cso:

Yeus of discontent. Each
ywoman expects to buy
‘at least two a year. This
tyear in Mocuba District
}there is only one capu-
lana for every three
women.

< All food crop market-
dng is supposed to be
jchanneled through the
istate company, Agri-
feom. Alberto Ferreira,
ithe district director of
Argicom, told me just
‘how bad the collapse
‘has been. In colonial
‘times this district mar-
keted 5000 tons of

{maize and 1500 tons of’

leassava. This year Fer-
reira expects ‘to buy
‘one tenth of that. And
he will buy no rice,
sorghum, or peanuts —
jal important crops in
{eolonial times.

= Production has fallen
iin Mocuba — but not
ithat much. For those
prepared to pay a
{higher price, or: who
\have goods to trade,
}there is food to buy.

| This ‘is tacitly recog-
inised by @ new policy.
‘Because’ many peasants
“have money left from
‘previous years, they
jeould easily buy all the
‘evailable consumer
(goods. So this year, the
{Government instructed
sshopkeepers to sell cap-
.ulinas and bicycles
only to ‘peasants who
«sold crops to them.

} This is in direct viol-
(ation of the private
‘commerce law. ap-
{proved by the Govern-
jment only three years
jago but it does work.
|Most of the crops sold
‘to Agricom in Mocuba
were traded for goods

“in that way.
' And there is a
‘flourishing two-part

‘Dlack- market which far
texceeds Agricom’s ‘busi-

fish (an important part
of a local diet ignored

4700/1933

jby the State trading
leystem) and” legally

lobtained soap, sugar,

‘and batteries.
‘ Second, is t he
‘government's own

‘black market, The state
a, cotton, sisal, and
‘sugar plantations all
have to feed their
iworkers, as do the
army and the firms
‘puilding the road,
‘power line, and textile
‘mill. Just one of these,
the ‘State Secretariat
for Cotton, needs 1500
j;tons of maize and cas-
;sava in Mocuba to feed
its workers — more
than double what: Agri-
tcom will. buy because
of the drop in. peasant
sales,

t Local. officials admit
ithat state organisations
thad no choice but to
{go out into the coun-
|tryside and buy food at
tmore than double the
lofficial price. It is iMe-

tgal.. and .was © ex--

{plicitly banned by the
Government last year.
(But as I discovered,
‘the ban: is still being
ignored.

"Nor is it sensible to
‘impose such a ban.
“Last year the Govern-
‘ment cracked down on
‘black market ‘cassava
‘trading in Mocuba and
‘surrounding districts.
‘Rather than sell at the
‘official ‘price, the
‘peasants Jeft the cas
‘sava in the ground.
There was “hunger
among workers in Mo-
seuba because of the
resulting cassava ghor-
tage.

‘\. But’ even the stimu-
dus of black market
prices ‘has its limits.
‘Food sales, both legal
yand illegal, are pro-
bably less than half
fwhat they were before
independence.

i ‘The state plantations
are having trouble
ifeeding their workers.
‘With ‘insufficient food
jprovided and little to
buy with the wages,

. sworkers_ are returning

to'.family farms, The

13

Eplantations face a high
‘labour. turnover and
ifail to. hire sufficient
Jseasonal workers to
harvest cotton ‘and
jsisal.

}. This. puts into ques-
ttion exactly the big
development - projects
that Mozambique’s poli-
is supposed to pro-
fmote. State cotton ac
greage -in- this zone is
{supposed to be doubled
Hin the coming year.
‘But who will pick next
iyear’s crop when there
“were not enough
“people to harvest this
oyear’s?

Frelimo seems
‘trapped in a declining
Spiral. Rather than im-
port consumer goods to
jstimulate the peasants,
Mozambique now
‘spends. more foreign
rexchange to import
food which the
‘peasants could (and
‘did) produce and to
vimport ‘harvesting ma-
\chinery for state farm
erops that peasants
(could pick.

* There are hints that
‘some Frelimo leaders
“understand the prob-
ilem. State farms are
inder some pressure to
elp family farms and
gricultural co-
peratives. But the col-
‘Japse has gone too far
“to be solved by token
‘support from . state
‘farms and the import-
jing of a few (or even
tnany) consumer goods.

It will require new
‘seeds for the crops the
;peasants. have .aban-
‘doned, tools, and other
‘farming assistance. And
there ‘must be help to
jestablish loca] manufac-
;ture of basic needs like

ap.

. In effect, what ts
wmow needed isa’ con-
certed programme to
‘rebuild. the © peasant
economy. And that will
irequire a significant
pphitt in Frelimo think-
Hing.



It is our particular hope that those blacks especially, who have been
instrumental in the setting up of these reservations for us, the homeland
leaders, be they "independent" or not, should look to their sin. They
will be held accountable for the mess that this whole country will face
because of the government's senseless move to get rid of many blacks out
of the so-called "white" areas into the backwoods.

They are going to find themselves in the most awful situation, with swollen
populations and the grave need to feed the thousands of jobless people
forced back into the rural areas.

If the so-called homelands are in for a bad time, then the rest of the
country will suffer in the long term. Overpopulated, poverty-stricken
neighbourly states can lead only the malaise to spread into the mainland.
If that does not happen immediately, we can expect other sociological,
economic and even political problems surfacing from these homelands.

csO: 4700/1928

34



‘tice. A lot of noise was
made about its scarci
Sty. So, we had to im
"port. And new millionai-
“res sprang up from the
bags of imported rice.

4700/1781

30

“We have enough food
here—if Nigerians are,
Prepared to eat the
local brand. The Pre-
sidential Task Force. on
; Rice should turn its at-
‘tention to Bauchi.



© Chief of the “SADF
General Constand Vil-
joen stated ‘that in the
contact with the Zim-
babwe border patrol Wes-
‘séls was shot in the leg
and was still alive when
last seen by other mem-
bers of the ill-fated. expe-
dition.

Certainly, when the
jbodies -were ° displayed,
‘two were in a far more ad-
‘vanced state of decompo-
‘sition than the -third —
that of Sgt Wessels.

Most significant of all,

“Bluey” Wessels had a
bullet hole in the centre
of his forehead, indicating:
‘that he had been shot
‘some considerable - time
iater: in short, executed
Ancold blood.
‘From that’ point of
‘view, ‘then, the chances
‘are that it would have
‘been highly embarrassing
for the . Zimbabwean
‘authorities to hand over
‘the bodies and risk them
coming under autopsy
scrutiny.

Next, the arms they
were allegedly carrying.
‘These included RPK ma-
-chine-guns, AK-47s, 60
mm mortar ‘shells, anti-
itank mines, grenades,
rocket launchers, TNT,
‘claymores and other land-
‘mines.

Additionally, there was
jmedical equipment, radio
isets, signal lights and
large quantities of field
‘Jations.

f Quantitively, this: ap-
‘pears a very heavy load.
“There must be . some
sdoubt whether the men
ecould have managed such
a weight of equipment,
‘especially when you re-
‘member such heavy items
‘as rocket launchers and
landmines. Was much of
this hardware added for

“specialeffects”?

;. Then there is the mys-
Serious “fourth body”.
‘That. there were’ three

39

‘bodies “is undeniable.
ey were identified, and
fforts were made to
:claim them.
«. General Viljoen Wad
‘denied that any otlier
amen in ‘the Party’ were
‘missing. Yet, in thé Ha-
‘rare Sunday Mail this last
weekend, _ considerable
play was again made of
the alleged “fourth man”.

No body has been pro-

duced. No’ identity has
been given toit.
_.-Is there, or was there, a
“fourth man”? Or was he
conjured up to maintain
‘the focus of international
attention?

Most mysterious of all,
what were the men: doing
in Sengwe, on what is of-
ficially described as an
unauthorised mission?
(The suggestion is. that
athey went there in an ef-
fort to release some pris-
oners.

Many former Rhode-
sians now living here ac-
‘cept that this was more
‘than possible. And they.

iquote to you the records
of the old Selous Scouts.

j__ Acting on information,

the Scouts once raided a
‘Zipra camp near the
‘Zambezi. Here "they
‘found an intricate web of
-underground prison cells,
containing Blacks, many
cof whom had been tortur-
ved over a long period and
‘confined in the dark for
“months on end.

“Wexe these three ser-
"geants Busy on a similar
rescue mission? If so, the

‘Zimbabweans. would be
unlikely to talk about it.

Finally, ; Mugabe. and
‘his men. * unblushingly
(State that . Zimbabwe
| “does not deal with Pre-

toria”. Therefore “why
‘should we talk to South
tAfrica?” Again this is ¢
blatant lie eo up for
ernal consumption.
_ is an official
“South African trade Tep-



GUINEA

BRIEFS

SEKOU TOURE LEAVE CONAKRY--The head of state, President Ahmed Sekou Toure,
left Conakry today Thursday morning for Jidda, Saudi Arabia, This mission
of the supreme leader of the revolution to Saudi Arabia is within the frame-
work of the meeting of the Islamic Peace Committee--of which he is chairman--
charged with settling the Iraq-Iran conflict. The committee meeting in Jidda
will discuss the latest developments in the situation in Iran and Iraq. The
head of state was seen off on his departure from Gbessia, Conakry's inter-
national airport, by members of the National Political Bureau, the Central
Committee, the government and the diplomatic corps accredited to Conakry as
well as national cadres residing in the capital, [Text] [AB231442 Conakry
Domestic Service in French 1245 GMT 23 Sep 82]

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SOUTH AFRICA

BRIEFS

CHURCHES TALK--Cape Town--The moderature of the Western Cape synod of the
NG Kerk will meet the moderature of the NG Sendingkerk in Cape Town today
for talks in connection with the Ottawa meeting of the World Alliance of
Reformed Churches. Local newspaper reports said Dr Allan Boesak, newly
elected president of the WARC, would not be present as he is not a member
of the moderature of the Sendingkerk. The general feeling, however, was
that he would have to be involved in all future talks between the two
churches. [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 10 Sep 82 p 3]

REES IN COURT--Mr John Charles Rees, former general secretary of the South
African Council for Churches, appeared briefly in the Johannesburg Magis-
trate's Court yesterday in connection with fraud allegations involving
R250 000. The charge sheet claims that the fraud, alternatively theft,
was committed between February 10, 1975, and May 10, 1978, at the offices
of the SACC. At a previous appearance, the court was informed by defence
counsel that the charges had come about from police investigations into
another matter and had not followed a complaint for the SACC. Bail of

R30 000 was extended. Mr Rees is due to appear in court again on September
28. [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 10 Sep 82 p 9]

NAVY CHIEF CANCELS PARADE--The retiring Chief of the Navy, Vice-Admiral
Ronnie Edwards, has volunteered to cancel his traditional farewell parade
in support of the South African Defence Force's stringent savings campaign
brought about by the country's economic situation, the SADF announced
yesterday. The battalion-strength parade, made up of men mainly from
Simonstown and Durban, was to have been held in Pretoria on September

24, and arrangements had almost been finalised. The statement said Vice-
Admiral Edwards’ offer had been accepted with much regret by the Chief of
the SADF, General Constand Viljoen. A reception will be held at the Naval
Mess in Pretoria for 600 invited guests and naval personnel for the formal
handing-over of SA Navy Command. The Navy will take leave of their admiral
in a more traditional manner in Simonstown on September 14, when he reviews
the ships in the harbour and will be cheered by each ship in turn. His
place will be filled by Rear Admiral A P Putter, who will be promoted to
Vice-Admiral on October 1. [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English
10 Sep 82 p 9]

49



UNVEILING OF NEW OLIFANT TANK REPORTED

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 11 Sep 82 p 8

[Article by Keith Abendroth]

[Text]

This is South Africa’s
yanswer to any possible
threat from  Russian-
vmade tanks — the Repub-
lic’s own Olifant tank.

