envelopes. That had not been the case previously. The AKFM proposed Paul
Rabemananjara for this office. AREMA, followed by MFM, again showed their
support in favor of Pastor Andriamanjato's party candidate. The VITM and
MONIMA-K still preferred to abstain. Mr Rabemananjara was [words missing]
candidate for the office of second vice president, in the person of Seth
Randriansolo, soon supported, incidentally, by the AKFM. The MFM created a
surprise by presentingone of its own, Gédéon Charmant Rajaonson. But as was
to be expected, the AREMA candidate was selected by 37 votes to 6 by the MFM.
There is no doubt but that the four unmarked ballots or abstentions were from
the VITM and MONIMA-K. The MFM perhaps hoped to win over a part of the AKFM
with its support in the two previous votes, but there again, the (legendary)
discipline of the AKFM proved true.

Just when they were about to arrive at the main events, namely, the election
of members of the Executive Committee and the president of the Executive Com-
mittee, the AREMA representative asked for the meeting to be adjourned.
After some shuffling about, the majority of the council members present de-
cided to meet again next Monday, 9 May to complete this series of elections.
So before the session was [words missing], thus elected without any problems
with 41 votes, there were four blank ballots and 2 abstentions.

Then it was AREMA's turn to present its [words missing], adjourned, MONIMA-K
asked if it was possible for the retiring team to prepare a short account of
its action at the head of the Fivondronana of Antananarivo during the past
mandate. An AKFM representative answered that the officials had already made
a 28-hour report last April. Nevertheless, it was promised that each politi-
cal party will receive a copy of that report, today at latest.

It is now certain that the coalition observed on 13 April between AREMA and
AKFM will continue on Monday 9. And even though Saturday's session was ad-
journed, it was surely not with the idea of "makingthe pleasure last longer,"
but it is suspected that the two political parties are going to join forces
over the distribution of Executive Committee seats and the choice of the fu-
ture president of the Fivondronana for the next 5 years. So the name of the
person who will have the burdensome responsibility of presiding over the

city of Antananarivo will be learned that afternoon. A matter for satisfac-
tion, though, for those "cheated" for the last quarter century, the capital
will be managed by two political movements. A deed to be attributed to the
credit of AREMA.

President of Executive Committee
Antananarivo MADAGASCAR MATIN in French 10 May 83 pp 1,4

[Text] It was with the election of the president of the Executive Committee
that the 47 members of the People's Council of the Fivondronana of Antanana-
rivo resumed their deliberations yesterday at Tsimbazaza-Tsarafaritra.

Mrs Bao Andriamanjato, who was presiding over the session, asked each politi-
cal party in attendance to present its own candidate. Thus the AKFM represen-
tative proposed for the office of president of the Executive Committee

Mr Rakotovao-Andriantiana, the present minister of posts and telecommunica—
tions. AREMA and MFM informed the assembly that they would support this

1h



variables for the preparation of development policies. It can thus be affirm—
ed that demographic information that is vastly different from the facts in
itself compromises the objectives of any economic and social development
planning. For example it is important for a country to have available active
population forecasts, that is to say, an estimate of that active population
available in future years. These estimates, if they are accurate, give direc-
tion to actions concerned with employment. In Upper Volta there exists a data
collection policy, particularly in the statistics office of the Ministry of
Planning, etcetera.... Aware of the importance of the population variable in
the development process, our country also established in June 1982 a national
population council, which is unfortunately not yet operational. Which does
not help to make rational and realistic planning easier for social and econ—
omic development integrating the maximum of pertinent variables.

Demographic Thrust

The proportion of farmland is relatively small in Upper Volta. Nine million
hectares, or roughly one-third the total area of the territory. The areas
presently under cultivation are on the order of 3 million hectares. The 1982—
1983 agricultural program which had made a good start (March-April) suffered
as the result of alternating periods of drought. Which has upset the food
estimates. Thus a deficit of about 198,000 tons of grain has been recorded,
when a consumption of 215 kilograms per person per year is considered. The
deterioration of soil as a result of erosion, brush fires, and constant de—
forestation do nothing to help matters. Indeed the wood needs of the Voltan
population are huge. The share of wood as energy source is 85 percent, with
the estimate of a need of 0.7 cubic meters per inhabitant per year.

Nearly 10 Million Voltans in Year 2000

At the same time, Upper Volta is experiencing a definite demographic thrust.
The rate of annual increase on the basis of the December 1975 census is

2.06 percent. The birthrate is fairly high, with 6 or 7 children per woman.
At this rate it is estimated that the Voltan population should reach a little
over 7.5 million in 1985 and 9.5 millions in the year 2000. There are thus
grounds for wondering if this demographic thrust is not an obstacle to econo-
mic development, or if, on the other hand, this increase in population maybe
favorable for development.

The first approach seems more plausible on the basis of data on the agents
likely to contribute fully to a development policy (youth populationof 45.3
percent; low rate of overall active population; non-participation of women
in the development policy -- 22.6 percent of women in 1981 were included
among wage-earners, etcetera). This approach seems all the more plausible
in that with respect to certain variables that constitute in themselves some
veritable bottlenecks capable of compromising our future (increase of the
population, modification of the relationship between the number of inhabi-
tants and the volume of resources in general and the land in particular, as
well as the problems resulting from that: international migration, internal
migration, ecological imbalance, to which are related the low education rate,
the alarming state of health and housing.

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UPPER VOLTA

SIGNS OF RENEWED FSCVI ACTIVITY REPORTED AFTER CONGRESS
Ouagadougou CARREFOUR AFRICAIN in French 29 Apr 83 p 13
[Article by Justin Coulibaly: "The FSCVI Awakes"]

[Text] From the 21 to 23 April 1983, the congress of the FSCVI (Federation
of Voltan Trade and Industrial Unions) was held at the Workers! Education
Hall. This is a union established as long ago as 1968, but still almost un-
known to the public, or even union circles. Its secretary general, Soumane
Touré, in his opening speech, gives the reasons that in his opinion justify
the keynote of the present congress Concerning "trades unionism in the pri-
vate sector."

The FSCVI is a trades union central, a.founding:union of the CSV (Upper
Voltan Trade Union Confederation). Not easy to understand. In Soumane
Touré's opinion, when it came into existence in 1968, the FSCVI wanted

a debate and a rejection of the anti-democratic practices rampant in
other union centrals existing in the country, that is to say, the USTV
[Upper Voltan Workers Trade Union Federation], the OVSL [Upper Voltan Organ—
ization of Free Trade Unions], and the CNTV [National Confederation of Upper
Voltan Workers]. It was also a rejection of the scorn shown by trades union
officials toward the workers and their concerns, and finally, a rejection of
the opportunism and mediocrity in union matters. This new situation was to
bring about the departure of many activists from the other union centrals.
At the birth of the CSV in 1974, "the FSCVI, considering that only unity and
cohesion among workers can enable them to fight effectively for the improve—
ment of their living and working conditions, has not only given up the idea
of being the fourth union central, but has also modestly agreed to be a
founding CSV union, under the same conditions as the others, without pre—
tentions.'"

But then, are these the essential reasons why this union is so little known?
For its secretary general, that has to be related to our country's colonial
history. "Considered a manpower reservoir by the French colonist, Upper
Volta was to enable him to exploit the other AOF [French West African] col-
onies. Hence the working class was almost inexistent in our country. As

for trade, a few firms like SCOA [West African Trading Company], CICA [Inter-
national Conference of African, French, and Malagasy States on Insurance
Supervision], CFAO [French Company of West Africa] were sufficient, since

the door-to-door vendors and other intermediate collectors of local products
took care of trading in the countryside."

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ZAMBIA

PARTY OFFICIAL PRAISES FRG AID THROUGH IRDP PROGRAM

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 30 May 83 p 5

[Text]

cso:

3400/1498

WEST (Sermany, has been
praised for its to Zambi
through the tegrated

vel ment Programme
(RDP) In North-Western Pro-

vince.

P; Secretary-General

Malenba was impreeeed by
German experts working on
the IRDP programme: ‘Your
approach Is good because it is
on a small-scale basis which
can be absorbed by people.”
, Speaking when he toured a
bee-keeping centre in Ka-
bompo district during his tour
of the province last week, Mr
Mulemba noted thai the
approach by the Genes
experts was not on a large
scale.

“Grand scale programmes
are overwhelming but when
experts leave the programmes
can crumble.

“We are indebted to the

as a foreign exchange earner
for the country. The present
price on the international
market was about K1,200
a tonne and the input into
its juction was not as
much as that of copper.

He noted that the recovery
percentage of loans was good
as he was told by officials but
PS; wondered whether the

)P programme was linked
to the Party. He was told that
ward chairmen and other
Party officials were active in
the collection of loans.

_ The Party chief told the

German experts that their
involvement in the activities
which affected the develop-
ment of individuals was of
‘great importance’’,
Primary societies were a
trend and these contri-
ited to the cooperative
movement which the Party and
its Government emphasised
on,

“ ratives must begin
by producing wealth before

tribution is done. Co-
operatives is not only distri-
bution of wealth, it Is also
production.”

He noted that there was
need for the Information the
experts were giving to people
to be put in plain language
to facilitate easy implemen-
tation.

The use of oxen for
ploughing and transportation
was a good substitute for
.mechanised

me in the province
‘was to increase the production
and ving conditions of the
rural population.

The pi e aimed to
achieve this by providing
financial and ement
support to local institutions
carrying out small-scale pro-
ducer oriented programmes
and by strengthening the self
reliance of small-scale pro-
ducers through providing
them with improved equip-~
ment, local transport, proces-
sing and storage facilities.

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ANGOLA

OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON TRADE RELATIONS WITH BULGARIA
Luanda JORNAL DE ANGOLA in Portuguese 16 Apr 83 p 2
[Article by Eugenio Diogo]

[Text] The People's Republic of Angola will for the first time, through
FICOM, participate in the International Spring Fair to be held from 9 to
15 May of this year in Plovdiv, People's Republic of Bulgaria.

This information was given by the FICOM representative who participated in
yesterday's press conference in the hall of the Bulgarian Embassy's Economic
and Commercial Department. He went on to say that “our country will exhibit
some products such as textiles, shoes, sisal, cowhides, quartz, marble,
granite, coffee (freeze-dried and powdered), and fish and wood derivatives."

During the conference, the economic and trade counselor of the Bulgarian
Embassy, Luben Yossifov, said that "this year a large number of countries
and firms will be participating in the International Spring Fair in Plovdiv,"
after confirming that 1,215 firms from 146 countries participated last year,
and that they obtained important commercial contracts.

Luben Yossifov also reported that "today Bulgaria has trade relations with
more than 100 countries throughout the world. Over the past 4 decades, the
volume of imports and exports has increased about 40 times, and trade in
goods exceeded $20 million last year." The Bulgarian Embassy's economic
and trade counselor said later that "the Joint Commission for Economic, Sci-
entific and Technical Cooperation, established in 1976, has an important
role to play in developing economic cooperation between Bulgaria and Angola,
and that it has held five meetings so far." He added that Bulgaria has pro-
vided Angola with canned vegetables and fruits, alcoholic beverages and wine,
medicine, laundry detergents, matches, farm machinery, shoes, and textiles,
to name a few products.

"Bulgaria buys primarily coffee from Angola, Our import enterprises are
interested in purchasing various types of wood, sea salt, granite, marble,
sisal, industrial diamonds, oil, copper and other products," the counselor
added.

Referring to the International Spring Fair in Plovdiv specifically, Luben
Yossifov said in conclusion that "a large number of developing African na-
tions will participate in it, including Mozambique, Ghana and Nigeria."

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CSO: 3442/235



RESOLUTIONS OF CPAZ ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 1 Jun 83 p 4

{Excerpt]

ZAMBIA

ZAMBIAN consumers have pledged to cooperate fully with Govern-

ment agencies to fight price sharks now dedicated

economy.

They have strongly
objected to the 30 per
cent risé in the price of
meal mealie and plead-
ed with the Government
to continue subsidising
its price.

These are some of the reso-
lutions from the annual gene-
ral meeting of the Consumers
Protective Association of
Zambia (CPAZ) held at
Lusaka’s Ridgeway Campus of
the University of Zambia
recently.

Announcing the price hike
of mealie meal early last
month a National Milling
Company spokesman said the
move was a result of increases
of maize price by Namboard.

He said Namboard found it
inevitable to hike its price of
maize to millers because of
the “‘gréatly reduced’ sub-
sidies from the Government to
cover handling costs.

But the resolutions conten-
ded the price of mealie meal
should be subsidised further
‘in view of the marty serious
¢omplaints the organisation
received from the public parti-
cularly the “have nots.” .

“The association feels this
is a terrible hardship that has
been imposed on the common
man.

‘*We appeal to the Govern-
ment to reconsider its decision
to increase the mealie meal
price’’.

The association was happy
with the — Government's
intention to give it legislative

Opening the association's meeting Mr Chigaga urged

cso

It must bring to the atten-
tion of Government authorities
any - inefficiencies
system or the personnel which
were causing

high prices.

3400/1498

unnecessary

of the reasonable

to sabotage the

Powers to make it more effe-
ctive. It resolved to cooperate
with Government agencies in
the fight against economic
sharks.

It was felt that CPAZ
should continue to be sepa-
rated from the Government
machinery so it could remain
an independent and autono-
mous organisation to act
impartially.

It welcomed the suggestion
by Minister of Legal Affairs
and Attorney-General Mr Gib-
son Chigaga that a sub-
committee should be appoi-
nted to make recommenda-
tions to the Government
through the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry on
how CPAZ would be made
more effective,

its members to continue
exposing profiteering traders to fight price sharks.

“Our immediate concern
must be to keep prices at
levels and curb
practices which cause wastage
whether in Kwacha or in

foreign exchange.” the mini-

ster said.

50



INDECO TO MERGE SOME SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 30 May 83 p 1

[Text]

cso:

INDECO will merge a number
of subsidiary companies
operating similar lines of trade
in a bid to rationalise group
operations, a spokesman’ has
announced.

