MAURITIUS

SUGAR INDUSTRY PROBLEMS REPORTED
Sugar Industry Financial Situation Grave
Port Louis ADVANCE in French 12 Oct 82 pp 1, 4

[Text] "The sugar industry's financial situation is extremely grave but can
still be corrected if certain conditions ‘are met in time." This statement

was made to the press yesterday morning by the president of the Chamber of
Agriculture, Pierre Dalais, who emphasized that if the conditions they expected
were fulfilled, the sugar’ industry could then make a full contribution to the
country's economic development and to the social development to which all the
people rightfully aspire: “Dalais said that more than’ever, the country's
economic recovery must depend on the recovery of the sugar industry.

Analyzing the sugar industry's financial situation, Dalais said that the indus-
try now had its back against~the wall, with a very high production cost and a
finished product whose value has dropped-vertically on the world market without
any sign of improvement. Dalais added that the preferential markets of the
sugar industry are growing smaller and that after two crops hit by cyclones

and drought, the industry is now suffering the ill effects of the financial
crisis faced by the country and that it is deprived at the source of a sub-
stantial portion of its income.

[Portion of text deleted] their dues in kind. It is anticipated that unse-
cured loans of the sugar companies will amount to 573 million rupees in June
1983, nearly a third of their income.

In order to participate in the recovery, the sugar companies have diversifica-
tion projects that have been put before the government .and that require long-
term financing in order to be implemented. ‘They include increased production -
of farm products such as potatoes, corn, vegetables, onions, garlic, saffron,
ginger, peanuts, vanilla, hearts of palm and anthurium, production of beef,
venison, mutton and lamb, pork, fowl, eggs and shrimp. Among the other major
projects the sugar industry might begin if its financial situation were secure
are: introduction of the drip irrigation system, the bagasse pelletization
project, production of electric power, development of manufacturing industries
and the development of tourism.

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racist phenomena will quickly surface. And when this happens, it will be
more difficult to combat than when the situation first arose and could have

been discussed.

These problems, in which racism is associated with other types of disagree-
ments in work places, are complicated by aspects of social comradeship which
appear to confirm a racist division in our society.

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Contacts With Relatives, Former Teachers
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 9 Sep 82 p 3

{Text] A delegation of Cuban education experts left Maputo early yesterday
evening after having visited various northern provinces in Mozambique,

During their stay in the north, including Sotala, Zambezia, Tete, Nampula and
Cabo Delgado, the delegation contacted party and government organs and visited
economic and social centers in each province.

These visits to various points of ‘interest in.our country culminated in
meetings between the delegation and the parents and teachers of the students
studying in Cuba.

According to an authorized spokesman from the Ministry of Education, this
visit of Cuban education experts comes under cooperation agreements between
the two socialist countries. “The Cuban delegation is in Mozambique at the
invitation of the education services, to study and learn first-hand about the
socioeconomic conditions’ of Mozambican youth attending Mozambican schools in
Cuba.

The Cuban delegation is supposed to’stay in the country until 16 September.
During the time remaining, ‘the delegation will make similar visits to southern
provinces, including the city of Maputo, where they will see the capital's
productive and social centers.

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NIGERIA

UN REJECTION OF S. AFRICA'S IMF REQUEST PRAISED
AB281100 Lagos Domestic Service in English 0600 GMT 28 Oct 82
[Station commentary]

[Text] The UN General Assembly's rejection of South Africa's request for a multi-
million dollar loan from the IMF can be described as the first positive action
taken by the world body to suppress the apartheid regime. One hundred and twenty-
one members voted for the rejection, forming an overwhelming majority. They
include Britain, West Germany and the United States, who together with France and
Canada form the contact group working toward Namibia's independence.

Early this year the United Nations at its headquarters in New York formally
launched the international year of action against apartheid. The purpose of the
declaration is not farfetched. The United Nations intends to ensure that during
this year the attention of the world is focused constantly on the ills of
apartheid as a policy in South Africa and as a crime against humanity.

The objective of the world body is commendable and deserves profound support from
the governments and peoples of all civilized countries. But then, there was no
cause for immediate applause over the declaration, judging from the outcome of
previous efforts at the United Nations on the question of apartheid. For instance,
in 1962 the world body established a special committee for action against apartheid.
The committee later recommended that all member states should break diplomatic
relations with South Africa and apply economic’ sanctions against the racist

regime. However, many member countries flouted these sanctions, especially

the Western allies of the racists.

Also, in 1963 the general assembly of the United Nations adopted a declaration
against all forms of discrimination either on the basis of religion, sex, or

race. Since South Africa was the only country promoting discrimination as a state
policy, it was obvious that the declaration was directed against that country.

But while the international community continued with its annual debates, the
racists continued to consolidate, through several legislations, the apartheid
machinery in South Africa. One of such measures is the Bantustan policy through
which the racist regime sought to deprive the African popoulation in the enclave
of their nationality.

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As he emphasized, investors will not be interested’ if one of the proposals in
the "little pink book" -- to wit,:control of 51 percent of enterprise assets. --
is put into effect. As for tourists, it is important for current limitations
to which they are subjected to be lifted. Sir Satcam declares himself in
favor of a certain liberalization ‘that will make it possible to increase the
number of tourists. Speaking of a "golden opportunity" which the current
government must ‘seize, Sir Satcam said that the recent Great Britain-China
agreement following Margaret Thatcher's visit to China and concerning the
future status of Hong Kong has created’a feeling of uncertainty and insecurity
that could help Mauritius with regard to private investments.

He therefore hopes for the creation. of an industrial delegation to obtain
such investments with. the guarantees involved in such an operation. °

One of the Mauritian priorities which the MPM wants to see settled is the

population explosion, reducing the birth rate to zero’growth. .The other con=..:..

cerns taxes and the. general’sectors of. employment, subjects on which the MPM
is working. For Sir Satcam, as long as people believe that the government is
the country's most important employer, no. major development.can occur. The
open door policy and a form of solidarity with the Third World are in the
foreign policy chapter of the MPM. Declaring opposition to the elimination
of subsidies on rice and.flour, Sir Satcam said that the former. government
had always resisted such a demand from the IMF.

He then mentioned the country's major problems and said that he hoped to obtain
clarification from the minister of: finance concerning liberalization of inter-
est rates, detachment of “the rupee from special drawing rights and the econo-
mic recovery, considering the picture of indebtedness made official by the
sugar industry:in its publication under the signature of the’ chairman of the
Joint Economic Committee, M. Paturau. For Sir Satcam,. two factors might favor
the economic recovery: the creation of a climate of .confidence and the avail-
ability of liquid assets depending on the interest rates in effect.

Denying being negative toward the new government, Sir Satcam, who labels the
recent mission of Paul :‘Berenger as a “near failure," asks’ the minister to ex-
plain the economic recovery "promised but never achieved."

The MPM will hold a series of meetings in the four main regions of the country.
It will deal with the question of languages and culture in about two weeks.

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SOUTH AFRICA

BUTHELEZI'S SUPPORT FOR PEACEFUL CHANGE NOTED
Johannesburg International Service in English 0630 GMT 2 Nov 82
[Commentary: "Chief Buthelezi's Visit to the United States"]

[Text] The chief minister of the Zulu nation in South Africa, Chief Gatsha
Buthelezi, has returned from a visit to the United States, and following talks
with Soviet officials, he indicated that they were interested in speaking to
him as a liberation leader who resided in South Africa.

This is an interesting point to make because much of the information about
South Africa received abroad is the result of well-orchestrated campaigns
launched by the ANC terrorist organization. Many of these ANC leaders have
not been in South Africa for many years. Recently Chief Buthelezi referred to
this when he stated that some of them have been out of the country for nearly
20 years and, he added, "they are operating in a vacuum forced on them by the
nature of their position in exile."

On another occasion he accused the ANC of moving along the "lunatic fringes of
society."

The fact of the matter is that while the ANC propagates violence, the internal
black leaders are committed to action aimed at bringing about peaceful change
in South Africa, while the ANC demands economic disinvestment from South Africa,
the internal leaders want greater investment by foreign interests.

Chief Buthelezi is on record as stating that poeple propagating economic with-
drawal from South Africa are destroying a basis for progress in the country.
To call for sanctions, he said, would be tantamount to self-destruction.

Another black leader, Dr Lucy Mvubelo, who was the general secretary of the
powerful Clothing Workers’ Union which represents 500,000 black workers in
South Africa, also issued the warning that if foreign investment dried up, it
would lower standards of living in South Africa traumatically, with the blacks
the very first to suffer.

This view was underscored last year in a report drawn up by the Organization
of African Unity. Referring to the consequences of the sanctions campaign
against South Africa, the report warned that this would lead to vastly increas-
ed unemployment, with all its potential for social unrest.

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SOUTH AFRICA

GOVERNMENT ACTIONS RAISE DOUBTS ON DECENTRALIZATION
MB291300 Johannesburg RAND DAILY MAIL in English 29 Oct 82 p 12
[Editorial: "Ominous Message"]

[Text] Recent official utterances on'the government's reformist intentions at
local government level raise serious doubts about the commitment to decentralis-—
ing power.

Yesterday the government announced the first steps towards removing local govern-
ment from the authority of the provinces and placing it directly under central
government. Mr Chris Heunis will now take charge of liaison between the central
government and local authorities through the coordinating council for local
government affairs. In line with the constitutional guidelines adopted at
Bloemfontein the government is to create separate ethnic local authorities
wherever possible, providing that’ suitable financial. arrangements can be made.

Mr Heunis' announcement raises some urgent questions about where the government
is going with its plans for reforming third-tier government, At a meeting at
the weekend, Mr Hernus Kriel, Cape MEC [member of. Executive Council] in charge
of local government, said the government would fight "bare~fisted" and with
"every means at its’ disposal" to ram through a new system of local government,

This is fighting talk from a man who is said to speak with authority and who was
sharing a platform with the prime minister, Mr P. W. Botha, when he spoke.

The key to Mr Kriel's thinking was given in a speech the previous evening which
contained a scathing attack on PFP-controlled local atthorities that wanted to
do away with separate amenities. He went so far as to raise the possibility of
cutting off finances to PFP-controlled authorities which insisted on opening
beaches to all races and thereby sabotaging the government's policy of separate
anemities,

Mr Kriel left no doubt that it was straight up-and-down apartheid that he wants
to impose on unwilling local authorities,

It is certainly not’ the limited multiracial power-sharing at. local government
level contained in the proposals of the president's council that he was talking
about. Here the government has remained awkwardly silent about the unanimous
rejection of the PC proposals by the conservative Transvaal Municipal Association
earlier this month.

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Both men, one Anglican, the other Dutch Reformed, were banned five years ago
under the nasty regime of Mr Jimmy Kruger, Mr Russel, we are told by the
Nationalist Press, is to be released back’ into society this weekend. Dr Naude
has been banned for a further three years.

No reason has been given, but it is safe to assume that criminal prosecutions
would have been brought against them if they had broken the law. Hence, they
are being punished for lawful behaviour. That in itself is a symptom of sickness
in the society.

Yet not all law-abiding people are so punished. What distinguishes these from
other law-abiding South Africans? One is English, one is’ Afrikaans, one young,
the other in his sixties, one is closely linked by family and social ties to
opponents of the nationalist government, the other is accepted even by his
persecutors as a part of the ruling Afrikaner establishment.

What they do have in common is what makes them both victims: a devout and
unbending faith in Christ and the church, a clear-eyed honesty which cuts through
the rationalisations for injustice, a conscience which cries out against
unnecessary suffering inflicted by the state on its subjects, and the, courage to
speak out boldly.

They share one other attribute: both men are recognised by their peers and their
followers as Christians of exceptional stature, as leaders, They lead the
Christian protest against the policies of apartheid.

For these things, we must assume, they have been punished. They are not alone in
being thus punished, but they are’ unique in demonstrating so vividly, by the
piety and rectitude of their lives, the evil of bannings.

For what does the banning of such men say ‘about the people who inflict such
unwarranted punishment on them? It says, surely, that our rulers are at war
with a devout and unbending faith in Christ, at war with conscience, and honesty
and courage, at war with piety and rectitude.

And what does that in turn say of the regime that conducts such a war on Christian
leaders? What values guide their actions, what principles are brought to bear in
their judgments? Secrecy rather than openness, conformity rather than leadership,
concealment rather than confession, anger rather than forgiveness, harshness
rather than mercy, caprice rather than justice, silence rather than teaching,
hatred rather than Christian love.

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Here is the kind of mutual economic advantage that at the thirsty day must
override political difference. And highlands could be a model for South Africa
and southern Africa. The waters of the Orange River must be shared by the
republic, Lesotho, Ciskei and South-West Africa; of the Tugela, by the Republic
and Kwazulu; of the Komati, by the Republic, Swaziland and Mozambique; of the
Limpopo, by the Republic, Bophutatswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and further
north are the mighty Zambezi and Zaire. These waterways link the destiny of
many states of different political inclination and at various stages of
development. Their water and hydropower that goes with it they are the life-
blood of the subcontinent.