The tank was shown to
military _ correspondents
“near the Tempe military
;base at Bloemfontein this
week.

* In complicated man-
uvres three tanks “took
it” enemy armour with;
‘a devastating display of
‘gunnery.

©. The 56-ton tank has a
‘top speed of 44 km/h, a
‘12-cylinder diesel engine
‘and a range of about 200
“km, or 16 hours’ operat-
Hing time.

» It bears a relatiofiship
‘to the British Centurion
Mark 13, but it has come
[ along way since then.

F'Tt has been adapted to
South African conditions
and based to some extent
‘on Israeli modifications to
the same unit.

47

The punch of the mass-
ive vehicle is a South
African-developed 105
mm cannon of great accu-
‘ancy.

Newsmen watched
from racing Ratel troop
carriers in the veld as the
tanks slid over rough ter-
rain, firing on the move
and devastating an “ene-
my” tank.

{Colonel Reg Otto, Of-
ficer Commanding the
School of Armour; told
\Dewsmen he was satisfied
sthe Olifant was a far bet-
ter tank than the T34 and
TSS Russian tanks en-
‘countered by South Afri-
scan forces in the operatio-
nalarea.

"South Africa, he said,
‘had the capability to build
its own tanks from the
ground up — but this was
not regarded as economi-

cally viable.

For instance more than
800 factories had to be
‘maintained in Great Brit-
ain to build the Russian
Leopard tank.

_ He said tanks still made
up the spinal column of
‘military action in a con-
‘ventional war, and the

SOUTH AFRICA



LAWYERS APPLY FOR RIGHT TO MEET WITH DETAINED AIR FORCE CHIEFS

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 11 Sep 82 p 5

[Text]

town of Gweru (formerly

53

Gwelo), 0
Attomey-General

Godfrey. Chidyausiku,
presenting the State,
said Air Vice-Marshal

> Slatter was being held
. under either Section 21 or

49 of the Emergency
Powers Regulations, but

«he did not know under

what regulations the
other two were held.

The Home Affairs Min-
ister, Mr. Herbert Ushe-

* wokunze, who signs de-

tention orders, can hold
suspects indefinitely with-
out charge.

‘The Minister, question-
ed about detainees in Par-
liament on Wednesday,

"said only that “the proper

legal procedures have
been followed in relation

about the Air Force offi-
cers, he told Parliament:
“It is not customary to

‘discuss matters which are

still sub judice.”

The High Court judge
adjourned. the case for
further details about the
detainees. —Sapa-AP.

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FOREIGN MINISTER ON SWAZI LAND DEAL
MB160739 Mbabane THE TIMES OF SWAZILAND in English 16 Sep 82 pp 1, 16

[Excerpt] Pretoria: The South African government was aware of the
possible pincer effect on the lowveld centres of Malelane and Komatipoort,
should the Kangwane-Swaziland consolidation plans become reality, minister
of foreign affairs Pik Botha, said in Pretoria yesterday.

He assured the congress of the Transvaal National Party the government
would for as long as it was in power, ensure the country had the ability
to secure corridors and narrow passes through independent national states
and foreign territories.

Two matters dehayed any further negotiations with Swaziland at this stage,
he said. The first was the pending court action which made the matter
sub judice, while the second was the recent death of King Sobhuza II.

Botha was reacting to a motion by the divisional committee of Barberton
which expressed concern at the effect of territories in the area being
consolidated with Swaziland. The motion also expressed concern about the
forced movement of people from the Insigaas area.

"The government is aware of these problems and the concern that Maleland
and Komatipoort could be subjected to increasing pressure and that a
pincer effect could develop," Botha said.

"But as long as the National Party governs we will ensure that we have
the ability to keep open passages and corridors.

"If they are threatened then South Africa is threatened," he said.

cso: 4700/1928

45



Another contributive factor to the failure of the summit was the increasing
wave of internal commotion and disorder in several member states at that
time. For instance, President Moi of Kenya, who was to hand over the chair-
manship of the OAU to Colonel al-Qadhdhafi, was just struggling to put
down an armed rebellion by a faction of the Kenyan air force to unseat

his government. This must have been responsible for his absence in
Tripoli. There is no doubt that foreign influence played a role in
bringing about the failure of the Tripoli summit. For instance, during
the time of the unsuccessful summit, some superpowers were lobbying member
nations of the OAU to boycott the conference and they succeeded in con-
tributing to the lack of quorum and consequent postponement of the summit.

OAU members must not allow their only bond of unity to be put under fire
by external influence. They have to sink their differences, change their
minds and place all hands on deck in bringing about a successful summit
not far from now. It is hoped that the African leaders this time will
once again demonstrate a sense of responsibility, understanding and maturity
which is needed to preserve the continental body from total collapse. The
30 countries that attended the abortive summit must try to live up to
expectations by convincing others to attend the next summit. OAU leaders
must reconvene to discuss matters of common interest to Africa, including
the postponed election of a new secretary general for the organization.
They must be loyal to their earlier commitment of fighting together to
uproot colonialism, neo-colonialism and apartheid in the continent. The
current difficulties facing the OAU are quite surmountable if only there
is good will of all member states.

The OAU must now be reminded of its pledge to remain one and indivisible

and it is only by resolving their differences at the conference table that
the OAU's principles will be achieved. The unity which the organization

has tried to achieve in the past 19 years must not: be allowed to be destroyed
by power plays and foreign influence. African leaders have to realize

that by their falling apart, the apartheid regime in South Africa gains

more ground in perpetrating its obnoxious policies in Namibia and South
Africa. Let the OAU member nations come together once again to prevent

the continental government from collapse. African leaders must work to
salvage the image of the OAU now or never!

csO: 4700/1925

17



SOUTH AFRICA

ALIENATION OF DTA SEEN AIDING SWAPO
Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 10 Sep 82 p 6
[Editorial]

[Text] IT WOULD be a tragedy if the Democratic
Turnhalle Alliance fell ‘out with the South
African Government.

(Or if, at this late point in time, the Govern-

[ ment did anything that destroyed the DTA as
a factor in South West African politics.

pe that we think the DTA has much chance
of winning a UN-supervised election against

§ Swapo. All signs point to Swapo winning
« hands down.

‘With this in mind, the temptation might be for
the South African-Government to consider
an altemative set-up which might give the

: non-Swapo forces, to Pretoria’s mind, a

\_bétter chance of staving off a Swapo victory.

‘That might explain why there is now a sugges-
tion that there should be a near-autonomous
government of “national unity” in South
» West Africa.

Mr Dirk Mudge, the DTA chairman, says the
"plan involves replacing senior DTA members
of government with five of their.ethnic coun-

: terparts from the second tier. of the South

» West African administration.

Broader spectrum

Press reports from Windhoek say there will be
¢ greater involvement in the Namibian Nat-
« jonal Assembly and Ministers’ Council of a
‘broader spectrum of political parties, the ter-
titory’s ethnic -second-tier authorities, and
| private interest groups such as the Chambers
‘sof Commerce and Industries and. the SWA
@ Agricultural Union. ,
‘The Administrator-General’s role would be
f reduced to that of a mere figurehead, with
!) transfer of powers to the central authority.

35



MOZAMBIQUE

Change in Frelimo Agricultural Policy Seen Needed
(Joseph Hanlon; THE STAR, 2 Sep 82) ..

Briefs
Sugar Exports To Portugal Planned
Trade Fair Results

NIGERIA

Ekwueme Calls for Stronger Ties With India
(NAN, 14 Sep 82) ....

OAU Urged To Put Aside Differences
(Lagos International Service, 16 Sep 82) .

S.G. Ikoku Resigns Secretaryship of PRP
(NEW NIGERIAN, 26 Aug 82) ...

Police Urged To 'Do Something' About Secret Societies
(Faruk Goddy Agber Tso'co; NEW NIGERIAN, 26 Aug 82) ....

Police Arrest 35 After Further Violence in Kano
(Abdul amid’ Babatunde; NEW NIGERIAN, 26 Aug 82) ...... .

Nigerians Urged To End Election Chaos
(Editorial; NEW NIGERIAN, 25 Aug 82) ....seeessesesecere

NPP Leader Urges Postponement of Elections
(NAN, 16 Sep 82) .ecscesecceeccercccsecceccceces ae eeeees

Assembly Decision Presumably Means Only Two New States
(Clement Eluaka; NEW NIGERIAN, 26 Aug 82) ........4- sees

Saudi Arabian Black Market in Naira Reported
(Abdulraheem Adisea; NAN, 15 Sep 82) .....+..e+eeeee sees

Official on Development of Petrochemical Industry
(NAN, 16 Sep 82) ......-eeeeeeee see eeeeeereee eee seccsees

River Basin Authorities Assured of Funds
(Mohammed Salau; NEW NIGERIAN, 24 Aug 82) ...sseeseveeee

Money Spent on Agriculture Since 1979 Detailed
(NEW NIGERIAN, 26 Aug 82) ...seeeeeeeeeseees te eeeececece

Preference for American Rice Said Affecting Import Situation
(Editorial; NEW NIGERIAN, 27 Aug 82) ....seeeeeeeereeeee

Briefs

More French Involvement Asked
Reagan's Mideast Peace Plan

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MONEY SPENT ON AGRICULTURE SINCE 1979 DETAILED

Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 26 Aug 82 p 1

[Text]

cso:

: THE Federal Government ha
spent 1.6 billion Naira on
agriculture since its inception in
1979.

