IMPROVED METHODS FOR CATTLE PRODUCTION URGED

Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 2 Aug 82 p 9

[Article by Aliyu Modibbo]

[Text]

FEDERAL Government has
been urged to adopt strong
measures to improve the tradi-
tional system of cattle produc-
tion, and develop commercial
system of beef production and
marketing.

The call was contained in the
resolutions adopted at the ered of.
the three-day National Con-
feremce Beef Production. which
ended in Kaduna over the
weekend, .

The conference noted with
dismay the. discouraging ways
the traditional system. of cattle
production was being handled by
various governments in the coun-
try.

The conference recommended
among other things that to im-
prove the traditional system of
cattle production, grazing
reserves to facilitate the im-
mediate settlement of the
nomadic Fulanis must be provid-
ed, their security guaranteed
through land leases and the pro-
vision of extensions services at
cattle settlement centres.

The conference also adopted
the recommendation that a na-
tional livestock census be carried

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54

out to give both numbers and
seasonal distribution and
underscored the need to establish
a livestock development authori-
ty by the Federal Government to
liaise with various state govern-
ments for Fulani .settlement
schemes.

It also recommended tha‘ set-
tlement of the Fulani’s should t >
among the priority duties of the
Government. Government should
also.come' out with legislation w
ease the land, tenure system
readily available for cattle
rearing. -

The practice of using foreign
experts for feasibility studies, ex-
clusive of Nigerian experts
should be discouraged, it said.

The conference also said that
government should exnand ex-
isting desease-control measures
and train more -extension
workers.

It recommended a rapid pro-
gress and advocated more impor-
tation of desirable breeds
especially the feniale to supple-
ment the selected local areas.,

It recommended the use of
fodder machines to provide grass
for the cattles for the dry season
feeding.

NIGERIA



OFFICIAL TELLS NYERERE SMUGGLING IN KAGERA 'AIARMING'
Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 17 Aug 82 p 1

[Article by Paul Chintowal

[Excerpt]

cso:

4700/1806

KAGERA Region has ap-
pealed to the Government to
find ways that would help
arrest smuggling which has
reached alarming proportions
in the region.

The Kagera Regional Com-
missioner, Ndugu Nsa Kaisi,
told President Nyerere at a
meeting with regional Party,
government und parastatal
headg yesterday that if the
Problem remained unsolved
the country could face an
economic disaster.

Ndugu Kaisi said some
People had involved them-
selves in smuggling crops,
livestock and other esséntial

commodities across the bor-

der and have been selling
them at exorbitant prices,
hence the country would keep
on losing economically.

He informed Mwalimu that
there was an influx of
smuggled Tanzanian currency
in neighbouring countries
where it was being used to
buy Tanzanian crops,
livestock and other goods. “It
is difficult to know how the
money went there”, he said,
adding .“the government
should try to solve the
problem.”

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TANZANIA



LIBERIA

GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS TRANSSHIPMENT OF GOODS TO GUINEAN PORT

Monrovia DAILY OBSERVER in English 12 Aug 82 p 12

[Article by T. Max'Teah]

[Text]

The Liberian Government has suspended
transhipment of goods to the Guinean port of
Norguwa, pending the promulgation of a
regulation to curb the fllegal re-entry of goods

into Liberia.

The government,
through the Ministry of
Finance has also requested
Guinea and_ other
ECOWAS member states to
make available a sample of
bond certificates from
their Customs authorities
to the ministry to verify
documents received after
the transhipment of goods.

Dismissals

The government's action
was taken after 200 cartoons
of Eveready batteries
originally destined for Guinea
were found to have been il-
legally brought back into the
country. This was in May this
year.

Four employees of the
Finance Ministry — Alfred
Nyumah, Nathaniel Sorsor,
William Garmey and

Moses Mbokar — have all
been fired for allegedly
aiding in the act.

According to a Finance
Ministry investigation result,
on May 7 last, -FATACO
BUSINESS HOUSE in

Monrovia loaded a Toyoty
truck Ne TT-894 with the
consignment of 200 cartoons
of Eveready batteries for
transhipment to Guinea.

It said that the truck left for
Guinea under the escort of
Customs officer Nathaniel
Sorsor and Security officer
Alfred Nyumah. It was later
discovered that the consign-
ment had been diverted to
Grand Bassa County where it
was being unloaded for the
local market, when law en-
forcement officer stepped in,
the report said.

The owner of the 200 car-
toons of batteries, simply
identified as Mr. Barry, told

20

investigators at the Finance
Ministry that he drove the
truck to Grand Bassa in order
to find a buyer.

Scandal

Based upon a recommen-
dation from the Minister of
Finance, Hon. G. Alvin Jones,
approved by the Head of
State, the businessman has
been fined $5,000 as spelt out
in the Revenue and Finance
Law of Liberia, according to
Finance Ministry sources.

The truck has been ordered
confiscated and it is to be auc
tioned by government tg “set
an example on what will hap-
pen to others indulging in
such illegal trading”.

In another illegal transpor-
tation case, a team of in-
vestigators from the Ministry
of Finance recently went to
the border town of Koindu or.
the Liberia-Sierra Leone
border to obtain information
on a transhipment scandal.

There, it was reported,
some consignees gave $500!
to some officials “as means of



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NEW SHIPPING FIRM TO OPERATE GOVERNMENT OWNED SHIP

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 14 Aug 82 p 3

[Text]

cso:

THE Tanzania Ocean Ship-
ping Corporation, the public
firm formed by a Presidential
Order to run the 14,000-tonne
mu Ktegemee, will have an
authorised nominal capital of
20 million/- — - -

The Presidential Order to
establish the Corporation was.
published in the Government
Gazette recently.

According to the notice on
the establishment of the cor-
poration, the nominal capital
of 20 million/- would be
divided into 20,000 shares
with -equal value of 1,000/-
each, :

The notice said that only.

the United Republic will bé
entitled to hold shares in the
corporation which would take
off. with’ 9,383,017/- paid up
capital as equity from the
government:
i At said ‘the corporation
would enter into charter-
parties and other contracts of
carriage of goods by sea. The
order also allows the firm to
hold interests in other ocean
carrier business enterprises.

The Deputy Minister for
Communications and Tran-
sport, Ndugu Guntram Itatiro

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114

told Parliament iast month
that the vessel was available

shipping agency for an initial
period of’one year. .

He ‘said under the lease
agreement, the charterers
would be obliged to meet all
operational costs and to find
cargo for the ship.

He said the company to
handle the vessel’s operations
would be small and its
operation costs would be
relatively low.

Mu Jitegemee was seized
from the defunct Eastern
African National Shipping
Line (EANSL) by the Tan-
zania Investment Bank (TIB)
which demanded dividends

-for_an unpaid loan.

TIB later sold the ship to
Colt Motors who. christened it

“mu Lord Rajpar”, the sale
was however, challenged by
the government on grounds
that, it’ was illegal.

‘The vessel is now legally
owned by the government
following. a gentleman's
agreement between the
Government, TIB and the
Tanzania “Colt Motors
Limited. :

TANZANIA



SWISS CONTRACT FOR RICE MILL CONSTRUCTION AWARDED

Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 8 Jul 82 p 16

[Article by Mike Reis]

[Text]

CSO:

A 20 million Naira contract for

e construction of three rice
mills in the country has been
awarded by the Nigerian Grains
Board (NGB).

The mills which will be located
at Badeggi in Niger State;
Makurdi in Benue’ State and
Sokoto would be equipped with
pre-cleaning and par-boiling as
well as grading and bagging
facilities.

The contract which was award-
ed-to a Swiss firm—Aprofim—is
expected to be completed within
18 months.

Signing the contract on behalf
of the board, the chairman, Alha-
ji Ibrahim "Dasuki, Baraden
Sokoto said the mills, when fully
operational, would help to reduce
to the barest minimum the rate of
rice importation.

He said the mills which
are expected to process about
30,000 tonnes of paddy rice each
annually were being established,
he said, in pursuance of the objec-
tive of the board to boost the
green revolution programme.

Alhaji Dasuki assured that raw
materials would not be a problem
to the success of the scheme.

On the provision of manpower,
the chairman said, the Kaduna
Polytechnic had already been re-

quested to conduct courses in

milling technology for the mills.
Signing on behalf of the con-

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63

tracting firm, Mr. Joel Herzog
assured that the mills would be
completed within the specified
time.

The firm would also be respon-
sible for the training of indigenes
to run the mills after completion
and would also provide
maintenance services at regular
intervals.
~Meanwhile, the Federal
Government has approved 103
million Naira to boost rice pro-
duction throughout the country.

The chief consultant to the
Green Revolution technical com-
mittee, Dr. T. S. B. Aribisola,
said in Ibadan that the amount
was based on a report compiled
by his committee for the project.

He presented a copy of the
report to the Minister of
Agriculture, Malam Adamu
Ciroma, during a conducted tour
of the National Cereal Research
Institute, Ibadan.

Dr. Aribisola also presented
reports on the types of machinery
for the rice mill production in the
country, as well as a report of
various groups producing rice in
the country.

Replying, Malam Adamu said
that not much was known about
the progress made on the:Green
Revolution programme.

He advised members of the
committee to publicise their ac-
tivities.

NIGERIA



More Money About--Horwood

ALTHOUGH the price
of most commodities
had increased consider-
ably over the past year,
the average worker to-
day had more money
available to buy goods
and services than two
years ago, the minister
of finance, Mr Owen
Horwood, said.
Reviewing the cur-
rent economic situa-
tion, he said the num-
ber of _ registered
unemployed was less
than one percent of the
total labour force,
which compared fa-

1910 Models is No Go in 1982

SOUTH Africa had to
meet the threat of a
world-wide revolution
by putting its house in
order through evol-
utionary renewal, said
General Malan.

“My message to you
is that we must take the
hands of our friends
and refuse to be so
¢aught up in the sys-
tems we inherited that:
we get suffocated in
them.

“We can no longer
travel the roads of the
eighties in a 1910 mo-
del.

“We must take note
of the challenges that
flow from a revolution
which thus far has suc-
ceeded across the globe
and we will have to stop
that revolution and all
its potential conflict in
our hinterland with the
conviction of our will
and firm action.”

He and the Govern-
ment were not asking
people to sacrifice their
culture and community
life through _inte-
gration.

vourably with the posi-
tion in the major indus-
trial countries where
the figure was as high
as eight and nine per-
cent,

The economic growth
rate, in spite of a drop,
still remained twice as
high as some major in-
dustrial nations.

Foreign loans were
well under control and
South Africa had to pay
only six percent of its
total exports to redeem
overs loans.

In many other coun-
tries this figure was as

He appealed to South
Africans “to take the
hands of friends and to-
gether shoulder to
shoulder” fight the
thorny problem” with
all the means at our
joint disposal.

“We can lose only
once and if we lose, all
differences in colour
will be of no conse-
quence in the enslave-
ment which follows.”

It was true that, in
the short term, South
Africa could survive
with its present sys-
tems.

But the Government
would seriously shirk
its responsibility to-
wards the young of the
country if it did not re-
sponsibly take note of
the international situa-
tion and if it failed to
make a concerted effort
to maintain law and or-
der to meet the needs
and aspirations of all
‘components of the com-
munity.

“When I refer to all
the components, I mean
all the components ...

“I say it not only be-

74

high as 50 percent.

While interest rates
had increased in real
terms, they remained
relatively low.

The strong fiscal and
monetary measures ‘
troduced by the Govern-
ment were now paying
dividends and South
Africa was in a strong
position to gain maxi-
mum benefits when
overseas economies
took an upward turn.

The Government was
at present laying the
foundations for enor-
mous prosperity in the
coming decade.

cause the international
situation will influence
our actions but also be-
cause this Government
has been compromised
over the years into evol-
utionary change for ob-
viously reasonable
reasons.

“This government
can surely not create
national states for
Black people and then
brush aside the aspira-
tions of Asians and

Brown people.
threat eecking’ t=
at
enslave this benatifel
country for the Marxist
years, has crept
the
closer to our borders.
Surely we must fight
that revolution with all
the means at our dis-
posal.
Pesurely we cannot al-
low an obdurant British
system which we inber-
ited from the days of
demised kingdom to ob-
struct the challenge of
a new situation.”

A most

feature of the challenge
faced by South Africa’s
peoples was its intermal
nature.



GUINEA-BISSAU

PRIVATE PORTUGUESE FOUNDATION GRANTS ASSISTANCE
Bissau NO PINTCHA in Portuguese 14 Jul 82 p 8

[Text] Two protocols of agreement were signed between the Ministry of Health
and Social Affairs and Ministry of National Education, and the Caloust
Gulbenkian Foundation, during the visit to our country of its administrator,
Dr Victor de Sa Machado, at the invitation of our government. The agreements,
signed by the ministers of these portfolios, Comrades Carmen Pereira and
Avito Jose da Silva, respectively, are especially concerned with the fields
of training cadres and supply of materials and equipment.

The MSAS [Ministry of Health and Social Affairs] will benefit from the
financing for the construction of vehicles, and building a kitchen and a
garage for the Maternity-Infant Project. It was also agreed at the working
meetings with the MSAS officials that an expert in electro-medicine will
come to Guinea-Bissau to repair X-ray equipment, and another expert to study
the possibility of using the equipment of the hospitals of Africare
Campaign. The two parties discussed the possibility of concession of
manual sprayers and a subsidy for buying a photocopy machine, while studies
are made for the renewal of dental equipment.

In the field of education the documents stress the need for stronger action
in local training of inspectors for basic elementary teaching, supply of a
specialized bibliography for the training course for secondary education
teachers and an education science library. There was also agreement on the
need to send study missions with the view of setting up a professional and
middle agricultural vocational schools, while the Gulbenkian Foundation
commits itself to finance the purchase of school books in Portuguese for
secondary education for the next two academic years. That nongovernment
Portuguese organization will also consider the possibility of supplying
laboratories and building schools, and it will also guarantee five
scholarships at the Jose Carlos Schwartz music school.

11635
csO: 4742/350

10



cso:

Evolution of Medium and Long Term Externa! Public Debt
(in thousands o} Total medium and

Principal Of which; Interest. _long term external
outstanding principal in arrears public debt
A in arrears B A+B
June 30, 1979......... 3,654,836 662,317 200,342 5,855,178
December 31, 1980(1) 4,282,933 17,187 2,766 4,285,699
December 31, 1981(2) 4,082,374 114,596 60,240 4,142,614
ial Cocaine
Exports ines (fob)
(in millions of $)
1979 1980 1981(p)
679 912 726
571 378 156
49 78 86
1,299 1,368 968
Marketing expenses 211 -240 ~174
Net total 1,088 1,128 794
Principal Exports other than those of Gecamines (fob)
1979 1980 1981(p)
Crude oil
Volume (thousands of barrels). 7.535 6,534 7,668
Unit price (dollars per barrel) 20.27 34.45 35.67
Value ... 153 225 273
Coffee (value) 145 163 112
Diamonds (value). 99 96 4
Copper (value)... 57 67 9

= provisional
(1) Includes zine. silver. gold and cadmium.
Source: Bangue du Zaire and IMF

to seek additional debt relief from its
creditors during the course of 1982." As
the 1981 Paris Club reschedulings were
dependent on Zaire’s continued permis-
sion to draw on the Extended Fund Facility
— now withdrawn — it is difficult to see
how creditors will be convinced.

At the heart of the problem is an almost
complete dependence on the export of
primary commodities. Exports of two com-
modities, copper and cobalt, accounted in
1981 for more than the total of all other
exports.

4700/1753

Zaire’s internal economy is also in a
mess. Inflation is running at over 50 per
cent, and marketed agricultural production
in 1981 fell. The fall may be more due to
farmers’ resistance to Government buying
agencies than an actual production drop.
The authorities have, it will be noted.
admitted the corruption in the minerals
buying agency, Sozacom, and handed over
the delivery role of the agency to Geca-
mines itself. _

Meanwhile, the cutbacks on expenditure
forced on the country by the IMF have led
to a reduction in food imports.

123



ZAMBIANS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDY IN ROMANIA
Lusaka DAILY MAIL in English 19 Aug 82 p 5

Excerpt]

OVER 20 Zambians have been awarded scholar-
ships to study agriculfural management for a year
in Romania, charge d'affaires in Zambia, Mr.

Gheorghe Lupes said yesterday.

He said this during a
Press conference, which
was followed by an exhibi-
tion of books and art.

Mr. Lupes“Said because
of the good relations exist-
ing between his country
and Zambia, Romania pro-
vided and continues to give
assistance in various forms
like soft credits, scholar-
ships, technical assistance
and special year-long train-
ing courses for agricultural
and industrial managers.

Many young Zambians
are studying at Romanian
universities at his govern-
ment’s expense to become
doctors, engineers, agrono-
mists and top qualified
economists, he said.

cS0: 4700/1802

“4 would like to stress
at this point that the great
majority of the Zambian
youngsters are hardwor-

king, excellent students
and some of them are obtal-
ning even better results in
their studies than their
Romanian and other Euro-
pean colleagues,” he said.

He hoped that when the
students come back to
Zambia they will contribute
to Zambia’s development
in agriculture, Industry,
medical services and scle-
nee.

129



SOMALIA

SAUDI PAPER CARRIES SOMALI OFFICIAL'S STATEMENT
GF211628 Jidda AL-MADINAH in Arabic 17 Aug 82 pp 1, 20

[Exclusive statement by Somali Deputy Foreign Minister Muhammad 'Ali Hamid
to AL-MADINAH correspondent Muhammad 'Ali Klibi in Tunisia; date not given]

[Text] Somali Deputy Foreign Minister Muhammad 'Ali Hamid, who is currently
visiting Tunisia affirmed to AL-MADINAH that last Wednesday he briefed the
Arab League Secretary General Chedli Klibi on the latest developments in the
Horn of Africa and that he submitted to him a detailed report on the current
military, political and economic situation in this region. His excellency
affirmed the presence of foreign troops consisting of Cuban soldiers and
Soviet experts working for the aggressive Ethiopian Army. He said that the
objective of the current Ethiopian aggression against Somalia is to create a
state of disorder in the Somali Army and undermine the morale of its soldiers
so that they will be unable to repel the aggression.

He noted that since the forthcoming Arab Summit Conference will be a continu-
ation of Fes Summit, Somalia hopes that this matter will be discussed by
the Arab kings and presidents. He added that following his talks with Klibi,
the discussion of the situation in the Horn of Africa seems to be quite pos-—
sible. The Somali deputy foreign minister said to AL-MADINAH that his country
calls on the Arab League's members to back it politically in the interna-
tional organizations, support it materially and offer military aid to it if
possible according to the Arab Joint Defense Agreement. The Somali official
noted that some Arab countries will strive to hinder this effort during the
summit. "And by that he means Libya." He said that his country intends in
the near future to make contacts with some Arab countries such as Syria and
Algeria. He said that these are other Arab countries with which it is im-
possible to make contact like Libya.

He said that Somalia has not so far demanded any Arab or foreign mediation
regarding its conflict with Ethiopia. During his exclusive statement, the
Somali official revealed that Somalia requested Egyptian President Husni
Mubarak to exert good-will efforts with the United States and European
countries. He said that there are good signs about this matter. He denied
that his country has demanded military support from Egypt. He said depending
on the stance each Arab country takes regarding the Ethiopian invasion of
Somalia, Mogadishu will decide whether it will demand Egypt's military

69



You see, the MMM gives the impression that it is strong, but that is only an in-
pression. You see its crowds at meetings, but it is always the same faces,
transported from meeting to meeting. As for us, our'meetings bring together only
the local people. One may have the impression that crowds are smaller, but they
are real voters, not "outsiders."

[uestion_/ Harish Boodhoo and the PSM are saying that if you had listened to
him 3 years ago, the Labour Party would now be approaching a great victory.
What is your reaction to those observations?

L Answer_/ As a matter of fact I have read that, and heard him say it on televi-
sion. But he did not tell the Mauritians the truth. We really have had a lot
of patience with Boodhoo. It was he who wanted to leave and have an independent
seat. The Labour Party executive twice issued warnings to systematic attackers.
Twice he voted in favor of MMM motions of censure against his ow party. That
could not go onvany longer. It was only after those votes that the executive
had had enough and expelled him. What else was there to do? Could we agree to
a member of the party's voting for a censure motion against ourselves? Any
party has to have a minimum of discipline.

[Question Do you personally regret Boodhoo's departure and the rupture with
the systematic critics?

[inswer_J Yes, I do regret it. Boodhoo had a place among us. Among us I let .
him express his ideas. With Berenger, he will learn to keep quiet. Look at his
position already. He cannot speak any more.

L[ Question7 In the case of the MMM, what judgment do you actually make on the
party and its actions over the course of the last 12 years?

[Answer_J The MMM has always left me with the impression of an unstable party.
I do not understand its periodic changes of platform. All that does not seem
very reliable to me, and it does not seem to me to know what it wants and where
it wants to lead our country. What is there left of its nationalization policy
today? It is hard to pin down the MMM very well.

[question 7 And yet it has changed a lot during the past few years. What is
your reaction to this evolution?

/ Answer_/ No. I do not personally think it has really evolved. I do not think
it capable of transformation. The MMM is basically a marxist party. And marx- i.
ists do not get changed! What characterizes marxism is its desire for dictator-
ship and its recourse to military means to maintain itself in power.

[Question J Why, then, did you so often invite it to join you in office in coa-
lition governments?

L[Answer_/ To channel their policy better, to keep them under control. better. I
have always tried to reform my adversaries, get them on the right path.

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SOUTH AFRICA

GENERAL VILJOEN ON ECONOMIC, POLITICAL STABILITY OF BLACK STATES

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Aug 82 p 10

[text]

ECONOMIC disruption and

litical instability in neighbouring

Black states could only be to South Africa’s detrim
the Defence Force, General Constand Viljoen, raid oesteedaneet of

said that conditions in
numerous African
countries were ex-
tremely favourable to
revolution. -

This was because all
of Africa was heading
for a catastrophic food
crisis, “Hunger,” he
said, “is a great destabi-
lizing factor.

“The, collapse of a@
country’s primary in-
dustries is inevitably
followed by social dis-
order and political
instability, thus cre-
ating a favourable cli-
mate for revolution,”
he said.

Stability
“And, where such fa-
vourable conditions ex-
ist, we usually find the
terrorist in the foref-

cso: 4700/1796

font and the communi-
st not far behind — for
revolution is communi-
sm’s main export prod-
uct.”

South Africa, he said,
would be able to combat
the causes of revolution
and terrorism and com-
munist infiltration suc-
cessfully only if the

economy remained
sound and if a stable so-
cial tion was

maintained. -

However, South Afri-
ca could not cut itself
off from the rest of
Africa and any instabil-
ity there could only be
to its detriment.

South Africa, he felt,
could make a greater
contribution to help
combat the destabiliz-
ing forces in the rest of
Africa.-

Gen Viljoen said agri-

98

cultural conditions in
many. African states

cwere making them vic-

tims of political insta-
bility and revolution.

Isolation

“Unfortunately, we
‘cannot survive in iso-
lation. South Africa is
constantly subject to
foreign influence. . .

“We cannot cut our-
selves off from the rest
of Africa, especially not
from southern Africa,”
he said.

“It is obvious that we
shall be able to combat
the causes of revolution
and terrorism and com-
munist infiltration suc-
cessfully .only if our
economy remains
sound and if we are able
to maintain a stable so-
cial dispensation,” he
added. — Sapa.



example). Southern Manica is fertile ground for this sort
of recruiting because people in the province know little
about Frelimo, which never fought there during the
liberation war. (Before it could do much post-
independence organising, it fell under Rhodesian attack).
But since the people of Inhambane and Gaza provinces
are anyhow Shangana-speaking, the MNR’s objection to
“southern dominance” in the south, is obviously
unconvincing. Furthermore, Frelimo is better known in
this region and has much stronger support, particularly
because. of its successeful drought relief programme in
1980. Thus lacking in popular support, the MNR
switched to terrorising the population to create
instability.

The rapid growth of the MNR, and of South African
support for it, caught Frelimo by surprise, and led to a
major change in tactics. After winning the guerrilla war
against the Portuguese, the Mozambicans argued the new
threat was a conventional one requiring a modern army
to combat it. Mozambique turned to the Soviet Union
for heavy weapons, MIG’s, and training. This new
capacity was first put to use in April 1979 when a
Mozambican artillery battalion helped the Tanzanians
take Kampala from Libyan troops, and then in October
1979 when Mozambican artillery repulsed Rhodesia’s
largest attack of the war (providing an important boost
to the Lancaster House talks then under way).

By mid-1980 the MNR was clearly in great disarray,
and it seemed an easy job of mopping up. There was a
“peace” euphoria in Maputo, and militias in the country-
side were disarmed and disbanded. Well into 1981
Frelimo officials still believed their own rhetoric about
“armed bandits” and refused to accept the extent of
stepped-up South African support. Finally, Frelimo
realised it had a guerrilla war on its hands. Without dis-
mantling the conventional forces, Frelimo mounted a
new campaign based on its guerrilla traditions. It also
started a more down-to-earth political campaign to per-
suade people to support Frelimo and defend their
villages against the MNR. The army is now helping to re-
build villages, dig wells and so on, as it did in the liber-
ation war.

In March Samora Machel appointed military
commanders for all the MNR.affected provinces, with
the main task of reestablishing the civilian militias. They
are all experienced guerrillas (AC Vol 23 No 13),
Machel drew on some of those with past military skills
to train the militias. A March Portuguese shipment of
mainly light weapons for militias has now been widely
distributed. About 200 Tanzanian military instructors
are now thought to be working with Frelimo, and two bat-
talions of Tanzanian infantry (?) appear ready for more
active assistance in northern Mozambique. In November
last year a military cooperation agreement was signed
with North Korea. ’

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and also by private individuals
would usher in the era of se:f-
sufficiency in not too distant
future if current efforts were sus-
tained.

Alhaji Muhammadu warned
that while the 1980s held excellent
prospects for dramatic changes
in agricultural production, they
couid represent the most critical
decade in the country’s
agricultural history.

He said unless we succeeded in
achieving agricultural self-
sufficiency during this decade,
the country might witness a food
crisis of unmanageable propor-
tions. According to him, “we
have no choice but to succeed
because our import burden will
become too much for the
economy to bear.” *

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ZL Answer_/ I have probably made a few little mistakes.. Who does not? One
does not always succeed in everything one undertakes. But I have also doe
this country a lot of good. I have tried to give the Mauritian community the
chance to have everything, and I think that to a large extent I have succeeded.

Today I want to bring in one last great reform into this country: give power
to the proletariam. .Thdt will be a great deed. Women will at last be adequately
represented, and so will workers. Weshallnot just have doctors and lawyers in
our parliament. Ordinary people will have their say as well.

I would like my country, which I greatly love, and my people, to remember me as
an old and faithful servant who worked for the nation to the end.

L Question 7 The MMM is hinting that it would not be hostile to the idea of hav-
ing you as first president of a Mauritian Republic....

Linswer_ 7 That is a delicate matter, because the situation has not yet arisen.
In any case, I shall be prime minister of a Labour government, and not president
of an MMM republic.

If I said that I would not refuse, it was for a very simple reason: the functions
of governor general or president of the republic are very important. functions,
netitral,with a whole philosophy behind'them. The philosophy is that everybody
should respect these functions, political parties as well as private individuals,
for this post symbolizes the nation's unity. So when I said that I would not re-
fuse an offer along those lines if it were made, what I meant was that I would
be honored, but that above all the post should be respected, not disparaged. So
when questioned about this post, I could not givea response that might have been
interpreted as a disparagement of the office. I tried to bring out the import-
ance of the office. The governor generalship and the presidency of the republic
must be offices above politics, that create unity.

[Question 7 Are you still a partisan of a republic?

Zanswer_/ Less now. The Labour Party itself has to very clear idea about it.

I thought about it at one time. . But I have come to think that republics encour-
age coups d'etat. After the elections, we shall see what the new assembly thinks
about it. But I do not think we have much to gain from a ehange of status.

[question 7 If you were to carry the elections once again, and if God gave you
long enough life, would you remain prime minister for another 5 years (a full i
term)?

LZ Answer_/ What is certain, is that if the Labour Party is reelected, I shall
continue as prime minister for some time to come. How long? I do not know.
Perhaps I would go to the end of the five-year mandate. That will depend on my
friends, if they ask me to stay. It will depend on my strength, too, and on my
courage,

I feel very fit at present, actually better than at the time of the 1976 elect
tion campaign, I am not having any problems with my neck at all. I feel that
I am in perfect health, and indeed, as any one can see during the campaign, I

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any blame, argued that the
company was under a very
severe economic predica-
ment therefore workers
must be laid off for the
company to cope with the
ostensibly prevalent diffi-
cult situation.

He also informed the
workers that another
reason which necessitated
the retrenchment exercise
was the fact that over the
years, the company has
been incurring very heavy
losses.

When I visited the work-
ers’ settlement early this
week, I found out that, not
only these people are bitter
about the unjust retrench-
ment, but they are also
in their determination to
regain their land which was
forcefully seized without

. any compensation.

Most of them argued that
being out of job, and cou-
pled with the unbearable
problem of landlessness in
which they now found
themselves, they tried to
revert to their old and tra-
ditional occupation, that is,
fishing, in order to earn a
living.

But, no sooner had they
given this a second thought,
they then discovered that,
with the company using the
Kiri Dam on the Upper
Benue River, it would be
an altogether fruitless ven-
ture. In fact they even
further informed me, that
fishing is no longer allowed
by the authorities con-
cerned.

On the other hand,
labour conditions in the
company are unbelievably
harch. Wages are beggarly.
Since no safety precautions

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exist, accidents are fre-
quent and living conditions
are abominable. For most
of the workers, retrench-
ment is a real scourge,
especially in this time of
crisis and recession of Nige-
rian economy, when life is,
becoming increasingly un-
bearable for the collossal!
of our people.

The: workers cannot
understand why, instead of
cutting the stupendous ex-
penses of the senior staff
and putting a final stop to
the painful embezzlement,
which has clearly gained a
foot hold in the company,
the management is making
them the’ sacrificial lamb.
The union, in particular
wondered why, the top offi-
cials who lacked the mora! _
courage to dispense with
their costly shopping trips,
during which they junket
around the world at the
company’s expense, are
now forcing thousands of
poor workers to a life of
hunger and starvation.

They further contend
that, it is altogether absurb
for the management to
sraise the issue of enormous
losses by the company. The
workers pointed to the in-
stitutionalised system of
wasting of resources as
being responsible for the
company’s problem. Mil-
lions of Naira spent on pur-
chasing heavy machines
and other spare parts not
needed by the company in
the next five years is an
example. In such case, the
workers argued, only con-
tractors and sub-contrac-
tors benefited.



SOUTH AFRICA

INDUSTRY MINISTER WARNS ON ‘UNREALISTIC' PAY CALLS
Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 20 Aug 82 p 4

[Text] Port Elizabeth--Unrealistic pay demands by trade unions could
destroy many jobs and escalate an already serious unemployment problem,
the Minister of Industry, commerce and tourism, Dr Dawie de Villiers, said
this week,

Addressing about 350 people at a National Party meeting in the Uitenhage
town hall, he said: "Those who are at present employed should look after
their jobs--particularly in this period of an economic decline."

Dr De Villiers cautioned unions and employers to look to see the disastrous
effects of economic decline on some African States to the north,

"It is only the radicals and revolutionaries who would like to see that
happen in South Africa. It is in the interests of all the people that the
economy of this region remains strong," he said.

South Africans should realise that the country had experienced exceptional
periods of economic prosperity.

"We must understand that after the good years the hard times are coming.
We are entering a period where everyone will have to tighten their belts."

Overcoming the economic problems would be an "enormous challenge" to the
State as the country's income had diminished.

"The call for South African goods has diminished while at the same time the
country has had to import more goods."

Dr De Villiers said economic development was a top priority. "It is

important that we grow so that we can provide jobs and also contribute to
stability and peace."

Although many South Africans complained they were unable to make ends meet,
"Nowhere in the world does the average White person live as well as he does
in South Africa,"

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OPPOSITION REPORTED SUFFERING MAJOR SETBACK

London AFRICA CONFIDENTIAL in English No 16, 4 Aug 82 p 8
[Article:

[Text]

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"Uganda: The Opposition Tangle"]

“The military push
towards Kampala which the opposition groups have promised
for several weeks has so far come to nothing. With the abduc-
tion from Nairobi to Kampala two weeks ago of Balaki Kirya,
chairman of the Uganda Freedom Movement (UI'M), and one of
the four main figures in the opposition umbrella, the Uganda
Popular Front (UPI), the opposition has suffered a major set-
back, especially if there was Kenyan police complicity in his
abduction.

Before his unplanned return to Kampala, Kirya had for some
time been at logger-heads with Yusufu Lule, chairman of the
National Resistance Movement (NRM), over who would assume
the presidency if President Milton Obote was overthrown. The
respective military commanders of the NRM and UF'M, Yoweri
Museveni and Andrew Kayiira, apparently insist that an overall
political leader of the opposition be nominated before a military
thrust is made on Kampala.

After several committee mectings on the leadership question,
nothing of consequence has been decided. In one internal docu-
ment it was suggested that if the UI'M gets the presidency, then
the NRM would get the defence ministry, or vica-versa.
(Museveni and Kayiira are rivals for the latter post).

Kirya’s two vice-chaitmen, Kayiira and Maj. George Nkwanga
(who replaced Lt. Col. Peter Oboma, now presumed dead) have
presumably now taken Kirya’s reins. An casterner, like Kirya,
Nkwanga was trained in Greece as an infantry soldicr and at one
time during Idi Amin’s rule was commander of a tank unit.
Bencath them in the military wing is Capt. Andrew Luyima, a
Muganda, who leads a “battalion”, and Capt. Mark Kodiri, a
Madi, former adjutant of the Kabamba Military School, who also
leads a “battalion”.

The UVM exccutive includes Francis Bwengye, former
seeretary-general of the Democratic Party; Samuel Sebagereka,
former minister of finance in the Lule administration; Grace
Ibingira, responsible for publicity in the US; Arnold
a minister in both Godfrey Binaisa’s and Lule’s governments:
and Henry Kajura, former general-manager of the Uganda
Commercial Bank @

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UGANDA


NAMIBIA

COLONEL TESTIFIES IN TRIAL OF 'OBSERVER' EDITOR
Windhoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER in English 17 Aug 82 pp 3=4

[text]

ASSESSMENTS of
South Africa’s military
strength in Namibia
published in foreign
journals were incorrect,
the Windhoek
Magistrate’s Court
heard yesterday.

The Senior Staff Officer
Operations of the SWA
Territory Force, Colonel

fico Roets, said in

idence before the Court
that articles published in
prohibited publications
abroad showed the ex-
istence of a hostile infor-
mation network in the Ter-
titory.

The intelligence network
was being run with the help
of subversive elements on
the Territory he said.

Colonel Roets was giv-
ing evidence in the trial of
the Editor of the Windhoek
Observer, Mr Hannes

; Smith.

