Macwusa Attacked

Johannesburg SOWETAN in English 21 Jul 82 p 5

[Article by Sello Rabothata]

{Text]

THE Federation of
South African Trade
Unions ‘(Fosatu) yester-
day issued a hard hitting
statement against the
motor company after a
meeting with the Na-
tional Automobile and
Allied Workers’ Union
(Naawu) at the weekend.
The statement sup-
ports the more than
10 000 workers who are
on strike in the motor in-
dustry in the Eastern
Province. It also attacks
the unregistered Motor
Assembly Components
Workers’ Union of
South Africa (Macwusa)
for allegedly failing to
support the strike.
Fosatu’s statement
confirms the Feder-
ations’ support for the
“demands of Naawu for
better working condi-
tions and condemns the
Eastern Cape motor em-
ployers for offering the
pittance they have, de-
spite the record car sales
for the past two years.
Fosatu also accused
the employers of using.
the Press and ‘“oppor-
tunist unions” like Mac-
wusa to break the work-
ers’ struggle for better
working conditions.
Macwusa, which has
members in two of the
plants, has refused to
support the strikes so
far. Fosatu said it wished
to congratulate its motor
affiliate for the cour-
ageous and far-sighted
way it had led the battle
for higher wages.
shorter hours and better
standards of living for alt
workers in South Africa.

Meanwhile Macwusa
also issued a statement in
response to the attack by
Fosatu: ‘*Macwusa
membership has re-
solved not to join in the
strike because it is in-
volved: directly with the
Industrial Council which
we totally reject as an
apartheid vehicle that is
geared to place manage-
ment in an official posi-
tion to exploit the work-
ers. Having rejected the
Industrial Council at the
Langa summit they now
go back to them for wage
negotiations,

**Our membership
was involved in a strike
during May last year at
General Motors, Ford
and Firestone and we re-
ceived no support from
Fosatu affiliated unions
which shares mem-
bership with Macwusa at
these plants. During the
30 minutes work stop-
page for Dr Neil Agget,
who died in detention,
the Fosatu affiliates re-
quested a five minutes
work stoppage from
management whereas
Fosatu was among the
unions that took the re-
solution and national
‘call,”* said the Macwusa
statement.

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OPPENHEIMER SEES LITTLE HOPE FOR EARLY RECOVERY

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Jul 82 p 22

{Article by-Don Wilkinson]

{Text ]

cso:

ANGLO American’s
Harry Oppenheimer
must have wished he
could make his last an-
nual statement as
group chairman much
more encouraging than
it is, particularly. where
gold and diamonds are
concerned.

On gold, where econ-
omic factors . rather
than political now
dominate the market,
he adds that “there is
no convincing evidence
as yet that the down-
ward trend. that has
persisted since Septem-
ber 1980 has been bro-
ken. ~ °

“The market appears
to have discounted the
recent strong physical
demand for gold for
hoarding and high-car-
at jewellery ...and may
be anticipating that
with the prospect of
little or no growth in
real disposable incomes
under prevailing econ-
omic conditions, fab-
rication demand may
fall”

And even if there
should be some change
in the trend of the bul-
lion price, “profit-tak-
ing by traders and sales
by producers as the
price rallies will tend ta
limit upward move-
ments and the recovery,

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therefore is likely to be
slow.”

One result is that ca-
pex on the group’s Free
State mines this year
has been cut by R62-mil-
lion to R290-million,
with the sinking of No]
shaft at Erfdeel-Dank-
baarheid postponed at
least until end-Septem-
ber, while outlays in the
Transvaal are lopped by
R60-million to about
R320-million. *

While the changes at
De Beers following the
diamond slump have
already been publicised
by Mr Oppenheimer,
the group expects its
coal interests to show
further growth, though
progress in the export
field will be somewhat

muted until the world
economy gets going
again. -

The industrial inter-
ests, which did well last
year, can expect a much
tougher time this year,
whether it’s Highveld
Steel, AECI, Sigma, Mc-
Carthy, or Mondi.

For Mr Oppenheimer,
the key is how Anglo —
and indeed, the South
African economy gener-
ally, since Anglo is the
SA economy in micro-
cosm — fares in the.
shorter term is the
state of the US econ-
omy, “over, say, next
year”. +

Real interest rates,
Anglo’s chairman says,
have risen to an extent,
which must be unique
in modern economic
history, “reflecting not
an equilibrium figure in
the normal sense but a
general feeling of un-
Sertainty about the di

rection in which the US
economy will move.

“Fears of renewed in-
flation are still so great
that loan funds are only
available at the excep-
tional interest rates
now current: (but) the
possibility that infla-
tion’ may -really have
been conquered makes
private business unwil-
ling to commit itself to
these rates (conse-
quently) more and
more borrowing is tak-
ing place at the shorter
end of the market.”

Mr —Oppenheimer’s
conclusion is that until
real interest rates in
the US fall, hopefully as
a result of reduced Gov-
ernment borrowing
rather than a return to
“inflationary methods
of inducing growth” it
is difficult to see an end
to the recession in
South Africa.

“The persistence of
recession here would
have effects far beyond
the economic situation
in a conventional sense.
It would seriously re-
tard the process of

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SOUTH AFRICA

economic advancement
for Black South Afri~
cans, which is now well
under way, with the
risk of social and politi-
cal consequences that
are highly disagreeable
to contemplate.”



SOUTH AFRICA

SIGNIFICANCE OF RESPONSE TO SATS ISSUE DISCUSSED
Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Jul 82 p 26

[Article by Daan De Kock: "Will saTS Go the Way of Armscor?"]}

[Text] THE issue of South

African Transport Ser-
vices (SATS) which is
expected this week will
prove a key test on
where interest rates in
this country are mov-

Before the improve-
ment in the gold price’a
week or so ago, interest
rates generally looking
as if they were poised to
rise and many investors
on Friday believed this
was still the case.

The SATS issue is for
am amount of R50-mil-
lion and is being jointly
handled by Senbank
and Volkskas Merchant

There was on Friday
some concern over the
size of the loan pro-
gramme, especially in
light of the poor per-
formance of instutional
investors on the long
end of the market late-

ly.

Thé SATS issue is the
second major one this
month. The previous
one was for Armscor
for an amount of R60-
million.

The response to this
loan was so poor that
the issuing banks had
to include a very short
Ioan of three years with

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varying interest rates
to attract enough
money.

Dealers said on Fri-
day it was proable that
the same sort of thing
could happen to the
SATS issue.

Most of them are un-
willing to make guesti-
mates on the details of
the issue, but the gener-
al feeling is that the is-
sue will again consist of
various loans.

The duration of the
loans will, however, de-
pend quite a lot on the
requirements of SATS
and also of their priori-
ties.

In the secondary
market, most long rates
moved sideways to
wards the end of the
week and it is expected
that this trend will con-
tinue for the most of
this week.

One dealer said there
could be a slight im-
provement in long rates
in the weeks to come,
but this would be only
dmarginal because long-
term rates were now
very near their peaks.

As can be seen from
the accompanying
table, rates in the capi-
tal market held steady
last Week.

Dealers said the im-
provement in the price
of goid had had Little ef-
fect on rates.

Most investors view
the improvement in the
gold price as only tem-
porary and in most
cases a decline to
around the $300 mark is
expected.

In the money market,
there was a sharp turn-
around last week.

The market surplus

This could be
an indication
that easier
rates are expec-
ted this week
in the light of
the rise surplus
that is build-

widened to R75-million
on Thursday after the
market was still short
earlier in the week.

Reasons for the im-
provement remained
obscure on Friday, but
most dealers are of the
opinion that increased
Government spending
had quite a lot to do
with it.

ing up on the
money market.

Rates on the money
market also held very
steady last week. On
Friday the Reserve
Bank decided to drop
the TB rate slightly
from 16,48 percent to
16,46 percent, while dis-
count houses also
dropped the key three
month BA rate by 10
points from 17,40 per-
cent to 17,30 percent.

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Explaining the  circum-
stances which surrounded the
lay-offs on Sunday Mr
Ndhlovu said at present the
firm depended on its creditors’

money to operate. It owes
other parties about Kii
million.

But since the action was
taken without fulfilling a major
condition of meeting the union
members who were a party
to the lay-offs, the redundan-
cies were null and void.

The issue of consulting the
union was vital because it was
contained in the collective
agreement which was a legal
document entered into by the
management and the former.

It was against this- back-
ground that management and
the union should now sit
down and review the situation

after the workers were rein-
stated to satisfy each other on
the necessity for the lay-offs.
Asked on when the dis-
missed workers would resume
work, he said that would be
announced at a later date
because ‘‘there were certain
things to be sorted out’’.

He said the firm was now
about to be sued and that he
felt in highlighting the econo-
mic problems, the nation
would know why ‘‘I'm being
taken to court’’.

The lay offs, had been
strongly condemned by the
Zambia Congress of Trade
Unions whose general secre-
tary Mr Newstead Zimba said
the congress would not ‘‘sit
idle by while the situation was
going from bad to worse’’.

Content of Dismissal Letters

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 10 Jul 82 p 1

{Text] ABOUT 300 Contract Haulage workers

cso:

have been declared redundant.

Those laid off include managers, accountants,
workshop foremen, . secretaries, supervisors and

general workers.

The management’s decision which has been taken to
streamline operations was announced in a surprise move after iunch
in Lusaka yesterday.

The management distributed letters of dismissal to the
disbelieving workers as they returned from lunch

The affected workers include those from the southern, eastern
and engineering divisions. .

According to the letters, the massive redundancies came after
restructuring the entire company to streamline its operations and
rationalise the deployment of the manpower resources.

The notices, marked stricly confidential, and signed by the
company’s personnel and training manager Mr M.K. Mulundika,
read it part: .

“Following the restructuring of the entire company which has
been taking place recently aimed at streamlining its operations and
rationalising the deployment of manpower and resources, several
employees have had to be deployed to the other sections and
departments within the company.

“Others, however, could not be found appropriate alternative
positions where their skills and experience could be utilised to the
benefit of both the individuals concerned and the company.”

Mr Mulundika added the
decision to declare workers
redundant was reached after
“exhaustive efforts’ to find

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alternative employment within.
the company had failed.

“In this regard, it only re-
mains for me to avail myself of
this opportunity to express
management's profound
gratitude for the contribution

40

you made to Contract Haulage
during the period you served
us.

“Finally, in order to
minimise any hardships on you
and your families, you will be
allowed to stay in your present
company quarters up to July
31, 1982."

Attached to the notices were
cheques, somé of which
amounted to more than K2,000
as terminal benefits.

One of the redundant
employees who had served the
company for 21 years at one
time rising to the post of assis-
tant general manager for a
division could hardly believe
what had happened to him.

“And I have nothing more
to say until the company ex-
plains why this move has been
taken”’ he said.

On the question of leaving
the company house by July 31,
he said: ‘How possible is this?
How can one be able to do so
after serving for almost 21
years and only to be notified of
the termination of employment
within minutes?”



SENEGAL

BRIEFS

TRAQ SUPPORTED--Dakar, 24 Jul (AFP)--The Dakar daily LE SOLEIL considers that
the war that Iraq is fighting against Iran "is a war against obscurantism and
on behalf of countries in the region which still have faith in man, God's
mercy and in freedom." In the editorial by its director general, Bara Diouf,
the daily affirms on the occasion of the visit of a delegation of the Iraqi
Ba'th Party to Dakar that "the advent of a fundamentalist Islam, insensitive
and intolerant and supposedly revolutionary (in Iran) causes a deadly danger,
not only to Iraq but also to all the moderate Muslim states of the Gulf area
and in the Middle East." To the daily, the Iran-Iraq war would have found a
solution "were it not for the intransigence, the expansionist desires, the
dogmatic and intolerant character of the power installed in Tehran." Iraq
"can be assured of the support and the active and unprejudiced solidarity

of Senegal," the editorial collumnist adds, emphasizing the friendship between
the Iraqi and Senegalese peoples. Senegal is a member of the Islamic Committee
charged with finding a solution to the Iran-Iraq conflict. [Text] [AB251043
Paris AFP in French 1158 GMT 24 Jul 82]

FRG LOAN--The FRG Government has just signed several financial agreements with
Senegal totaling over 7 billion CFA francs, of which 831 million is non-
repayable. The first agreement provides for an increase in capital for the
Dakar industrial zone by 208 million CFA francs. Another agreement provides
for a feasibility study for rice development in the Senegal River Valley.
Other agreements concern several other projects sponsored by both Senegal

and the FRG. [Excerpt] [AB271410 Dakar Domestic Service in French 2200 GMT

26 Jul 82 AB]

NEW POLITICAL PARTY--Dakar, 9 Jul--A new political party, the Trotskist Lique
Communiste des Travailleurs (LCT), has been legally recognised by the
authorities in Senegal. The LCT is the 13th party to be recognised in the
West African state and the seventh claiming to be Marxist-Leninist. Senegal
is one of the few states in Africa to tolerate a multiplicity of political
parties. (AFP) [Text] [Paris AFRICA AFP in English 13 Jul 82 p 14]

CSO: 4700/1614



INDECO REORGANIZES HEAD OFFICE OPERATIONS

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 15 Jul 82 pp 1, 5

{Excerpt]

INDECO has reorganised its operations at
head office in a move designed to make the

group more effective.