».A substantial’ portion of the
‘amount was spent on the Green
Revolution programme which
swas launched in ‘1980 to bring
down the country’s food import
bill which had risen to 9.6 billion
Naira that year.

These were disclosed in Lagos
‘on Tuesday by Minister of
‘Agriculture, Malam Adamu
ile briefing newsmen
ities of his ministry in
‘his office in Lagos.
© On the. Green Revolution
programme, -he said that it
‘would .be unrealistic. to expect
Mramatic changes in the
‘agricultural situation ‘giver the
scareful planning and. mass
{mobilization necessary for a na-
itienal programme of this nature.’

He disclosed that there were
nine agricultural development
projects under implementation at
a total cost of 1.1 billion Naira i
‘volving two million farm fam:
‘scattered in nine'states.

The states currently benefiting
from the projects include
Plateau, Benue, Kwara, Niger
ind Bauchi. Others are Kano,
Oyo, Ondo and Sokoto states.

4700/1781

28

“New projects, Malam AdamuTM

disclosed, had been prepared for
cthe remaining states. while the
‘Accelerated Development Area
project (ADA) was being im-
‘plemented in Borno and Gongola
(States.

» The projects, he said were be-
‘ing implemented through a
tripartite arrangement involving
"the federal and state govern-
‘ments and the World Bank which
had provided 520 million ‘dollars
(about 376 million Naira) in loans
in the past two 0 years.

©" A ‘tofal. of 5,393 kilometres of
froads and 430 agro service cen-

stres had been completed under ,
‘the projects while 140 earth-dams

iwith a capacity of about eight
‘million cubic metres of water, 95
‘wells and 215 boreholes had been
constructed for human: and
divestock ‘consumption and for
minor irrigation.

». Other areas in which the
fministry had made significant
fprogress, Malam Adamu said in-
(elude. livestock, poultry produc-
-tion, fisheries, crops, the national
rice production scheme and af-
forestation.

On the problems facing the im-
‘plementation of the projects,
alam Adamu admitted that the
ajor one.was insufficient flow of
‘credit to the agricultural sector.

NIGERIA



MOZAMBIQUE

BRIEFS

SUGAR EXPORTS TO PORTUGAL PLANNED--MAPUTO, September 6--Mozambique expects

to resume sugar exports to Portugal next year after a five-year break, accord-
ingto a report in the Diario de Mocambique newspaper. The paper said a Por-
tuguese Government delegation is expected here next month to finalize a long-
term agreement, by which Mozambique would be prepared to sell Portugal up

to 42,000 tonnes of sugar next year. Mozambique, wbich also exports sugar

to France, the United States and the Soviet Union, was a main supplier to
Portugal during the colonial period, but excluded the former mother country
when production fell in the years following the 1965 independence. [Text]
[Paris AFRICA AFP in English 7 Sep 82 p 22]

TRADE FAIR RESULTS--MAPUIO, September 7--Mozambique has signed international
contracts totalling’ 31 million dollars during a ten-day trade fair which ended
yesterday. Trade agreements were signed with companies from Portugal, Britain,
China, Bulgaria and East Germany. Eighteen countries sent representatives

to the fair. [Text] [Paris AFRICA AFP in English 7 Sep 82 p 22]

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POLICE ARREST 35 AFTER FURTHER VIOLENCE IN KANO

Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 26 Aug 82 p 21

{Article by Abdulhamid Babatunde]

[Text]

CSO:

NIGERIA

Police in Kano have arrested 35 persons in the wake of renewed
violence by rival groups of local hunters known as "Yan-Tauri" the "invul-
nerables."

The Deputy Police Commis-
sioner. Mr. Emmanuel T-. Allaga
confirmed the arrests yesterda:
He said those arrested we
caught with dangerous loca
<weapons.

He said they would appear in
court as soon as police investiga-
tions into the matter were con-
cluded.

He gave the assurance that
police had intensified night and
day patrols. The measure which
led to the arrests had brought the
situation under control.

Commenting on the ‘situation
the Assistant Police Commis-
sioner in charge of ‘B’ Depart-
fment, Alhaji Yahaya Othman ex-
‘plained that the clashes took their
froot many years ago from.com-
‘petition among’ local hunting
{groups who equipped themselves
sand their hunting dogs with
‘niagical charms in a bid to prove
sheir. invincibility.

; The. assistant police commis-
‘sioner also explained that with
the return to politics, some of
such hunters were recruited into
political parties as vanguards ad-
ding another dimension to the
traditional rivalry. He said there
iwere others who seized the oppor-
‘unity of unrest ‘to commit other
crimes like kidnapping of women
by a’ group known as ‘Yan
Daukan Amarya.”

Alhaji “Yahaya said that
enlightenment had greatly reduc-

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ed the membership of the rival
hunting groups but that there
were still some groups who occa-
sionally demonstrated their
potential to cause chaos.

He assured that the police
would sustain the patrols current-
ly going on and appealed for com-
prehensive information on_in-
{dividuals and groups involved in

der to assist the police in put-

iting an end to the clashes.
F Briefing newsmen on the inci-
dent, the Emir of Kano,. Alhaji
Ado Bayero observed that the
‘rival groups had been causing
“unrests resulting in loss of lives of
innocent citizens in certain parts
of Kano City.
| Most affected areas, he said
were Gyaranya, Fuskar Yamma,
‘Zage, Kofar-Mata and parts of
Fagge.
; Alhaji Ado also noted that the
‘most recent outbreak of violence
at Rimi and Yakasai areas had
made it necessary for him to ap-
peal to people ‘to assist the
;authorities and the police to com-
bat the incidents until peace was
restored.
The emir .added that .such
» disturbance of peace was likely to
have adverse effect on the posi-
tion of Kano as a major commer-
‘cial and religious centre in the
‘country. and urged well-meaning
citizens to avoid involvement in
groups which. were not peaceful
‘in their activities,

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NIGERIA

OAU URGED TO PUT ASIDE DIFFERENCES
AB161043 Lagos International Service in English 0830 GMT 16 Sep 82
[Station commentary]

[Text] Since after the unsuccessful OAU summit in Tripoli last August,
some African leaders have been making efforts to salvage the image of the
organization by calling for the postponed summit to be reconvened before
the end of this year. A number of talks have been held between African
leaders on the crisis in the organization. Two of such talks were recently
held in Lagos between President Shehu Shagari and his counterparts from
Guinea and Zambia. It was understood that their talks centered mainly

on ways of resolving the crisis in the OAU. Only recently, the vice
president of Nigeria, Dr Alex Ekwueme, held discussions in Tanzania on
the same situation in the organization. In Monrovia, the Liberian head

of state, Commander General Samuel Doe, in a recent meeting with President
Sekou Toure of Guinea, called on the chairman of the OAU, president Daniel
Arap Moi of Kenya, to convene a special session of the OAU to discuss

the present deadlock in the organization. In a communique issued after
their meeting, the two leaders called for action to be taken now to avoid
any further:extension of the political limbo in which the OAU now finds
itself.

The abortive 19th summit, which was postponed for lack of quorum, saw the
massive boycott of the conference by more than 20 member states. This
unusual phenomenon precipitated by the controversial admission of the
Saharan Arab Democratic Republic into the organization has almost dented
the image, efforts and achievements of the organization since 19 years

of its existence. At the end of the abortive summit in Tripoli, a special
committee made up of some member states was set up to examine and work out
a strategy for persuading those states that refused to attend the meeting
to attend the next summit scheduled to be held before the end of this year.
Some other factors also contributed to the failure of the Tripoli summit
last month. One of such factors is the misgivings which some African
countries have against the activities of the Libyan leader, Col Mu'ammar
al-Qadhdhafi, in Africa. Colonel al-Qadhdhafi has often been accused of
subversive activities and territorial expansionist ambition in Africa.

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NIGERIA

PREFERENCE FOR AMERICAN RICE SAID AFFECTING IMPORT SITUATION
Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 27 Aug 82 p 2
[Editorial: "Bauchi Rice"]

[Text] y: IF Malam--Adamu dependence on im-
‘iroma, Minister of . ported food.

‘Agriculture, needed an
honest, non-political
comment on_ our
remarkably ambivalent

attitude towards
_ agricultural develop-
ment, he got it last

week from the Emir of
*Bauchi, Alhaji Suleiman
Adamu. Alhaji Suleiman
was full of praise for
‘the Federal Govern-
ment’s Green Revolu-
tion Programme. But,
said His Royal
Highness, tonnes of
precious rice produced
“by his subjects are rot-
ting away because no
one wants to buy them.
‘Shocking? You can say
that again. With all the
social prestige in sitting
down to a good meal of
imported American
long-grain rice who
wants to be seen with a
ten-foot spoon.with the
Bauchi-produced
brand?
So, here we are. The
Federal Government
has so far sunk 1.6
billion Naira into the
¢Green Revolution Pro-
F gramme to revamp our
ailing agriculture and

free the country from

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But we seem to be
hooked on imported
food. In the ~cir-
cumstances, yams,
Cassava, beans, corn
and other staple food
may be rotting away in
‘various parts of the
country. Meanwhile,
businessmen and their
collaborators in the
corridors of. power
‘Create artificial scarcity.

Malam Adamu Ciro-'
ma_ himself told
newsmen in Lagos
earlier this week that it
would be unrealistic tc
expect dramatic
.changes in the
. agricultural situation
“given the careful plan-
ning and mass mobili-
zation necessary for a
national programme of
this nature.” Point is,
there are healthy
changes already. We
hardly need dramatic
changes to demonstra-
te the success of the
programme.