Under the reorganisation
Zambezi Saw Mills would fall
under Zambia Steel and Build-
ing Supplies
Livingstone Motor Assemblers
(LMA) will take over Motor
Parts Distributors.

Indeco’s four real estate

companies, Kafue Estates
Limited, Anros _Limited,
Mwaiseni . Properties and

Indeco Properties would also
be merged.

Zambezi Saw Mills will
maintain its identity although
the post of general manager

3400/1498

(ZSBS) while.

has been scrapped.

The spokesman said it was
hoped the reorganisation ‘of
LMA would use its franchise
on spare parts and complete
knocked down parts to operate
the spare parts company pro-
fitably.

Motor Parts- Distributors
was formed in 1973 to be the
sole distributor of Fiat spares
as a supplementary industry
toLMA.

With full franchise rights on
spare parts, LMA would adopt
the same approach as that of
Star Commercial and Leyland
Motors.

This means foreign exchan-
ge allocations will be consider-
ed and related to the complete
knocked down parts and to the
spare parts required for nor-

48

mal repairs and maintenance
of vehicles.

Motor Parts Distributors has
over the past few years been
experiencing operational prob-
lems because of lack of foreign
exchange.

The spokesman said from
the slow moving stock of spare
parts, Motor Parts Distribu-
tors were only able to realise
average monthly sales of be-
tween K60,000 and K100,000
against a budgeted monthly
expenditure of K120,000.

In the reorganisation in-
volving ZSBS, the Indeco
spokesman said Zambia Steel
is expected to use its sound
capital base to bring Zambezi
Saw Mills back to profitability
through a management arran-
gement.

- ZAMBIA



BANK GOVERNOR SAYS TEN PERCENT WAGE CEILING PART OF IMF DEAL

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 1 Jun 83 p 1

[Text]

“Bank of Zambia’ gov-~

ernor Mr Bitwell Kuwani
said yesterday bargaining
above the ceiling would
upset the. International
Monetary Fund © pro-
gramme to restructure

Zambia’s economy.

” Addressing a Press confer-
ence in Lusaka. Mr Kuwani
said the ceiling announced by
President Kaunda — which has
been rejected by the Zambia
Congress of Trade . Unions
(ZCTU) — was an integral part
of the IMF deal to stabilise the
economy.

It was important for Zambia
to adhere to IMF and Paris
Club conditions.

“Zambia is at its economic
cross-roads and we have a real
economic watershed. There
has been no time in the history
of this country when unity and
cooperation has been badly
needed than now.

“‘What is needed is absolute
unity and coordination of
activities between the busi-
ness community and the trade
union on one hand, and the
Party and its Government on
the other.

Benefits

“Unless this is done. all the -

benefits arising from the IMF
standby arrangements and the
goodwill demonstrated by the
international community
through the Paris Club could
be eroded in no time,"’ warned
Mr Kuwani.

The international commu-
nity had sacrificed by making
the IMF facility available and

the rescheduling of Zambia's”

loans. It was only fair that
Zambians themselves were
seen to sacrifice.

Those who wanted the wage
ceiling to be extended should
find an alternative in the case
of the IMF programme being
withdrawn and the Paris Club
arrangement repudiated.

He said IMF funds were
now coming into the country
following the recent Paris
Club rescheduling of Zambia's
K1.3 billion debt. So far Zam-
bia had received K164.7 mill-
ion under the compensatory
financimg agreement with the
IMF.

The disbursement of the
funds would be carefully
planned taking into account
Zambia's international obliga-
tions ‘‘we committed our-
selves to under the Paris
Club and under the IMF pro-
gramme."’ -

“No one should hold out
hope that dishing out of this
scarce foreign exchange is on.
We intend to carefully look
after the new import licences
to ensure trade bills arising
from them are met and no new
additions are made to the
existing pipeline to increase
its present level which must be
progressively reduced.””

He estimated Zambia's
pipeline arrears at nearly
K700 million. Steps were be-
ing taken to reduce the debts.

Most of the matters agreed
to at the Paris Club had yet to
be reduced to forma! agree-
ments and it was only after
these bilateral pacts had been
agreed with ing vidual gov-
ernments that ‘‘we shall be

ZAMBIA



ZAMBIA

BRIEFS

MICROWAVE CONSTRUCTION GRANT--Zambia's intention to construct a microwave
radio relay link in North-Western Province will create new possibilities of
communication within the province and outside. Resident representative for
the Norwegian Agency for International Development (Norad) Mr Arnfinn
Sorensen said this in Lusaka yesterday at the signing of Norway's K12 million
grant to Zambia for the construction of a microwave Director of the National
Comission for Development Planning Dr Leonard Chivuno signed for Zambia while
Mr Sorensen signed for Norway. The radio link is between Chingola and
Solwezi, Solwezi and Mwinllunga, Solwezi-Kabompo-Zambezi and spur links to
Kasempa and Chizera. Mr Sorensen said the posibility of having direct con-
tact with neighbouring countries like Angola and Zaire and later Namibia

was another important factor. Dr Chivuno said there were not many big
countries which had so far given K12 million to Zambia as a grant but Norway,
although a small nation, had done so. [Excerpt] [Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in
English 27 May 83 p 7]

SOVIET CULTURAL OFFER--The Soviet government has offered to arrange im Zambia,
on a non-commercial basis, Soviet film and music shows, dances and circus
performers under the cultural agreement with Zambia. Soviet ambassador in
Zambia, Mr Vladmir Tcherednik said this in Lusaka yesterday at Lusaka's
Nakatindi Hall at an exhibition of prints by Soviet artists. The prints which
have been donated to the Ministry of General Education and Culture, depict the
life of the Soviet people, the beauty of nature and cities of the Soviet Union.
[Text] [Lusaka DAILY MAIL in English 1 Jun 83 p 3]

ILLEGAL BORDER FOOD SALES—-Member of the Central Committee (Kapasa Makasa)

has appealed to farmers to refrain from illegal sales of food crops outside
the country. Mr (Makasa), who is also Rural Development Committee chairman,
said farmers should appreciate that parts of Zambia had been badly hit by
drought and that they would need food aid. In a statement released in Lusaka
today, Mr (Makasa) also urged district secretaries to help in assuring that
food crops were not smuggled out of the country where they could be sold. He
cautioned farmers, especially those in rural areas, to avoid selling all their
maize after harvesting. [Text] [MB151859 Lusaka Domestic Service in English
1800 GMT 15 Jun 83]

58



ZAMBIA

UNZA REPORT URGES REGIONAL PRICE DIFFERENTIALS

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 28 May 83 p 2

[Text]

CSO:

A REPORT by the rural studies development bureau at the University of
Zambia. has recommended that the Government should introduce regional
prices differentials to give incentives to farmers in such places as Gwembe
which are “unfavourable” to boost food production.

The report says
farmers in such areas
where high transport
costs and marketing faci-
lities are scanty and
storage facilities scarce,
are getting a raw deal
under the present pricing

mechanism. ._ .
The report is fitled ‘‘grain
(maize) production and stor-

- age in Gwembe valley, Zam-

bia’ and was prepared by
Hubrt Redelberger of Unza’s
tural development studies
bureau.

It notes that one of the
most .acute problems facing
farmers in the valley was
storage of maize. This coupled
with the shoddy marketing
facilities offered by Namboard
had reduced incentives by
peasants to grow more food.

“In the present system, the
same price for maize is paid
to all farmers throughout the
year. This means the farmer
has no incentive to store
maize on the farm and sell it
later on, if he does not need
it for home consumption.”

The reason for this pricing
policy might be that the
Government wanted to know
as soon as possible after each

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harvest how much maize was
harvested and what required
to be imported to feed mainly
the urban population.

This may be important for
the policy makers and the
urban population, but it is not
in favour of the rural farmer."”

Advocating price differen-
tials for different parts of
Zambia the study says there
is a lot of transport and
marketing costs involved in
moving mealie meal say from
Choma or Lusaka to the
Gwembe valley and distribute
to rural households and
farmers.

The ‘report notes that
because of storage facilities
problems even few bags of
maize that were marketed in
the previous years in the valley
were stored outside the area in
Choma and Monze.

The study recommends
that there should be a national
grain reserve set and the
forecasting of maize pro-
duction should allow the im-
plementation of this policy
of seasonal price differentia-
tion in favour of the farmer.

‘The report has been sub-
mitted to the Ministry of
Agriculture and Water Deve-
lopment.



Number of Seats and Percentage Obtained by Each Party

Faritany AREMA
Antananarivo 256
Antsiranana 140
Fianarantsoa 351
Mahajanga 168
Toamasina 241
Toliary 189
TOTAL 1,345
79.77%

AKFM

107

13

13
5
9
3

150

8.89%

5.99%

MFM MONIMA-K -UDECMA
33 5 -
7 - -
20 1 1
5 ~ -
11 - -
4 3 -
80 9 1
474% 0.53% "0.05%

Antananarivo and Toamasina Results Noted

Antananarivo MADAGASCAR MATIN in French 6 May 83 p 2

(Text] Faritany of Antananarivo

Fivondronana

1, Anta, Reniv
2. Anta, Atsin
3. Anta. Avara
4, Ambatolampy

5. Ambohidratrimo
6. Andramasina

7. Ankazobe

8. Anjozorobe

9, Antanifotsy
10, Antsirabe I
11. Antsirabe II
12, Arivonimamo
13. Betafo

14, Faratsiho

15. Fenerivo~Af
16, Manjakandriana
17, Miarinarivo
18. Soavinandriana
19. Tsiroanomandidy

TOTAL

Number of Seats Obtained by Each List

AREMA ARFK

DWORDOWHD HPEDAOYUOO

wri

108

VITM

RVRPENN

BRI We

19

18

MEM

PWUNNA

PeWNF

NN

35

MONIMA-K VSM UDECMA

3
1
1



It is thus essential to find solutions for an appropriate economic and social
development. The pertinent questions raised by the various presentations made
during the seminarenabled the participants to work out a certain number of
recommendations.

First and above all, the statistical machinery of Upper Volta must be streng-
thened in terms of manpower and equipment to make it better able to fulfill
the missions assigned it so as to balance demographic growth and agriculture
development. The seminar participants’ recommended that the interministerial
commission on land reform be made operational. It should have as its object-
ive the elimination of the risk of concentration of ownership and use of land
in the hands of a wealthy minority, and to recognize the right of stockraisers
to property or pastureland, etcetera....

The problem of employment also attracted the attention of seminar partici-
pants, who asked the authorities to select some labor-intensive alternative
technologies every time that an industrial project opportunity presents it-
self.

This employment policy assumes the effective participation of the population
on several levels (work within local range, within subregional range, and
within regional range). This project of special public works programs that
are labor intensive has been under implementation since 1982 and will last
for 3 years. It has been established in the Kaya, Ouahigouya, and Koudougou
areas. It takes place during the dry season. For effective participation by
women in the development policy, a more organized and thorough popularization
of intermediate technologies (improvements in the home) has been recommended,
making it possible to lighten the arduous labors of women.

The same number of recommendations, all of equal importance, have been made
regarding the housing policy (redefinition of the policy, establishment of
home financing machinery, etcetera) as well as regarding the educational
policy (introduction of a national service that might involve new graduates
or students as a palliative to the inadequacy in numbers of teachers in pri-
mary and secondary education). The point of this is to increase as well as
may be the school attendance rate.

12149
CSO: 3419/897

36



MADAGASCAR

Results of Antananarivo Executives Election Reported
(MADAGASCAR MATIN, various dates) ...seeeseesceveseevere

President of People's Council
President of Executive Committee

Outcome of VIP Elections
(MADAGASCAR MATIN, various dates) ..csssecseccseccecceecs

Winning, Losing Parties Identified
Final Vote Counts
Antananarivo and Toamasina Results Noted

MOZAMBIQUE

Libyan Official Alludes To Aid to SWAPO, ANC
(NOTICIAS, 30 Apr 83) ..csecescccecccscccesccssecsseesees

RNM Destroys Chimoio Base, Claims Portugal Will Train
FRELIMO Officers
(O DIABO, 24 May 83) ..cseceeeceeeeveeees te eeeeeeee seco

RNM Intensifies Activities, Explains 'Schoeman Case'
(O DIABO, 17 May 83) .cccescsccececcccececseceereecesenee

Portugal Expels Former Mozambican Ambassador
(EXPRESSO, 14 May 83) ..

Chinese Official Donates Money To Drought Victims
(NOTICIAS, 26 Apr 83) crsececceeceececceceerees errrere

Briefs
PRENSA LATINA To Open Representation
Japan To Aid Fishing Industry
Chinese CP Gift
Brazilian-Mozambican Shoe Company
Telex Station Donated by South Africa

TANZANIA

Human Resources Utilization Act Passed
(Zamzibar Domestic Service, 15 Jun 83) ..cscceeccesceeecs

UPPER VOLTA

Signs of Renewed FSCVI Activity Reported After Congress
(Justin Coulibaly; CARREFOUR AFRICAIN, 29 Apr 83) .......