And as a noted authority, Dr Henry Olivier, has put it: In the water sense,
the concept of the constellation of states launched by the prime minister in
November 1979 is vital. There exists here a vast potential for engineering
cooperation in southern Africa.

The engineering having been’done, the subcontinent could become a food bank for
the world and an*industrial giant. This is the vision conjured up by the
announcement that negotiations on the highlands project are to be resumed.

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Nigeria had committed. funds, men and materials, and had even placed her aircraft
and facilities. at the disposal of former Chadian leaders at no cost to that
country. In addition, Nigeria initiated many peace conferences at Bagaurda
near Kano and -in Lagos and sent in troops at the invitation of those in
authority at that time. When the OAU eventually agreed to send a neutral force,
Nigeria--in clear demonstration of her genuine commitment--contributed the
largest contingent’ for ‘the assignment. The story of that involvement and
commitment by’ Nigeria to Chad is a sad chapter to recall.

Apart from the aid aspect, what Nigeria is being asked to do is to play the role
of a public relations chief executive on a product promotion exercise. The
product to market to the international community is, of course, not Chad but
Hissein Habre. The point is that the international community is not a dormant
market. Its members’have the records and such records point to the elements
and factors which have negated all peace and reconciliation efforts in Chad.

But if Nigeria, for whatever reason, considers it necessary to play the role

the new Chadian leadership is requesting of her, she (?should first ensure)

that the product meets with various (?factors). In the case of the Chadian
product, it is too early to determine its value to attract the desired patronage
of the international community.

The situation therefore calls for caution and restraint. From past experience,
there is need to watch the (?trend) of the developments in Chad. What Nigeria

needs to do for the moment is to reassure the people of Chad of her good will
for an eventual return to peace, stability and reconciliation to their country.

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Ye. P. Pitovranov, first deputy chairman of the Soviet Chamber of Commerce
and Industry, invited the People's Republic of Mozambique to maintain a perm-
anent information booth at the Moscow international exposition. "I hope soon
to see the Mozambican flg flying at our exposition," Pitovranov said.

Mozambique was also invited to participate in the International Fishing
Exposition, to be held in Leningrad in 1985.

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MOZAMBIQUE

JUSTIFICATION OFFERED FOR BARTER SYSTEM IN RURAL AREAS
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 11 Sep 82 p 8

[Excerpts] A phenomenon which is not new in developing in our rural areas.
It is direct barter, product for product.

Several people have told me that, in view of the supply problems faced by the
rural population, the only way to get a goat, a chicken or a few kilograms
of almonds is to offer goods in exchange.

Many stories are told about people who have gone to a given rural area to
visit relatives and have been astonished when people in that area have refused
to accept money in exchange for their products and have demanded items they
can use immediately, such as bars of soap, sugar, cotton wraparounds, Xirico
radios and other goods.

It is not surprising that this is happening.

The peasant produces corn, almonds, beans, rice, cassava, sunflower and so
on and sells them to the city. If the system is to function efficiently,
however, the city must provide other essential products and goods in exchange
which the peasant needs to maintain a minimum standard of living.

When this exchange is lacking, the peasant is not interested in produced a
surplus, because he is not working simply for the "love of the art."

For any of us, peasant or city dweller, money is only useful to the extent
that it is a medium of exchange by which we can acquire what is useful to us;

when nothing of use to us exists, money ceases to have any value.

This is one of the factors contributing strongly to the periodic shortages of
corn, rice, beans, almonds and many other goods in our cities.

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Meeting With USSR Chamber of Commerce
(Mario Ferro; NOTICIAS, 30 Sep 82) .......4.

GDR Provides Training in Various Fields
(NOTICIAS, 7 Sep 82) .cssscssccceccscecctcesessecenceeneses

Transporting Training
Sports Trainees Return

Party Membership Urged for People of Vision
(Carlos Cardoso; NOTICIAS, 29 Sep 82) ..sscceeeeceeeeees oe

FACIM Results Prove Excellent Cooperation With Portugal
(EXPRESSO, 11 Sep 82) .scssceccsccsccecceecenceecenesers .

Most Contracts Go to Portugal

Portuguese Immigration Studied, Faria de Oliveira
Interview

Portuguese Prize Sensitive Issue

Fishing Cooperation Planned

Need for Batteries

National Production Statistics

FACIM Success Reviewed; New Contracts Signed
(NOTICIAS, 6 Sep 82) .....

Educational Cooperation With Cuba Continues
(NOTICIAS, various dates) ...cssecccececeeecees

More Students to Cuba
Cuban Teachers Delegation
Contacts With Relatives, Former Teachers

UNDP Finances Water Resources Management
(NOTICIAS, 28 Sep 82) ...scccscccecerceees bee eeeeeceeeeeee

Racism, Resentment Against Whites, Cooperants Rapped
(Machado da Graca; NOTICIAS, 9 Sep 82) ..

Justification Offered for Barter System in Rural Areas
(NOTICIAS, 11 Sep 82) ....

Portrait of Typical Petit Bourgeois Drawn
(Nelson Malangabi; NOTICIAS, 8 Sep 82) ....cesesecceceeeee

Briefs
FRELIMO-CPSU Agreement
Planned Cooperation With FRG
Tete Coal Exploration

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MOZAMBIQUE

FACIM SUCCESS REVIEWED; NEW CONTRACTS SIGNED
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 6 Sep 82 p 1

[Excerpts] Thirty-one contracts with five countries for a total amount of
$30 million.

At zero hour yesterday the 18th Maputo International Fair (FACIM/82) ended.
Characterized as a “commercially aggressive" event, it resulted in 31 con-
tracts signed between the Mozambican Foreign Trade Ministry and foreign firms
for the export of domestic goods and the import of ‘consumer goods and farm
and industrial equipment, among other essential items, Up to now, total con-
tracts concluded exceed the figures for last year, according to Jaime Levi,
the director of the fair.

According to officials from the Foreign Trade Pavilion, other contracts will
be signed once the exhibition is over.

The total value of the export contracts for Mozambican goods, which this
year will find new markets or increase the shares of previous contracts, is
more than $7.5 million (more than 260 million meticals).

Mozambican cotton, timber, cashew nuts, sisal, minerals and tea are some of
the domestic products that have conquered new markets. The "Fair Newsletter"
yesterday reported that cottonseed and asbestos are part of the line of ex-
port products.

About $20 million worth of consumer goods, farm and industrial equipment,

medicine and other articles will be imported by our country, according to

Daniel Gabriel, the national director of trade policy of the Foreign Trade
Ministry, who spoke with our reporter Saturday afternoon. The newsletter

published by FACIM put the figure at about $15 million (about 525 million

meticals).

The firms that signed contracts on Saturday with their Mozambican counterparts
were from Portugal, the German Democratic Republic, China, Bulgaria and Great
Britain.

One of the trading partners which attended FACIM this year in full force was
Portugal, whose firms presented encouraging trading prospects. We need only
point out that they signed contracts totalling over $25.5 million.

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Country's Survival Depends on Sugar
Port Louis LE MAURICIEN in French 12 Oct 82 pp 1, 8

[Excerpts] Immediate abolition of. the export tax on sugar and access to new
short- and long-term financing at’ reasonable rates: These are the two measures
which, according to the Chamber of Agriculture, will enable the sugar industry
to get-out. of its.rut and ensure the country's economic recovery. It is esti-
mated that the losses of the mother industry for the 1982 harvest will amount
to 292 million rupees, while unsecured bank loans of the sugar companies would
total 573 million rupees on 30 June 1983. In the face of such a financial :
situation, the Chamber. of Agriculture believes that the sugar industry should
be given the means to-ensure its survival and'development so as'to save the
country's economy from disaster. According to the Chamber, "the recovery of
the country's economy depends on the recovery of the sugar industry's economy." .

Financial Situation of Sugar Industry

Before Budget After. Budget (to date)
Millions Rupees ’ Millions of Rupees
Total Revenue . 1,804 1,804
Expenses 6
Insurance funds , 130 130
Wages and securities 765 792
Equipment and supplies 515 520
Amortization at: replacement value 320 320
1,730 1,762
Surplus 74 42
Minues Export tax 390 334
Losses ; (316) (292)
11,464

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MOZAMBIQUE

PARTY MEMBERSHIP URGED FOR PEOPLE OF VISION
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 29 Sep 82 p 8
{Article by Carlos Cardoso]

[Excerpts] The socialist revolution is the process that closes the gap
between governing and being governed. This happens as more of the governed
begin, in an organized way, participating in decision-making and in
practicing what is decided.

It is the Frelimo Party that is directing the long and difficult task of
pbuilding an unexploited society in Mozambique.

The party is composed of men and women. What the party decides is vital.

The more members it has who have the devotion that comes from not wanting

to be an exploiter, the closer we will all be to the material and cultural
well-being of workers.

There are many in our society who have this marvelous dream of having a
society where social justice reigns. These are people of vision. But they
are not members of the party. Their reasoning: "it is too bureaucratic.
In 1978 the criterion for admission was the guitar. There is no discussion
in the cells."

When a revolutionary party makes a mistake, the revolutionaries should not
hang their heads and become discouraged.

Without wanting to exaggerage by saying that “outside” the party it is
impossible to participate in the revolution with revolutionary acts, we must
say that being on the "inside" is something that everyone who considers
himself to be revolutionary should contemplate today. Because it is
essential to combat bourgeois and reactionary infiltration of the party with
all our forces. Because in the party are the main power mechanisms which
guide this power in the direction of a society free from the humiliation

of being exploited.

Is it necessary to sacrifice some personal pleasures? Yes, and afterwards?
In the final struggle, why are we here in this world? To be afraid to face
the convulsions of history. If we all have to die, we will die fighting
the terrible plague of exploitation.

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MOZAMBIQUE

MEETING WITH USSR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 30 Sep 82 p 1
[Report from correspondent Mario Ferro]

[Excerpts] Official discussions began Tuesday morning in Moscow between
represenatives of the USSR Chamber of Commerce and Industry and of the Chamber
of Commerce of the People's Republic of Mozambique.

The agenda for the discussions featured an analysis of the implementation of
the cooperation accord signed last year in Maputo between the two chambers
and a discussion of actions to be taken in the next 2 years.

In the space of about 2 weeks, three Mozambican official delegations have been
in the Soviet Union. We note the visit by a high-level FRELIMO Party delega-
tion, led by Jorge Rebelo, Central Committee secretary for ideological work.
At the end of that visit, a cooperation accord was signed between the CPSU
and the FRELIMO Party for the 2-year period 1983/1985.

Another delegation, this one a parliamentary delegation led by Fernando
Ganhao, member of the Permanent Commission of the People's Assembly of
Mozambique, is currently visiting the Soviet Union.

The Mozambican Chamber of Commerce delegation arrived in Moscow last Saturday
and at the end of the day the delegation traveled to Tbilisi, capital of the
Georgian SSR.

Official discussions with the Georigan Chamber of Commerce and Industry were
held in Tbilisi last Monday morning. They covered bilateral relations and
increased trade between Mozambique and that republic.

Guram Okroshidze, president of the Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
expressed a desire to study areas for mutual trade. Georgia is the major
producer of wines in the Soviet Union.

Today's discussions focussed on questions related to expert appraisal,
arbitration and control of the quality and quantity of imported and exported
products. The Mozambican delegation is particularly interested in learning
about the Soviet experiences in these areas, since the Mozambican Chamber of
Commerce plans to set up structures for these ends.

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MOZAMBIQUE

EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION WITH CUBA CONTINUES
More Students to Cuba
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 8 Sep 82 p 2

[Text] Four hundred Mozambican students will have left in the past week for
the Republic of Cuba, where they will continue their studies.

The students who are leaving now will be joining another contingent of about
2,000 students who have been in Cuba for about 4 years in schools that the
government of that socialist country has made available to us,

At the end of each school year, the students with the highest marks and best
behavior are awarded with holidays in their own country.

A Cuban delegation of education experts is now in Mozambique to study and
learn first-hand about the socioeconomic life of the Mozambican students
attending Mozambican schools in Cuba.

The delegation has already visited various provinces in northern Mozambique,
and it is expected to be returning soon to Maputo, from where it will return
to Cuba.

Cuban Teachers Delegation
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 7 Sep 82 p 1
[Text] The governor of Cabo Delgado Province, Maj Gen Armando Panguene, re-
ceived a delegation of Cuban teachers yesterday in Pemba, They are in Mozam-
bique to learn about the country.
Armando Panguene described the work of these Cuban teachers in the Mozambican

schools in their country, which reflects the international spirit of the Cuban
people.