Consider what. this
country has been
through since last year
in the new politics of



TVORY COAST

BRIEFS

TURKISH TRADE MISSION PLANNED--South Africa is to send a trade mission to
Turkey early next year. The Middle East area manager of SAFTO, the Sotuh
Africa Foreign Trade Association, Mr Jonathan Smith, says there is good
market for South African products and services in Middle Eastern countries.
He says that trade delegations from some of these countries have visited
South Africa, but because of the sensitive nature of the issue, he cannot
reveal further details. Mr Smith says South Africa can compete easily in
yarious fields with countries such as Taiwan, Japan and the United States.
[Text] [MB241024 Johannesburg Domestic Service in English 0500 GMT 24 Sep 82]

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CSO:

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55

[were all the ZAF’s fighter
‘aircraft assembled at one
station?

i ‘As far as is known the



ANGOLA

BRIEFS

UNITA BATTLE CLAIMS--LISBON, September 7--The southern Angola guerrilla move-
ment Unita claims to have killed 680 Angolan army soldiers since July and
captured a large amount of military equipment, in a statement published by

the Portuguese press today. The statement said that the South African backed
movement led by Jonas Savimbi also killed one Cuban soldier whose identity

was not revealed, and shot down a Soviet-made helicopter. The Unita statement,
published in the Portuguese daily Correio da Manha, saidthe guerrillas captured
a 30-year-old Brazilian, Antonio Augusto, travelling with a military colum

of regular Angolan troops. [Text] [Paris AFRICA AFP in English 7 Sep 82 p 20]

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No site has been chosen for this phase, but Mr Lolomari said that the
federal government was considering siting the plants in either Imo or
Cross River states.

According to the NNPC official, the phase III of the project was still
at the planning stage.

The country's natural gas would be used at the complexes with about 650,000
cubic litres to be used annually.

On manpower, the NNPC official said that about 700 people would be needed
for the first phase who would form the core of the staff for the complex.

The first phase of the complex, Mr Lolomari explained, would be commissioned
in 1985.

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ASSEMBLY DECISION PRESUMABLY MEANS ONLY TWO NEW STATES

Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 26 Aug 82 p 1

[Article by Clement Eluaka]

NIGERIA

[Text] Only two states are likely to be created in the country going by
the decision arrived at yesterday by the Joint Conference of the National

Assembly while considering the Creation of States (Procedure) Bill.

These are Katsina State from the present Kaduna State and Ogoja State to
be carved out from the present Cross Rivers State.

cso:

© This’ is because these are
‘the only two requests which
shad complied with Section 7
of the Constitution which
states that local government
‘councillors to sign requests for
states must be elected in ac-
eordance with the - Local
iGovernment Act of 1976.
Consequently, these are the on-
y requests prepared and duly
signed by elected councillors and
‘submitted to ‘the National
Assembly early in 1980.
}.Local government councils.
were dissolved. in the country in
1979 and up till date, theré has
not-been any local government
law or local government election
‘after that of 1976.
*, From available records, most
of. the requests for States

esented so far were only signed
by hand-picked local government

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23

councillors Otherwise known <as
:Jocal government caretaker com-
smittee chairmen. ’ .

Another great impediment ‘in-
ithe way of creating states as
adopted yesterday ‘by the Joint
Conference was ‘that “people”
when used with respect. to
referendum. means persons
registered as voters in the elec-
‘toral ‘register of. the area
where the demand for a new state
originated.
"It was also resolved by the
{Joint Conference that it' should be
vthe Clerk of the National
‘Assembly, and not the Senate
‘President that should com-
“municate the directives of the
, National Assembly within 30 days
ito FEDECO in. form and in a
jmanner prescribed by the States
“Creation (Procedure) Act.

The National Assembly receiv-
‘ed 38 requests for states and six
for boundary adjustments.



ZIMBABWE

Lawyers Apply for Right To Meet With Detained Air Force Chiefs
(THE CITIZEN, 11 Sep 82) ..... beeen teens bee e eens sees

Briefs
Short of Wheat

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SOUTH AFRICA

P. W. Botha's 'Real Battle' Still Ahead
(Editorial; RAND DAILY MAIL, 16 Sep 82) ........... eee

"Betrayal' By Homeland Leaders Scored
(Editorial; SOWETAN, 14 Sep 82) ........ see e eens wee

Alienation of DTA Seen Aiding SWAPO
(Editorial; THE CITIZEN, 10 Sep 82) ........ Se eeeeeecee

Zimbabwean Disposal of SADF Bodies Hit
(Aida Parker; THE CITIZEN, 10 Sep 82) ........eeeceeeee

SATS Dispute With Labor Supported by Transport Minister
(THE CITIZEN, 10 Sep 82) .... .

Creation of Millions of Jobs for Blacks Urged
(Marilyn Cohen; THE CITIZEN, 10 Sep 82) ........eeeeees

Chamber of Mines Recognizes Nonwhite Union
(THE CITIZEN, 10 Sep 82) ..

Pretoria University Referendum on Admitting Nonwhites Scheduled
(Dan Marais; THE CITIZEN, 11 Sep 82) ...

Foreign Minister on Swazi Land Deal
(THE TIMES OF SWAZILAND, 16 Sep 82) .....

Eland Credited With Knocking Out Russian Tanks
(THE CITIZEN, 11 Sep 82) ........... see

Unveiling of New Olifant Tank Reported
(Keith Abendroth; THE CITIZEN, 11 Sep 82) ....... steeee

Briefs
Churches Talk
Rees in Court
Navy Chief Cancels Parade
Seconded To Ciskei
Crash Pilot Ejects
Kwazulu Agriculture
Students' Biko Walkout

TANZANIA

Jamal Disappointed in EAC Assets Distribution
(AFP, 28 Sep 82) ..

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CHANGE IN FRELIMO AGRICULTURAL POLICY SEEN NEEDED

Johannesburg THE STAR in English 2 Sep 82 p 23

[Article by Joseph Hanlon]

[Text]

‘MAPUTO — A vil-
‘lage shopkeeper: in
‘Alto Ligonha took
‘me into the’ ware-
“house where he
‘stores the crops he
buys from local pea-
sants. The harvest
“was over yet there
‘were only eight
_sacks of maize. Last
; year. at this time the
;warehouse was
;nearly full, he said,

} Here in the rolling
hills of Central Zambe-
zia Province in Mozam-
fbique it has been 2
(fine agricultural year,
{with good rains, What
went wrong?.

' Part of the answer is
pin the shop itself. The
tphelves are almost emp-
lty, with only salt, tea,
feurry powder, and a
‘few men’s clothes.
‘With nothing to buy
the peasants are re-
‘turning to subsistence
jfarming and growing
sess for salé.

* Yet the area is not
bstagnating. A new main
road passes in front of
‘the shop. A new high
‘tension. electricity line
}will reach it soon. Else-
‘where in the province
iseveral big state farms
fand a textile mill are
Mbeing built. These are
part of Mozambique’s
ferash programme _ of
\*vietory over under-

@évelopment” by the
fend of the decade. *

* Frelimo is: diverting
“most of its resources to
| these ‘big development
; Projects. Imports
eonsumer goods have
"been. cut sharply to
‘allow more machinery
imports. »

|, The effect of this has
been exacerbated by
,the worsening terms of
i trade: world market
;prices for Mozam-
"bique’s agricultural ex-
{ports are. falling while
(machinery prices rise.
At independence seven
) years ago, it “cost” five
: tons of cotton to buy a
lorry; now it costs 13
tons.

‘Two other aspects of
‘the development policy
‘also hit the peasants,
“Village production of
fgoods like soap and
‘cooking oil for local
‘sale is discouraged.-

i President Samora
"Machel explained: “We
‘do not think of village
soap production. We
‘think of factories to
‘produce Lux and: Life-
buoy for the entire
‘country.”. But it will be
ta decade before such
‘factories can meet the
‘demand. In the mean-
time, the peasants have
jmothing.

Finally,, Mozambique
thas set a relatively
shigh minimum wage
jwhile keeping food
yprices low. Thus

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MOZAMBIQUE

‘peasant farmers earn
;much less than ‘workers
‘on the new projects.

i, The peasants may
benefit in the end but
jin the short term they
are clearly losing out
Y and dropping out.
‘This is more than an
jacademic problem,
“because the economy
jstill depends. on
‘peasants. They produce
tmost .of the marketed
»food crops and all of
‘Mozambigue’s biggest
export, cashew nuts.

‘. Mocuba District in
Central Zambezia high.
lights the problem. The
)district’ wholesaler, Ah-
gmed Abdul Remane,
‘Said that consumer
goods for sale to
Peasants have ‘fallen
veach year since in-
dependence. This year
the is distributing only
itwo-thirds of what he
(did last year.

{..Each person in Mocu-
‘ha District will be able
‘to buy less ‘than one-
‘twentieth of the sugar
and soap guaranteed to
each Maputo resident.
wThere have been no
‘bicycle tyres or parts
din the district for three
tyears. There is even a
‘shortage of basic farm
‘tools like hoes.

: Capulanas, the
‘brightly coloured
sclothes used by women
Hfor everything from’
jskirts to carrying bab-
jies, are a particular fo-



He had "deviated" from the party's farm policies and used "unsuitable methods",
resulting in "stagnation", the committee said.

A public rebuke was also administered at that time to Health Minister Mendes
de Carvalho for "lack of respect for the Head of State during a speech".

More Changes Expected

Those two decisions certainly involved political considerations and helped
realign forces within the MPLA, but they were in the main a demonstration
of the President's determination to get the economy and other sectors moving
again under the supervision of competent officials.

Mr. Neto's forte was to impose his views in the diplomatic sphere. His suc-
cessor is exerting himself to end the domestic economic crisis.

One step in that direction was the decision a fortnight ago to drop responsi-
bility for external trade from the portfolio of Planning Minister Lopo do
Nascimento. Interpreted in some western press reports as a demotion, the
measure is in fact part of a reform to make a 'super-ministry' of Planning,
with the task of overall supervision of the whole economy.

That economy is teetering on the brink of suffocation, as Angola's oil reve-
nues are swallowed up by the expenses incurred in confrontation with South
Africa in connexion with the protracted guerrilla war for independence in
neighbouring Namibia.

As the Head of State's third anniversary. in that post falls due ‘this month,

"boatos" (speculation) is persistent here that yet more changes are due in
a bid to shore up the shaky situation.

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S.G. IKOKU RESIGNS SECRETARYSHIP OF PRP

Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 26 Aug 82 pp 1, 21

[Text]
Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).