Demographic Growth, Development Policy Seminar Held
(Clement Tapsoba; CARREFOUR AFRICAIN, 29 Apr 83) .....ee

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receive the goods was the Minister of Home Trade, Aranda da Silva, who ex-
pressed gratitude for the donation on behalf of the Frelimo Party, espe-
cially at a time when everyone is preparing for the Fourth Congress. [Text]
{Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 22 Apr 83 p 1] 9805

BRAZILIAN-MOZAMBICAN SHOE COMPANY--An agreement was signed yesterday in
Maputo to establish a joint Mozambican-Brazilian shoe company, our reporter
learned from a Mozambican spokesman. The agreement to establish the first
joint shoe company, at the level of the Ministry of Industry and Energy,
was signed by representatives of the Mozambican Shoe and Leather Directorates
and the Brazilian firm, A. Cordeiro International. The joint Mozambican-
Brazilian leather shoe factory will be called "Africal" (Africa Shoes) and
will begin operations next September. The Mozambican parties hold 60 per-
cent of the equity capital, and the company's primary purpose is to manu-
facture footwear for the domestic market. Part of the output will go for
export. The new company will be located in the former "Ritmo" shoe factory,
located on FPLM Avenue in Maputo. [Text] [Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese

22 Apr 83 p 1] 9805

TELEX STATION DONATED BY SOUTH AFRICA--During a press conference in which
Siemens reported on the company's activities in 1983, one of the newsmen asked
if the administration's plans included any investments in Mozambique. In reply,
Wolfgang Georg Buhler, administrator-delegate, said that perhaps such invest-
ments were unnecessary, considering the proximity and the readiness of South
Africa. In this regard, he mentioned the case of the Telex station in Maputo,
which was destroyed by a fire some time ago. The Mozambican authorities asked
Portugal for help in solving the problem, and the CIT [General Administration
of Post Offices, Telegraphs and Telephones | contacted Siemens. Meanwhile, the
problem was solved when the South African Government offered a complete and
modern station, The Telex services are now functioning normally, although some
news media continue to accuse Pretoria of the most heinous crimes, and politi-
cians in Maputo are still employing demagogic language, calling the donors

“racists,” “"colonialists" and "imperialists." [Text] [Lisbon 0 DIA in Portu-
guese 21 May 83 p1] 6362

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candidacy; the VITM and MONIMA-K made no comment. A surprise-free election,
almost a plebiscite for Mr Rakotovao-Andriantiana, who got 42 votes from 47
voters. And as usual there were 5 [as published] blank ballots.

Mini Drama

As they started on the second part of the agenda, namely, the election of the
12 members of the Fivondronana's Executive Committee, the MFM/MFT [Militants
for the Realization of the Revolution] asked for [words missing]. AREMA in
turn called for a 5-minute suspension of the meeting, so that its representa-
tives could confer for a few minutes. Be it noted that this suspension was
provoked by that incident, which also had a somewhat disturbing effect on

the atmosphere of the afternoon. Nevertheless, the elections were quickly
resumed, for serious matters were coming up. Thus AKFM and AREMA each in
turn presented a candidate, supporting each other. The outcome of this
series of votes was thus known in advance to the principles involved. And

by the way, praise is due here to the four People's Council members of the
VITM and MONIMA-K, who, knowing perfectly well that it was all over so far as
they were concerned, nevertheless stayed until the end of the session and took
part in the voting.

The names of the lucky candidates elected to the Executive Committee, and of
the president of the Fivondronana are given below.

President of the Executive Committee of the Fivondronana of Antananarivo:
Mr Rakotovao-Andriantiana (AKFM)

Members of the Executive Committee:

Ignace Manan Rakotomalala (AKFM), 38 votes, 3 blank ballots
Rémi Rakotobe (AKFM), 37 votes, 4 blank ballots
Maurice Rakotobe (AKFM), 35 votes, 5 blank ballots

Raoel-Fils (AKFM), 36 votes, 5 blank ballots

Célestin Randriamanantena (AKFM), 36 votes, 5 blanks

André Ramamanjotojaona (AKFM), 36 votes, 5 blanks

Ammi Rasoanindrainy (AKFM), 36 votes, 5 blanks

Gabriel Razafindraibe (AREMA), 37 votes, 4 blanks

Mrs Razanajovy (AREMA), 33 votes, 7 blanks, and one invalid

Justin Razafindramaka (AREMA), 37 votes, 4 blanks
Mrs Rakotosihanaka-Rabodonavalona (AREMA), 37 votes, 4 blanks.

Eight AKFM and four AREMA members, such then is the composition of the Execu-
tive Committee, reflecting more or less the number of the big voters in the
People's Council: 24 for the AKFM and 13 for AREMA respectively. It is
stressed that the MFM succeeded in winning six seats on the People's Council,
while MONIMA-K placed three council members and the VITM two.

It remains to be seen now if the AREMA/AKFM tandem will go as far as the elec—
tions of the council members of the Antananarivo Faritany Executive Committee.

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MOZAMBIQUE

RNM DESTROYS CHIMOIO BASE, CLAIMS PORTUGAL WILL TRAIN FRELIMO OFFICERS
Lisbon 0 DIABO in Portuguese 24 May 83 p 17

(Text] Zimbabwean military expeditionary forces, sent by Mugabe to Mozambique
to support the FRELIMO regime, retreated without offering resistance when
guerrillas attacked a government base, we were informed in a Telex from Filipe
Oliveira, our correspondent in southern Africa.

The base, which was completely destroyed in the attack, is located near Chimoio,
capital of Manica Province. Papersfound at the site revealed that this was a
unit garrisoned with Zimbabwean troops, but none of the Zimbabweans was captured
since they had all fled at the approach of the Mozambican National Resistance
Caxy] guerrillas, who seized a large quantity of arms.

According to the same report, the arms included three Soviet-manufactured B-10
cannons, five Sam 7 missiles, several 82- and 60-mm mortars and a large number
of Portuguese-manufactured G-3's.

There was also another attack on the rail line between Maputo and Malvernia,
specifically in the area of Chicualacuala, but this attack was perpetrated by
the local population.

According to Oliveria, circles connected with the RNM were not surprised by the
report published in the Paris daily LE MONDE, according to which about 80
officers of the FRELIMO forces will be trained in antiguerrilla warfare in Portu-
guese military establishments. They observed that this was a result of the dis-
cussions between Jacinto Veloso, Mozambican minister of security, and Melo
Egidio, chief of staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces, and other military and
civilian leaders in Lisbon. The topic of these discussions was revealed by
Jorge Costa, former chief of the secret police in Maputo, in interviews with
South Africa's SCOPE magazine after he had asked the Pretoria government for
political asylum, The report, whose authenticity the Portuguese authorities
have sought to deny, was considered highly compromising.

It appears, however, that Mozambican officers cannot be sent to Portugal for the
duration of the current RNM offensive, which is being conducted simultaneously
on several fronts and requires the engagement of the greatest possible number
of government forces.

Filipe Oliveira asked the RNM circles about the Portuguese authorities’ order for
the expulsion of Joao da Silva Ataide, former Mozambican ambassador in Lisbon,
who abandoned that post 6 months ago, thus adding to the number of opponents of
the Machel regime. In this regard, the RNM sources would only comment that "if
he had been a terrorist from the PLC or any Latin American country, he would
certainly not have been expelled."

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level--a battle which has left some scars but still not impaired the morale
of the militants, "The fight continues," says the youth leader of one poli-
tical party, and he goes on to add: "We have no chance to win the faritany
elections, but that does not mean we will be indifferent on "D-Day? (22 May).
With out dozens of electoral delegates, we still have some hope. Consider-
ing that seats will be allocated on a proportional basis, with voters cast-
ing their ballots for several members out of a list and the ones with the
most votes going to the top of their list, even the small parties stand a
chance of taking some seats on the people's council."

The majority of political organizations that participated in the VIP elections
are currently assessing how they fared. For Maharanga's VSM [MONIMA Socialist
Group] and UDECMA the results would seem to be discouraging: in terms of
numbers, Mr Solo Norbert Andriamorasata might still advance his one people's
councillor from Fandriana and the one from Maharanga, and might even make a
comeback in the legislative elections...As for the MFM, VITM, AKFM and
MONIMA-K, they still have much work to do, despite the respectable tallies
they scored in some regions,

Final Vote Counts
Antananarivo MADAGASCAR MATIN in French 30 April 83 pp 1, 4

[Text] Quite apart from the agitation in political circles as the day of
elections for members of the executive committees and presidents of the
fivondronampokontany approaches, the official tallies posted by the Coupole
seem to stand forth with imperturbable serenity, indeed with a kind of mock-
ing air taht grates on those who were unlucky in the race,

These tables show now only the names of the losers but also their respective
"grades" which go from 0 to 79.77 percent. In fact, with the results tallied
for 95 fivondronana on III, Maharanga's luckless VSM has yet to take a
single seat, while AREMA is on top with 1,345 seats.

Meanwhile, nearly a week after the elections for fivondronana people's
councillors, to date only the faritany of Antsiranana has turned in its com-
plete tallies. Should this even surprise us still? And while we are passing
out compliments, the faritany of Mahajanga and Toliary might seem to be in
line for reprimands from the MININTER Ministry of Interior. But one could
also comment on theperformance of the province of Antananarivo; it is
difficult to accept that fivondronana such as Ankazobe, whence our national
ZOTO has reportedly made a return trip since 24 April--fivondronana located
only a few dozen kilometers from the capital~-have still not reported,

Returning to the final results of Sunday's elections, there has been a
change since the last results we published. VITM has now clearly pulled
ahead of MFM by winning 101 seats, compared to 80 for Mr Manandafy's party.
As for AKFM, it seems to be settling somewhat, with 150 electoral delegates,
including 107 in the faritany and Antsiranana) and that Vonjy ran second to
AREMA in four (Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina and Toliary).

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TANZANIA

HUMAN RESOURCES UTILIZATION ACT PASSED
FA152111 Zanzibar Domestic Service in Swahili 1600 GMT 15 Jun 83

[Text] Zanzibar--The House of Representatives which continued its sittings
in Zanzibar town this morning passed the Human Resources Utilization Act.
The law will compel every able-bodied person to work, and will be enforced
after its publication in the government gazette.

Presenting the draft bill, the minister for labor, manpower and social wel-
fare, Ndugu Ramadhan Abdallah Shaaban told the house that the law will spell
out the jobs available in Zanzibar for the benefit of the nation. He said
the principles behind passing the bill are an outcome of the country's policy
of socialism and self-reliance, and as directed by the party congress held in
October last year. The congress directed that every able-bodied person should
work appropriately and at full productive capacity.

According to the law, the word work is interpreted as any legal activity aimed
at producing wealth, or the rendering of services accepted by the nation which
would enable a person to make a living, including the involvement in social
welfare activities, when no remuneration is obtained.

Employers, the jobless and all residents in all local authorities will be en-
listed, and the procedure for the use of identity cards will be started.

The law also gives authority for the repatriation of jobless persons from one
area to work in another area. Any person who acts contrary to this law will

be liable for a fine of 2,000 shillings or to serve a term of not less than 6
months at a reformatory.

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GUINEA

BRIEFS

HUMAN RIGHTS CLAIMS--On the occasion of the visit to Paris of Mr Abdoulaye
Toure, Guinea's minister of foreign affairs, who was received this Tuesday

10 May at Quai d'Orsay by Mr Cheysson, minister of foreign relations, the
association of French families of political missing persons in Guinea (6, Rue
Chimper, 67000 Strasbourg) "recalls that the useful economic reconciliation
with Guinea cannot possibly be accompanied by France's backing down on its
demands concerning respect for human rights by Conakry." The association adds
that "the French wives of the missing persons in Guinea are still waiting for
the government at the very least to demand of Guinea the death certificates
of those executed without a trial and to open an inquiry into Mr Barry's
presumed escape." /Text/ /Paris LE MONDE in French, 11 May 83 p 4/ 9895

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GOVERNMENT BANS MAIZE, CORN, STEEL HAULAGE BY ROAD

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 31 May 83 p 1

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THE Government has banned the haulage of maize,
coal and steel by road in a move aimed at maxi-
mising the use of Zambia Railways and Tazara.

Announcing the measuie
yesterday, Minister of
ower, Transport and Com-
munications General
Kingsley Chinkuli directed
Zambia Railways, Tavara

toad transporters to

with importers and ex-
Porters to make ar-
fangements for a smooth
transitional change,

Gen. Chinkuli_ was addressing
a meeting of transporters at
Mulungushi Hall in Lusaka.

The measure will “apply in
arcas where roads | run
parallel to railway lines.

“Cargo such as maize, coal,
coke and steel which are
ideally suited for railway
transportation should no
longer be conveyed by road

from say Livingstone to the-

Copperbelt on New Kapiri
Mposhi, and destinations
beyond”, Gen. Chinkuli

said.
But there would be exceptions

to this move in the interim
period while other measures
such as the acquisition of
fuel tankers for Zambia
Railways were being taken;

“Thesé measures are long
overdue and are aimed at
conserving our road in-
frastructure while at the
same time optimising the use
of our two railway fines
which are ideally suited to
carry bulky teatfie.

Because of the bulky cargo
hauled on roads all major
roads in Zambia were in a
pathetic state. There was
need for the Government to
introduce weight limits to
preserve them.

Gen. Chinkuli appealed for
the streamlining of Zambia’s
transport system and an-
nounced new procedures to
be followed in obtaining
transporters licences.

He said although the present
procedure was adequate it
was not being rigidly follow-
ed.

From now on all applica-
tions for road service
licences should be pre-
screened by the Road Traffic
Commissioner’s office and
the Truckers Association of
Zambia, he said.

ZAMBIA



ANGOLA

NEW COOPERATION AGREEMENTS SIGNED WITH ALGERIA
Luanda JORNAL DE ANGOLA in Portuguese 16 Apr 83 pp 1, 2

[Text] The first working session of the Joint Angolan-Algerian Commission
began last Wednesday in Luanda and ended yesterday evening with the signa-
ture of an agreement for economic, scientific, technical and cultural coop-
eration.

During the discussions of this first session, the two parties agreed on the
need for more active trade, in view of the large potential for growth, and
they pointed out that this potential had not been sufficiently explored as
yet, and should be, as political relations between Angola and Algeria are
excellent.

The parties also reached a consensus on the many possibilities for an ex-
change of experiences, information and missions in many different areas,
including telecommunications, petroleum, education, and health. They indi-
cated a need for training Angolans for industry.

In the area of education, they agreed that the prevailing provisions on
training Angolan cadres, based on the record of the meeting held in Algiers
in 1980, should be implemented.

The Algerian delegation announced that Algeria had provided Angola with
scholarships in the fields of health, petroleum, physical education and
sports, the merchant marine, fishing and telecommunications.