The restructuring
follows recommenda-
tions by a British Execu-
tive Services Overseas
(Besso) expert Mr
Michael Norris.

Under the new arrangement
technical and commercial
departments have been
‘pruned’? while the public
relations and _ personnel
departments have been amal-
gamated.

The head of the public
relations section becomes con-
troller of public relations and
would report to the director of
personnel and public relations.

An Indeco spokesman said
in Lusaka yesterday over the
past few years subsidiary
companies had complained at
the huge bills they were pay-
ing in management fees while
others challenged the effec-
tiveness of the services ren-
dered by the head office.

It had been found that
Indeco central had grown ‘‘too
big both in the number of
departments and staff.’’

About 57 people would scon
be redeployed in operating
companies.

The corporate pianning sec-
tion would be enlarged to cope
with long term and economic
planning of the group.

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“The headquarters services
would be strengthened with
the appointment of a manager
in charge of central services
like transport, security, tele-
phones and telex, stationery
and the print room.””

The new structure ays
emphasis on the executive
management through the
managing director and the two
deputy managing directors
who are the chairmen of the
companies.

“Further emphasis is laid
on the autonomy of general
managers.”

Functional departments
would only provide appro-
priate services to operating
companies.

The changes include forma-
tion of an executive committee
comprising the managing
director, his two deputies, the
director of finance and the
director of personnel and pub-
lic relations.

The committee would
monitor the group’s progress
and ,review the general
strategy to coordinate and
approve policy matters and
review items for presentation
to Indeco board meetings.

The spokesman said Indeco
companies had been facing
problems such as shortages of
foreign exchange for import of
raw materials and spare parts,
unutilised capacities and large
fixed overheads.

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ZAMBIA

Some companies had old
machinery and equipment but
without the means to replace
or rehabilitate them.

The Besso expert was com-
missioned by Indeco managing
director Mr Dixie Zulu and
held talks with heads of
departments at Indeco central
and in operating companies in
a bid to review the allocation of
responsibilities.

Particular

The ‘expert ‘was**to make
recommendations on organi:
tional structure, paying parti-
cular attention to the role
Indeco central played to group
companies.

A number of new sub-
structures had been created
such as a tender committee to
adjudicate tenders based on
recommendations from chief
executives. This was done to
prevent frauds at the level
of operating companies.

The appeals committee has
been streamlined to consider
appeals on disciplinary cases
within the group and make
recommendations to the
managing director.

Also streamlined is the
bursaries committee to study
matters related to general
training policy and individual
training and sponsorship.

All general managers and
Indeco central senior manage-
ment would meet twice a year
to exchange information and
promote communications.

As a long-term objective
Indeco plans to merge Indeco
Properties, Anros, Kafue
Estates and Mwaiseni Pro-
perties for purposes of rationa-
lisations.



ZAMBIA

POLICE ROUND UP ALIENS, ZAMBIANS IN RESTRICTED EMERALDS AREA

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 14 Jul 82 p 1

[text] MORE than 600 aliens and Zambians have been rounded up in

the restricted emeralds area in Ndola Rural.

Copperbelt police chief
Mr Julius Zulu yesterday
confirmed the arrests.

They would be prosecuted
for being found in a restricted
area without. permission. The
number would have been
higher had women and
children been picked..up. as
well, he said. fem

The area had been cleared of
all prostitutes who were en-
couraging men to settle there
and they had been sternly
warned not to return.

The clean-up operation
started last. weekend when
combined units of paramilitary
and regular police moved into
the area. _ —

More than 60 women fleeing
from the district spent a night
at Kalulushi Farm College pad-
docks last. Monday. .

The women, some had
babies and carrying a few
belongings in bundles, were
spotted by workers at the farm.

Some of them from
Tshombe and Isaac villages
said they fled after being order-
ed by the police to go away.

In Kitwe, police yesterday
hot pursued foreigners fleeing

from Ndola Rural and sought
refuge in Twatasha and Bula-
ngililo townships.

District police chief Mr,
Alfred Mulopa said his meno
were clearing the two town-
ships of aliens after receiving
reports that some of those who

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were deported had sneaked
back into Zambia.

Police were picking up any
alien they found and would
spread ‘their operations to
other townships.

“Any information we

receive of aliens being in a cer-
tain area will be followed up.””

Aliens were conspicuously
absent from Twatasha yester-
day afternoon as most of them
were reported to have been
rounded up and their houses
and offices shut in the crack-
down.

In Bulangililo, the aliens
were herded to the centre by
the police to wait for transport
to Kamfinsa prison.

# Residents said-most of then
were caught unawares by the
clean-up campaign which start-
ed at about 10.00 hours when a
combined unit of mobile police
and Zambia National Service
sealed off the township and
searched every house.

On Monday, four Luanshya
magistrates took pleas from
105 people accused of illegal
presence in the emeralds area,
reports Zana.

Almost all the accused inclu-
ding seven women pleaded
guilty.

Two men denied the charge.

It is alleged the accused who
included 37 Malawians and
West Africans were on July 10
found separately in Mikutu,
Ngalande, Lewente, Kalala,
Pilala, Hotela and Nkashika
restricted areas without per-
mission from the minister of

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Home Affairs.

Resident magistrate Mr
Japhet Banda took 27 pleas in
which a 20-year-old Mpata-
matu Secondary School stu-
dent Joseph Mpundu was
among the accused.

Mr Austin Nkoloma’s court
had 25 accused among them
seven women and they all
pleaded guilty.

Twenty-four appeared
before Mr Webster Hamu-
nyanga with one man pleading
not guilty while Mr Davis May-
inga had 29 men who pleaded
guilty.

The cases were adjourned to
between yesterday and Thurs-
day for facts. They were all
remanded in custody.

Another 36 were expected to
appear yesterday on the same
charges.

Prime Minister Mundia,
who toured the emeralds areas
in February, instructed police
to tighten security.

He said aliens arrested for
committing economic crimes
should be made to work on
State farms while serving jail
terms.



FUTURE OF MULTIRACIAL SOCCER AT STAKE

Black Teams’

Boycott

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 19 Jul 82 pp 1, 2, 6

{Article by Billy Cooper]

[Text]

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South African
raultiracial sec-
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crucial meeting

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they could bring the
multiracial NPSL
crashing down.

It is believed that the
Azania Peoples Organi-
sation and Sanroc are
threatening the clubs
and putting pressure on
them not to play.

The overseas players
and manager John
Barnwell are confused
by the whole affair.

“We thought we were
coming here to play
against multiracial tea-
ms and help the Blacks
but I am shattered now
that we hear it is the
Blacks who do not want

“to have anything ta do

with us,” said one of the
players who asked not
to be named.

Barnwell has been
none too happy about a
number of aspects of
the tour but he diplo-
matically refused to
comment on any of the
issues at his Johannes-
burg hotel yesterday.

AmaZulu were taken
to a secret hiding place
yesterday in order that
they could not be “got
at” by the agitators. By
playing against the In-
ternationals, AmaZulu,
may have saved the

18

SOUTH AFRICA

tour.

Barnwell said: “We
go on as if nothing has
happened or until
somebody tells us an-
tyhing to the contrary.”

Mr Thabe said that
the clubs could face sus-
pension from the NPSL
or heavy fines as laid
down in the NPSL’s
constitution if they re-
fused to play against
the tourists.

Argentine World Cup
stars Ossie Ardiles and
Mario Kempes jetted
home on Saturday
night after failing to
reach agreement with
their respective clubs,
Tottenham Hotspurs
and Spanish outfit Va-
lencia.

But five more players
arrived as Ardiles and
Kempes left, to
strengthen the over-
seas squad. They are
Billy Jennings, Frank
Carrodous, Clyde Best,
Ian Ross and Eric Potts.
Another Argentine
with 29 caps, Daniel As-
senio, is expected to
join the party shortly.

Thabe was still ad-
amant late iast night
that the tour would go
on regardless.



BOND RATES HIKE BRINGS BACKLASH

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Jul 82 p 9

{Article by Keith Abendroth]

[Text]

c

so:

A BACKLASH has
begun against the de-
cision to increase
bond rates — the
third increase since
the beginning of 1981.

Even the govern-
ment-sponsored South
African Coordinating
Consumer council has
taken an unusually
militant stand against
the one percent in-
crease, due to be en-
forced by most building
societies on September
1.

Independent ~ om
budsman, Mr Eugene
Roelofse, joined the
Progressive Federal
Party finance spokes-
man, Mr Harry
Schwarz, in laying the
blame for the increase
directly at the door of
the Government, claim-
ing it was the direct re-
sult of Government
“mismanagement”.

In interviews, various
spokesmen of con-
sumer organisations’
warned that the in-
crease would be the
death knell for the av-
erage young couple’s
plans to buy their own
home.

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Mr Roelofse told The
Citizen: “Of course, the
increase is not unex-

ed.

“Every type of busi-
ness — from the build-
ing societies to food
producers —_ have
scented that the State
will in no circumstances
interfere in any sector
which wants to get rich
quicker at the cost. of
the consumer.

“The financial sector
has been told time and
again by the Govern-
ment, from the Prime
Minister down, that it
will not interfere in the
so called private enter-
prise system.”

There was an “abso-
lute and total lack of
government control om
skyrocketing prices and
the Government was
totally unwilling or un-
able to step in to prow
tect the consumer”, Mr
Roelofse said.

He called on the gov-
ernment to state its
policy on inflation and
to explain where the
hard-pressed consumer
“must find the money
to foot the bill”.

A spokesman for the
Coordinating Con-
sumer Council said the
increase would make it

well nigh impossible for
young people to buy
homes.

He said: “The ques-
tion is just how much
longer the consumer
will be able to absorb
these massive increases
and the message is that
lower living standards
will be the only way to
keep the wolf away
from the door.”

The property market
would also be adversely
affected and only
people with “astro-
nomical incomes” could
even envisage a home
of their own.

More disquieting was
the prospect that fur-
ther increases lay
ahead.

And people who ob-
tained bonds through
bank advances would
definitely have major
problems when it was
considered that the in-
terest rate on over-
drafts was now on an
average 20 percent.

Mr Schwarz said the
soaring rates were put-
ting homes out of the
reach of the ordinary
man.

They are leaving
sears not only on the
country’s economy but
also on the country’s
social structure”.

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ZAMBIA

Significance of Response to SATS Issue Discussed
(Daan De Kock; THE CITIZEN, 21 Jul 82) .......0. eae

Trial of Alleged Members of Sayrco Reported
(SOWETAN, 20 Jul 82) ....ssseeeee beeen eee eaeeeeneeees

Farmers Will Have Bad Cash Flow Problems

(THE CITIZEN, 19 Jul 82) ..ccssscccceceeeeeeee see eeeeeeees

Crisis 'Will Not Bring Down Ned Geref Kerk!

(Chris Steyn; THE CITIZEN, 19 Jul 82) ..ccessceeeeceeeeeeee

Oppenheimer Sees Little Hope for Early Recovery

(Don Wilkinson; THE CITIZEN, 21 Jul 82) ......... see eeeeee

Bond Rates Hike Brings Backlash
(Keith Abendroth; THE CITIZEN, 21 Jul 82) ........05.

Briefs
Strike To End
New Marine Base
Contract for Avon
Black Health Services

Minister Nullifies Dismissal of Workers at Contract Haulage
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, various dates)

Kabwe's News Conference
Content of Dismissal Letters

ZCTU Chairman Alleges Anti-ZCTU Smear Campaign Underway

(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 12 Jul 82) ..... Lecce eee e seen eee nee eeee

Japan Proposes New Food, Agricultural Aid, Technology Transfer

(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 9 Jul 82) ..sceceeeceseeeeee beeen eee eee

Data on Ethanol Plant

(AFRICA AFP, 13 Jul 82) ccc cceeeeeeeeeees bee eee eee ee eene

Operation of Ethanol Plant To Reduce Fuel Costs

(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 10 Jul 82) ..csscscccueceeeeeeees be aeeees

Cobalt Thefts on Zambia Railways Result in Tightened Security

(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 15 Jul 82) ..csceeecesceeeeeees tees

Police Round Up Aliens, Zambians in Restricted Emeralds Area
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 14 Jul 82)

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ROLE, TRAINING OF MARINE UNIT DESCRIBED

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Jul

{Article by Keith Abendroth]

[Text] 4 military battle of

cso:

different sort is being
fought — and won —
at a desolate tent
camp in sand dunes
on the Western Cape
coast. :

It is a battle against a
stigma. And the fight is
all the more difficult
because nobody knows
how the stigma arose in
the first place.

For.some reason the
S A Marine Corps unit,
a wing of the navy in
the true military tradit-
ion and now in its sec-
ond year of existence in
facelifted form, has
been the target of a
stigma at public and
particularly parent le-
vel.

It is thought that
much of this is due to
something of a “PBI;;
(poor bloody infantry)
image and to parents
who, although jubilant
when their sons are sel-
ected for national ser-
vice training in the
navy, regard this wing
as a “soft option.”

Stories are legend
about parents who have
been jubilant when the-
ir sons have been post-
ed to the navy — and
then almost violently
anti — sympathetic

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when the boys are post-
ed, after basic training,
to the Marines.

A “soft option” the
Marines is not — and
the stigma is rapidly
disappearing at the
basic unit, 111 Marine
Protection Unit, and its
training base near SAS
Saldanha under a
tough, hardbitten and
battle hardened ex-par-
abat.