NIGERIA

Mr. S.G. Ikoku has resigned his post as Secretary General of the

He indicated this in a letter to the leader of the party, Malam Aminu Kano.

cso

¥. Mr. Ikoku further said that his
“stay in the party would depend on
ithe Anaibra State directorate of.
ithe party.
/ Reacting to the resignation of
Mr. Ikoku, Dr. Junaid Moham-.
fmed, Chief Whip in the House of
tRenresentatives remarked that
Mr. Ikoku’s action had put paid
ito the speculations about nis
| ideological orientation.
Speaking to the New Nigerian
‘yesterday, Dr. Mohammed ex-
essed surprise at the decision:
iby Mr. Ikoku to leak the contents
the letter to the media without
fwaiting for Malam.Aminu’s reac-
‘tion.
{ Our correspondent was made
ito understand that some senior
“members of the party yesterda:
‘travelled to Kano to discuss wit!
Malam Aminu on what steps to
Hake in reaction to Mr. Ikoku’s
exit.

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18

Early this month, .Malam
Aminu wrote to Mr. Ikoku urging
him and other party members to
stop public speculations about the
party’s chances in the next elec-
tions. - :

Dr. Mohammed alleged that
Mr. Ikoku had betrayed the trust
Teposed in him by the party.
“Respect and trust are like souls,
once departed, they can never be
regained. One would like to see
how S.G. would justify his con-
troversial career to history and to
this country”’.”

Also commenting on Mr.
Ikoku’s resignation yesterday,
another member of the Aminu’s
PRP, Senator Usman Dambatta
said the former general
secretary’s action did not come to
him as a surprise.

He, however, described the ac-
tion as ‘‘very unfortunate”’.

The party is expected to issue a
statement today.



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JPRS 81940

6 October 1982

Sub-Saharan Africa Report

No. 2698

FBIS



SATS DISPUTE WITH LABOR SUPPORTED. BY TRANSPORT MINISTER

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 10 Sep 82 p 2

[Text]

cso:

“THE Minister of Trans-
“port, Mr Hendrik Schoe-
«man has come out firmly
‘on the side of South Afri-
‘can Transport Services
‘over the recognition of
trade unions. .
©. Mr Schoeman said that
‘he agreed wholeheartedly
{ith Sats’ policy of not re-
‘cognising trade unions
unless they consisted en-
; tirely of members cur-
. rently in Government ser-
; Vice.
‘Mr Schoeman’s suj
y comes after the strike at
+ Port Elizabeth harbour in
‘which 425. workers lost
© their jobs.
‘The Minister also is-
* sued a warning to steve-
; dores in the harbour who
were threatening industri-
al action in'support of the
- strikers. He said he hoped
they would ‘remember
that they performed-their
duty in the harbour under
- licence from South Afri-
can Transport Services.
Mr Schoeman said if
Sats recognised one out-
«side trade union more
“would spring up and the
«: whole situation would get
“out of hand. It would be
S-impossible to” negotiate

4700/1921

with an “waifianageably
number and in the
énd it would lead to the
disintegration of more
than “50 years of labour
peace.
‘Mr. Schoeman also re-
cognised the part played

by, the. registered Black ”

trade union and acknow-
that they had made a con-

“siderable contribution to
© the smooth running of the

harbour.
The labour situation in

<! the harbour was now nor-
* mal, the Minister daid.

Mr Schoeman also said
Sats was a strategic infra-

~structure service and also
“a State-controlled enter-

prise. The workers had

: extraordinary _ privileges

such as job security, but

“on the ‘other hand they

41

could not strike.

A number of Sats’
workers in Port Elizabeth
harbour had joined an
outside trade union and
had pressed for its recog-
nition in spite of the fact
that there was already a
recognised trade union to
represent them. .

Mr Schoeman said Sats
already had an agreement
with 11 trade unions,

SOUTH AFRICA



GHANA

ISRAEL'S ROLE IN LEBANESE MASSACRE CONDEMNED
AB250812 Accra Domestic Service in English 0700 GMT 25 Sep 82
[Press review]

[Excerpts] [Passage omitted] The coldblooded massacre of hundreds of
Palestinians, including children and women, at refugee camps in Beirut last
week allegedly sanctioned by the Israeli authorities is a subject for comment
by the Ghanaian TIMES, The paper says in view of Israeli lobbying in Africa
and in Ghana through various local agents to restore relations, it is neces-
sary to establish Israel‘s complicity in the cruel massacre of innocent
Palestinians in order to expose the continuing immorality of the Zionist
regime that spearheads Israeli expansionism in the Middle East and helps to
push world imperialism's strategies in Africa.

The TIMES says the truth of the matter is that the Phalangist attack on the
Palestinian refugee camps was well planned and it was linked with the assas—
sination of Bashir al-Jumayyil, the former president-elect of Lebanon. It
alledges that the Begin government plotted the murder of Al-Jumayyil to
achieve two purposes with one stroke. One was to provoke the Phalangists
and put them in emotional conditions to do -what they did to the Palestinian
refugees, The other was to halt Al-Jumayyil's move to unite all forces in
Lebanon and establish the country's sovereignty and independence of Israel.

Continuing, the TIMES says the inhuman extent to which the racist Zionist
dictatorship is prepared to carry out Israel's expansionist policies in the
Middle East has been demonstrated by what it describes as the callous, brutal
liquidation of unarmed defenseless Palestinian refugees. Have those who. arm
Israel for this kind of thing no conscience?

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

BRIEFS

FRANCE'S OIL DISINTEREST CITED--Madrid, 27 Sep (AFP)--The French Government
has given Equatorial Guinea aid for the purchase of consumer goods, but has
shown "little interest" in oil prospecting, the president of the West African
former Spanish colony said here today. Lt Col Teodor Obiang Ngueam was speak-
ing before returning to Malabo from a European tour which included talks with
French President Francois Mitterrand, Pope John Paul II and Spanish Prime
Minister Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo. Lt Col Obiang said that he had discussed
with Mr Calvo Sotelo the various aspects of Spanish aid to Equatorial Guinea,
which he said was functioning "to the satisfaction of both sides." [Text]
[AB271820 Paris AFP in English 1423 GMT 28 Sep 82]

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Arrests Paralyze Air Force

THE Citizen has estab-
Hshed that at least 18
‘Whites, including most of
the Zimbabwe Air Force’s
top jet pilots, plus an un-
known number of Blacks,
are now in detention fol-

Ten of the 18 men de-
‘tained, all incommunica-

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CSO:

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Under no circumstances should the territory’s

trusted leaders be abandoned in order. to

‘gamble on a new set-up that might or might

not be any better than the present one in

|, avoiding a Swapo victory, but could easily

-. facilitate it if the DTA were compromised or

jettisoned.

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NIGERIA

OFFICIAL ON DEVELOPMENT OF PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY
4B161607 Lagos NAN in English 1500 GMT 16 Sep 82

[Text] Lagos, Sep 16 (NAN)--Poor commitment by previous administrations
is responsible for the late development of a petrochemical complex in the
country, an official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),
Mr Odoliyi Lolomari said today in Laogs.

Mr Lolomari, NNPC's general manager, petrochemicals division, noted that
the development of the complex has always featured in the country's develop-
ment plans and that there was cause for relief that ‘the project has now
become a reality.

The NNPC's general manager who was briefing newsmen on the three-day inter-
national seminar-exhibition on petrochemicals and the Nigerian economy
opening in Lagos on Monday, said that the development of the petrochemical
complex had been split into 3 phases.

He said that under phase one, four plants, one to be sited in Kaduna and
three in Warri, would manufacture base stocks, detergents, carbon black,
printers ink and dlectrodes. A plant to upgrade motor spirits would
also be built.

Mr Lolomari said that funding for the first phase, expected to cost about
280 million naira, would come from Britain, France, Italy, the federal
government and other foreign sources,

The federal government is expected to be responsible for 15 per cent of
the project cost while the three West European countries would provide
172 million naira.

The loans, he said, are repayable over 13 years at 7,75 per cent interest,
Mr Lolomari also said that the second phase, a more sophisticated venture

estimated to cost 1.5 billion naira would produce intermediate chemical
products, plastics and foams.

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CREATION OF MILLIONS OF JOBS FOR BLACKS URGED

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 10 Sep 82 p 4

[Article by Marilyn Cohen].

[Text]

cso:

SOUTH AFRICA

About half the estimated six-million new job opportunities which
will have to be created for Blacks by the year 2000 will have to be created
in the national States if the population ratio between these areas and

the Republic of South Africa is to be maintained.

Spend

{For this reason South
Africa would have to
“spend at least R1 200-mil-
{lion each year in the nat-
ional States to maintain
ithe current employment
Status quo.

, Yeteven the ‘status quo
t gave cause for concern.

i Although ithe | unem-
(ployment figure among
‘Blacks. had decreased
from 1978 to the begin-
ning of this year, Dr Ad-

endorff. said he expected ©

) unemployment to rise”

frapidly because “of the

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42

current drop in économic

Turning to agricultural
:development in the’ nat-
ional’ States, Dr Aden-
dorff said 23 percent of
the total amount of arable
jland in South Africa was
in these areas.
|. Together, the national
[States. produced only
‘about 11 percent of South
“Africa’s total agricultural
produce, yet they.had the
‘ potential to produce food
for 25-million people.

Difficult
This potential could not
be exploited, he said, be-
Cause prices, as a result of

,surpluses, were so low

that it was difficult to
» farm economically.

Dr _ Adendorff - sug-
gested there should be.
greater co-ordination be-
tween -agricultural . pro-
| jects in the national States
and the rest of South
| Africa to ensure that pro-
duction levels did not
{force down the price of
“produce to unrealistic le-
vels.



NIGERIA

SAUDI ARABIAN BLACK MARKET IN NAIRA REPORTED
AB151523 Lagos NAN in English 1440 GMT 15 Sep 82
[Article by Abdulraheem Adisea]

[Text] Jidda (Saudi Arabia), Sep 15 (NAN)--Massive illegal trafficking
in Nigerian currency notes is now going on in Jidda, an investigation
by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has revealed.

The investigation carried out by a NAN correspondent in Jidda shows that
as a result of the illegal trafficking, the value of naira has dropped
by fifty percent.

Twenty naira (N20) which is an equivalent of 100 Saudi riyad is being
exchanged for only 50 riyad in the black market while commercial banks in
Jidda pay less than that amount.

The fall in the value of the naira, the investigation further revealed,

was due to large sums of Nigerian currency in circulation in Jidda which
was brought into Saudi Arabia by well-to-do Nigerians and some Ghanaian

and Chadian nationals.