The newspaper editor
was convicted on charges
in terms of the Police Act,
the Defence Act, the
Publications Control Act,
the indecent or obscene
‘photographic matter act,
as well as charges for
contempt of court and in-
citing the public to commit
offences,

Mr Smith pleaded guilty
to 11 charges arising from

~photographs and reports

published on various dates
in the Observer.

Col Roets said in cross-
examination by Mr Smith,
who is conducting his own
defence, that an aerial
photograph of a temporary
military base base
published by Mr Smith had
considerably complicated
the task of the Security
Force in operations against
insurgents.

“Additional men, who
could have been chasing
terrorists in the field, had
to be posted at the base,”
he said.

Mr Smith submitted that
the photographs were not
published with the inten-
tion to feed information to
the enemy when Swapo in-
surgents infiltrated
traditionally-White farm
districts earlier this year.

The purpose of the
photographs was to show
the public that the Security
Force was prepared to
meet any contigency.

DETRIMENTAL

Col Roets said that was

Possible but the publica-

.tions of the photographs

could have had implica-

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tions detrimental to its tac-
tical set-up.

Col Roets told the Court
‘his duties included plann-
: ing, control and execution
‘of military operations.

He said that on April 17
this year the Windhoek
Observer published three
aerial photographs of
military installations in
northern Namibia which
could be harmful if they
fell into the hands of the
enemy.

The photographs were
taken during a Swapo in-
cursion into the
traditionally-White _farm-
ing area south of the
Operational Area and
clearly depicted a tem-
porary Defence Force
operational headquarters
‘at. Tsumeb and an
‘operational base at Tsin-
sabis.

- From the pictures the
enemy would easily be able
to discern which side of the
base to attack and -where
certain target were located,
Col Roets said.

As the clean-up opera-
tion had lasted more than
two months, the enemy

»-had enough time to study
the photographs in detail
and plan attacks on the
two bases, he added.



Denial

The Right-wing Student Moderate Alli-
ance, headed by a Jewish student, denies
any involvement in the incident.

Perhaps neither of these student organi-
sations had anything to do with the mat-
ter.

It will be for the police to determine who

was involved — and we hope they will
find the culprits soon.

What cannot be allowed is the desecration
of synagogues for any reason, whether it
concerns the PLO and the Israeli inva-
sion of the Lebanon or anything else.

One can argue whether or not Israel
should have blitzed West Beirut to get
the PLO to pull out, but’ nobody other
than a biased fool can claim the PLO is
an organisation that has right and jus-
tice on its side.

Not after the way in which it terrorised
and occupied the Lebanon, bringing
death and destruction to that once peace-
ful country.

Not after the way in which it attacked Is-
raeli_ settlements, killing innocent
people.

Not after the way in which it spawned, ter-
rorism throughout the world, being one
of the first organisations to use this kind
of international lawlessness in fur-
therance of political aims.

Furthermore, anyone here who supports
the PLO, which has trained and armed
the African National Congress, is sup-
porting an organisation which is directly
and indirectly involved in the terrorism

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from which South Africa increasingly
suffers.

The issue of the war in the Lebanon
should also not be one which exacerbates
relationships between Muslims and Jews.

Direct interest

From the Jewish point of view, there is a
direct interest in events in the Lebanon,
since Israel is a Jewish State and it has a
special meaning for Jews everywhere.

On the other hand, the Lebanon has no-
thing to do with local Muslims or bodies
like the Black Students’ Organisation.

An effort to link events in the Lebanon
with policies adopted in South Africa by
the Government confirms the bias and
illwill of radicals towards both countries.

At the time of student clashes at Wits, we
issued a warning that there is a growing
tendency among some Muslims to side
openly with the PLO, to the point of mak-
ing vicious attacks on Zionists which bor-
der on racial incitement.

They.may have had nothing to do with the
synagogue incidents, but they certainly
helped to create the atmosphere in which
this outrage took place.

We also called for meetings between the
Jewish and Muslim leaders to find a way
out of the present state of inter-com-
munity tension.

We repeat that call.

Meanwhile, we hope the authorities will
root out those responsible for the out-
rage so that there can be an end to anti-
Semitic outbursts, from whatever quar-
ter.



BENIN

GOVERNMENT SHOWS SIGNS OF LIBERALIZATION
London WEST AFRICA in English 9 Aug 82 p 2055

[Article by Philip Modiano: "Liberalising Benin'']

[text]

A CABINET RESHUFFLE was recently
announced which appears to reflect the
slow moderation of Benin's domestic poli-
tics. The changes came in the framework of
the gradual “liberation” of Benin’s politic-
al economy.

One should not exaggerate these politic-
al and administrative developments. Kére-
Kou’s commitment to Socialism remains
strong and so it is unlikely tht Benin will
soon give up any of its socialist imagery.
Nevertheless it does appear as if the
President has revised the overall develop-
ment strategy of the country and is looking
for ways of breaking the corruption and
inefficiency that followed the big nationa-
lisations of the mid-seventies. It will be
worth watching for further political and
administrative changes in the medium
term: and it is not beyond the bounds of
possibility that some break up of the state
monopolies may occur if the present trend
continues.

Under the constitution which was intro-
duced with the elections in 1979 Benin is
governed by the National Executive Coun-
cil. under President Kérékou. However
this includes both heads of departments
and head of provinces and meets only
monthly. The Permanent Committee of
the National Executive Council comprises
just ministers, meeting every week, and is
the more important of the two bodies.

Four ministers were removed from the

committee, though two were appointed to
heads of provinces. Three of those re-
moved, including the former foreign minis-
ter, M. Ogouma, are said to have been part
of the unofficial ‘League’ grouping of
pro-Soviet party members. The fourth
minister, Captain Azonhiho. was Minister
of Information since February 1980. Before
that he was Minister of the Interior con-
trolling internal security. one of the key
supporters of Kérékou but said to be
opposed to the introduction of the civilian
constitution in 1979 and 1980. Three of the
newcomers are civilians, making the milit-
ary a minority in the cabinet for the first
time since 1972 when Kérékou came to
power in the military coup.

However, besides these changes to the
government there has also been a major
reorganisation to the parastatal bodies in
Benin and several changes in personnel at
the provincial level. About 15 of the
numerous quasi-public bodies were
merged or disbanded by the new cabinet
towards the end of April. The two most
notable effects were to merge many of the
parastatals in the agricultural field, and to
reduce the scope and number of the
provincial bodies: .

Thus the previously well known Société
Nationale pour le Dévéloppement Agri-
cole (SONAGRI). and the Société
Beéninoise de Palmier a Huile (SOBE-
PALPH) are among those merged and
reorganised into two new agencies: the



MOZAMBIQUE

Government Response To NRM Challenge Analyzed
(AFRICA CONFIDENTIAL, 4 Aug 82) ...... beens

(THE HERALD, 11 Aug 82) .....eeeseeeeeeeeeee .
Briefs

British Financial Aid

Kampuchean Visit

NAMIBIA

| Colonel Testifies in Trial of 'Observer' Editor
(THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER, 17 Aug 82) ........

Briefs
No Point in Fleeing

NIGERIA

Further Reportage on Election Speculation
(AFRICA CONFIDENTIAL, 4 Aug 82) ..........-05

Kano Official Asks Federal Aid for Kano Riot Victims

NRM's 'Phychological Action’ Fails To Affect Population

(Abdulhamid Babatunde; NEW NIGERIAN, 10 Jul 82) .........

Committee Said Being Formed To PROPAGATE Islam
(Omafume Amurun; NEW NIGERIAN, 2 Aug 82) ....

Niger Deputy Governor on Deputy Governor Position
(M. A. Aliyu; NEW NIGERIAN, 2 Aug 82) .......

Improved Methods for Cattle Production Urged
(Aliyu Modibbo; NEW NIGERIAN, 2 Aug 82) .....

Unintended Aftermath of Austerity Said Unemployment
(Emma Udoka; SUNDAY NEW NIGERIAN, 11 Jul 82)

Standard Gauge Said 'A Must' For Ajaokuta Railroad
(SUNDAY NEW NIGERIAN, 11 Jul 82) ............

Agriculture Official on Food Production Effort
(Sulaiman Gambari; SUNDAY NEW NIGERIAN, 1 Aug

Emir Wants More Powers For Traditional Rulers
(Murtala Bichi; SUNDAY TRIUMPH, 1 Aug 82) ...

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MOZAMB IQUE

NRM'S ‘PSYCHOLOGICAL ACTION' FAILS TO AFFECT POPULATION
Harare THE HERALD in English 11 Aug 82 p 5

[text]

IN JU

, Maputo lived through wild rumours and mysterious threats:

The major one being that something “very nasty” was to happen on
June 25, the seventh independence anniversary of Mozambique and the

20th = birthday ~ of
Frelimo.

‘The rumours said peo-
ple should not go on to the
streets on ‘that day. If
they did, they would be
killed. This threat . was
directed particularly at
children. It was also ru-
moured that President
Machel would be assassi-
nated on that day.

June 25 came and went,
President Machel appear-
ed in Independence Square,
in the company of the
rest of the government
and party leadership, and
présided at a ceremony
where honours were
awarded to about 80 Mo-
vambican citizens. Both at
this ceremony, and in the
various parties held all
ever the suburbs, there
was total calm. As if by
magic, the wqve of ru-
mours then disappeared.

ATTACK

Although an “attack”
launched psychologically
is much less tangible than
military aggression, a cer-
tain chronology can be de-
tected in this year’s crop
of rumours.

In August 1981, the
Bouth African-based Mo-
zambique National Resist-
ence (MNR) . began
spreading the idea that
they were about to “pro-
claim independence”. ‘The

date was set first for Sep-
tember 25, and then delay-
ed until February 3, 1982.
Both are national holidays
and have great significa-
nce in Mozambican his-
tory (September 25 is
Armed Forces Day, and
marks the anniversary of
the launching of the anti-
colonial war; February 3,
Heroes’ Day, is the anni-
versary of the assassina-
tion of: Frelimo’s _ first
president, Dr Eduardo
‘Mohdlane),

‘This rumour had, its
echoes in the international
Press — so much that a
British technician coming
to work in Mozambique at
the beginning of February
was advised by officials of
British Airways that may-
be he should not go. Did
he not know there had
been’a coup d’etat in Ma-
puto?

Naturally, the MNR
postponed its “decleration
of independence”. Now It
was scheduled for June 1
or June 25 (and latest
reports, from MNR_ cap-
‘tives, speak of “indepen-
dence” on New Year's
Day 1983).

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At the end of May, the
MNR set free one of their
risoners, the British eco-
jogist Mr John Burlison,
in Zimbabwe. Mr Burlison
had been captured six
months earlier in the
Gorongosa national park.
His release was clearly a
publicity-seeking ‘stunt,
and to gain maximum
international impact the
MNR stepped up its mili-
tary action at the same
time. Their target was the
IFLOMA forestry complex
in Manica province, A
Portuguese techniciah and
his Mozambican com-
panion were murdered on
the Chimoio-Mutare road,
and this caused some 50
Swedes working at
IFLOMA to pull back
temporarily into Zimba-
bwe. ,

At the same time the
MNR, through its agents
in Lisbon and radio sta-
tion in South Africa,
launched the “news” that
the Mozambican govern-
ment was preparing a
“general offensive” involv-
ing all sectors of the
armed forces. A few days



government had not been paying them. He also told the governor that due to
inadequate funds, it had not been possible to promptly repair government ve-
hicles that had broken down for distribution purposes. Malam Abba however told
the governor that the 50,000 Naira recently released to the ministry for the
distribution of the fertiliser was already being utilised to rectify the sit-
uation. Responding, Governor Goni assured the officials that his administra-
tion would try as much as possible to ensure that a smooth distribution of the
commodity was restored. He also appealed to them to be dedicated to their
work. [Ibrahim A. Biu] [Text] [Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 2 Aug 82 p 1]

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Bayonets and Gun Barrels Not Enough, Says Heunis

DURBAN. — “There it
not a country or a na-
tion in history that suc-
ceeded in maintaining
its rights at the cost of
another or at the end of
a bayonet or the barrel
of a gun,” Mr Chris
Heunis, the Minister of
Constitutional Develop-
ment, told the Natal
National Party con-
gress yesterday.

“South Africa will
also not succeed in
doing so.”

Speaking on consti-
tutional matters, he
‘said the Natal congress,
as the first congress to
decide on the Prime
Minister's constitution-
al proposals, had to
take a decision which
concerned the life and
future of the country.

It was an opportunity
that affected the lives
of others and their fu-
ture generations.

“Decisions will be
made which will not
only affect the situa-
tion today but the fu-
ture in the long term,”
he said.

At such times it was
important to develop

"Deep Down,

one’s ability to discrimi-
mate between that
which was of self im-
portance and of import-

ance to all in general.
The congress stood at
such a moment in his-
tory.

At such a time it was
important to rise above
one’s self.

“You have to rid
yourselves of prejudice,
rejection, hate and self-
ishness and act for the
fatherland in which you
live,” Mr Heunis said.

“This is the golden
thread that has sus-
tained and distin-
guished the National
Party — its ability to
put the interests of
South Africa first —
and this cannot be done
if the interests of one
group are put above
those of South Africa.”

There were three cri-
teria by which to meas-
ure the constitutional
proposals:

@ “What you want to
do with South Africa
must stand the test of
your Christian con-
science or else it will
not remain standing;

.

We're All HNP,' Quips PM

@ “You must ask who
will be welcome in our
ranks — those who
place South Africa
above race or national
origin.”

Acceptance of the
proposals was not a

choice between the Nat-
ional Party and other
political parties, Mr
Heunis said. It was a
choice between orderly
‘development and viol-
ent change.

“You may ask why is
Gonstitutonal change
necessary. It is because
we have not realised
the commitment of 60
years to establish fully
the non-partisan inter-
ests of everyone in
South Africa.

“The Asian and
Coloured population
have not yet been af-
forded a full opportu-
nity in the process of
decision-making.

“We therefore have a
responsibility in con-
nection with this his-
torical link as it stands
in our (party) consti-
tution and that is why
we have an appoint-

ment with the future,”
he said.

“Success depends on
the degree to which we
link history with the fu-
ture (in this respect).”

Mr Heunis warned
that other decisions
would be forced on
South Africa violently
if the future was not
anticipated and would
lead in turn to destabili-
sation and destruction.

“We will survive not
only because we are

' White but because we

{ wish to carry

Christian
civilisation with us. If

| we deprive ourselves of

that then we deprive
ourselves of our right
to survive.

“We are not here to
propagate baasskap.
We are busy maintain-
ing White rights by not
refusing them to other
people.

“There is not a coun-
try or a people in his-
tory which could main-
tain their rights at the
cost of others, or at the
end of a bayonet or the
barrel of a gun. South
Africa will also not suc-
ceed in doing so.” —
Sapa.

DURBAN. — South Africa could be
correctly described as the country of
the White man, but not as the White
man’s country, the Prime Minirter,
Mr P W Botha, said here yesterday.

Mr Botha was commenting at the
Natal National Party congress on res-
ervations voiced about the new con-
stitutional Proposals a delegate
from Vryheid. v

Mr Hennie Walker had said he was
unhappy about sharing facilities
with members of other races and ob-
jected that his President/ and one
with executive powers \at that,
should in the “White man’s country”
be elected by members of the Indian

and ¢ Coloured communities.
said he fully understood |
wif ‘egg

ma Noo that bt ra tear oro} ae

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held such fears.

But if one looked at the facts re-
alistically and unemotionally, one
could overcome these fears.

“J think that deep down in our
hearts all of us have a little of the
HNP in us,” Mr Botha said, drawing
a great deal of laughter from the con-

gress.

While one could have all possible
prejudices, the fact had nevertheless
to be faced that one had to consult
members of other race groups. While
one was talking, one could not fight.

South Africa was faced by a simple
question, namely whether it wanted
chaos and bloodshed or whether,
through consultation, it wanted a

‘Seep

Lenpeire ti ta Voti to help buttd a bet.
coer



291080

JPRS 81718

7 September 1982

Sub-Saharan Africa Report

No. 2686

FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE

FBIS

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SOUTH AFRICA

BRIEFS

WORKERS LAID OFF--At least 600 workers at Salcast, a leading foundry concern
in Benoni were retrenched yesterday because of a decline in the firm's
business. Though police were notified of the retrenchment plans and security
arrangements were made at the firm itself, the paying-off of workers passed
without incident. General Manager Mr Tubby Boynton-Lee said unrest had been
avoided by notifying the affected workers of the firm's plans well in advance,
Efforts would also be made to re-employ as many as possible when business
picked up, and those accommodated in the firm's hostel would be allowed to
remain there until the end of this month. "During that time they can look
for other jobs or make arrangements to return home, whichever they want,

We have also given them the cash equivalent of rail tickets to their homes
to use as they see fit," he said. [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in
English 21 Aug 82 p 91

SPECIAL LATSKY SESSION--Arrangements for a special session of the Transvaal
Provincial Council are likely to be announced early next week, The session
is to be called to relieve Dr Servaas Latsky, Transvaal MEC for Hospital
Services, of his duties as he was expelled from the National Party this week.
His expulsion resulted from his public opposition to the Prime Minister's
new policy guidelines, Dr Latsky immediately joined the Conservative Party
after his expulsion, He said there was no chance that he would resign as MPC
for Alberton, He would sit in the council as the eighth member of the cP,
bringing it at equal numbers for the time being with the PFP which is
presently the official Opposition. Dr Latsky is apparently considering

his resignation as MEC and he was not prepared to discuss the matter when
approached yesterday. But a spokesman for the CP said it was unlikely that
Dr Latsky would resign as MEC. [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English
21 Aug 82 p 3]

MEETING BAN; FUNERAL CURBS--A meeting of the Workers' Support Committee
scheduled for Sunday at the Methodist Youth Centre in Jabavu, Soweto, has
been banned under Section 46 of the Internal Security Act.. An acting
Johannesburg magistrate, Mr J.P.M. Duvenage, who issued the ban, said he
had reason to believe that public order could be endangered by the meeting.
The ban will be in force from 7 am today to 7 am on Monday, Mr Duvenage
stipulated certain conditions for the funeral of Mr Nana Mbuli of Soweto.
They were that the funeral service should take place at the home of the

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DANISH LOAN AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED TOWARD YEAR'S END

Lusaka DAILY MAIL in English 18 Aug 82 p 3

[text]

A KS5 MILLION loan
agreement is to be
signed between Za-
mbia and Denmark
towards the end of
this year aimed at
assisting various ca-
ital projects: and
lhe _ provision of
equipment.

This follows — su-
ccessful negotiations
hetd between the two
governments for the
joan, which will be
given with free inte-
rest’ payable in 25
years after a seven
year grace period.

Charge Affaires at
the embassy in Lusaka,
Mr Finn Christoffersen
said -yesterday that three
technical advisors from the-
Danish Internationa) De-
wvelopment Agency - (DA-
NIDA) were in the country
last June to negotiate for
theJoan for Zambia,

Mr Christoffersen named
Chilanga Cement, the Cold
Smeage Board of Zambia
({CSBZ), the Dairy Produce

cso: 4700/1802

stry of Health.

‘This is the- third loan.
we will be giving Zambia,
the first one. having been
given in 1967 amounting to
K4 million. In 1980, we
gave Zambia a loan. of
K7 million and all of them
on soft terms’’, he said.

The Danish diplomat
said he expected the
K5 million to be signed
by November or December
after being approved by the
Danish parliament in Oc-

tober: spoke highly of the
“efficient utilisation”. of
the loans by Zambia from
the Royal Danish Govern-
ment. -‘‘My ‘government
has specifically singled out
Zambia and Malawi as

being very efficient in the-

use of the loans’, Mr
Christoffersen said.

Because of this efficient
use of the loans, Denmark
this year wanted to give
more. money to -Zambia
than the KS million but
the Zambia authotities did
not come up with prepared
projects on which to spend
it.

“We have now earmar-
ked a further K7 million

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ZAMBIA

fo be given next year,
which will be the fourth
loan. so far’’, the envoy
said. .

There are many areas
in which Denmark can
assist Zambia in her de-
velooment efforts including
improvements to the-Inter-
nationa) Airport, the pro-
vision of refrigerated
trucks, rail wagons. for
‘Zambia Railways and me-
dical equipment for health
centres threughout. -the-
country.

Companies which gained
from the previous. loans
included, CSBZ, Chilanga
Cement, Kafue Textiles,
DPB and Zambia Horti:
cultural Products -(ZAM-
HORT).

Meanwhile, « Denmark
has increased the number
of scholarships offered to
Zambia from 11 given last
year to -20 as from. this
year, Mr Christoffersen
said.

At the moment there
are 70 Danish Volunteers
working threughout. the
country-in addition to the
40 technical experts -se-
conded to various, organi-
sations, institutions. and
government departments
and ministries.



Private Portuguese Foundation Grants Assistance
(NO PINTCHA, 14 Jul 82) ........

Briefs
Kampuchean Delegation

LIBERIA

MALI

PRC Donates Books as Part of Cultural Agreement
(Burgess Carter; DAILY OBSERVER, 12 Aug 82) .......- seeee

LPMC Clarifies Statement on Rice, Other Issues
(DAILY OBSERVER, 13 Aug 82) .........- bee eee eee eee oe

Setting Up of Committee to Plan LIBSUCO Rehabilitation Urged
(Westmore Dahn; DAILY OBSERVER, 11 Aug 82) .......-----++

UMC Begins Study on Nature of Witchcraft Now on Ascendancy
(DAILY OBSERVER, 9 Aug 82) ....seeseceeeees dete eeeeeeeeeee

UNDP Representative Assures 'Bong Crier' of 'Fullest Support’
(NEW LIBERIAN, 9 Aug 82)

Pan Am Official To Study Request to Improve RIA Communications
(DAILY OBSERVER, 10 Aug 82) ......eeeeeeeeeee seer ween ee

PRC Government To Sell Boeing 737 Aircraft
(Rufus Darpoh; DAILY OBSERVER, 12 Aug 82) .....-+-+eeees .

Government Suspends Transshipment of Goods To Guinean Port
(IZ. Max'Teah; DAILY OBSERVER, 12 Aug 82) ........- eee eee

Malaysian Foreign Minister Arrives in Bamako
(Bamako Domestic Service, 20 Aug 82) ..sseereseceeeercece

Briefs
Ministers Leave for Niamey

MAURITIUS

Mauritius To Respect Reunion Remaining French
(AFP, 25 Aug 82) .......--5- see e eee eee eee eee e eee enenee

Ramgoolam Had Predicted Labour Party Victory
(LE MAURICIEN, 4 Jun 82) ....... eee eeeneceee see eee oe

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deceased and there should be a bona fide service in Avalon Cemetery, No
political organisation may be either commended or disparaged and no placards,
banners, stickers, flags or pamphlets may be displayed or distributed.

[Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Aug 82 p 2]

ROC VISITORS--The Director General of the Republic of China's National Health
Administration, Dr T.C. Hsu (left) and Lt-Gen S.J. Pan, Director of the
Medical Bureau of the Republic of China's Ministry of National Defence are
welcomed to South Africa by the Deputy Director-General of Health, Dr James
Gilliland. Dr Hsu is leader of an eight-strong medical delegation which
arrived yesterday, During their 10-day stay in the Republic the delegation
will visit the Johannesburg Hospital and the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape
Town. [photo caption] [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English

20 Aug 82 p 13]

OIL SOURCES 'SECRET'--South Africa's oil sources should remain secret, the
Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs, Mr Pietie du Plessis, said last
night. He was reacting to a statement by the chairman of Sasol and Sockor,
Dr D.P. de Villers, that there was too much secrecy surrounding the country's
oil sources, Dr de Villiers reportedly made the remarks during a radio
programme this week, In a statement issued in Pretoria, Mr du Plessis said:
"As far as I am concerned, it is essential and in the national interest

that legislation concerning the confidentiality of crude oil acquisition
should be fully complied with." He was not prepared to comment on remarks
by Dr de Villiers regarding the supply or non-supply of crude oil to South
Africa by "certain individuals," as Dr de Villiers made them in his personal
capacity.--Sapa [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 20 Aug 82 p 3]

PLAN TO BUILD SUBMARINES--The SA Defence Force has declined to comment on a
suggestion by a leading international naval authority that South Africa was
planning to build her own submarines, Captain J.E, Moore, editor of Jane's
Fighting Ships, hinted at this in the foreword of the latest issue of Sea
Power, official publication of the Navy League of the United States. "South
Africa, with the best-organised port system for thousands of kilometres and
the great naval base at Simonstown, is now taking measures to protect her
own flanks," he said. "Rebuffed by Western political dogmatists who have
denied themselves the use of a prime strategic base, South Africa's plans
are to ensure the security of her own 2 800 km coastline." He said South
Africa had taken a serious view of her naval requirements and "intends
becoming self-sufficient even possibly, to the extent of building her own
submarines," A Navy spokesman said in Pretoria yesterday the Navy could not
comment on speculation.--Sapa [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English
20 Aug 82 p 12]

TRADE UNION RECOGNIZED--EDGARS Stores and the Commercial, Catering and Allied
Workers Union have signed a recognition agreement, according to a joint state-
ment released in Johannesburg yesterday. The statement said: "Edgars Stores
Limited and Commercial Catering and Allied Workers' Union of South Africa are
happy to announce the successful conclusion of negotiations for recognition
agreement." The agreement was signed by the company and the secretary of the
CCAWUSA, Mrs Emma Mashinini, on Wedsnesday. [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN
in English 14 Aug 82 p 5]

104



MAURITIUS

RAMGOOLAM HAD PREDICTED LABOUR PARTY VICTORY

Port Louis LE MAURICIEN in French 4 Jun 82 pp 5, 6

[ Interview with Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, prime minister, chairman of the
Labour Party, by reporter Lindsay Riviere; date and place not specified_/

[text] [Question_/ Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, in a week's time the nation
will elect a new parliament. What are your feelings as the deadline approaches?

[Answer_/ I am resolutely optimistic. We are going to carry these elections.
With difficulty, perhaps, but we shall win!

I am working hard for that purpose. We are a party that respects democracy,
that holds its meetings in peace and order. We are not plotting dirty tricks
against any political party. I insist that the elections be held in orderly and
peaceful fashion, and that each person be able to express his choice without un-
easiness.

But what are we seeing in the other camp? The opposition is not respecting the
same democratic standards, and personally I am very sorry about that. Their
agents have stabbed a man, others have committed acts of violence here and there.
Violence is something that must be banished from this campaign, and I hope that
the opposition will help us, so that the campaign continues in a peaceful atmos-
phere. I do not want there to be the slightest incident on the 11th or after-
wards.

[ouestion 7 Are you expecting to get a comfortable majority?

{ Answer_/ Comfortable, I do not know. But a majority, certainly! We have
every chance of getting the majority. I keep going over the figures: I do not
see how the MMM can seriously think it will have a majority. I have analyzed
my figures in every possible way: the MMM simply cannot win these elections!

I do believe, certainly, that it will be a rather close election. But we shall
have a clear majority, in the PAN / expansion unknow_/, that will enable us to
govern without a coalition such as was the case in 1976. This time, as a matter
of fact, my analyses tell me I shall have a small majority.

L westion/J What are the reasons for this optimism?

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SOUTH AFRICA

SMA'S ANTI-ZIONIST PUBLICATIONS BANNED
Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 14 Aug 82 pp 1, 2

[Article by Sharon Li Green]

[Text] AN urgent application was heard in the Rand
Supreme Court yesterday interdicting :the
Wits Students Representative Council ‘from
publishing anything regarding the Students’
Moderate Alliance alleged involvement in the
printing, publishing and distribution of a pam-

' phlet entitled “End Zionist Terror Now”...." --

The return date is
August 17 1982. .°.

In an affidavit before”

the court, Mr. Russel
Mark Crystal, chairman
of the Student Moder-
ate Alliance, which is
the official opposition
of the SRC, said that
the allegation that the
‘ pamphlet was printed
by SMA’s printers was
“devoid of all truth and
completely false.”

He said that, yester-
day morning, the Rand
Daily Mail, The Citizen
and Beeld’ newspapers
had referred to an in-
vestigation conducted
by a Mr Ovenden who
claimed to have discov-
ered that the pamphlet
was printed by Brill
Brothers (Pty) Ltd for
the SMA.

The pamphlet
claimed to have been is-
sued by an organisation
called Wits Broad Left,
he sai

He said that on Wed-
nesday night, when five
synagogues and two

other Jewish ‘buildings

sin Johannesburg .were «

defaced-by the letters
PLO and other slogans,
pamphlets “:with the
vheading ~“End.. Zionist
“Terror Now”, were ap-

4700/1744

parently left"at these
premises and they were
also circulated ‘on. the

Wits campus.

Mr Crystal,’ a’ final
year LLB student-said
that \ the’ alleged. in-

“volvement of the SMA

resulting from the “in-
vestigation” by . Mr
Ovenden ' had: already
received undué publi
ty, in yesterday .morn-
ing’s newspapers.

Mr Crystal said that
Wits Student which is
the. .. official | student
newspaper, would most
certainly: publish the
SMA's alleged involve-
ment in the distribution
of the pamphlet.

He said that the SRC
would most certainly
cause Wits Student,
which falls directly
under its control, to
publish the allegations
against the SMA and
that an example of the
SRC and Wits Students’
attitude towards it was
a special issue of the
newspaper,

The next issue of
Wits Student was now
being prepared, since it
was normally circulated
on the campus on Wed-
nesdays.

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With a matter of this
importance, and with
the annual SRC elec-
tions on August 23, it
was conceivable that
the SRC could consider
bringing out an earlier,
special, edition, Mr
Crystal said

Mr Johannes Jacobus
Petrus Shacks, finan-
cial director and ac-
countant of Brill Broth-
ers, Fordsburg said in
an ‘affidavit that his
firm had printed a pam-
phlet with the word
“terror” in it, butit was
not the “End Zionist
Terror Now” pamphlet.

He said he had receiv-
ed a telephone call from
the Registrar of Wits
who had inquired after
the pamphlet regarding
terrorism. “He gave me
the complete title re-
garding the pamphlet",
he said.

He *checked the re-
cords and ascertained
that Brill Brothers had
at no stage printed the
pamphlet with the title
“End Zionist Terror
Now" for SMA.



TREURNICHT REJECTS BOTHA'S ELECTION CHALLENGE

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Aug 82 p 3

[Article by Jaap Theron]

[text]

THE Prime Minis-
ter’s challenge to the
Conservative Party’s
parliamentary and
provincial represen-
tatives to resign so
that a mini-election
could be held, was
yesterday rejected by
Dr Andries Treur-
nicht, leader of the

Dr Treurnicht in
turn challenged the
Prime Minister to re-
sign and to call a
General Election
instead.

Dr Treurnicht said
if anybody has to re-
sign, it was Mr P W
Botha, who . had
changed his policy.

“T stand by the
policy on which I was
elected as MP for
Waterberg. The onus
to resing is on the
man and party who
changed their poli-
cies.” he said.

Dr Treurnicht also
said there was no
sense in resigning
and regaining one’s
18 seats in Parlia-
ment.

“What we want is a

CSO: 4700/1796

General-Election
where we can win
more than the 18
seats”.

Dr Treurnicht re-
peated the Prime
Minister no longer
had a mandate to
govern South Africa
after the disastrous
outcome of the Ger-
miston District Prov-
incial By-election for
the National Party.

This week's Germis-
ton by-election had put
new politics on the road
in South Africa, the
leader of the New Re-
public Party, Mr Vause
Raw, said in East Lon-
don last night, reports
Sapa.

Speaking at the open-

j of the Ca

pe Con
reds’ of the NRP, Mr
Raw said the election
result would force all
political parties to re-
think old prejudices
and attitudes, the Nat-
ional Party in particu-
lar, but also the Pro-
ressive Federal Party
and the NRP.

“The greater danger
for South Africa in that

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result lies not in the
fact the Conservative
Party is capable of win-
ning some seats but in
the reaction of the Nat-
ional Party to this fact
of life.

“IT see the basic
change in the new poli-
tics as a start of an era
of consultation and
compromise, not only
between White parties
but between all groups.

Consensus

“I see it as a start of a
new consensus style of
politics,” said Mr Raw.

Mr Raw said he be-
lieved his party had a
right to existence be-
cause it believed in and
stood for a relaxed life-
style in which people
could choose for them-
selves with whom they
wished to associate and
decide for themselves
how they wish to spend
their time. They were
not puppets dancing to
the dictates of politic-
jans.

The National Party
had started across the
bridge over the river of
exclusive White politi-
cal power, the cor-
nerstone of apartheid.

“Tt cannot turn back

SOUTH AFRICA

on that decision now,
despite Germiston,
without destroying it-
self and South Africa. I
believe in the end the
Government ‘will have
accept the logic of

he NRPs parallel fed-

‘al/confederal policy.
| ‘“There are some who
ask me to reject the
guidelines (of the Gov-
ernment’s new consti-
tutional proposals) out
of hand and to oppose
them in toto.

“It would be so easy
to take that simple line,
as the Conservative
Party, the HNP and the
PFP have done and
throw our own baby out
with the bath water.

“I believe we have a
greater duty to South
Africa than to look for
an easy escape route
from _ responsibility.
That means we must ac-
cept what we agree
with and oppose and
seek to change that
which we reject.

“This party is com-
mitted to reform and
traditional antagonism
or suspicion, however
well founded, cannot
form the basis for re-
sponsible judgment,”
Mr Raw said.



GHANA

BRIEFS

HUNGARIAN TECHNOLOGY--West Africa's first neon tube factory will be put

into operation in Accra this year, The factory, based on the technology and
equipment of Tungsram United Incandescent Lamp and Electric Co., Ltd. of
Hungary will produce 2,200,000 tubes and parts a year, Staff for the factory
have been attending a training course in Budapest since February, Test runs
will be controlled by a Hungarian staff. Tungsram has already built an
incandescent lamp factory in Ghana, At present delivery of a complex norml
lampmaking line is under negotiation. Tungsram has supplied turnkey factories
to 25 gomtries, [text] [London WEST AFRICA in English No 3393, 16 Aug 82

p 2124

CADETS IN CIVIL DEFENSE PROGRAM--Ninety-four students cadets including nine
girls have passed out after basic military training as part of thé-National
Civil Defence Programme, The cadets were drawn from secondary schools in
Sunyani and Dormaa districts with one girl from the Berekum Training
College. The first of such courses was organised for selected students from
the region at Berekum Training College in March this year. [Text] [London
WEST AFRICA in English No 3393, 16 Aug 82 p 2138]

NEWSPAPER LICENSING REVIVED--Newspaper licensing in the country is to be
revived, Mr Ato Austin, Secretary for Information has announced. He
described the move as a matter of course since the 1979 Republic Constitution
which allowed the free circulation of newspapers without licence, has been
suspended. The Secretary, who made the announcement at a meeting with
publishers of sports and lotto newspapers at his office in Accra, said
proprietors or publishers could only be allowed to operate after being regis-
tered by his Ministry, Mr Austin asked publishers not to allow market

forces to determine the prices of their papers "since it is in the pocket of
the consumer which is taxed." [Text] [London WEST AFRICA in English No 3393,
16 Aug 82 p 2138]

CONTINUING CURFEW--The PNDC does not intend to lift the curfew now, Mr. Kwame
Saarah-Mensah, Brong Ahafo Regional Secretary has declared in Sunyani. He,
however, assured a questioner at an open forum he organised, for the people
to air their views at the Sunyani Coronation Park, that no effort would be
spared to thwart the activities of thieves in the area. [Text] [London WEST
AFRICA in English No 3391, 2 Aug 82 p 2078]



This assessment is not entirely unfounded. Mr. Justice
Victor Ovie-Whiskey, chairman of the Federal Electoral
Commission (FEDECO) recently spoke of a number of
problems which might delay the 1983 polls, including
the lack of reliable communications for FEDECO use.
The post office, he maintained, had refused to
resuscitate the FEDECO network, despite the vast sums
which had been paid for the service. He complained that
the austerity measures were hampering preparations for
the elections, and although the executive had promised
to make money available, “it is the civil service that is at
our throat”.