He is Lieutenant Com-
mander Daan van Nie-
kerk one of South Afri-
ca’s pioneer infantry
Parabats, who was
trained originally at the
crack parabat estab-
lishment at Abingdon,
England.

Tough but fair, Com-
mander Van Niekerk
last week turned out
his second major intake
of Marines, after sand-
wiching into slightly
more than four months
a training which the
army takes 12 months
to do.

In the words of Com-
modore D Silberbauer,
Officer Commanding,
Naval Operations Com-
mand based at Simons
Town: “We are working
here to produce better
sailors than the navy
and better soldiers than
the army.”

Commander Van Nie-
kerk has the full back-
ing, not only of com-
mander Silberbauer but

82 p 12

also of the head of the’
Marines ex-Rhodesian’
battle-toughened
Lieutenant Command-
er John Duguid.

Efforts to upgrade
the image of the Mar-
ines — responsible for
guarding the Oshakati
base in the operational
area and the country’s
strategically important
harbours — are paying
off.

In an interview com-
mander Van Niekerk
told The Citizen:
“Sometimes the boys
we were getting arrived
with a 100 plus demoti-
vation attitude.. And
their parents were
equally demotivated.”

Commander Van Nie-
kerk a man who has the
reputation, as a former
armourer and infantry-
man, of being the “fit-
test man in the navy”
said big steps had been
made in motivating
marines and their par-
ents into accepting and
backing a proud Marine
tradition.

“I train them to go to
the border and survive.
I aliow no failures and
they know this — and
make it a matter of.
pride not to fail,” he
said.

In the unit Marines
claim, and not altogeth-
er in jest, that com-

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mander Van Niekerk
eats iron filings for
breakfast washed down
with milk.

This is not true. In
fact he does not eat
breakfast or lunch at
all as he is on the job
long before breakfast
and never finds time for
lunch.

“THe navy expects
me to make a good sol-
dier out of a sailor and
that is exactly what I
am doing. And I am
doing this on the basis
of there being no such
thing as a bad troopie
— only a bad instructor.

“These boys have to
bite on the bullet — but
I promise you that.
when they leave here
they are first-class sol-
diers in naval uni-
forms,” he said.



GWU Backed

Johannesburg SOWETAN in English 21 Jul 82 p 2

{Article by Joshua Roboroko]

[Text] THE POWERFUL Fo-

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satu and an interna~
tional transport-union
federation have dis-
played strong concern
over the dispute be-
tween the South Afri-
can Transport Service
(Sats) and the General
Workers’ Union
(GWU).

The management of
Sats has in the past
consistently refused to
have any dealings
with. or to grant recog-
nition of, the union.

In a statement to *

The SOWETAN yes
terday, Fosatu said
that at its central com-
mittee meeting it had
considered the impli-
cations of the dispute.

“Fosatu condemns
the strong-arm intimi-
datory tactics used by
Sats and its sister
bodies in the State in
the attempt to sup-
press a representative
union.

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“Sats must realise
that the sweetheart
unions, such as the
ones it has thus far en-
couraged and consul-
ted with, are not
acceptable to the
majority of workers.

“Sats has already
been warned of the
grave consequences of
suppressing the rep-
resentative voice of
dock-based railway
workers by unions and
employers, as well as
by overseas organisa-
tions.

“The Transport Ser-
vice must as a result of
its intransigent and
ostrich-like attitude.
an attitude out of step
even with the stated
policy of the Govern-
ment. bear direct re-
sponsibility for any in-
dustrial unrest on the

aocks:

~Fosatu strongly
supports the GWU in
its struggle for recogni-
tion from Sats.

“We call on Sats to
immediately open
negotiations leading to
the recognition of the
union,” the statement
said further.

Union sources say
that the International
Transport — Workers*
Federation (ITF) also
recently tried to inter-
vene in the dispute
over recognition be-
tween Sats and the
union at the Port Eli-

15

zabeth and — East
London harbours.

The union has as-
serted that it  rep-
Tesents most Sats em-
Ployees at these ports.
but Sats has refused to
have anything to do
with it.

A Sats spokesman
has said that collective
bargaining has to be
conducted through the
staff associations in the
services. They also
point to the opposition
from staff associations
to Sats’ management
negotiating with out-
side unions. *



WITS DEAN BLAMES LAWS FOR LACK OF THERAPISTS

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Jul 82 pp 5, 13

[Text]

ALTHOUGH there was
a “crying need” for
Black occupational
therapists, legislation
was discouraging po-
tential Black students
from allied medical dis-
ciplines from applying
to universities for
training.

This was said by the
Dean of the Faculty of
Medicine at the Univer.
sity of the Witwaters-
rand, Professor Phillip
Tobias, at the national
congress of the South
African Association of
Occupational Thera-
pists last night.

Prof Tobias said that
in recent years there
had been a marked in-
crease in the number of
permits grated to Black
students to study medi-
cine at Wits. Between
14 and 15 percent of the
medical students at
Wits were Black.

However, this had
not been the case with
applicants for the allied

At present there
were only 13 Black
qualified occupational
therapists in South
Africa, but th growing
provision of hospital
services for the Black
population was cre

The new medical
school opening next to
the Johannesburg Hos-
pital in Parktown next
month and the new den-
tal school being built
nearby would mark the
beginning of an Aca-
demic Health Centre
which would unite all
the health-related disci-
plines, Prof Tobias said.

He would, however,
like to see this Academ-
ic Health Centre com-

ising five ing
dent schools — a School
of Medicine, a School of
Dentistry, a School of
Nursing, a School of
Pharmacy and a School
of Occupational and
Physical Therapy —
each with its own dean.

It was about time, he

said, that the dean in
charge of an allied
medical discipline
should be a member of
that discipline, rather
than a medical profes-
sor.
He proposed that a
Chair in Occupational
Therapy should be es-
tabli. as soon as
possible.

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SOUTH AFRICA



cause for the gravest concern.

It is also another indictment
against the barbaric detention-with-
out-trial law that Venda and other
“homelands” have taken from South
Africa.

The horror is that Mr Muofe’s
case is not an isolated one in this
whole region. People have died in
detention for one reason or another.
The most serious indictment against
the law is that people are placed at
the mercy of others for indefinite pe-
riods. There is a likelihood that offi-
cers. particularly those inexperi-
enced, get carried away and perpe-
trate acts of savagery similar to
what happened with Mr Muofe.

The fact that a captain was also
involved in these alleged assaults is
even more serious because it proves
that even experienced and sophisti-
cated men can be tempted.

Mr Muofe-had been arrested in
connection with a grenade attack on
Sibasa police station. A post-mor-
tem report at the inquest revealed
that he had suffered a bruised eye,
brain damage and severe injuries to
his chest, back and scrotum. It was
also alleged that when he had been
brought back by police officials he
could not walk.

He was in good health when he
left the prison but returned a shat-
tered man. The court found Captain
M L Ramaligela and Sgt P J Mang-
aga had apparently assaulted him
and that he had died from multiple
injuries and internal bleeding.
~ Although it gives us a great deal of
pleasure that there is justice in our
courts, even those in the so-called
“homelands”, we see the perpetra-
tion of such acts by officers who are
supposed to be our guardians as
most deplorable. We are afraid this
kind of thing is likely to happen in
most of the homelands that have co-
pied South Africa's laws.

This business makes the position
of the police a most unhappy one.

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Their image is tarnished interna-
tionally. We are afraid it also
points to the kind of law that
gives the police carte blanche when
it comes to dealing with such cases.

It is our earnest wish that people
who claim to be Christians in these
Christian and democratic areas
should raise their voices continually
to see detention without trial
scrapped and the rule of law
brought back to us.

~The argument that this country
and her satellites are facing total
onslaught from the Kremlin, or
whatever, is simply beside the point.
Almost all countries have to contend
with terror attacks and violence. In
some overseas lands, as in America
and England, bomb attacks have
been pretty severe, the kind of expe-
rience that has not become common
here. And yet they do not lock up
suspects indefinitely. They still have
habeas corpus, among other things.

There is no way in which we are
going to condone acts of violence,
but the way some people go about
crime detection smacks of mediaeval
revenge. The modus operandi is
counter-productive in the first place
and in the second place no crime is
solved.

We do not believe that police,
even if they are most angered by at-
tacks on them personally, should
take the law into their hands.



TRIAL OF ALLEGED ANC TERRORISTS CONTINUED

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Jul 82 p 8

{Article by Dan Marais]

[Text] THE admissibility of a confes-

sion allegedly made by one of the
accused in the Wonderboom-
poort terror trial, Mr Thelle Sim-
on Mogoerane, was hotly con-
tested by the defence in the
Pretoria Supreme Court yester-

y.
In the continued trial of the three
alleged ANC terrorists, Mr Mogoe-
rane, Mr Jerry Semano Mosololi
and Mr Marcus Thabo Motaung,
the State alleged that Mr Mogoe-
rane had made a voluntary state-
ment to Major IJ Engelbrecht from
the Murder and Robbery Squad of
Soweto at the Halfway House
Police Station on December 31.

After the statement was read out
in court Mr Mogoerane (23) was
called to the witness stand by his
counsel, Mr Jack Oberholzer, SC.

Mr Mogoerane said he was ar-
rested on an island in the Ham-
manskraal district on December 29.
He was attacked by one of the
policemen, who repeatedly tied a
plastic bag round his head while he
was interrogated. -

He said his hands were bound
with a rope which was coiled round
a branch of a tree so that he was
forced to stand on his toes.

Later he was taken to Kompol,

He told the court he wished it was
the gun. He said another policeman
also tortured him with a cigarette
butt. -

In his statement Mr Mogoerane
said the attack on the Wonder-
boompoort police station was plan-
ned for Christmas Day last year,
but because of transport difficul-
ties could not be carried out until
the next day.

Another witness, Lieutenant
Adriaan Trollip, told the court Mr
Mogoerane had indicated to him he
was willing to make a statement be-
fore a magistrate, but on December
31, owing to the early closing of the
courts, he (Lieutenant Trollip) was
unable to find a magistrate.

Mr Mogoerane agreed to make a
statement before an independent
police officer.

Major Engelbrecht agreed to
meet Mr Mogoerane on neutral
ground to take down his confession.

With only an interpreter present,
he warned Mr Mogoerane in terms

of judge’s rules that he was not
obliged to make any statement.

Major Engelbrecht testified that
Mr Mogoerane had made the state-
ment which he read out in court
freely and voluntarily.

In the statement Mr Mogoerane

the security headquarters in Pre- Said he left for Botswana in August

toria. Here he was once again tor- 1976 after being a member of the

tured by a number of policemen. Students’ Representative Council
In one case a policeman called at his school. .

Dos Santos put the barrel of a gun _He realised that certain problems

in his mouth. He heard a sound of a Could not be solved in that way and

gun going off but it was not the gun went to Botswana with a person

which was heid in his mouth.

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known as Charles. He spent 14 days
in prison and when he was released
he met a man called Keith, who re-
cruited him for the ANC.

military wing of the ANC. He pre-
ferred to undergo military training

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and was sent to Tanzania.

In April’ 1979 he returned to
South Africa and stayed at a num-
ber of places at Maputo and in Swa-
ziland.

The attack on the police station
at Moroka was planned. After
watching the place for a few days,
he and three other men, armed with
AK47 machine-guns and hand-gre-
nades, moved in.

They were hiding near Baragwa-
nath at the time and travelled to
the police station by car. The
‘weapons in the attack were
kept hidden at an ANC base at Bar-
agwanath.

They went to Moroka police sta-
tion and split into two groups. One
group was instructed to attack the
gate while the other concentrated
on the charge office.

‘Mr Mogoerane said he was with
the second group. He wanted to use
his AK47 machine-gun but it
jammed. Instead he broke a window
and threw some petrol through it.
He also threw a lit match.

The next target was the police
station at Orlando. This attack was
planned for November 1981. Once
again four men approached the tar-
get carrying AK47 machine-guns.

He also had a number of hand-
grenades at the ready.

Once again the machine-gun
jammed. He threw the hand gre-
nades into the station, where they
exploded.

After the attack he was feeiing
unwell and received treatment for
his kidneys.

Next came the attack on the pow-
er station at Capital Park in Pre-
toria. At the time, he and other
members of the ANC were living in
a hide-out at Hammanskraal.



PROFESSOR RAPS CP PRINCIPLES, POLICY

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Jul 82 p 3

[Article by Jaap Theron]

[Text] THE Conservative Par-

ty’s draft principles. .

and policy are unprac-
tical and unworkable
in South Africa’s mul-
tiracial political set-
up, Professor Willem
Kleynhans, _ political
scientist of Unisa,
said yesterday.

Prof Kleynhans who
had the opportunity
of studying the draft
CP policy, said he had
come to the conclu-
sion that it was “not”
realisable at all in
present practical cir-
cumstances in the Re-
public.

The policy was essen-

tially based on geo-
graphical division
which, he said, was
the precise _ policy
which the National
Party had thrown
overboard more than
10 years ago when it
realised, after many
years of experiment-
ing with it, that it
would never work to
the satisfaction and
peaceful settlement of
Telations in South
Africa.

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He said the CP policy
was also based on
€économic _indepen-
dence for each inde-
pendent nation within
the Republic's bor-
ders, linked with “the
creative withdrawal”
of foreign labour
from every indepen-
dent territory.