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MAURITIUS

SILU MEMBERSHIP, PLANS REPORTED
Port Louis LE NOUVEAU MILITANT in French 3 Sep 82 pp 1, 4

[Text] The recruitment campaign launched by the Sugar Industry Laborers’
Union [SILU] in connection with its request for recognition is at its
height, and as of today the union has about 10,000 members. In a letter
sent to the Mauritius Sugar Planters Association (MSPA), the trade union
calls upon the association to officially recognize it, considering the

fact that the employers’ organization and the Plantation Workers Union [PWU]
no longer have any objection to official recognition of the SILU.

During a press conference yesterday morning, Bidianand Jhurry and Rajen
Pillay, president and secretary of the SILU, respectively, said that recog-
nition of the SILU should not be delaved since the "procedural agreement"
which will be signed by the three parties--SILU. PWU and MSPA--is now being
drawn up.

They also brought out the point that recognition of this trade union will be
the culmination of a long struggle over the past 10 years. Thus in this
vital sector there will be two trade unions from now on enjoying joint
recognition which will put an end to the "sole recognition" of the Plantation
Workers Union.

The SILU spokesmen congratulated the government for having established the
inquiry commission to look into the sugar industry. "We do not feel hatred
for the MSPA; however, we feel it important to once and for all make the
needed clarifications with respect to:the sugar. industry," they. said.

With respect to the reduction in the surcharge on the sugar export tax, the
SILU intends to keep a close watch on the MSPA with a view to preventing

its utilization of 57 million rupees for mechanization of this sector. They
emphasized that this money should be used for the creation of jobs.

The SILU spokesmen also brought up the problems existing at the Rose Belle
sugar refinery. They used harsh terms to condemn the actions of certain
"sirdars" [foremen] who are employing additional workers without the consent
of management. They have written to the minister of labor to request his
intervention with a view to putting an end to this "sidar-entrepreneur"
practice to prevent deterioration in industrial relations at Rose Belle.

Yesterday afternoon the trade union also submitted a list of 225 sugar indus—
try workers who were laid off during the 1979 strikes. They are asking that
these workers be rehired to their respective positions.

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There are about 12,600 citizens in’ the urban areas who are eligible to vote in
Bophuthatswana, Of these voters only 765 are registered. In the meantime
only 135 people cast their vote in Johannesburg and 47 in Soweto where there
were a number of polling stations.

We can say categorically that most people who have become citizens of these
areas have done so out of coercion. Many urban blacks have taken out citizen-
ship after being forced for one major reason or the other to do so. It would
be strange for so-called "citizens" to even think of casting their vote under
these circumstances.

Finally it is a well-known fact that most black South Africans are against the
Balkanisation of their country into mini-states, Even those people who profess
to be "citizens" of homelands will secretly admit that it is a rip off to have
such an insignificant and impoverished part of the country given to blacks.

Those who-pretend to be happy about homelands are either the puppets who have
been given the jobs, or others who for personal reasons are living comfortably
without regard to the principle involved in joining the homeland game,

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CHAD

BRIEFS

OPPOSITION GROUP WARNS REFUGEES--Lagos, 2 Nov (AFP)--The Democratic Revolution-
ary Council (CDR), a Chadian opposition group, has warned of the dire situation
facing Chadian refugees in the Central African Republic. A communique yester-
day from the politico-military faction, addressed to the high commissioner for
refugees and the International Committee of the Red Cross, said that refugees
who had fled "for security reasons" to Central Africa from war-torn Chad, were
reportedly being held in "precarious security and hygienic conditions." The
CDR said it feared that the Central African authorities would use the Chadian
refugees as hostages in exchange fro the release of General Mbaikoua, who is
reportedly a prisoner in Ndjamena, the Chadian capital. Gen Mbaikoua is a
supporter of Central African opposition leader Ange Patasse, now living in
France. [Text] [AB020824 Paris AFP in English 0719 GMT 2 Nov 82]

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The situation was related to us by Tudor plant director A. Pimentel, accompan-
ied by Pedroso Lopes. Both of them mentioned the possibility of expanding sales
of industrial*batteries to the Mozambican market. These batteries are indispen-
sible in such important ‘areas as transportation and communications, and can be
resorted to as an independent power supply as a substitute for generators and
alternators. .

In fact, as we had an opportunity. to confirm, the exhibit of dry cells and
[other] batteries at the Portuguese pavilion of FACIM caught the attention of
numerous visitors; we did not see dry cells for sale in any commercial estab-
lishment in the city and we were told that it is virtually impossible to obtain
an automobile battery.

National Production Statistics
Lisbon EXPRESSO in Portuguese 11 Sep 82 p 22-S

[Excerpts] Mozambique's industrial production as a whole developed favorably
in 1980 and 1981, according to data supplied by the country's National Planning
Commission.

The sugar industry grew by 7.5 tons. The metallurgical industry went from 377
to 515 tons of cast-iron parts, from 3,000 to 4,000 tons of rods (6- to 9-mm),
from 5.9 to 6.2 tons of 10- to 15-mm rods and from 980 to 2,376 tons of raw wire.

Bicycle production more than doubled in that period (from 4,800 to 11,000
units, and spade production grew from .217,500 to 489,200 units.

The list, which is not exhaustive, also indicates that the chemical industry
doubled its production, the cement industry recorded a growth of 30,000 tons
and coal mining underwent equally strong development.

Production of beer and soft drinks decreased in the period under consideration,
as did that of cashew nuts and cattle rations, glass jars and some textiles.

Agriculture in (Slow) - Recovery

According to the data released by the Mozambican Government agency, agricultural
production (not including the family sector) is showing a trend toward recovery,
albeit slow, at.a favorable pace for the needs of the sector. Cottonseed pro-
duction almost doubled in this period, from 22,300 to 40,000 tons, and there
was also favorable development in the production of potatoes, corn and tea,
with a slight decline in vegetable production and a more pronounced drop in rice
production.

In the livestock sector, production of eating chickens dropped by somewhat over
600 tons and milk production failed to develop positively.

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Three principles have been brought out:

1) Priority will be given to candidates who are already on the premises
as leaseholders,

2) The Executive Council will give preference to those conversant with the
socioeconomic context of a particular company.

3) Management experience will be a decisive factor and only applicants who
accept payments in Zairian currency will be preferred. [As published]

B. Privatization of Capital

1) Candidates already on the premises as leaseholders or managers and ready
to make cash payment will have priority. It is assumed that as leaseholders
they will in effect have had the time to build up enough capital to buy back
the firm.

2) New candidates prepared to make a cash payment will, in certain cases, be
able to take advantage of the following conditions:

--Partial payment of 30 percent of the value of the business matched with
a period of 3 years maximum for payment of the balance.

--The interest rate will be 8 percent,

--A first-rate bank guarantee will be required, matched with a mortgage held
by the State.

The council spokesman said specifically that buyers of holdings privatized
in the context of management privatization will be reimbursed based on the
net profit they will have made. This remuneration will amount to no less
than 20 percent of the total of the net profit.

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ZAMBIA

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN DENIES HARASSMENT OF VOTERS
MBO10815 Lusaka Domestic Service in English 0600 GMT 1 Nov 82

[Text] The chairman of the election publicity and strategies committee of the
Central Committee has once again exonerated party militants from charges of
harassing the public during the voter's registration exercise. Speaking on
Television Zambia.in an interview, Litana said he himself did not see any acts
of harassment.since he did not go round and that the party did not advocate
such extremes. He said that all that the party was using was persuasion and
not force, because it would not be correct. to do so and the end results would
be dangerous,

Mr Litana also said the party would take stern action against any registration
officers who deliberately hindered people from registering as voters during the
extended period. He warned that any officer who denied people the chance to
register, and choose their leaders, will have to pay heavily. He said that

his office received complaints about voters not finding the officers at the
registration station while some officers did not have appropriate books for
certain areas. Mr Litana said the party is investigating such reports and once
they are verified, action will be taken against such people.

Meanwhile Mr Litana dispelled fears among some journalists who thought when
leaders in the party or government complained against them it meant hatred.

Mr Litana dispelled such fears when he commented on the alleged lack of mutual
understanding between the mass media and people in politics during the Sunday
interview program on Television Zambia. He conceded that leaders had from
time to time complained against certain journalists, but that did not mean they
hated such journalists.

He said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting was the creation of the
party and its government, therefore, all those working under the ministry
belonged to the party. Mr Litana, however, explained that in an participatory
democracy, people expected to change their leaders and to take part in decision-
making, adding that one way of doing that was through elections.

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ZIMBABWE

BRIEFS

POSSESSION OF CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORMS BANNED--Regulations will be published in the
government GAZETTE on Friday, making it illegal from the 1st of December for
civilians to possess camouflage uniforms. A statement issued yesterday says
the decision to withdraw all camouflage uniforms from civilians, and former
ZANLA [Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army] and ZIPRA [Zimbabwe People's
Liberation Army] combattants, is for security reasons and has been endorsed

by the minister of home affairs, Comrade Ushewokunze. The statement says
camouflage is defined as any article of dress made of material carrying mili-
tary-style markings and includes former ZIPRA and ZANLA, and Rhodesian uni-
forms, as well as foreign military clothing and equipment. All former members
of ZNALA, ZIPRA, Rhodesian security forces, police reserves, or the Zimbabwe
National Army still in possession of camouflage uniforms are required to return
it to their nearest army quartermaster's stores. These stores are in all major
centers of Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru, Mutare and Maxhingo. [Text] [MB020803
Harare Domestic Service in English 0600 GMT Nov 2 82]

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--At the economic level, the decision is equally important, as Mozambique is
Portugal's primary cotton supplier and the nation's textile sector could come
to count on a more regular source of supply and on more advantageous terms,
since it will be able:to reexport its surplus production, a process in which
the above-mentioned Portuguese textile company has a decisive new place.

"So what is needed to go ahead with the project?" we asked.

"Problems have arisen in the negotiations and there still has been no agreement
on various lesser implications of the project," Olibeira told us. "There is
good will and support from the Portuguese Government, which is trying to es-
tablish the financial framework by phases, the first of which: points to an
estimated investment of about 3 million contos over the next 10 years, to be
applied mainly. in Mocuba and Alto Molocu.

"The political good will of both countries is a factor," said the export
secretary, "but the decisive factor is the definition of positions by the bus-
iness class, particularly by Riopele, which we know is at the heart of the
matter."

In the same regard, we asked the secretary of state what role the Portuguese-
Mozambican trading company would play in the process. He replied that, natur-
ally, it would enter into it; "but not exclusively, and if the Mozambican
Government and the joint enterprise have different ideas, other possibilities
are not ruled out."

Portuguese Prize Sensitive Issue
Lisbon EXPRESSO in Portuguese 11 Sep 82 Supplement pp 8-9-S

[Text] "Mozambique is one of. the priority markets for the ICEP [Portuguese
Foreign Trade Institute] and the institute defines priorities according to the
interests of Portuguese industry," EXPRESSO learned from Rene Cordeiro, vice
president of ICEP (formerly the Export Promotion Fund), who was in Mozambique
during FACIM-82.

During our conversation with the official, he reported an excellent climate of
cordiality in the talks with authorities and high officials of the People's
Republic of Mozambique, pointing to specific indications that relations between
the two countries are developing in a framework that gives strong emphasis to
cooperation and the defense of common interests in various fields.

Two Meanings for One Prize

At the time EXPRESSO had this conversation with Dr Cordeiro, the. Portuguese
pavilion had already been awarded first prize for foreign exhibits, a distinc-
tion which, as we noted in another article, caused reactions of displeasure and
even an expression of protest among some members of the Soviet delegation at
FACIM.

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ZAIRE

Paper Reports Decisions of Executive Council

(ELIMA, 29-30 Aug 82) .. seen e een eee eeeeeeeeeneeees
Briefs
OAU Summit
ZAMBIA
Committee Chairman Denies Harassment of Voters
(Lusaka Domestic Service, 1 Nov 82) ..cessscsccscecseeees
ZIMBABWE
Briefs

Possession of Camouflage Uniforms Banned

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NIGERIA

UN Rejection of S. Africa's IMF Request Praised
(Lagos Domestic Service, 28 Oct 82) ..ccssssscseceeeecece

OAU Troops Needed To Defend Zimbabwe Against South Africa
: (Lagos International Service, 28 Oct 82) ...cssessseeeeee

Commentary Reported on Situation in Chad
(Lagos International Service, various dates) ........s0..

Habre Peace Efforts
Nigerian Support

Briefs
'STATESMAN' on Refugees
Austerity Policy Postpones Railway

SOUTH AFRICA

Government Actions Raise Doubts on Decentralization
(Editorial; RAND DAILY MAIL, 29 Oct 82) ...sscesecvseeees

Buthelezi's Support for Peaceful Change Noted
(Johannesburg International Service, 2 Nov 82) ..

Report on Naude Banning Order
(Various sources, various dates) ....