The revision of voters’ lists is to take place from
August 16 to 31; claims and objections to the new rolls
will be processed from the beginning of November to the
middle of January. A few weeks ago FEDECO said that
the whole registration procedure would take 370 days to
complete. FEDECO’s announcement last month that it
could not register new political parties while it was thus
occupied means that the “wings” of existing parties,
which have broken away from parent bodies or tried to
tid themselves of former leaders, stand little chance of
being legitimised in time for the elections. As a result
four state governors (Gongola, Borno, Kaduna and
Kano) might find themselves out of office because they
cannot be nominated by any “legitimate” political
party. The alternative — the new Progressive Peoples’
Party (PPP)) — which is related to the electoral alliance
of opposition groups, the Progressive Peoples’ Alliance
(PPA), has also been refused registration at its first
attempt on technical grounds. Partly as a result of this,
the two smaller opposition parties have become even
more fragmented, the PRP consisting now of three
factions, and the GNPP of four. This situation could be
resolved by a number of peace efforts now under way,
but the difference between these parties and the major
ones is more one of degree than of kind. All parties
are deeply divided, although the Yoruba UPN is less
so than the NPP or NPN.

For the NPN, next year’s elections could again end in
a knife-edge result — hence the intensive political atten-
tion that it is paying to Ibo areas and to marginal states.
One of these is Kwara (see AC Vol 22 No 23), where
Senate Leader and party chairman Dr. Olusola Saraki
and state governor Adamu Atta were reconciled through
Shagari’s intervention, embracing in public. The peace
did not last: a fortnight ago Saraki said Atta was “a
drowning man who is struggling to hold on to any avail-
able straw”, adding that no amount of effort would
distract him from his set objectives, which are to rid the
state of Atta. Atta returned the insults in kind, and the
result of the running fued is that the NPN in Kwara has
not had time to look to its grass-roots support. (Saraki
believes in zoning. He has presidential ambitions).

The greatest hope of winning a state away from its

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SADF CHIEF SEES GROWING 'ANTI-RADICAL STANCE’ IN AFRICA

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 20 Aug 82 p 10

(Text]

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THERE was growing
evidence that a number
of African leaders who
wanted greater stabili-
ty in their countries
were becoming more
“realistic? and were
taking a strong stance
against radicalism and
communism.

This was said by the
chief of the South Afri-
can Defence Force,
General Constand_Vil-
joen, at the official
opening of the Rusten-
burg Commando head-
quarters yesterday.

As a result, the Rus-
sian-led’ Y.

which was unwillifigly”

‘backed by, the West, was
‘aimed . at ‘ liquidating
pro-Western govern-

ments in Southern Afri-
ca in order to replace
them with pro-Moscow
regimes, he said.

Because of this, in-
ternal political differ-
ences in South Africa
should not play any
part in the defence of
the country.

“Within our borders
and within our com-

91

munities, we can differ
Politically. But when it
comes to the defence of
ur country, this is a
luxury we cannot af-
ford,” he said. —
Gen Viljoen stressed
at the threat against
‘South Africa was aimed
at all her peoples.
“Colour and creed is
not recognised by our
enemies. It is therefore
important that we re-
alise and accept that all
South Africans be util-
ized to attain the victo-
ry that we strive for. We
have to isolate the ene-
my from local:support.”

i Turning’ to the fact
that Rustenburg was a
border town, Gen Vil-
joen said terrorists had
tried more than once to
infiltrate the national
States.

However, this infil-
tration was not aimed
only at the national
States but was also
aimed at trying to use
their territory as a
“launching pad” into
South Africa’s heart-
land.

SOUTH AFRICA



military support or not. Regarding the U.S. stance regarding the Ethiopian
invasion of Somalia, the Somali official said that the U.S. stance was hesi-
tant. He said that the United States is cautious with regard to this issue.
He noted that it has not so far carried out what was agreed upon. He said:
If we compare what the Russians offer their ally, Ethiopia, and what the
United States offers its friends, Somalia for example, we notice that a big
military surge has occurred in favor of the former.

The Somali official concluded his statement by saying that Somalia is ready
to receive some of the Palestinians. He said that the departure of the
Palestinians does not represent a just settlement of the Palestinian issue.
He added that his country will propose the current war between Somalia and
Ethiopia for discussion during the Islamic Foreign Ministers’ Meeting,
which will be held in Niamey, the capital of Niger on 22 August.

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am constantly on the go, and well able to cope with my responsibilities. I am
making speeches all over the island. So I can keep going for several more years.

[question 7 Had you not hinted yourself that you were hoping to stop?

LAnswer_J Yes, but my party wants me to stay. Believe me, that is true. So
I have taken the responsibility of continuing the fight. I am staying because
people trust me.

[duestion 7 And, forythe sakeiof cohversation, if ever the MMM and PSM were to
win the elections, would you stay in parliament as leader of the opposition, or
would you retire from active politics?

Z Answer_/ Normally a leader of the opposition is elected by his peers. If the
situation arises, it will be up to the Labour deputies to elect an opposition
leader. We would see then. But there is no such question so far as I am con-
cerned: we are going to win the elections, and I shall be neither leader of
the opposition nor president, but prime minister of a Labour government.

As Raoul Rivet used to say, there is a god for the Labourites. We shall see.
Somebody else told me that to look at our country /one would expect that_/ the
Labour Party would have a "permanent majority" in Mauritius. I think so too.
The Labour Party brought this country universal suffrage, independence, free edu-
cation, the welfare state. We have given every Mauritian respect and dignity.
That is why we are going to win again.

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Smith said there was no
control, particularly of
Photographs taken by
civilians, at Ondangwa and
Oshakati, which were the
most heavily guarded
spots in Namibia.

In reply, Col Roets said
he was not aware civilians
took proscribed
photographs of the bases
to send to relatives in
South Africa.”

He: said if they were
caught taking
photographs they would be
in serious trouble.

Col Roets said in reply
Ha a usstion, that it would

foolish for the Security
Force to relinquish its posi-
tion in Namibia “until such
time as a political solution

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has to be found.”

Mr Smith asked whether
the Colonel agreed that
during the terrorist incur-
sion into Tsumeb district
this year, “farmers were
terrified (verskrik), left
their farms and moved to
town — there was chaos.”

Col Roets said he
agreed, but reports in the
Windhoek Observer had
been exaggerated.

The Officer Com-
manding SWA Territ
Force, Major-General
Charles Lloyd, had re-
quested the media to report
positively and not to

‘arouse feelings.

Col Roets said definition
of the aerial photograph
was not good, but a
machinegun post had been

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ringed in black “to make it
clearer to a person who

_would not have spotted it
otherwise.”

_ Asked whether Smith
was a “political target” of
the military, Col Roets
said: “We, as the Defence
Force, serve the govern-
ment of the day.

“We do not consider
you or any other person as
a political target.”

Asked whether Smith
had ever been the subject
of discussion at meetings

Col Roets said:
not a person in the media
that is not being discus-
sed.”

The trial resumes today.
— Sapa



CANADIAN GOVERNMENT MAKES OIL EXPLORATION GRANT

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 12 Aug 82 p 1

[text]

cso:

THE Canadian Government has
provided a 215 million/- grant to

‘anzania for oil exploration for
over two years off the Tanzanian
coast, south east of Dar
es Salaam.

An agreement to the effect
was signed in Dar es Salaam
yesterday.

The grant, which will also
cover some on-shore survey
work and the training of
Tanzanians in _ petroleum
actiyties, has been extended
thydugh the Petro Canada

ternational Assistance
(e orporation (PCIAC).

¢ Minister for Water and
Energy, Ndugu A! Noor
Kassum, signed for Tanzania
and PCIAC chairman Peter
Towe, for the corporation. The
ceremony was also attended bi
the Canadian Higi
Commissioner to Tanzania, Mr.
Carl Johansen.

PCIAC, in conjunction with
the Tanzania Petroleum
Development Corporation
(TPDC), is to be involved later

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this year in drilling work at
Kimbiji, some 40 kilometres
from Dar es Salaam.

On July 5 this year, Ndugu
Kassum ‘announced in the
National Assembly the discovery
of large quantities of gas at
Kimbiji. The well to be drilled by
the Canadian firm would be the
first such in deep water activity
off the coast of Tanzania.

The well, located in an area
where water depth is
approximately 300 metres,
‘will he drilled up to a depth of
4500 metres. Canadian oil
experts are expected to arrive in
Dar es Salaam soon.

The Canadian-contracted drill
ship Pelerin, to be used in the
operation, is expected to arrive
in the country in October and
drillin; work — would —_ be
embarked upon in November,
this year.

The Canadian grant is in
response to Third World
countries’ plea on oil exploration
made during the United Nations
Energy Conference in Nairobi
last August.

TANZANIA



top member of the NPP from any of the three states
under its control on behalf of Emeka Ojukwu in order to
secure his pardon, either by way of letter, telegram or
oral representation”. On the contrary, he claimed, top
NPP members had attempted to stop the presidential
dispensation; only three days before the pardon was
announced, a 13-paragraph letter opposing the act of
clemency had been addressed to Shagari by a top NPP
leader. “The person I am talking about knows himself,
and if he speaks | will release the document”. The NPP
promptly challenged him to produce the letter and any
other evidence in support of his claims, but nothing
more had been heard about the matter.

Okadigbo may at times be carried away by his own
enthusiasm, but there is more than a grain of truth in
his description of NPP attitudes to Ojukwu. Azikiwe
had excused himself on health grounds from putting in
an appearance at Lagos airport when Ojukwu returned
— there is no love lost between the two men, for private
as well as political reasons. Instead Ojukwu called on
Dr. Michael Okpara, the former eastern region premier,
whose pointed refusal to join any political party for the
time being, despite all the pressures on him to do so, has
been put down to his determination to wait and see
which way Ojukwu will tum. But Ojukwu at least came
close to one senior NPP figure, Governor Sam Mbakwe
of Imo State, who called on him in his home town of
Nnewi, in Anambra, without waiting for Ojukwu to
call on the Anambra governor. Later, with Okadigbo in
tow, Ojukwu visited Mbakwe in the Imo State House
at Owerri. This earned Mbakwe a stinging rebuke from
the NPP national chairman, Chief Adeniran Ogunsanya,
who said that the Imo governor’s visit to Nnewi had
contravened the party’s constitution in pre-empting the
reception planned by Anambra’s Governor Jim
Nwobodo in his State House at Enugu. Thus the divisive
effect on the NPP of Ojukwu’s return is already
beginning to show. (AC Vol 23 No 12).

Election deferral

Ojukwu has carefully avoided committing himself to
any political party, although his preference for conserva-
tive establishment politics was implied by his contacts
while in Nigeria. He returned to Abidjan last month fora
visit, and sources close to him say that for the time being
he intends to divide his time between the two countries.
This reinforces the impression that he does not plan an
immediate political comeback, except in the sense of
preparing the ground for a future career. He is said to
have offered a private bet that the 1983 elections will
have to be postponed, and he apparently shares the view
of some of his advisers that the political confusion which
would result from such an unconstitutional deferral
would make nonsense of any current political commit-
ment.

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ZAMBIA

BRIEFS

HYDROCARBON PROSPECTING--The Ministry of Mines yesterday signed the second
of several agreements to be signed for the prospecting of hydrocarbons in
the Western Province, The agreement was signed between the ministry and
geo-survey international, which will carry out the flying surveys of
sedimentary bases in the area, Acting director of the geological survey
department Mr Nick Money signed for the ministry while Dr Allen Johnson,
chief geologist, and exploration manager, signed for Geo Survey, Last month
the ministry signed the first of the agreements with Edcon Incorporated,

an American firm which will supervise the aerial survey. This firm will then
interpret the findings of the survey and prepare a report on the results.
[text] [Lusaka DAILY MAIL in English 19 Aug 82 p 1]

SUFFICIENT MAIZE IN KALOMO--Kalomo governor Mr Nathan Siafwa has assured
Party Secretary~General Mulemba that his district had enough maize to meet
the shortfall caused by the draught, Earlier, Mr Mulemba pledged that the
Party and its Government would help the people of Kalomo who are faced with
a critical shortage of water as a result of the draught. They were speaking
at a meeting of heads of Government departments and parastatal organisations,
businessmen and farmers, chiefs and Party officials at the Catholic hall
yesterday, Mr Siafwa told the Party chief that the district needed 100,000
bags of maize to meet the shortfall and it had bought 174,000 bags. "We
have taken measures to sustain the shortfall in mize and the situation
should not cause alarm to anybody within or outside the district because it
is under control," The governor added that the district had no answer to
the water crisis following the drying of all rivers, wells and boreholes and
appealed to the Party and its Government for help.--Zana [Text] [Lusaka
TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 19 Aug 82 p 5]

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133



NAMIBIA

BRIEFS

NO POINT IN FLEEING--There will be no point in Basters fleeing to South
Africa if things go wrong in SWA. So said DTA Deputy President Dr Ben
Africa at a public meeting in Rehoboth on Saturday afternoon. "We will be
just putting off what we have to face here by going to SA," he said. "We
are well ahead of SA in constitutional development while Mr PW Botha's
constitutional plan can't work unless he includes the urban Blacks.
“However, SA is a sovereign country and it's not really for me to criticise
it. "But people are just putting off the inevitable if they think that they

can go there," he said. [Text] [Windoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER in English
16 Aug 82 p 1]

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DURBAN. — The Si-
viet Union was d
Perate to enhance its
prestige in Africa and
no longer feared the
West's reaction to
open support for ter-
rorism, the Minister
of Defence, General
Magnus Malan, said
in Durban yesterday.

Addressing the Natal
National Party con-
gress, he said military
operations such as Pro-
tea had served to
underline the extent of
the explosive political
situation in Southern
Africa.

“Certainly the most
important aspect of
this is the Soviet
Union’s direct military
support for terrori:
and others in die south-
ern part of this conti-
nent”, he said.

“This is a meaningful
shift of emphasis in
Russia's modus operan-

“On the one side it in-
dicates that Moscow no
longer, of necessity,
fears Western reaction
to its actions in Africa,
and on the other side
proves the Soviet
Union's desperation to
maintain and enhance
its own prestige, par-
ticularly in the Third
World.

“I use the word des-
eration because Rus-
sia, through several
factors, is being forced
to act more openly and
militantly in Southern
Africa.

“In this respect I can
point out that the
Soviet Union’s power
base in East Europe in
weakening and it must
turn to other parts of
the world to continue
its ‘ plotting against
democracy,” Gen Malan
said.

The implications of
Russia’s and Cuba’s

[Reports by Tim Clarke and SAPA]

Reds in Africa Do Not Fear West--Malan

continued involvement
in Southern Africa was
clear enough, particu-
larly to the Republic
and South West Africa.

“It must also be seen
against the murky
background of a chaot-
ic and highly inflamma-
ble situation in p: of
the sub-continent”, he
said.

“The continuing civil
wars in Angola and Mo-
zambique and the con-
flict in Zimbabwe are
three focal points
which can be referred
to. I do not have to spell
out the details to you”.

Referring to Swapo’s
“see-sawing” over &@
re in SWA, he
said. “Allow me to say
to these people that
South Africa is ready
for a ceasefire but we’
are also ready to teach
them a lesson.

“We will not allow
them to continue with
murder and terror and
establishment of arms
caches while they pious-
ly talk of peace. The
world must also take
note of this”. .

The Cubans in An-
gola and the Angolan
forces did not need to
fear any threat from
South Africa, Gen Mal-
an said.

“They must not use
the fact that we are
eradicating terrorism
as a justification for a
Cuban presence in An-
gola. We will leave them
in peace if they leave us
in peace and if they stay
away from Nujoma’s
gangs and rather look
after their own affairs
— the reconstruction of
their country”.

It was a fact that the
Cubans would have to
leave Angola before a
SWA settlement could
become a reality, he
said.

“This is an undertak-
ing which the United

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States will have to
carry out”.

On the internal situa-
tion Gen Malan said:
“While our defence
force is wrapped up ina
continous struggle with
Swapo terrorists in
SWA, more action has
had to be taken against
internal insurgency on
the home front. Which
has escalated relatively
strongly”.

He pointed out that,
without exception, a re-
colutionary —_ struggle
ended in total chaos,
cio-economic olla:
the destruction of
democratic freedoms
and finally the creation
of a marxist or pro-
marxist regime with
Russian or other com-
munist presence on dip-
lomatic or other levels.

“The result of the
revolutionary struggle
in Southern Africa, par-
ticularly since 1974, has
always favoured the
marxist.

“The course of this
struggle in the form of
terrorist onslaughts in
the short term, will be
of telling importance”.

It would be decisive
for South Africa as the
Republic was the main
target of the onslaught.
“And here I want to say
emphatically and clear-
ly, SWA is an interim
goal to be hained before
; the final onslaught on
South Africa. When
| that happens the Soviet_
Union. would have
achieved all its goals in
Southern Africa and an
eternal iron curtain will
descend over the larg-
est part of Africa”.

Gen Malan also
pointed out that “the
conventional capability
of our less friendly
neighbours is escalat-
ing almost yearly in size
and ability. These
people are in command
of sophisticated
weaponery systems”.



WRITING OF APARTHEID INTO CONSTITUTION FORESEEN

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 14 Aug 82 p 8

[Article by Dick Epstein]

[Text]

cso:

4700/1744

DOCTOR Adam
iSmall, the noted
:Coloured Afrikaans
poet, said yesterday
that when the new
constitutional plan
announced by: the
Prime Minister, Mr P
W Botha, came into
operation, apartheid
would be written into
it.

Dr Small, the director
of the Western Cape
Foundation for
Coloured community
work, speaking from
his Cape Town office,
told The Citizen: “Pre-
viously, apartheid was
not quite part and par-
cel of the constitution.”

Dr Small maintained
that an impossible situ-
ation would arise if the
Botha . plan was
adopted. - .

Dr Small, one of. the
most respected figures
in the Coloured com-
munity, explained that
Coloureds and Asians
who participated in the
plan would take deci-
sions which the majori-
ty: of their respective
communities might well

83

denounce, but the Gov-
ernment would have an
obvious reply.

It would say: “You
people have agreed
with us. You were par-
ties to the Botha plan.”

Dr Small said: “The
Botha plan, in my opin-
ion, is intended to make
apartheid work, and
those who support it
will seem to be making
the decisions of their
own free will.

“My most important
objection to the plan is
that even if Blacks were
included, they would
still be ‘included as
Blacks, which means
they would be included
separately — a con-
tradiction in terms.

“The same applies to
the _ Coloureds and
Asians.” ,

Dr Small concluded:
“I would like to see an
end to the separateness
or apartheid, call it
what you will, and an
approach to a South
African identity for
all”.

SOUTH AFRICA



CSO:

later, the foreign Press
was carrying news items
saying that the “general
offensive” was already
under way, and that Tan-
zanian and Zimbabwean
troops were taking part.

FOREIGN :

The introduction of
foreign troops into the
scenario 1s not difficult to
understand. In case tt
turned out that Mozambi-
que really did launch a
major offensive, and {t
‘was successful, then the
victory could be attributed
to foreign’ intervention,
and not to the Mozambi-
ean army.

In the district of An-
gonia in Tete province
‘tlose to the Malawi border,
MNR bandits claim that
their real leader _is none
other than President
Machel himse! .

In April and May, there
was a noticeable inctease
in two types of psycholo-
gical action in Maputo,
Leaflets were distributed
calling for ‘the murder of
“cooperantes” (as foreign
technicians working for
the Mozambican govern-
ment are known). Anony-
mous telephone calls were
made to White Mozambi-

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38

cans, telling them to leave
the | country, If they
stayed, they would be
Killed or their families
kidnapped.

RUMOUR -

Another rumour said
President Machel — had
ordered the arrest of the
Foreign Minister Mr
Joaquim Chissano;_trying
to prove that the Frelimo
leadership {s divided into
three Wings: one under
President Machel, another
wader Mr Marcelino dos
Santos, and a third under
Mr Chissano.

But Maputo is still a
tranquil city: much more
tranquil than could be ex-
pected, given that it is the
capital of a country where
thousands of armed men
equipped by South Africa
are roaming around, mur-
dering and mutilating civi-
jians, and destroying as
many social and economic
targets as they can.

‘The destabilising activi-
ties of what Mozambique
has analysed as “armed
banditry” continue — but
so do the preventive
measures against _ this
banditry, and against the
standing threat from
the apartheid regime.



ZAIRE

BRIEFS

MOBUTU'S OPPONENTS--YAOUNDE, Cameroun, August 3--Opponents of the regime of
Zaire's President Mobutu Sese Seko have announced formation of an independent
trade union body in the country. In a communique reaching here today, the
Federation Syndicale Congolaise, describing itself as the first opposition
labour organisation in Zaire, said it would fight the official organisation,
which it said was a "Mobutuist instrument aimed at sending the working class
to sleep’ It called on workers, peasants and public and private sector em-
ployees, the "victims of capital" and of General Mobutu's "tyranny", to join

the new organisation. [Text] [Paris AFRICA AFP in English No 2920, 3 Aug 82
p 21]

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TANZANIA

SADCC MEMBERS TO STUDY NATION'S CROP MONITORING PROJECT

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 13 Aug 82 p 1

[Article by Attilio Tagalile]

Crext]

MEMBERS of the Southern
African Development Co-
ordination Conference
.(SADCC) are inending to.
study Tanzania's Early War-
ning and Crop Monitoring
Project for possible in-
troduction in their areas, it
was learnt in Dar es Salaam
yesterday.

A SADCC mission visited
the country two weeks ago
and had lengthy discussions
with the Principal Secretary
in the Ministry of Agriculture,
Ndugu David Masanja, who
briefed them on the project.

The mission is presently in
Rome for further exploration
on the project. The Tanzania
project is executed by the
Rome-based United Nations
Food and Agricultural
Organisation (FAO).

SADCC member countries
are Tanzania, Zambia,
Mozambique, Angola, Bot-
swana, Swaziland, Malawi,
Lesotho and Zimbabwe.

A Ministry of Agriculture
spokesman said the second
phase of the Early Warning
and Crop Monitoring Project
launched a few weeks ago,
would also concentrate on
training Tanzanians in han-
dling various activities in the
project.

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He said Tanzanians to be/
involved in the training woul
come from the Ministry, the
National milling Corporation
(NMC) and the Directorate of
Meteorology.

The spokesman said the
training would involve only
short courses and seminars
because most of the staff who
would be involved in the
project were, in a way, well
versed in agriculture’ and
other related fields.

He said it would simply be
a question of imparting the
mechanics of handling data
for procession for the project.
Agricultural data include in-
formation on ‘crop variety,
growth cycle, planting dates
and phonological stages.

Other data are adverse
growing conditions, dates of
maturity and yield. NMC
staff would be trained in pur-
chase forecasting.

The aim of the project is to
provide the Government with
advance information and
assessment on the crop con-
dition, stocks and supplies of
food crops for all the regions
in the country so that timely
and suitable action can be
taken.

In addition to that, the
project assists the ‘planning of

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normal NMC operations and
aids the management of the
overnment’s Strategic Grain
Reserve to be used in bad
times.

The second phase which is
being funded by the Ner-
therlands and: Tanzania
governments has been
provided with about 12
million/-. The Nertherlands
has extended about. 9
million/- while Tanzania has
contributed 2.133 million/-.

Phase One of the project
which was first, launched in
the“ country in October ‘1978,
was also funded by the two
governments. TheTM Ner-
therlands then provided 3.1
million/- while Tanzania
provided 0.6 million/-, for the
phase which ended in Decem-
ber last year.

The spokesman observed
that the project had 300 rain-
fall recording stations
throughout the country but
hoped to increase the number
to 400 stations. The aim, he
said, was to have at least five
stations in every district.

Funds for the project are
normally channelled towards
salaries for the staff, vehicles
and equipment. The project
has three expatriate from
FAO. . :



Ncdugu Msuya also urged
livestock breeders to. start
destocking their herds through
auctions to be specifically
arranged by the Tanzania Live-
stock — Marketing Company
(TLMC). He said destocking
should be resolutely undertaken
forthwith to enable the breeders
to earn cash for food purchase
and to stop. the extending
depredation of farm and pasture
lands.

Having identified the problem
areas towards restoration of
normal food production in the
region, Ndug# Msuya said the
government would maintain a
continuous monitoring of the
situation so that the adopted
Measures were implemented,

Crop purchases by NMC from
Arusha Region have
consecutively declined for the
past three years from 81.000
tonnes in 1979, 41,000 tonnes in
1980 to 25.000) tonnes fast year.
Low prices is claimed among
factors responsible for the
decline.

Projections for the current
season indicaie the NMC will
collect only 29,000 tonnes from
the region. Of these. 2,00)
tonnes are maize. 26,000 tonnes
of wheat and 1.000 tonnes of
sorghum.

The wheat crop, however, will
be trom state farms only as
individual farmers have given up
growing the crop for lack of
tractor and combine harvester
spares as well as diesel.

Emergency Measures Worked Out

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 17 Aug 82 p 1

[Article by Anaclet Rwegayural]

[Excerpt]

EMERGENCY _ measures
have been worked out in
Arusha Region to mobilise
available food crops from
villages and to curb the
smuggling of food outside the
region.

A by-law on the
distribution of food to the
people as well as livestock
management in the. region
would be instituted in the
region by the Government, the
Arusha Regional Develop-
ment Director (RDD), Ndugu
Emmanuel Mwambulukutu,
told Shihata yesterday.

Road blocks would be set
up at all entry points to the
region in order to prevent all
unauthorised movement of
food grains from the region,
he said. 5

All law-enforcing bodies are to
coortinate their runctions more ef-
fectively in order to pinpoint and

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arrest habitual smugglers of com-
modities in the region.

Vehicles used in such crimes
would be impounded, Ndugu
Mwambulukutu warned.

To curb the sale of immature
bananas as has been the case of
late, exportation of bananas from
Mto-wa-Mbu. area in Monduli
District to other regions has also
been suspended.

All districts are to embark on
an operation of collecting surplus
food grains from peasants and en-
sure the bulk is sold to the
National Milling Corporation
(NMC). .

In executing the operation,
ward and divisional secretaries
under their respective area com-
missioners will _verify
requirements of rural families in-
dividually and require each
peasant to sell an established ex-

cess of grains from his farm to the.
NMC,

According to the food
distribution programme released
by the KDD yesterday, each
district will be supplied its quota

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on a specific day weekly. By using
hired transport from villages at
normal rates, distrise,"¢¢zches of
the Regional Tradling cTMmpany
(RTC) will ferry the. gy,:a8 from
NMC depots. “

Arusha and Mbulu gstricts are
to procure their foo: supplies
every Monday, Mypduli_and
Ngorongoro districts ,very Thur-
sday, Kiteto and Haugng districts
every Friday and Arumneru district
will collect its allocations every
Saturday.

‘The quotas have been ear-
marked as deficit supplies after
the government ascertained that
the region would require 1,600
tonnes‘of additional food grains
monthly to supplement the local
stock.

‘The regional total demand for
feeding the over one million
residents is estimated at 139,255
tonnes during the current season
of 1982/83. The regional produc-
tion capacity, however, is not
likely to exceed 136,211 tonnes,
smuggling excluded, according to
official statistics.



COUNTRY'S FINANCIAL SITUATION CALLED FARCE

London WEST AFRICA in English No 3392, 9 Aug 82 pp 2041-2042

[Article by Mike Doyle:

[Text]

ZAIRE'’s financial crisis is like a grotesque
parody of the financial problems that many
West African countries face. Were it not
for the fact that so many Zairois are
suffering very real hardship because of the
continuing saga of devaluations, debt res-
chedulings and inflation, the crisis would
make excellent farce material.

Most West African countries have exter-
nal debts. But $4,143m. is exceptional.
Most West African countries are forced to
devalue now and again. But the frequency
of Zairois devaluations is astonishing. The
latest devaluation — of 40 per cent — was
in June last year. It had little effect on
inflation — which was one of the devalua-
tion’s professed aims — which ran officially
in 1981 at over 50 per cent.

According to Sambwa Pida Nbagui, the
Governor of the Banque du Zaire, the
main cause of Zaire’s problems has come
from a decline in the market prices of the
principle export commodities, copper and
cobalt. In his latest report Nbagui says
further rescheduling of external debt will
be necessary.

The extent of the problem was highlight-
ed early this year when the IMF withdrew
permission for Zaire to draw on the 912m.
Special Drawing Rights Extended Fund
Facility (EFF) granted in June 1981. The
IMF imposed this further restraint after
SDR 175m. had been drawn because the
IMF’s “performance criteria” had not been
fulfilled.

Two of the main criteria were a reduc-
tion in the budgetary deficit of the Govern-
ment and repayment of some of the arrears
on the external debt. The budget deficit
target given by the IMF was 2850 in 1981.
In fact the deficit was Z1,458m. About 10
per cent of that deficit, furthermore, was

122

"Zaire's Financial Farce"]

financed externally, complicating the other
criteria, which was more external debt
repayment. The reason given in the Ban-
que du Zaire report for the deficit was a
reduced contribution from Gecamines, the
giant State mining corporation which sup-
plies over 60 per cent of foreign exchange,
and limited customs duties owing to the
drop in export receipts. Central govern-
ment revenues increased by 27 per cent in
nominal terms, and expenditures increased
by 59 per cent over the 1981 figures.
Inflation was over 50 per cent in the same
year.

The second IMF criteria was to repay
some of the debt accumulated since the
mid-1970s. $421m. was paid off in 1981,
accounting for 28.5 per cent of the value of
that year’s export receipts. The repay-
ments drained the Banque du Zaire of
almost all its foreign exchange reserves.
But principle and interest in arrears on
medium and long term debt as at Decem-
ber 31, 1981 was still $175m., even taking
account of the rescheduling of bilateral
government debt agreed by the Paris Club
the previous June. In addition, arrears on
short term debt and commercially-
contracted debt was $290m. at the end of
last year, making total arrears $465m.

The situation is not likely to improve
next year. Medium and long term bilateral
government debt obligations falling due in
1982 amount to $946m., including the
$175m. arrears from 1981. Along with the
commercial and short term obligations,
about $1,000m., or about two-thirds of
expected export earnings, will be needed.
“This.” says the Banque du Zaire Gov-
ernor “substantially exceeds the country’s
financial capacity,” and given this high
level of obligations, “it is Zaire’s intention

ZAIRE


JPRS 81718

7 September 1982

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA REPORT

No. 2686

ConTENTS
ANGOLA

Sonangol Announces New Oil, Gas Discoveries
(ANGOP, 19 Aug 82) ....eceee eee eeeee eee eeeeee se eeerccene 1

Briefs
British Sugar Contract 2

BENIN

Government Shows Signs of Liberalization
(Philip Modiano; WEST AFRICA, 9 Aug 82)

CAPE VERDE

Briefs
Pension Increase 5

CHAD

French-Chadian Rapproachement Hits Snags
(LE MONDE, 25 Aug 82)

GHANA

Briefs
Hungarian Technology
Cadets in Civil Defense Program
Newspaper Licensing Revived
Continuing Curfew
Aircraft Purchase Aid Sought
Continuing Valco Operation

amon yn

GUINEA-BISSAU

Party Delegations Depart for USSR
(NO PINTCHA, 14 Jul 82) ........ bee ce cece eee eee ceteeee . 9

-ae- [III ~ NE & A - 120]



RED SOURCE ALLEGEDLY LEAKED NEWS OF RUSSIAN MAIZE DEAL

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Aug 82 p 8

[Text2

African Farm

dry up mm future,” Mr

THE Maize Board yesterday invited the indepen-
dent consultants who drew up the Assocom report
on the maize industry ‘to contact the board for the
“peal facts” concerning the recent exchange in
Europe of South African maize for fertiliser.

‘The board was reacting to a report which said the
maize was exchanged for Russian fertiliser.

“[ invite the independent agricultural consultants
and the agricultural professor from Stellenbosch
who drew up the report to get in touch with me if
they want the real facts,” the general manager of the
Maize Board, Mr H Nel, said. “That's all I am pre-
pared to say on the matter.” — Sapa.

* This deal is highly fa-

‘vourable to South Afri-
ca because fertiliser is
valued at R355 a ton
while the export price
of mealies is R116 a ton.

About 80 000 tons of
the Russian ‘fertiliser
has already been landed
and in terms of the
agreement supplies will
continue to arrive for
the next three seasons,
Mr Harrison said.

At the same time
South African . maize
shipments are leaving
iapulariy: for®

101

SOUTH AFRICA

PST wt
‘discordant note
has been struck at
‘home in ‘clashes be-
tween the maize pro-
ducers and the fertilis-
er companies over the
distribution of the im-
ported fertiliser.

The National Maize
Producers’ Organisa-
tion (Nampo) hoped to:
be able to get it and sell
it to the farmers
through their co-opera-
tives, Mr Harrison said.

Farmers have faced a
succession of fertiliser
price escalations in re-
cent years.

The ‘fertiliser com-
panies, however, “cre-
ated hell”, claiming
that such sales would
eat into their profits.

They insisted the

Russian fertiliser
should go through the
normal marketing



FURTHER REPORTAGE ON SUGAR COMPANY STRIKE

Kano SUNDAY TRIUMPH in English 1 Aug 82 p 10

[Article by Salisu Nuhu Muhammed:

[Text]

THE four thousand strong workers of Savannah
Sugar Company In Numan, Gongola State, have sent
a strongly worded letter to the company’s manage-
ment, urging them to recall without further delay, the
one thousand members of their union who have
recently been thrown out of jobs.

In a press release,
signea by the State's
Secretary of the National
Union of Food, Beverage
and Tobacco Em-
ployees, Mr Arlkpo
Kingsley, It was pointed
out that the management
In retrenching Its work-
ers, acted outside the
April 1982 collective
agreement reached be-
tween the company's
foanagement and the un-

in.

This, he said, is in addi-.

tion to other genuine de-
mands of the workers ear-
lier on suppressed by the
company.

Accusing the company of
intransigence, Mr Arikpo

asked why his union

(NUFBTE) was singled out
for destruction and why
they should not embark on
industrial action, against
the enemy of the helpless
tetrenched workers.