The Angolan delegation to the talks was headed by the state secretary for
cooperation, Paulino Pinto Joao, while the Algerian head was a member of
the Central Committee of the FLN (Algerian National Liberation Front) Party
and minister of the Mudjahidin, Djelloul Bakhti Nemiche. These officials
signed the agreements.

At the end of the document-signing ceremony, the Angolan state secretary
for cooperation said he was convinced that "we will do everything possible
to prevent any setbacks" to the relationship between the two countries.

The Algerian minister indicated that the talks would continue in the future
because, as he said, "that is what friends do."

During the Algerian delegation's stay in Angola, Djelloul Bakhti Nemiche
was received by the President of the MPLA-Labor Party and of the People's
Republic of Angola, Comrade Jose Eduardo dos Santos, to whom he conveyed a
message from the Algerian Chief of State, Chadli Bendjedid.

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MOZAMBIQUE

CHINESE OFFICIAL DONATES MONEY TO DROUGHT VICTIMS
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 26 Apr 83 p 10

[Text] The People's Republic of China has granted $500,000 (about 19,500,000
MI) to Mozambique to help victims of the drought that is devastating the
country.

The check was presented yesterday by the ambassador of that country, Wang Ho,
to State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Valeriano Ferrao.

The Chinese diplomat stated on the occasion that his country could not remain
passive to the difficulties afflicting Mozambique and that, since an emer-
gency was involved, it had decided to provide aid in money, to avoid the de-
lays involved in sending goods.

Wang Ho, accompanied by other diplomats accredited to Mozambique, visited
Moamba district, about 70 kilometers from the capital, at the beginning of
the month to personally assess the results of the major drought that has
afflicted the area over the past 50 years.

"Mozambique's victories," said Wang Ho, "are China's victories, just as
Mozambique's problems are our problems. When we became aware of the crit~
ical situation, we immediately wanted to provide the necessary aid."

He emphasized that the Chinese people are convinced that Mozambique will be
able to overcome this adversity.

"Conducting the revolution means overcoming difficulties, and we know that
the Mozambican people will overcome this difficulty," the Chinese ambassador
stated.

In reply, Valeriano Ferrao expressed gratitude on behalf of the Mozambican
people and said that this was “one more gesture of the deep friendship and
strong solidarity between the Mozambican and Chinese peoples, forged during
the difficult period of armed struggle for national liberation.

“Our Chinese comrades," he went on to say, "have for many years shared the
same problems as our combatants. China has always given us unbiased sup-
port and, despite all the difficulties it faces, it will continue to give
us the same support."

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Contacted by 0 DIABO in Lisbon, Evo Fernandes, the RNM representative in Europe,
denied that the assassination of Secretary General Orlando Cristina had resulted
in changes in the leadership of the movement. Until a replacement is named for
Cristina, whose murder is being duly investigated, the duties of secretary
general are being performed by Afonso Diakhama, commander-in-chief of the RNM.

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Government Bans Maize, Corn, Steel Haulage by Road
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA,31 May 83) ....cccescccececscececcecececs

Cornflakes Imports Rapped in View of Local Self-Sufficiency
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 27 May 83) wesscsccacsccacececcececceces

Briefs
Microwave Construction Grant
Soviet Cultural Offer
Illegal Border Food Sales
Party Call for Active Leaders

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ZAMBIA

Party Official Condemns RSA Executions
(Lusaka Domestic Service, 10 Jun 83) ..ccscccceccccccuece

TIMES Calls for OAU Investigation in Malawi
(AFP, 12 Jun 83) ..sceccccsceccnecccneceeereceseeceeeeees

Labor Union Pressures Government on Wage Ceiling
(AFP, 12 Jun 83) weccscccccccccnercceeeceeeecseeeceeeeees

Party Official Praises FRG Aid Through IRDP Program
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 30 May 83) .isccscccccsceccscecesceces

Finnish Government Announces 1983-1985 Grants
(DAILY MAIL, 28 May 83) ..ccsscescsccccccecveccees

Lusaka, Ndola Urban District Councils Announce Water Shortages
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 28 May 83) ..

Drastic Ndola Measures Announced
Both Councils Act Wisely, Editorial

Minister Says Nation Has World's Largest Short-Term Indebtedness
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 28 May 83) .ccescsccccececcacecescecees

UNZA Report Urges Regional Price Differentials
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 28 May 83) ..cccscccscccsccescccsceeses

Zambezi District Facing 'Critical' Transport Situation
(SUNDAY TIMES, 29 May 83) ..cssccescsccccececcccscvececes

INDECO To Merge Some Subsidiary Companies
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 30 May 83) .ececececseccscscvcvsssenece

Minister Blasts Importation of 'Useless' Romanian Tractors
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 1 June 83) ..secccsecceeccceecceeecess

Resolutions of CPAZ Annual General Meeting
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 1 Jun 83) ..

Kaunda Says Some Commercial Farmers Abuse Farming Incentives
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 2 Jun 83) ..

Government 'Not Benefiting’ From Parastatal Import Powers
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 2 Jun 83) ..ccccececsececcccscccuseces

Zambia, Yugoslav Joint Permanent Commission Meets
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 2 Jun 83) ..ccccscccsccesccscccesceeece

Bank Governor Says Ten Percent Wage Ceiling Part of IMF Deal
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 1 Jun 83) ..ccccccccscccsccscccnecceene

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MADAGASCAR

RESULTS OF ANTANANARIVO EXECUTIVES ELECTION REPORTED
President of People's Council
Antananarivo MADAGASCAR MATIN in French 9 May 83 pp 1,2

[Text] The members of the People's Council of the Fivondronana [district] of
Antananarivo met on Saturday 10 May at Tsibazaza for the election of the
president of that council, members of the Executive Committee, and the presi-
dent of the Executive Committee of the capital. Before the various votes
taken, the faritany [expansion unknown] president, Jonah Rakotoarivelo,
briefly addressed the 47 newly elected council members (one member had de-
clined) on the importance of the Fivondronana of the first-ranking city of
the RDM [Democratic Republic of Madagascar], and reviewed the various prob-
lems awaiting each one of them. Thus he brought out the inadequacy of hous-
ing, the insanitariness, and the demographic [growth] rate, which has assumed
alarming proportions lately in Antananarivo, etcetera....Jonah Rakotoarivelo
called upon the council members to display unity for the good of the community
at large.

Then the dean of the council members was to preside over the session for the
election of the president of the council. It should be noted that the lat—
ter's mandate is for 1 year, and that of the Executive Committee president

for 5 years. A problem arose at once: there were only two ballots (red and
yellow). The MONIMA-K [National Movement for the Independence of Madagascar
Committee], VITM [People's Movement for National Unity], and MFM [Militants
for the Establishment of a Proletarian Regime] representatives had forgotten
to bring theirs. But this technicality was soon resolved: the 47 voters
would write the candidate's name on one of the ballots. Indeed there was only
one candidate for the office. That was the wife of the leader of the AKFM
{Congress Party for Malagasy Independence], Mrs Bao Andriamanjato. A candi-
dacy publicly supported by AREMA and the MFM. And the sole candidate was to
be elected with enthusiasm, an enthusiasm indicated by a little incident:
when the votes were counted, there were 49 ballots instead of 47! But the
assembly decided not to invalidate the vote. Mrs Andriamanjato was thus elec-—
ted president of the Antananarivo People's Council by 43 votes, with VONJY
[expansion unknown] and MONIMA-K preferring blank ballots or none (6).

The scenario was the same for the election of the first vice president of the
People's Council, except that this time the ballots had to be put into

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The interview, which actually was filmed in Angola by BBC television, dates
back to last February, when the second contact between an Angolan delegation
headed by Minister Alexandre Rodrigues (Kito) and South Africa's foreign
minister was being made in Sal, Cape Verde.

Well-placed observers say that after that there was actually considerable
progress made not only in those talks, but also in the conversations
between Angola and the United States, both the recent ones in Paris and the
ones now in Washington. There a delegation from the Luanda administration
is discussing recognition for its country by the Reagan administration, the
Namibia problem, the withdrawal of Cuban and Russian troops, and other
bilateral issues. According to the same observers, the Angolans have made
concessions on these issues, something they have vigorously refused to do
until recently.

These observers further report, with regard to the recent threats by Angolan
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Venancio Moura in Lisbon, that however
the contacts between Angola and Portugal on this develop, they do not
anticipate a decline in UNITA's activities to keep the Portuguese people and
their followers informed of the status of the Angolan civil war, since,
among other things, the Savimbi movement today has various channels to
circulate its information bulletins.

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Faritany of Toamasina
Fivondronana Number of Seats Obtained by Each List

AREMA AKFM VITM MEM MONIMA VSM UDECMA

1. Toamasina I 11 4 2 1
2. Toamasina II 16 - 1 1
3, Ambatondrazaka 18 1 - 1
4, Amparafaravola 15 3
5. Andilamena i - - 1
6. Anosibe An'ala 16
7. Antanambao
Manampotsy 12
8. Brickaville 18
9, Fenerive~East 18 - 3
10, Mohanoro 18
11, Mananara-North 11 - 1
12, Maroantsetra 12 - 3
13, Marolambo il 2
14. Moramanga 20 2 - 1
15. Sainte-Marie 12
16. Sonierana-Ivongo 8 ~- - 4
17. Vatomandry 12 - - 1
18, Vavatenina 13 - 2 1
TOTAL 252 9 12 11
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He said under this agreement Finland will give assistance to the Mwekera
Forest College in the form of forestry teachers and equipment as well as con-
struction of students hostels and staff houses.

Dry kilm for timber and as an industrial sawmill will be provided to the
forestry department of Zambia during the on-going planning period.

The secretary said Finland will support the fishing industry in Luapula

Province and give various management and material assistance to the Western
Province Co-operative Marketing Union.

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agencies are completing a plan to provide electricity to rural areas in
Manlanje Province.

The "Capanda" hydro-electric complex (500,000 kW) in the Kwanza River is
the largest project under Soviet-Angolan cooperative arrangements. It is
being built under a general contract system, in accordance with the inter-
governmental agreement signed in September of last year.

Special emphasis is given in Angola to training Angolan technical cadres.
In 1978-79, one center for training automobile mechanics and three centers
of the same sort specializing in agriculture were built with Soviet help
in Lobito, Lubango, Sumbe and Malanje. Each one has a capacity for 200
students. A technical, industrial and teaching school for 600 students was
established in Huambo.

A branch of a center to train cotton reaper operators was organized in
Ongazanga and one to train irrigation specialists was set up in Lubango,
each with a capacity for 100 students. There is also a technical school in
the Lobito shipyards and a navigation school to train fishing specialists.

From 1978 to 1982, about 2,500 operators and technicians were trained with
Soviet assistance in these establishments. Moreover, more than 1,000
Angolans have been trained and about 400 continue to study in the USSR.

A number of topographers, geologists, bridge and shipbuilding specialists,
physicians and other Soviet experts are working in Angola.

In January 1982, the Economic, Technical and Commercial Cooperation Program
between the USSR and Angola was signed for the period from 1981 to 1985,
and up to 1990.

This long-term program forms a good legal basis for developing economic
ties between the two countries. It gives the main guidelines and lists the
objectives for cooperation in the various sectors of the Angolan economy.
This program will be implemented in stages. In the initial stage, Soviet
and Angolan organizations will work to build the Capanda hydro-electric power
plant in Kwanza and technical schools, and to promote the overall develop-
ment of Malanje Province. This last undertaking involves the organization
of three state cotton-growing organizations and a center for processing the
crop, a soil irrigation project, electricity and water supply to rural
areas, the construction of bridges, prospecting and exploration of deposits,
and development of building materials.

The Soviet and Angolan organizations will take various steps designed to
implement these agreements. Intergovernmental cooperation documents were
signed to expand cotton production, irrigation and the water supply in
Malanje Province, to build the Capanda hydro-electric power plant, to set
up the Angolan national institute to build electric power lines and to de-
sign a program to develop energy resources in Angola.



ANGOLA

ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC, TECHNICAL COOPERATION WITH USSR
Luanda JORNAL DE ANGOLA in Portuguese 8 Mar 83 p 18

[Text] Moscow--On the eve of the official visit of the President of the
MPLA-Labor Party and of the People's Republic of Angola, Comrade Jose Eduardo
dos Santos, to the Soviet Union, the Soviet APN agency published an inter-
view with the vice-president of the USSR State Committee for Foreign Economic
Relations, Pgotr Kochelev, where economic and technical cooperation between
the two countries was discussed.

Economic and technical cooperation between Angola and the USSR began on

26 May 1976 with the signing in Moscow of an intergovernmental agreement and
protocol. Cooperation has developed since then and has shown positive re-
sults.

A large number of Soviet technicians assist the People's Republic of Angola
in important branches of the economy, including agriculture, industry,
energy, transportation, ship building, public health, geological prospect-
ing, meteorology, geodetic surveying, cartography, and the training of
cadres.

During the interview, Kochelev spoke of the joint efforts made by the govern-
ments of the two countries to improve the standard of living of Angolan citi-
zens, mainly by expanding the food base and strengthening the state sector
of the socialist economy.

In regard to the oil industry, Soviet organizations have a contract to build
two oil storage depots in the city of Malanje (with a capacity to hold 6,600
cubic meters) and in Porto Amboim (11,600 cubic meters). The two will be
operational this year and will make it possible to distribute oil derivatives
more rationally.

Soviet experts at Angola's national electricity directorate are working on a
new organizational structure for the nation's energy sector, together with
Angolan technicians.

A large group of Soviet energy specialists are working in various facilities
to assist in the operation and repair of power equipment. Moreover, Soviet



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able to quantify the real
advantage accruing to Zam-
ia.”

The IMF mission would be
arriving on June 14 to assess
the results of the Paris Club
and help the bank set the per-
formance criteria under which
Zambia had agreed to under-
take.

The Government had
appointed a micro-economic
unit of senior officials who
would monitor both the IMF
programme and the Paris
Clubagreement. |

A high-powered technical
committee which would be
responsible for the issuing of
import licences had been
appointed by the Government
and Prime Minister Mundia
would announce their names
shortly.