These people hawk the naira from camp to camp and display them like ordinary
wares along corridors of buildings in Jidda.

A Nigerian official blamed security agents for not detecting such huge
amounts in Nigeria.

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ANGOLA

FURTHER GOVERNMENT CHANGES REPORTEDLY EXPECTED
Paris AFRICA AFP in English 7 Sep 82 pp 1-2
[Article by Jean Luc Porte]

[Text] LUANDA--Angolan President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, who has just cele-
brated his 40th birthday, has gradually asserted his own brand of power here
in the past three difficult years of being the successor of the flamboyant
Agostinho Neto.

Trained as a petroleum industry engineer in the Soviet Union, Mr. Dos Santos
has adopted a style completely distinct from his predecessor's. Mr. Neto

was the great crowd-puller and orator of the masses, and manipulated at will
the various factions in his ruling People's Liberation Movement (MPLA) party.

The new President, with previous experience as foreign and then planning min-
ister, is by contrast withdrawn, a fussy and abstemious man--even secretive,
according to some of hisclose aides.

The Western press has dubbed him the man of compromise.

Mr. Neto's sudden death of cancer in 1979 left the MPLA at something of a
loss. The party's so-called 'nationalist' faction--viewed in some quarters
however as rightwing--was well placed in the government at that time.

Tighter Control

Mr. Dos Santos has moved bit by bit since then to shed some office-holders
and give the party structures a new dynamism. Alteration in the past few
months have been effected without any apparent clashes.

Very fierce criticism of Angola's economic and social situation were however
aired at the party's 10th regular central committee session in June. A week
later the President hit out at "mistakes" which he attributed to "amorphous
and injurious elements" in the party's senior ranks.

In mid-July the government radio reported the sacking of the central commit-
tee's Secretary for Productivity, Manuel Pedro Pacavira, whosekey post covered
output in fisheries, agriculture and industry.



NIGERIA

EKWUEME CALLS FOR STRONGER TIES WITH INDIA
AB141740 Lagos NAN in English 1710 GMT 14 Sep 82

{Text] Lagos, Sep 14 (NAN)--The vice president, Dr Alex Ekwueme, today
in Lagos, called for stronger ties to ensure increased co-operation between
Nigeria and India.

The vice president, made the call, when he received the visiting Indian
minister of education and culture, Mrs Sheila Kaul, at the State House,
Ribadu Road, Ikoyi.

He praised India for its role in international affairs, especially its
support to the international movements in southern Africa.

The vice president noted that Nigeria and India had identical views at
finding solutions to world problems and praised the existing relations
between the two countries.

Briefing the vice president on the outcome of the agreement signed earlier
between the two countries, the minister of social development, youths,
sport and culture, Mr Adebisi Ogedengbbe, said that the agreement would
go a long way to cement the cordial relations existing between both
countries.

Replying, the Indian minister told the vice president that her country
placed much importance on the co-operation with Nigeria.

She described the agreement as a sign of better understanding and good
relations between her country and Nigeria.

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15



Assets of the defunct community are valued at nearly 1,210 million dollars.
Kenya currently has the biggest proportion, and is supposed to share it more
equally among the rest.

When the community broke up, Kenya was accused by Tanzania of benefitting most
from the partnership.

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SOUTH AFRICA

P.W. BOTHA’S 'REAL BATTLE' STILL AHEAD
MB161148 Johannesburg RAND DAILY MAIL in English 16 Sep 82 p 6
[Editorial: "Next Hurdle for the PM"]

[Text] All credit to him, the prime minister has challenged the cherished
shibboleths of his own party and won. This week he sold to his most
recalcitrant province, the Transvaal, a plan for reform that will bring
the coloured and Indian communities into the structures of political power.
With only the cape congress left, it should now be plain sailing for him
on the party political front. The extent of that achievement should not
be underestimated. But neither should it be overblown into a massive and
ultimate triumph. The real battle has yet to begin.

Mr Botha won the National Party to his banner partly by appeals to
Christian principle and fairness; partly by a carefully contrived woolliness
that left potentially divisive aspects of the constitutional plan fuzzy

and undeveloped. The furore over a rightwing leading article in OGGENDBLAD
should not disguise a central truth. What the author'was complaining

about was that the party would not spell out the implications and conse-
quences of its proposals.

This newspaper has made it clear that while it welcomes the commitment to
reform, it does not believe the reform proposed goes anywhere far enough.

Yet, if we are not mistaken, it still goes far too far for many of Mr

Botha's supporters. This is going to make life increasingly uncomfortable
for Mr Botha. His task now is to sell his plan to millions of non-nationalist
coloureds and Indians whom he proposes to enlist. They are not going to

be satisfied with woolliness. They are going to ‘want to provide their own
input on questions of principle. They are going to expect real consulta-
tion. They will not want to be rubber stamps.

If the prime minister simply imposes the constitutional plan willy-nilly

on these communities he will create more problems than he solves; dangerous
problems.

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32



SOUTH AFRICA

"BETRAYAL" BY HOMELAND LEADERS SCORED
MB170853 Johannesburg SOWETAN in English 14 Sep 82 p 4
[Untitled editorial]

[Text] The various homeland leaders will have the dreadful betrayal of
their act brought home to them as the government tightens the screws on
influx control and labour regulation by sending thousands of people back
to overcrowded homelands.

After the Riekert commission report back in 1979, there is a trend to the
Verwoerdian days when 90 percent was going to be turned "white" almost
overnight. It did not work then, but, with the stubbornness of the
ostrich with its head in the sand, the government is pressing ahead.

It is one of the most puzzling things to us, especially after there had
been thoughts that the military thinking in the Botha oligarchy was turning
pragmatic, if not exactly reformist.

South Africa's proposed orderly movement and settlement of black persons
bill is the climax to this incredible move back to the ox-waggon days.
It simply does not make sense in that everybody, including most whites,
sees that there is necessity to adapt or die. The excuse, which some of
us actually wished to use for the government's sake, that its radical
rightwing was thrown out with the bathwater.

There is therefore no way in which we can see any of the changes or proposed
moves towards reform accepted in terms of the white power structure
earnestly out to hold onto that power.

It now seems the whole thing is falling into pattern with the department
of cooperation and development insisting that the west rand board refuse
black contract workers permission to change their jobs. In the meantime,
certain Witwatersrand towns have been speaking about keeping their towns
white by night with the degrading night-pass system.

Things will be getting pretty tough for us blacks, but we are getting used

to that. What is more important is the future and what all this is going
to do to the whole country.

33



cso:

tole of tanks was becom-
ing ever more important
in Africa.

Estimates were that the
Russians now had 22 000
‘tanks, against the 8 000 of
the West.

Russian tanks had long
sbeen known to be in An-

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48

“Tt was therefore im-

portant for South Africa

jto keep on the move in

technological _develop-

“ments.

At present the Olifant
could outgun the. Russian
tanks available in South.
Africa.



NIGERIANS URGED TO END ELECTION CHAOS

Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 25 Aug 82 p 1

(Editorial:

[Text]

cso:

"Restraint Please"]

? THE current ‘registration of
,Voters has now entered its se-
:cond week amidst allegations
;f rigging and intemperate
;threats of court action against
[the Federal Electoral Commis-
‘sion, FEDECO. And some have
‘called for its cancellation. It
‘would be foolish to pretend
there isn’t some justification for
he negative public reactions.
‘The registration has not fared
iwell. Its handling by FEDECO
a i ’

‘right from the beginning was ric-
ckety. And once it got off the
‘ground, it is inexcusable that it
thas been slowed down for lack

f registration forms. and per-
[Sonne It is as if FEDECO of-
ficials were anxious to wi
heir epitaph on a tablet of i:
ouciant ineptitude.”

But much of the problems
facing the registration stem
largely from our. inability to
‘trust ourselves. The registra-
ition of voters, ordinarily, should
‘not generate so much political
irivalry and belligerence. There
Imust be something terribly

rong with us as a people.
here ‘is no limit to politics in
his country. Census, registra-
ion of voters, appointments,
ame it, we have politicised it.

is shameful:

The shortcomings of FEDECO

respect of the current
gistration are legion. But they
onstitute an. ind ent of the
xecutive, the legislature and
lour political leadership. It took
i National Assembly one

whole year to sort itself out
over the electoral bill. The ex-

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‘ecutive failed to release funds
‘in good time. FEDECO was
‘unable to map out its own
jstrategy. And the political
Headers still seek te confuse
tand mystify the people over the
tregistration. by rattling the
‘sabre of sectional domination.
. Time to put a halt to this
mess. All of us have a duty to
:make the registration succeed.
The politicians have a greater
responsibility. Their reactions
“So far have been an indecent
exhibition of adolescent pique.
‘The situation demands maturity
and tact, not emotionalism.

__ The registration has to go on.
To cancel it now is to create
confusion. and uncertainty. It
will succeed if our political
leaders behave themselves
with decency. and decorum.
“FEDECO needs their understand-
ing and co-operation. Only so
can it sustain public con-
‘fidence.

i FEDECO officials meet
tomorrow. They should review
‘their unenviable performances.
On their shoulders rests the
‘destiny of our democratic pro-
«cess. If they do better, the
jpublic will forgive, if not, they
ill crucify them. There should
ibe no argument on the exten-
‘sion of the registration period
for at least one week. We ap-
peal for restraint. A chaotic
registration will almost certain-
ly be a dress ‘rehearsal for
chaotic general elections. This
is as good a chance as any to
demonstrate our political
maturity as a people.

ai



TANZANTA

JAMAL DISAPPOINTED IN EAC ASSETS DISTRIBUTION
AB281056 Paris AFP in English 1014 GMT 28 Sep 82

[Text] Nairobi, 28 Sep (AFP)--Tanzania last night expressed its disappointment
over the delay in the distribution of assets and liabilities of the defunct
East African Community (EAC), among the former three partners--Kenya, Uganda
and Tanzania~~Radio Tanzania monitored here today reported.

Tanzania Finance Minister Amir Jamal expressed his country's views during a
meeting with the World Bank appointed mediator in the matter, Victor
Umbritch, in Dar es Salaam, the radio said.

Mr Jamal's concern comes in the wake of an abortive meeting of relevant min-~
isters of the former partner-states scheduled for last Friday in the Ugandan
eastern town of Mbale, near the border with Kenya.