It will be recalled that
until the time of retrench-
ment, the company had
been comfortably sitting on
workers’ grievances and

61

demands for.‘the payment
of their Shagari arrears,
special contribution bonus,
provision of light and pipe
borne water to their re-
sidential areas and a better
and more effecient trans-
portation system.

For instance, it has been
stated that, under the April
1982 agreement ‘due-and
proper considerations
would be given to local
farmers and or their depen-
dants working for the com-
pany.’ But the results of my
investigation have shown
that more than 70 per cent
of those retrenched so far,
are those protected by this
agreement clause.

As a‘matter of fact,
shortly before the termina-
tion of the contract, with
Common-wealth Develop-
ment Coperation (CDC) by
the Federal Government,
the then General Manager
of the company, Mr. A.R.
Kendrick, in a’ desperate
attempt to rationalize the
tetrenchment and exoner-
ate the management from

NIGERIA

"The Plight of Numan Savannah Sugar Workers"]



The importance of your zone

Most other Yorubas in the NPN who oppose Akin-
loye do so because they feel he is too close to Shagari
and the northern establishment to prepare the ground
over the next four years for a Yoruba to succeed to the
presidency in 1987. But the “right” to the 1987 nomina-
tion of a Yoruba is disputed by non-Yorubas in the
party. Akinloye himself got into trouble last month
when he reportedly said that the “Yorubas will produce
the party’s presidential candidate in 1987” — a state-
ment, if it was correctly reported, which clearly took
account of the zone B distrust of his allegiance. The
statement was challenged by the president’s special
assistant on information, John Nwodo, who said he did
not agree with the assertion that the candidacy in 1987
had been guaranteed to the Yorubas. However, Nwodo
admitted to a concensus in the NPN that Shagari’s
successor should come from the south, but zone B, he
noted, was not the only southern area. This is precisely
what many Ibos think.

Ojukwu probably has his eye on 1987 and the presi-
dency rather than 1983 and the vice-presidential
candidacy which Okadigbo may have used when he
visited him in Ivory Coast. Okadigbo himself has
recently been reprimanded by the federal government
for ignoring presidential instructions that Ojukwu was
not to be pushed into party politics, and specifically for
having accompanied him on his homecoming tour with-
out presidential permission. Indeed, Okadigbo took
every opportunity to suggest that Ojukwu would
eventually join the NPN or, if he by some chance opted
for the Nigeria Peoples’ Party (NPP), that he would
destroy Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe’s party from within. In
either case, he pointed out, the president and his allies
would benefit. He arranged a reception for Ojukwu in
his Anambra State home at which a galaxy of Ibo
notables proclaimed that the return of the former
Biafran leader marked “the end of the Ibo leadership
vacuum and the re-emergence of a positive and selfless
Ibo leadership”. This indicated, as it was of course
meant to, that the people of Imo and Anamba states
had been ill served by the NPP. It also deprecated the
role played by Ekwueme, although his vice-presidency
was in question long before Ojukwu’s pardon because
he had been unable to “deliver” Anambra to the NPN
in 1979.

The Ojukwu-for-vice-president lobby argues that he
would “deliver” Anambra as well as Imo, and the Ibo
vote elsewhere in Nigeria besides. Okadigbo, in an extra-
ordinary statement, considering Shagari’s wish to keep
partisan politics out of the homecoming celebrations,
said that the NPP contribution to the pardon had been
“zero”. Stressing that he was speaking “in my capacity
as political adviser to the president”, he said that since
his appointment “not one single effort was made by any

47



SOUTH AFRICA

CP, HNP DISCUSS ELECTION COOPERATION
Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 20 Aug 82 pp 1, 2
[Article by Jaap Theron]

[text]

THE leader of the Conservative Party, Dr An-
dries Treurnicht, and the leader of the Her-
stigte Nasionale Party, Mr Jaap Marais, yes-
terday. expressed their support for co-
operation between the CP and HNP in coming
by-elections and elections.

‘Dr Treurnicht said in
reply to a question
whether the CP would
seek the co-operation
of the HNP as a result
of ,their strong com-
bined support during
the Germiston District
provincial by-election:
“It is necessary that the
voting power of the
conservative parties
should be thrown to-
gether.”

Mr Jaap Marais said’

in reply to the same
question: “The HNP is
prepared to talk the
matter over with the

Dr Treurnicht said he
did not refer tg.@ mer-
ger betweenithe two

CP and HNP Suet
st oppuse wach other
again in an election.

Mr Marais said an
election agreement
could in any case be
reached only once the
two parties agreed on a
basic policy.

“An election agree-
ment must be the result
of agreement on basic
policy and vice versa.”

Like Dr Treurnicht
he rejected the possibil-
ity of a merger between
the two parties.

Mr Marais has twice
met MPs of the CP, with
# yew to co-operating
ith. the GP, bak these
meetings did not yesult,
jo formal talks, with
the result that the HNP.
decided to oppose the
CP in Germiston Dis-
trict.

Commenting on the
Germiston District re-
sult, Unisa’s political
scientist, Professor Wil-
Jem Kleynhans, said the
National Party would
destabilise South Afri-
ca politically if it con-
tinued to introduce new
policy guidelines after
its weak performance.

Offended
Prof Kleynhans said
the only solution for
the NP now was to ad-
mit to its followers th:
its leadership had alien-

96

ated the masses of card-
carrying members and
offended them by not
working through the
various formations of
the party in making its
new policy. ¢

“Only then will there
be a chance left for the
NP to restore unity and
closer co-operation be-
tween its leadership
and its members,” Prof
Kleynhans said.

The alienation pro-

continued.Guring Mr
'Vorster’s term of office

Prime Minister and
tas presently destroy-
ng the party's grass-
roots support, he said.

Disrespect

The high-handed fa-
shion in which the NP
leadership launched its
new policy guidelines,
without first consulting
the various party for-
mations, including at
congress level, before



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allowing them (businessmen)
to continue their business of
transhipment”.

Finance Minister Jones told
the Daily Observer that these
transhipment goods eventual-
ly find their way back on the
Liberia market and the
owner dodge the payment of
customs duty. _

He said “the $500 has been
taken as a Fruit of Crime
(FOC)” and to be deposited in-
to government revenue.

The Finance Minister
observed that in the wake of
these “illegal” transhipment
operations, “we have rein-
forced our checks and con-
trol of transhipment goods to
disallow their re-entry into
the country”.

In June this year, the

21

Liberian Government an-
nounced a temporary ban on
the transhipment of cigaret-
tes by road and sea to
neighboring countries, par-
ticularly Guinea.

The ban was imposed in
order to quash deals carried
out by ‘unscrupulous’
traders in the process of tran-
shipping cigarettes.

The ban was recommended
by the Minister of Finance,
Alvin Jones, in the light of a
discovery that cigarettes that
were being transhipped did
not in fact reach their
destination.

It was said that these
cigarettes were, instead,
redirected to Monrovia for
sale on the local market,
causing the ‘Liberian’
Government to lose several
thousand dollars revenues.



LIBERIA

PAN AM OFFICIAL TO STUDY REQUEST TO IMPROVE RIA COMMUNICATIONS
Monrovia DAILY OBSERVER in English 10 Aug 82 pp 1, 10

[Excerpt] Atopofficial of Pan American World Airways, who has been on a brief
visit here, has promised that his corporation will be studying a request from
Government to assist in improving the communications equipment 4 Roberts Inter-
national Airport (RIA).

The promise was made yesterday by Mr Frank Guazzardo, Pan Am's regional managing
director for Africa and Southern Europe, when he paid a courtesy call on the
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Transportation, Mr E. Sumo Jones.

Mr Guzzardo, who was accompanied to the Ministry by Pan Am's Liberia director,

Mr Peter Klaus, was reacting to a request made by Minister Jones, who stressed

the agent need for sophisticated modern communication equipment at the RIA con-
trol tower. Mr Jones said new equipment would replace the out-dated equipment ,
which has been in use for over 20 years.

The two Pan Am officials told Minister Jones that Mr Guzzardo's visit was
designed to find out what contribution Pan Am could make in the area of devel-
opment. The visit here is part of an African tour being made by the regional
director, who has just taken up his new assignment.

The Commerce Minister, responding, said there were many areas that needed imme-
diate attention, but emphasized that the most pressing concern was the communi-
cation equipment at RIA, which needed to be replaced.

Pan American World Airways is managing the airport, under a contract with the
Liberian Government. The airline has been flying into Liberia for some 50
years.

The two airline officials conceded that better communication equipment at RIA
would be in the interest of Pan Am as well as Government and pledged to take

up the matter with the Chairman of the Board of Pan American in New York, when
Mr Guazzardo returns to headquarters.

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17



It was still appropriate to sound a word of warning lest the goose which has
laid South Africa's golden eggs be killed.

"We must discipline ourselves, We must work harder and be less wasteful,
Inflation can be traced down to undisciplined demands made on the economy,"
Dr De Villers said.--Sapa

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We in the government have let the opposition do its work in the normal way for
10 years. But the reverse is not true.

[question 7 For 5 years you have had opposite you Mr A. Jugnauth as leader of
the opposition, whom you are constitutionally bound to consult frequently... Have
you developed normal working relations with him?

[inswer_J No. I respect the function of leader of the opposition. But any-
one may become leader of the opposition. Mr Jugnauth has changed a lot in his
life. He does not impress me as being made of the stuff of a prime minister.

[Question J He hinted recently that you had indicated to him that he would be _
prime minister some day, while he was serving as IFB / Independent Forward Blog/
minister in your government. What is your version of that conversation?

LAnswer_J It is not true. He wants to climb on my shoulders today to get to
the position of prime minister, but he will not get it. Berenger is the real
leader of the MMM, not Jugnauth._ The MMM structure is a communist party struc-
ture, dominated by a politburo / political bureau_/ as in the USSR or in Cuba.
It is the structure of a dictatorship, in which the secretary general is the
real party head, not the chairman.

[ westio_7 Sir Seewoosagur, have you not at any moment envisaged a defeat of
the Labour Party at the next elections?

Linswer_J No, not at any time. I have examined the figures over and over in
vain. I really do not see how I shall lose.

L westion 7 Do you not at any time see yourself in the opposition?

Linswer_7 No. That is a possibility that I do not even envisage. Our elec-
torate is now highly mobilized. We are going to win. We cannot envisage any-
thing else. I have no "defeat scenario." So I will not talk to you about my-
self in the opposition! It will be close, yes, but we shall win.

L Question 7 You have been seen,the last few days, rather bitterly criticizing
people for their "ingratitude." Do you have the feeling that the country is
unfair to you as an individual?

ZL Answer_/ Sometimes, yes. What have I not done for this country? I have
given it everything. There definitely are in Mauritius some erackpots who do
not understand anything, and who do not want to understand anything, especially
certain young people. I have given them education. What use has it been?

You would think that they had derived no benefit from that education. They see
nothing in all our achievements. They take everything for granted. They do
not see the total effort behind these achievements. They are not interested in
knowing how we got all that we have. No. The opposition makes fools of them
like children, Their education has been wasted. How can one help being bitter?

[question 7 When you yourself evaluate what your life has been, your career,
what are your thoughts?

29



TRC TO INTRODUCE DAILY TABORA=DAR ES SALAAM EXPRESS SERVICE

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 12 Aug 82 p 1

[Article by Halima Shariff]

Excerpt]

cso:

THE Tanzania Railways Cor-
poration (TRC) will from Sep-
tember 1, introduce daily ex-
press services between Dar es
Salaam and Tabora, the
Chairman of TRC Board of
Directors; Ndugu Henry
Limihagati, said in Dar es
Salaam yesterday.

The trains would leave Dar
es Salaam at 8 pm and arrive
in Tabora at 12.17 pm the
next day, he said.

Ndugu Limihagati ex-
plained that the introduction
of express services was aimed
at reducing ‘congestion of

passengers along the central
line.

The trains, to have first,
second and third class
coaches, would stop at Ruvu,
Morogoro, Gulwe, Dodoma,
Manyoni, and Tabora.
However, he said the fares
would be the same as those of
normal trains.

There would be normal
passenger services alcug the
route leaving Dar es Salaam
every Mondays, Wednesdays
and’ Fridays. Departures at
Dar es Salaam will be 6 am
and arrive at Dodoma at 9
pm

Another train would leave

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110

Tabora at 6 am on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays and
arrive at joma at 4pm. A
return train from Dodoma to
Dar es Salaam would leave at
6.45 am on Tuesdays, Thur-
sdays and Saturdays.

Passengers. bound. for
Tabora would leave Dodoma
at 6 am and arrive at Tabora
at 4 pm.

Ndugu Limihagati “further
said that the Dar es Salaam-
Tanga-Moshi-. line has not
been affected. A ¥ passenger
train would be leaving Dar es
Salaam for Tanga and Moshi
at 3 pm everyday as usual.

A daily passenger train
with caly third class coaches
would serve between Moshi
and Arusha. It would leave
Moshi, at 9 am and arrive jn
Arusha at 12,45 am.” jand
arrive in Moshi from Arusha
at 6.45 pm the same day. |

TRC chad 27 first ‘class
coaches, 52: second. class and
113 third class coaches.

Ndugu Limihagati also said
that TRC would introduce a
daily fast goodsstrain  bet-
ween Dar es Salaam and
Mwanza. It would be ferrying
petroleum products.

TANZANIA



cso:

These will include priva:
te cars, trucks, buses, mini.
buses, taxies, motor cyclic
Sts, cyclists and pedest.
rians. It has been found
that there are about 90 taxis
and mini-bus operators in
Lusaka while many people
spent a lot of time walking
to or from work.

Mr Ursta stressed that
the duty of his team was
just. to carry out the studies
and it would be up to the
authorities to accept them
and choose what means of
transport system was suit.
able for Lusaka.

But he said his company
was ready to come and ast
sist in setting up a tramway
or trolley buses if asked to
do so, as they had establi.
shed similar transport sys:
tems in other countries.

The aim was not to force
private transporters out of
business, he said adding;
“a careful restructuring of
the existing bus and mini.
bus network will provide
them with lucrative routes
for feeding the terminals,
for ensuring the cross+link.
age and area coverage. Par.
ticular care will be taken so
that nobody loses and the

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131

city gains”.

Countries which had ear:
lier rejected the tramway
and trolley bus means of
transport in Europe, North
and South America, North
Africa and Asia are now rex
verting to these systems.

It was economically vis”
able to introduce tramway
and trolley buses because
electricity was cheaper to
use than fuel.

Some of the trolley buses
being considered can carry
up to 150 people each travec
lling at 60 to 80 kilometres
per hour.

The experts said their
approach to the transport.
system in Lusaka was sciex
ntific and economic provide
ing low fares, operational
costs and investments
while at the same time en-
suring efficient service.

During their studies, the
experts will work out seve:
ral alternatives of public
transport systems, give
comparison and point out
the best suitable solution
for Lusaka basing it on the
Czechoslovak technology.

They will also suggest
the use of local products
and labour.



NIGER DEPUTY GOVERNOR ON DEPUTY GOVERNOR POSITION

Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 2 Aug 82 p 16

[Article by M. A. Aliyu]

[Text]

cso:

NIGER, State Deputy
Governor, Alhaji Idrisu
Alhassan Kpaki has said he
would never be a deputy to
any governor in future.

This .was .because some
governors made their deputies
no more than confidential
secretaries.

Addressing a Press ‘con-
ference in Kaduna .at the
weekend, the deputy governor
said because the constitution
gave the governor the powers
to assign duties to all including
his deputy, “it gives room for
@ power drunk and selfish
governor to keep everything
for himself and at best for
some of his henchmen’.

Alhaji Idrisu said that if a de-
poly governor was not in the good

oks of the governor, he would
be treated like a mere officer and
excluded from the management
of the business of the govern-
ment.

-Asked if one should not resign
in such circumstances, Alhaji
Idrisu said that the situation; in
most cases, did not warrant such
actions, especialiy for those of
them who were interested in
keeping peace.

He said that the failure of a
governor in managing the affairs

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of his state, could not be the
failure of-his deputy, because he
Tuns the government in his own.
way. If however, both the gover-
nor and his deputy took each

‘other into confidence, trouble

would not arise.
“On the zoning system of this
rty, the National Party of
igeria, (NPN) the deput:
vernor said that rotation of of-
ices from place to place could
help a lot.in promoting
understanding, especially in our
country where the geographical
spread was necessary.

Alhaji Idrisu said that his le.
gave him unqualified mandate to
run for next year’s gubernatorial
elections in Niger State,
“because the NPN got all their
votes from my area and, second-
ne it is now our turn to produce

e candidate for the governor-

ship race and thirdly we are more,

capable of bringing the necessary
changes to transform the state in-
to a more prospervus one.””

Ariswering a question, Alhaji
Idrisu admitted that the Nigerian
Peoples Party (NPP) was no
doubt waxing stronger daily in
the state and working very hard,
“but we can save the situation
and deliver Niger State to the
NPN again, if the party did not
act or behave contrary to the
wishes of the people in the state.”

NIGERIA


SIDO DIRECTOR PRESENTS PAPER TO UNIVERSITY FINANCE ASSOCIATION

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 13 Aug 82 p 3

[Article by Mkumbwa Ally]

Excerpt]

cso:

THE Small Industries
Development Organisation
(SIDO) requires 150million/-
to establish regional in-
dustrial estates throughout
the country by the end of its
five-year development plan
(1978/79 — 1982/83). |

SIDO ““" Director’Generat
Epainéto Tordka said in’ Dar
‘es Stiaam -on Wednesday
night “that” 1,080 jobs had ‘so
far been created in 13 in-
dustrial estates with projec-
ted total output of 317
million/- per annum.

The estates in different
stages of implementation are
in Dar es Salaam, Tanga,
Moshi, Arusha, Singida,
Iringa, Mbeya, Sumbawanga.
Songea, Lindi, Kigoma.
Shinyanga, and Morogoro.

In a paper presented to the
Dar es Salaam_ University
Finance Association, Ndugu
Toroka said SIDO needed
more funds to create another
100 proiects which would em-
ploy 2,000 people and produce
items worth 213 million/- an-
nually.

SIDO, he said, expected to
set up 1,067 factory units un-

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der the five-year plan, 418 of
which would mainly produce
import substitute goods. The
units would have a collective
gross output estimated’ at
585.2 million/-, he added.

He told the Association
that lack of finance was the
major handicap against
development of smail in-
dustry. He expressed hope
that the formation of a
national co-ordination : com-
Jnittée for lending ‘to. the:
dustry ‘with’ the National
“Bank of Commerce {NBC} as
the lead bank would improve
the situation.

Ndugu Toroka also pointed
out difficulties in marketing
the relatively low quality
items produced by marginal
capacity industrial units in
large and lucratice m kets.

Unsatisfactory participation
in small industry activities by
regional leaders, delayed or
postponed foreign exchange
allocation and absence of
legal provisions in the

Villages and Co-operatives
Acts were the other disad-
vantages to the small in-
dustries sector, he explained.

TANZANIA



REPORTAGE ON NATIONAL PARTY CONGRESS

De Kierk Prediction
Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 20 Aug 82 pp 1, 6, 11

[selected reportage on Natal National Party Congress]

[text]

\ DURBAN. — The leader of the Transvaal Nat-|

ional Party, Mr F W de Klerk, told the Natal Nat-
ional Party congress yesterday he was confident
the party’s victory in Germiston was the first of
many to be won from the CP.

He said there were many negative factors
which had influenced the narrow-margin victory,
including excessive emotionalism, character as-
sassination, the difficult economic situation and
broad ignorance of the National Party’s constitu-
tional guidelines.

“We simply did not have enough time since
Bloemfontein (when the NP held its federal con-
gress) to remove the misconceptions,” he said.

“Our organisation was good and I believe that
now, more than ever, our cause is good and right.
The Transvaal National Party will carry that
message clearly in the future.

“We in the Transvaal are certainly not discou-
raged by the result. On the read ahead it can only
fare better with us.”

Mr De Klerk said he had a basic trust in the
good sense of South Africa’s voters. — Sapa.

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SOUTH AFRICA



MALI

BRIEFS

MINISTERS LEAVE FOR NIAMEY--The visit of the Malaysian minister of foreign
affairs to Mali ended yesterday. His Excellency Mohamed Ghazali and Alioune
Blondin Beye, his Malian counterpart, flew together to Niamey where they
will participate in the meeting of the Islamic Conference. [Text] [AB221347
Bamako Domestic Service in French 1300 GMT 22 Aug 82]

cso: 4719/1316

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LEFT-WING MEMBER OF WITS STUDENTS' COUNCIL THREATENED

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 14 Aug 82 pp 1, 2

[Article by Glenda Galtz]

[Text]

cso:

4700/1744

A LEFT-WING member of the Students’ Represen-
tative Council at the University of the Witwaters-
rand received a death threat yesterday and is too
scaréd to walk alone.

The student, Mr David Ovenden, signed an affi-
davit on Thursday after a pamphlet glued to win-
dows of defaced synagogues and slipped under
synagogue doors had claimed that it was issued by
the Wits Broad Left, a university left-wing organi-
sation.

The pamphlet was headed “End Zionist Terror
Now”!

Mr Ovenden claimed in his affidavit that he had
confirmed by inquiries from‘a printing company
that the pamphlet had been ordered by’a Right-
wing student body, the Student Moderate Alliance
(SMA).

The company had not withdraws the affidavit
actually printed the from the police, we will
pamphiet but had done get him.”
the “inset work”, Mr Mr Ovenden notified
Ovenden claimed. the security officials

At midday yesterday, and registrar at the
a member of the SRC university as well as the
received a telephone Police.
call for Mr Ovenden, “It is obvious to me
who was not in at the that the people who
time. The caller left a threatened me are very
message for him. worried about the affi-

davit. They want me to
withdraw it, which is

. “According to the re- what I will not do.
ceiver of the call, the “J signed it because it
caller was very calm is what happened to
and had a prominent me,” Mr Ovenden said.
South African English “I am very worried,
accent,” Mr ‘Ovenden particularly by the
told The Citizen. possibility of the threat

The message stated: being outside universt-
“Unless David Ovenden ty," he said.

89

SOUTH AFRICA


cso:

Office Béninois d'Amenagement Rural
(OBAR) and Société Nationale pour la
Promotion Agricole (SONAPRA)); the lat-
ter for promoting and the former for
running agricultural development projects,
alongside the regional centres for rural
development (CARDER).

Similarly there are now only six regional
independent parastatals, one for each pro-
vince, with responsibility only for local
transport. Responsibility for local produc-
tion units, construction, management of
public property and petrol distribution
have been removed from the local level
agencies.

It is clear in retrospect that these
changes have been on the President’s mind
for some time. For 18 months he has been
speaking out in public against the corrup-
tion and inefficiency of the public sector,
and even mentioning some of the agricultu-
ral parastatals and provincial bodies by
name. Benin's nationalised economic
activity is plagued by under utilisation of
capacity and shortages.

Previous to the changes, it was doubtful
whether anything was to be done to im-
prove efficiency, because despite the rhe-
toric nothing changed. Now the question is
whether these changes will make any dif-
ference. It is clearly too early to say. One
of the problems to face is the salary
structure in the public sector, which seems
to encourage private activities by public

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servants. The minimum wage is still 51.75
CFA francs per hour, the same as in 1980.
But prices of most basic commodities have
gone up considerably. However, there is
no money to pay better wages and so no
easy short term way out of the situation.

A further problem is to attract back
some of the many skilled Beninois current-
ly working abroad. Here, too, both salaries
and the general liberalisation of the eco-
nomy will be key factors. It is considered
there are stil] further measures which the
government could adopt without complete-
ly sacrificing its commitment to Marxist
Socialism.

Nevertheless the reorganisation of para-
statals can be seen as but one step, like the
cabinet reshuffle, in the slow moderation
of Benin’s politics and approach to econo-
mic matters. This a trend that has been
apparent for several years. To some extent
it is paralleled by improving relations with
France since contacts were all but termin-
ated in 1977 after the aborted coup attempt
by mercenaries. in September 1981 Kéré-
kou visited Paris for the first time. The
advent of a socialist President in France
accelerated the trend. Aid from France has
been steadily increasing. and recently the
first military assistance was received by
Benin from France. This too was a signifi-
cant step, even though it was only two
transport aircraft. as Benin had not had
any military connections with France since
1975.



Move to Right Noted

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 20 Aug 82 p 6

[Editorial: "Big Swing to Right"]

[text]

WE don’t think the National Party can
make any excuses to justify the fact that
‘the party scraped home by a bare 308
votes in Germiston District.

A Conservative Party seat has been recap-
tured, says the Prime Minister. As the
Conservative Party has only been in
existence since March, Germiston Dis-
trict can hardly be called a CP seat.

Perhaps the PM was referring to the fact
that the former National Party MP, Mrs
Bessie Scholtz, defected to the Conserva-
tive Party and the seat in Parliament is
now a CP one.

But that kind of excuse does not hold
water, since the seat was previously a
strongly Nationalist one (it was uncon-
tested after 1977) and would have re-
mained a strongly Nationalist seat if the
Government had not embarked on a re-
formist policy.

The real explanation for the close call
which the NP has had is that large num-
bers ‘of Afrikaners are moving to the
Right — to the parties that give them the
best hope of maintaining the traditional
policies which have been drummed into
them over the past few decades, namely,

_ apartheid, separate development, White
sovereignty, call it what you will.

More combined
This is borne out by the fact that the com-
bined vote of the Conservative Party and
_the Herstigte Nasionale Party was 5 197,
which was 1 330 more than the NP’s total
of 3 867.

If there had been a CP-HNP pact and one
Right-wing candidate instead of two, the
NP would have been defeated.

Germiston is, indeed, a watershed in South
African politics, for the days of unchal-
lenged Nationalist supremacy are over
and a massive realignment of forces, par-
ticularly within the ranks of Afrikaner-
dom, is on the go.

It would be foolish, however, to write the
NP off. As the party in power, it wields
tremendous economic and political clout.
People do not move away from it easily.

Afrikaners in the main have also grown up
to believe unquestioningly in Afrikaner

Nationalism — and it is going to be hard
for them to break their links with the
party that once represented the heart
and soul of the volk.

Furthermore, although it is losing Afrika-
ners to the Right, it will be gaining sup-
port from English-speakers who believe
in change (the Progfeds openly support-
ed the NP in Germiston District in the
belief that a reformist NP was better
than a reactionary CP and HNP and
there will be non-Progfed English-speak-
ers who will agree).

The NP, we are sure, will fight back. But
even though this is not the end of the
road for it, political realities suggest it is
out of touch with the grassroots from
which it obtained its sustenance and
strength in the past.

Warning signs

The warning signs are there for the Prime
Minister to see.

The question is whether he will retreat
from reform since, if he cannot sell his
policy to a big section of his people, he is
jeopardising his party’s future as well as
making the split in Afrikanerdom irrevo-
cable.

On the other hand, if he backtracks, his
credibility and that of his Government
will be nil among Coloureds and Indians.

Quite a dilemma.

As for Dr Treurnicht, whether people care
for his policies or not, he is a force to be
reckoned with. .

Many Nationalist seats are within his par-
ty’s grasp and, like Dr Malan before him,

‘,he has the chance one day of sweeping
from power a centrist Government which
relies to any great extent on English-
speaking support, as General Smuts did.

We don’t say it is a good thing for South
Africa that the CP, with its stress on
1960/70-style apartheid, is in a position
to challenge the ruling party.

But it is a fact of life that we will have to
take intheasi “hyto-aecount.-** oe

The Tatiie for At rikanerdomis-on with-a
vengeance — and the politics of South
Africa will not be the same again.

72



"THE CITIZEN' Comments on Political Parties

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Aug 82 p 6

Editorial:

"Their Future")

[text] gag REALIGNMENT taking place in

South African politics naturally includes
the two largely English-speaking Opposi-
tion. parties, the New Republic Party and
the Progressive Federal Party.

We mention the NRP first because its fu-
ture is bleak.

This is a sad statement to make since the
NEP is what is left of the old United Par-
ty and its waning support must result in
its ultimate demise.

The English-speaking conservatives who
formed the backbone of the UP can sense
that the NRP is no longer a real political
force.

Those who do not necessarily agree with
rigid apartheid, but fear the present Gov-
ernment’s constitutional proposals will
lead to the end of White sovereignty, will
turn to the Conservative Party.

Others who favour limited change, but not
the whole-hog abandonment of White
rule which is PFP policy, will support the
National Party while hoping that the
Prime Minister's reforms will not bring
about the dire consequences predicted by
the CP.

The more the NP looks like a centrist par-
ty, relying increasingly on English-speak-

support, the more there will be for-

UP supporters who will be attracted
to it (except, of course, the Bloedsappe
who would rather be seen dead than do
30).

When, as seems likely, the NRP loses con-
trol of Natal, some of its present leaders
and Parliamentarians will cross the floor
to the Nats, as has been long predicted,
and the party will be no more.

The PFP meanwhile hopes to wrest con-
trol of Natal from the NRP.

It will probably do so because of the NRP’s

_ inability to project a winner's imagé and
the fact that it tends too much to give its
support to the NP when English-speak-
ers, and especially the more jingoistic
elements, would prefer that it distances
itself from the NP.

Anti-Nat feeling dies hard in a province
like Natal.

1 wutside Natal, we do not see the PFP mak-
img any great strides.

The politics of Rhodesia showed that
the White electorate, when it is menaced
by Black terrorism, shuns a liberal party.

The PFP is still the party which wants to
hand the country over to Black rule.

Is it the party which the White electorate
will increasingly support? We doubt it,

ially as the country is turning Right
not Left.

All that can help the PFP is a split vote in
three- or four-cornered contests, and it is
thus on the divisions in Afrikanerdom,
rather than on its policy, that the PFP
relies.

- However, we still doubt whether the PFP
will get as far as it claims it will (Dr Van
Zyl Slabbert is looking for an increase
from 25 to 45 in the PFP’s Parliamentary
representation).

The PFP is mainly an English-speaking
party, based in and around the Cape Pen-
insula, Johannesburg-Sandton-Rand-
burg, and parts of Natal.

It is not a party of popular support, and it
is certainly not a party which will attract
Afrikaners away from the National Par-
ty or be a home for English-speaking con-
servatives,

Most political observers agree that the CP
and HNP could win 48 to 50 seats, which
would make them the Official Opposition
if they combined.

How would the PFP then play a balance-
of-power role?

The Progfed mouthpiece in Johannesburg
gives some clue: “The only option that
would avoid plunging the country into a
period of intensified instability would be
to take his (Mr Botha’s) constitutional
plans back to the drawing board — or at
least be prepared to drastically amend

\ them — thereby seeking to broaden his
support base to include the PFP and

* moderate Coloureds and Indians.

*“If Mr Botha is prepared to take his cour-
age in his hands, an ad hoc PFP-NP alli

.- ance could provide an optimum mechan-
ism for regulating the pace ‘of change.”

Such an alliance would, however,
out of the party and would probab

horse dealing with the NP will ha:
murder,

CSO: 4700/1797

result in even more Nationalists moving
ly help to split the PFP as well, since any
ve the Leftwingers of the PFP screaming blue

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UGANDA

ZAIRE

ZAMBIA

Opposition Reported Suffering Major Setback
(AFRICA CONFIDENTIAL, 4 Aug 82) ......eeeeeees ee ee eeee

Country's Financial Situation Called Farce
(Mike Doyle; WEST AFRICA, 9 Aug 82) ......... seeeeees :

Briefs
Mobutu's Opponents

Registrar General Confirms Reported Elections Scandal
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 19 Aug 82) .........ee0ee eee eeeeeee .

Danish Loan Agreement To be Signed Toward Year's End
(Daily Mail, 18 Aug 82) ............... eee e ewes eteeee

Swedish Firms Opening Branches in Zambia
(DAILY MAIL, 18 Aug 82) ...... see e ewes bee eeee oe

Workers Refuse To Respond To Political Slogans
(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 19 Aug 82)

Zambians Awarded Scholarships To Study in Romania

(DAILY MAIL, 19 Aug 82) eee eee eee oe .
Czechoslovak Experts Say Lusaka Needs Streetcar System

(DAILY MAIL, 19 Aug 82) ............ see eee eee eee e eee
Lack of Fuel Suspends Air Zaire Flights To Zambia

(TIMES OF ZAMBIA, 19 Aug 82) ....... Serres see eee
Briefs

Hydrocarbon Prospecting

Sufficient Maize in Kalomo

ZIMBABWE

Dusk-To-Dawn Curfew Around ZBC Complex Reported
(THE CITIZEN, 20 Aug 82) ...........4. see

Departure of North Korean Military Instructors Reported
(AFRICA CONFIDENTIAL, 4 Aug 82)

Briefs
Scott Elected
RF Defeat
"SA Spies' In Court

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MINISTER SAYS ATC ‘EXEMPLARY INSTITUTION’

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 14 Aug 82 p 1

[text]

cso:

AIR Tanzania Corporation
(ATC) was an exemplary in-
stitution in accomplishing its
obligations irrespective of the
country’s. poor economic
situation, the. Minister for
Communications and  Tran-
sport Ndugu John Malecela
said in Dar es Salaam on
‘Thursday night.

Inaugurating the Air
Caterers Limited — a joint
venture between ATC and
Mansons Limited — at the
Dar es Salaam International
Airport, the minister said
ATC had of late advertised
the true image of the nation
on both domestic regional
flights.

Ndugu Malecela com-
mended the efforts made by
the airline’s management
whose results were reflected
in improvement in time per-

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formance and cabin services.

The minister observed that
some would-be passengers
were left behind because the
aircraft were operating on
time.

Ndugu Malecela said the
cabin crew deserved credit for
their services to customers.

The minister asked ATC
workers to maintain the
discipline and dedication.

Welcoming the minister, the
ATC General Manager,
Ndugu Bakari Mwapachu,
said that air caterers was for-
med to provide in-flight
catering services, restaurapt
and bar services intially at

Der es Salaam and eventually
at Kilimanjaro International
Airport. .

Ndugu Mwapachu said the
company had so far made a
profit of 490,000/- in its two
months of operation.

TANZANTA



Standing Ovation for PW as Natal Nats Back Plan

DURBAN.. — The
new constitutional
Proposals of the
Prime Minister, Mr P
W Botha, were fully
endorsed by almost
500 delegates at the
Nationalist Party Na-
tal congress in Dur-
ban yesterday.

After a lengthy and
at time emotional
three-hour debate, all
the delegates voted in
favour of the constitu-
tional changes. Mr Bo-
tha was given a stand-
ing ovation at the end
of the vote and reacted
with some emotion.

“Here in Natal today
history has ... been
made,” he said. “Thank
you, Natal. You have
remained true to your
past.”

Earlier during the
marathon debate, both
he and Mr Chris Heu-
nis, the Minister of
Constitutional Affairs,
told the delegates that
South Africa faced two
choices, consultation or
confrontation.

Also, earlier in the
debate, a delegate from
Vryheid, Mr Hennie
Walker, said he had
worked for the party
from 1935 and thought
the new constitutional
proposals had come too
quickly.

Dissent

He said he was
“heartbroken” about
the dissent the propo-
sals had caused in the
Vryheid district.