Banning Criticized, Editorial
Church Role
"SUNDAY EXPRESS' Editorial

Urban Black Vote in Homelands Elections Scored
(SOWETAN, 25 Oct 82) cessscsccccccccecscecnsnsecesseeenes

Importance of Water Project With Lesotho Noted
(Johannesburg Domestic Service, 29 Oct 82) ..sssseseeeees

Briefs
Naude Refuses Appeal
South Africa, FRG Discussions
Namibia Settlement
Legal System
USSR Destabilization Policy

TANZANIA

Briefs
Economic Saboteurs
PRC's Hu Yaobang Greets Nyerere

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MAURITIUS

NEW LABOR UNION SET UP
Port Louis ADVANCE in French 9 Oct 82 pp 1, 4

{Text] A new trade union federation has just been set up: the Mauritius Trade
Union Congress (MIUC), which already includes over 20 unions in different eco-
nomic sectors and totaling over 5,000 members.

The Mauritius Trade Union Congress, whose ‘president is Juglish Jhurry, is apo-
litical and wants to be a solid and serious partner, truly representing the
workers in the face of a neoconservative government.

The federation ‘has undertaken wide-ranging action in all economic and social
spheres and has asked -for affiliation in certain international organizations,
particularly the Commonwealth Trade Union Congress (CTUC).

At a press conference ‘yesterday, Juglish Jhurry, accompanied by B. Piangnee,
Fritz Thomas, Suresh Moorba and Burty David, vice president, secretary, legal
adviser and negotiator respectively, said that the MFUC's purpose is not to
defy authorities, but to aid trade union members and unions to better defend
their rights and interests. .

Jhurry said that the MIUC responds to the needs and aspirations of the workers,
who are no longer courageously defended by their’unions. Jhurry mentioned
consultations between leaders of the MMM/PSM [Mauritian Socialist Party] with
representatives of trade union confederations before 11 June and emphasized
that the majority.of the unions had even asked for a change in government.
Many promises were made but everyone is now disenchanged.

Jhurry said that last year, workers in general obtained compensation on the
order of 15 percent and those in the sugar industry compensation of 18 percent.
Under the MMM/PSM regime, what do we have? All the country's workers obtained
only 8 percent while the sugar industry obtained a gift of 57 million rupees.

For. Jhurry, the MMM/PSM ‘leaders lured the population as a whole. Now people
are dismissed without rhyme or reason and job security is nonexistent.

He asked workers to mobilize and unite behind the MIUC, which in the early

days of thé struggle was the union of Emmanuel Anquetil, Rozemont and Seenee-
vassen.

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Thus this working session constitutes an important demonstration of the
specific nature of the relations which exist between Burundi and the
Republic of Cuba, added the minister of agriculture and animal husbandry.
It will enable us to examine with the appropriate authorities other
possibilities for a fruitful and diversified cooperation.

At the end of the last joint session held in Havana from May 28 to June 2 1981,
a program of cooperation was outlined.

The Burundian side presented to its Cuban counterpart some requests in the
areas of agriculture, animal husbandry, industry, education and health.

Minister Ntibakiranua underscored the slowness of action shown in the
execution of certain projects due to the lack of the materials necessary to
expedite them, but he nevertheless notes real improvements a year later.

He affirmed that the Burundi Government is particularly delighted with the
devotedness of the Cuban technical assistance experts in the areas of agri-
culture, animal husbandry and health.

The breeding project centered on artificial insemination is now in its
second phase of implementation, technical assistance in the area of health
constitutes the other facet of cooperation which the Minister of Agriculture
wished to see strengthened. [Sentence as published.]

Taking the floor in his turn, Mr Manuel Torres Muniz, vice president of the
Cuban State Committee for Economic Cooperation and head of the delegation,
recalled that in 1981, the first intergovernmental session of economic,
scientific and technical cooperation was held in Havana. On that occasion,
a protocol was signed which includes 1981-82 activities in the areas of
health, agriculture, animal husbandry and education. He wished to see the
session begun today carry out an analysis of the agreements adopted at the
previous session and an evaluation of the results achieved, while examining
the problems which have occurred. A review of different operations should
be included in the agenda for the next period.

During its stay in Burundi, the Cuban delegation will visit the farms of
Randa, Mparambo and Mahwa where it will assess the improvements made in the
area of animal husbandry.

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MOZAMBIQUE

GDR PROVIDES TRAINING IN VARIOUS FIELDS
Transportation Training
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 7 Sep 82 p 10

[Excerpts] Four hundred and fifty Mozambicans are currently specializing in
railways and highways in the German Democratic Republic [GDR], Heinz Gerber,
deputy minister of transportation in that European socialist country, told
our reporter in Beira.

The East German official made this announcement last Wednesday in Beira, after
signing a cooperation protocol between Mozambique and the GDR in the field of
training transportation workers and technical assistance,

The document was signed by GDR Deputy Transportation Minister Heinz Gerber and
by Ferreira Mandes, the national director of ports and railways of Mozambique.

The 450 Mozambicans specializing in rail and road transportation are part of
nearly 3,000 Mozambicans being trained in East Germany,

Speaking of his visit to Mozambique and to the city of Beira in particular,

Heinz Gerber said that it reflected the traditional relations of friendship

and cooperation between the two socialist countries.

Another purpose of the East German official's visit was to review the situation

of the Transportation Subcommittee of the Joint Mozambican-East German Commis-—

sion, to meet shortly in Maputo.

The joint commission is dealing with the work plans for the 1983-84 period.
Sports Trainees Return

Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 7 Sep 82 p 9

[Text] Twenty persons from various districts of our country, who had been

taking basic courses in planning and directing sports and physical education

activities for 2 months, recently returned to Mozambique from the German
Democratic Republic.

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NIGERIA

OAU TROOPS NEEDED TO DEFEND ZIMBABWE AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
AN281546 Lagos International Service in English 0830 GMT 28 Oct 82
[Station commentary]

[Text] Since Zimbabwe became independent in April 1980, the racist regime in
Pretoria has made several attempts to destabilize the new government. For
instance, the increasing wave of terrorist activities in the country has been
the handywork of the agents of South Africa. The South African authorities,
gripped by the fear of an emerging strong Zimbabwe, now deem it palatable to
embark on a destabilizing exercise aimed at putting the new nation at the
crossroads.

Two weeks ago, about 20 members of the Zimbabwean Army stationed in Harare
revolted against the Zimbabwean Government, seized weapons in the armory and
disappeared to unknown destinations. This was a continuation of the violent
activities instigated by the greatest enemy of progress in Africa, that is,

the apartheid regime in Pretoria, There is increasing evidence to show that

the renegades who disturb normal life in the western part of the country have
their base in South Africa. South Africa has proved beyond all doubt its
preparedness to work for the total debilitation of the African subregion and this
is what it has started through its atrocities in Zimbabwe, Angola and Namibia.

A few days ago, Emmerson Munangagwa, who is Zimbabwe's minister for security
affairs, blamed South Africa for a number of incidents of sabotage in Zimbabwe.
Such incidents, according to the minister, included the blowing up of many of
the country's air force planes about 3 months ago by unknown people. The July 25
attack at the . Kambio air base near the central city of Gwelo was part of

South Africa's destabilizing policy directed against black-ruled states in
southern Africa. There are many other examples of Pretoria's covert atrocities
in Zimbabwe. Such atrocities include the destruction of several million dollars
worth of ammunition at Nkomo barracks 14 months ago; the escape of an accused
racist spy, Frank Derrick, about a year ago; and the murder of a South Africa
black nationalist, (Joe Gabo), in Harare last year. But the racist administra-
tion has ‘continued to deny involvement in these terrorist activities on the
grounds that it has got no connection with the terrorists harassing the people

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For the Labor Party, the government.has no planning. The image of the new
government: is one of fragility, despite’an absolute majority in Parliament.
It is a-picture of an internal war, low blows and blackmail, despite assur-
ances given by the leaders of the two.parties in public, David says.

The Labor Party believes that the MMM and the PSM da not get along.and as
proof, says that a dozen amendments had 'to’be made in the bill. on the MBC
[Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation]. David also mentioned the problem of
the nurses, the distribution:of tickets for the coming municipal elections and
the appointment of ambassadors. +

David said that Jugnauth's speech showed only one thing: the government's
inability to’meet the people's demands. Outside of the installation of pipes
and telephone lines, planned’ by the former government, nothing has been done.
What is more, there is no plan for the future.

For the Labor Party, the new government has begun’ to age in 100 days.

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MAURITIUS

LABOR PARTY EVALUATES GOVERNMENT'S PERFORMANCE
Port Louis THE NATION in French 7 Oct 82 pp.1, 4

[Text] The Labor Party says that the government's record over the past three
months is tragically pitiful and that the prime minister's appearance on. tele-
vision Monday night was in the very image of its achievements: piddling.

At least this is what. James Burty David, .secretary’of the Labor Party, told
the press yesterday morning. David was accompanied by Harry Boolauck, Krishna-
duth Bhorra, Shiva Sidaya, Sateeanand Pelladoah and Fritz Thomas. According

to David, the néw government continues to speak of the heavy burden it inher-
ited and tries to find a scapegoat.in order to justify its inability to lead
the country. However, in June 1982, there were 50,000 unemployed and according
to the latest statistics published in the press, that number has risen to 90,
90,000. It is a clear. indication that the situation is not improving, despite
all the promises‘ and guarantees given to the ‘people before the. elections.

Why is the record of the MMM/PSM [Mauritian Socialist Party] for the past
three months so bad?.:On this point, David explained that promises and dreams
have now gone up in smoke. One hears no more about the 13th month, the
report of the Pay Research Bureau (PRB), the reduction in the prices of rice
and flour promised during the election period. Demonstrations by street
vendors and in the streets are banned. The most serious thing is that the
MMM is laying the foundations for a blocked and oppressed society, David says.

On the economic level, David believes that the government has adopted a neo-
conservative policy consisting, among other things, of supporting the private
sector. In the way of concessions, one notes the sum of 57. million rupees as
an export tax on sugar and 150 million as an investment allowance granted to
the sugar industry.

For David, the social concensus only helps the privileged class of owners. He
referred to remarks by Jocelyn Seenyen, minister of health, in a progovernment
weekly, to the effect that hospital care will soon have to be paid for and that
subsidies on rice and flour will be abolished. The entire burden will then

rest.on the backs of the working class, he says.

The number of new taxpayers. proves that the government wants to increase the
burden of the lower-income groups.



SOUTH AFRICA

URBAN BLACK VOTE IN HOMELANDS ELECTIONS SCORED
MB291255 Johannesburg SOWETAN in English 25 Oct 82 p 4
{"Comment” column: "Vote of No Confidence!"]

[Text] It is about time that homeland leaders stopped wasting their time and ours
by having voting booths in urban areas for the elections in homelands that no-
one here is even faintly interested in.

The low polling figures in the urban areas for Bophuthatswana's first general
election since it became independent in 1977 was almost shamefully low--about

as bad as the polling figures in Soweto when people like Mr David Thebehali were
voted into office.

Most of us are aware of the shameless charade that tries to convince us and itself
that urban blacks have political say in the so-called "homelands." Urban blacks
do not care two hoots for these areas,

The farce is we know there is no way that people like Chief Lucas Mangope and

his cohorts are going’ to be out-voted, so that even if we so wished to exercise
this so-called right, we would be wasting our time. Most homeland leaders know
perfectly well they are going to be in office for as long as they please Pretoria.
They are being paid back in a way for selling out.

In the first instance, except for people like the leaders of the homelands, most
of us do no know a single other politician or even government leader in these
areas.

Bophuthatswana officials have tried to explain that the low poll was a result of
the non-registration of Tswana citizens either out of ignorance or some other
reason, That argument is specious, for we are convinced that even if people were
given special holidays--something that thease in power would not flinch from
doing'to vote, they would simply have stayed away. It is a massive vote of no
confidence in’ places like Bophuthatswana which have these days‘being hailed as
something of a "progressive" homeland far removed from the backward things happening
in the Transkei, Venda and Ciskei.

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And if, by some sad twist of fate, you work with machines, then you reject
the more proletarian uniforms, and you choose the outfit of a hippie.

And you leave the factory with your guitar to hang around to see and be seen,
and to feel a part of the role you are playing until you get home. There you
are yourself: you mistreat your wife and children. And you pretend that
the factory does not exist. You are the boss; the wife and little ones are
the anonymous workers that you too once were.

This is the way we regard the petit bourgeois: tormented by an oedipal love

that links him to the mother-image of a past that generated the image he
paints of himself. Still a child, our petit bourgeois is so small and petty.

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"If the plan materializes, for the first time, Portuguese shipowners will be
able to establish direct agreements between the respective companies and the
Mozambican Government, and the Portuguese shipowners have already expressed an
interest in this type of association of interests," the secretary of state for
fishing reported.

It is also known that the three fishing fleets which operate in Mozambican
waters have for some time been insistently requesting larger fishing quotas, a
request which the Mozambican Government is preparing to consider in October,
when it should be making some decisions of extreme importance to Portugal.

Finally, in another phase of the fishing cooperation between Portugal and Mozam-
bique, 14 Portuguese scientists and researchers will. go to Mozambique next
year to study local’ marine phenomena of interest in their investigation of
pollution and its effects on ‘the food chain and its biological components.