“This part of the draft
policy is totally un-
workable, for it is a
fact that 80 percent of
South Africa’s econ-
omic labour force is
non-White.

“To withdraw the non-
Whites from South
Africa’s economy,
would lead to the col-
lapse of the White
economy on the one
hand and, on, the
other, ‘to’ hunger and
chaos in non-White
states, which are
totally economically
interdependent on the
main ~ economic
stream.”

Professor Stoffel van
der Merwe, Nat MP
for Helderkruin, said
yesterday that the
CP’s, draft policy was
a step into the past.

Mr Wynand Malan, Nat
MP for Randburg,
said it appeared to in-
clude an illusion that
Whites could be self-
supporting without
the co-operation of
non-Whites.

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GAMBIA

BRIEFS

STATE OF EMERGENCY EXTENSION--The state of emergency in force since July 30,
1981, has been extended for a further six months. The announcement was made
on July 7 in Banjul. One news agency felt this extension was not unrelated
to the fact that there still remain 586 people awaiting trial for alleged
offences arising from the events of July 30 last year. [Text] [London WEST
AFRICA in English No 3388, 12 Jul 82 p 1839]

RESIDENCE TAX ON SENEGALESE--Senegal's High Commissioner has reminded other
Senegalese living in The Gambia that they should pay their residence tax,
which costs D100 a year. The creation of the Confederation of Senegambia had
made the 30,000-odd Senegalese living in The Gambia think that they were no
longer subject to this tax but the High Commissioner said that they were mis-
taken, certainly until the various protocols had been ratified. Foreigners
who do not pay the residence tax are liable to expulsion. [Text] [London
WEST AFRICA in English No 3388, 12 Jul 82 p 1839]

GAMBIA COLLEGE TO REOPEN--Gambia College will reopen in October, the Minister
of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture, Alhaji A.A. N'Jie told Parliament in
a written answer. He also commented on the report of the committee which
looked into the causes and effects of the student's disturbances at the col-
lege in March last year. The Minister said the committee found that the de-
struction of the college "property was a premeditated and deliberate act on the
part of the students who were bent on challenging authority." Government, he
said, was pursuing certain policy and administrative measures to implement the
committee's recommendations, which include disciplinary measures against stu-
dents who were found guilty of gross misconduct. [Text] [London WEST AFRICA
in English No 3388, 12 Jul 82 p 1839]

SAUDI GRANT FOR MOSQUE--Saudi Arabia has approved a grant of $3m. to build
Banjul Central Mosque. A two-man delegation from Saudi Arabia has visited
Banjul for talks with The Gambia Hajj Committee to discuss accommodation in
Medina and Mecca for Gambian pilgrims during the forthcoming Hajj. [Text]
[London WEST AFRICA in English No 3388, 12 Jul 82 p 1839]

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SOUTH AFRICA

WRAB POLICE ROLE IN ELECTION CAMPAIGN HIT

Johannesburg SOWETAN in English 21 Jul 82 p 1

{Article by Len Kalane and Sello Rabothata]

[Text] WRAB POLICE in the West Rand township of

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Mohlakeng are involved in house-to-house calls
canvassing for the September community-council
elections.

This exercise is seen by the local anti-com-
munity-councils body as a ploy to intimidate
residents into voting in the electiot

The Mohlakeng Civic Association (Moca)
said authorities were trying to boost the voting
percentage by setting the police on residents.

‘A spokesman for Moca, Mr Pinkie Ngakane. |

said: “Just the mere sight of a cop will intimidate
our parents into voting for the councillors. We
must warn them against this. It's got to stop. This
is a dirty tactic.to promote the community coun-
cil’s ideology.”

But chairman of the Mohlakeng Council Mr
Alfred Tekwane denied that Wrab police were
being used to lure residents into voting:

Mr Tekwane said clerks from the local Wrab
office were doing house-to-house calls to update

_ the voters’ roll.

Mr Ngakane is, however, adamant that Wrab
| police were involved in the exercise.

1" He said: “I saw them. They rounded up my

| Street but went past my house. I confronted one

;of the policemen and he confirmed that they
were canvassing for votes to get the present office
back into the seat.”

Meanwhile, the Soweto Civic Association
(SCA) and the Committee of Ten will not stand
for the forthcoming community-council elec-
tions, the chairman of both organisations. Dr
Nthato Motlana, said yesterday.

A statement released by the chairman of the
Orlando East branch of the Civic Association.

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Mr S Nakene. read: “Concerning the forthcom-
ing community-council elections, our stance as a
branch in Orlando East is that we should not take
part. But we are confronted with a problem from
the local residents. who feel that we must partici-
pate because they are harassed by the police and
West Rand Administration Board officials.”
Responding to the statement. Dr Motlana
said it was regrettable that Mr Nakene should
| have seen fit at this time to issue u statement
about the coming community-council elections.

“In my meeting with the Nakene faction of
the Orlando East executive committee. I spelt it
out very clearly that there was no possibility
whatsoever that the Committee of Ten and the

|SCA would participate in the coming charade
called elections.” -

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Mr. Pamensky emphasised his previous statements prior to leaving for London last
week, that the SACU would prefer to enter through the ICC front door and not the
servants entrance with a "rebel" tour next season.

"We wish to work within the ICC system, but have warned that our sole aim is to get
back into international cricket, with all the means at our disposal. We are present-
ing a tough face."

Mr Pamensky pointed out that it was the same Mr Smith who last year offered the
SACU a supposedly gift-wrapped team to tour South Africa.

"The offer was full of pitfalls. The names offered were not based on fact. In
general the whole offer was too airy-fairy.

But, as you know, we did have a tour last March and it was a huge success. His-
tory has a habit of repeating itself."

An interesting facet about the current mission to Lords, is that after the corres-
ponding meeting last year the Springbok and Gloucestershire captain, Mike Procter
had several closed-door meetings with the SACU delegation.

The Graham Gooch tour followed and Procter is again in England as is the Transvaal
and Nottinghamshire skipper, Clive Rice, who also had long talks with the SACU
mission last year.

Mr Pamensky, who had a long interview with the BBC in between watching Allan Lamb
score his century for England against Pakistan at Trent Bridge on Saturday, was
quietly confident.

"We do notneed Mr Smith or any other entrepreneurs to embarrass us here. We have
our own plans and are going ahead with them.

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

FRENCH, CENTRAL AFRICAN ECONOMIC COMMISSION MEETING
Paris AFRICA AFP in English 13 Jul 82 p 22

[Excerpt] Bangui, 11 Jul--France proposes to act in concert with other
countries and organisations in assisting the Central African Republic,
French Overseas Aid Minister Jean-Pierre Cot said here today at the opening
of the first session of a joint Franco-Centrafrican economic commission.
"Bilateral relations will not be enough to provide the key to the Central
African Republic's problems," Mr Cot said. He praised the efforts of the
military government in Bangui to restore the country to economic health over
the past year, notably by increasing customs revenue, freezing and lowering
prices and starting to ¢lean up the public sector.

Centrafrican Foreign Minister Lieutenant-Colonel Jean-Louis Gervil expressed
the hope that France, the former colonial power, would provide "increased
and unconditional aid" to his country.

The aid programme should be aimed at providing suitable economic and social

situations for shaping and spreading democracy "in a positive and durable
fashion," Lieutenant-Colonel Gervil said.

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Nation Paying Off Port Charges at Rate Satisfactory to Tanzania

(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 15 Jul 82) ...... oe

Indeco Reorganizes Head Office Operations

Briefs

(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 15 Jul 82) ........

Zambians Training in GDR
Census Overlooks Three Villages

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REPORTAGE ON FOSATU UNITY MOVE

SOUTH AFRICA

Joint Unions

Johannesburg SOWETAN in English 20 Jul 82 p 7

[Article by Joshua Raboroko]

[Text]

THE more than: 100 000-strong Federation
of South African Trade Union Council (Fo-,
satu) believes in “disciplined unity’’ and in
an organisation in which member unions can
see how decisions are taken and mandates
given. * +

Ina major policy Speech the union says that it

! does nat betieve.that any federation should dic
{tate to member unions.

“We also believe there should be room ‘for
disagreement between unions in any such feder-
ation. However, for'a federation to work it must
be.based.on clear principles which every membet
union should accept. .

“If they do not accept these, they should not
be in the federation,” the union says.

Fosatu believed that these principles should
include democratic decision-making and worker
control over unions; non-racialism; involvement
in community and Political affairs: and industrial
unionism.

Also, where these principles were entrenched
in federation decisions, they should be binding
on all affiliates.

A spokesman for the union saidv “We also
believe that federation should have clear struc-
tures so that decision-making can be democratic
and disciplined.

“Decisions must be taken by representatives}
who have the mandate and constitutional author-
ity to do so.

Fosatu’s stance on unity follows a policy|
resolution adopted -at its second national con- |
gress held recently.

Congress reaffirmed Fosatu’s commitment to,
building a united working class movement and to’
i unite with other non-racial trade uinions.

It also spelled out a-detailed programme for
working towards unity — and said it was willing
to dissolve Fosatu if this would help to achieve
junity.

However, congress made it clear that Fosatu
fwould not accept any form of unity. A united
;movement would have to be disciplined, non-
racial and democratic.

The programme for working towards unity is
as follows:
© Fosatu will seek out worker organisations
which broadly agree with its policies:

@ It will move closer to them by discussing Fosa-
‘tu’s policies and positions with them:

© Fosatu will then begin to discuss with them
how disciplined unity should be achieved:

® It will draft a constitution for a new body to-
gether with these organisations; and

© It will plan to merge existing unions with
others and form joint organisations.

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GABON

BONGO HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE
AB260916 Libreville Domestic Service in French 0600 GMT 26 Jul 82

{Text] The president of the republic and head of state, President El Hadj Omar
Bongo, gave an important press conference at the Renovation Palace on Saturday.
More than one hundred journalists from the Gabonese and international press
were at the meeting.

At this face-to-face meeting between the president and the press, a wide range
of topics were discussed with national issues dominating. The head of state
spoke about subjects like the current functioning of the government after the
recent constitutional changes. He talked about all the tall stories being
circulated about the presidential family. He also talked about the economy
and gave more information on the activities of some oil companies installed
in the country. President Omar Bongo spoke about PETOTROL [expansion unknown]
and [words indistinct].

The head of state also discussed certain issues mentioned in his speech at the
recent prize-giving ceremonies in the secondary schools in the capital and
which concerned education as well as the teachers and the students.

President Bongo also talked about some proposed reforms announced, like the one
concerning the municipalities. He talked about the method of government
currently in practice and what can be applied in the future. In short, many
aspects of the national life were examined during this press conference.

On the other hand, the international situation was less discussed. However,
some aspects of this situation were thoroughly examined by the head of state
including the situation in Chad, the future of the OAU, relations between
Gabon and South Korea, the economic future of the Central African subregion
and the Western Saharan conflict. In any case, it was a very open press
conference,

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“Even if the three
clubs finally withdraw
the tour continues and
Wednesday _night’s
match against a Trans-
vaal XI goes on as
scheduled at Ellis
Park,” he said.

'CITIZEN' Comment

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 19 Jul 82 p 6

[Editorial: "Crossroads"]

[Text] MULTIRACIAL soccer in South Africa is
at the crossroads.

Orlando Pirates has buckled under the
pressure of the Azanian People’s Organi-
sation (Azapo) and other radical Black
movements and has refused to play the
invitation side consisting of top overseas
players.

Kaiser Chiefs and Moroko Swallows have
announced they will follow suit.

They giveas a reason that they weren’t con-
sulted about the tour, but the truth is
they have bowed to political pressure and
threats from the radicals.

The matter cannot be allowed to rest
there, for if these three top Black clubs
kick their controlling body, the Football
Council of South Africa, in the teeth,
they must be suitably disciplined.

If the Black clubs then wish to go their
own way, so be it. .

For by their refusal to play the touring
side they have made a mockery of the at-
tempt to break soccer’s international iso-
lation; they have shown the most dis-
gusting lack of consideration for the
organisers and sponsors of this costly
tour and the players who have taken
risks to come here, and they have squan-
dered the opportunity to play for the
first time against a team of international
standard.

Mark you, soccer is mainly a Black sport
watched chiefly by Black crowds — and
the tour, consequently, would have been
to the greatest benefit of Black players
and spectators.

The clubs are thus harming their own
people by their foolish boycott.

If they can’t stand up for the game, and
for their right to play against the visitors
for the sake of their players, fans and the
game itself, then they don’t deserve fur-
ther consideration.

Let them make up their minds. Play soccer
without political or radical hang-ups or
take the consequences.

In which case multiracial soccer will come
to an end—and the great changes which
have come about will have been for
nought.

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JAPAN PROPOSES NEW FOOD, AGRICULTURAL AID, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 9 Jul 82 p 5

{Text]

cso:

JAPAN will resist reaping undue profits from its

developmental aid to Zambia and other African
countries, parliamentary vice-minister for Foreign
Affairs, Mr Hideo Tsuji said in Lusaka yesterday.

Mr Tsuji noted that
many donor countries
had taken advantage of
the aid to earn profits
but Japan would not
fall into this trap.

His country would increase
food and machinery aid to
Zambia so that agricultural
production could be raised.

The Japanese _ minister
said this during a Press con-
ference before his departure
for home.