Asked when the economy
would recover, Mr Kuwani

55

warned that Zambians should
brace for a grim future beca-
use of the global recession.
Zambia had effectively devalu-
ed the Kwacha by 25 per cent,
whicn was aimed at reviv-
ing the economy.

Mr Kuwani said he would be
holding a series of meetings
with the business community
to-explain the implications of
the Paris Club agreement.
This would be extended to
trade unions. :

Holiday allowances which
were suspended last year
would not be re-introduced
soon, Mr Kuwani said.

He advised those who went
on shopping sprees to Europe
and neighbouring countries to
forget about the holiday
allowances for the time be-
ing because their re-introduc-
tion depends on the general
recovery of the economy.



ZAMBIA

TIMES CALLS FOR OAU INVESTIGATION IN MALAWI
AB130610 Paris AFP in English 1324 GMT 12 Jun 83

[Text] Lusaka, 12 June (AFP)--A semi-official Zambian newspaper has
renewed its call on the Organization of African Unity (OAU) to look into
events in Zambia's neighbor Malawi, where four leading politicians died
mysteriously last month.

The TIMES OF ZAMBIA, owned by President Kenneth Kaunda's ruling party,

said the OAU should set up a committee to investigate what exile dissidents
here have said is a wave of repression by the regime of Life-President
Kamuzu Banda. The paper said what was happening in Malawi was no longer
exclusively an internal affair of that nation, ruled by Mr Banda since
independence from Britain in 1964, "Even if it were, the developments
there call for OAU intercession with President Banda, who has conveniently
stayed away from Addis Ababa"--where the OAU today ended its 19th summit
meeting--the Zambian paper said.

The TIMES had called on the OAU at the start of the summit to speak out
on conditions in Malawi, but the call was not heeded.

In addition to the deaths of the politicians—-ruling party Secretary-
General Dick Matenje and three colleagues, who were killed in a car crash
according to Malawian authorities--Zambia and Zimbabwe have been concerned
about the condemation to death for treason of opposition leader Orton
Chirwa last month and the assassination in Harare in March of another
leading opposition figure, Attati Mpakati.

Malawi denied claims by their respective movements that Mr Chirwa was
kidnapped from Zambia in December 1981 and that Mr Mpakati was murdered
by Malawian agents.

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The former Mozambican ambassador in Lisbon (whose voluntary resignation was
followed by that of Consul Francisco Vitorino Patricio, who recently asked for
political asylum), had been a student at a Catholic mission of the Padres

Brancos, on the outskirts of Beira, and later studied law at Eduardo Mondlane
University in Maputo. The Mozambican Government then sent him to a school for
diplomats in Tanzania--which, incidentally, AntonioAndre Rocha was also attending.

Posted to Lisbon soon after completing the course, Ataide was first secretary
while Armando Panguene was ambassador, and he served in that post until he was
appointed ambassador in 1981.

An allegedly unauthorized trip to Belgium caused some problems for the ambassa-
dor, but he subsequently offered an explanation and dispelled suspicions regard-
ing reports that he “had deserted." Later, on the pretext of preparing for the
Mozambican visit of the Portuguese prime minister, Joao Ataide bought a plane
ticket to Maputo, via Paris and Harare. He stayed in Paris,however, and from
there he sent a Telex submitting his resignation from his post in the Portuguese
capital.

At the time, referring to some diplomats who had abandoned posts abroad, the
Mozambican authorities said there were cases in which funds had been diverted
for personal use.

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ZAMBIA

LUSAKA, NDOLA URBAN DISTRICT COUNCILS ANNOUNCE WATER SHORTAGES
Drastic Ndola Measures Announced
Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 28 May 83 p 1

[Excerpt]

NDOLA Urban district council has warned
residents to brace for a severe water short-
age following the drop in the water level

and increase in industrial activity.

District governor Mr
Alexander Kamalondo
yesterday announced
drastic measures to con-
.trol the misuse of water
and avoid an impending
catastrophe. .

The measures include the
restriction in water supply to
high level residential areas and
an order to industries to mini-
mise the use af water and
where possible work out ways
of re-cycling it.

Mr Kamalondo appealed for
cooperation and understanding
from the residents during the
crisis time.

Ndola with a population of
320,000 is the second largest
city to be hit by a water shor-
tage. Lusaka has had no-water
for the past four days because
of a. breakdown ‘of water
pumps at Kafue works. Lu-
saka has a population of
641,000 people.

In Ndola the areas affected
are Chifubu. Pamodsi, Ka-
wama, Masala, Kabushi,

Lubuto, Northrise, Katewa
barracks, Kansenshi prison,
Itawa, Ndeke and Kanini.

Residents in the affected

areas have been advised to

keep enough water for
domestic..use -between 0500
hours and 0900 hours when the;
water supply will be open:

Mushrooming

Mr Kamalondo said the
council was finding difficulties
in maintaining the water level
because of the mushrooming
of industries and the increase
in population.

The council's water works
were constructed a long time
ago. and were meant to cater
for a less population and as
such could not meet the pre-
sent demand.

Mr Kamalondo said the
council had been striving to in-
crease the water supply but the
plans were being hampered by
lack of money. The Misundit
water project which was esti-
mated to cost K13 million will
take time to be completed.

Watering of gardens has
been restricted froni 16.00
hours to 18.00 hours and any-
body who fails to comply with
the order risks having water
supply cut off.

Mr Kamalondo appealed to
residents to report any leakages
to the council. He said the
water inspectorate team would
be re-activated to enforce the
measures and make on the spot
checks for misuse of water.

The council mowe caught
many resident: urawares as
they had to travel long
distances to draw water. Those
in Kanini walked as far as the
city centre in search of water.

“*At least the council should
hdve the courtesy to warn
people in advance,’ complain-
ed an irate resident.

Another wondered why’ the
council talked of lack of funds
when “rents, fates and other,
charges have been hiked.

“It is unbelievable that
despite astronomical rises in
rates, rents and service charges
the council still talks of short-
age of funds."’ said another.



MOZAMBIQUE

PORTUGAL EXPELS FORMER MOZAMBICAN AMBASSADOR
Lisbon EXPRESSO in Portuguese 14 May 83 p 1

[Text] Joao da Silva Ataide, former Mozambican ambassador in Portugal (who
abandoned his post in Lisbon, as we reported at the time), was expelled from
this country day before yesterday. Ataide left his residence under guard and
was immediately prosecuted in the Lisbon Police Court, which gave him 8 days to

leave Portugal. He is expected to leave today, and he may not return legally
for a period of 1 year.

The sentence against the former ambassador was based on the fact that he had
entered Portugal illegally, using an (expired) diplomatic passport, thus escaping
the notice of the border authorities, a reliable source told us.

Business in Portugal

Ataide had legally taken asylum in France, and the reasons for his presence in
Portugal at this time are unknown. From all indications, however, he had a
business association with another Mozambican, Antonio Andre Rocha, in a super-
market in Amadora,

At that establishment, located on Estrada da Falagueira, we learned that the
two men Were partners and active owners of the business, although the firm is
still registered under the names of Antonio Rodrigues Lima and Lidia Feiteira
Lima (with total assets of 250 contos), who officially formed the corporation
known as Adega Paulista Ltd, in operation since October 1978.

Antonio Andre Rocha, a resident of Costa de Caparica, was first secretary of the
Mozambican Embassy in Harare (Zimbabwe), and left there under irregular circum-
stances. In October 1982, he asked the Portuguese authorities to grant asylum
for himself, his wife and his children. That asylum has not been granted to
date.

Joao Ataide, who had taken asylum in Paris, had obviously not requested this
status from the Lisbon government, which has more than once denied to EXPRESSO
that the former diplomat was in Portugal. The truth is that Ataide was in fact
in Lisbon; he was even driving a Peugeot 30 S, with Parisian license number
2571 TT 75.

The UN High Commission for Refugees in Portugal was following Ataide 's trial
yesterday, but did not provide any information regarding the case.

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ANGOLA

UNITA SYMPATHIZERS IN PORTUGAL REPORTEDLY BEING HARRASSED
Lisbon TEMPO in Portuguese 14 Apr 83 p 30

[Text] TEMPO learned from a very reliable source that the news circulated
by some information agencies that the delay in the press conference UNITA
gave in one of the city's hotels was the result of the intervention of
some official Portuguese agency was totally unfounded.

According to our source, neither the Foreigh Service nor Futscher Pereira's
ministry, nor domestic government services interfered in any way, either
by preventing the conference from taking place or by stopping it before it
was over.

Our paper learned, however, that certain foreign forces which act with
impunity in Lisbon and Porto (centers where UNITA has many thousands of
sympathizers) had made threatening phone calls to call off the conference,
pretending they were Portuguese Government agencies.

This story appears likely, since according to other information that has
reached our offices, Eastern European secret services had tried to contact
UNITA members serving or residing in some European capitals. The same thing
even happened in Lisbon, to people who were and are sympathizers of Jonas
Savimbi's movement.

Yesterday, moreover, our editorial room was alerted to the fact that a
group of unidentified persons, posing as members of the Judicial Police
(who were careful enough to park their vehicle so that it was impossible to
identify it), had tried to enter the Porto house of a known UNITA sympa-
thizer, Portuguese by birth and by nationality, who was responsible for the
PSD's security for a number of years.

Since the lady of the house, in the absence of her husband, insisted on
contacting her lawyer to attend the official inquiry at her residence
requested by the unknown parties, they fled, using the vehicle which was then
half-hidden and which had brought them to the house of our compatriot.

In addition, we have been assured that the information circulated in London
by the BBC, according to which Jonas Savimbi was "somewhat concerned" over
a possible cease-fire agreement between Angola and South Africa, is totally
exaggerated.



MADAGASCAR

OUTCOME OF VIP ELECTIONS

Winning, Losing Parties Identified
Antananarivo MADAGASCAR MATIN in French 11 May 83 pp 1, 3

[Text] The excitement has ebbed somewhat, now that the elections held on
Monday 9 May for the executive committee of the capital area fivondronana
are behind us, Even if those elections are not a valid test of nationwide
opinion, the political groupings in the Front have been more or less keenly
interested in what happened in the fivondronana of Madagascar's largest
city.

Attention seems now to be drawn toward the final stage of these VIP election,s
namely the faritany elections, We can safely say that the upcoming elections
of 22 May (election of the members of the faritany people's council) will
surprise a number of people; AREMA [vanguard of the Malagasy Revolution]

will surprise people by its numbers-of electoral delegates [grands electeurs]:
1,350 in the six faritany. It will garner the majority of the people's
council sets as well as the presidencies of the executive committees,

Still on the subject of the province of Antananarivo, those who hoped to

see a replay of the same scenario we just recently lived through will be
disappointed, The president's party~285 electoral delegates strong in this
faritany--can easily get by without making any alliance with other political
movements. Moreover, he who was hoping to make a "grand slam"~-that is,

to sweep the firaisana, the fivondronana and perhaps even the faritany of
Antananarivo-~had better be content with what he has already obtainediand
lower the sights of his ambition. Let us take another look at the relative
strength of the various political parties as it stands just a few days be-

fore the upcoming elections: AKFM [Congress Party for Malagasy Independence]
currently counts 108 electoral delegates MFM [Militants for the Establish-
ment of a Proletarian Regime] 35, VITM [People's Movement for National Unity]
19 and MONIMA-K [National Movement for the Independence of Madagascar-K]

5. At the national level, the gap separating AREMA and the other revolutionary
organizations could not be more flagrant: AKRM has 151 electoral delegates,
VITM 101, MFM 82, MONIMA-K 9 and UDECMA [Malagasy Christian Democratic Union] 1.

The pace of activity has slowed down somewhat at the headquarters of a number

of political parties, at least for the time being. But this is just the
warrior's rest after doing battle on the field of honor at the fivondronana

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ZAMBIA, YUGOSLAV JOINT PERMANENT COMMISSION MEETS

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 2 Jun 83 p 5

[Text]

cso:

ZAMBIA and Yugos-
lavia have been urged
to work | together to
improve the €conomies
of their countries.

Leader of the Yugoslav dele-
gation at the Zambia/Yugo-
+ slavia joint permanent com-
mission Dr Milorad Stano-
jeric said in Lusaka yester-
day the two countries had
similar problems.
He was replying to Minister of
Commerce and Industry Mr
Clement Mwananshiku who
said Zambia was to start
negotiations on the resche-
duling of loans with nations.

3400/1498

which were not in the Paris
Club.

Dr Milorad said his country
had embarked on agricul-
ture to boost the economy.

Zambia and Yugoslavia had
many things in common. It
was with this in mind that
the two countries should
work together to ease

economic problems which
affected nations of the
world,

Opening the meeting yester-
day Mr Mwananshiku said
Zambia would cooperate
we Yugoslavia in deve-

ent projects,

Yugoslavia, like Zambia, had
supported liberation move-

ments in Southern Africa.

“Your country has also stréss-
ed the need of finding a
solution to the problem in
Namibia.”

The Namibian problem should
be resolved in’ conformity
with United Nations resolu-
tion 435 of 1978.

Mr Mwananshiku said Zambia
was looking forward to
frank’ discussions —_ with
Yugoslavia and other
“‘sister’’ countries.

He hoped the two countries
would come up with ideas
that would help boost the
economies of the two coun-
tries.

ZAMBIA



After the deliberations, some recommendations were made, in particular those
concerning the insecurity of the delegated workers after receiving their
mandates. The hope was expressed that there would be an end to the dishonest
tendency of certain employers who treat trades union delegates as subversive
elements. Finally, it should be noted that the congress did not give its
views on the present national situation.

A national bureau of 20 members was constituted, with Soumane Touré as secre-
tary.

