's would not be surprising to find that those responsible owe bau van sonsambrele. There are no routine tests disease in children is much deatlunay be put down to usual more loyalty to the apartheid regime ofPretoria than to the gmsdakke en enige for HN-infection carried out faster than in adults, so that childhood ailments, leaving the protectlon of human rights as enshrined in the Constitution ander dak werke on ante-natal women in Na·· AIDS develops more quickly parents to continue in igno­ mibia, as the exercise would and death follows shortly. of the Republic of Namibia. Many of the residents were • Skakel ons nou vir 'n rance of their own infection. gratis kwotasie by tel prove too expensive. However, "If the child survived get­ 43863 random of·ante-natal the infection via the To 3 Continued oil page 2 --- - - --..-..- --------~-~ ------_. -------- --- 2 Monday June 15 1992 THE NAMIBIAN to sell the old presidential would not disclose the sale price seen in various quarters as JET SET jet which was shot down over of the old jet but said a market channelling state funds into the FEVER three years ago when Masire for it was still being sought. wrong area particularly when Sex education and his delegation were flying Lucas wrote that the pur­ the country has been hit by the from page 1 over Angolan airspace. He chase of the Presidential jet is worst drought in its history. WILLlAM HEUVA A leading Gaborone attor­ rey and Mayor, Tshepho dep.!ty NANSO has called on the Ministry of Education to introduce sex Motswagole, said an expen­ education at schools in an attempt to curb teenage pregnancies. sive venture was not needed At a press conference last week, the student body urged the CITY OF WINDHOEK particularly when the country had a lot of underprivileged Ministry of Health and Social Services to provide "necessary . CITY ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT masses. "Instead we should be support and counselling services to these young mothers" . thinking of committing those Nanso announced it would embark on awareness campaigns on TENDER CE 833/92 funds to improve the·lives of AIDS, alcohol and drug abuse and would establish welfare the masses who live below the services at its branches where students could receive counselling: poverty datum line". Listing a serious lack of teachers as well as a lack of sporting Tenders are hereby invited for the CONSTRUCI10N OF A NEW BUS He added that the country facilities and textbooks, Nanso president Vincent Likoro urged should not create 'comfort for the Ministries of Education and Youth and Sport to provide TERMINUS AND TAXI RANK TAL STREET, all in accordance with the a few ' but instead attempts teachers, textbooks, learning materials, spor): and recreational drawings and relevant documents supplied by the City Engineer. should be made to raise the . facilities in the spirit of affirmative action "as outlined in the standard of living to a bare Namibian Constitution". minimum. The student body charged that "covert and overt racism" was Copies of tender documents are obtainable from the Department of the City still present at former white-only schools and that it had received Engineer, PO Box59, Windhoek, or Room 516, Municipal Offices, Independ­ PAY PROTEST reports of "random expulsions and suspensions" of their mem­ ~rs. Nanso pointed out that only the permanent secretary in the ence Avenue, Wi n~oek from noon on Monday, 15 June 1992, on payment from page 1 Ministry of Education could expel students. of R60,00 per copy, which amount is not refundable. Nanso also called on the Ministry of Education to build more ects, to enable them to help . classrooms and to upgrade existing schools. themselves. Turning to Ihe lack of discipline at schools, Nanso said there On Friday the former fight­ Location and site inspections will be held at the Architecture Section Offices, was a "complete absence of any rules and regulations aimed at ers said they had not been paid corner of Garten and Neser Streets, Windhoek, at 09hoo on Friday 19 June maintaining order and discipline at schools". It accused some since March. In terms of their teachers of using corporal punishment to maintain discipline, 1992. agreement they should be paid within three months. "while acceptable disciplinary measures are outlined in the Code 'There are 1 000 former fight­ of Conduct". Tenders in sealed envelopes, marked "TENDER CE 833/92 - CONSTRUC­ ers at the Ondangwa Airport Nanso called for the implementation of the educational Code TION OF NEW BUS TERMINUS AND TAXI RANK TAL STREET" are project, and only nine trainers.