In return, as part of the agreement, Portugal will admit 20 Mozambican students
to the Professional Fishing School, and some interns will attend courses at the
Portuguese Fish Canning Institute.

Need for Batteries
Lisbon ESPRESSO in Portuguese 11.Sep 82 Supplement p 22-S

[Text] As an example of the economic difficulties which Mozambique is experienc-
ing, we could mention the Tudor factory in Matola, installed 10 years ago in
Mozambique and dependent on the parent firm in. Portugal. The shortage of raw
materials, which has worsened in recent years, has idled the plant for 10. con-
secutive months, since October 1981. .The flight of skilled workers after inde-
pendence and some bureaucratic problems have also contributed to the difficult
situation the company is facing.

The Matola facilities, expanded in 1977, have the capacity to produce 25 million
dry cells and 60,000 large batteries per year, but the firm is up against the
near impossibility of meeting the large orders coming in from abroad.

In 1980 the company proposed an agreement with the Mozambican Ministry of Indus-
try, calling for various actions to get it going again, from planning to per-
sonnel training. In the meetings and contacts, a key point was the lack of
financing, both in the area of responsibility to be assumed by Mozambique in the
proposed agreement and on Portugal's part. The Portuguese thought they could
overcome the obstacle on their side, and were attempting in early 1981 to
guarantee the 60 percent of the financing not covered by the line of credit
through a Portuguese commercial bank.

In the end, and before Pinto Balsemao's visit to Mozambique, that bank cut off
the financing and the whole process came to a halt.

Now in October there are new prospects; recognizing the importance of the matter,
and not wanting to see a production unit as important to the local economy as”
this one "go under," the Mozambican officials will seek to arrange the coveted
financing.

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of Zimbabwe. But evidence from intelligence experts shows that the terrorist
forces are an all-important wing of the South African army and are trained
mainly to destabilize outspoken black governments in certain parts of Africa.

Zimbabwe's territory is amenable to easy attack as a result of the country's
border with apartheid South Africa. The violation of her territory becomes
easy for the racist forces as a result of the inside knowledge of Zimbabwe
by the former members of the white-led forces of Rhodesia who fled to South
Africa after Zimbabwe's independence in 1980. These rebels form the group of
armed dissidents who from time to time'raid villages in the outskirts of
Zimbabwe. With the increasing wave of South Africa's attack and other
activities on the free Zimbabwe, it is high time member nations of the OAU
deployed troops to help Zimbabwe not only to safeguard her territorial borders
but also to preserve her independence from the clutches of South Africa's
aggression and hostility.

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"In my opinion, the award of the prize could be read two ways," Cordeiro replied
to our question. "The first is that the Portuguese exhibit at the fair effec-
tively presented, in terms of products, the best and most suitable answer to
the specific needs of the Mozambican economy today. The [Mozambican] planning
minister certainly emphasized’ this, and one of the members of the jury added
that even the decoration and the arrangement of the products were highly in-
structive.

"On the other hand, and this would be the other reading, the selection of
Portugal for first prize, ahead of China and the GDR, could be interpreted as
the expression of Mozambique's political determination to establish a framework
of preferential contacts with the Portuguese, and to want to make this even
clearer because of the excellent relations established at all levels."

Fishing Cooperation Planned
Lisbon EXPRESSO in Portuguese 11 Sep 82 Supplement p 19~-S

[Text] An important line of cooperation between Portugal and Mozambique lies
in the fishing sector, in which the Portuguese have significant experience and
the Mozambicans need to improve their capacity in the various fishing skills.

In recent years, Mozambique has established agreements with the Soviet Union,
Japan and Spain, permitting ships of these countries to fish in Mozambican
waters through an assignment of fishing quotas, with benefits in return for
Mozambique, negotiated with the interested parties.

Portuguese participation in the fishing sector is already provided in the gen-
eral cooperation accord with Mozambique. The process would be carried out in
three phases, we learned in Lisbon from Cmdr Faria dos Santos, secretary of
state for the fishing industry. One of these includes assigning the ship
"Patudo" to Mozambique. The "Patudo" is being reoutfitted after providing
technical assistance to fishermen in Mauritania. -The factory ship, which should
arrive in Mozambican waters early in 1983, will be equipped for a mission of
about 1 year, during which it will try to instruct. the local fishermen in
various fishing techniques suited to the nature of the coastal waters of the
zone.

The cost of the mission is estimated at about 40,000 to 50,000 contos, with
three-way financing from the Mozambican Government, the Portuguese Government
and the interested Portuguese shipowners. .

Possible Formation of Joint Enterprises

The People's Republic of Mozambique granted Portugal a quota for the deepsea
and surface capture of shrimp by some Portuguese ships, and at this time the
two countries are studying the possibility of establishing joint enterprises
with Portuguese and Mozambican companies, on a cost-sharing basis. Portugal.
has already opted for this partnership solution with Morocco and Mauritania,
and a similar project is being developed between Portugal and Guinea-Conakry.

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ZAIRE

PAPER REPORTS DECISIONS OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Kinshasa ELIMA in French 29-30 Aug 82 pp 1, 10

[Text] The Executive Council has approved the readjustment of transportation
rates of the Zairian National Railroad Company (SNCZ) and the bill of sale
of Zairian crude oil to the Mondia-Trading Petroleum Company.

It happened in the course of the weekly meeting of the Executive Council
which Citizen N'Singa, executive secretary of the MPR and first state com-
missioner, chaired on Friday at the council hall.

The readjustment of the SNCZ rates was approved with the explicit stipulation
that the transportation of agricultural products be subject to a 30 percent
discount while the bill of sale of Zairian crude oil was approved under
certain conditions, especially with regard to price and regulations.

The council also approved orders for railroad ties and accessories by the
SCNZ, with preference given to products manufactured from local materials.

Two other important question which the state commissioners broached on Friday
concerned the budget, a timely subject.

In connection with this, the council, still within the policy of austerity,
reaffirmed the principle of covering current expenses with receipts of the
same kind, thus reducing the budget deficit to the level of investment pro-
jects exclusively. The general commissioner for planning and the depart-
ments of Finance, Budget and Investments are charged with providing evalua-
tion data likely to definitively determine the range of investment financing
for 1983.

The case of holdings to be sold to private companies was the last point
examined by the state commissioners.

With regard to the sale of companies to possible buyers, the state commis—
sioner for information, culture and the arts indicated that this case pro-
vides for privatization under two main guidelines:

A, Privatization of Management

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BURUNDI

MEETING OF BURUNDIAN-CUBAN JOINT COMMISSION
Bujumbura LE RENOUVEAU DU BURUNDI in French 20 Aug 82 pp 1-2

[Article by Alexis Nimbona: "Meeting of the Burundian-Cuban Joint Commis-
sion"]

[Text] This Thursday morning, in the conference room of the Ministry of
Public Works, Mr Alexis Ntibakiranua, minister of agriculture and animal_
husbandry, opened the business meeting of the second Burundian-Cuban Joint
Commission.

In his opening speech, the minister of agriculture and animal husbandry
stated that in the eyes of Barundians the presence of the Cuban delegation
marks a new era of more intense cooperation with our nation and conveys the
importance that the Republic of Cuba attaches to cooperation with the
Republic of Burundi. This positive attitude with regard to our country
encourages us to continue the fight already begun against underdevelopment
and its chain of misfortunes.

All the actions taken in domestic as well as in foreign policy contribute

to the realization of this ambition, added Minister Ntibakiranua. They all
fit into a network of fundamental choices which can be stated as follows:

--The fight against the exploitation of man by man;
--The unfaltering will to depend on one's own strength;

--The creation of a new outlook based on the spirit of justice, of work and
of production;

--The rehabilitation and redevelopment of national culture;
--The fight against imperialism;
--Nonalignment;

--Noninterference in the internal affairs of other countries and support of
liberation movements, and so on...



MOZAMBIQUE

SOME OFFICIALS DENOUNCED FOR STANCE AGAINST DEFENSE
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 25 Sep 82 p 1

[Excerpts] At the close of the military training course conducted for the
past several weeks in the capital, workers in several production sectors
in the city of Maputo yesterday pledged to fight for the elimination of the
bourgeoisie and the destruction of the armed bands.

In a ceremony led by Maj Gen Antonio Hama Thai, first secretary of the party
and president of the Executive Council of the City of Maputo, over 1,000
workers demonstrated their readiness to carry forward the hard struggle to
bring peace and well-being to all the people.

A message read on that occasion noted that one of their tasks is to sharpen
vigilance to neutralize the activity of agents infiltrated in various sectors
of our economy, to insure success in the struggle against underdevelopment.

In their message, the participants in the training course noted that some
individuals involved in the administration of companies or departments are
insensitive to the defense training.

They described this attitude as a "clear demonstration of antagonism to the
working class cause." They also claimed that some officials "threaten to
fire workers or cut their wages if they continue to take part in the training."

According to the document, some workers who attended this training course did
not receive their wages for August.

"Individuals who act this way are declared enemies of our revolutionary

process; by opposing the preparations for war, they declare war against us,"
said the president of the Maputo Executive Council, referring to the threats
to freeze the wages of workers who have been involved in military training.

He stressed the importance of the course, saying that "preparation for war
is a continuing process which ends when the war begins and begins again when
the war is over."

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His first error was to be ahead of his time; to. perceive the injustices within
his church and community before ‘most of his peers. Conflict began. Perhaps it
remains a factor in his banning that his view of Christianity could further
affect relations between the NGK and its black sister churches. Certainly
Verkramptes in NGK circles fear his influence.

One thing is not true, according to ‘those who know him well. He is not a proponent
of violence. A number of supporters are prepared to stand up and say so publicly.
His accusers-=whoever they are--are not so bold.
The internal security act now provides for a form of appeal ‘against banning. But
it is vastly different from a court case where evidence can be publicly tested.
And, in the end the minister can‘only be overruled if the chief justice finds he
has exceeded his authority or acted in bad faith.
Effectively this means that Dr Beyers Naude will. remain silenced and haltered now
until he is 70, at least. . Many South Africans will feel a sense of shame at what
is being done in their name.

Church Role
MB301152 Johannesburg RAND DAILY MAIL in English 30 Oct 82 p 1

[Text] Leading NGK theologians yesterday ‘added their voices to the baggage of
protest against the extended banning of Dr C.F. Beyers Naude.

Most said that they would not be surprised if the banning was linked to the heresy
troubles the white NGK was experiencing.

They also said the church moderature should take up the matter with the government
and with the board that reviews all bannings.

But the NGK's conservative assessor, DS Tappies Moller, said from Cape Town: "I
don't think there is any connection between the*church and the banning."

Some dominees felt the new ban may have flowed out of the rightwing onslaught
on the National Party.

The rightwing took full control of the church at the recent ‘general synod of the
NGK.

Yesterday Dr Naude's legal adviser, Mr Raymond Tucker, said Dr Naude might make

representations to the minister of law and order in terms of a section of the act.
"SUNDAY EXPRESS' Editorial

MB311230 Johannesburg SUNDAY EXPRESS in English 31 Oct 92 p 30

{Editorial: "A Sickness in Our Souls"]

[Text] A society that bans, gags and restricts men like the Rev Beyers Naude and

the Rev David Russell is sick. It is sick to its soul, to the core where its
values lie.

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NAMIBIA SETTLEMENT--The’ Parys byelection result could determine the future of

the western initiative to achieve an internationally acceptable formula for
independence in South-West Africa, according to informed diplomatic sources. The
Parys contest between Afrikanerdom's three warring parties--the National Party,
the Conservative Party and Herstigte Nasionale Party--is receiving extraordinary
attention from the Western diplomatic community. The visit there this week by

the United States ambassador, Mr Herman Nickel, has become a major talking point
in diplomatic circles. Diplomatic sources said yesterday that now the CP leader
Dr Andries Treurnicht had effectively sided with the HNP on the question of an
SWA settlement, a CP victory--or very strong showing--could swing the delicate
balance against the holding of internationally supervised elections, "It would
demonstrate growing internal resistance to the idea of free and fair elections

in the territory and domestic pressure would make it impossible for the government
to keep the initiative alive," a source said, "The view expounded by the minister
of defence, General Magnus Malan, that South Afirca cannot afford a SWAPO victory
because it would mean the red flag flying in Windhoek will dominate the more
positive statements by the foreign minister, Mr Pik Botha, that SA is still fully
committed to the settlement process if a Cuban withdrawal from Angola is on the
cards." “The Western settlement initiative has once again become bogged down in
recent weeks because of a stalemate over the Cuban withdrawal and an atmosphere
of gloom and despondency has descended on the Western negotiators. [John Battersby]
[Text] [MB291240 Johannesburg RAND DAILY MAIL in English 29 Oct 82 p 2]

LEGAL SYSTEM--The minister ‘of justice, Mr Coetzee, says there is. no reason why
a new constitutional dispensation in South Africa should have any noteworthy
effect on the judicial system of the country... Mr Coetzee was opening the annual
meeting of the law’ society of the Orange Free State in Bloemfontein. He said
the future would pose major challenges to the South African legal system, but
he could give the assurance’ that the judiciary would always guarantee the
retention of the rights of the individual. He said a sound judicial system was
one of the guarantees of order and stability in a community. [Text] [MB291451
Johannesburg Domestic Service in English 1400. GMT 29 Oct 82]

USSR DESTABILIZATION POLICY--The prime minister, Mr P..W. Botha, says the Soviet
Union is continuing its campaign of undermining and destabilizing southern Africa,
and that so far this year, it has broadcast 38,000 anti-South African propaganda
items, Mr Botha said at a public meeting in the Bethal town hall that South Africa
was an important country because of its strategic position, its eight harbors,

its food production, its strategic minerals, its population composition and the
fact that it is a leader in the energy supply field. In reply to a question,

Mr Botha said national service for coloreds had already been approved in principle
by. parliament, but that at this stage the defense force could not cope with the
number. of volunteers. He said that it would be easier to introduce national
service for coloreds once they had been awarded political rights. [Text]

[MB291314 Johannesburg Domestic Service in English 0500 GMT 29 Oct 82]

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These experts are responsible for overseeing the training of technical cadres
in the sector and cooperating in the creation of the future institute over
the next 4 years. "At the end of this period, Mozambique will be able, on
its own, to develop such actions as the training of higher-level water
resources specialists and further training of engineers in the same field,"
said the expert.