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UPPER VOLTA

DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT POLICY SEMINAR HELD
Ouagadougou CARREFOUR AFRICAIN in French 29 Apr 83 pp 14-15

[Article by Clément Tapsoba: "Keeping Upper Volta's Demographic Thrust in
Mind" J

[Text] From 11 to 15 April a national seminar on the theme "Population Growth
and development" was held in the OPEV [Office for the Promotion of Upper Vol-
tan Enterprises] conference room. Sponsored by the Ministry of Planning,

the seminar is part of the vast Program of Demographic Research in the Sahel
(PRDS) undertaken a few years ago by the Sahel Institute. In addition, it
coincides with the concerns of the least developed countries and the United
nations, particularly in the strengthening of their efforts to increase re—
search on the links existing between population and development policy. About
a dozen themes and sub-themes concern demographic growth: its components

and its relationships with population structure, demographic growth and eco-—
logical balance; educational policy, etc....were debated by seminar partici-
pants. Among them were several professionals from our various ministerial
departments (Planning, Development, Urban Development, Environment, Social
Affairs, etc.), guests from Mali and Niger, and a few representatives from
international organizations such as the Sahel Institute, UNDP; EDF, USAID
[expansion unknown], the World Bank, -IPD [Pan African Institute for Deve lop-
ment ]-AOS [expansion unknown], etcetera....Some recommendations were worked
out at the end of the seminar and center around three points bearing essential-—
ly on the collection of data and the adaptation of findings; demo-economic
and socio-cultural problems; problems of definition of a population policy.

The ecomomic and social life of a country depends intimately upon its popu—
lation structure and movement. Indeed, the development policy of any country,
be it developed or underdeveloped, cannot possibly succeed unless the dyna-
mics of demography are taken into account. The authorities need at all times
to know the population figures; its structure (proportion of men or women
of each age or age slice) the state of the active population (all persons of
both sexes who contribute to supply the manpower necessary for goods and
services production) the level of the school-age population, the level of
health, etcetera.... These multiple needs assume an exact knowledge of the
growth pattern of the population (birth-rate, mortality rate, migration).
But increasingly the links existing between population and the housing situ-
ation, the impact of consumption (particularly agricultural) are significant

3h



MINISTER BLASTS IMPORTATION OF 'USELESS' ROMANIAN TRACTORS

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 1 Jun 83 p 9

[Text]

cso:

AGRICULTURE and Water Development Minister
of State Mr Cosmas Masongo yesterday blasted
the Ministry of Works and Supply for buying 383
tractors which are unsuitable for Zambian condi-
tions from Romania _and other countries. .

Mr Masongo, who
visited Land Develop-
ment Services (LDS)
premises about ten
kilometres south of
Lusaka heard from ‘the
head of the unit Mr
Zacheaus Simutenda that
only 189 tractors were
operational.

Ut the tractors, 319 were
bought from Romania by the
Ministry of Works and Supply
under a loan which Zambia
was still paying for. The rest

were bought from unnamed
countries.

Import

Mr Simutenda told Mr
Masongo a number of ploughs
from Romania which were to
be imported simultaneously
with tractors, had been lying
idle at Dar es Salaam port for
two years before they were
brought into Zambia four
months ago. The tractors
were brought into Zambia
earlier.

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Zambia Railways was asking
the LDS to pay K75,000
demurrage but this could not
be done because there was
no proper documentation.

An angry Mr Masongo said
he did not understand why the
Ministry of Works and Supply
ordered tractors which were
unsuitable for Zambian condi-
tions.

In future the National
Commission for Development
Planning, the Ministry of
Finance and his ministry
should liaise before importing
agricultural machinery.

“1 would like to. inform
politicians who don’t know
what is happening that these
tractors which were bought
from Romania for the Land
Developing Services are
useless.”

His ministry and the LDS
were not to blame for the
undesirable Romanian trac-
tors, Mr Masongo said. “If
Thad my way I wasn’t going
to pay for the Romanian loan,
but I am just a small fly”’.

Any political affiliation with
countries ‘‘which want to
make themselves big’ should
be avoided for the good of
Zambia, Mr Masongo said.

ho

A breakdown of the distribu-
tion of tractors throughout
Zambia showed — Eastern
Province had 29 but only 14
were working, Luapula 25
with 11 in order, North-Wes-
tern 21 and 12 working, Cen-
tral Provincé 84 with 38
operational and Copperbelt
28 with 14 in working condi-
tion.

Other provinces got the
following tractors with work-
ing ones in brackets: Northern
36 (24), Southern 36 (20°
Luapula- 37 (22) and Western
25 (seven).

Sixty-two tractors were at
Chikumbi_ central workshop
and only 27 were operational.

Mr Simutenda said major
faults of the Romanian tractors
were weak hydraulic system
which could not lift three-
farrow ploughs while there
were no tyres or spares locally
available for the 650 Universal
model. 7

Other faults were a poor
clutch system, water pump
and failure to withstand tough
Zambian conditions.

ZAMBIA



MOZAMBIQUE

RNM INTENSIFIES ACTIVITIES, EXPLAINS 'SCHOEMAN CASE"
Lisbon 0 DIABO in Portuguese 17 May 83 p 15

[Text] The intensification of guerrilla activities by the Mozambican National
Resistance [RNM] in the last 3 weeks has resulted in over 200 casualties to
government forces and to Tanzanian and Zimbabwean expeditionary forces coopera-
ting with the government, according to reports from Hermegildo Vasques and
Filipe Oliveira, our correspondents in southern Africa.

According to the same reports, guerrilla actions have taken place in almost all
the provinces except in the extreme north. The largest attacks were in two
important locations in Inhambane Province, specifically Inharrime and
Morrumbela, in addition to the destruction of three power stations in the area
of Marera, on the line which carries power from the Revue dam, leaving the city
of Beira virtually without power once again.

In Chitango, Gaza Province, there were also more outages on the line which
transmits power from Cahora Bassa to South Africa. According to the same sources,
in Gaza and Inhambane provinces, the RNM conducted several ambushes. In
Gaza,4trooptrains were destroyed and there were 47 casualties--18 FRELIMO
soldiers and 29 Zimbabweans. In the area of Morrumbela, in Inhambane, 11 trucks
were destroyed and the government forces suffered 116 casualties, 6 of whom were
Tanzanian, and 16 FRELIMO soldiers surrendered to the guerrillas.

Nacala Air Base Sabotaged

In another operation, this one in Nampula Province, the FRELIMO military authori-
ties were surprised by the RNM penetration in the north of the country. The
Nacala Air Base installations were sabotaged.

In Zambezia Province, a train carrying merchandise between Mocuba and Quelimane
was destroyed. An Italian cooperant, mechanic Mario Ortolan, was captured by
the guerrillas. Filipe Oliveira reports that negotiations for his release are
already underway, presumably through the International Red Cross.

In Tete Province, an attack on a column of Zambabwean soldiers resulted in 28
dead and 22 wounded, in addition to the capture of a large quantity of arms.

In Manica and Sofala provinces, the losses to the government forces are estimated
at 24 and 71 dead, respectively, including Zimbabweans and Tanzanians. In
Sofala Province, two trains carrying merchandise were destroyed in the area of
Dengo.

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GOVERNMENT 'NOT BENEFITING’ FROM PARASTATAL IMPORT POWERS

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 2 Jun 83 p 1

[Text]

cso:

A PARASTATAL organisation
is overcharging on galvani-
sed pipes by K4.19, Lusaka
Urban district governor Mr
Simon Mwewa said in
Lusaka yesterday.

The organisation sold half
inch pipes at K39.19 instead
of K35 charged by retailers.

Mr Mwewa_ was

Police __Inspector-
General Mr Fabiano Chel
paid a courtesy call on him.

He said the district leadership
would arrange a meeting
with the management of
the parastatal concerned
“so that they can educate
us on why the price should
be the other way’ round,””
he said.

The governor said the district
was examining the award of
Government contracts for
the construction or supply of
certain commodities be-
cause some monopoly paras-
tatal organisations were
defeating Government
policy on prices.

It had been discovered that
certain parastatals given
powers by Government to,
import goods did not reaucé
the final price to the con-
sumer because of malprac-
tices.

“For example, a certain
parastatal company import-
ed a lot of steel into the

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speaking |

country and sold it to a
private merchant who has
been hoarding that steel
near Lusaka International
Airport.

“The hoarding merchant can
sell his steel at any price
after the parastatal firm has
exhausted its stocks.’

Mr Mwewa said some of the
sharks bought - goods in
bulk because they expected
a Government contract.

Unsuspecting parastatals had
been selling large quanti-
ties of goods to such com-
panies ‘“‘in the name of

executing Government con-

“trai ,

“When Government contracts
are awarded, the same
commodities which were
bought cheaply in anticipa-
tion of a Government
contract ate sold to the
Government at more than

100 per cent mark up. v

“In the final analysis the
Party and its Government
is Not benefiting what-
soever from its decision
to give powers te parastatal
organisations to import com-
modities."*

The district ‘leadership would
like to rationalise that by
ensuring that no parastatal
company operating in
Lusaka:

@Sold in bulk its goods to !

private traders if they were
suspected to be aiming at
hoarding: .

@ Sold its commodities to
any trader reported to have
been making more than 30
per cent mark-up on goods
bought from them.

Traders reported to the
governor's office for selling
goods at exploitative prices
would be dealt with by the
Party and its Government.

Mr Mwewa said the rising
erime wave in the country
was corresponding with the
tise in sophistication of
price sharks. The Party
would not condone exploita-
tion of consumers.

“We shall very soon be going
round to see how the
measures we announced
recently are working. So
far reports indicate good
response from both vendors
and consumers.””

ZAMBIA



JPRS 83771

27 June 1983

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA REPORT

No, 2815
CoNTENTS
ANGOLA

UNITA Sympathizers in Portugal Reportedly Being Harrassed

(TEMPO, 14 Apr 83) .eccseccceccceeccsereceucecenecsenvees 1
Portuguese Minister on Economic Cooperation

(DIARIO DE NOTICIAS, 25 Apr 83) ......ee05 ee scevcecseenes 3
New Cooperation Agreements Signed With Algeria

(JORNAL DE ANGOLA, 16 Apr 83) ..ccecescccscccscceeseceses 4
Analysis of Economic, Technical Cooperation With USSR

(JORNAL DE ANGOLA, 8 Mar 83) ..cceccessevcecsnccnececeens 5
Official Comments on Trade Relations With Bulgaria

(Eugenio Diogo; JORNAL DE ANGOLA, 16 Apr 83) ...eseeeeeee 8
UNITA's Communique on Conditions for Releasing Prisoners

(O DIA, 20 Apr 83) .. sence 9
Government Officials Involved in Diamond Trafficking

(TEMPO, 21 Apr 83) ........005 sees eeeee 10
Briefs

UNITA Denies Death of Czechoslovakians 11

Doctors Without Borders Protest 1

Purchase of New Ships 11

TAAG To Acquire Boeing 707 11

GUINEA

Briefs

Human Rights Claims 12

-a- {III - NE & A - 120]



ZAMBIA

FINNISH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES 1983-1985 GRANTS
Lusaka DAILY MAIL in English 28 May 83 p 1

[Text] The Finnish government has pledged a grant of K40 million to the
Zambian government for use in agriculture, rural development, forestry and
transport fields during the 1983 to 1985 period.

Finland embassy secretary for development co-operations Mr Leo Olasvirta said
in Livingstone yesterday that an amount of K12.9 million out of the Finnish-
Zambia development co-operation programme budget had been allocated this year
for education purposes,

He was speaking at David Livingstone Teachers Training College when he handed
over a workshop constructed with Finnish government assistance to the Zambian
government.

Under the Finnish-Zambia development co-operation this year, the Finnish
government will provide practical subjects, lecturers and other personnel,
tool sets and boxes to primary schools.

"Delivery of tool sets and boxes will be continued province by province until
every school in Zambia has. adequate stock of wood and metal work tools," Mr
Olasvirta said.

He said Zambia and Finland had long established tradition in development co-
operation and recalled that an agreement on technical co-operation between
the two countries was signed in 1976.

Mr Olasvirta said the extent and volume of co-operation between the two
countries had expanded greatly especially in the field of education.

He said a new education materials production project was under preparation and
the planning report of the Zambia-Finland planning team would be given to the
Zambian authorities for their comment.

“Co-operation is increasing in other sectors as well because recently an

agreement on forestry training was signed between the Finnish and Zambian au-
thorities," he said.

yi



ZAMBIA

LABOR UNION PRESSURES GOVERNMENT ON WAGE CEILING
AB121130 Paris AFP in English 1120 GMT 12 Jun 83

[Text] Lusaka, 12 June (AFP)--Zambia's powerful organized labor movement
has stepped up pressure on the government to retreat from a 10 percent
ceiling for wage increases this year. The limit was imposed as part of an
austerity program that was a condition of a 230-million-dollar credit
granted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in March to help Zambia
out of an acute balance-of-payments and debt crisis.

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) resolved yesterday at the end of
a 2-day extraordinary meeting of its General Council to demand free collec-
tive bargaining for wage hikes depending on employers' ability to pay.

The most powerful single union, the Mineworkers Union of Zambia, had already
rejected the 10 percent ceiling, and ZCTU General Secretary Newstead Zimba
indicated last month that the congress could not live with the limit.

Although the ZCTU has previously raised the possibility of industrial
unrest if the government did not relax the restrictions, acting Chairman
Hubert Bweupe said yesterday that it was "too early" to talk about strikes
in the event of rejection of its demands.

The ZCTU noted that Prime Minister Nalumino Mundia had refused to meet

labor representatives on the matter, and demanded in its resolution yesterday
to meet President Kenneth Kaunda on the issue. But the government, which
earlier raised the ceiling from 5 to 10 percent in the face of labor
discontent, appears to be firm on the new figure.

Central Bank Governor Bitwell Kuwani said 2 weeks ago that the IMF credit
and the agreement by Western creditor nations to reschedule Zambia's

1,300 million dollar loan and medium-term debt could be jeopardized if labor
pressed for big wage hikes.