Mr Tsuji said Japan would
use her economic might to
contribute to a better Africa.

In this direction, Japan
had proposed a new offer of
economic cooperation to
Zambia under food and agri-
cultural aid.

During his meetings with
Government leaders and Pre-
sident Kaunda, it was dis-
cussed that there should be
iransfer of technology from
Japan to Zambia and that
Japanese enterprises should
invest in Zambia on a larger
scale.

When conditions for in-
yestment became more
favourable Japanese enter-
prises would come and estab-
lish more joint ventures to
create job opportunities.

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The global economic reces-
sion was eating into Zam-
bia’s economy coupled with
the export structure of the
country which was mainly
based on copper. This had
contributed greatly to the
poor performance of the eco-
nomy.

The shortage of foreign ex-
change had made it difficult
to acquire spare parts for
machinery in factories and
this had contributed to low
productivity.

Before leaving he visited
the Kafue Nitrogen Chemi-
cals plant, the orthopaedic
wing at the University
Teaching Hospital and the
mass media complex.

After touring the Nitrogen
Chemicals plant, Mr Tsuji
said when construction was
completed, fertiliser produ-
ced there must be used to
increase food production.

On conflicts in Africa, he
said these should be solved
by Africans themselves
through peaceful means.

Japan supported the self-
determination of African
people and would like to see
issues solved in the region
without outside interference.

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The capitalist and socialist systems, though theoretically opposed to each

other, were having an equally debilitating effect upon developing countries,
since the prices of raw materials on the world market were largely determined
by western brokers. Socialist countries were obliged to abide by their deci-
sions, which were invariably unfavourable to the producers of raw materials,

he said.

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GUINEA

SEKOU TOURE'S POSITION ON ISLAMIC BANKING NOTED

London ARABIA in English No 10, Jun 82 p 56

[Text] Earlier, Prince Muhammad al Faisal and DMI chief executive Dr Ibrahim
Kamel, who were leading a 12-man delegation on a tour of five West African
countries, signed an agreement with the government of Guinea which should lead
to the construction of a $100m oil refinery. Energy Minister Nfamara Keita
Ekounkoure signed for the Guinean government in the presence of President Ahmed
Sekou Toure. The agreement authorises feasibility studies costing up to 1.3m
Swiss francs ($670,000) for the refinery, which isexpected to process crude oil
at a rate of 20,000 bpd, supplying most of the energy needs of this impoverished
state.

The studies, which will involve the choice of a site and selection of contrac-
tors as well as other technical aspects, are expected to be completed by October
this year, with work starting in 1983. The DMI will own the completed refinery,
which will be gradually acquired by the Guinean government through a form of
lease purchase approved by Islamic law. Dr Mustapha Nour, head of DMI's inter-
national section, did not like to speculate on who the other financial partners
in the scheme might be, but he did not rule out the possibility of participa-
tion by other financial institutions under the rules devised by DMI's eight-man
supervisory board of religious experts.

The Guinean president, who heads the country's only political party and has re-
cently been re-elected for a further seven-year term, is one of Africa's longest-
serving heads of state, having been in power since 1958. Once a staunch admirer
of Gamal Abdel Nasser and a firm advocate of centralised state planning, he is
now an enthusiastic supporter of Islamic banking.

On his previous visit to Conakry in October 1981 Prince Muhammad was given a
tumultuous reception lasting several days; this time he and his party were
treated to an unscheduled banquet in the president's residence, with the Prince
virtually accorded the honours due to a head of state.

At a seminar held at Conakry from April 21 to May 1, 1982 attended by leading
members of the international associations of Islamic banks (including represen-
tatives from Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal) President Sekou

Toure reaffirmed his demand that Islamic banking should be instituted by all
Muslim governments. "It is unacceptable," he said, "that the behavior of some
Muslim leaders should not be translated into facts. The Muslim peoples are en-
titled to see such irresponsibility as a deliberate refusal to apply the shariah."



Elizabeth and Paterson in order to combat corrosion. The total single track length
(stl) of the electrification scheme is 778 km and is the largest electrification
contract to be awarded by S AR to a private contractor. In addition to the copper
catenary wire, Avon will be supplying 10 000 m of stainless steel dropper wire and
locally manufactured steel welding wire to be used in the manufacture of the 3CR12
pylons. [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 19 Jul 82 p 26]

BLACK HEALTH SERVICES--The recent spate of different communicable diseases on epi-
demic scales again highlights the lack of concern of the authorities to the basic
needs of black people, says the Azanian People's Organisation (Azapo). Issuing a
statement following an outbreak of polio in the north-eastern Transvaal four months
ago, Azapo said: "The irony is that in terms of mineral wealth, abundance of food
and productive lands this country reigns among the richest, yet health services for
75 percent of the population compares with the poorest." Obviously, to reserve the
situation, basic needs of the people such as education, nutrition and housing
should be attended to as a priority. The output of black doctors should be increa-
sed a hundred-fold. Azapo called for the eradication of discrimination and neglect
in black health services in the country. "It goes without saying that the health
services are inexplicably tied to the policies of this country," the statement
said. The statement said that this country stood alongside the First World coun-
tries regarding the advance in medical science and that the ratio of doctors to
white people compared favourably with the ideal of one doctor to 600 people. "But
on the other hand, the ratio of doctors to black people is comparable to the most
underdeveloped countries," said Azapo. [Text] [Johannesburg SOWETAN in English

20 Jul 82 p 7]

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SIX FACTORIES SHUT DOWN BY STRIKES

Johannesburg SOWETAN in English 20 Jul 82 p 2

[Article by Sello Rabothata]

[Text]

cso:

MORE than 10 000 motor-industry workers have virtually brought six
Eastern Cape factories to a standstill following a strike that has caused an
indefinite closure since last Thursday.

By yesterday after-
noon, there seemed
little chance of the
workers going back to
work or of management
relenting. The Volkswa-
gen plant in Uitenhage
was closed until further
notice. Most of the
workers involved are
members of the Na-
tional Automobile and
Allied Workers’ Union
(Naawu).

Naawu, a Federation
of South African Trade
Unions (Fosatu) affili-
ate, put the number of
strikers at 15 000. with
7 000 said to be out at
Volkswagen, and 4000
each at Ford and Gen-
eral Motors. The figures
released by the compa-
nies were 5 500 at
Volkswagen. 3 000 at
Ford and between | 800
and 2000 at General
Motors.

Deadlock

Negotiators were yes-
terday faced with a

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double deadlock at the’
Industrial Council wage
negotiations. The meet-
ing was to have started
at 3pm. The deadlock
was over wage demands,
which sparked a walkout
at six plants last week,
and over the fact that
the three employer com-
panies said the work
stoppages were illegal
and that the workers
had to return to work
before wage talks could
continue.

Mr Rod Ironside,
chairman of the Eastern
Province Manufac-
turers’ Association and
acting executive director
of General Motors, yes-
terday said the employ-
ers were not prepared to
negotiate under duress.
The employers aiso said
they would not” nego-
tiate wage demands at
the Industrial Council
meeting yesterday.

Mr Ironside said the
simultaneous walkout
presented employers
with an opportunity for
unified action in the face
of unreasonable de-
mands and that employ-
ers would maintain a
firm stand. He said:
“We are trying to induce
common sense and
orderly procedure into
this situation.”

Organisers of the
union decided with their
leaders at the weekend
not to relax their de-
mand for an initial wage
increase to bring the
minimum scale to R2,50
an hour as opposed to
the companies’ offer of
R2.1S. The initial de-
mand was R3,50 but
after Wednesday's
meeting workers agreed
they would be satisfied
with a guaranteed R3,50
over a period of 18
months.

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SOUTH AFRICA

Wages

Mr Les Ketteldas, re-
gional secretary of
Naawu., said the unions
still wanted to negotiate
over wages. The relaxed
offer had been made on
Wednesday to get the
empioyers to negotiate,
but the offer had been
rejected. According to a
spokesman at the
Naawu offices, there
was a report-back meet-
ing earlier yesterday and
the union could also not
issue any comment be-
cause of the Industrial
Council meeting sched-
uled for the afternoon.



ZAMBIA

DATA ON ETHANOL PLANT

Paris AFRICA AFP in English 13 Jul 82 p 23

[Text] Lusaka, 10 Jul--A Zimbabwean firm is to build a 20 million dollar plant
to produce Ethanol in Zambia, reducing the country's dependence on imported
fuel, under an agreement signed here.

The plant, scheduled for completion in 1984, is designed to turn out 22 million
liters (about 4.8 million imperial gallons) of Ethanol a year from molasses,

using fermentation and distillation processes.

This would represent about eight per cent of Zambia's current petrol (gasoline)
consumption.

Ethanol is already being blended with petrol in neighboring Zimbabwe in a
20-80 mix, allowing substantial savings on petroleum fuel.

Richard Jager Associates, the firm which built the Zimbabwean ethanol plant,
is to build the one in Zambia. Malawi, which also imports all its motor fuel,

is working on an ethanol plant as well.

The Zambian ethanol will be blended with petrol at the Zambia National Energy
Corporation's depot at Ndola, in the Copperbelt.

The construction agreement was signed by Mr Jager and Davie Zulu, managing
director of the Zambian Industrial Development Corporation. (AFP)

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SOUTH AFRICA

DETAILS ON TTA-TO RIFT GIVEN
Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Jul 82 p 14

In his opinion the top
priority of the TTA and
other teaching bodies
should be to foster good
relations with the TO
and Afrikaans-speak-

{Text] THE management of education and the com-
Position of the South African Teachers’
Council should not be regarded as domestic
matters, said the president of the Transvaal

Education Society, Mr John Lambson yester-

day.

He was commenting
on a statement made by
Mr Eddie Brown, presi-
dent of the Transvaal
Teacher’s Association
(TTA), that the rift be-
tween the TTA and the
Transvaalse Onder-
wysvereniging (TO)
over mixed sport in
schools was regarded a
“domestic matter”.

“Maybe Mr Brown
can find the courage to
answer the questions
on these important top-
ics, put to him repeated-
ly by me,” Mr Lambson
said.

He described Mr
Brown’s statement as
“laudable”, and said it
would have been more
convincing had he not
taken two months to
reach this decision.
“And only after the TO
had reacted to TTA's
general secretary's.
comments in the
media.”

When contacted by
The Citizen, Mr Brown
insisted that the TTA
regarded the dispute as
“domestic.”

“We would like to
solve it privately and
not through = the
media,” he said.

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The rift started when
the TO announced early
this month that it was
severing all profession-
al ties and co-operation
with its English count-
erpart, the TTA, asa re-
sult of a disagreement
over multiracial sport
in schools.

This dramatic move
came after the publica-
tion of a report in am
English newspaper
under the heading
“Racial incidents used
to sabotage multi-racial
sport.”

Mr Lambson said it
was tragic to see the
division between the
TTA and the TO. He
stressed that he main-
tained “the most cor-
dial relationship” with
the TO when he was
still president of the
TTA.

He blamed the “ambi-
valent” policy of the
TTA and its racial af-
fairs for the division,
and said it made the
body “distrusted”.

He suggested that

some members of the
TTA should resign and
openly join the leftist
National Union for
South African Students
(NUSAS).

ing colleagues.

He stressed that TES
was not prepared to
“sacrifice” their Afri-
kaans colleagues on the
“altar of multi-racial-
ism for short-term
gain.”



GABON

BONGO, FOUNDER MEMBER OF DMI
London ARABIA in English No 10, Jun 82 p 56

[Text] President Al Hajj Omar Bongo of Gabon is now the fourth African head
of state tohave become a founder member of the Dar al Maal Islami (DMI). A
protocol agreement signed in Libreville on May 11 follows the usual formula
whereby DMI will be allowed to set up three local affiliates, comprising an
investment company, an Islamic bank and solidarity (insurance) company. The
investment company (IIC of Gabon) and the solidarity company will each have an
authorised capital of $10m, $2.5m of which will be paid up. The bank, the
Faisal Islamic Bank of Gabon, will have an authorised capital of $20m starting
with $5m. Other African states which have signed similar agreements with DMI
include Sudan, Guinea and Senegal.

Although the Gabonese president has embraced Islam since 1974, Gabon is the
first predominantly non-Muslim state tohave signed a protocol agreement with
the DMI. It is not difficult to see the benefits DMI shareholders stand to
gain from investing in this largely Christian country of 800,000 people, which
was partly evangelised through the activities of Dr Albert Schweitzer.

Although consisting mainly of tropical rain forest famed for big game and
valuable timber, Gabon is rich in mineral deposits including oil, manganese,
lead, gold, iron, chrome, uranium and diamonds. It is one of the smallest
Opec oil producers, with an annual output of around 7.5m tonnes. With an out-
put of 1.4m tonnes of manganese in 1980 Gabon is currently one of the world's
major producers of manganese, a metal used in steelmaking, supplying nearly a
quarter of the total used in the industrialised West.

Large-scale exploitation of this already wealthy African state awaits comple-
tion of the CFA80bn ($256m) trans-Gabon railway. The award for the contract to
build the final leg of the railway, from Bouee to Franceville, a distance of
330km, will be announced later this month. Studies are being carried out of
two IIC (Gabon) investment projects, a baby food factory and a 300-unit housing
development.