According to our information, this is the first venture in training of this
kind with UNESCO's participation.

Four Plus Years

It will take 4 1/2 years to establish the INRH. The plans call for an average
of 30 basic and mid-level technicians to be trained each year.

“At the moment there are no water resources specialists in Mozambique," noted
Antonio Goncalves.

All the training courses are intensive, each lasting only 2 years. The
students admitted to them must have a minimum 9th grade education and will
serve a preprofessional practical apprenticeship at the end of the course,
after which they will receive a certificate of Intermediate Technician in
Water Resources Management, equal to an llth grade education.

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MOZAMBIQUE

RACISM, RESENTMENT AGAINST WHITES, COOPERANTS RAPPED
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 9 Sep 82 p 3
{Commentary by Machado da Graca: "Racism Is Not Dead"]

[Text] The policy of the Mozambican Liberation Front and the FRELIMO Party
has always been firm.

How often have we cried, and heard the answering shout: "Down with racism'"?

The apparent fellowship among individuals of the various races that make up
our people is so lacking in prejudices that many of us think racism in our
country is dead.

It is not dead, however, far from it, and in times of crisis such as we are!
experiencing now, it surfaces to show itself.

Disguised, shamefaced, it surfaces at meetings in companies, cooperatives
and communal farms. It surfaces in the way this or that person is criticized
with a vehemence disproportionate to the error he has committed; it appears
in the way the hall enthusiastically applauds criticism against a member of
another race; it appears in the way disagreements between two individuals are
transformed into conflicts between two races.

These demonstrations of racism often rest on a visible base. We frequently
find members of the white race, either nationals or foreign cooperants,
directing a wide variety of companies or government sectors.

In these instances, the relationship of chief to subordinate, normally
sensitive in itself, is aggravated by the race difference and the memory of
a still recent colonialism in which white colonialists dominated all the
positions of leadership.

If this type of situation is not confronted with clarity, if the reasons are
not explained and discussed with the workers, if there is no clear differenti-
ation between the white colonial exploiter and the white Mozambican worker

in a state company or government agency, or a white internationalist cooperant
aiding in our development, then appearance will be stronger than reality and

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How does this square with the government's commitment to a "maximum devolution
of powers and decentralisation of administration to the local level of government
with minimum administrative control? It must decide whether it wants maximum
devolution or whether it merely intends decentalising functions while at the
same time centralising political power to entrench apartheid.

The utterances of Mr Kriel clearly indicate the latter and show an extraordinary
cynicism: devolution of power is kosher only when power devolves to a NP-
controlled authority. As long as Mr Kriel's approach reflects official thinking
there can be no reform at the third-tier of government--regardless of Mr Heunis'
well-intentioned rhetoric.

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MOZAMBIQUE

FACIM RESULTS PROVE EXCELLENT COOPERATION WITH PORTUGAL
Most Contracts Go To Portugal
Lisbon EXPRESSO in Portuguese 11 Sep 82 Supplement pp 1 24-S

[Excerpts] The 18th FACIM (Maputo International Trade Fair) ended last Sunday.
The 10-day fair included exhibits from 18 countries and a wide-ranging demon-
stration of Mozambique's agricultural and industrial capacity.

Portugal was honored with first prize among the foreign exhibitors and signed
export contracts worth $40 million, but in addition, and in the opinion of most
officials and exhibitors, the Portuguese showing this year at that event was a
resounding diplomatic success, indicative of the new dynamic in relations be-
tween the two countries resulting from the official visits to Mozambique by
President Ramalho Eanes and Prime Minister Pinto Balsemao and now being consoli-
dated.

From our evaluation and the opinions we heard expressed, it is evident that the
Portuguese and Mozambican governments have a political desire to continue with
cooperation on equal terms, with mutual respect for the differences in their
two economic systems and with advantages for both parties.

It is true that Mozambique is struggling with serious economic problems--which
its highest officials are clearly facing up to, incidentally--and it is equally
certain that, for its part, Portugal is not a rich country. Both countries
know, however, that cooperation will be advantageous and could lead before long
to a significant framework of economic relations that would also be an expres-
sion of the real friendship between the two peoples.

These prospects are already taking shape in the $125 million line of credit
established for Mozambican imports of Portuguese products and the 60,000-conto
bonus announced by Pinto Balsemao during his visit to Maputo, as well as the
formation of a Portuguese-Mozambican joint association which will permit a great
expansion of exports by both countries to markets where they have no appreciable
trading tradition.

Moreover, it is not by accident that Portugal won 70 percent of the value of
contracts signed by Mozambican state companies with foreign exporters.

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SOUTH AFRICA

REPORT ON NAUDE BANNING ORDER

Banning Criticized
MB301125 Johannesburg RAND DAILY MAIL in English 30 Oct 82 p 5
[Editorial: "A Ban to Shame Al1"]

[Text] Acting on the secret advice of faceless men, the minister of law and
order has banned Dr. Beyers Naude for three more years. The order was served
only days before the previous five-year ban was due to expire and while his family
were beginning to let themselves hope that their damaged lives could be rebuilt.

No reasons were given; none ever are, Thus it is impossible to say how much
misinformation or malice, if any, informs the reports of those faceless men. One
has only to cast one's mind back to the trial of the dean of Johannesburg to
recall how fallible and tawdry can. be some of the footsoldiers in the state's
army of informers. Who is to say whether the equality has improved?

In any event, the minister is satisfied that Dr Naude--a committed Christian

and once senior office-bearer in the Dutch Reformed Church--remains, at 67, a
threat or potential threat to national security. Even to reveal why the ban

has been reimposed would, it is claimed, prejudice the public interest.

Rubbish. The public is entitled to know in what way he constitutes a danger.

More likely, the minister does not want to give reasons because that would offer
the opportunity of public rebuttal, and he and his men might not come out too well
in that.

In any event, if Dr Naude is a danger to national security then there are more
than enough security laws to charge him with a criminal offence.

Of course, Dr Naude is not the only person to endure a banning order. Many others
suffer the same arbitrary punishment without the consolation of a public outcry.
Lives have been damaged and victims left to languish without clamour of any kind.
We have all become brutalised and it requires the symbolism of a Beyers Naude
case to stir response.

Perhaps it is because Dr Naude was, is, so much an archetypal Afrikaner. . He came

from the very fabric of his people. Once he was tipped to take the highest office
in the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk [Dutch Reformed Church].

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TANZANIA

BRIEFS

ECONOMIC SABOTEURS--Dar es Salaam--The minister for home affairs, Brig Muhiddin
Kimario, has issued a stern warning against people who worked to sabotage the
nation's’ economy and state security. He said in a statement issued yesterday
that the government would not hesitate taking strong measures on whoever was
found deliberately thwarting implementation of the country's policy of ujamaa
and self-reliance, The minister was speaking a few days after the release
from detention of (Akberali Rajpar), a Dar es Salaam businessman arrested and
detained by the government on 10 January last year because of his suspected
connection with economic action prejudicial to the security and wellbeing

of the state. (Rajpar) was involved in the purchasing in local currency of

MV jitegemee, which he later christened Lord Rajpar, from the Tanzania
Investment Bank. [Text] [EA291208 Dar es Salaam Radio in English to east central
and southern Africa 0400 GMT 29 Oct 82]

PRC'S HU YAOBANG GREETS NYERERE--Dar es Salaam: Revolutionary Party Chairman
Mwalimu Nyerere has received a congratulatory message from secretary general of
the CPC Central Committee Ndugu Hu Yaobang on his reelection as Revolutionary
Party chairman. In his message Ndugu Hu wished Mwalimu Nyerere success in
leading the Tanzanians and in achieving the goals of the economic war confront-
ing Tanzania. The leader of the CPC Central Committee expressed his hope that
cooperation between the Revolutionary Party and the CPC as well as between the
people of Tanzania and China will develop and strengthen. [Text] [EA011832
Dar Es Salaam Domestic Service in Swahili 1300 GMT 1 Nov 82]

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JPRS 82215

10 November 1982

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA REPORT

No. 2718
ConTENTS
BURUNDI
Meeting of Burundian-Cuban Joint Commission
(Alexis Nimbona; LE RENOUVEAU DU BURUNDI, 20 Aug 82) .... 1
CHAD
Briefs
Opposition Group Warns Refugees : 3
MAURITIUS

Labor Party Evaluates Government's Performance

(THE NATION, 7 Oct 82)... eens 4
New Party Outlines Hopes for Economic Recovery

(L'EXPRESS, 8 Oct 82) .. seesees 6

~ MMM Central Committee Plans Strategy

(L'EXPRESS, 6 Sep 82) .. se eeeeeeee 8
LP Participation in Socialist International Reported

(ADVANCE, 29 Sep 82) .cssscsecsccecsevecccesceseeereseens 9
SILU Membership, Plans Reported

(LE NOUVEAU MILITANT, 3 Sep 82) ..scccsecccccccscvesceees 11
New Labor Union Set Up

(ADVANCE, 9 Oct 82) cissccsccsccccccecvcecncccussceeeeves 12
Sugar Industry Problems Reported

(Various sources, 12 Oct 82) .esscccccssccsssscscecesseee 13

Sugar Industry Financial Situation Grave

Country's Survival Depends on Sugar

MOZAMBIQUE

Some Officials Denounced for Stance Against Defense

(NOTICIAS, 25 Sep 82) ..cssseseeeee seuee oe 15

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



And so in spite of the establishment of the special committee of the United Nations
and its adoption of a declaration against all kinds of discrimination, the

racists grew from strength to strength. The inability of the United Nations

to achieve meaningful change in the apartheid enclave can be blamed directly

on the frustrating influence and delaying tactics of the United States and its
Western allies. Over the years, the Americans and their allies have constantly
vetoed and flouted all anti-apartheid resolutions at the Security Council.

The explanation of this double dealing lies in the United States’ enormous
financial investments. in South Africa. In fact, only a few months ago the

U.S. Government decided to lift restrictions on the sale of military equipment

to the apartheid regime. And more recently, the Reagan administration introduced
a linkage between Namibia's independence and Cuba's withdrawal from Angola. This
was obviously an attempt to further delay the progress of the Namibian settlement.
The United Nations has been aware of ‘the goings-on but has so far not taken any
action against member nations who frustrate its objectives.

These past records of the organization's inability to enforce its resolutions
have portrayed it.often as toothless bulldog. But, with the recent rejection
of South Africa's request by quite an overwhelming majority, one can say with
certainty that the United Nations’has taken the first positive step toward the
liberation of South Africa, One would hope ‘that this rejection heralds a new
stage in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, However, it is now
crucial for the United Nations’ to seek ways of strengthening its ("stand") if
the positive step it has just taken is to be meaningful, The world body, as a
matter of urgency, must evolve a’means of ensuring that all member nations abide
by its decisions. This is the only surety it can‘offer to the speedy settlement
of the Namibian independence issue and other thorny global issues.