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39



ANGOLA

UNITA'S COMMUNIQUE ON CONDITIONS FOR RELEASING PRISONERS
Lisbon O DIA in Portuguese 20 Apr 83 p 7

[Text] In a communique signed by Jonas Savimbi, UNITA disclosed yesterday
in Lisbon that most of the Portuguese citizens captured would be uncondition-
ally released, but that others, suspected of collaboraiing with the MPLA's
state security forces (DISA), would not be freed.

UNITA reported in the communique that it would immediately release the
Czechoslovakian children it abducted in Alto Catumbela on 12 March.

The parents of the children, however, may only be visited by a committee of
the International Red Cross when at UNITA's central base, the communique
added, indicating that some of the Czechoslovaks would only be released in
exchange for the seven British mercenaries convicted by the Angolan author-
ities in 1977,

It reported that it would only free the physician, Maria Hudekova, in ex-
change for the French doctor, Philippe Augoyard, captured in Afghanistan by
Soviet troops when he was providing services to the opposing troops in Kabul,
in support for the anti-imperialist struggle carried out by the heroic
Afghan people.

The communique did not specify the nationality or the circumstances surround-
ing the capture of Maria Hudekova.

As for the Portuguese abducted in Alto Catumbela in March, UNITA referred
to 20, but the Ministery of Foreign Affairs in Lisbon only knows of one.

The communique concluded by saying that: "As in the past, UNITA is very
understanding and open to all proposals. However, negotiations for the re-
lease of the Czechoslovak citizens are going to be difficult and lengthy.
We cannot forget that the Czechs are direct allies of the Soviets, who,
together with the Cubans, are trying to extend their totalitarian hegemony
throughout the world."

"People who are fighting for their freedom with weapons in hand and who are
willing to spill their own blood, such as the Angolan people, the Afghans, the
Ethiopians, and the Cambodians, deserve the support of the free peoples of
the world."

9805
CSO: 3443/224



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[Excerpt]

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KAUNDA SAYS SOME COMMERCIAL FARMERS ABUSE FARMING INCENTIVES

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 2 Jun 83 p 1

| SOME commercial farmers have abused
agricultural incentives

sector by the
President Kaunda

Opening the 26th Cop-

given to the farming
Party and its Government,

revealed yesterday.

erbelt Agricultural.

how in Kitwe, Dr
Kaunda said although

there had been a

remarkable increase in
the use of agricultural in-
puts, this had however,
not been matched by
outstanding yields.

“This type of situation
cannot be allowed to continue
unabated.” He urged all
farmers, especially commer-
cial ones, to adopt minimum
tillage techniques to cut down
on fuel and fertiliser wastage.

Most of the excessive use of
fertiliser, which to a large
measure destroyed the soil,

was attributed to commercial
farmers who used application
rates much higher than those
recommended by the depart-
ment of agriculture.
Commercial farmers should
not allow farming systems

which destroy the soil for’

quick gain. :

He commended Kalangwa
Estates farm in Mkushi for
organising a field day early
this year which demonstrated
the tremendous advantages
of minimum tillage techni-
ques.

The President wondered
whether commercial farmers,
peasants and Party militants
were making the best use of
their farms and land.

ZAMBIA



CORNFLAKES IMPORTS RAPPED IN VIEW OF LOCAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 27 May 83 p 4

[Excerpts]

cso

THE Ministry of Commerce and Industry has described as “pure economic »
sabotage” the reported flooding of imported cornflakes to shops as Zambia

is self-sufficient in the locally produced cereal.

Yesterday Minister of
State Mr Leonard Subu-
lwa said in- Lusaka his
ministry had launched in-

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vestigations into the mat- «
- ter for immediate action.

He was commenting on a
call by a Lusaka firm to punish
illegal importers of cornflakes
and confiscate their cereal.

The call was made by man- ©

aging director of_ Breakfast
Food Zambia, Mr Dev Babbar
this week. He accused the
ministry of doing nothing des-
pite his firm’s exposure of
the culprits.

Imported cornflakes sell at
K4.80 a packet while the local-
ly produced cereal sell at
K2.40.

Mr Subulwa said the minis-
try was shocked to learn about
the imported cornflakes and
regarded the reports as ‘‘very
serious”’ because it was not
only a duplication of efforts
but a waste of foreign ex-
change.

The minister wanted to see
funds meant for imports
directed into viable areas
geared to help revitalise the
economy or fill shortfalls.

“We are self-sufficient in
cornflakes and the quality is
excellent. .

“We are warning people
who are bent on economic
sabotage that the ministry
will not let them  scot-free
because we will follow them
until we catch up with them,””
he said.

57

ZAMBIA



ANGOLA

BRIEFS

UNITA DENIES DEATH OF CZECHOSLOVAKIANS--The National Union for the Total
Independence of Angola (UNITA-~armed rebellion) announced on Wednesday 18 May
in Lisbon that none of the children kidnapped by this movement in Angola has
died, contrary to what the Sunday Times of 8 May (LE MONDE, 11 May) stated.
Mr Jonas Savimbi's movement indicates that all the Czechoslovakian nationals
kidnapped last 12 March in the Alto-Catumbela region_south of Luanda are "in
good health and out of danger." (A.F.P.) /Text/ /Paris LE MONDE in French
20 May 83 p 3/ 9895

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS PROTEST--The Doctors Without Borders (M.S.F.) association
protests against the 19 May warning issued by the Angolan press agency ANGOP to
the French Government concerning the activities of this humanitarian association
(LE MONDE, 21 May). M.S.F. notes that "in a democratic country like France,

the government cannot--and probably does not wish to--dictate how to run private
organizations." The association furthermore indicates that it has "been offering
its help for several months to the government of Angola, as well as to the leaders
of UNITA." According to M.S.F., “only the latter have accepted its offers of
service." /Text/ /Paris LE MONDE in French 26 May 83 p 6/ 9895

PURCHASE OF NEW SHIPS--The Mondego Naval Shipyards will soon be delivering

to the Angolan Coastal Shipping Enterprise two ships with a capacity for a
600 ton load each, according to a report by ANGOP agency. The two ships were
ordered in July 1982 and are costing Angola $3 million (nearly 300 million
escudos). The Angolan Coastal Shipping Enterprise (CABOTANG) is currently
operating with 10 ships. [Text] [Lisbon 0 DIA in Portuguese 3 May 83 p 13]
9805

TAAG TO ACQUIRE BOEING 707--The possible purchase by Angolan Airlines (TAAG)
of a Boeing 707 from the TAP [Portuguese Airlines] was discussed yesterday
by TAAG's director-general, Lieutenant Colonel Rui de Sa, and the executive
board of the Portuguese Airlines. One of the aircraft was available after
the TAP decided to buy planes from Lockheed. Lieutenant-Colonel Rui de Sa,
accompanied by two other TAAG officials, Melo Xavier and Antonio Costa,
visited their company's agency in Portugal before making the rounds of the
various departments of the Portuguese Airlines yesterday. [Text] -[Lisbon 0
DIA in Portuguese 19 Apr 83 p 4] 9805

CSO: 3443/224

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JPRS 8377)

27 June 1983

Sub-Saharan Africa Report

| No. 2815

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The first trades union for employees in trade and industry came into exist—
ence in 1948 at Bobo-Dioulasso and participated in the struggles for politi-
cal independence. But for the colonial state as for the neocolonial state
subsequently, the main employerwas the government. The birth of unions of
government employees caused trades unionism to be perceived very quickly as

a matter for civil servants. According to Mr Touré, it then took a 20-year
wait for private sector workers of a high intellectual level to react by
establishing an organization of their own, for themselves, led by themselves.
But it was only with effect from 1974, with the new union spirit represented
by the CSV, with the advent of the GRN (National Renewal Government) and its
minister of Finances, the intendant Tiémoko Marc Garango, that workers in the
private sector gained importance in their own eyes as well as in the eyes of
other workers. And it was thanks to the measures taken to provide the Voltan
middle class with an economic base: acquisition by the state of shares in
the banks, establishment of the CNDI [National Deposit and Investment Fund]
and the OPEV [Office for the Promotion of Upper Voltan Enterprises], reorgan-
ization of the investment code and several other measures for the encourage—
ment of the Upper Voltan middle class.

Maneuvering Force

"Alternately despised, envied, and even subjected to jealousy, the FSCVI and
its activists are perceivedas a mere maneuvering force. Other workers who
look upon them as privileged today do not make much of an effort to under—
stand their problems, their fight, their struggles. It took an FSCVI acti-
vist's being secretary general of the CSV for the private sector workers!
problems to be brought up and discussed."

The historical reminder over, the theme of the congress was to be sketched out
by Mr Touré. Thus, according to him, "as victims of neocolonial exploitation
of Upper Volta by companies from the colonial period that have just changed
their names, or multinational companies just making their entry into the Vol-
tan economy, the Voltan workers, better than anybody else, can gauge to what
extent the governments are in the service of imperialism."

Then he will refer to the difficulties of marshalling support in this sector.
First there is the numerical weakness of the working class, which is not yet
fully developed according to Mr Touré. In his opinion, it is composed either
of peasants who have come to the towns because of the poor quality of their
land, or mere seasonal workers. Which explains, according to him, the diffi-
culty in developing class consciousness, and the building up of strong trades
unionism. There is also the fact that the workers transfer the relationships
of feudal village society to the enterprise situation.

And what about the intellectuals? As a result of the narrowness of the job
market, of hiring conditions, they are not always able to disengage them-
selves from the feudal ties that develop. Those in the public sector that
are appointed to distant posts import, with a "government attitude" and often
persons under their personal protection, managers and other supervisory per-
sonnel, introducing new parameters. It was these various aspects that the
FSCVI pondered for 3 days.

32



MOZAMBIQUE

LIBYAN OFFICIAL ALLUDES TO AID TO SWAPO, ANC
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 30 Apr 83 p 2

[Text] "With the ever increasing support and solidarity we give to SWAPO,
ANC and all movements and people fighting for independence, emancipation
and peace, Mozambique and Libya will continue to be a thorn in the sides of
imperialism." These words were spoken by Mohamed Anuar, head of the dele-
gation of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the Fourth Party
Congress, to the workers of MAQUINAG in Maputo, after visiting that enter-
prise.

Accompanied by Valeriano Ferrao, state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, and other party and government leaders, Mohamed Anuar, who is also
the Libyan ambassador to Mozambique and the representative of the People's
General Congress, was welcomed by Amandio Guirrugo, director of MAQUINAG,
and other workers.

After the visit, the delegation and accompanying guests met in the workers’
Social Center where the two sides made speeches.

In his speech, the Libyan diplomat first congratulated all Mozambican work-
ers, through the MAQUINAG employees, on their work for national reconstruc-
tion and for economic independence and, from northern Africa, expressed the
compliments of the Libyan party, Government and people to the Mozambican
people.

"The great distance that separates us does not prevent us from being neigh-
bors, since our objectives are the same: to struggle to improve the standard
of living of our people and to ensure peace and security on our continent and
in the world in general," he said in his statement.

Referring later on to the frequent acts of aggression on the part of South
African racists, the bastion of imperialism in Africa, the diplomat said that
the Libyan people are victims of the same aggression and provocations on the
part of the United States of America.

"We are both confronting the same enemy, because we say no to fascism, neo-
colonialism and imperialism," he stated, adding that "we reiterate our sup-
port for SWAPO and ANC in southern Africa and all movements struggling for
independence and emancipation, and we will continue to be a thorn in the
sides of imperialism."

9805

CSO: 3442/245
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Both Councils Act Wisely

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 28 May 83 p 1

[Editorial]

[Text]

LUSAKA and Ndola
district councils have
acted wisely, and pro-
mptly too, by warning
their populations not
only to use water spar-
ingly but more so to
conserve it.

Thé two councils may not
be alone in such a quan-

dary considering the’

fact that this year’s rain-

fall has been very low in

many areas of Zambia.
Quick action and prompt

response to the people’s:

needs are what is re-
quired of our councils
under the decentralised
local government
system.

The councils have sensibly
taken measures to en-
sure that residents do
not suffer too much. In
Ndola, for instance,:
governor Alexander
Kamalondo yesterday:
announced that water)
supply would have to be:
turned off in some areas
during specified periods |
to allow tanks to fill up
again. .

Industrial plants have been
urged to economise and
recycle water to keep
their machinery run-
ning.

In Lusaka consumers have
further been told not to

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connect ‘booster pumps
as that will deprive those
without such gadgets of
the little water tifere is.

These restrictions are cer-

tainly for the benefit of
all. It is up to factory,
office, institutional and
individual consumers to,
ensure that water is not
used unnecessarily.

Besides poor rainfall the

cause of the shortage
has been attributed to
industrial and popula-
tion growth.

That is true because about

ten years ago Lusaka
didn’t have Pamodzi
‘Hotel or those plants
near Matero; Ndola
didn’t have Mushili
township or Zambezi
Paper Mills — even Liv-
ingstone didn’t have.
Livingstone Motor
Assemblers plant or
Dambwa North town-
ship.

The populations of our

towns have outgrown
water supply. In 1963
Lusaka had 123,146
throats but by 1980
there were more than
641,000 of them.

The corresponding figures
for Ndola are 92,690
and 323,000 and for
Kitwe 123,027 and
341,000. Other urban
areas have grown
similarly.

uh

But the capacity of water
supplies has in. many
cases remained static or
expanded only mafgi-
nally.

With the present economic
malaise of the country it
is hoping against forlorn
hope that the Goverh-
ment will find the
money to build new
waterworks or even ex-
pand the present ones.

The nation, especially
those areas which are
already or about to be
hit, should therefore try;
to do with what is avail-
able.

Councils too should work
hard to ensure. that
when they are called toa
burst or leaking pipe
workmen are there in
minutes not weeks as is
the case at present.

Council water depart-
ments must work hard
to ensure that water is
not wasted in dams and
in the plants.

Of course there should be

no excuse, as happened’
in Ndola some time
back, of giving rate-
payers stenchy water
just because of low
water levels. The supply
may be scanty but the
water must be water.