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Johannesburg THE CITIZEN

magistrate on Monday,
found that a salesman
lay preacher aged 28,
died in detention after
an apparent unlawful

inquest into the death
of Mr Tshifiwa Muofhe
in Sibasa that he would
hand down the reasons
for his finding later.

Both the Venda dep-
uty Attorney-General,
Mr Tony Mancktelow
and counsel for the
Muofhe family, Mr Er-
nie Wentzel, SC, asked.
Mr Stainer to make the
finding.

Mr Muofhe was de-
tained in connection
with an attack on the
Sibasa police station in
August last year. The
inquiry heard that he
was found dead in his
prison cell last. Novem-
ber 12 after being re-
turned to it by police
shortly before midnight
the night before.

Johannesburg SOWETAN in

[Editorial]

[Text] SIBASA. — A Venda. °

POLICE BLAMED FOR PREACHER'S CELL DEATH

After Beating
in English 21 Jul

Mr Muofhe died from
severe bruising of the
head, back and genitals,
and internal bleeding,
according to a district

surgeon and pathol-

ogists.

‘Mr Stainer found he
had apparently been as-
saulted by Captain M
Ramaligela and Ser-,
geant P Mangaga.

The policemen said
that Mr Muofhe had
made an attempt at sui-
cide, or escape, by try-
ing to jump off an open
bakkie on the night of
Nov ll.

Medical witnesses re-
jected the explanations
for the injuries and Mr
Mancktelow said both
policemen had lied and
been evasive.

Mr Wentzel said the
‘Bakkie allegedly used
by the policemen was
out of service at the
time, according to
police records, also a
man detained in con-

in November
82 p 14

nection with a crime in-
volving the Killing of
the people would not
have been carried in an
open bakkie.

“He was savagely
beaten up,” he said.

Capt Ramaligela said
Mr Muofhe had ad-
mitted involvement in
terrorist activities. —
Sapa.

Indictment of Venda Repression

English 21 Jul 82 p 4

[Text

] THE finding by a magistrate that
the death of Mr Tshifiwa Muofe —a

died on November 12 last year as a
result of multiple injuries — was

Lutheran Church lay preacher who caused by “an apparent unlawful as-

sault”. by two Venda policeman is

SOUTH AFRICA



SOUTH AFRICA

FARMERS WILL HAVE BAD CASH FLOW PROBLEMS
Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 19 Jul 82 p 8

[Text] RECENT adjustments It emerged in the pro-

to Land Bank interest
rates would result in se-
rious cash flow prob-
lems for farmers, the
South African Agricul-
tural Union’s econo-

mist, Mr johan Wil-
liamse, warned
lastnight.

Speaking in the

Springbok Radio pro-
gramme “Top Level”,
Mr Willemse criticised’
the adjustments, saying
the argricultural indus-
try was not geared for
them.

Mr Willemse added
the adjustments re-
sulted from an over-em-
phasis on monetary
measures. .

The managing direc-
tor of the Land Bank,
Mr Theuns Pienaar,
said the bank ran its af-
‘fairs:so cheaply that
agricultural co-opera-
tives could put an ad-
equate profit margin on
their administrative
costs and still accom-
modate their farmer cli-
ents at rates lower than
the prime rate of com-
mericial banks.

He said if the Land
Bank was not allowed
to assist farmers in this
way, many of them
would be forced off the-
ir land and out of the
industry,

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gramme that farmers
and agricultural orga-
nisations were unani-
mous in the view the
Land Bank would con-
tinue to exist despite
thé fact its short-term
interest rates tended to
be market-related.

The Standard Bank’s
agricultural economist,
Mr Andre Hammersma,
said the bank would
continue to exist al-
though changes might
_be made to its funding.

He singled out the
Land Bank’s low inter-
est rate of 11 percent
for land purchases as a
factor placing agricul-
tural land out of the
reach of prospective
young farmers. He said,
the interest rate was
artifically low and had

* pushed up prices.

Mr Hammersma said
this had also contrib-
uted to the fact that
more and more land in
rural areas was being
lived on by fewer:
people. — Sapa.



CRISIS 'WILL NOT BRING DOWN NED GEREF KERK'

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 19 Jul 82 p 12

{Article by Chris Steyn]

{Text] THE financial crisis
facing

cso:

the Ned Geref
Kerk in South Africa
is not so serious that
it could bring the
church down.

The Rev T P
Strmpfen, chairman of
the financial commis-
sion of the General Syn-
od, admitted the situa-
tion =owas = causii
concern, but said it was
not as critical as it was
made out to be.

He was commenting
on a report in Rapport
saying the financial cri-
sis could cause the Ned
Geref Church to close.

Questions were asked |
concerning the survival
of South Africa’s big-
gest Afrikaans church,
and, according to the
report, there was con-
siderable concern about
47 congregations un-
able to bear the finan-
cial burden.

Congregations in
Mayfair, Belgravia, Bez
Valley and Johannes-
burg-Sterrewag have
already dissolved. And
the congregations of
Woodstock, Observato-
ry, Epping-West, Ep-
ping-Tuine, Tam-
boerskloof (Cape
Town) and Meintjies

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Kop in Pretoria face un-
certain futures.

Mr Strmpfen said
some.ef the congrega-
tions Lad not dissolved
merely as a result of fi-

nancial difficulties. He-

blamed the invasion of

other nationalities, like *

Portuguese people in

Meintjies-Kop, for in-

stance, for the situa-
tion.

It is, however, known
that 89 congregations
in the country have less
than 250 members.

Dr J J Fourie, com-
missioner of the Cape
Synod, called on con-
gregation members to
increase their contribu-
tions.

He was quoted, in the
latests edition of die

members to think of
the church when the
gold price drops and the
price of maize, milk and
cars rise sharply.

Although the aver~
age member of the con-
gregation was much
more aware of the milk
and bread price, it was
equally important that
they kept in mind there
was a “church price” to
be paid.

The Rev “Tappies”
Miller, editor of Die
Kerkbode, said in last
year’s October edition
that it had become
abundantly clear that
smaller congregations,

especially those in the
country and in city
centres, were unable tc
meet the financial de
mands of church minis-
ters.

The maximum bud-
get for a church minis-
ter was set at about R27
000 a year, while the av-
erage Synod responsi-
bilities came to about
R12 000. There were
several congregations
who were not capable
of raising these
amounts.

Several congrega-
tions, gave notice in the
pest year that they
were unable to meet fi-
nancial demands and
were consequently dis-
solved.

Mr Miller pointed
out that considerable
help had been given to
poor congregations in
the past year.

In the Western Cape
12 congregations had
received help, while 10
in the Eastern Cape,
one in the Northern
Cape, six in the Orange
Free State, one in Cen-
tral Africa, seven in the
Southern Transvaal,
one in the Eastern
Transvaal, seven in the
Western Transvaal, two
in Northern Transvaal

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SOUTH AFRICA

were helped.

Mr Strumpfen con-
firmed that these con-
gregations and several
others were helped in
“many ways, financially
and otherwise”.

Bigger congregations
also suffered as a result
of debts, high interest
rates and inflation.

Mr Miller said it was
the duty of the Synod to
help congregations. in
need as far as possible.

heavy”. The church is
accused of employing
too many administrat-
ive workers and ap-

pointing too many
church ministers in syn-
odal positions.

It is said that the
church spends too
much money on itself
and not enough on the
aged and the poor.

It has been asked
how the Ned Geref
Kerk justifiess the mil-
lion rand Synod
centres, while hundreds
of South Africans,
White and Black, are
poor, hungry and with-
out a home.



ZAMBIA

BRIEFS

ZAMBIANS TRAINING IN GDR--East Germany expects about 1,000 Zambians to train in
that country in agricultural and textile fields by 1984, GDR ambassador to Zambia
Mr Horst Koehler said yesterday. This was part of his country's help to Zambia
in training more personnel. Mr Koehler was speaking when he called on Lusaka gov-
ernor Mr Simon Mwewa at the civic centre. The first batch of 150 Zambians left
for East Germany in September last year. Another 120 left last March, while 140
will leave in September. "We expect to have about 1,000 Zambians training in our
country in agriculture and textiles by 1984." On Saturday the embassy will show a
film on President Kaunda's visit to that country in 1980. Mr Mwewa praised the
GDR for its willingness to give Party militants chance to learn about that country.
[Excerpt] [Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 14 Jul 82 p 5]

CENSUS OVERLOOKS THREE VILLAGES--Three villages of a population of about 1,000 peo-
ple have never had a census since Independence, They are Chief Nyawa's Guta area
of Kalomo district. District political secretary Mr Collins Hinamanjolo said this
when acting district executive secretary Mr Remmy Shangobeka visited the area on
Friday. Mr Hinamanjolo said the people from Sichonda, Kataba and Matongo villages
had never voted in any presidential and parliamentary elections since Independence
and the villages had never been entered in any register of villages. Senior head-
man Sichonda told him that they had not seen any Government officials in the area
except game rangers. To them the Government begins their senior headman Sichonda
and ends up with Chief Nyawa. The first Government official to be seen by the peo-
ple there was him as chairman of famine and drought relief committee, accompanied
by Chief Nyawa. Among their complaints was harassment by the game rangers. They
said they were forced to kiss trees, do frog jumps, cross rivers and later ordered
to.pay a certain sum of money without receipts for allegedly killing animals. On
water, headman Sichonda suggested that Kalomo be declared a disaster area since it
had no wells or boreholes and depended on streams which were now dry. In reply,
Mr Shangobeka told the relief chairman that the non-availability of vehicles made
it impossible for the villages to be registered. He said each time there was a
registration of voters villages administrators found it difficult to get to the
areas because of bad roads.--Zana. [Text] [Lusaka SUNDAY TIMES in English 11 Jul
82 p 7]

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Barnard Bewails Lack of Therapists

MANY disciplines in
medicine were becom-
ing “endangered” and
some might even soon
become extinct unless
active steps were taken
to remedy the situation,
Dr Marius Barnard,
MP, the Progressive
Federal Party’s spokes-
man on health said yes-
terday.

He was delivering the
opening address at the
national congress of
the South African As-
sociation of Occupa-
tional Therapists in Jo-
hannesburg.

Dr Barnard said he
was “astounded and
saddened” to learn that
there were only 800 Oc-
cupational Therapists
(OTs) currently regis-

tered with the South
African Medical and
Dental Council.

He was sure that
quite a number of these
were not practising, yet
they had to serve a pop-
ulation of about 25-mil-
lion.

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About 35 percent of
all Occupational Thera-
pist posts in the coun-
try were vacant and in
1979, only two regis-
tered OTs worked in the
national states.

Dr Barnard said the
shortage of OTs could
be directly attributed to
their low salaries and
poor service conditions.

A newly qualified OT
with a three year diplo-
ma starts at about R520
a month; with a four
year BSc degree a new

OT will earn about
R570. Senior Ots earn
only R670 and a princi-
pal OT R840.

“It is because of
these low salaries that
men are not being at-
tracted in to the profes-
sion and women are not
entering it or staying as
they can easily earn
more in the private sec-
tor.

“Yet recently, the De-
Partment of National
Education actually re-
duced the salaries of
OTs in their employ,”
Dr Barnard said.

Dr Barnard said OTs
were an essential part
of the whole health
team along with physio-
therapists, nurses and
social workers,

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SOUTH AFRICA

CP Plans To Repeal Legislation Changing White Rule

(Jaap Theron; THE CITIZEN, 19 Jul 82) ..

Professor Raps CP Principles, Policy
(Jaap Theron; THE CITIZEN, 21 Jul 82) ..

Reportage on FOSATU Unity Move
(SOWETAN, various dates) ..... de eeeee .

Joint Unions, by Joshua Raboroko
Macwusa Attacked, by Sello Rabothata
GWU Backed, by Joshua Roboroko

Police Blamed for Preacher's Cell Death
(Various sources, 21 Jul 82) ..seceeseee

After Beating in November

Indictment of Venda Repression, Editorial

Future of Multiracial Soccer at Stake
(Various sources, various dates)

Black Teams' Boycott, by Billy Cooper
'CITIZEN' Comment, Editorial
Tour Ended, by Horatio Mot juwadi

Wits Dean Blames Laws for Lack of Therapists
(THE CITIZEN, 21 Jul 82) ...ssseseeeee .

SACU Official Claims Country Nears Participation in World Cricket

(Derek Amoore; THE CITIZEN, 19 Jul 82)

Details on TTA-TO Rift Given
(THE CITIZEN, 21 Jul 82) ..... seen

Six Factories Shut Down by Strikes
(Sello Rabothata; SOWETAN, 20 Jul 82) ..

WRAB Police Role in Election Campaign Hit

(Len Kalane, Seloo Rabothata; SOWETAN, 21 Jul 82)

Court Hears of Police Station Attack
(SOWETAN, 20 Jul 82) ......05. see eeeeee .

Role, Training of Marine Unit Described

(Keith Abendroth; THE CITIZEN, 21 Jul 82) .......0.- teen

Trial of Alleged ANC Terrorists Continued

(Dan Marais; THE CITIZEN, 21 Jul 82) ...

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ZCTU CHAIRMAN ALLEGES ANTI-ZCTU SMEAR CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 12 Jul 82 p 1

[Text] ~ SME'AR campaign against Zambia Congress of
Trade Unions leaders has been launched by people op-
posed to its stand on some national issues, ZCTU
chairman Mr Frederick Chiluba has disclosed.