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MOZAMBIQUE

BRIEFS

FRELIMO-CPSU AGREEMENT--The FRELIMO Party and the CPSU have established a
cooperation accord for the 2-year period 1983/1984. According to the Soviet
news agency TASS, the document was signed in Moscow by Jorge Rebelo, member
of the Political Bureau and FRELIMO Party Central Committee secretary for
ideological work, following discussions with Soviet leaders. During his
stay in the Soviet capital, Rebelo joined with CPSU leaders in analyzing the
development of cooperation between the two parties. [Text] [Maputo NOTICIAS
in Portuguese 11 Sep 82 p 8] 6362

PLANNED COOPERATION WITH FRG--Alcantara Santos, minister of ports and ground
transportation, left on Saturday for the FRG, where he will spend 15 days.
Santos is leading a delegation of representatives of several ministries,
traveling to the FRG at the invitation of Rainer Offergeld, [West German]
minister of economic cooperation. Last June, Mozambican Foreign Affairs
Minister Joaquim Chissano paid an official visit to the FRG and signed a
bilateral cooperation agreement with West German authorities, primarily in
the areas of energy, agriculture, transportation and communications. [Text]
[Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 27 Sep 82 p 1] 6362

TETE COAL EXPLORATION--Two technical brigades are currently conducting
preparatory studies of the coal veins in the area between Mucanha and Mvuzi,
in Zumbo District, Tete Province. We learned from the chief surveyor of

one of the brigades that the studies are aimed specifically at open-air mining
of coal at a minimum depth of 50 meters. The surveys by that brigade were
initiated on 5 July, with 25 bores effected to date. According to the team
chief, these operations will end on February 1983, with a total of 45 bores.
The Mucanha-Mvuzi zone is covered with a layer of coal. The region was
recently visited by Abdul Magid, secretary of state for coal and hydrocarbons.
There is a coal vein running throughout this zone, which, according to the
technician, can easily be extracted by open-pit mining. Along the Borohozo
River, the coal is visible on the surface. [Excerpts] [Maputo NOTICIAS in
Portuguese 24 Sep 82 p 8] 6362 ,

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ZAIRE

BRIEFS

OAU SUMMIT--The reconvening of the OAU summit, which should have taken place in
Tripoli last month, is now the object of diplomatic movements in African capitals,
specifically in those who boycotted the Tripoli meeting. The latest move in this
regard is the appeal made in Arusha, Tanzania, last Tuesday by President Mobutu
of Zaire and President Nyerere of Tanzania for everything to be done to ensure
the reconvening of the 19th summit. Already the Arusha appeal has been heard by
Gabon. President Omar Bongo stated on Wednesday that he favored the reconvening
of the abortive OAU summit. However, the president of the Gabonese Republic
brought up certain conditions. For him, the venue and date of the summit should
be made known well in advance. Morocco and Algeria, he demanded, should express
their opinions on the ‘holding of such a summit in advance because, he added,
these countries are responsible for the admission of the SDAR into the OAU.
Thirty countries attended the annual meeting of OAU heads of state and government
in Tripoli last August, It was only four countries from attaining the quorum,
that is 34 out of the 50 member countries of the pan-African organization.

After Zaire, which has already said it will participate in the OAU summit, Gabon
has also decided to follow suit. This is a favorable development for the OAU
because Kinshasa and Libreville were among those absent in Tripoli. Only two
more firm promises are now needed for the quorum to be attained, [Editorial] [Text]
[4B300925 Lubumbashi MJUMBE in French 17 Sep 82 pp 1, 12]

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MAURITIUS

MMM CENTRAL COMMITTEE PLANS STRATEGY
Port Louis L'EXPRESS in French 6 Sep 82 p 7

fText] The initiation of a debate on "the role and functions"
of branches of the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM)' "to

help the government implement the common program of the
MMM/PSM [Mauritian Socialist Party]/ OPR [Organization of

the Rodrigues People] government" and "to deepen the
political awareness of militants" consumed the major

portion of the time devoted to debate at. the meeting of

the MMM Central Committee which lasted a little over 5

hours Saturday afternoon.

This debate will be continued at the branch level before culminating in a
national congress which probably will be held in the last 2 weeks of January
1983.

Members of the Central Committee, meeting at the MMM headquarters on Rue La
Poudriere, analyzed the political situation in general and took the position
that the MMM and its militants "henceforth will operate in a new context"
(the militants will no longer operate in semisecrecy) and that a new approach
to communications between the party apparatus and the government should be
established. The Central Committee also voted "to consolidate the structures
in place" with a view at this time to directing the action of MMM militants
toward helping to implement the common MMM/PSM/OPR program.

"The question of municipal elections was not discussed," L'EXPRESS was told
by P. Naiken, MMM secretary general, who chaired the Central Committee meeting
for the first time Saturday after having been elected to the party's highest
position. Naiken added that this question has not yet been taken up with the
PSM which is to elect a new executive committee before the end of this month.
The MMM prefers to await the election of the new PSM executive committee
before taking up the question of municipal elections.

The following topics also appeared on the very full agenda of Saturday's
meeting: the question of nominations in general (within the parastate
organizations, embassies, and so on) and examination of the ramifications
of recent visits to Mauritius by Mrs Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister;
Albert Rene, president of Seychelles; and Jean-Pierre Cot, French minister
of cooperation and development.

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Also last year the UN Economic Commission for Africa drew up a report in which
it found that there was not the slightest chance of sanctions against South
Africa being introduced, and that sanctions would hurt South Africa's neighbors
more than South Africa itself.

The world would do well to listen more frequently to the internal black leaders
who are committed to peaceful change and not revolutionary change that would
lay waste all of Southern Africa.

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SOUTH AFRICA

IMPORTANCE OF WATER PROJECT WITH LESOTHO NOTED
MB291440 Johannesburg Domestic Service in English 0500 GMT 29 Oct 82
[Commentary: "The Highlands Project"]

[Text] Negotiations between South Africa and Lesotho on the highland hydro-
electric project are to be resumed, That flatsounding official announcement
contains prospects of major magnitude for our part of the world.

In the long term, water is more important’ for the republic than gold or oil.
The highlands project, as planned, will provide water in the generations ahead
for the republic's industrial heartland. It will provide the means for
Lesotho's economic growth, and it signifies developments which reach far beyond
these two countries, for rivers laid down by nature are destined to become the
arteries linking and vitalizing an association of southern African states.

This scheme, estimated to cost between 1 and 2 billion rand, encompasses one
of the world's most spectacular undertakings of its kind. Consisting of five
dams in the mountains of Lesotho and a tunnel system, it is designed to deliver
to the Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging [P-W-V] triangle as much water as is
consumed by a city the size of London. This means, in round figures, a daily
supply of 3 billion liters, or about one and 1/2 times the present P-W-V-
consumption, And it means, in more vital terms, a new lease of life for the
region in the 21st century.

If feasibility studies are favorable, there will be four stages of construction,
with completion dates for each reckoned at 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004, If all
goes well, people on the reef will be drinking Maluti Mountain water about the
turn of the century.

Earlier this year, Lesotho's foreign minister declared: Both governments are
strongly committed. There is an excellent working relationship between the
technicians of Lesotho’and South Africa, They agree that time is money.

Certainly, the sale of so massive quantity of water will be an important source
of revenue for Lesotho. Also, the project will provide jobs for thousands,
irrigation for farmlands and 50 megawatts of hydroelectric power for the new
industries in Lesotho.

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that is, financial support, reorganization and redistribution, be supported
by the Socialist International and that here also, the governments and organ-
izations on which it has some influence help it. -

The delegation from the Mauritian Labor Party held discussions with represen-
tatives of the Commonwealth Trade Union Congress in London. They gave a report
on industrial relations in Mauritius and emphasized the massive layoffs, the
lack of security for workers, the absence of any true dialogue between the
government and trade unions. and. the unemployment situation.

Dr David said that the Labor Party delivered to the Socialist International a
communique condemning the Israeli Government for the Beirut massacres and re-
iterated its support. for the Palestinian struggle.

The Labor Party also condemned. links between Israel and South Africa.
Dr David was approached by the Asian Pacific Socialist Organization (APSO),
a socialist movement. with socialist wings in Asia and the Pacific, to be the

link in countries of Africa and.the Indian Ocean.

APSO has a quarterly ‘journal with a large circulation and Dr David would be
a member of the staff. ,

The Mauritian Labor Party. also made contact with members of the ANC and agreed
to participate in the campaign for the release of ‘Nelson Mandela.

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JPRS 82215

10 November 1982

Sub-Saharan Africa Report

No. 2718

FBIS

FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE



MOZAMBIQUE

UNDP FINANCES WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 28 Sep 82 p 3

[Excerpts] A National Water Resources Institute will be created in the next
4 years in Mozambique, we learned from a source at the National Water Direc-
torate's Professional Training Center. The project will be financed by the
United Nations through the UNDP, which will make $2,212,000 available to the
RPM [People's Republic of Mozambique].

Major functions of the future National Water Resources Institute (INRH)
include professional training of technicians at all levels in the sector,
organization of a national water information system, qualitative and quantita-
tive regulation of water resources and applied studies in the water area.

"This project will not only enable us to design regional and national plans
for the development of water resources but also to gradually cut back on the
hiring of foreign technicians in specific areas," said Antonio Goncalves, a
technician with the National Water Directorate.

As a first step in carrying out the project, the first course for mid-level
technicians in water resources management has been in progress since March
1982, with 14 participants.

According to our information, these cadres, the first specialists to be
trained in this country, will be qualified to assume specific duties in the
water field.

They will be able to enter into operations, conservation and maintenance of
the water system from one basin or group of hydrographic basins and its con-
stituents. They will also be qualified to take part in the management of
water resources from one basin or of a rural supply program, among other
specialties.

International Aid

The project was financed by the UNDP, in the amount of $2,212,000 according
to water resources expert Raul Munoz.

Munoz is one of a group of 12 UNESCO specialists involved in the execution
of the INRH training project in our country.

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An authorized spokesman from the International Cooperation Department of the
National Directorate of Physical Education and Sports (DNEFD) told the DIARIO
DE MOCAMBIQUE reporter who transmitted this report that the training in that

socialist country is part of the mutual cooperation program between the DNEFD
and the DTSB (the GDR sports organization).

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NIGERIA

COMMENTARY REPORTED ON SITUATION IN CHAD

Habre Peace Efforts
AB211058 Lagos International Service in English 0830 GMT 21 Oct 82
[Station commentary]

[Text] The new Chadian leader, Hissein Habre, last week held talks in Kaduna
with President Shehu Shagari. Mr Habre, who came to Nigeria to solicit the
federal government's aid in reviving his country's economy, revealed that Chad
at present has no motorable roads or good communication networks and no viable
economic structure. This fact was also reiterated some days ago in New York
by that country's foreign minister, Idriss Miskine, when he appealed to the
international community to help rebuild his country. Mr Miskine, who was
addressing the UN General Assembly, declared that despite the economic and
sanitary problems in Chad, the country now enjoys a fragile peace. The minister
however told the world body that this peace could not be maintained unless
neighboring countries did not intervene.

Chad's economy was put into shambles following a 17-year devastating civil war
which ended recently with the defeat’ of the forces of ex-president Goukouni
Oueddei and Colonel Kamougue by Hissein Habre's armed forces of the north,

The situation in Chad today. is very pathetic, and perhaps this is why the
federal government has expressed willingness to cooperate with the new Chadian
Government. This gesture by the Nigerian Government was, however, in apprecia-
tion of Hissein Habre's sincerity [as heard] to the urgent need for reconciling
all the warring factions in his country--a need which Goukouni Oueddei found
difficult to accept. By his very determination to achieve reconciliation in
order to bring peace to his country, Mr Habre is practically demonstrating an
acute statesmanship as well as an ability to redeem the people of Chad from the
ruins of ethnic hostilities and religious dichotomy have kept apart for nearly
two decades. [sentence as heard] There is every hope that Mr Habre will succeed
in his efforts to build a strong and united Chad as changes in the country since
he came to power about 4 months ago to indicate that Chad is now enjoying an
atmosphere of peace and security more than ever.

The federal government, on its part, has continued to demonstrate its total

commitment to the peace, stability and progress of Chad. And to further buttress
its commitment, it is considering sending a team of officials to Chad to assess

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Foreign Trade: An Intolerable Deficit

The (negative) balance between imports and exports in Mozambique's foreign
trade overall went from 11,383 million to 12,668 million meticals between 1980
and 1981, according to the National Planning Commission data to which we have
been referring. (The metical, the Mozambican monetary unit, is equivalent to
somewhat more than 2 Portuguese escudos, based on the average of the official
quotations published daily by the Bank of Mozambique in recent weeks.)

anet

8081 9081 8031 |

cauanio * FRESCE 2S ALIMENTAR

shrimp”. " fresh “chat edible oils

(Figures supplied are in tons, except for tires, which are in units)

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MOZAMBIQUE

PORTRAIT OF TYPICAL PETIT BOURGEOIS DRAWN
Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 8 Sep 82 p 1
[Article by Nelson Malangabi]

[Text] They are ashamed of what they are, because they know that they are
wrong.

You have to be like the others, like the model left behind by the
colonialists, patterned after the people you know about from films, books
and novels.

To be a real person you have to act like the people who insulted you
yesterday because you were not a real person. You have to be bossy, gruff,
rude and insulting.