Mr Walker claimed
many party workers in
the district were “most
unhappy” about the
constitutional changes
and the concept of pow-
er-sharing. However, he
also voted in support of
the constitutional pro-
posals. .

His early opposition
caused some tension at
the congress when he
was repudiated by Mr
Barry Brecher, the
MPC for Vryheid.

After Mr Walker had
expressed his dissap-
proval of the power-
sharing concept and

also of what he claimed
would be the sha: of
facilities, Mr er

said Mr Walker's opin-

ion did not reflect the
overall opinion of the
National Party in the
Vryheid district.

Entitled

Later, the |
the National Party in
Natal, Mr Owen Hor-
wood, intervened in the
dispute and said Mr
Waiker was perfectly
entitled to put his point
or view.

The overwhelming
vote of confidence at
the new constitutional
proposals will arm Mr
Botha with a consider-
able amount of power
when he puts these pro-
posals before the Free
State and Transvaal
congresses soon.

Mr Botha yesterday

some of the delegates
at the congress, who
said they wondered
whether the new propo-
sals would lead to the
sharing of facilities at
municipal level and the
sharing of beaches.
They were also worried
about the possibility
that the State Presi-
dent elected under the
new proposals would
have more power thana
Prime Minister.

Both Mr Botha and
Mr Heunis made it clear
that the State Presi-
dent would not have
more power than @
Prime Minister under
the constitutional pro-
posals.

Answering questions,
Mr Botha said South
Africa was st coun-
try of different com-
munities and of minori-
ty groups.

Consideration had to
be given to the protec-
tion of minority groups.
This is one of the
reasons why the
Westminster —_ system
had been rejected.

He said that unless
the rights of the White
minority, the Brown
minority and the Black
minorities were pro-
tected, there could be
no stability in the coun-

“He said the attacks
on the Republic would
increase and not dimin-
ish. The younger people
in South Africa were
facing a bigger chal-

lenge than their fore-
fathers.

Facilities

As far as community
living went he did not
apologise for the fact
that he believed the
Coloureds and the In-
dians should have the
same recreational fa-
cilities as the Whites in
their own areas.

On mixed beaches, he
said the problem was
that the population in-
creased but the areas of
the beaches did not.

Social facilities for
the Coloured and In-
dian groups could not
be improved overnight.
But if the facilities
were not improved, the
country’ faced racial
friction.

Mr Botha said he had
full sympathy with
Whites like Mr Walker
who did not want to
share their facilities.
The White man was en-
titled to his own facili-
ties, but so were the
other race groups.

“All these questions
lead to one thing. Un-
less we have consulta-
tion with all race
groups there will be
confrontation and viol-
ence and bloodshed.”

Several of the del-
egates asked questions
about the composition
and future of provincial
councils under the new
constitutional propo-
sals.

Mr Heunis said the
functions of provincial
councils would change
and the make-up would
eventually change but
these were matters for
the future.

Both Mr Botha and
Mr Heunis attacked the
Progressive Federal
Party. Mr Botha war-
ned that its policies
would lead to chaos and
violence if it thought
for instance it could in-
tegrate the Zulus and
the Xhosas the Xhosas
and the Sothos in one
state.

Mr Heunis said the
PFP leader, Dr Van Zyl
Slabbert, would be sur-
prised to learn how
many of the Coloured
and Indian people fully
supported the new con-
stitutional proposals.

76

Mr Botha said the
*PFP would never come
to power with its poli-
cies of integration and
the merging of identi-
ties in the Republic.

Mr Heunis said it was

a fact that the
‘Coloureds and Indians
had not been given op-
portunities im past
years to govern the

land.

People had asked him
why change was needed
One of the main
reasons was to allow.a
sharing -of power, to
share the same country,
to create stability and
to avoid violence.

Aspirations .

He said South Africa
| was a country with a
world inside its borders
with the many different
race groups, ferem'
‘Tanguages and differ-
of life. The as-

People had to be accom-
modated.

On the leader of the
Conservative Party, Dr
Andries icht, Mr
Heunis said: “He was
never with us om the
opposed to change oven
‘opp to
| before the 1977 consti-
tutional proposals.”

He said the policy of
Dr Treurnicht and his
followers would lead to
disaster.
| Mr Heunis also war-
‘ned that some city
‘councils — he singled
out the Cape Town City
Council — were sab-
otaging Government
policies. This could not
be allowed to continue
forever.

about unpopular meas-
ures being passed by
local councils (he was
believed to be referring
to the multiracial beach
concept in Durban) Mr
Heunis said he agreed
with one of the del
egates, Mr Neil Ros-
souw, a former MPC,
that municipal voters
got the e
had because of their
apathy. .
‘He urged delegates to
take an interest im their
municipal affairs.



cso:

channels and, in the
teeth of strenuous ob-
jections from the maize
industry, managed to
persuade the Minister
of Trade and Industry,
Dr Dawie de Villiers.

The Assocom report
this week noted that
“the fertiliser industry,
despite its cries to the
contrary, will not be
losing money this year
since a substantial al-
lowance is made in the
costing procedure
agreed with the Depart-
ment of Commerce and
Industry for the effect
of inflation on the cost
of plant replacement.

“It is accepted that
the price increase
lowed could make ex-
pansion of the industry
uneconomic, which
might have been the
Government’s _inten-
tion.”

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The report added:
“The fertiliser industry
is naturally disple
by the import of urea
“and has demanded that
ithe 200 000 tons (from
Russia) should be dis-
tributed through the
normal channels,
rather than directly via
the co-operatives.

“This situation pro-
vides an excellent ex-
ample of ‘too many con-
trols coming home to
roost’.

“Although in prin-
ciple the fertiliser in-
dustry appears to have
justice on its side, it

yuld be a great pity if
ghance were lost to

‘a greater degree
‘Competition into the

‘supply mechanism.”
The Government,
however, thought dif-
ferently, with the result
that the Russian ferti-

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liser imports will be dis-
tributed by the fertilis-
er companies and the
farmers will be charged
R340 a ton, the same
price they are paying
for the domestic prod-

uct.

‘Although the maize
producers can do noth-
ing more about this
particular transaction,
they may be expected to
renew their demands
for the right to distrib-
ute any future fertiliser
imports directly,
according to Mr Harri-
son. .

One concession made
to the producers is that
part of the profits from
the Russian deal will go
to the maize stabilisa-
tion fund of the indus-
try. But how much that
will be is not clear at
present.



SOUTH AFRICA

BOTHA SPEAKS ON REFORMS, INGWAVUMA
MB200754 Johannesburg Domestic Service in Afrikaans 0600 GMT 20 Aug 82

[Text] Prime Minister P. W. Botha has asked all responsible South Africans
to support his constitutional proposals. Addressing the Natal Congress of
the National Party in Durban, he said he believes most whites are reason-
able people, and he knows that there are reasonable people among the other
population groups. He said he is asking for cooperation in the spirit of
South Africa first, and not in a political party sense, so as to ensure
peace in South Africa and to preserve it for future generations.

Mr Botha asked those who rejected the proposals what their alternatives are
and to what extent their proposals get to the root of the problem. He said
he has chosen his path and it is the path of his convictions. It is built
on justice and provides for the maintenance of civilized Christian standards.

Mr Botha challenged Conservative Party members of parliament to resign their
seats, and to test their support in a minielection. He said that after the
results of the Germiston District by-election, there is talk that the govern-
ment never had a mandate to implement its policies. No by-election, however,
could serve as a test for a government which scarcely a year ago had been
voted into power with a two-thirds majority.

Prime Minister Botha referred to the dispute about Swaziland's possible in-
corporation of the Ingwavuma area of Kwazulu. He said that he is consider-
ing the appointment of a commission of inquiry to investigate certain impor-
tant aspects of the matter. He is awaiting the appeal court judgment on the
matter. However, he said that Swaziland has made overtures to the government,
and one of the basic points is that Zulus will not be governed by Swazis and
vice versa. Overtures were made even before Swaziland had gained its inde-
pendence. He also said that further talks will be held with King Zwelithini
of the Zulus.

Prime Minister Botha warned the Chief Buthelezi, the chief minister of
Kwazulu, to be more accommodating with those who differ from him. He noted
that Chief Buthelezi has referred to possible bloodshed on at least two oc-
casions this year. Mr Botha denied that the government stands in the way of
development of the black nations. The government requests cooperation, but
cooperation cannot come from one side.

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UNINTENDED AFTERMATH OF AUSTERITY SAID UNEMPLOYMENT

Kaduna SUNDAY NEW NIGERIAN in English 11 Jul 82 pp 1, 13

[Article by Emma Udoka:

[Text]

"80,000 Workers To Lose Jobs"]

ABOUT forty textile and garment factories in
various parts of the country are now on the

brink of closing down.

This follows difficulties they are facing in importing
essential raw materials and spare parts as a result of
the import and foreign exchange restrictions imposed
by the current austerity measures.

Following this, the nearly 80,000 workers in the affected
factories stand to lose their jobs if the employers (mostly
expatriates) implement their threat to-close down the fac-
tories at the end of this month (July), “if thé’ situation does

not improve”.

Sunday New Nigerian in-*

vestigations during the week
revealed that already, about
nine textile mills in the coun-
try have closed down for
similar reasons, rendering
several thousands of workers
jobless. :

Confirming this in an inter-
view, at the national head-
quarters of the Nigerian
Textile, Garment and Tailoring
Employers Association
(NTGTEA) in Kaduna, the
Executive Secretary of, the
association, Mr. V. O. Ebura-
jolo, said that “if something
positive is not done within a
couple of weeks, most of our
members will have no alter-
native but to close down and
discharge labour.””

The NTGTEA is an associa-
tion embracing about 40
employers of labour, employ:
ing: about 80,000° textile
workers.

According to the executive
secretary, Mr. kKburajolo,

members of the association
have been depending on their
stocks of raw materials to
keep production going since
the import restrictions were
imposed by the Federal
Government.

But their stocks of raw
materials are “running out at
the end of this month” (July)
because of lack of replenish-
ments resulting from the
Central Bank restriction on
foreign exchange, Mr. Ebura-
jolo revealed.

The restriction, according to
him, draws no difference bet-
ween foreign exchange needed
for raw materials to keep pro-
duction going and foreign ex-
change needed for importa-
tion of luxuries. He declared:
“Consequently, our members:
have not been able to import.
cotton, yarn, chemicals, dye-
stuff and other factors of pro
duction not available locally.”

In an effort to protect the
jobs of Nigerians and their

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NIGERIA



NIGERIA

KANO OFFICIAL ASKS FEDERAL AID FOR KANO RIOT VICTIMS
Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 10 Jul 82 p 9
[Article by Abdulhamid Babatunde]

[Text] THE Kano State Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Kassim Musa Bichi has
said that it would be difficult to hold any individual responsible for last
year's July 10 rampage in Kano, the state capital.

He made the observation while appealing for special financial assistance from
the Federal Government to repair buildings damaged during the rampage.

Even though a commission of inquiry was set up and a report submitted, I be-
lieve it would be very difficult to pin-point any particular person as being
responsible for the rampage" the commissioner remakred.

He, therefore urged the Federal Government to consider the rampage and a civil
strife just like the civil war of between 1967 and 1970.

Alhaji Kassim said the Federal Government should foot the bill for the recon-
struction and rehabilitation of the damaged buildings just as they did after
the civil war.

He said the state government ould need between 20 and 50 million Naira for the
repairs and rehabilitation work.

The commissioner said the Federal Government should use funds set aside by law
for ecological and other problems to assist the state government otherwise it
would take the state government several years to complete the reconsturction
of damaged buildings. He also said many government officials lost their prop-
erty such as motor cycles and cars which were not covered by insurance, adding
that the state government would still have to compensate such people.

The commissioner pointed out that the Ministry of Finance alone would require
four million Naira to carry out repairs.

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LPMC CLARIFIES STATEMENT ON RICE, OTHER ISSUES

Monrovia DAILY OBSERVER in English 13 Aug 82 p 3

[Text]

The Liberian Produce
Marketing Corporation
wishes to clarify some issues
raised in the Daily Observer
story of August 9, 1982 in
which the Marfaging Director
of LPMC informed the
public that if the persistent
stealing of rice at the
Freeport continued, the price
of this commodity could be
increased.

Where as LPMC cannot in-
crease the price of rice and could
not have issued threats of an in-
crease in the price of rice, the
Management of LPMC would
however, like to re-emphasize as
it was told to the Daily Observer
that the premiums of insurance
coverage on rice coming into the
country has increased, and that
this is a direct cost of purchasing
rice. Additionally, -the

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shipowners are ‘also concerned as,
the rice is purchased on the liner
terms, which means the rice is
the responsibility of the
shipowner until it is placed in the
warehouse, and thus any
thievery will lead to increase in
shipping rates, another direct
cost to bringing rice into Liberia.

The management would also
like to note that since the ap-
pearance of the story, the
amount of rice confiscated from
persons illegally attempting to
remove same from the port has
decreased drastically and
dramatically.

On the matter of military per-
sonnel, the mentioning which
was a categorical misnomer by

our chief of security was not to
castigate the gallant men and
women of the Armed Forces of
Liberia, but to point out that
persons dressed in military
uniforms participated in remov-
ing rice, and because of their
dress, and the absence of other

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LIBERIA

measures of verification were
assumed to be military person-
nel.

The LPMC Management
would also like to inform the
public that these direct costs due
to the ‘thefts cannot continue to
be absorbed solely by LPMC
which is a Government Corpora-
tion set up to profitably engage
in business and contribute to the
national economic goals.

On the issue of when the rice is
stolen, the management would
like to inform the public that the
rice is removed when on the pier,
from NPA Warehouses, and in
transit on trailers to LPMC
Warehouses. There is little or no
rice stolen from LPMC
Warehouses.

The LPMC Management by
expressing its concern has in-
creased public’ pressure: which
will enable the cooperation of all
security personnel in the port to
ensure the protection of our
staple commodity, and those
caught will bear the just penalty
as prescribed by law.



its way into Angola as it enjoyed a wide international readership. Col Roets
said this could be so,

Col Roets took strong exception to a suggestion by Smith that the SWAPO
incursion in April had caught the Defence Force with its "pants around its
knees."

He stated that the Defence Force had not considered it necessary to hold
press briefings during this period.

Asked why the Head of Military Intelligence in the Territory had not been
called to testify, Col Roets replied: "Because these photographs have a

direct operational implication."

No Criminal

At one stage of the trial Smith said he was not a criminal and did "not

want to see my fingerprints in Pretoria’s files."

Smith submitted that the
media were not receiving
cooperation from the
Security force to keep the
public informed of opera-
tions against insurgents, as
last April, when terrorists
had infiltrated the Tsumeb
District.

Col Roets replied that
news statements were is-
sued daily during the incur-
sion of White farming
areas.

In addition, “there is a
Press Council, of which the
accused is a member, that
convenes monthly,” Col
Roets said.

Complaints about liaison
with the media could be
raised at the meetings.

Smith contested that
news statements were is-
sued daily or that the
Namibian Media Liaison
Committee met monthly
with senior military of-
ficers.

CONCERN

Asked whether the
Observer's coverage of the
war reflected a neutral at-
titude, Col Roets replied
that concern had been ex-
pressed by officers com-
manding field operations

about certain statements
contained in the new-
spaper’s reports, as well as
photographs published in
the Observer.

“They said these state-
ments (stellings) | com-
plicated the situation for
them and they could not
understand why it was per-
mitted,” he said. “It is also
my view.”

‘Smith said reporters did
not know where they stood
with the Security Force
and the media were not
kept informed of events in
the war zone.

The result was specula-
tion by the public, “which
has totally undermined the
country.”

Col Roets said the
Security Force had a duty
not only to the news media,
but also to the public.

»We make daily evalua-
tions concerning our forces
and that which is in the in-
terest of the public to know
about operations,” he said.
. The Security Force al-
lowed films to be shot dur-
ing certain operations, as
the scenes recorded were
not for immediate release.

The enemy did not have

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immediate access to the in-
formation so there was no
influence on tactical situa-
tions.

Col Roets said although
the Windhoek Observer
provided wide coverage of
the war situation, some
aspects of, its reporting
were “damming (verdoe-
mend).”

Smith said he was being
victimised since
acknowledge the = sence
of Swapo” and reported on

“atrocities (wandade)” al-
legedly committed by both
sides. *

Col Roets denied there
was a vendetta against
Smith.

All the media were being
treated equally by the
Defence Force.

But, the Colonel added,
the publication of
photographs such as the
aerial picture of Tsintsabis
camp constituted a con-
travention of the law,
notwithstanding captions.

PROOF
“It is proof to me that

the accused possibly does
not have the interests of the
Security force at heart.”



among top officials. (Broadly, the western region is zone
B and the eastern region zone C). On the whole, how-
ever, it is understood that if the NPN’s presidential
candidate were to be dropped after one term (the maxi-
mum allowed to the president under the country’s
constitution is two), his successor would have to come
from another zone. This also applies to other national
Officials, including Ekwueme and Akinloye.

Since Shagari was nominated for a second term in
June, the zoning system poses no problem in his case.
But his second term candidacy was not entirely un-
challenged. Abiola chairman of the NPN in Ogun State
and a national vice-president, was widely reported to
have put in a rival bid. It is unlikely that Abiola and his
supporters seriously believed they could get a chance to
contest the presidency in 1983. Abiola has been a con-
troversial figure since the NPN’s Kano convention in
1980, when he seemed to make a bid to get Akinloye
replaced. In Port Harcourt last November he was again
reported to have ambitions for the NPN chairmanship.
He denied having signed any papers demanding
Akinloye’s removal, or to have the intention of forming
his own political party if he did not get top office in the
NPN. But in May he led a group of senior Yoruba NPN
figures, the Yoruba Solidarity Front (also known as the
zone B Group) to again challenge Akinloye, whose first
term ends this year, a year ahead of the elected leaders.
Abiola demanded Akinloye’s removal “for the sake of
the image of zone B”. Other zone B leaders said that
Akinloye should resign because no vote of confidence
in him had been passed. Another senior Yoruba official,
Chief A. Ogundokun, deputy national publicity
secretary of the NPN, even called for “the entrenchment
of zoning of the presidency in our constitution, to
guarantee the ambition of minority groups”. ‘

So far Akinloye has managed to beat off the
challenge, and at the special convention in June which
nominated Shagari, Abiola was snubbed. A month later
he resigned from the NPN and politics in general. As the
ITT chairman in Nigeria he does not depend on political
handouts, and he explained that he had been spending
N70,000 a month on the Ogun State NPN alone but “all
I have in rewards is blackmail, ingratitude and insult”.
He had seen a lot in the NPN which, he said, his
conscience could no longer tolerate, and he made it clear
that a party which did not offer him any immediate
political future was of little interest to him. But contrary
to most reports, he was not really aiming at the national
chairmanship since he knew well that the zoning rules
(on which Yoruba presidential hopes for 1987 hinge)
would not allow Akinloye to be succeeded: by another
Yoruba. In trying to force Akinloye’s resignation, the
zone B Group hoped that the chairmanship would be
filled by someone from zone C, in which case Shagari
would have had to drop his zone C vice-president and
look for a Yoruba running mate.

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Not Upset by the Vote

The Transvaal leader of the National party, Mr F.W. de Klerk, said he was not
discouraged by the results of the Germiston by-election.

He said already some newspapers were claiming that there had been a tremendous
swing to the Right.

The results had been influenced by excessive vindictiveness, difficult cir-
cumstances and general interest in the constitutional proposals.

He was confident things would improve. The by-election was held before there
was enough time to get the message of the new constitutional proposals over to

the public.

"I look at the result from this stand point. We won a seat from the Conserva-
tive Party."

The NP go from strength to strength because the new constitutional proposals
were right and also because the party had a strong leader in the Prime Minister.

Improved Life for All
Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Aug 82 pp 2, 6, 9

[text]

DURBAN. — The the Prime Minister
Prime Minister, Mr P about local by-laws
W Botha, yesterday concerning _ mixed
firmly committed his swimming in the sea.
Government to prior- The Prime Minis-
ity programming for ter referred to his
improved community own constituency of
life for all population George, where con-
groups. sultation with the
He was replying to local Coloured lead-
questions at the Na- ers had led to the cre-
tal congress on a res- ation of facilities in
olution on communi- the town for
ty life. Coloureds so that
“Townships must “they don’t have to
preferably not be eat their lunch on the
mere dormitories but sidewalks.”
towns with a soul of This had led to a
their own,” he said. vast improvement in
Facilities for com- race relations, Mr
munal life including Botha said.
sport and cultural ac- “Every communi-
tivities must be of ty, local authority,
equal standard for all Provincial and the
the communities of Central Government,
South Africa. must busy itself
‘A Durban delegate every day to provide
had complained to such facilities. —
nad complained ‘Sapa. @

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ZIMBABWE

BRIEFS

SCOTT ELECTED--Harare~-Newly elected Senator Mrs Esme Scott has joined the
nine-man independent parliamentary group, its leader, Mr Chris Andersen,
said in Harare yesterday. He said Mrs Scott, who beat Republican Front
candidate and party chairman Mr Geoff Kluckow by one vote, will strengthen
the group and enhance its influence in representing the views of the White
community. "Mrs Scott was particularly active in women's community affairs
and was well supported in Bulawayo where her nomination paper was signed by
many prominent people," he said, Mr Andersen, who is the Minister of State
for the Public Service, denied the election of Mrs Scott had been irregular,
He said the RF leader, Mr Ian Smith and other members of his party had, in
fact, unsuccessfully tried to persuade some independent MPs not to vote for
Mrs Scott.--Sapa [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Aug 82 p 12]

RF DEFEAT--Harare--A Minister criticised the Republican Front leader, Mr

Ian Smith, in an interviewe published yesterday for saying the Government

had caused his party's defeat in the Senate election on Tuesday. The
Minister of Justice, Mr Simbi Mubako, said he was astounded by Mr Smith's
allegations that the Government had had a hand in the defeat of his party.
"His charges against the Government are completely without foundation. He

is finding someone to blame for the faults of his own party." An independent,
Mrs Esme Scott beat the RF candidate and chairman, Mr Geoff Kluckow, by one
vote. She polled nine against eight to win the seat left vacant by Air
Marshal Archie Wilson, "What I can read is that Mr Smith is very much
annoyed that his party has lost. He is worried that the fortunes of his
party are crumbling," Mr Mubako said. Commenting on Mr Smith's complaint
that the detained RF Member of Parliament, Mr Wally Stuttaford was not allowed
out of prison to vote, he said there was no justification in law for a person
in custody and who had been refused bail to be allowed out.--Sapa [Text]
[Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 20 Aug 82 p 13]

"SA SPIES' IN COURT--HARARE--Two former members of the Central Intelligence
Organisation, Mr Philip Edward Hartleybury and Mr Colin David Evans, appeared
briefly at the Harare Magistrate's Court yesterday in connection with allega-
tions of contravening the Offical Secrets Act. They were not charged or asked
to plead and the magistrate, Mr Misheck Chada, remanded them in custody until
September 1. Mr Hartleybury, of Bluff Hill, Harare and Mr Evans, of Marlbo-
rough, Harare, are alleged to have been involved in a South African spy ring
operating in Zimbabwe. [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 14 Aug 82

p 8]

END
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137



CZECHOSLOVAK EXPERTS SAY LUSAKA NEEDS STREETCAR SYSTEM

Lusaka DAILY MAIL in English 19 Aug 82 p 3

[text]

LUSAKA needs a tramway transport system,

day.
“On the basis of the in
vestigations and measure
ments carried out during
the first fortnight of our
stay here, we have found
that. in several directions,
the existing traffic flows are
heavy enough to justify the
construction of a tramway.

“‘In the long run, taking
into account the future dex
velopment, a tramway nets
work will be an inevitable
necessity for the very life of
the city’’, the seven experts
said at.a Press briefing held
at the residence of Czechos:
lovakia commercial council.
lor.to Zambia Mr Milan Kr.
cma.

The experts are in the
country to carry our feasibi-
lity studies on public tran:
sportin the city.

The team is led by Mr
Lubomir Ursta from the
CKD Praha O.P. Engineer
ing, a major Czechoslovak
producer firm of tramways
and trolley buses.

Their coming to carry out
feasibility studies which Mr
Ursta said would last seven
months follows’ the signing
of an agreement between
the Czechoslovak company

130

-a team of Czechoslovak experts, said yester-

and the National Commis<
sion for Development Plan:
ning last year.

In a brief statement, the
experts said while in the
country they would work
closely with Lusaka City
Council to which the report
would be submitted after
the studies.

As part of the data collec:
ting exercise, the council
has engaged the services of
64 geography students
from the University of Zam:
bia (UNZA) who have been
placed at strategic locations
along the main highways in
the capital.

The students working in
two shifts, from ‘06.00 to
12.00 and from 12.00 to
18.00 hours will among
other things count and rex
cord the number of various
means of transport used by
people in Lusaka.

ZAMBIA



AIRCRAFT PURCHASE AID SOUGHT--The Secretary for Transport, Mr. Iddrisu Mahama,
has said that Ghana is seeking assistance abroad to help pay for the McDonnell
Douglas DC-10 whose purchase for Ghana Airways was contracted by the Limann
government. He said the aircraft had been ready for delivery since February
this year, but only $15m. had been paid out of a total purchase price of $42m.
(Text] [[London WEST AFRICA in English No 3391, 2 Aug 82 p 2079]

CONTINUING VALCO OPERATION--The Volta Aluminum Company (Valco) now says it

will not shut down any of its smelting capacity at Tema. A statement issued
in Accra by the Secretary for Land and Natural Resources, Mr. Kwesi Renner,
welcoming the move, however, expressed the government's objection to what it
called the whimsical manner in which Valco made such a decision, and the insult-
ing utterances of the Valco team during negotiations with the government to
forestall a shutdown. The government is demanding from Valco a formal decision
and an undertaking from Valco that it would not reduce any of its capacity

for at least one year. But if it decides on any such reduction, it must give
the government at least three months notice to enable it to deal with the prob-
lems that could arise. The statement said Valco's conduct had resulted in

the government incurring certain expenses as a result of the preparations that
have to be made at short notice, to ensure that alumina was available early
enoguth to prevent a shut-down. The government is demanding appropriate reim-
bursement from Valco. [Text] [London WEST AFRICA in English No 3391, 2 Aug 82

p 2079]

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ZAMBIA

LACK OF FUEL SUSPENDS AIR ZAIRE FLIGHTS TO ZAMBIA
Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 19 Aug 82 p 2

[text]

cso:

AIR Zaire has suspended
its flights to Zambia
because of lack of fuel,
said acting regional man-
ager Mr Muasa-h Tchi-
manga in Lusaka yester-
day.

He said his management
had been locked in talks with
Zambia Airways to find
alternative means of serving
air passengers between Zaire
and Zambia in accordance with
a pool agreement signed
between the two airlines.

Air Zaire had resumed its
flights to Zambia on May 1,
after nearly ten years of
suspension. The move was
considered as a step forward
towards restoring the once
shattered commercial marri-
age between the two count-

ties. .
‘As the Zairean Boeing 737

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airliner touched down at the
Lusaka International Airport
to mark the resumption of the
flight, a crowd of Zaireans
danced to the throbbing drums
and music of their homeland.

The survey had indicated
that the weekly flight between
Lusaka. Ndola and Lubum-
bashi would later need rein-
forcement to cope with the
expected influx of travellers
on the route.

The Zairean airline, with a
symbolic winged leopard, was
to operate alone and if traffic
proved heavy it would be the
turn of Zambia Airways to
introduce the second flight in
three months.

Air Zaire + commercial
director Mr Minkwene
Ngawala said then that he
was happy with the move to
resume the flight between the
two countries. saying it was a
result of his airline's close
association with Zambia Air- ~
ways.

132

Yesterday Mr Tchimanga
regretted that Air Zaire
suspended its resumed flight
to Zambia on July 25 because
of a critical shortage of fuel
in Zaire.

The problem had been
worsened by the fact that
Air Zaire was not allowed to
pay for fuel in Zambia
currency.

According to the ~ pool
agreement. Zambia Airwavs
can start flights to Lubumbashi
it the other partner fails to
operate. he said.

Mr Tchimanga said Air
Zaire had some money in the
pipeline with the Bank of Zam-
bia which could be used to
pay for fuel in Zambia and he
hoped that the problem
would be solved soon.

He said it was unfortunate
that the flight was suspended
at a time when prospective”
travellers were becoming
familiar with the service be-
tween the two countries.



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opponents lies in Bendel State for the NPN. The UPN
won it in 1979, but unlike the other four UPN states,
Bendel is not purely Yoruba, and its government has
been involved in a long series of scandals. The NPN
in Bendel therefore stood an excellent chance — until
a row erupted between the Bendel NPN leader Tayo
Akpata and the state’s former military governor, Dr.
Samuel Ogbemudia. The NPN’s national secretariat
had to step in and dissolve the state executive, but
despite top level intervention, neither side seems
prepared to compromise. Hence the UPN’s chances of
regaining Bendel are enhancede

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Further Reportage on Sugar Company Strike

(Salisu Nuhu Muhammed; SUNDAY TRIUMPH, 1 Aug 82) ......

Swiss Contract For Rice Mill Construction Awarded

(Mike Reis; NEW NIGERIAN, 8 Jul 82) ......ssecececeeeeee

Interest-Free Islamic Banks To be Established Soon

(Ibrahim N. Salihu; NEW NIGERIAN, 2 Aug 82) ....

Land Use Settlement Methods Decried
(Editorial; NEW NIGERIAN, 30 Jul 82)

Briefs

Farmers Loans Recalled

Army Officers Retired, Discharged

Fruit Juice Plant

Compensation for Displaced Persons

Steel Plants Provide Jobs

Flour Mill in Kano

Fertilizer Distribution Hampered
SOMALIA

Saudi Paper Carries Somali Official's Statement

(Muhammad 'Ali Hamid; AL-MADINAH, 17 Aug 82) ...

SOUTH AFRICA

Reportage on National Party Congress

(THE CITIZEN, 20, 21 Aug 82) ........ eee ee eee

De Klerk Prediction

Move to Right Noted

Improved Life for All

‘THE CITIZEN' Comments on Political Parties

Treurnicht Rejects Botha's Election Challenge

(Jaap Theron; THE CITIZEN, 21 Aug 82) ..........

Attacks on Synagogues Dismay Le Grange

(THE CITIZEN, 14 Aug 82) ........ See ee ceeceeeee

Action Promised
Desecration of Synagogues Condemned, Editorial

Writing of Apartheid Into Constitution Foreseen

(Dick Epstein; THE CITIZEN, 14 Aug 82) .........

SMA's Anti-Zionist Publications Banned
(Sharon Li Green; THE CITIZEN, 14 Aug 82) .....

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the need for self-sufficiency in food production and urged the people to bear
with the Federal Government "until things are sorted out." He said it was
sharmeful for us to continue depend on food imports in spite of the vast fer-
tile land available everywhere in the country. He said food processing indus—
tries would be established whenever agriculture regained its past glory. The
president reminded the people of the need to register for next year's elec-
tions. In an earlier address, the chairman of the Wurno Local Government Care-
taker Committee, Alhaji Tunau Wakili appealed to the president for the immedi-
ate payment of compensation and the resettlement of the people to be displaced.
[Ibrahim N. Salihu] [Excerpt] [Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 28 Jul 82 p 1)

STEEL PLANTS PROVIDE JOBS--MINISTER for Steel Development, Malam Mamman Ali
Makele has said that the five steel plants including those under construction
would provide employment opportunities to about 30,000 Nigerians when in full
operation. In addition, such ancilliary projects like ore mining, Metallurgi-
cal Trianing Institute at Onitsha and the Metallurgical Discharge Laboratory in
Jos would provide an additional 1,000 jobs. According to him, it was therefore
estimated that the number of Nigerians to be employed in the steel and related
projects would reach 100,000 by the end of the decade. Malam Ali made this
remark in his address at the opening of the National Training Workshop on Ore
Assessment, Quality and Waste Management in the Iron and Steel and Allied
Industries at the University of Ibadan last Monday. The minister further told
the gathering that available statistics indicated that Nigeria's demand for
steel had increased over the past years as a result of the industries, con-
struction and manufacturing sectors. He disclosed that steel importation had
grown from a moderate value of 150,000 tonnes in 1960 to a substantial figure
of 2,200,000 tonnes in 1977 adding that by 1995 the figure might have reached
8.50 million tonnes. Malam Ali stated that in 1970, steel importation was
613,907 tonnes valued at 76 million Naira, in 1975, 1,026 million tonnes valued
at 326 million Naira and in 1977, 2.19 million tonnes costing 432.6 million
Naira. [Yinka Dagunduro' [Text] [Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 28 Jul 82 p 7)

FLOUR MILL IN KANO--THERE is now a proposal by the Federal Government to set
up a flour mill in Kano to make use of the wheat grown in the Kadawa area of
the Jadejia-Jama'are River Basin Development project. This was disclosed in
an interview by the Presidential Assistant in Kano State, Alhaji Lawal Kaita.
He said that by 1983, the Kadawa area wheat farms would be able to supply
enough to keep the proposed flour mill busy. Alhaji Lawal Kaita added that by
1984, more than enough quantities of maize and rice would also be produced at
the Kadawa irrigation area. [Text] [Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 28 Jul 82
p 11)

FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTION HAMPERED--THE Borno State Ministry of Agriculture has
been unable to distribute 40,223.87 tons of fertilisers to farmers in good
time as a result of inadequate funds. The Principal Agricultural Superinten-
dent in the Ministry of Agriculture, Malam Abba Ali, said the lack of funds
had prevented the ministry from hiring vehicles to distribute the fertilisers.
The principal superintendent was briefing Governor Mohammed Goni last Wednes-
day about the activities of the Maiduguri Farm Centre. Another problem that
had impeded the distribution of fertilisers, he said, were the refusal of
local contractors to transport allocations to rural areas because the

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MALI

MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ARRIVES IN BAMAKO
AB201604 Bamako Domestic Service in French 1500 GMT 20 Aug 82

[Text] His Excellency Mohamed Ghazali Shafie, the Malaysian foreign min-
ister, who arrived in our country yesterday for an official visit, this
morning went to Tombouctou. Mr Shafie will tomorrow pay courtesy calls on
three ministers: the minister for foreign affairs, the minister of state

for economy and planning and the minister of interior to whom he will of-
ficially hand over food aid from the Malaysian Government to the Republic of
Mali. The Malaysian minister made the following statement to Mali-Actualities,
[a television news show] upon arrival yesterday:

[Begin Shefie recording in English fading into French translation] First of
all, I must express my happiness at being in Mali because this is our first
visit. I am very grateful to my counterpart, His Excellency Mr Alioune
Blondin Beye, for the invitation he extended to us and which we accepted
with great pleasure. This is in line with the policies of our two countries,
since we are both Muslim countries. Bilateral cooperation is our fervent
desire because it is more effective and we believe that it will lead us to
the implementation of many projects. [end recording]

The Malaysian foreign minister also gave his views on the strengthening of
cooperation between Islamic nations:

[Begin recording in English fading into French translation] In line with
Islamic solidarity we must first know each other. This is very important.
What is Mali to Malaysians and vice-versa? In any case, we should exchange
views frequently with the aim of establishing solidarity and cooperation that
would enable us to work together. [end recording]

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LAND USE SETTLEMENT METHODS DECRIED

Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 30 Jul 82 p 1

(Editorial:

[Text]

cso:

AS with so many
pieces of good legisla-
tion, the practice of the
Land Use Act so far has
left much to be desired.
We have had occasions
to deplore the use of
the Act by some people
in authority to settle po-
litical differences. But
by far the most serious
lapses in the practice of
the Land Use Act occur
in compensating and
resettling peasants
where land is taken
from them for public
use. Invariably the pea-
sants get shortchanged
largely -because com-
pensations often come
too late and too little,
some compensations
ending up in private
pockets, as it were.