The meeting aborted following Kenya's failure to attend, which observers here
linked with a recent Tanzanian court decision to free two Kenyan fugitives
wanted here on kidnapping charges following the coup attempt by the air force
on 1.:August.

Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi, in a recent public rally here, hinted that
Tanzania was not one of Kenya's best friends. "We know who our friends are
and who are not," he said.

The border between the two neighbours has been closed since the East African
Community collapsed in 1977 because of political and economic differences
between the partners, .

The radio said that Mr Umbritch, who arrives here later today, has promised
to find out why Kenya failed to turn up and tell the others.

Yesterday Mr Jamal was quoted by the Tanzanian DAILY NEWS as saying that there
was still a big gap between Kenya and Uganda on one hand and Tanzania on the
other regarding the proposal of equal distribution of assets and liabilities.

The last tripartite meeting here early this month suggested that the liabil-

ities should be distributed according to geographical location and equality
of ownership.

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JPRS 81940

6 October 1982

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA REPORT

No. 2698
ConTENTS
ANGOLA
Further Government Changes Reportedly Expected
(Jean Luc Porte; AFRICA AFP, 7 Sep 82) .....+-.-++ seeeeee 1
Briefs
Unita Battle Claims 3

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Briefs
France's Oil Disinterest Cited 4

GHANA

Israel's Role in Lebanese Massacre Condemned
(Acera Domestic Service, 25 Sep 82) ..scesesereceees seen 5

New Paper Launched, Role of Press Examined

(Accra Domestic Service, 24 Sep 82) ......+.+- eee ee eens 6
GUINEA
Briefs
Sekou Toure Leave Conakry 7
IVORY COAST
Buthelezi Scores UN Recognition of ANC, PAC
(Patrick Laurence; RAND DAILY, 24 Sep 82) ....seeeeeeeeee 8
Industrial Output Expected 'To Expand Steadily'
(AFP, 24 Sep 82) .eeeecceseeeeseeeeee sees ceeeeeeees seeeee 9
Briefs
Turkish Trade Mission Planned . 11

-ae- (III - NE & A - 120]



CSO:

‘ resentative in Harare, Mr
“Walde Kuhn. And official
figures confirm that the
RSA remains far and away
* Zimbabwe’s chief trading
partner.
: Indeed, last year Zim-
,babwe did -record busi-
‘Mess with. South Africa,
3with South Africa provid-
‘ing 25 percent of its im-
sports at a total’ cost of
R360-million, taking 21,6
percent of its exports,
total value R270-million.
=. In March this year Pre-
-toria, after a long series of
/Sectet negotiations, re-
“newed its 18-year-old
preferential trade agree-
ment with our northern
‘neighbour.
“Had that agreement
‘been allowed to lapse (as
many South Africans
hoped) Zimbabwe stood
to lose around R70-mil-
lion a year and 7 000 jobs.

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40

Such “action, “alone,
would have been suffi-
cient to bring collapse and
instant chaos to Mugabe’s
shattered economy — an-
other subject he chooses
‘to discuss in public.
Rhodesia was the home

‘country of these three ser-
geants, one they - still
‘loved deeply and which
call hoped one day to see
‘restored to. peace, pros-
:perity and racial unity —
‘all qualities ‘ destroyed
Funder the attrition of Mu-
Igabe’s Marxist rule:
“They were brave men
prepared to die for an
ideal; for their homeland,
sagainst communism.
*To disown ot repudiate
them in any way would be
“the grossest betrayal: and
‘not to them ‘alone, but to
‘all those still prepared to
‘fight and die for the ideals
ewhich inspired them.



ZIMBABWEAN DISPOSAL OF SADF BODIES HIT

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 10 Sep 82 p 6

[Article by Aida Parker:

[Text] SEW would claim that
‘South African-Zimbab-
:wean relations are cor-'
‘dial. But, for most South
“Africans,

7, , they soured

heavily this week follow-

ing Robert Mugabe’s
fo

‘First, the frozen bod-
» strangely kitted out,
_were presented as a pub-
spectacle at the Harare
lospital. Next came the
{nonchalant statement that
iter had been “disposed
(presumably cre-
iimated\
&. ‘Considering the earlier

fand his Zanla associates,
fone should perhaps not
foe too: surprised at the
(staging of this grisly cha-

g Bat this is a story with
ysome mighty big gaps in
(it, with aspects which sim-
iply donot hang together.

yat his official Harare resi-
idence.

|. Those present later pri-
‘vately commented that

"A grisly charade--with big gaps"]

38

‘Magabe was far from hig’

normal eloquent self.
;They said he appeared
funcomfortable, his deliv-
yery was halting, and the
“general impression. was
‘that he was perhaps not
“telling the entire truth.
| That impression is con-
firmed if you study the re-
‘cord.

First, propaganda. This
: incident came like manna
‘from heaven to Mugabe,
adding immensely to his
}world-wide campaign to
idiscredit South ‘Africa
zand incite hatred against
Jus. De

» Imagine the ‘internat-
lional publicity. triumph
had Mugabe, a slick and
isophisticated operator in
ithe war of words, been
table.to ‘stage a dramatic
{handing over ofthe bod-
Hes to SADF, But this did
‘not happen.

Instead, the _ bodies

Swere “disposed of”, indi-
ating that there were
‘probably “very good
‘grounds for the Zimbab-
\Weans not wanting to risk
post mortem examina-
‘tion.
This particularly ap-
'plies to Sergeant John
(Andrew “Bluey” Wessels
§(24), described by his old
‘comrades as a handsome,
Hight-hearted man.

SOUTH AFRICA



IVORY COAST

BUTHELEZI SCORES UN RECOGNITION OF ANC, PAC
MB241322 Johannesburg RAND DAILY in English 24 Sep 82 p 1
{By Patrick Laurence, political editor]

[Text] By recognising outlawed African National Congress and pan-Africanist
Congress leaders as the only legitimte spokesmen for South African blacks,
the United Nations has created conditions which could lead to-a civil war
within the black commnity, Chief Gatsha Buthelezi said yesterday.

Speaking from Ulundi after his return froma visit to the United States,
Chief Buthelezi, who heads the 350,000 strong Inkatha Movement, was elabor-
ating on a memrandum which he submitted to the United Nations during his
American trip.

In it he expressed opposition to UN recognition of the ANC and PAC at the
expense of internally-based movements, but not to its willingness to give
the underground movements a hearing.

"The tradition of the struggle is in the custody of the people of South
Africa and not in any one organisation," he said in his memorandum.

Selective recognition could generate and harden rifts in the South African
black community and create the conditions for strife and even civil war,
Chief Buthelezi added.

--According to Professor Lawrence Schlemmer, of the University of Natal's
Institute for Social Research, Chief Butelezi and ANC leaders are ranked
highly by blacks in Natal-Kwazulu and the Witwatersrand, with Chief
Buthelezi taking top position in Natal-Kwazulu but yielding first place to
the ANC on the Witwatersrand.

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SECONDED TO CISKEI--Zwelitsha--Two acting judges of the Supreme Court of
South Africa have been temporarily seconded to the Ciskei Supreme Court.
Mr J J Nepegen of the Eastern Cape Division is due to assume duties on
September 13. Mr J W Edeling of the Orange Free State Provincial Division
is expected to assume duty in the Ciskei Supreme Court on September 20.
Their appointments follow the death last month of Mr Justice C F van den
Heever of the Orange Free State Provincial Division. [Text] [Johannesburg
THE CITIZEN in English 10 Sep 82 p 4]

CRASH PILOT EJECTS--A 26-year-old SAAF pilot escaped by parachute as his
Impala Mark I aircraft crashed during a routine training flight near Cape
Town yesterday. SADF headquarters in Pretoria announced that the pilot,
Lieutenant P C McMillan of 7 Squadron, ejected safely near the Flying
Training School at Langebaan. A board of inquiry has been convened to
investigate the cause of the accident. [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN
in English 10 Sep 82 p 3]

KWAZULU AGRICULTURE--The Minister of Co-operation and Development, Dr Piet
Koornhof, says industrial development alone is not the solution to the
problems facing KwaZulu. Opening the Ladysmith and District Farmers'
Association fatstock show, Dr Koornhof said it was of paramount importance
that more dynamic steps be taken to develop the agricultural potential of
the territory. The emphasis should be shifted from the traditional form
of subsistence farming to the development of agriculture on a commercial
basis. He said the matter was being investigated by his department and
the KwaZulu National Development Corporation. Referring to the removal
of people from the Driefontein complex, Dr Koornhof said it would not be
affected by the new consolidation plans. "This resettlement action will
receive the highest priority in giving effect to the consolidation proposals
for Natal," he said. [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 10 Sep
82 p 13]

STUDENTS’ BIKO WALKOUT--King William's Town--Pupils boycotted classes at
Fordes Grant secondary school in Ginsberg for the third day yesterday.
Students said they were mourning the death of Black consciousness leader
Steve Biko, who died in detention on September 12, 1977. They said yester-
day would be their last day of boycott. On Monday, a large number of
pupils walked away from their classrooms chanting freedom gongs. The
principal, Mr J. Moses, exhorted them to go to classes, but they declined.
A spokesman for the Department of Education and Training said no action
would be taken against the students. He said the department hoped that
the situation would be normal by next week. The Biko family lived at
Ginsberg where Steve was born. He passed his junior certificate at the
same school. [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 11 Sep 82 p 4]

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50



ZIMBABWE

BRIEFS
SHORT OF WHEAT--Harare--Zimbabwe would face a wheat shortage during the
second half of 1983 and would either have to import or ration its alloca-

tions, the Minister of Agriculture, Senator Denis Norman, said yesterday.
[Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 11 Sep 82 p 4]

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The chamber said overall turnover by industry had been rising an average
23 percent over the past decade. As production rose 10 percent last year,
prices went up 9 percent, The home market accounted for 60.5 percent of
industry's total sales.

In 1980-81 exports were 37 percent of total turnover against 32 percent in
the previous year and 26 percent before that.

However the pineapple sector was among certain industries meeting problems.

As to raw materials, 64 percent were from Ivory Coast against 51 percent in
1975.

The chamber also noted that Ivorians represented 75 percent of the industtial
workforce in 1981, up from 61.7 percent in 1973, while other African workers
accounted: for 22 percent and other foreigners, largely French, 3 percent.