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Mr Chiluba told a Kitwe
ZCTU district committee
meeting at the weekend the
campaign was like that
conducted by fascist Adolf
Hitler to discredit those
opposed to his policies.

“If we have an issue to
discuss we will discuss it
freely with a view to finding
solutions.

“It is, however, becoming a
‘pleasant’ or sad fashion of
some citizens who, after fail-
ing to argue their cases to
convince others, resort to
writing anonymous circulars to
condemn others to a life of
immorality which is committed
because they dare to reason
differentiv.

“The writers of such cir-
culars are patrons of fascism
because that is part of what
adolf Hitler specialised in —
scandalising others — and he
died advocating voilence."”

Mr Chiluba said Zambia
required frank talk from
leaders whose interests, aims
and goals were above self.

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“We have one Government
in our one country in which we
participate from our different
stations driving to the same

destination — to serve our
people.”
All Government pro-

grammes were meant to bene-
tit people, but not ail of them
benetited citizens to the same
extent and level because their
impact and efficiency ditfered.

Mr Chiluba found it strange
that accusations of immorality
against ZCTU leaders should
be made through circulars
instead of established courts of
law.

On the importance ol the
ZC1U- in Kitwe, Mr Chiluba
urged trade union movement
leaders to be more committed
to the interests of the workers
they represented.

“'Kitwe has been called the
hub of the Copperbelt. in
fact, it is the hub of the
nation, and the trade union
leaders based in Kitwe should
be aware of how important
they are in that regard,” he
said.

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ZAMBIA



MINISTER NULLIFIES DISMISSAL OF WORKERS AT CONTRACT HAULAGE

Kabwe's News Conference

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 13 Jul 82 p1

ZAMBIA

{Text] Minister of Labour and Social Services Mr Basil Kabwe has nullified the
sacking of 238 workers at Contract Haulage and ordered that they be reinstated im-

mediately.

The minister informed
a news conference in
Lusaka yesterday that the
redundancies were erro-
neously carried out last
Friday because his
ministry had misled ‘the
management into taking
the ‘“‘inappropriate deci-
sion’.

Mr Kabwe announced the
decision after meeting
Contract Haulage managing
director Mr Friday Ndhlovu,
National Union of Trasport and
Allied Workers leaders and
officials from his ministry.

Among those who were sup-
posed to be laid off were
managers,, accountants,
workshop foremen,  secre-
taries, supervisors and general
workers, ~

To avoid a repetition of the
error in future, the minister
now taken over with imme-
diate effect powers vested in
the principal labour officer to
sanction lay-otts.

“Lam of the opinion that an
error of a public officer should
not in any way be prejudicial to
the interests of such a large
number of people like the ones
affected by the redundancies.””

Problems

Outlining how the office of
labour commissioner erro-
neously sanctioned the lay-
offs, he said the whole process
backdated to February when
the company’s management
wrote to the ministry inform-
ing it of action which had to be
taken because of economic
reasons the firm faced.

The reply from the labour
commissioner’s office was that
this could be done on condi-
tion that management discuss-
ed the matter with the union
before implementation.

After the management re-
portedly had problems in meet-
ing the union, it instead met
the works council committee
which endorsed the lay-offs
and that was duly communi-
cated to the ministry to seek
a go-ahead.

*Ontortunately, the com-
missioner of labour wrote a
letter on May 13, 1982, to the
personne! manager giving
authority for the firm to lay
off the 256 workers.

“Tt was in response to the
letter that the management
continued with its decision to
lay off the workers.””

Under the normal circum-
stances in accordance with
Statutory Instrument Number

39

135 such an authority should’
have only been granted by the
principal labour officer con-
cerned in the area the company
operates from.

““But “even then, such a
person may have had with-
held permission to lay off the
workers and the matter should
have been referred to the
employment review tribunal
whose chairman is Mr Seba-
stian Kapalu (Livingstone
Member of Parliament).

“Bur since the matter came
from the ministry headquar-
ters, the management took it to
be sufficient authority on
which to act.”’

Mr Kabwe said he would
have to - consult relevant
authorities such as the Prime
Minister who is chairman of
Zimco and the Ministry of
Power, Transport and Com-
munications.

On whether the Government

would pump money into the
company before reinstating
the workers since the redun-
dancies were made because
the firm was bankrupt, he
said:
_ “As a ministry we do not
invest money into a company,
but we simply have to ensure
that legal procedures were met
before any action could be
taken,””



SOUTH AFRICA

CP PLANS TO REPEAL LEGISLATION CHANGING WHITE RULE
Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 19 Jul 82 pp 1, 2 |
[Article by Jaap Theron] |
[Text] The Conservative Party is apparently considering a draft policy for pre-
sentation to its congress in August which, among other things, provides for the

repeal of any legislation which changes the present constitutional system in a way
that affects the sole rights of Whites to rule themselves.

Information regarding the envisaged policy and principles of the CP shows that, as a
matter of priority, it will promote the idea of a "White majority" in the RSA, that
it will retain the present provincial boundaries, "with exclusion of areas over
which Coloureds, Asians or Blacks obtained power, and that it will arrange relations
with these nations on an interstate basis."

Defined Areas

Regarding Coloureds and Asians, the CP's draft policy apparently calls for “own
authorities with legislative and executive functions, established in defined geo-
graphical areas of jurisdiction (heartlands), in which they can develop to full self-
determination."

The existing group areas of the Asians and Coloureds, including country areas, will
be the two groups' main states.

Coloureds and Asians who are living outside these so-called heartlands, will remain
under control of RSA, but with the apparent provision that local affairs can be dele-
gated to them under agreement.

Expansion

It also appears that Coloureds and Asians will be able to expand their heartlands
by either buying or swopping adjoining White land with agreement with the Govern-
ment.

In the process Coloureds and Asians will execute their political rights only in-
side their areas of jurisdiction (heartlands), irrespective of whether they live in
or outside their heartIands.



This latter principle of policy will be assisted by a policy of "creative withdrawal"
of foreign labour from one another's areas.

The creation of Coloured and Indian authorities will apparently be accompanied by
the institution of "citizenship" for these groups in their own areas.

At the same time each nation will run its own civil service. And it also appears
that the CP's policy will retain acts such as the Group Areas Act, the Mixed Mar-
riages Act and the Immorality Act.

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JPRS 81470

6 August 1982

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA REPORT

No. 2671

CoNTENTS

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

French, Central African Economic Commission Meeting

(AFRICA AFP, 13 Jul 82) ......eeeeeee bebe eee ee eee neeeee 1
GABON
Bongo, Founder Member of DMI
(ARABIA, Jun 82) ..sseeceeceeeeeeeeeeee seeneueceeeetececes 2
Bongo Holds Press Conference
(Libreville Domestic Service, 26 Jul 82) ..scsceeeceeeeees 3
GAMBIA
Briefs
State of Emergency Extension 4
Residence Tax on Senegalese 4
Gambia College To Reopen 4
Saudi Grant for Mosque 4
GUINEA
Sekou Toure's Position on Islamic Banking Noted
(ARABIA, Jun 82) ....... eben ence enone nen en eens sete ee eeee 5
LIBERIA
Briefs
Guinean-Liberian Mission 7
SENEGAL
Briefs
Iraq Supported 8
FRG Loan 8
New Political Party 8

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TRIAL OF ALLEGED MEMBERS OF SAYRCO REPORTED

Johannesburg SOWETAN in English 20 Jul 82 p 3

[Text] FOUR alleged members

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of the.South African
Youth Revolutionary
Council (Sayrco) ap-
peared yesterday in the
Kempton Park Regional
Court to face two
charges under the
Terrorism Act.

The fifth accused, Ms
Elizabeth Mothibedi

(20), of Diepkloof, had’

charges against her with-
drawn. ~~

The four, all from
Soweto, are Mr Stanley
Radebe (27), Mr Eph-
raim Madalane (24), Mr
Ernest Mohakalala (23)
and Ms Innocentia Ma-

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zibuko (20).

They appeared before
Mr H F Bosman. The
first two accused were
represented by Mr
Ratha Mokgoatlheng,
while the rest had Mr
Morris Bastlian in-
structed by Priscilla Jana
appearing for them.

They were not asked
to plead but will be re-
quested to do so at their
next appearance. on
September 21. Their
trial is set down for four
weeks.

Among other things,
the State alleges that the
four underwent military

training outside the
boundaries of South
Africa with the intention:
to return and overthrow
the Government
through violent means.

It is alleged that they
held meetings in Natal-
spruit and other places
where they tried to re-
cruit certain people to
join Sayrco. It is further
alleged’ that they have

_been to Botswana and
Lesotho to further the
aims Of the organisation.
All the incidents alleg-
edly took place between
May last year and Jan-
uary this year.

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SOUTH AFRICA



Tour Ended
Johannesburg SOWETAN in English 21 Jul 82 pl

{Article by Horatio Motjuwadi]

(Text] tHE SAB INTERNATIONAL XI tour draws to anend at the
Balfour Park Stadium tonight, George Thabe announced
yesterday.

According to the admissions of Thabe — the el supremo of the coun-
try’s football — it was apparent that there were black supporters of
football who were opposed to the continuation of the tour.
The tour was intended _
to last until mext week to the tour. SA Breweries. the tour. “1am disap-
make room for six agreed the tour had not pointed.” Roach —ad-
matches. But. because turned out to be as ex- mitted. although invit-
of pressure from various pected. “It has become ing people to come and
sources, “the Football apparent to us that the watch British football at
Council and SAB have level of support for the | its best tonight at Bal-
decided to shorten the tour by the players and four. ;
tour,” Thabe told the football followers alike Thabe said the differ-
press last night. is nowhere near the ences with those teams
He emphasised that level we anticipated and who opposed the tour
the tour had not been that there is also a s would be sorted out
planned for political rea- nificant risk of creating amicably by his organi-
sons. but facts related to problems for football.” sation and the clubs.
the whole episode said SAB executive The Azantan — Stu-
clearly suggest that it Peter Savoury. dents’ Organisation yes
was politics that Two black players 'fday paid tribute to all
sounded the death knell marked for Joe Frickle- those who oppored the
of the tour despite ton’s Transvaal XI team ur because AB
Thabe’s earlier commit- to oppose the tourists» ‘ould rather use the
ment to play the — tonight have pulled out Toney [0 lessen black
matches with the tour: because of “injuries”. fering in this land.
ists. They are Dynamos’ Me- Like Azapo and many
It was political pres- shack Mjanggeka and BC exponents. the stu-
. - y es ij. dents’ movement and
sure that robbed the en: Witbank Aces’ Thomas he. lik ‘ s
tire exercise of the coun- Nygobe. Co a = % the a
try’s topmost socce Frick! 4 ouncil on sport ‘a
Fe oe lce im. lwis Frickleton told The cos) and the London-
crowd pullers in Iwisa — sQWETAN last night he
i 2 N last night he phased Sunroc have been
Kaizer Chiefs. Orlando ak ho oh
2 2 Kd wou now who AIS against the tour from the
Pirates and Moroka ch L: ;
e chosen players were gay it was announced.
Swallows Limited. ve at 6 clock tonight ;
‘After a marathon — OUly at 60 clock tonig! “We also express our
anti-apa But he would not tisk gratitude to all who
meeting with anti-apart- fielding blacks b g
organise ielding any blacks be- helped to expose the
heid organisations on . he Soweto giz 7
avn i cause the Soweto giants true intentions of the
Friday night. the trio had pulled
Vv said ‘ad pulled out. tour. which were to
jointly said they would ues - :
° . Present at the confer- ke th 1 believe
not take part in the tour i" ain’s Di make the world believe
: nti- ence was Britain’s Den- that all was weil in South
because of —anti-tour is Roach, who helped ’
feelings from political eee ee or Affigw.” the students
organisations organise the players for conclude.
The underwriters of
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OPERATION OF ETHANOL PLANT TO REDUCE FUEL COSTS

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 10 Jul 82 p 1

[Excerpt]

cso:

ZAMBIA's oil bill is to be re-
duced when a new K17.12
million ethanol plant. starts
operating.

An agreement _ between
Jager and Associates . of
Zimbabwe and the Ethanol
Company of Zambia, a newly
created subsidiary: of Indeco
was signed yesterday.

The plant will produce about
12 million litres of the petrol
additive per year which is
equivalent to eight per -cent
of the current fuel consump-
tion — saving the country
about K2.4 million per year in
oil bills.

Indeco managing director
Mr Dixie Zulu said yesterday
that a consortium of eight local
and international investors
were invited to provide
capital for the plant. ;

The consortium comprises
of Zambia National Energy
Corporation, Commonwealth
Development Corporation,
International Finance Corpora-
tion, Barclays Bank (Zambia),
Anglo American Corporation,
turopean Investment Bank,
Tate and Lyle and the Deve-
lopment Bank of Zambia.

‘An engineering services
agreement for the design and
supervision of the construction
of the plant was signed by Mr
Zulu, for the Ethanol Company
of Zambia and Mr Richard
Jager, director of Jager and
Associates. (See Picture on
Page 5).

The plant will be at Nakam-
bala Sugar Estates next, to

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the sugar mill of the Zambia
Sugar Company.

The plant will consist of a
fermentation unit with a
capacity of 65,000 litres per
day,and a distillation unit with
a similar capacity.