The result of all this
is that we are slowly
but surely building up a
massive and alienated

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"How Not to Resettle"]

tural population that
could fali easy prey to
political demagogues.
We have already reaped
one sad harvest from
this trend, namely the
Bakolori riots in Sokoto
State. Needless to say
we do not want a repeat
of it. This probably ex-
plains the recent
assurance given to the
people of Goronyo,
again in Sokoto State,
by President Shehu
Shagari that they will
be adequately compen-
sated and resettled for
their land which has
been taken over for a 96
million Naira dam pro-

‘ject.

President Shagari
will no doubt keep his
word. All the 'same we
are worried that the
people of Goronyo may,
at the end of the day,
not find things satisfac-

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NIGERIA

tory — not because
these things are
technically inadequate
but rather because they
Call for a radical depar-
ture from their (the
peasants’) life-style
which is beyond them.
The principle involved
here is the same
whether we are talking
of peasants in Goronyo
4 in Degema. It is
empting to erect gran-
diose and expensive
modern structures for
their resettlement but
we should not be amaz-
ed if, as has happened
in say Kainji, they resist
heing steamrolled into
the jet-age. The simple
trick is to involve them
in deciding the nature
of compensation and of
resettlement. This way
they cannot feel com-
pletely dislocated and
disaffected.



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AGRICULTURE OFFICIAL ON FOOD PRODUCTION EFFORT

Kaduna SUNDAY NEW NIGERIAN in English 1 Aug 82 p 16

[Article by Sulaiman Gambari]

[Text]

COMPLETE self-sufficiency in
food production will not be
achieved by 1985 unless we
revolutionise our agricultural
programmes.

The Permanent Secretary,
Federal Ministry of Agriculture,
Alhaji Mohammadu Liman made
the remark on Thursday in a lec-
ture titled ‘Prospect and Pro-
blems of Agrjcultural Develop-
ment in Nigeria in 80’s”’.

The-lecture wa organised by
the Ahmadu Bello University
(ABU), Zaria towards enhancing
the Green Revolution pro-
gramme of the Federal Govern-
ment.

He said unless the federal and

«state governments collectively

tackle agricultural problems, it
would remain with us for a long
time.

Alhaji Muhammad said one of
the problems confronting in-
creased agricultural production
was the high rate of rural to ur-
ban migration. He said this factor
alone had seriously depleted
rural labour force.

He said while about 71 per cent
of the population was in
agriculture in 1960 only about 55
per cent was in it in 1979.

Statistics, he said had shown
that thought the total value of
agricultural export increased
from 304 million Naira in 1964 to
498.5 million in 1979, its share of
total value of all exports had
declined considerably from 70.8
per cént in 1964 to only 4.6 per

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cent in 1979,

He said this was a reflection of
the drastic decline in the volume
of agricultural exports over the
years. -

He added: “the virtual disap-
pearance of most of our tradi-
tional export crops from export
trade is a clear testimony to the
neglect of agriculture by all
previous governments in the
country.””

He ‘said the contribution of
agriculture to Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) over the years
had been very poor. He said from
about 61 per cent of the GDP in
1964 the agricultural sector’s
share declined to about 48 per
cent in 1970 with further
deterioration to 18 per cent in
1980.

Alhaji Mohammadu observed
that without agricultural and
rural development, industrial
growth would be useless and if at
all it succeeded it would create
severe internal imbalances in the
economy with widespread pover-
ty,. inequality’ and unemploy-
ment.

The Permanent Secretary
however said given the potentials
which existed for agricultural
development in the country and
the political will demonstrated by
various . governments, future
agricultural prospects were
bright.

He predicted that the various
programmes prosecuted by the
federal and state governments

NIGERIA


LIBERIA

UMC BEGINS STUDY ON NATURE OF WITCHCRAFT NOW ON ASCENDANCY
Monrovia DAILY OBSERVER in English 9 Aug 82 p 1

[Text] The United Methodist Church of Liberia has begun a study in to the nature
of withcraft whose practice has been on the ascendancy more than ever before in
recent years.

UMC Bishop Arthur Kulah disclosed in an interview last week that delegates to the
church's annual conference in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County discussed the subject
at length because even some members of the church had at times been accused of
practicing witchcraft.

He said that at the end of the conference which lasted from February 8-13 this
year a committee was appointed to probe the subject in all its ramifications
so as to enable the church to take a definite position on witchcraft.

The committee is expected to make its report to the next annual conference of
the church in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, from February 9-14 next year.

The Rt Rev Kulah said "the Methodist Church is the first church that has
attempted to study the subject in order to find a solution to the effect it is
having on our people and nation."

Bishop George D. Browne of the Episcopal Diocese of Liberia said last week in
an interview that now that there is a National Council of Churches, a branch of
it will be set up to conduct research into withcraft, an aspect of our people's
culture which the missionaries did not address themselves to because they were
products of other cultures.

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MOZAMBIQUE

GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO NRM CHALLENGE ANALYZED
London AFRICA CONFIDENTIAL in English No 16, 4 Aug 82 pp 5-7

[rext] [Part Two]

Jorge Jardim was never as wealthy as sometimes made out,
nor did he hold high public office. But he was powerful. Using his
godfather, the Portuguese dictator, Antonio Salazar, he became an
eminence grise in colonial Mozambique. He was director of the
local cement company, the refinery, and the newspaper in
Mozambique’s second city, Noticias da Beira. His activities
ranged from secret foreign missions to organising beauty
contests. And he was Malawi’s consul in Beira.

Inevitably he came into contact with the secret police, PIDE.
In 1967 he helped them organise the Rombezia movement. PIDE
claimed that the army was not making proper use of its
intelligence, so in 1969 Jardim set up his own private army, the
GE (Special Group), to work with PIDE and attack Frelimo
more directly.

Jardim was also involved in Rhodesian sanctions busting.
But the Rhodesians felt that Jardim cheated them, although
quite why is not clear. He was banned from Rhodesia after
Mozambican independence. The Rhodesians originally put out
the information that Jardim was funding the MNR, probably in
order to mask their own role. In fact Jardim never had any
involvement with the MNR, although his associates did.

Orlando Cristina was a professional hunter from Niassa pro-
vince, and infiltrated Frelimo in Dar-es-Salaam in 1964. He then
became Jardim’s right-hand man in Beira. After the Lusaka
Accord in September 1974, Cristina cleared out Jardim’s Malawi
consulate office in Beira before fleeing with his family to
Rhodesia.

Evo Fernandes is a lawyer with long PIDE links. In the 1950s
as a student in Lisbon he reported on other students from the
colonies. Eventually he became Jardim’s representative on
Noticias de Beira. In 1974 he returned to Portugal, and in 1980
became MNR spokesman in Lisbon ®

Once a young man is in the MNR, his family clearly
feels pressure to support the guerrillas with food and
intelligence. Many peasants only want to save their own
skins, and will support whoever seems in charge at the
time. In most cases only peasants who are active
supporters of Frelimo will report the presence of the
MNR. In a number of areas Frelimo has not earned that
support, and admits that the political mobilising that
characterised the guerrilla war has too often been re-
placed by an ineffective bureaucratic cajoling. Village

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COMMITTEE SAID BEING FORMED TO PROPAGATE ISLAM

Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 2 Aug 82 p 9

[Article by Omafume Amurun]

[Text]

A COMMITTEE is being form-

éd to look into ways and means of -

using mosques to propagate,
islam and the teaching of young
»muslims. ~

The Chairman of the Concord

Group’ of Newspapers Limited,
Chief M. K. O. Abiola who is the
initiator of the idea, announced
this in Lagos on Thursday: while

-launching a book ‘Mecca and

Medina Today”.

According to him, some. area
committees are already at work
and the pilot project in which
some mosques will take part will
start in November 1, this year.

Chief Abiola said that based on
the experience of the first three
months, the project would be
launched as part of the celebra-
tion of the birthday of the Holy
Prophet Muhammed. :

He described the employment
of Arabic teachers to coach

children of the well-to-do
muslims as an inefficient
employment of resources.
“Islam is a mass religion.
Knowledge of the good and happy
life. it gives must be made
available to all”, Chief Abiola
said. -
He wants islamic education to
‘be made available to all children
free; adding that “‘therein lies the
true path to our survival as

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muslims and the fulfilment of our
mission to Allah”, rn

He remarked that the appoint-
ment of islamic tutors within the .
primary and secondary schools
would not solve the problem of
the very young muslims children
who now attend largely christian
nursery schools.

Chief Abiola expressed delight
that a few moslem nursery
schools had sprung up and more
should be encouraged.

He however warned that unless
mosques lead in the crusade for
islam, their fate would be like
some religious buildings in
England and elsewhere that had
been converted to bingo halls,
ball rooms for dancing and for
other decadent pursuits.

Chiet Abiola commended the
Managing Director of Overseas
Media Limited, Mr. I. A. Oridota
for bringing the book to Nigeria,
which he said. would enable
muslems to perform the hajj-
spiritually although they might
not yet be making it physically. -

The book was launched bv Dr.
Babatunde José the former Dai-
ly Times of Nigeria Managing
Director. Eminent mus!ims in;
éluding the Emir of Kano alhaji

‘Ado Bayero, witnessed the occa-
sfon.

NIGERIA


PRC GOVERNMENT TO SELL BOEING 737 AIRCRAFT

Monrovia DAILY OBSERVER in English 12 Aug 82 pp 1, 10

[Article by Rufus Darpoh]

[Text]

The PRC Government has finally decided to
sell with immediate effect the Boeing 737 air-
craft for $13 million, and the People’s Republic
of the Congo is ready to buy it.

Disclosing this in an inter-
view yesterday, the Minister
of Finance, Mr. G. Alvin
Jones, said that the Con-
golese Government had been
contacted to send represen-
tatives to Monrovia to con-
clude arrangements with
Citibank for the payment of
the money and to take
delivery of the aircraft.

Agreement for the sale of
the aircraft was signed on
May 24, 1982 between the
Popular Revolution of the
Congo and the Republic of
Liberia, it was learned yester-
day.

According to Minister
Jones, proceeds from the sale
of the 737 jet plane will go
towards settling some
outstanding debts in connec-
tion with the plane and
enable the Liberian Govern-
ment to pay for a small ex-
ecutive jet (727 aircraft).

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Orders for the small ex-
ecutive jet have already been
placed with World Jet Air-
craft in Florida, U.S.A., to
replace the 737 which was
bought from Boeing Aircraft
Corporation of America at
the cost of more than $11
million in May 1978.

The 727 aircraft which is
being bought for $5,130,000,
can accomodate about hali
the number that the 737 jet

can accomodate, which is-

115.

The Liberian Government
has decided to sell the 737
because ‘it was causing the
government thousands of
dollars for its maintenance
while the government was
still indebted to its debtors
-Citibank/Monrovia and the
ExportImport Bank of the
US.

LIBERIA



SOUTH AFRICA

LATSKY ACCUSES DE KLERK GOVERNMENT OF BEING AGGRESSORS

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 14 Aug 82 p 3

[Article by Jaap Theron]

[Text]

TRANSVAAL MEC,
Dr Servaas Latsky,
yesterday rejected
Transvaal leader Mr
F W de Klerk’s accu-
sation that he was
acting aggressively.
In turn he accused
Mr De Klerk and the
Government of being
the aggressors
against him.

Reacting to Mr De
Klerk’s statement that
he had acted in a chal-
lenging and aggressive
manner, -Dr_ Latsky
said: “It is not for Mr
De Klerk to accuse me
of being challenging
and aggressive. The ag-
gression initially came
from him.”

He said it was Mr De
Klerk who approached
him before the Nat-
ional Party’s federal
congress “to tell me:
‘You cannot put your
standpoint’.”

Dr Latsky said vari-
ous reporters have ask-
ed whether he was
aware that a number of
other delegates to the
federal congress were
also silenced by their
representatives and
asked got to put “fun-
ny” queS$tions to con-
gress.

“All I wanted to do at
Bloemfontein, was to
use the opportunity cre-

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ated by the Prime Min-
ister, to differ meaning-
fully with the Prime
Minister's draft policy
guidelines,” he said.

“But the Government
had, for no cause from
my side, already acted
aggressively against me
in June when it accept-
ed a constitutional
change which could re-
lieve me of my duties as
MEC, if I did not tow
the line,” he added.

Dr Latsky said he was
not planning to resign
from the National Par-
ty, adding: “At least not
at this stage.” :

He referred to Mr De
Klerk’s statement that
he was not prepared to
let Dr Latsky have a
verbatim copy of their
discussions before the
Transvaal NP ex-
ecutive.

“It must be painful
for Mr De Klerk that I

-have requested a copy

of our discussions of my
problems, especially be-
cause I had at the out-
set of the discussions,
requested the executive
to have our discussions
tape recorded,” he said.

“I am not shy for
what I have told the
Transvaal NP ex-
ecutive. But I-think the
executive is shy to let
the public know what
had: been - said,” he
added. >,

Dr Latsky referred to

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his allegation that he
had no trust in either
Mr De Klerk’s lead-
ership or in the ex-
ecutive and asked:
“How could a person
have faith in anyone if
you read in the Press
what action such per-
son or persons were
planning with regard to
yourself?” _

He said he had read in
the Press that he would
have to appear before
the Transvaal NP ex-
ecutive after he had
first aired his differ-
ences at the federal
congress and had left
without voting for the
new policy guidelines.

Dr Latsky said he did
not attend last night's
briefing of all MPCs at
Buffelspoort, because
he had incurred other
obligatians long ago.

Asked whether he
was not afraid of being
expelled from the NP
and his position as MEC
because of his public

ifference with his pol-
itical seniors, he said:
“I have differed from
them meaningfully and
I won't have myself
pressurised against my
will to toe a line with
which I differ.”

No date has been ar-
ranged yet for another
meeting of the Trans-
vaal executive regard-
ing the Latsky affair,
but it is expected to
take place soon.



MOZAMBIQUE

BRIEFS

BRITISH FINANCIAL ATD--The Mozambique Electricity Company will benefit from
financial aid from Britain for the expansion of the thermal station in the
city of Pemba. The undertaking, budgeted at about 150 million meticals,
will contribute to the economic development of Cabo Delgado Province.
Similarly, following an agreement signed with a Dutch company, the Mozambique
Electricity Company is presently carrying out the expansion of the Nacala
Thermal Station in Nampula Province. That agreement is valued at about 225
million meticals and is part of the financial aid from the Government of

the Netherlands. [Text] [Maputo Domestic Service in Portuguese 0500 GMT

22 Aug 82 EA]

KAMPUCHEAN VISIT--Kampuchean Deputy Foreign Minister (Chhon Khhorn) arrived
in Maputo last evening for a one-week visit to our country. On arrival, he
was received at Maputo airport by the State Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
Valeriano Ferrao. Speaking to our reporters, the deputy foreign minister

of Kampuchea said that his visit to Mozambique had the objective of strength-
ening relations of cooperation between the two countries. He also said that
he would explain to the Mozambican authorities the present situation in
Kampuchea. [Text] [EA230416 Maputo Domestic Service in Portuguese 0500 GMT
22 Aug 82]

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ATTACKS ON SYNAGOGUES DISMAY LE GRANGE

Action Promised

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 14 Aug 82 pp 1, 2

[Text]

THE police will do «

everything possible to
track down those ele-
ments responsible for
defacing five Johannes-
burg synagogues and
other buildings belong-
ing to Jews, Mr Louis le
Grange, Minister of
Police, said last night.
Mr Le Grange said he

took notice of the action -
against the Jewish com-"

munity with dismay:

The action against a
part of the South Afri-
can community, irre-

spective of who was re-:

sponsible was objec-
tionable.

He gave the Govern-
ment’s emphatic assur-
ance to the Jewish com-
munity the police were
not indifferent to the
matter and eve:
Possible would be done
to prevent these illegal
acts. >

Lieutenant - General
Johan Coetzee, South
Africa's security chief,
sald it was difficult to es-
timate what support the
PLO had as an organisa-
tion in South Africa be-
cause no known body
had s0 far aligned itself
with the PLO.

He said the police
would obviously take
the necessary steps to
Protect the Jewish com-
munity against threats
‘ their safety and secur-

y
The SA Jewish Board
of Deputies issued a

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statement saying: “The
board views with con-
cern the recent events in
the community.

“Regrettably pernt-
cious anti-Semitic
Propaganda has been
circulated and numer-
ous synagogues and
temples have been
daubed. Needless to say,
such behaviour has no
place in our soclety and
must be strongly con-
demned.

“The board wishes to
assure the Jewish com-
munity that appropriate
steps are being taken
with the responsible
authorities to deal with
the matter.”

Mr Harry~ Schwarz,
MP for Yeoville, has
condemned the inei-
dents.

In a statement issued
yesterday he said anum-
ber of the incidents had
taken place in his con-
stituency and he w
sure “right thinking
people, Irrespective of
their religion,” would
join in condemning such
action.

“Whatever one's per-
sonal views are on the
Lebanese situation —
and I have my own —let
it be said that South
Africa has enough prob-
lems without the con-
fliet from other parts of
the world being intro-
duced into this country.

“Jews fecl strongly
about the desecration of

SOUTH AFRICA



STANDARD GAUGE SAID 'A MUST' FOR AJAOKUTA RAILROAD

Kaduna SUNDAY NEW NIGERIAN in English 11 Jul 82 pp 1, 13

[Text]

THE construction of the pro-

posed 450 kilometre long stan-

dard gauge railway from Port-
Harcourt to Ajaokuta Iron and:
Steel Complex site is a priority
project which the Federal
Government must execute if our
steel industry is to flourish and
stand the test of time.

The implementation of the pro-
ject will cost the Federal Govern-
ment the sum of 1.2 billion Naira
in the current national develop-
ment plan.

Speaking to the Sunday New
Nigerian in Kaduna, the Chair-
man of the Senate Committee on
Transport and Aviation, Alhaji
Uba Ahmed said the standard
pauge railway which would be
jaid from Port-Harcourt to
Ajaokuta would facilitate the
economic transportation of heavy,
inputs for the Iron and Steel pro-
ject at Ajaokuta. -

He said the standard gauge
railway would also ensure easy
distribution of the Ajaokuta Iron
and Steel output throughout the
country.

Senator Uba Ahmed further ex-
plained that the rail link would
ensure easy distribution of billets
from Ajaokuta complex which
will be feeding the Steel Rolling
Mills in Jos, Katsina and
Oshogbo.

He said our existing road net-
work in the country would not be
able to stand the test of time if
road haulage system should be.
introduced in distributing the out-
puts and moving the inputs from
the ports to Ajaokuta.

Alhaji Uba Ahmed described
the project as'a major one which
has been given priority by the
Federal Government in its. four
year national development plan.

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57

Comisenting on. the perfor-
mance of the Nigerian Railway
Corporation during the past two
years, Senator Uba Ahmed
claimed that the corporation had
gone through revolutionary’
changes both in generating
revenue and efficiency.

This, he said, was achieved as a
result of the presence of Rail In-
dia Technical and Economic Ser-.
vices (RITES) who were invited
‘by the former, Military Ad-
ministration to manage the af-
fairs of the corporation, |

He said the Indians were able
to rehabilitate 1,400 rolling stock
by cannibalising them. This, he
said, improved the services of
staff of the Corporation generally
which reflected in the overall per-’
formance of the Corporation.

The Chairman said the sum of
1i million Naira which the
Federal Government usually
gives to the corporation as
subvention for workers’ salaries
every month had ceased to be
given.

He said there was noticeable
improvement on train
movements as they became more
punctual than before and that
good sanitation now prevails in
the trains.

Senator Uba Ahmed also
disclosed that it was remarkable.
to note than the corporation is
now in position to break even. He
said with the sum of money which
the Federal Government has ear-
marked to boost the development
of railway transportation system
in the current national develop:
ment plan, the corporation would:
be able to carry 30 million
passengers and 15 million tonnes
of cargo by 1985.

NIGERIA


. their places of worship
and they must be pro-
tected, but I make the
appeal that no retaliato-
ry action be taken.
Bishop Desmond
Tutu, general secretary
of the SA council of
churches, yesterday ex-
pressed “shock, dismay
and revulsion” at the in-

PLO,” he said.

A spokesman for the Pa-
lestinian Islamic Solida-
rity Committee yester-
day also condemned the
daubing of Jewish syna-
gogues in Johannes-
burg.

Ina statement to Sapa

cidents. the spokesman said:
He said in a state- “Just as we condemn
ment: the irrational and base-

“All freedom-loving
people will condemn
such bigotry and anti-
Semitism in the strong-
est possible terms.

“Such acts remind us
of the behaviour of nazis
and fascists.

“They cannot advance
the legitimate cause of
the Palestinian people
with thelr justified de-
niands and aspirations,
which are not the same
thing as those of the

less massacre of de-
fenceless and innocent
Palestinian nation as
well as the sacrilegious
and physical destruction
of mosques and church-
es in Lebanon, so too do
we condemn and abhor
this outrageous and sac-
rilegious act on syna-
gogues in Johannes-
burg.

Citizen Reporters and
Sapa.

Desecration of Synagogues Condemned

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 14 Aug 82 p 6

[Editorial: "Outrage"]

[Text] WE can think of nothing worse than the

desecration of synagogues in Johannes-
burg by rats who support the Palestine
Liberation Organisation, a terrorist
movement which has been responsible
not only for outrages in Israel and other
parts of the world, but has trained and
armed various terrorist movements in-
cluding the African Nationalist Con-
gress. ~ .

Five synagogues and two Jewish buildings
were defaced on Wednesday with “PLO”
and “Zionist thugs” slogans painted on
walls, windows and memorial plaques.

Viciously anti-Zionist and anti-Jewish
pamphlets were glued to windows and
slipped. under. doors and were: headed
“End Zionist Terror Now.”

Two factions at Wits University, one Left-
wing and the other Right-wing, have ac-
cused each other of instigating or using
this disgusting incident to influence the
results in elections to the Students’ Re-
Presentative Council next week.

The pamphlets claimed they were issued

by the Wits Broad Left, but the president

of the SRC says this was an attempt to
smear the Left.

81



ARUSHA REGION RESIDENTS FACING ACUTE GRAIN DEFICIT

Prime Minister Meets With Regional Leaders

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 16 Aug 82 p 1

[Article by Anaclet Rwegayura]

text]

OVER a million Residents of
Arusha Region this year have to
grapple with an acute food grains
deficit which has never been
experienced in recent years.
is was revealed at a joint
meeting of the region's CCM and
government leaders in Arusha
yesterday during which the
ime Minister, Ndugu Cleapa
Msuya, ordered effective
measures of food management
and distribution to the people.

Urging the public: to under-
stand that the food situation was
bad throughout the country.
Ndugu Msuya said that by
utilising the meagre financial
resources available, the govern-
ment would yet be compelled to
import food this season in order
to supplement the inadequate
national reserves.

Arusha Region, which has
consistently been a surplus food
grains producer, has been
severely hit by drought this year,
and effective this month, it has to
import 1,600 tonnes of grains per
month.

According to a report by a
government appointed three-
man expert commission which

has been assessing the food’

situation and the prevailing
drought in the region, 33,000
tonnes of grains are required to
cover the region's food deficit in
the next twelve months.

116

he report was disclosed at the
meeting which was also attended
by the Minister for Agriculture,
Prof. John Machunda, and the
Minister for Livestock Develop-
ment, Ndugu H. Kirigini.

While Hanang and Mbulu
districts have been partially
affected by drought, crop
production in the remaining five
districts of the region —-
Monduli, Ngorongoro, Kiteto,
Acusha and Arumeru — has
been seriously hit by the
drought.

The region’s livestock herd of
atvout 2.5 million cattle and two
mi'llion goats and sheep is also
thireatened for lack of pasture,
particularly in the range districts

;of Monduli, Ngorongoro and
Kireto.

Vhe Prime Minister has,
during his four-and-half hour
meeting with the regional,
leaclers, directed them to ensure
interim measures outlined to
contain the worsening food
situation and livestock condition
are pertinently heeded.

ye measures call for vigilance
to curb the notorious smuggling
of food crops. hides and skins as
well as veterinary drugs across
the country’s northern frontier
‘They also demand proper
rage of crop harvests and
pped up sales of grains to the
National Milling Corporation
(NMC).

TANZANIA



TANZANIA

BRIEFS

NEC ASPIRANTS SUBMIT FORMS--The Party Headquarters had until July 31 thig
year received 1,639 applications for national Executive Committee (NEC)
membership aspirants for the 90 seats allocated to the youth and women,

regions where they would be assesseq by respective Party organs there, It

been received by the Party and would be dealt with in accordance with the
elections regulations, [Excerpt] [Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English
14 Aug 82 p 1]

TRADE UNIONIST 's PRC TOUR-=-The Juwata Secretary-General, Ndugu Joseph
Rwegasira ig expected to return to Dar es Salaam next Tuesday after a week-

Kachima, They went there on a special invitation by the Chinese Trade Union
Organisation, Reports from Beijing, meanwhile, said the State Councillor,
Ndugu Ji Peng Fei, had held cordial talks with the JUWATA delegation,
Present at the talks were Wang Jiachong, member of the Secretariat of the
All-China Federation of Trade Unions, frext] [Dar es Salaam SUNDAY NEWS

in English 15 Aug 82 p 1]

119

ee


[ imswer_/ I have good insight into the country. I have been out in the field
for a few weeks, I have been in contact with voters, I have held a lot of meet-
ings, I have had a dialogue with the country, I have answered all the questions
people have been wondering about, I have met all sections of the population. I
am satisfied that the situation is a good one for the Labour Party, that the
people understand what is at stake.

[question 7 Do you have the impression that the situation has been turned
around.by 3 weeks of campaigning?

LAnswer_7 Oh, yes! Definitely. The change is significant enough to be. counted.

L question7 You have been criticized for having turned to foreigners for the
Labour campaign.

[ inswer_7 The importance of foreign consultants in our campaign has been much
exaggerated. I have always turned to foreign consultants for the Labour cam-
paign. That was the case in 1967, in 1976, and it is the case this time again.
For the other two general elections I had English advisors. This year, the
methods have changed a little, but there is nothing very novel in that. In any
case, we are only taking advice from them, but we are running our own campaign.
All they are doing is studying the technical aspects (surveys, and so on). No-
thing else!

L qaestion 7 Does the present election pattern correspond to what you hoped for?
Do you think that a wider Labour Party-PMSD / Mauritian Social Democratic Party/
alliance might have fared better in the elections?

[answer_7 Duval was the one who was against it. I am sorry about that. With
Duval, our vistory would have been complete. I did all I could to get Duval to
join me, but he did not want to. How can I help that?

L westionJ Your adversaries are hinting that there is still some chance of a
withdrawal agreement?

Linswer_J No, that is no longer possible. Practically speaking, it is not pos-
sible.

[question 7 There has been a lot of talk, the past few months, of "lowering the
average age" of the Labour Party. Do you think that with its present structure
the party is equipped for facing the challenges of our time?

Z Answer_/ We are better structured that is generally believed. Our executive
is representative and works well, according to a well-established constitution,
democratically adopted a long time ago. We have trought in amendments for broad-
er representation. The Labour executive was renewed at the last congress and now
includes several young men. That was actually the reason why we had some prob-
lems recently when it came to choosing candidates. But now, fortunately, they
have all rallied around the older ones. It should not be supposed that we have
no structure or that the MMM has a monopoly on organization and youth! We shall
face the future, but for the moment we want to beat the MMM and the PSM ZL Mauri-
tian Socialist Party_7 and we shall beat them.

26



ANGOLA

BRIEFS

BRITISH SUGAR CONTRACT--Lloyds Bank is to lend 64,25m, to Empresa Acucareira
Norts, Unidade Economica Estatal of Angola to help to finance a contract
awarded to Tate & Lyle Agribusiness Limited to supply equipment and services
to help to restore and improve the sugar industry in Angola, The contract
is expected to be completed by the beginning of 1984, The loan is guaranteed
by the Export Credits Guarantee Department. [text] [London WEST AFRICA

in English No 3393, 16 Aug 82 p 2125]

cso: 4700/1801



DUSK-TO-DAWN CURFEW AROUND ZBC COMPLEX REPORTED

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 20 Aug 82 p 1

[text]

CSO:

BULAWAYO. _—
Police have imposed a
dusk-to-dawn curfew
around the Zim-
babwe Broadcasting
Corporation’s Mon-
trose studios in Bula-

‘wayo.

The curfew came into
effect at 6 pm on Wed-
nesday night.

There is to be no
movement in the area
between 6 pm and 6 am,
except for security
forces guarding the
complex and ZBC em-
ployees reporting on
and off duty.

Vehicle and pedestri-
an traffic are to keep to
tarmac roads and a
warning has been is-
sued to the public that
nobody should use the
bush paths near the
complex fence.

The curfew had been
found necessary to pro-
tect the public and pub-
lic property, a police
spokesman said yester-
day.

Bulawayo is the prov-
incial capital of Mata-

4700/1796

beleland provirice focus
of the country’s biggest
manhunt for gunmen
and six foreign tourists
they have been holding
hostage for four weeks.

It has also been the
scene of a wave of law-
lessness since Opposi-
tion leader Mr Joshua
Nkomo, whose tribal
support comes: from
the minority  Ma-
tabele people of the
province, was fired
from the coalition gov-
ernment on February
17 for allegedly plotting
to overthrow Prime
Minister Mr Robert Mu-
gabe.

The six foreigners —
two Americans, two
Australians and two
Britons were seized by
gunmen 60 km north of
Bulawayo on July 23.
Their captors, believed
ex-guerrillas loyal to
Mr Nkomo, demanded
the release of political
detainees.

A security force
spokesman said yester-
day the month-long sea-

134

rch by 2 000 troops and
Police, was continuing.

An army spokesman
said three dissidents,
official terminology for
Nkomo _ ex-guerrillas,
had been killed by
troops near Nkai, north
of Bulawayo ad east of
the search area. But
they were not thought
linked to the kidnap-
pings.

Two automatic rifles,
magazines and a bayo-
net were recovered
from the bodies along
with an identity card
belonging to a White
farmer, Mr Philip El-
Iman-Brown, killed ear-
ly this month.

In the same area dis-
sidents de
trucks and tractors ata
sawmill, putting the
mill’s: future operation
in jeopardy.

The bandits ordered
staff to help them pour
petrol over the vehicles
and then set them ali-
ght. — Sapa-AP Reuter.

ZIMBABWE



One photograph had
shown a road running ad-
jacent to one of the bases,
which made the camp easi-
ly recognisable and in-
dicated its location.

Col Roets testified that
captured Swapo docu-
ments indicated there had
been copies of the
Windhoek Observer at
Swapo bases in southern
Angola.

DENIED

He denied suggestions
by Mr Smith that there was
a deterioration in Defence
Force liaison with the
media and that the media
and the public were kept in
the dark about the role and
activities of the Defence
Force in the Territory.

The Defence Force had
constantly made it clear
that it was military
prepared and in constant
control of the situation, he
said. ~

Replying to another

question by Smith, ‘col
Roets said he believed..in
freedom of the press as
long as State security was
snot endangered.
.. Smith said because the
‘Defence force had
yBeglected to keep the
ypublic informed about the
=Swapo incursion in April,
“he had chartered an air-
craft at a cost of almost
R2000 “to see what was
going on.”

He put it to Col Roets
that the road he mentioned
earlier was in fact a very
busy road running
alongside one of the bases
and that _ periodically
roadblocks had been set up
outside the base. Col Roets
agreed.

Col Roets conceded it
was possible that Swapo
terrorists, like everyone
else, could have seen the
base from the road and
could possibly have also
been stopped at one of the
roadblocks while the clean-
up operation was in
progress.

Responding to a state-
ment by Smith that officers
at the two military bases
were aware he was carry-
ing a camera and had no
objection to this, Col Roets
said: “ We allow the press
in if they pitch up and we
know that they always car-
ty cameras with them.

“But we know that the

press is aware of what
photos may and may not
be taken and reports have
to be cleared first before
they can be used.”
Col Roets said he had no
control over someone who,
unknown to him, had
chartered an aircraft to the
area.

He agreed under cross-
examination by Smith that
copies of other newspapers
had also been found during
taids on Swapo bases in
southern Angola.

But he denied knowledge
of photographs showing

Defence Force bases in the
. Territory having been
* published in local or inter-
| national publications.

‘Smith cited The Resister,
an ANC journal published
in Britain, as one publica-
tion that had carried such
photographs.

Another magazine, the
german publication Der
Spiegel, had published
plans of a base at Groot-
fontein which had been
found in a rubbish bin,
Smith said.

Mr smith submitted that
information was being
published in overseas jour-
nals, banned in Namibia,
about troop strengths.

LAUGHABLE

“Evaluations that have
been made (by those
publications) about South
African forces in SWA are
laughable,” col Roets
replied.

He said the layout of the
military base, situated at
Tsintsabis, had not been
changed after publication

‘of ‘the photographs but

4l

security measures had to
be stepped up consid-
derably.

It would have been dif-
ficult for relatively small
bands of insurgents to
storm the base but they
could have used other
‘methods of attack, such as
"bombardment with mis-
“siles.

s Mr Smith said “double
ystandards“ were being
employed. since news
reporters had been re-
quested at a media con-
ference this.-year not to
publish . photographs of
Caspir armoured vehicles.

Yet, the official publica-
tion of the SA Defence
Force, “Paratus”, con-
tained pictures of Caspirs.

Col Roetss replied that
the vehicles in question
were not those of the
SADF, but were used by
the Police.

He was not aware of a
prohibition on publishing
pictures of Caspirs.

Mr Smith: “For years
and years you have misled
the people of this country
with wrongful
propaganda.”

NOT AWARE

Col Roets: “I am not
aware of deception.”

Mr Smith said the public
had been told time after
time that the enemy’s back
had been broken and that it
had been wiped out.

Col Roets said the
Security Force had said in
statements that it was in
control of the situation and
Swapo had been dealt
severe blows.

Col Roets said he was
’ also unaware of other local
_Mewspapers _ publishing
photographs of the two
military bases in question,
or of the military airfield at
'Tsumeb.