MOZAMBIQUE

BRIEFS

PRENSA LATINA TO OPEN REPRESENTATION--PRENSA LATINA, the Cuban news agency,
will be opening an office in Maputo sometime this year, according to an
announcement made by PRENSA LATINA's director, Gustavo Robleno, last Tues-
day at the end of his visit to Mozambique. The decision was made after dis-
cussions between PRENSA LATINA's director and representatives of the Mozam-
bican News Agency (AIM). Robleno's visit is part of a tour to a number of
African countries. During his stay in Maputo, Robleno was received by In-
formation Minister Jose Luis Cabaco. He also met with high officials from
Mozambique's Information Ministry, including the National Information Direc-
tor, Mota Lopes. Gustavo Robleno left Maputo yesterday afternoon for Dar-
es-Salaam, the next stop on his tour. Prior to Mozambique, he was in
Angola. PRENSA LATINA has 37 offices abroad, 3 of which are in Africa,
i.e., in Algeria, Angola and Ethiopia. [Text] [Maputo NOTICIAS in Portu-
guese 22 Apr 83 p 2] 9805

JAPAN TO AID FISHING INDUSTRY--The Japanese Government will finance a fish-
ing complex in Quelimane, the provincial capital of Zambezia, and an exten-
sion to the fish net factory in Maputo, according to Mitsui Matsuzu, head
of the Japanese delegation which arrived last Monday in Mozambique. The
head of the Japanese delegation said that his country's financing for the
project, implementation of which is scheduled to begin during the first
quarter of 1984, includes provision of ship engines and spare parts. The
project to establish the fishery complex in Quelimane, according to the
same source, includes the construction of facilities to repair fishing boats
and a refrigerated terminal to preserve the fish. [Text] [Maputo NOTICIAS
in Portuguese 17 Apr 83 p 2] 9805

CHINESE CP GIFT--Various items including clothing, bicycles, and office and
sports supplies were donated in Maputo yesterday to the Frelimo Party by
the ambassador of the People's Republic of China, on behalf of that coun-
try's Communist Party. The articles donated to the Frelimo Party include
large quantities of pens, recorders, radios, cassettes, balls, and clothing
for children and adults. According to information given our reporter, the
merchandise is in support for the current socialist competition campaigns
in our country and will be distributed to the workers in the vanguard. The
goods represent contributions to our country from various factories in the
People's Republic of China, as an international activity on the part of the
Chinese Communist Party in support for the Fourth Congress. Present to

28



ZAMBIA

PARTY OFFICIAL CONDEMNS RSA EXECUTIONS
MB110614 Lusaka Domestic Service in English 1800 GMT 10 Jun 83

[Text] Party Secretary General Humphrey Mulemba has described the execution
yesterday of the three members of the African National Congress of South
Africa, ANC, by the Pretoria regime as a cowardly act.

Speaking to party leaders at (Nsoka) Secondary School before he closed
[words indistinct], Mr Mulemba noted that despite appeals from the inter-
national community to spare the lives of the three men, the racist regime
went ahead with the executions in defiance of humanity.

Mr Mulemba said the three men were heroes fighting for a just cause to
remove evils of oppression. He said it was proper for Zambians to sympathize
with those who were fighting for a just cause and remember others who have
fallen at the hands of oppressing regimes,

Meanwhile Mr Mulemba has expressed concern at the number of people who have
started canvassing for votes before parliament is dissolved. Mr Mulemba,
who was addressing party, labor, and church leaders, and heads of government
departments in parastatal organizations at (Mbara) Secondary School, said
it was too early to start campaigning, as a date for the elections has not
yet been fixed.

He told the gathering that they should be aware of people who [words
indistinct] making false promises, which they cannot fulfill once elected
to parliament. The party chief said the holding of elections this year
calls for further strengthening of the party.

Mr Mulemba called on leaders of the party to understand its policies fully
and explain them to the people.

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37



In Maputo Province itself, i.e., in areas very close to the capital, the last
3 weeks have been marked by guerrilla actions. North of Magude, and coinciding
with the Fourth [FRELIMO Party] Congress, the Maputo-Zimbabwe rail line was
sabotaged twice. Two freight trains were derailed and their cargo, mainly
grains, was distributed to the local population. In this province, the total

nu ber of casualties suffered by the government troops is estimated by the RNM
at 52.

Schoeman Case Explained

The cancellation of Samora Machel's visit to Great Britain is considered proof
of the insecurity of the FRELIMO regime, which is increasingly dependent on
foreign economic support. This may have been one of the topics brought up at
the meeting between Mozambican Foreign Affairs Minister Joaquim Chissano and
Pick Botha, his South African counterpart. That meeting also provided an oppor-
tunity to clear up the "Schoeman case."

As DIABO learned from a highly reliable source, Pick Botha demanded that Chissano
provide a photograph and fingerprints of Peter Schoeman, the man presented in
Maputo as an agent of the South African secret services, who was sent to Mozam-
bique to assassinate Samora Machel. According to the official version dissemi-
nated in Maputo, in addition to liquidating the Mozambican dictator, Schoeman's
assignments were to "gather information regarding the Cahora Bassa Dam power
distribution system, the plan of the Polana Hotel and the FRELIMO files."

Such an announcement was more than sufficient proof that this was a maneuver of
psychological warfare, albeit very poorly conducted. In the first place, the
Pretoria government has nothing to gain by Machel's death; moreover, it happens
that the plans of the Cahora Bassa dam have long been known in South Africa's
"Support" station, which is served by the dam, and the plan of the Polana Hotel,
a 60-year-old establishment built under the direction of South Africans, is no
secret to the many thousands of guests who have stayed there.

No Changes in RNM Staff

In any event Chissano had no choice but to make Schoeman's fingerprints available
to the Pretoria government, which quickly verified that Schoeman had been sought
by the South African police for more than a year, charged with various crimes.
It is clear that Schoeman is not now and has never been an officer in the South
African Armed Forces. He did military service in 1964 for only 9 months, 7 of
them under detention because of his antisocial behavior. It remains to be

seen if the individual presented on the Maputo experimental television broad-
cast is a misfit being manipulated for destabliizing effects, or is paranoid, or
both. It is certain that, against all expectations, both FRELIMO in Mozambique
and its communist supporters abroad -- including in Portugal, suddenly dropped
the Schoeman case and are maintaining complete silence about it. The maneuver
meant to bolster the reputation of Samora Machel and divert public attention
from the Fourth FRELIMO Congress was apparently organized by the East Germans
who direct Mozambique's "intelligence." In light of its failure, Samora Machel
was certainly right when he complained recently that the East Germans, good
Marxists though they may be, are not acting correctly in Mozambique.

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At the recent Luanda meeting of the agriculture subcommittee, a group of the
Joint Soviet-Angolan Intergovernmental Commission for Economic, Technical,
Scientific and Commercial Cooperation, discussions centered on problems
involved in establishing three state cotton production units in a 15,000
hectare area, a phytopathological laboratory, and a cotton processing center
in Malanje Province. Meetings of the subcommittees on geology, mining and
energy, and meetings of oil specialists are scheduled between now and the
end of the year to discuss specific issues related to extending cooperation
in these various fields.

Soviet-Angolan economic cooperation is based on the principles of equality
and mutual respect, and coincides with the interest of the Angolan people
in rebuilding their nation and building the bases for a socialist society.

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PARTY CALL FOR ACTIVE LEADERS~-Party Secretary General Humphrey Mulemba said
in Chinsali that it is imperative for leaders to overcome the tendency of
talking only, without being action-oriented. Mr Mulemba, who is on a tour
of Northern Province, was speaking at a meeting held for party leaders at
Chinsali Girls Secondary School. He said leaders who talked only, without
being active, caused expectations among the people, and this led to con-
fidence crises if these expectations were not fulfilled. But the party
chief said the United National Independence Party shall continue to be an
action-oriented organization to generate development. Mr Mulemba observed
that Zambia has scored a number of successes since independence because
unity has prevailed through the party, which should continue to be used as
an instrument for development. He commended people in the district for
increasing the production of maize this year. [Text] [MBO90945 Lusaka
Domestic Service in English 0600 GMT 9 Jun 83]

cso: 3400/1499 END

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MINISTER SAYS NATION HAS WORLD'S LARGEST SHORT-TERM INDEBTEDNESS

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 28 May 83 p 1

[Excerpt]

cso:

3400/1498

ZAMBIA has‘ the greatest
international financial short-
term indebtedness, Prime
Minister Mundia disclosed last
night.

It was because of this
enormous international debt
and the country's poor econo-
my that the Paris Club recently

to unusual conces-
ions in rescheduling repay-
ment of the debts.

Mr Mundia, who is also
Finance Minister, was speak-
ing at a Lusaka hotel during
the launching of the locally-
assembled Toyota Hi-Lax
vanettes by Mobile Motors in
fanjunetion with Rover Zam-

He said the ‘‘favours’’
which other countries had
been unable to secure were:

@Rescheduling of payments
on arrears which were already

due;

@ Rescheduling of payments

on short-term loans and;

@ Rescheduling of payments

of interest on short-term loans.
Mr Mundia explained that

it. had never been done in

financial circles before to re-

schedule payments of arrears,
nor reschedule payments on
short-term loans as these
concessionary arrangements
only applied to medium and
long-term loans. -

Even the rescheduling of
payments of interest on short-
term loans was among the
“‘anusual successes” which
had never been scored before.

“All this reflects the weak-
ness of our economy. That's
why thev accepted to give us
an unusual favour because
Zambia’s short-term indebted-
ness, unlike others, is the
greatest.”

Mr Mundia told guests who
included Commerce and In-
dustry Minister of State Mr
Leonard Subulwa that the
“breathing space’? which the
international financial groups
bad given Zambia should
encourage Zambians to work
hard to resuscitate the econo-

my.

He called for a diversifica-
tion from the present use of
imported raw materials to local
ones.

ZAMBIA



ZAMBEZI DISTRICT FACING 'CRITICAL' TRANSPORT SITUATION

Lusaka SUNDAY TIMES in English 29 May 83 p 1

[Excerpt]

cso:

THE transport wngttion

al that people |

in
ave to wait at bus stations for a
month without catching a bus to other di

Zambevi district is so

ricts, Party

Sceretary-General Mulemba heard during his tour of

the area.

Acting governor Mr Moses
Maseka told Mr Mulemba that
the United Bus Company of
Zambia (UBZ) had earlier
improved its setvices but now
these had deteriorated espe-
cially when schools opened

- after holidays,

3400/1498

Immediately after Mr
Maseka made his report to the
Party chief at a meeting at
Zambezi Secondary School,
Member of the Central Com-
mittee for North-Western Pro-
vince, Mr Fine Liboma stood
up to challenge Mr Maseka
over his statement.

Mr Liboma said it was not
his duty to contradict ‘*my
colleague but I thought issues
like UBZ or transportation
should be discussed fully in
Provincial councils so that

members can benefit and.

tackle the problem"’.

He added: “Maybe my col-
league would like to take the
opportunity since the Secre-
tary-General of the Party is
around but he knows how far
we have gone.

“am not saying it is not a
problem recognised by the
district and provincial councils
but we are doing something to
rectify the problem."

In his report Mr Maseka
said the Chavuma-Zambezi-
Mutanda road should be
tarred and advised that the
system of bus services be
improved as it was critical.

“People are made to wait
at bus stations for four
weeks,’ he told the Party chief

and his delegation.

Mr Mulemba said it would
be improper for people to
complain about’the Mutanda-
Chavuma road.

“This road is under the
Party programme and when
you raise the problem you are
jusc reminding us to do our
work. The road is a Party
commitment."’

The Party chief announced
that K2 million had already
been provided for to tar the
highway this year adding:
“The issue is no longer an
issue."

Chief Mukumbi who is
Member of Parliament for
Solwezi West appealed to
UBZ to help people in the area
with more buses.

There was a shortage of

. buses on local routes and both

h7

UBZ and private operators
were not doing much to ease
the problem.

In an interview in Solwezi,
Chief. Mukumbi urged district
councils to help find a solution
to the probiem.

Mr Mulemba, who later
travelled to Lukulu in the
Western Province said the
success of the Party depended
on the good leadership of its
cadres in the field, reports
Zana.

ZAMBIA



ANGOLA

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN DIAMOND TRAFFICKING
Lisbon TEMPO in Portuguese 21 Apr 83 p 32

[Text] A TAAG [Angolan Airlines] pilot was a prisoner in Luanda about 3
weeks ago. In the false bottom of his carry-on case was a long list of about
400 names. Included were the names of some prominent Angolans, members of
the MPLA's Central Committee, high officials in the Angolan Government,
Portuguese advisors, other Angolans, foreigners and residents abroad. It
was a nearly exhaustibe list of the extensive network of diamond traffickers.

Among the large number of those involved who are already prisoners or have
fled to various countries in Europe and the Americas are practically all of
TAAG's flight commanders and a large part of the crew of its aircraft.

As a result of these arrests, nearly all of which were done by the Ministry
of State Security of the People's Republic of Angola, various persons from
that department were sent to Losbon. These agents worked frantically,
either in Lisbon or in other cities in our country, in the "underworld"

of the diamond traffic and mainly with various banks,

That Angolan Government department is currently directed by Lieutenant~Colo-
nel Dino Matosse and replaces the former DISA, thus forming the secret
service of this Portuguese-speaking African country.

As part of their work in Portugal, the ex-DISA agents basically tried to find
out the bank account numbers and deposits made in the name of Portuguese
citizens suspected of being involved in the diamond traffic, many of whom
had been living in Angola.

In some cases, the information related to the nationalized banks was obtained
by the former DISA agents in Portugal as a result of efforts by members of
the Communist Party cells in the banks, constituting a further breach and
violation of banking secrecy.

It appears in the end that it is not only UNITA that has activities in
Portugal, and, purely political activities which do not directly affect the
Portuguese people. However, the former DISA agents are acting capriciously
and with impunity, openly violating the rules of social democracy by which
the Portuguese people aspire to live.

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CSO: 3442/224

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