It will convert molasses — a
byproduct of sugar refining —
into ethanol (anhydrous
alcohol) for blending with
petrol.

The fermentation and distil-
lation of alcohol from molasses
is a well established techno-
logy used on a large-scale in

Brazil, Europe, Zimbabwe and
Malawi.

The ethanol produced will
be sold to Zambia National
Energy Corporation which will
blend it with petrol at their
Ndola Oil Storage Company
Nosco depot in Ndola.

The ethanol —_ extraction
process will enable Indeco
to build a plant for the
production of CMS, a material
similar to molasses in most
respects but lacking sugars.
This is commonly used as
cattle feed in Europe and
recently in Zimbabwe.

It is expected that the main
plant would be commissioned
within the next 22 months, he
said.

Mr Zulu said the biggest
debt of many African countries
was incurred in the importa-
tion of fuel.

The ethanol project was the
beginning of an_ essential
development to Zambia and to
the Southern. Africa Develop-
ment and Cordination Confe-
rence (SADCC),

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ZAMBIA

Apart from designing the
ethanol plant, Jager and
Associates will also be res-
ponsible for integrating the
ethanol plant with the sugar
mill, its effluent disposal sys-
tem _as well as modifying the
NOSCO depot where blending
would be undertaken.



COURT HEARS OF POLICE STATION ATTACK

Johannesburg SOWETAN in English 20 Jul 82 p 3

[Text] FEN of the three men
accused of high treason -

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led the attack on the
Mabopane Police Station.
Jast year, the Pretoria
Supreme Court was told
yesterday.

A State witness, who
cannot be ‘identified in
accordance with-a ruling
by Mr Justice C Cur-
lewis. said he, together
with five other people,
including the accused
Mr Marcus Thabo Mo-.
taung, had twice failed
to attack the police sta-
tion. .

The court heard the
guerillds had met with
Mr Motaung, the com-
mander of the unit, at an
underground base be-
tween Ga-Rankuwa Sta-
tion and Medunsa.

At the meeting, Mr
Motating had told them
to attack the Mabopane
Police Station, even if
there were not many
people there, said Mr X.

Mr Thelle Simon Mo-

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goerane (23), of Vosloo-
tus, Boksburg, Mr Jerry
Semano Mosololi (25),
of Dube, Soweto, and
Mr Motaung (27), of
Diepkloof, have
pleaded not guilty to
charges of high treason,
twenty alternative
charges that include four
murders, ten attempted
murders, five counts un-
der the Terrorism Act
and robbery with. aggra-
vating circumstances.

His unit, he added,
had also planned ain at-
tack on the petrol
pumps at Watloo, near
Pretoria. After a ‘series
of reconnaissance work,
Mr Motaung had come
in the night and had
taken arms and ammu-
nition, including an
RPG7, two: AK sab-
machine guns, TNT ex-
plosives and detonators.

Mr X told the court
that he had been ar-
rested on April 23 this
year.

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SOUTH AFRICA



SOUTH AFRICA

BRIEFS

STRIKE TO END--The Volkswagen company in Uitenhage has announced that it intends
resuming limited production on Thursday and expects full production on Monday. A
company spokesman said all workers, who went on strike last week, were expected to
report for work on Thursday. General Motors in Port Elizabeth has also begun pre-
paring starting up schedules after the National Automobile and Allied Workers’ Un-
ion (NAAWU) indicated that workers were prepared to return. Ford was awaiting a
definite union statement on resuming. While the walk-out was over pay demands,
however, a new dispute between the two sides has arisen. NAAWU may take legal ac-
tion if several hundred workers who were turned away from Port Elizabeth plants
yesterday are not paid for services offered. According to NAAWU's national secre-
tary, Mr Fred Sauls, "full complements" of workers arrived at both G M and Ford in
the morning to start work as normal. They were sent away. A few, he said, also
arrived at Volkswagen in Uitenhage. The chairman of the Motor Industry's Industrial
Council in the Eastern Cape, Mr Fred Ferreira of Ford, said "a couple of hundred"
workers arrived at his firm, but could not start work because there were not enough
to make a full return to production possible. [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in
English 21 Jul 82 p 2]

NEW MARINE BASE--The SA Navy Marines-~-an embryo unit destined to play a vital part
in harbour installation guarding and patrolling as the urban terrorism war escala~
tes--is to be transferred to a more centralised, and attractive, base. Plans are
well advanced, it is learnt, to transfer the 111 Marine Protection Unit from its
presently desolate and drab site at SAS Saldanha to the old Scale Base at Simons
Town. According to Commodore D Silberbauer, Officer Commanding Naval Operations
Command at Simons Town, the Marines are becoming an ever more important part of the
fighting navy. "We are looking to the future when we train our Marines--and their
main task will be the protection of our vitally important lifeline to the outside
world, our ports," he said. In the process, he said, the navy was "training better
soldiers than the army and better sailors than the navy" to take over the harbour
protection operations. In the unit, he said, Marines were being trained in a tough
four-month course what it took 12 months to do in the army. [Text] [Johannesburg
THE CITIZEN in English 21 Jul 82 p 12]

CONTRACT FOR AVON-~Avon Wire is to supply about 130 km of copper catenary wire for
the electrification of the Port Elizabeth-De Aar railway line. Worth some R-250 000,
contract has been awarded by Industrial Electric of Johannesburg who are electrifying
the entire section for South African Transport Services at a cost of $21-million.
The copper catenary wire is being used in the coastal area only between Port

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SOUTH AFRICA

SACU OFFICIAL CLAIMS COUNTRY NEARS PARTICIPATION IN WORLD CRICKET
Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 19 Jul 82 pp 1, 2
{Article by Derek Amoore]

[Text] The Springboks are on the road back to international-class cricket in spite
of a strong denial that a Graham Gooch-type tour is already on the planning board
of the South African Cricket Union.

"Claims by Mr David Smith, the Durban-based former England county player, that he
has a multiracial team standing by to tour South Africa are hocus-pocus, devoid of
factual basis and totally harmful to our cause," the SACU president, Joe Pamensky,
said from London yesterday.

Mr. Pamensky was referring to a report in a Johannesburg Sunday newspaper that a
15-strong team, including seven West Indian Test players, were prepared to sign
contracts for a tour of South Africa next February-March.

"The SACU, as well, has had no dealings whatever with Mr Smith nor the sponsors

he claims to have ready to put R2-million into such a tour. The newspaper's report
was also irresponsible and not in the interests of South African cricket," Mr
Pamensky said.

Yet, Mr Pamensky, heading a three-man SACU delegation to the crucial International
Cricket Conference meeting starting at Lords on Wednesday, did not rule out any
chances of breaking the ICC's 12-year sanctions against the Springboks.

"Our pre-mission planning is running smoothly. There have been several break-
throughs, compared to our visit to Lords last year, but any permature statement now
would undo our good work here. If we are again rebuffed by the ICC, we will not sit
back and twiddle our thumbs."

The SACU trio, which includes vice-president Geoff Dakin and Dr Ali Bacher, had met
with favourable reaction from the England Cricket Council, would meet other ICC
delegations--"even those opposing our re-entry"--and was receiving wide media
coverage.

"The ICC, at our meeting with them, reiterated their support of our strides towards

integrated cricket in South Africa and their backing for an ICC decision, three years
ago, to send a representative team to South Africa."

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LIBERIA

BRIEFS

GUINEAN-LIBERIAN MISSION--A joint fact-finding mission to the Guinea-Liberia
borders has reported that there have been no border claims of any nature be-
tween the two countries. The fact-finding team points out that, contrary to
the publication made by the DAILY OBSERVER on the so-called border conflict,
they observed a spirit of understanding and mutual collaboration and coopera-
tion between the border authorities of the two countries. The fact-finding
mission was set-up after publication by the DAILY OBSERVER of an article en-
titled "Guinean soldiers blamed for smuggling," singling out a claiming of land
by Guinean troops and smuggling done by Guinean traders. As a result of the
report, the team was dispatched to the various border points between the Repub-
lic of Guinea and the Republic of Liberia to verify the authenticity of the
report. [Text] [London WEST AFRICA in English No 3388, 12 Jul 82 p 1840]

cso: 4700/1583



COBALT THEFTS ON ZAMBIA RAILWAYS RESULT IN TIGHTENED SECURITY

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 15 Jul 82 p 5

[Text]

cso:

ZAMBIA Railways police have uncovered a

racket in which cobalt worth thousands of
Kwacha has been lost through alleged thefts by

train crews.

This came to light at
Kapiri Mposhi during
the Zambia Internatio-
nal Trade Fair weekend
when police discovered
that one of the wagons
transporting cobalt to
Dar es Salaam was
tampered with.

And according to Zambia
Railways sources, eight crew
members have been picked
up in Ndola. Three others
were questioned briefly on
Tuesday but were set free
after the interrogations car-
ried out by the railway police.

‘A railways spokesman con-
firmed that investigations in-
to the matter had been in-
stituted, but said manage-
ment was not aware of some
employees being picked up.

He referred further in-
quiries to the railway police
officer commanding for the
Copperbelt Mr Goodson
Kasune who said he had not
yet been briefed by his depu-
ty.

“I am quite interested to
give you details but it is not
possible now as the officer
who is handling the matter
has not briefed me and is out
of the office.””

4700/1607

Railway sources said yes-
terday security in the move-
ment of cobalt between
Ndola and Kapiri Mposhi has
been tightened since the
racket was uncovered.

In the past wagons carrying
cobalt were accompanied by

the police from Kitwe to-

Ndola but no security was
provided between Ndola and
Kapiri Mposhi where the
wagons inter-change to use
the Tazara.

The suspects are believed
to have been stopping the
train on the way before
reaching Kapiri Mposhi and
off-loaded the: cobalt which
was later picked up when they
were off duty. -

The sources said the racket
has been going on for some.
time now, but could not say
where the cobalt was sold.

Ndola acting district police
chief Mr Bradley Muntemba
said he had not received a
teport but he may be inform-
ed after the railway police
have completed the investiga-
tions.

ZAMBIA



NATION PAYING OFF PORT CHARGES AT RATE SATISFACTORY TO TANZANIA

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 15 Jul 82 p 1

[Text]

cso:

TANZANIA is satisfied with the rate at which Zambia
is paying off outstanding bills in port charges at Dar

es Salaam. ;

This was confirmed yesterday
by trade counsellor at the
Tanzania high commission
Mr Marco Kassaja, who
hoped the trend would conti-
nue so that Zambian im-
porters did not face prob-
lems of accumulating un-
necessary storage charges
and other inconveniences at
the port.

He declined to say how
much Zambian importers
owed Tanzania - Harbour
Authority (THA) in port
charges but highly placed
sources said in Lusaka it
was only K2.9 million com-
pared to K8 million last
year. .

Mr Kassaja called on Zambian
importers to take advantage
of the massive concession
given to them by the port
authorities to maintain cor-
dial relations in business
transactions.

“It was reported last month
that Tanzania had drasti-
cally reduced storage char-
ges for Zambian goods
passing through Dar and
importers were now given
15 days instead of seven
grace period in which to
clear their cargo.

Yesterday the Tanzanian trade
counsellor said the essence
of 15 days grace period was
to enable them not to pay
storage charges. The THA

4700/1607

had always urged them to
clear their goods promptly
from the port for their own
benefit.

He said the move was
designed to avoid such
difficulties as damage of
Zambian goods, ease port
congestion and enhance
handling efficiency.

The major problem which
faced Zambian importers
was payments of port
charges and port authorities
fully recognised that it was
not their fault.

Sometimes Zambian importers
do not send their remittan-
ces early enough to Tan-
zania for cargo handling and
other port charges and be-
cause of this you find goods
are not cleared in time,”
he said.

There had been great im-
provement in remitting
funds for port charges by
Zambian importers for the
past seven months and the
THA were happy with the
spirit shown.

ZAMBIA



The CP apparently also have strong provisos for assuring that the "immigration" of
Indians from abroad will at all times remain under the control of the White govern-
ment.

Regarding the Black national states, the CP policy is apparently aiming at leading
the remaining non-independent states to full independence at the shortest possible
time.

Strict Control

At the same time the influx of non-Whites from Africa and elsewhere will be strictly
controlled, while the emigration of non-Whites to their own states will receive
priority.

CP policy will probably also provide for the repeal "of all measures which allow
Blacks to reside in White South Africa permanently."

Black residential areas in White South Africa "will apparently remain under control
of the White Government."

And it appears that the CP's draft policy will stick to the 1936 land quota as the
"final amount of land to be used for consolidation purposes of national states".

Regarding education, the draft policy will reject "any mixing of formal or informal
education in South Africa",

In the field of sport the CP's draft policy will apparently provide that sport em-
blems like the springbok, can only be awarded to the citizens of an ethnic group to
which the emblem has been linked.

International sport participation will apparently only be supported provided "no
demand are put to white sportsmen which are contrary to the CP's constitutional
policies."

Land Owning

Regarding community development, people will be able to own land only in their "own

areas".

Priority will apparently be given in the draft policy to planning that will assure
that every ethnic group will rule itself on its own land.

From this flows the strict execution of the principle of "separate living areas
for each propulation group."

In this regard the draft policy will apparently press upon the "crowding out" of
people in their own areas.

Preference

Regarding labour, the CP's draft policy will provide for a system of "labour pre-
ference for the various population groups within their own areas".

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