Smith put it to Col Roets
that the Windhoek
| Observer could easily find



ANGOLA

SONANGOL ANNOUNCES NEW OIL, GAS DISCOVERIES
AB191902 Luanda ANGOP in French 1700 GMT 19 Aug 82

[Text] Luanda, 19 Aug (ANGOP)--The Angolan National Petroleum Company
{SONANGOL] yesterday announced the discovery of new oil and natural gas
wells in the maritime exploration area situated in the Congo Basin. The
area has been named Bloc 2.

These discoveries were made following drilling at three new wells by the
American company, TEXACO, which is jointly operating with SONANGOL,
BRASPETRO and TOTAL.

The Sulele I well, situated about 15 miles off the coast, showed a produc-
tion capacity of 1,200 barrels of oil a day, with a density of 36 degrees
API and a maximum pressure of 520 PSI, through a half inch orifice. The
maximum peak load of gas obtained was 8.4 mm per cubic feet with a pressure
of 1,570 PSI.

The tests carried out at the Mavangua II well, situated 16 miles off the
coast, resulted in a production of 2,850 barrels of oil a day, with an
orifice of 28/64, a density of 39 degrees API and a maximum pressure of
1,980 PSI.

As for the Maleva North I well, situated about two miles off the coast, it
showed a volume of production of about 930 barrels a day, with a density of
25.1 API nearly 2,544 cubic feet of gas and a maximum pressure of 969 PSI,
through an orifice of 22/64 inches.

SONANGOL also announced that it will soon carry out a detailed study of these

data, as well as the drilling of additional wells with a view to obtaining
a complete evaluation of the oil flow potential of these discoveries.

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By May the MNR’s advance was halted. In northern
Sofala it failed to push through to Malawi, and govern-
ment officials returned to some previously unsafe areas.
In the centre of the country there was heavy fighting.

In early June the government launched a fairly well
prepared offensive in Manica province. About 5,000
troops were involved, supported by armoured units and
light artillery. Mozambican air cover and reconnaissance
was complemented on several occasions by Zimbabwean
airforce planes from Zimbabwe’s main airforce base at
Thornhill in Gweru. Units from Zimbabwe’s Sth brigade
also assisted — see pointer in this issue. By this time at
least 2000 Mozambican refugees were camped in
Zimbabwe across the border from northern Gaza.
Military communiqués from Maputo did not suggest that
the sweep through Manica had produced significant con-
tact with MNR guerrillas.

In mid-June the MNR claimed to have attacked a
number of targets in Sofala (including the Bulgarian
equipped Canxixe flourspar mine) and Inhambane pro-
vince (notably the town of Mbamba). Meanwhile, with
rumours rife in Maputo about an impending MNR
infiltration into Maputo itself, the government began

hastily to introduce an identity-card system for Maputo
inhabitants, some of whom were given crash firearms
training. Several thousand rifles (including Portuguese
ones) were distributed in Maputo and the hinterland and
a curfew was imposed in Maputo.

At the end of June, communiqués from Maputo
claimed that an MNR base in Tete province had been
captured and 27 guerrillas killed. The MNR denied the
claim, although it appears there was a heavy fire-fight
in Tete province at that time. (Since May the Malawi-
Zimbabwe road, which traverses Tete province, has been
practically abandoned by Malawian haulage companies).

Throughout July the MNR claimed successful
sabotage operations in Sofala province: sawmills in
Chiringoma district were dynamited; a Mozambican
airforce helicopter flying between Beira and Maputo was
allegedly shot down by an MNR SAM-7, and once again
the Beira-Malawi railway was blown up, this time about
30 km. from Beira. About ten days later the MNR
claimed to have blown up the Beira-Mutare and the Beira-
Malawi railway again.

The government continued its distribution of
weapons and redoubled its efforts to train “peoples
militias”, notably in Sofala’s Machanga district. After a
widely publicised execution in Maputo of seven dissi-
dents (presumably MNR-sympathisers), including a
South African, Wilson Chivuze Twila, the government
requested the assistance of Portuguese military instruc-
tors.

35



JUMBE SEEKS SPEEDUP OF FORMATION OF REGIONAL TRADING BODIES

Dar es Salaam SUNDAY NEWS in English 15 Aug 82 p 1

[Article by Habib Nyundo]

[text]

cso:

THE Chairman of the Zan-
zibar Revolutionary Coufcil,.
Ndugu Aboud Jumbe, ‘has
directed’ regional authorities
to hasten the formation of the
newly constituted regional
trading bodies in order to
eater for the people’s needs
more effectively. !

Ndugu Jumbe gave the call
yesterday .when addressing
members of the Revolutionary
Committees from the’ two
districts of Urban West
Region, in Zanzibar. :

He said the restructuring of
these bodies was aimed at
giving better services to the
People and to ensure the
masses received everything
that was available. "|

Under the new set jup, a
regional trading company, to
be known as Shirika la
Biashara la iSerikali la Mkoa
will be autonomous and will
receive merchandise directly
from: the Zanzibar Board of
External Trade (Bidhaa Nje)
before distributing it to selec-
ted shops and _ other
distribution centres in the
region.

Unlike the former Regional
Trading Companies (RTCs),
which have been scrapped, the
new companies will have
boards of directors and
management ‘teams which

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115

would be answerable to
regional authorities. The
Regional Commissioners will
be chairmen to the boards.

In reconstituting the
regional, trading bodies,
Ndugu | Jumbe’ warned
regional authorities not to
repeat: the mistakes made by
the RTCs. .

He said the-regional trading
centres, together with all em-
ployees, should actually be
situated in the relevant
regions and operate from
within.

Another mistake he said
was to allow Bidhaa Nje and
its subsidiaries to operate
retail centres. He said this
should never be allowed to
continue because it created a
loophole for black-
marketeering.

Ndugu Jumbe also warned
against sending regional
trading agents with hard cash
to do transactions with
foreign businessmen because
that could result in the swin-
dling and embezzlement of
funds.

He also talked against the
issuing of vibali maalumu to
businessmen other than those
legally allowed to render ser-
vices to the people.

TANZANIA



LIBERIA

SETTING UP OF COMMITTEE TO PLAN LIBSUCO REHABILITATION URGED

Monrovia DAILY OBSERVER in English 11 Aug 82 pp 1, 10

[Article by Westmore Dahn]

[Text]

The Comptroller General
for Public Corporations at
the Ministry of Finance,
Mr. Emmanuel 0.
Akinselure, has called for
the setting up of a tripar-
tite committee to draw up
a blueprint for the
rehabilitation of the
Liberia Sugar Company
(LIBSUCO).

He said the committee,
which must be composed of
the ministries of Planning,
Finance and Commerce,
should be established before
the arrival of the Chinese
survey team to assess the pre-
sent condition of the com-
pany.

The team, he said, may ar-
rive here by 15 September.

In his address to the nation
upon his arrival from a

17-day tour of Afro-Asian|

countries, Korea, China,
Saudi Arabia, Egypt and

‘ Algeria in May this year, the

Liberian leader, Dr. Samuel
K. Doe disclosed that the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China had

cso: 4700/1794

agreed to provide $13 million
for the rehabilitation of LIB-
SuCO.

In an exclusive interview
yesterday, Mr. Akinselure
said, eventhough the Chinese
has agreed to shoulder the
responsibility of revitalizing
LIBSUCO,
government, for its own
‘benefit, should be able and
prepared to present to them
what direction the process
should be aimed at.

“We should be able to tell
our Chinese friends-in-
progress what our real needs
and necessities are” so that
the workforce at the com-
pany. .

Another factor, to be
seriously considered, he add-
ec. is the provision of water
and electrical facilities.

The, Public Corporation
boss emphasized that the pro-
blem of management must
also be seriously looked into
before the company begins
full operation.

14

the Liberian

Due to the lack of proper
management, the company
experienced a lot of pro-
blenig, he noted, adding:
“Anyone who is not a
manager should not be given
the position.”

Meanwhile, Mr. Akinselure
has hinted that preparations
are being made before the ar-
rival of the Chinese survey
team.

He expressed thanks and
appreciation to the Head of
State and the Council for its
efforts to revitalize the com-
pany which was catering to
economic and social needs of
thousands of Liberians and

their families.

The Liberia Sugar Com-
pany, established in 1973,
was closed down in October
1981 for lack of funds and
lack of proper management,
thereby leaving thousands of
Liberians jobless and millions
of dollars worth of equipment
idle.



GUINEA-BISSAU

PARTY DELEGATIONS DEPART FOR USSR
Bissau NO PINICHA in Portuguese 14 Jul 82 p 2

[Text] Within the framework of cooperation between our two parties, the
PAIGC and the CPSU (Communist Party of the Soviet Union), a delegation of
our party, headed by Comrade Quinto Kabi Naiana, member of the PAIGC
Central Committee and secretary for Mass Organization of Oio region, left
for Moscow last Saturday.

During its stay in the USSR our party delegation will have several working
meetings with authorities of the Soviet Communist Party, dealing with
exchange of experiences between our two countries in the field of organization.

Comrades Antonio Cadjucan Nhaga and Gustavo Na Onca, the secretaries for
Party Organization in the regions of Cacheu and Bolama/Bijagos, respectively,
also are included in the party delegation.

On the same day another party delegation, led by Comrade Antonio Borges,
member of the PAIGC Central Committee and president of the Party Committee
of the Bissau Autonomous Sector, also left for the USSR.

The visit of this party delegation to Moscow is in response to an invitation
made by the Soviet Committee for Solidarity With the Peoples of Africa and
Asia.

This second delegation includes Comrades Joao Manuel Gomes, the vice
president of the State Committee of the Bissau Autonomous Sector and Benicio
Costa, of the department of foreign relations of the PAIGC Secretariat of
the Central Committee.

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Latsky Accuses De Klerk Government of Being Aggressors
(Jaap Theron; THE CITIZEN, 14 Aug 82)

SAAF Alert for Russian Migs Reported
(THE CITIZEN, 14 Aug 82)

Botha Speaks on Reforms, Ingwavuma
(Johannesburg Domestic Service, 20 Aug 82) ...

PFP To Avoid 'Spoiling' Role Against Nats
(Marilyn Cohen; THE CITIZEN, 21 Aug 82) ......

Left-Wing Member of Wits Students" Council Threatened
(Glenda Galtz; THE CITIZEN, 14 Aug 82) ..

Ford Lays Off 500 Workers
(Jentje Knuppe; THE CITIZEN, 14 Aug 82) ...

SADF Chief Sees Growing 'Anti-Radical Stance' in Africa
(THE CITIZEN, 20 Aug 82) .....cceeceeeseceeeeeee ose eens

Slabbert Backs Massive Political Education Program
(Marilyn Cohen; THE CITIZEN, 21 Aug 82) .........eeeeee

Slabbert: Give Coloureds, Indians Something to Bargain With
(THE CITIZEN, 20 Aug 82) ...ceeceecccceceecceeceeeeenes

Black Transport Services ‘Expensive, Bad'
(THE CITIZEN, 14 Aug 82) .....eccceeceeeeeeeeees seaeeee

NP Warns Against Politicization of Churches
(THE CITIZEN, 20 Aug 82) .....cc cece e cece cece eee eeeees

CP, HNP Discuss Election Cooperation
(Jaap Theron; THE CITIZEN, 20 Aug 82) ............6 sees

General Viljoen on Economic, Political Stability of Black States
(THE CITIZEN, 21 Aug 82) ....... sence cece eee e ee eeeenee

Industry Minister Warns on 'Unrealistic' Pay Calls
(THE CITIZEN, 20 Aug 82) ....... eee ee rere ee eee eee Sees

Red Source Allegedly Leaked News of Russian Maize Deal
(THE CITIZEN, 21 Aug 82) ......... cece eee reece ee eeens

Briefs
Workers Laid Off
Special Latsky Session
Meeting Ban; Funeral Curbs
ROC Visitors
Oil Sources 'Secret'

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SWEDISH FIRMS OPENING BRANCHES IN ZAMBIA

Lusaka DAILY MAIL in English 18 Aug 82 p 3

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FIVE companies from Sweden
are to establish branches in
Zambia in a move aimed at
giving a major boost to the
country’s economy.

Charge d’ Affaires at. the
Swedish Embassy in Lusaka,
Mr Ulf Walden named the

companies as FREXPO De-.

velopment AB, the Import
Promotion Office for Products
from developing countries
(IMPOD), ASGAB, SCANIA
and Backland Trading.

“*We hope these companies
will come to Zambia as soon
as possible. As far as their
coming is concerned, . we
cannot foresee any problems
since the companies are very
much interested in the
‘Zambian market,”’ he said.

FREXPO, which is represev
nted by EMCO Private Ltd in
Harare, Zimbabwe, deals in
assorted trade fields and are
also consultant partners in the
field of energy and agricul:
ture, said Mr Walden.

The Import Promotion
office for products from deve:
loping countries, a govern:
mental office under the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
acts as an intermediary in
establishing business contacts
between exporters in the deve:
loping countries and the Swe:

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dish market with the purpose
of creating permanent busi:
ness relations.

.Mr Walden described the
activities of ASG as mainly
concerning ‘transportation and
forwarding companies. The
group is directly involved in
all links of transportation
either through road, rail, air
or sea. They have offices in
“USA, Canada, Japan, Hong
Kong Singapore, Australia,
Tanzania and Kenya.

Although Scania’s agent in

Zambia — Commercial Motors
Limited are a well established

company in the agricultural |

and commercial sections, the
company would still like to
establish its own branch in
the country, Mr Walden said.

Backlund Trading, the other
company interested in the
Zambian market, deals with
the transfer of smallscale
industrial technology and

equipment to developing

countries.

Mr Walden said some of
these companies were helped
to display their goods during
the reer Zanuaagrsitrd
and Commercial Show in Lu-
saka recently to facilitate the
possibilities of establishing
branches here.

ZAMBIA



BOTHA SPEAKS ON REFORMS--Dr Van Zyl Slabbert, leader of the official opposi-
tion, says he does not know how the government can realistically expect the
wholehearted support of colored and indian leaders for its constitutional
proposals, while it is clear that legislative measures, such as the Group
Areas Act and the Immorality Act, will remain unchanged. Addressing a public
meeting in Durban, Dr Slabbert asked how colored and indian leaders can
justify their participation in a new constitutional setup while such blatant
acts of discrimination remain on the statute book. Surely, he said, the gov-
ernment should give these people something with which to justify their par-
ticipation in the new constitutional dispensation. [Text] [MB200867
Johannesburg Domestic Service in Afrikaans 0600 GMT 20 Aug 82]

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INTEREST-FREE ISLAMIC BANKS TO BE ESTABLISHED SOON

Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 2 Aug 82 p 1

[Article by Ibrahim N Salihu]

[Text]

INTEREST-FREE_ Islamic
banks are to be established in
some parts of the country. One of
them will be situated in Sokoto
State.

Governor Garba Nadama
disclosed. this while addressing
the opening of a seminar titl-
ed: “Interest-free Islamic Bank
— guideline for its implementa-
tion” at the University of Sokoto
over the weekend. The seminar
was organised by the Depzrt-
ment of Islamic Studies of the
university.

The governor said although he
had not yet received the docu-
ment for the setting up of the
bank, such papers would be made
available to anyone interested in
the venture whenever they were
ready.

Quoting from various Islamic
sources, Governor Nadama
observed that the inherent evils
in the western system of banking.
had made it necessary for the

muslim society to get genuinely

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interested in eliminating interest.
He’ said the introduction of the
Islamic system of interest-free
banking would not only serve as
an alternative but as a substitute
to the contemporary materialistic
banking system .

In a 52-page lecture, the guest
speaker and acting Head of the
Department of Economic and
‘Management Studies of the
university, Dr. Habib Ur-
Rahman, described interest as
naturally cancerous.

He said interest as charged by
the banks encouraged hoarding,
speculations, gambling, inflation,
and other vices..

Dr. Habib said manufacturers
were often compelled to produce
socially uadesirable but
economically profitable pro-
ducts, create a class of the idle
rich, distort allocation of
resources, widen the rich/poor
gap, breed hatred and destroy
whatever rural and social fabrics
the society had.

NIGERIA



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Minister Jones explained
that Citibank and the Export-
Import Bank of the U.S., a
government agency, gave a
$13,581,000 loan to the
Liberian Gevernment for the
purchase of the plane.

He said Citibank’s portion
of the loan amounted to 44
per cent ($5,975,640) and EX-
IM's part was 41 per cent
($5,568,210), while the
Liberian Government's
percentage of 15 per cent
(about $2,450,000) was
financed by Citibank.

Mr. Jones said the selling of
the plane will enable the
government not only to pay
for the 727 Executive Jet, but
also to pay both Citibank and

“EXIM an outstanding debt of

about $7.5 million.
When Mr. James K. Kofa,

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Managing Director of Air
Liberia, was asked yesterday
why was it that the Liberian
Government had no difficulty
in getting buyers for the 737
Jet, he said it was in great de-
mand on the world market
because it has three kinds of
configuration -passenger, ex-
ecutive and cargo.

He said in answer to a ques-
tion that the 727 Jet that the
Government is buying will
cost more tq maintain, but
the price at which it is being
bought could make up for the
difference.

Mr. Kofa, who was ap-
proached for comment after
office hours yesterday while
he was on his way home, said
he could not tell the exact
amount involved in maintain-
ing the 737 Jet as his files
were not with hime



CAPE VERDE

BRIEFS

PENSION INCREASE--The Government has decided to increase, beginning 1 July
1982, the pensions granted by the state to nonworking classes and other
retired pensioners (military retirees, invalids and survivors) in order to
improve the degrading conditions under which they find themselves since the
time the pensions were fixed. The government decree states that "pensions
of retired classes and other pensioners are updated beginning 1 July."

The measure just taken by the government in spite of budget limitations is
closing the growing gap between the updating of salaries and the amounts of
pensions when they were set. "The measure that is proposed now (and already
approved) updating the amounts of pensions, is more fair than the ones
previously adopted and offers the advantage of eliminating the amounts
which, because they were so small were ridiculous and degrading." [Excerpts]
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March 1981 ZANU-ZIPRA battle in Bulawayo, the battalion
comprises former Rhodesian SAS and Selous Scouts).

Following the Mozambique escapade it was mutually agreed
that the North Koreans go home — to the evident delight of the
latter Britain has now been asked to take over Hifth Brigade
training. The request is well on its way to being accepted. That
will mean NATO weapons and the British training manual for
the Fifth Brigade, and, from the British angle, a delay in the
British Military Advisory and Training Tream plan to reduce its
staff from 150 to 68 this financial year (AC Vol 23 No 5) @

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MAURITIUS

MAURITIUS TO RESPECT REUNION REMAINING FRENCH
AB252104 Paris AFP in French 1404 GMT 25 Aug 82

[Text] Port Louis, 24 Aug (AFP)--The New Socialist Government in Mauritius
has said that it "respects the choice of the people of Reunion" who have
decided to remain French.

In a radio broadcast to both Mauritius and Reunion on Wednesday, Mauritian
Foreign Affairs Minister Jean Claude de L'Estrac said that the people of
Reunion have expressed their desire to remain French. "We respect this
choice," he said.

The Leftist Alliance, which came into power in Mauritius in June 1982, had
several previous contacts with Reunion Nationals who favored independence.
In October 1978, before becoming minister, Mr de L'Estrac was expelled from
the French sector of the island when he came "to hold discussions on the in-
dependence of Reunion."

This Mauritian position was taken during a roundtable meeting of Mauritian
and French journalists organized by FR-3 Reunion a few days after French Co-
operation and Development Minister Jean-Pierre Cot visited Mauritius.

Mauritius is 200 km from Reunion--one of the four African territories not
yet independent, including Namibia, the Canary Islands and Mayotte.

Touching on his expulsion from Reunion, the Mauritian minister said that "he
wanted to know if the people of Reunion were ready to pay the price of inde-
pendence. The question has since remained unanswered--but today, the people
of Reunion have answered no."

Mr de L'Estrac hopes Reunion will "in an upright manner and by taking into
account its particular status," join the "Indian Ocean Commission," the
creation of which is being considered by the socialist governments of
Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar in order to develop their economic co-
operation.

In addition, the minister appealed to the Comoran Government to participate
in this commission, adding "although we do not share the same views on inter-
national issues."

A meeting of the three founding countries of the commission will take place in

Mauritius in September to discuss the draft submitted to the three governments
at the level of their ministers of foreign affairs.

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SLABBERT :

GIVE COLOUREDS, INDIANS SOMETHING TO BARGAIN WITH

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 20 Aug 82 p 4

[text]

DURBAN. — The Gov-
ernment should give
Coloured and Indian
leaders, whose support
it sought, something to
bargain with in their
own communities, the
Leader of the Opposi-
tion, Dr F van Zyl Slab-
bert, said in Durban
last night.

‘Addressing the Natal
coastal and inland re-
gions of the Progres-
sive Federal Party, Dr
Slabbert said one of the
most amazing short-
comings of the Govern-
ment’s constitutional
proposals was that they
simply assumed the
status quo and hoped to
impose a constitutional
set-up on that status
quo.

But it wag quite clear
that there were key as-
pects of the status quo
that made constitution-
al reform difficult, if
not impossible.

“For example, can
one realistically expect
the wholehearted sup-
port of Coloured and
Indian leaders for the
Government's constitu-
tional proposals while
it is quite clear that
legislative measures

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such as the Group
Areas Act, the
Population Regis-~
tration Act, the
Immorality Act and

the Prohibition — of
Mixed Marriages Act
are going to remain un-
changed?”

“How can Coloured
and Indian leaders .go
back to their communi-
ties and justify their
Participation in a new
constitutional set-up
where such blatant acts
of discrimination re-
main entreched?

“Surely it would
make sense from the
Government's own
point of view to give
these people, whom
they wish to involve,
something to bargain
with, something to go
back to their own com-
munities with, in order
to justify their partici-
pation in any new con-
stitutional set-up.”

Dr Slabbert said the
‘target seats for the Na-
tal coastal region were
Amanzimtoti, Durban
North, Durban Point.

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SOUTH AFRICA



DEPARTURE OF NORTH KOREAN MILITARY INSTRUCTORS REPORTED

London AFRICA CONFIDENTIAL in English 4 Aug 82 p 8

[Text]

ZIMBABWE: GOODBYE TO THE PYONGYANG MEN, All but
three of the 106 North Korean military instructors brought ina
year ago to train the élite armour-supported and ZANU-manned
Fifth Brigade have left after an apparent fiasco in Mozambique.
We understand that in May and June, acting probably on orders
direct from Robert Mugabe, Korean officers led a tifth Brigade
counter-insurgency unit (probably one battalion — about 1,000
men) into Manica and/or Sofala province in Mozambique to help
Frelimo contain the MNR (see previous issue and this issue, page
5). The unit is reported to have been badly bloodied in two
fierce fire-fights before being withdrawn in disgrace.

The military verdict is that the North Koreans’ abilities were
greatly overestimated. After 10 months of training, the Vifth
Brigade looked technically bad, ill-disciplined, low on morale
and hopeless in the sort of counter-insurgency operations they
are meant to tackle. (In Mozambique a number of them came
close to mutiny).

Initially the deal with North Korea looked good. lollowing
the instructors came T-54 tanks, armoured personnel carriers
and artillery. Valued at 12.5m Zimbabwe dollars (Z$), the hard-
ware was an unconditional gift. Zimbabwe had to pay the
instructors’ salaries — at the North Korean going rate, which
works out at Z$22,000 for a major general — and provide all
facilities, transport and food. While in Harare the Korean
officers were billeted in a mansion with a swimming pool and
tennis court on Baines Avenue near the city centre.

But from the start the Koreans made few friends. House
servants attached to their training camp in the Inyanga
mountains in the east complained to their local ZANU(PI')
office that they were being worked from dawn to 21.00hrs with-
out meal breaks. The officers even demanded that special food
be imported for them from North Korea. Various people, includ-
ing at least two parties of foreign tourists, were beaten up by
Fifth Brigade soldiers for allegedly spying on the Inyanga camp.
The discovery recently of three white corpses not far away may
be connected. It did not help Mugabe’s defence of the concept
of an élite army unit outside the command structure of the rest
of the armed forces.

In response to opposition claims that the Fifth Brigade was
designed as a praetorian guard to impose and then enforce a
‘one-party state, Mugabe said that the brigade’s purpose was to
defend the country against South Africa and control internal
dissidents (i.e. ZAPU politicians and ZIPRA soldiers). Although
several Fifth Brigade units have operated in Matabeleland, there
is no sign that any of its units have been sent to hunt the six
foreign tourists abducted by ZIPRA gucrrillas on 23 July. The
Kirst Paratroop Battalion has got the job instcad. (Commanded
by Col. Lionel Dyke, who led the bloody operation to end the

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ZIMBABWE


SAAF ALERT FOR RUSSIAN MIGS REPORTED

SOUTH AFRICA

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 14 Aug 82 pp 1, 2

[Text]

cso:

WINDHOEK. — Mirage
interceptors of the
South African Air
Force had been put on
the alert in northern
South West Africa

‘when reports indicated

there were Soviet-built
MiG planes in southern
Angola, the Windhoek
Observer said yester-"
day. :

The newspaper, quot-
ing the officer com-
manding S W A Territo-
ry Force, Major-
General Charles Lloyd,
said intelligence re-
ports had indicated the
presence of MiG fighter
bombers at bases in
southern Angola.

“We are aware of

MiGs in southern An-
gola,. piloted by Cu-
bans,” Gen Lloyd was
quoted as saying in
dhoek.
‘We know about
their activities and in-
tentions to interfere,”
he said.

“As a result we have
taken the necessary
precautions for the ma-
terialisation of an
aerial threat.”

According to the Ob-

server, Gen Lloyd said it-

had ‘become evident at
the beginning of . last
month that Angola’s
regular army and Swa-
po’s military wing were
jointly planning to re-
capture positions in the
deep south of Angola.

As a counter meas-
ure, the security force
from SWA had em-
barked on operations
that penetrated 220 km
into Angola.

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The total number of
Swapo fighters killed
since the beginning of
the year was 951.

Meanwhile, a news
report in ‘Windhoek
said yesterday that a se-
curity force contingent

“had ambushed an arms-

transporting — convoy
about 200 km from the
SWA border between
Cuvelai and Tchamu-
tete in southern An-
gola.

In the ensuing action,
13 vehicles in the con-
yoy had been destroyed
and three large trucks
carrying anti-aircraft
ammunition had been
seized.

The security force in
SWA had driven Swa
po’s eastern military
command post in south-
ern Angola to north of
Tchamutete, the officer
commanding SWA TF,
Major-General Charles
Lloyd, said in Wind-
hoek.

The general told local
newsmen that the cur-
rent phase of opera-
tions against Swapo in
Angola had been con-
cluded.

A number of security
force units had already
returned to base in
SWA, he said.

A total of 345 Swapo
insurgents were killed
in the limited opera-
tions which began early
in June.

Gen Lloyd said two
Swapo batallions man-
ning the organisation’s
eastern and _ central
headquarters in south-

86

ern Angola had suf-
fered heavy losses in
forced retreats north-
wards. :

Gen Lloyd empha-
sised that the security
force had no intentions
of jeopardising the pro-
posed ceasefire in SWA.

Swapo's activity and
certain information re-
ceived by the security
force, however, had
necessitated the latest
security force action, he
said.

Swapo claimed in
London yesterday its
bush-fighters had killed
30 South African sol-
diers and shot down
two helicopters during
“fierce battles” the last
two weeks.

A communique is-
sued from Swapo's
Luanda headquarters
and released from its
London office also
claimed a further seven
SA Air Force helicop-
ters had been damaged
by ground fire.

The South African
Defence Force an-
nounced the loss of 15
men this week when a
helicopter was shot
down and claimed more
than 300 Swapo deaths
during the offensive in
southern Angola.

“Claims of-a second
helicopter shot down
and another 15 soldiers
killed are no more than
a figment. of Swapo's
already overworked im-
agination.”



FRENCH-CHADIAN RAPPROACHEMENT HITS SNAGS
PM251431 Paris LE MONDE in French 25 Aug 82 p 6

[Unattributed report]

CHAD

[Text] The normalization of relations between Paris and Ndjamena since the

recapture of the Chadian capital by Hissein Habre's Northern Armed Forces
[FAN] on 7 June still seems to be encountering serious difficulties. In
fact on Monday, 23 August, the FAN's "popular organizations" staged a
demonstration outside the French Embassy in Ndjamena to denounce the
"Elysee diktat," "Radio France International's slanderous propaganda" and
the "secessionists."

According to the organizers 45,000 people took part in the demonstration.
Alifa Ba, their spokesman, said the French Government had "always tried
to crush the patriotic surge of the Chadian people's struggle under the
FAN's leadership." In a motion handed to the French ambassador, the FAN's
“popular organizations" "strongly condemned the French Government's fla-
grant and shameful interference in Chad's internal affairs."

In Lome, capital of Togo, Colonel Kamougue, chairman of southern Chad's
"standing committee" said on Monday that he was "optimistic" about the
prospects of a reconciliation among Chadians, expressing the view that
“everybody was inspired by the desire to make peace in Chad."

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SOUTH AFRICA

SLABBERT BACKS MASSIVE POLITICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Aug 82 p 8

[article by Marilyn Cohen]

[text]

cso:

A MASSIVE programme of political
education was needed to tell people
about the problems‘of constitutional
reform, the leader of the Progressive
Federal Party, Dr Frederick van Zyl
Slabbert said yesterday.

He told a Press conference in Jo-
hannesburg yesterday most people
did not know what the proposed con-
stitutional changes were all about.

Earlier this week, the leader of the
‘Transvaal National Party Mr F W de
Klerk, said one of the negative fac-
tors which had influenced the NP’s

trict by-election was “broad ignor-
ance of the NP’s constitutional
guidelines.

Dr Slabbert said constructive con-
stitutional debate was the best way
to inform people about the issue and
the best medium through which to
conduct the debate was television.

He suggested that political oppo-
nents should sit on the same tele-
vision panel to discuss problems of
constitutional reform.

‘This did not mean there should be
acrimonious debate, trick questions
‘or political “tub-thumping”. But the

chang poatd de-aranted tor diter:«

fo? cOnstitufiénial fe- >

form to be highlighted so people

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could understand the nature of the
differences between the different
parties and weigh the merits of their
respective suggestions.

‘Some of the questions which he
felt highlighted the inadequacies of
the ‘government’s proposals and
which, he felt, the Government
should answer publicly included:

@ Why do Blacks not have the
same status as citizens that the
Whites, Coloureds and Asians have
in the new constitutional proposals?

© Why does the President, as en-
visaged in the new constitutional
proposals, need such extraordinary
Powers with so little popular sup-
port?

@ Why does the Government not

likely in present circumstances that
the Government would call for a re-
ferendum on its constitutional pro-
posals.

It would be better, however, for
the Prime Minister to call a general
election before ting. the

“If he doesn’t, he cannot

the, President be

elects will



cso:

the policy was pub-
lished, was a “show of
disrespect for the basic
functions of the con-
gresses”.

“It was the NP's con-
Bresses which decided
in the 1930s that job
reservation and mea-
sures such as the Immo-
rality Act and the pro-
hibition of trade unions
for blacks had to be in-
troduced.

“But the present Go-
vernment introduced
legislation in Parlia-
ment without the prior
approval of congresses,
which subsequently led
to distrust of its leaders

its grassroots sup-
Porters.

Remedied

“This distrust has to
be remedied as quickly
‘ae possible.” -- +

Prof Kleynhans said
ghe Germiston District
by-election showed the
NP could now lose
many constituencies in
which it had majorities
of 3 000 or less.

There were about 40
such “marginal” seats,
he added.

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“But if the NP de-
cides to push ahead
without first restoring
unity in the ranks of its
usual supporters, it
would be practically im-
possible to either revive
or renew the NP.”

The new policy guide-
lines contain:d pow-
ersharing, ‘vhi the
conservatives had re-
jected at Germiston
District, he said.

Defect
“The more the NP
now tries to sell or ex-
Plain this policy, the
more people will defect
from it.

“Without unity no
party can survive, and if
the NP does not drop its
new policy for the time
being and first-rebuild
patty ‘unity, it’ will
rebigin’ "" ‘martally
wounded.”

Prof ans’ also
warned that ta-
ion could become un-
avoidable if the Govern-
ment decided to

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impress its new policy
on its supporters.

The leader of the of-
ficial Opposition, Dr
Van Zyl Slabbert, said it
was clear the result in
Germiston District
would add further im-
petus to the realign-
ment taking place in
White politics which
could see the disappear-
cance of parties like the
NRP and the HNP.

He said it had also
thrown the coming
liamentary by-elections
in Parys, Stellenbosch,
Hillbrow and Johannes-
burg North in a new
light.

Mr FW de Klerk,
Transvaal leader of the
NP, ascribed the result
in part to excessive vin-
dictiveness, difficult
circumstances and gen-
eral ignorance of the
nature of the constitu-
‘tional proposals... . -

He said he was confi-
dent things would im-
prove for the NP.



TANZANIA

PATROL BOATS PURCHASED IN YUGOSLAVIA TO COMBAT LAKE SMUGGLING
Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 14 Aug 82 p 3

[text]

‘FOUR police patrol. boats bought by the goverment in Yugoslavia have
been launched in Lake Victoria as part of the government's efforts to combat
smuggling across the lake. : .

The fifth boat, also ordered from Yugoslavia could not
be launched because it was damaged by fire on arrival in
the country and would be undergoing repairs.

Speaking at the inauguration buy other vessels to operate in
ceremony, the. rincipal Lake Tanganyika.
Secretary in the Minis of * Speaking before -he handed
Home . Affairs, Ndugu alias over the keys of the four boats to
Matiko said the boats would help the Deputy Minister for Home
combat smuggling as well as. Affairs: Ndugu Mohammed
guard the borders in the lake. Rashid, the Yugoslav

Ndugu Matiko explained that + Ambassador to Tanzania,
the launching of the boats was Ndugu Ivan Ivekovic praised the
the first phase.. of the good cooperation. between
government’s move to ugoslavia and Tanzania.
Strengthen the marine police le expressed hope that the
unit. second phase he said five boats would be valuable

would: entail the provision of
three other vessels to patrol in
the Indian Ocean.

The’ Principal Secretary said
that plans were also underway to

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asset to Tanzania.

Ndugu Rashid aled to
people living around the Lake to
co-operate with the police to
combat illegal business.



EMIR WANTS MORE POWERS FOR TRADITIONAL RULERS

Kano SUNDAY TRIUMPH in English 1 Aug 82 p 3

{Article by Murtala Bichi]

[Text]

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ANY country which practised democracy might fall,
If traditional Institutions were not fully Incorporated in
the system of goververnment it operates.

This observation was made by the Emir of Gumel,
Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Sani II, during an interview
with Sunday Triumph in his palace.

Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed maintained that the role of
traditional institutions in the presidential system of gov-
ernment was to preserve our various customs and tradi-

tions in the society.

He observed that during
the 13 years of military rule
in the country, when tradi-
tional rulers were involved
in the running of the gov-
ernment, law and order
were maintained by them
(traditional rulers.).