You are ashamed to use a bicycle, and there are businesses that do not
perform small services because they are waiting for a car because people
who use bicycles or motorbikes are errand boys or people "with no status."

When you leave your home, you do not carry a lunch box for your lunch break
‘so that you will not be confused with workers, who are considered to be
inferior. Sometimes you do not eat as a result, because there is not always
enough money for show. But it is important to give the impression of being
someone who has "status" in life, of being "somebody."

And being somebody means not looking like someone who. is nobody, And the
nobodies are those who use their hands, who dress in monkey suits for work,
those who get up the earliest in the morning.

Letting the nail on the little finger grow long is a sign that helps.
Having long fingernails means that you handle paper and not machines or
hammers. And, that shows that you are free from the stigma of manual labor.

You do not sing the songs you heard as a child. You do not dance the way
you have seen your parents dancing. Because you have the idea that these
are primitive things, that do not go along with your new status.

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Portuguese Immigration Studied
Lisbon EXPRESSO in Portuguese 11 Sep 82 Supplement p 6-S

[Report on EXPRESSO interview with Faria de Oliveira, Portuguese secretary of
state for exportation, in Maputo during the FACIM exposition]

[Excerpts] "We have to recognize our political. differences and develop formulas
for economic cooperation’ that defend the interests of two sovereign states with
important bonds of friendship and cooperation," Faria de Oliveira, secretary of
state for exportation, told. our EXPRESSO correspondent in a conversation in
Maputo during FACIM.

Engineer Oliveira said it was becoming "increasingly clear" that there are no
political obstacles or negative thinking dictating against closer economic re-
lations, with advantages for both sides, in a relationship characterized by
equal negotiating positions and mutual respect for the sovereignty of Portugal
and of the People's Republic of Mozambique.

We had begun by asking the Portuguese Government official about the working lines
being pursued with respect to Portugal's cooperation in the development. of
Mozambique's agricultural sector. He told us that a large-scale cotton farming
project is being established in Zambezia Province, in the Mocuba-Mocabela-Alto
Moldcu [sic] triangle, with a proposed area of 100,000 hectares to be planted

in cotton, although other crops, such as rice, wheat, soybeans, sisal, tea and
legumes, and cattle farming are also under consideration.

"To proceed with this proejct it is'necessary to create infrastructures such as
rudimentary housing and access roads, for which Mozambique will have to obtain
vehicles and equipment; in another phase, dairy and sausage plants should be
installed. It is also important to train professional specialists, an area in
which Portugal could play a significant role," the official said.

He noted that both the French and the Soviets are openly interested in the
development plans for Mozambique's Zambezia Province, one of the richest and
most fertile provinces in the country, but the Mozambican Government has clearly
indicated its wish, or political desire, to have Portugal closely involved in
the development of the project.

Settlement of Portuguese Immigrants

Naturally, a project of this size--in which it is said that the private Portu-
guese firm Riopele will play a decisive role--is of enormous interest to Por-
tugal. As Faria de Oliveira confirmed to EXPRESSO on the very day that lines
of action were being drawn up with Mozambican officials, Portugal's interest is
at two basic levels, political and economic, defined as follows:

--At the political level, there is the possibility of settling groups of Portu-
guese immigrants in Zambezia Province. The implications of such a decision are
very clear, since there is a tremendous shortage of skilled farm labor in Mo-
zambique and Portugal is still experiencing a high rate of unemployment in this
sector.

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MAURITIUS

NEW PARTY OUTLINES HOPES "FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Port Louis L'EXPRESS in French 8 Oct 82 p 7.

[Text]. The Mauritian Patriotic Movement (MPM) was officially launched yester-
day by Sir Satcam Boolell, former minister of agriculture and currently the
main spokesman for the movement, which is headed on a collegial basis by a
provisional leadership. Satish Dyall is the MPM's president, while Clarel
Malherbe is secretary general and Paul Chong Leung serves as treasurer. . A
congress will be held near the end of the year to set up the movement's formal
organization which, Sir. Satcam said, will far exceed the structures and aspira-
tions of a political party.

Open to "all patriotic men -of good will," as Sir.Satcam emphasized, the MPM,
whose constitution is being drafted, holds a weekly meeting on Wednesdays
during which a provisional program is outlined. The MPM will not worry about
the municipal elections in December and hopes to get out of the political
"straightjacket" and:get rid of communalism, racism and the caste system.

Choosing the wheel as its symbol, for it led the great industrial, economic and
communications revolutions,:the MPM will have a red ‘flag with a white stripe,
the color of sacrifice and purity of intentions, as Sir Satcam:pointed out.
Intending to be free of demagogy, the MPM wants a movement whose fruits will
be gathered in the long run and which will help the island of Mauritius, whose
"survival essentially depends on the confidence it can inspire." This confi-
dence can only be obtained through a certain philosophy, he noted.

The MPM philosophy is mainly aimed at the deprived and the oppressed. The
MPM's economic approach will be pragmatic, Sir Satcam said. It does not believe
in "the right or the extreme left," but wants to be on the left. The party's
motto is "to banish poverty, even if the rich have to become less rich."

Opposed to any ill-conceived nationalization, the MPM believes that any na~
tionalization must not harm the interests of the people. Speaking of the cur-
rent transportation system, Sir Satcam believes that there should be a single
service, but fears the centralization which a blind trade unionism could destroy.
Stating profound concern-over the economic situation at present, Sir Satcam

gave two suggestions which in his opinion deserve study. They are industrial-
ization and tourism. He does not believe that one can create more agricultural
jobs because they are limited. Sir Satcam referred to a report drawn up by
experts in the former government.



SOUTH AFRICA

BRIEFS

NAUDE REFUSES APPEAL--Former Christian Institute director Beyers Naude will

not appeal against his banning order. So says Naude's attorney, Raymond Tucker.
Tucker says Naude will not. make representations to the review board or to Law
and Order Minister Louis Le Grange to have his banning order recalled. In his
words, to do so would lend credibility to a charade of justice. Tucker says any
representations to’ the review board would imply acceptance of the system of
banning and sentence without defense. He says Naude will play no part in

this. [Text] [MBO11435 Umtata Capital Radio in English 1400 GMT 1 Nov 82]

SOUTH AFRICA, FRG DISCUSSIONS--The vice state president of South Africa,

Mr Alwyn Schlebusch, says that without increasing the engagements and investments
of foreign companies in South Africa, it would very difficult to obtain the
expected growth of the economy. Addressing the German Chamber of Trade and
Commerce in Johannesburg, Mr Schlebusch said that about a quarter of all foreign
investments in*South Africa came from West Germany. He said he was convinced

that the Federal Republic of Germany belonged to those countries that had learned
that it pays to maintain sound business relationships with South Africa.

Mr Schlebusch said foreign trade partners would play an important role in the fu-
ture of the whole African subcontinent. Also at the meeting was the parliamentary
state secretary’ to the West German Ministry of Economics, Mr (Martin Greuner), who
said his government welcomed the statement by South African minister of constitu-
tional development, Mr Chris Heunis, that the proposals for constitutional reform
in South Africa were not final and would be developed further. He said that was
why West Germany had not hesitated to vote against repeated demands in the United
Nations for the isolation of or boycotts of South Africa. Mr (Greuner) said the
West German views differed with regard to the pace and scope of processes required
for change, but he said this did not alter the fact that it was willing to increase
cooperation with South Africa for economic development. The president of the
German Chamber of Trade and Commerce, Mr (Balzer), told the gathering that money
had been set aside for an in-service training center for black teachers in

Soweto, a black city near Johannesburg. So far the West German community in
South Africa had collected about $750,000 towards the project. [Text]

[MB301035 Johannesburg International Service in English 0630 GMT 30 Oct 82]

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the amount of assistance that could be offered to the country. It will be
recalled that during the Chadian war, a number of peace talks were held in
Nigeria under the auspices of the federal government to reconcile the warring
factions. Nigeria also contributed to and, of course, led the OAU peacekeeping
force that served in Chad.

Already, France has declared its preparedness to help in rebuilding the country.
It was understood, as President Francoic Mitterrand told the ninth session

of the Franco-African summit in Kinshasa--in Mr Habre's presence--that Chad,
like any other country, had the right to independence and stability.

President Mobutu of Zaire and some other African leaders have also pledged to
help Chad out of its current problems. All lovers of Chad and its citizens
should come to the aid of the country, especially in providing its citizens
with food items. Provision of technical and investment experts as well as
intercommunication links with sister African states are other steps to help put
her ravaged economy once more on a sound footing.

While it is desirable and necessary that the new Chadian Government be given

all forms of assistance to be able to sustain its existence, it is also important
to remind Hissein Habre that any foreign assistance ‘must be taken with caution

to avoid being subjected to the dictates of subterranean forces. -It is hoped

that Hissein Habre must have learned from the mistakes of the previous government
in Chad and should therefore use the popular support he itow enjoys in the country
not only to attract world sympathy but moreover to achieve a lasting peace in Chad.

Nigerian Support
4B271140 Lagos International Service: in English 1030 GMT 27 Oct 82
[Station commentary]

[Text] The -visit of the Nigerian delegation to Chad was a follow-up to discussions
held recently in Kaduna between President Shehu Shagar and Hissein Habre, who is
now, according to reports, the president of that country. The assignment of the
delegation is to assess the situation on the spot in the light of assurances

given by the new Chadian leader during his aid-seéking mission to Kaduna. What
looks like a ‘turning point during the process was the formal installation of

Mr Habre as the president of Chad. Formalizing that process with Mr Habre as
president should not come as a surprise to Chad's watchers. To him, it is the
fulfillment of an ambition which had eluded him for many years.

What this means is that the new Chadian leader now has cause to be desperate to
exploit the position of some African countries to champion his diplomatic
adventure to win international recognition and support. Nigeria, understandably,
occupies a strong position in the list of recommended lobbies. This is where
the role and assistance of the Nigerian delegation to Chad come in. From all
available assessments, Nigeria, in the past, has contributed more than any
country in the world toward efforts to restore peace and stability in Chad.

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NIGERIA

BRIEFS

'STATESMAN' ON REFUGEES--The present-day menace of teeming refugees in Africa
attracts comment from ‘the Nigerian STATESMAN. The paper laments that there are
an estimated 5 million refugees in different parts of Africa. However, the
STATESMAN believes that the best solution to the nagging refugee problem is
the setting up of.a more effective conflict resolution machinery by the OAU
and the United Nations to minimize conflicts and wars throughout the world.
[Excerpt] [AB261100 Lagos International Service in English 0830 GMT 26 Oct 82]

AUSTERITY POLICY POSTPONES RAILWAY--Lagos, 27 Oct (AFP)--Nigeria's plans for
$2.3 billion worth of railway construction have been postponed indefinitely
because of the country's austerity policy, informed sources said here on Tuesday.
Six companies to which letters of intention had been sent at the beginning of
1982 have learned about the postponement, but have had no official notification,
the sources said. The plans were for the equipping of six sectors of railway,
linking the oil center of Port Harcourt in the southeast to Oturkpo in the
center, and connecting Oturkpo with Makurdi in the north and with Ajaokuta, a
giant steel mill on the Niger River under construction by a Soviet consortium.
[Text] [AB270647 Paris AFP in English 0431 GMT 27 Oct 82]

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MAURITIUS

LP PARTICIPATION IN SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL REPORTED
Port Louis ADVANCE in French 29 Sep 82 pp 1, 4

[Text] "At the Socialist International Conference in Vienna, we made contact
with many Socialist parties and launched a veritable diplomatic offensive.

"We explained to the French Socialist Party and the British Labor Party the
trickery of the MMM, which used leftist slogans and propaganda to set up a
government of the center right. We did so in:complete detail and using news-
paper clippings."

This statement was made to ADVANCE by the secretary general of the Labor Party,
Dr James Burty David, who returned two days ago from Vienna, where he partici-
pated in the work of the Socialist International Conference. Sir Seewoosagur
Ramgoolam and Harry Booluck, leader and president of the party respectively,
also participated in the conference. Booluck returned two days ago, while

Sir Seewoosagur extended his stay in London.

The conference was held from 20 to 23 September and was based on the theme
"the international economic situation, the unemployment problem and the North-
South dialogue."

In their speeches, Booluck and David demanded a resumption of the North-South
dialogue, more active and concréte international solidarity, privileged rela-
tions between socialist countries in order to fight international capitalism,
greater cooperation between oil-producing countries and’ developing countries,
a.¢ommon cause of Socialist parties in order to demand more acceptable and
more flexible conditions of the International Monetary Fund and- the World
Bank; and laws governing the operation of multinational-companies, which make
democracy a farce, and a demand from the Socialist International that there
be UN support for such principles.

Booluck and David also emphasized the fight against protectionism on two levels:
to wit, that socialist governments belonging to the Socialist International
help developing countries and that the Socialist International ask ministers

of commerce and industry meeting in Gatt to take up the problem.

Booluck and David also demanded that the emigration policy become less strict
in industrialized nations and that the three key words of the economic fight --