Alhaji Ahmed explained
that the reason law and
order were not being prop-
erly maintained because
traditional rulers were
stripped of their duties. He
said that this was why peo-
ple were adamant in
obeying the laws of the
country, adding that even
the police were not fami
with their role in the socie-
ty. .

The emir stated that if
the presidential system of
government was to suc-
ceed, then the provision in
the Nigerian Constitution

~ on the role of the tradition-

60

al institution to be
amended to give traditional
tulers the chance to exer-
cise more powers. ‘

Answering a question on
role of politicians in the

-country, Alhaji Ahmed

said that Nigerian politi-

cians were yet to learn

some lesson from the past,
adding that they were still
crude in their approach to
politics.

He said it was a great
concern to him that Nige-
rian politicians were play-
ing politics of victimisation
which he claimed was still
rampant and warned that if
it continued, the country
would always face crisis.

Alhaji Ahmed, there-
fore,’called on politicians to
be tolerant and understand-
ing, rather~ than engage
themselves in character
assassination.

NIGERIA


NIGERIA

BRIEFS

FARMERS LOANS RECALLED--FARMERS in seven local government areas of Sokoto State
have been given two weeks within which to repay their loans totalling 1.04
million Naira or face prosecution. The areas are Gusau, Anka, Kaura Namoda,
Zurmi, Talata Mafara and Maradun. The Gusau Zone project manager of the Sokoto
Agricultural Development Project, Alhaji Isa Abdullahi gave the ultimatum at

a special meeting held with the Gusau local government officials, traditional
rulers, and farmers from the affected areas. He said, out of the total amount
of 1,552,898,60 Naira given to intermediate and small-scale farmers as loans,
last year by his project, only 506,042.95 Naira was so far repaid. He said
the beneficiaries were yet to settle an outstanding balance of 1,046,855.70
Naira. [Aderisi Adekunle] [Text] [Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 8 Jul 82 p16]

ARMY OFFICERS RETIRED, DISCHARGED--TWENTY-SIX officers of the army were retired
while 944 others were discharged between January and June this year, according
to this month's edition of the army news bulletin, Soja. The publication also
indicated that 63 officers and 3,731 other ranks were paid their gratuities
during the period. It said that a major was compulsorily retired while five
other ranks were dismissed for various offences during the same period. Seven
hundred and forty-six officers and 10 others benefitted from vehicle loan dur--
ing the period, it added. [Text] [Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 12 Jul 82 p7]

FRUIT JUICE PLANT--A 2.5 MILLION Naira fruit juice manufacturing plant is ex-
pected to go into operation in Kano by September, this year. The project which
would be located in the Challaram industrial layout of the state capital is be-
ing executed by a Kano based firm--Saladed Enterprises. A statement from the
company said the plant would have a fully automatic production system and would
be unique in that it would not require any preservative chemicals. About four
fruit flavours are to be produced by the plant. [Text] [Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN

in English 20 Jul 82 p 7]

COMPENSATION FOR DISPLACED PERSONS--MORE than 30,000 persons who are to be
displaced by the construction of the 96 million Naira Goronyo Dam project in
Sokoto State have been assured of quick compensation by President Shehu Shagari.
The president who has just concluded a seven-day private visit to his home
state told the people at a reception at Goronyo, on Monday that the Federal
Government would also resettle the displaced persons. He said the resettlement
would involve the construction of modern houses with good roads, water and
electricity supply in their local government areas. Alhaji Shehu emphasised

66



GUINEA-BISSAU

BRIEFS

KAMPUCHEAN DELEGATION--Bissau, 17 Aug (AFP)--A delegation from the People's
Republic of Kampuchea—-a pro-Vietnamese regime in Phnom Penh--headed by

Hao Nam Hong and which has been paying a friendship visit to Guinea-Bissau,
was yesterday received in audience by President Joao Bernardo Bieira,

sources in Bissau reported. The Guinea-Bissau president has accepted an
invitation transmitted to him by Nam Hong to pay an official visit to
Kampuchea. The date of this visit will be fixed through the diplomatic chan-

nels, the sources explained. [Text] [AB171722 Paris AFP in French 1309 GMT
17 Aug 82]

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BLACK TRANSPORT SERVICES ‘EXPENSIVE, BAD"

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 14 Aug 82 p 13

[Text]

cso

A SPECIAL report
based on an indepth
investigation into ur-
ban public road trans-
port used by Black
people says “they
have to use some-
thing expensive,
time-consuming and
bad.” .

The report, compiled

by Human Awareness”

Programme, which is
affiliated to the Insti-
tute of Race Relations,
says: .

“Commuters ‘spend a
lot of money and time
on an unsatisfactory
transport service every
day.”

On the physical con>
ditions of buses, the re-
port states:

“Broken seats, bro-
ken and leaking win-
dows, bells out of order
broken and uncomfort-
able back rests, leaking
roofs and dust and dirt
inside and out are often
the conditions which
bus commuters face in
all areas.”

A section on safety
says: :
~ “Commuters are vic-
tims of theft, muggings

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and violence. They are
attacked while waiting
for buses, on the often
long walk between ter-
minals and home or
work and on the buses
as well.”

Other complaints
cover “gross over-
crowding, lack of ame-
nities such as toilets
and shelters at the ter-
minals, unroadworthy
and unreliable buses,
unsatisfactory and un-
punctual buses, bad co-
ordination with other

transport modes and
very few complaint fa-
cilities.” .

Income

~The report says'that
in general “it seems
that Black workers in
South African cities
spend between 10 and
20 percent of their in-
come on transport.”

If the cost of trans-
port is too high, com-
muters “have to cut
down on food in order
to pay to get too work.
Workers sum up such a
situation as “working
to pay the bus com-

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SOUTH AFRICA

ny.

Travelling time va-
ries between 30 minutes
and 80 minutes.

Dealing with ameni-
ties the report says it is
not clear who is respon-
sible for them.

“There is, therefore,
a great lack of bus shel-
ters, toilets and re-
freshment facilities in
all areas.

Wrangling

“For example, Putco,
WRAB and the city
council in Johannes-
burg have been wran-
gling for the last 30
years over who should |
be providing amenities |
and shelters for bus
passengers.”

. The report quotes a
Putco statement that
“Putco has no power to
-decide where a bus stop
or terminus must be —
or where bus shelters,
toilets and tarred lay-
byes must be built.

“This is the responsi-
bility of the local auth-
orities who own and
control the -public
areas.” ~



LIBERIA

UNDP REPRESENTATIVE ASSURES 'BONG CRIER' OF 'FULLEST SUPPORT"
Monrovia NEW LIBERIAN in English 9 Aug 82 p 3

[Text] The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) in Liberia, Mr Hugh G. Greenidge, has assured the staff of the BONG CRIER
newspaper of the UNDP's fullest support for the success of the paper.

Mr Greenidge gave the assurance last Friday in Gbarnga, Bong County, when he
paid a one-day visit there to familiarize himself with problems facing the
Rural Press Pilot Project and its progress since it became operational in
April this year.

He said he will do all he can to gain the attention and necessary support from
his organization to ensure the successful implementation of the project.

Earlier, the editor-in-chief of the BONG CRIER, Mr Henrie Thompson, welcomed the
UNDP boss on behalf of the Project's National Staff and the Minister of Infor—
mation, Colonel Gray D. Allison.

Mr Thompson stressed the need for increased logistic support to enable the BONG
CRIER to extend its coverage throughout Bong County and the surrounding
counties.

The technical component of the Rural Press Pilot Project, under whose aegis
the BONG CRIER newspaper is being published, is funded by the United Nations
Development Programme in Liberia.

Since Mr Greenidge took up assignment here as Resident Representative of the
United Nations Development Programme, he has demonstrated great interest in the

Rural Press Pilot Project and had pledged his organization's commitment to the
enhancement of the project.

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16



FURTHER REPORTAGE ON ELECTION SPECULATION

London AFRICA CONFIDENTIAL in English No 16, 4 Aug 82 pp 1-3

[Article:

[Text]

"Nigeria:

All the Seducing"]

President Shehu Shagari recently told the Nigerian
press that he could not yet say whether he would choose
vice-president Alex Ekwueme again as his running mate
“if his name is among the three names to be submitted
for the nomination”. This reference to what seems to be
a new procedure was as puzzling as his polite but cool
attitude to Ekwueme as a man “who has been working
amicably with me”. Such pronouncements receive
special attention because of the events leading up to the
resignation from the National Party of Nigeria (NPN)
last month of Chief Moshood Abiola, a senior Yoruba
official, and the widespread suggestion that the newly
pardoned former Biafran leader, Chief Odumegwu
Ojukwu, has been promised the NPN candidacy for the
vice-presidency in next year’s presidential elections.

Shagari’s political adviser, Chuba Okadigbo, who
negotiated Ojukwu’s return from Ivory Coast, said last
month that the rumour of Ojukwu being considered as
Shagari’s running mate was “mere speculation and
should be left at that”. But his failure to deny the
story outright, and Ojukwu’s close association with
him and other senior NPN figures during his home-
coming tour, has kept the speculation alive. In terms of
practical politics however, it would be very difficult for
Shagari to decide that Ekwueme should be succeeded
by another Ibo. (Both Ekwueme and Ojukwu come
from Anambra State; so does Okadigbo). On top of the
constitutional provisos to ensure that Nigerian political
parties enjoy nationwide support, the NPN has made
sure that its three top officials — the president, the
vice-president and the national chairman — represent
Nigeria’s three major regions. (Shagari is a Fulani from
the north, Ekwueme an Ibo from the east, and the
national chairman, Chief A. M. A. Akinloye a Yoruba
from the west). Since the NPN’s 1981 convention in
Port Harcourt, more strictly applied “zoning” rules have
been agreed, although interpretation of this issue varies

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NIGERIA


FORD LAYS OFF 500 WORKERS

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 14 Aug 82 p 5

[Article by Jentje Knuppe]

[Text]

cso

4700/1744

MORE than 500 hour-
ly-paid production
workers have been
laid off by Ford in
Port Elizabeth.

Ford told 507 men, in-
cluding a number’ of
Whites, of their dis-
missal when workers
arrived at plants yester-
day morning to collect
their weekly pay pack-
ets.

A brief statement is-
sued by the firm's direc-
tor of industrial re-
lations, Mr F H
Ferreira, said the lay-
off had been caused by
the country’s worsen-
ing economic situation.

“rhe economy 1s now
firmly set on a down-
ward phase of a cyclical
adjustment which is
not expected to show
any relief in the neat
term,” he said. :

“The high industry
sales in recent months
have largely been due
to the market having
been artificially stimu-
lated and we anticipate
a marked decline in the
demand for new ve-
hicles.

“Accordingly, we
have found it necessary
to align our labour re-
quirements with lower
production levels.”

Not possible

90

Mr Ferreira said the
company had delayed
laying off workers for
as long ‘as possible
through shorter shifts
and working weeks and
the non-replacement of
terminations.

Delaying it further
was no longer possible
because of the impact
on workers’ income.

He said the lay-off
should stabilise preduc-
tion and minimise the
effects of any future de-
cline in sales below pro-
jection figures, adding
that trade unions has
been kept informed
over the past three
months of the possible
need to effect lay-offs.

Ford’s car sales fell to
3 147 in July from 4 115
in June this year, while
commercial vehicle
sales dropped from
1 272 to 981 in the same
period.

@ Port Elizabeth
police said no reports of
assaults or demonstra-
tions were received yes-
terday after news of the
Ford lay-offs spread.

Production at both
General Motors in Port
Elizabeth and Volkswa-
gen in Uitenhage also
continued without inci-
dent.

SOUTH AFRICA


[question J Are you sorry that the MMM never accepted your offers?

[answer] Not really! I wanted them to come into the government because in
the government one is closer to the problems and the facts. But they were not
willing. I cannot help that.

[duestion 7 You have always led coalition governments since 1959. Do you be-
lieve that coalitions are necessary at all times in Mauritius, on account of the
diversity of our country?

L Answer_/ I have always wanted to associate everyone with the government, in-
cluding the MMM. We are in a multiracial country. The more groups there are
represented in the government, the better it is for our country! That is one of
my basic concepts.

It was incidentally for the same reason that I proposed new amendments to the
constitution, so that other groups of manual workers could be elected to the
parliament on a second slate, by their colleagues. Because there are not just
intellectuals in this parliament. Who speaks for the women? Who speaks for the
laborers? The mechanics? The workers? They have to be associated with the
parliament and the government so that everybody is represented in power.

Our democracy must be strengthened, the parliament must be made even more demo-
cratic; we have to constantly move toward greater power to the people.

I like coalitions, on condition, of course, that my adversaries agree. It isa
good way to have social peace.

[question_/ After the elections, if you should happen to return to office,
would you again propose a coalition to the MMM/PMSD?

Linswer_J That possibility certainly exists. I never set aside the possibility
of bringing an adversary to my side in a coalition. I have said, and it is what
I think: Every person of good will has his place in the government beside me.

[Question 7 In 1976, in retrospect, do you think that you should have chosen
the MMM rather than the PMSD for a coalition?

[answer_7 The MMM criticizes me for that today. But I accepted the most accom-
modating, the PMSD, that created no problems.

L qaestio 7 Since 1959 you have had several types of opposition facing you.
What general impression does the retiring opposition leave with you?

ZL Answer_/ The MMM is definitely less good, as an opposition, than the PMSD of
the sixties and seventies. It gives me the impression that it cannot under-
stand what parliamentary democracy consists of. There is a difference in style,
in behavior. I do not consider the present opposition as, shall we say, politi-
cally civilized. Not mature, not ready for power, That is, incidentally, why
the people is afraid of the MMM. One senses that they are not like us, that 1
they they are notdefending the same system, that they are not playing the game.
They are not comfortable in our democracy. They visibly prefer the Seychelles
and Madagascar. And indeed, look how often they intimidate our candidates.

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WORKERS REFUSE TO RESPOND TO POLITICAL SLOGANS

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 19 Aug 82 p 1

[Excerpt]

cso:

PRIME Minister Mundia cancelled his meeting at ROP
yesterday after workers he was scheduled to address
tefused to respond to political slogans.

The workers remained silent
when Ndola Urban governor
Mr Alexander Kamalondo
shouted what has become to
be known as the national
UNIP slogan: ‘‘One Zambia’.
They were expected to res-
pond ‘‘One Nation, one leader,
that leader, Dr Kaunda.”*

Copperbelt Member of the
Central Committee Mr Alex
Shapi took over from Mr
Kamalondo to lead the group
in chanting the slogan, but the
workers this time only mum-
bled and kept quiet again.
This disappointed Mr Mundia
and his entourage.

. The Prime Minister then
took over, but the response
was the same.

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He turned to ROP general
manager Mr Constantine
Chimanja and said: :

“TI be coming here a:
chairman of Zimco, now I am
here as prime minister.

“T won't tell you when Iam
coming as Zimco chairman.
Iam not happy with what I
have seen here. Wherever
Ihave been people have been
happy, but not here.’”

Mr Mundia walked to his car
and left for the airport
followed by his retinue of
Minister of Information and
Broadcasting Mr Mark
Tambatamba, provincial poli-
tical secretary in the Ministry
of National Guidance Mr John
Simbotwe, Copperbelt provin-
cial political secretary Mr
Pickson Chitambala and other
Party and Government
leaders.

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ZAMBIA



PRC DONATES BOOKS AS PART OF CULTURAL AGREEMENT

Monrovia DAILY OBSERVER in English 12 Aug 82 pp 1, 9

[Article by Burgess Carter]

[Excerpt]

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The People’s Republic of
China through its an
bassador to Libe has
presented to the Universi-
ty of Liberia 174 books
written by famous Chinese
authors.

In presenting the books
yesterday, Ambassador Liu
Pu said “inspite of the fact
that the social systems of
Liberia and the People’s
Republic of China are dif-
ferent, both countries under-
went similar revolutions, and
our country has been
classified as a third world
country,” like Liberia.

Ambassador Pu maintained
that the books, mostly on
history, literature and
Politics, were presented as a
symbol of brotherhood and
also in accordance with the
cultural communique signed
between the two countries
during the visit of the Head of
State to the People’s Republic
of China last May.

The ambassador an-
ticipated exchanges between
students of the University of
Liberia and universities in

12

China.

The books presented are
on Chinese History and
Geography, selected works of
Mao-Tsetung, and represen-
tative Chinese literary works.

Welcoming the Am-
bassador and his staff to the
Mor ia campus of the
University .of Liberia, the
President of the University of
Liberia, Dr. Mary Antoinette
Brown-Sherman, said it was

in LOTT Hh st tha Cav sept

of Liberia established rela-
tions with the People’s
Republic of China.

She said this relationship,
which began with reciprocal
goodwill missions, between
Liberia and China, “has a sen-
timental tie for me as my hus-
band served the Liberian mis-
sion which resulted in the
establishment of diplomatic
relations at Ambassadorial
level in the capitals of the two
countries.”

Dr. Brown-Sherman hoped
Liberia would gain a lot from
China, which, she noted, is
known for its wealth in
history and culture.

LIBERIA



cso:

dependants earning ‘their
living from the industry, the
association has already alert-
ed the Minister of Employ-
ment, Labour and Producti-
vity and the Manufacturers
Association of Nigeria (MAN)
on the “unintended adverse
effects of the Federal Govern-
ment’s restrictions on the
textile industry.””

In its SOS to the Labour’
Minister, the association
strongly requested for special
concessions and priority con-
sideration in issuing of foreign
exchange and import licences
to the textile indust?y which, it
claims, is the largest: em-
ployer c? labour in the coun:

try.

“Otherwise,” the associa-
tion warns, ‘‘the restrictions
will surely defeat the purpose
they are meant to serve.”

While the much expected in-
tervention of the labour
minister in ‘he threatening
disaster in the textile industry
is still being awaited, the
Manufacturers Association of
Nigeria has assured the textile
employers that ‘appropriate
action is being taken on the
matter.”” .

Meanwhile, the National
Union of Textile, Garment and

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Tailoring Workers of Nigeria
has warned the textile em-
ployers of the consequences of
“attempting to make workers
the scapegoats of the present
ailing economy.”

Reacting to a recent notice
of an imminent shutdown of
many textile mills if the silua-
tion fails to improve by the
end of the month, the textile
workers union scribe, Mr.
Adams Qshiomhole, alleged
that the present plight of the
employers association was
caused by its members who in-
dulge in- importing elec-
tronics, stockfish, Mercedes
Benz cars “unger the mask of
raw materials.” .

He warned that the workers
union will resist any attempt
to use its members as ‘‘a tool
of blackmail in an unjust
effow to force the hands of
government by fake investors
and multi-national supsi-
diaries.”

_ But the employers’ associa-
tion scribe, Mr. Eburajolo
views the workers’ union’s re-
action as ‘‘empty threats.”

“How can the workers’ union
stop us? We are doing a
business and the business is
not flourishing. Why can’t we
close down?” he asks.



REGISTRAR GENERAL CONFIRMS REPORTED ELECTIONS SCANDAL

Lusaka TIMES OF ZAMBIA in English 19 Aug 82 p 1

[Excerpt]

cso:

ZAMBIA

A SCANDAL has been uncovered in which some aspiring can-
didates are allegedly wooing under-aged youths to obtain na-
tional registration cards so that they can vote for them in next

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year’s general elections.

The scandal was con-
firmed. yesterday by
registrar-general Mr Ed-
ward Mutakwa after
visiting the Lusaka pro-
vincial registration of-
fices where would-be
voters have been con-
verging for cards to
enable them to vote.

Mr Mutakwa told the Times
he discovered the racket when
he talked to people at the
registration offices to hear
their complaints.

“They told me they have
been instructed to cheat offi-
cers that they are over 18 years
when in fact they are not’.

The ‘‘cheats” had allegedly
been told to obtain the cards
by some aspiring candidates.
Most of the youths are doing
Forms Two and Three.

It was difficult for his
officers to ascertain the correct
ages of the people applying
for the cards.

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SHORT, LONG-TERM REPAIR OF TAFICO VESSELS PLANNED

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 12 Aug 82 p 3

[Article by Mike Sikawa]

[text]

PLANS are underway for
short. and long-term repairs
on four grounded vessels
belonging to the Tanzahia
Fisheries Corporation
(TAFICO), it has been. learnt.

Informed sources told the
Daily News in Dar es Salaam
yesterday that MFV
Hongwe and MFV Lengo,
which have been grounded
and sunk into the sea two
times, will now be dry-docked
for preservation until proper
repairs were undertaken.

There -will -also be
Provision of materials for the
prevention of further
corrosion on MFV Maen-
deleo and MFV Jitihada,
which also need extensive
repairs because of the current
poor condition of the engines.

The sources said that
negotiations were going on
between Tanzania and
Finland on the complete
repairs of the 23.5 million/-
vessels, which were imported
from Finland in 1978.

It has been learnt that some
of the main problems which
hit the vessels were lack of
proper maintenance and
adequate training of per-
sonnel especially in the
Technical section. All but one
out of the 16 original
TAFICO staff trained abroad

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109

to man the vessels had quit,
the sources said.

As a result of these
problems, the ‘vessels’ per-
formance had been extremely
poor, the sources said. They
said that statistics show that
only 368 tonnes of fish were
hauled as opposed to the
target of 1,800 tonnes and
only 13 tonnes of prawns
were caught as opposed to the
planned 300 tonnes.

Since the arrival of the
vessels in 1978, the Cor-
poration earned only
1,961,000/- for 22 months —
out of which some 1,875,000/-
was realised between mid
February 1978 to October
1979.

The cause problems which
affected the vessels was
attributed partly to lack of
adequate spare parts when
the vessels sailed in from
Finland. The Finnish grant
did not contain the element of
reserve funds for purchasing

enough stock of spare parts,

the sources said.

A marine engineer from
Finland, Ndugu Erkki J.
Niskane, recently completed a
study on the economic
viability of the vessels, and it
is on the basis of his recom-
mendations that the present
initiative to repair the vessels
is based on.

TANZANIA



ZANZIBAR MINISTER ANNOUNCES INCREASES IN PRODUCER PRICES OF CROPS

Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 12 Aug 82 p 1

[Article by Ally Salehe]

[ Excerpt]

THE Zanzibar Revolutionary
Council has raised the
producer prices of paddy,
peas, millet, dried~ cassava
and beans, the Zanzibar
Ministry of Agriculture an-
nounced yesterday.

In a statement, the Ministry
explained that the move
sought to encourage peasants
to increase the crops’ output.

According to the statement,
the ministry will now buy
from peasants a measure
weighing 1.8 kilogrammes of
paddy at ten shillings instead
of seven shillings.

__ New prices for other crops
in kilogrammes are: millet
(4/40), beans (5/50) peas
(kunde) 5/50 and peas
(mbaazi) (4/60) and dried
cassava “{2/20) - and maize
flour (3/30). i

_The statement did not in-
dicate what the former prices
of the crops were.

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The Isles producer price in-
creases follow a'similar move
by the Mainland aimed at
paying growers more for the
crops sold to authorised crop
authorities. |

The mainland announced
on Saturday that it was in-
creasing the prices of coffee,
green tea, sugarcane and
cocoa by between nine and 33
per cent.

A government statement
said producer prices for
maize, wheat, cotton, and
paddy planted during 1982/83
were being considered and
new prices for these crops
would be announced next
month,

The government decided to
raise the producer prices of
the crops’ in view of the
decline in the purchasing
power and morale of
producers which had been
partly affected by low levels

> world ‘market prices.

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TANZANIA



TANZANIA

Plan to Build Submarines
Trade Union Recognized
Botha Speaks on Reforms

Minister Says ATC 'Exemplary Institution’

(DAILY NEWS, 14 Aug 82)

SIDO Director Presents Paper To University Finance Association

(Mkumbwa Ally; DAILY NEWS, 13 Aug 82)

SADCC Members to Study Nation's Crop Monitoring Project

(Attilio Tagalile; DAILY NEWS, 13 Aug 82)

Short, Long-Term Repair of TAFICO Vessels Planned
(Mike Sikawa; DAILY NEWS, 12 Aug 82) ......seseeeeeeeee

TRC To Introduce Daily Tabora-Dar Es Salaam Express Service
(Halima Shariff; DAILY NEWS, 12 Aug 82) ..........0.0000e

Zanzibar Minister Announces Increases in Producer Prices of Crops

(Ally Salehe; DAILY NEWS, 12 Aug 82)

Canadian Government Makes Oil Exploration Grant

(DAILY NEWS, 12 Aug 82)

Patrol Boats Purchased in Yugoslavia To Combat Lake Smuggling

(DAILY NEWS, 14 Aug 82)

New Shipping Firm To Operate Government Owned Ship

(DAILY NEWS, 14 Aug 82)

Jumbe Seeks Speedup of Formation of Regional Trading Bodies

(Habib Nyundo; SUNDAY NEWS, 15 Aug 82)

Arusha Region Residents Facing Acute Grain Deficit
(Anaclet Rwegayura; DAILY NEWS, 16, 17 Aug 82) .........

Prime Minister Meets With Regional Leaders

Emergency Measures Worke:

d Out

Official Tells Nyerere Smuggling in Kagera 'Alarming'
(Paul Chintowa; DAILY NEWS, 17 Aug 82) ....ceeeeeeeeeeee

Briefs

NEC Aspirants Submit For

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Trade Unionist's PRC Tour
Jumbe, GDR Parliamentarians Talk

Rwandan-Tanzanian Commission Meeting

Italy To Aid Cashew Industry

Mtwara Drought

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PFP TO AVOID 'SPOILING' ROLE AGAINST NATS

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 21 Aug 82 p 8

[Article by Marilyn Cohen]

[text]

cso:

THE Progressive Fed-
eral Party is likely to
avoid contesting elec-
tions in constituenciés-
where it has little
chance of winning and
where its presence
would jeopardise the
chances of the National
Party.

This was indicated
yesterday by the leader
of the PFP, Dr Frede-
rick van Zyl Slabbert,
who told a Press confer-
ence in Johannesburg
his party would not play
a “spoiling” role in any
election.

This did not however
mean that the PFP
would form an election
pact with the National
F “We Tiave no inten
tion of strengthening
the Right-wing threat.
We certainly don’t rel-
ish the thought of a

rampant Right-wing
Government in Parlia-
ment,” he said.

In reply to a question,
Dr Slabbert agreed that
this was’ one of the

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reasons why the PFP
had not contested this
week's by-election in
Germiston District.

He stressed, however,
that the PFP would
have to weigh up the
circumstances in each
constituency before de-
ciding whether to con-
test arr election-or not. ~

“If a split in the
Right-wing vote means
that we can win, we'll
go in. The National Par-
ty must also be aware
of. the fact that we
could win some con-
stituencies if they keep
out,” he said.

The main target of
the PFP was, at pres-
ent, to go after a fur-
ther eight percent of
the electoral support,
which, Dr Slabbert
feels, could -givé the

the balance of

‘election. .
1 “Our support is: also
‘more concentrated
than the Right-wing, so
we would therefore win
more seats,” he said.

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It was, however, no
good “rushing into an-
other laager” because
of the Right-wing
threat or simply sup-
porting the Govern-
ment because of this
threat.

“The PFP must use
its position to put
pressure on the Govern-
ment and make it
aware of the inad-
equacies of its constitu-
tional proposals.”

Dr Siabbert said that
“at présent the Govern-
ment’s constitutional
proposals were unwork-
able and added that it
‘would be “tragic” if
they failed simply be-
cause they were incom-
plete.

The old style of poli-
tics — “confrontational.
politics” — was over
and this had been clear-
ly spelled out in the
Germiston District by-
election.

“We are now moving
towards a more sort of
‘horse-trading’ kind of
politics where the PFP
could hold the balance
of power.”



meetings become lectures by a visiting official. To the
detriment of its public relations, the government has
failed to reestablish the supply of consumer goods and
the purchase of crops in many remote areas.

The MNR’s Robin Hood image also gains support
for the guerrillas. When a shop is sacked, some of the
goods are distributed to local people and the rest taken
to feed the MNR - an exercise that is sometimes turned
to MNR advantage, especially when the army arrives and
forces villagers to give back the goods given to them by
the MNR. There is no doubt that the bulk of MNR
guerrillas are well-fed.

The shortfalls of Frelimo’s response

Central to the war, and to the fight for popular
support, is Frelimo’s policy of modernisation. Mozam-
bique is sparsely populated, and Frelimo argues that only
by people moving together into new “communal villages”
is it possible for them to have access to water, a school, a
medical post, a shop, and improved agricultural tech-
nology. Moves to villages are supposed to be voluntary.
At its best, this policy has been extremely successful:
people talk proudly of sending their children to school
and learning to read themselves. And they prefer living
in community. But sometimes it is done badly: people
are forced to move to a site far from their own fields,
where there is no water and no good land. People are
thus turned against Frelimo, particularly the better-off
farmers who may have been forced to leave a cement
house and large numbers of fruit trees. The MNR has
made the destruction of communal villages a special
objective. It gains the MNR support from isolated pea-
sants, leaving Frelimo’s stock higher only with the res-
jdents of good villages. In the worst villages, many pea-
sants probably agree when the MNR says that by des-
troying the village it is “liberating” the residents.

The MNR says it wants the retum to Frelimo of the
first Frelimo president, Dr. Eduardo Mondlane, and that
it is only opposed to the Marxism of the present
government. Apart from this it does not propose
alternative policies to be espoused by any new govern-
ment. An opportunity to gain publicity — Burlison’s
parents agreed to publish an MNR statement — was used
only to attack Samora Machel and the communists. In
practice, however, the MNR has taken an anti-modern-
isation line. It stresses the need to live in traditional
ways — hence its opposition to communal villages. When
it takes control of an area, it often returns to power the
old “regulo” (the chief appointed by the Portuguese)
and the local witch doctors.

Tribalism is also an important consideration for the
MNR. It has recruited in Shona speaking areas of Manica
and Sofala, arguing that Frelimo is dominated by
southerners. (Samora Machel comes from Gaza, for

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JUMBE, GDR PARLIAMENTARIANS TALK--The governments of the German Democratic
Republic (GDR) and Tanzania have resolved to use all the available resources
to foster world peace, Briefing newsmen, the Deputy Speaker of the Tanzania
Parliament, Ndugu Stanislaus Kasusura said here yesterday that the resolution
which emerged from the joint talks between the five parliamentarians from
GDR and the Vice»President, Ndugu Aboud Jumbe in Pemba, emphasised the need
to step up pressure on the two superpowers to stop the nuclear race which

was threatening mankind, Ndugu Kasusura said the two governments noted with
great concern the fact that the armaments race was the root cause of wars and
uncertainty in underdeveloped countries, The two sides cited the example

of the so-called UNITA in Angola and the bombing of Beirut by Israel where
the US was testing the effectiveness of its weapons. [Excerpt] [Dar es
Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 18 Aug 82 p 1]

RWANDAN-TANZANIAN COMMISSION MEETING--Tanzania has promised to increase
imports of Rwandan products to help balance trade between the two countries,
delegates at a bilateral conference said today, Rwandan delegation head
Charles Munyakayanza said cooperation in many areas of finance, trade and
agriculture had already taken effect, He was speaking at the seventh
meeting of the Joint Rwandan-Tanzanian Commission which began yesterday at
Gisenye in Western Rwanda, Delegates said Tanzania had promised to increase
imports of leather and hides, fruit juices, banana wine and quinquina bark
to redress a trade imbalance which favoured Tanzania, They said the confer-
ence, which is preparing for a ministerial meeting on Wednesday dealt with
road transport problens, cultural exchanges and cooperation in the textile,
sugar and tobacco industries. [Text] {Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English
17 Aug 82 p 1]

ITALY TO AID CASHEW INDUSTRY--Italy has agreed to extend for three years more
technical cooperation with Tanzania in the cashew nut field. An agreement

to this effect was signed in Dar es Salaam yesterday, According to the
agreement Italy would continue to assist Tanzania with experts, training and
establishing pilot plantations of 20 hectares in six different areas of the
country. The agreement was signed by the Charge D'Affaires in the Italian
Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Mr Enzo Bocchia, and the Deputy Principal Secre-
tary in the Treasury, Ndugu A. Mshangama, [Text] [par es Salaam DAILY NEWS
in English 13 Aug 82 p 1]

MIWARA DROUGHT--Mtwara~-Three hundred and fifty out of 400 water wells dug by
a Finnish firm, Finwater, in Mtwara Region have dried up because of drought.
[text] [par es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 12 Aug 82 p 3]

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NP WARNS AGAINST POLITICIZATION OF CHURCHES

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 20 Aug 82 pp 1, 2

[Text]

cso:

DURBAN. — The Natal
congress of the Nat-
ional Party was warned
yesterday against the
dangers of allowing the
Church to become pdli-
ticised and politics be-
ing turned into a relig-
ious forum.

The leader’ of the
Transvaal National
Party, Mr FP W de Klerk,
and the chairman of the
Natal Party, Mr Pierre
Cronje, warned againat
what they called the
dangers of interference
by Church and State in
each other's spheres.

The Government's ap-
proach rested on two
main principles, Mr De
Klerk said,

They were the sover-
eignty of each instity-
tion in its own area and
recognition of freedom
of worship. .

““We have a State
based on a foundatien
of basic Christian prin-
ciples, but it does not
mean we have to force
Christianity down
other people's throats,”
Mr De Klerk said.

The State had a re-
sponsibility ‘to enable
the Church to do its
work. The Church hada

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responsibility to let the’

light of the Gospel
shine on the activities
of the day.

“Between these two
sovereign circles there
are many points of com-
mon contact and often
it becomes difficult to
distinguish the respect-

‘ive duties in such situa-

tions.

“We ‘must guard
against’ the Churchify-
ing (verkerkliking) of
politics and the Church
must guard against the
politicising of the

+ ‘Church.

“It is uncalled for this
congress to prescribe to
the Church the stand-
points it should take
and equally it is the
Church’s duty to pro-
vide broad guidance on
the great problems with
which we struggle ...

“1 think the Church is
called within its own
discipline to struggle
with the issues with
which we are struggling
from another angle,”
Mr-De Klerk said.

Mr Cronje, a former
NGK minister, said the

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Church would do itself
immeasurable harm if
it became involved in
Party politics.

“The Church has a
duty to say to the State,
‘thus sayeth the Lord
and thus sayeth His
word’,” Mr Cronje said.

Mr Cronje warned
against what he called
some scandalous tactics
in certain _ political
quarters where the im-
pression was being fos-
tered that the Govern-
ment_had strayed off
the Christian way and
the article of the par-
ty’s constitution recog-
nising the supremacy of
God. .

Mr Cronje also spoke
briefly of “leading par-
ties” who had accused
the Vice-State Presi-
dent oo a “neutral”
prayer opening the
President's Council.

It was “malicious and
despicable that such a
matter could be
dragged into the politi-
cal arena.” The accusa-
tion was a lie.

—Sapa.



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While the sabotage last week of Zimbabwe's Thomhill
air-base (see pointer in this issue), and the growing
internal preoccupation of Zimbabwe’s armed forces, will
clearly restrict Mozambican-Zimbabwean cooperation in

anti-MNR operations, there is so far no evidence that the

valley — traditionally a pro-Frelimo area which provides
Frelimo’s strongest natural line of defence @

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