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JPRS 81940

6 October 1982

Sub-Saharan Africa Report

No. 2698

FBIS| FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE



NIGERIA

BRIEFS

MORE FRENCH INVOLVEMENT ASKED--Lagos, 15 Sep (NAN)--The vice president,
Dr Alex Ekwueme, today in Lagos called on France to be more involved in
the development programme of Nigeria. Dr Ekwueme who made the call at
the State House when the new French ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Michael
Dumetz, called on him expressed satisfaction with the cordial relations
existing between Nigeria and France. Earlier, the French ambassador told
the vice president that he had been studying the situation in Nigeria in
the last three months, and that he was confident that he would succeed
in his mission to the country. [Text] [AB151728 Lagos NAN in English
1648 GMT 15 Sep 82]

REAGAN'S MIDEAST PEACE PLAN--President Ronald Reagan's latest plan for
resolving the Lebanon crisis involving the Israelis and the PLO attracts
commendations from the NEW NIGERIAN. More importantly, the paper is
satisfied with the response of the two sides as well as the Arab league
to the new proposals. But in its opinion, the NEW NIGERIAN senses some
degree of danger which is most likely to frustrate the plan, one of
which is the absence of a clause for America's recognition of the
sovereignty of the Palestinians. This clause, says the paper, is a
precondition for the Washington peace plan to succeed. [Excerpt]
[AB161026 Lagos International Service in English 0830 GMT 16 Sep 82]

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POLICE URGED TO 'DO SOMETHING' ABOUT SECRET SOCIETIES

Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 26 Aug 82 p 4

[Letter by Faruk Goddy Agber Tso'co in the column "Your Views"]

[Text]

cso:

very humble citizen of this coun-
try to the cases of secret societies
influencing almost the whole
‘world today.

iyet nothing is done abo
Tt iS a proven-fact that .most
rich men today do suck the blood
of poor innocent citizens to
achieve their wealth and in-
fluence. _ .
But they know that the act is
notonly a crime. it’s also a big sin
“before God 7
> We read | dail from
newspapers and radios of miss.
ing people. but why they m
not known. Some few yea
‘lodge house in Z:
After the fire
den of ‘frien
‘many marvelous

eople got into the

things.

Some people even identified.

vskulls’ of their missing’ ones.
Also documents, daily agenda .
and list of names of members
belonging to this insidious society
were found. But nothing was done
‘about it by the police.

4700/1781

and watched,

Shortly after the in nt no
news was heard about it

Recently, the same thing hap-
pened at Zaria again, but ona dif-
ferent ‘den of friends’ The sane
type of documents were seen.

Pictures of top members of the
insidious society were brought
out from boxes (in the hall's innex,
“rooms after a ‘war'.on. thesé
boxes) and displayed at the gate,
-and wire fence of thesedenTM OF
friends.

Lots of members of the law en-
forcement agents were there and
they did. witness everything
We've since then not known or
seen any step taking towards it

The documents always found
in the den of friends do bear both
residential and official addresses
of members of these societies
‘which could help the police in
their investigations. But nothing
is done.
: If the police could make one
‘good move towards them, at
least, they could be cut to size.

The police should please do
‘something before God’s visita-
ttion.

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NIGERIA



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CHAMBER OF MINES RECOGNIZES NONWHITE UNION

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 10 Sep 82 p 12

[Text]

CSO:

SFOR the first time in the

95-year history. of the
sChamber of Mines, it has
‘formally recognised a
union representing. non-
+ White employees.

This breakthrough in
‘the mining industry. was
made this week when the
[Chamber signed a recog-
inition agreement with a
| trade union representing
‘Coloured and Asian
‘workers,

“The Chamber has
fagreed to recognise the
‘newly formed Federated
‘Mining, Explosives “and
Chemical Workers’
‘Union as representing ve-
hicle drivers, handymen
‘and painters on two gold
amines in the . Western
‘Transvaal, . Hartebeest-
;fontein and Vaal Reefs.
* In terms of the agree*
‘ment signed this week
amines will grant the union
‘stop-order ‘facilities for
the deduction’ of. union
‘subscriptions from wages.
‘ “The Chamber has, also
‘agreed to negotiate a
range of important mat-
: ters with the union.

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43

These include wages,
“hours of work, leave ar-
“Yangements, recognition

“and 'shop stewards and

* their role, security of em-
ployment of union mem-

bers, redundancy pro-
‘eedures, training and

{ retraining, procedures for
the resolution of griev-

“ances and disputes’ and

+ for the monitoring and

‘ administration’ of agree-

ments reached with the

..Chamber. .

:° Although the union has_

F not yet signed up 50 per-

cent of thé employees on

(they two mines, the

amber has agreed that

‘it is significantly represen-

f tative among the workers

} and'will extend the récog-

t mn agreement to ad-

litional categories of jobs

t and to other mines as the
union’s ‘membership
spreads.

}. The Chamber recently
| agreed to grant the Black

_ Mineworkers’, Union ac-
cess to mines for recruit-
‘ng purposes,

SOUTH AFRICA


NIGERIA

RIVER BASIN AUTHORITIES ASSURED OF FUNDS
Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN in English 24 Aug 82 p 9

[Article by Mohammed Salau]

[Text] © THE. Federal Government visited pointed to the fact that by
ili continue té finance all 1985 the various authorities would
“river basin authorities in: the ‘be in position to give sufficient
‘eountry for the execution of to feed the nation and also
their on-going projects. xport food items.
The Minister of State in’ the > He commended both the Benue -
Ministry of Water Resources, ‘and Plateau State governments
"Chief Eteng Okoi Obuli gave this’ and their people for the coopera-
assurance to newsmen last week: “tion they had given LBRBDA by
in Makurdi. . -providing them with land.
"He was on a four-day visit to all . -
. the projects of the Lower Benue .Chief Etteng Okoi Obuli
“River Basin Development remarked that lack of adequate
“Authority (LBRBDA) in Benue’ ‘publicity of the achievements and
‘and Plateau states. problems of basin authorities in
The minister however said that the country had made the people-
‘new projects not on the present ito be unaware of the importance”
“development plans of all river cand existence of the authorities”
basin authorities in the country: ‘and their achievements in the ex:
would not be started. Jecution of Green Revolution pro-
2 This, he said was because of the “gramme. '
dwindling economy of the coun- _ The minister then appealed for
‘try, adding that all on-going pro-_ ‘publicity for the activities of the
jects which were viable would be authorities, pointing out.that with
given urgent attention. ‘such suport the people would
‘Chief Obuli commended know the. benefit of basi
‘<LBRBDA‘ for its achievements authorities in their states.
in all its projects in both Benue Earlier, the General Manager.
arid Plateau states. He added that of the LBRBDA, Dr. Yahaya Ad-
the authority had by its prudent; dah had given an assurance that
spending justified the provision :the authority was out to justify its
ofmore funds. existence and commended ‘the:
“He said that what he had seen minister's visit.

in all the basin authorities he

cso: 4700/1781

27



‘Political parties would retain the bulk of the

‘National Assembly’s seats, while representa-
{tives of the ethnic: authorities would be ac-
: commodated as far as possible i inan enlarged
central government. =

'The third largest bloc of seats would go to del-

| egates, from the ‘private sector to provide

“specialised knowledge” in the. legislature

and executive.

With a scaling down of the Administrator-

|, General’s tole, this would be tantamount to
"Self. -rule, itis said. :

[While it is true that such a plan could not be

«openly broached, for fear of stirring up im-

Mediate public controversy, the way in which

. it was handled seems to have given the DTA

© the feeling, rightly or wrongly, that the South

African Government was sidetrackingit.
Jn the event, a storm blew up over the plan

E and the role played by the Administrator-

{ General, Mr Hough.

Mr Mudge said that the attempt by Mr Hough
to réstructure the interim government’e8nsti~
tuted gross interference in SWA politics.

The President of the DTA, Mr Riruako, called

.. for Mr Hough’s immediate withdrawal.

Allegations were also made that senior mili-

+. tary intelligence officers were involved in the

matter.

F Mr Mudge ‘claimed he attended a meeting in

: Pretoria at which Mr Hough and senior mili-

». tary officers “confronted” him with a plan to

_ Change the interim government. .

His reply

» Mr Hough, in turn, maintained his talks with
‘DTA leaders took place with Mr Mudge’ 's
© knowlege.

* Guidelines emerged, and it was decided that
once these had been cleared with the South
African Government, they would be put to

the various parties, he said,

He denied there was a specific plan, or that Mr
+. Mudge was confronted with it.

‘Claims and counter-claims will be bandied
back and forth, -we expect, with éach side
making allegations about the other.

Itis all most unfortunate, since if the DTA and

© the South African Government fall out, it
will only be to the advantage of Swapo.

“We hope, therefore, that the storm will blow
_. over, that the proposals will be considered on
t their merits, and that complete consensus
~\will be reached before there is any question
. ofthe plan being introduced. ~

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NIGERIA

NPP LEADER URGES POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTIONS
4B161325 Lagos NAN in English 1228 GMT 16 Sep 82

[Text] Lagos, 16 Sep (NAN)--The national secretary of the Nigerian People's
Party (NPP), Dr Alex Fom, yesterday in Lagos called on the National Assembly
to postpone the 1983 elections by one year to enable the country to conduct
a national census.

Dr Fom told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the census would enable
the FEDECO [Federal Electoral Commission] to compile out better planning.
"We cannot continue to project the population from an unknown number of
people by just adding 3 percent to the 1963 figures," he said.

He said that it was wrong to use the 1963 population figure as "the denomi-
nator of all our planning because, at present, there are probably about
150 million to 200 million people in the country."

Dr Fom said if a national head count was not embarked upon, a lot of
eligible voters who had not been registered would turn around and say
that the election was not proper. He said that if next year's election
was going to be based on outdated population figures, nobody should shift
the blame on FEDECO. "The blame should go to everybody who is responsible
for the administration of this country," he said.

csO: 4700/1925

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GHANA

NEW PAPER LAUNCHED, ROLE OF PRESS EXAMINED
AB240803 Accra Domestic Service in English 0600 GMT 24 Sep 82

[Text] A new weekly newspaper, THE COMBAT, published and printed by the Ghana
Institute of Journalism, has been launched in Accra. Speaking at the cere-
mony, the secretary for information, Ato Austin, emphasized that the revolu-
tion is not against criticisms. All that it is asking for are healthy and
constructive criticisms. It also wants newspapers that will promote the
interest of the people, Any newspaper that fails to play this role must,
therefore, be banned.

Ato Austin urged journalists to do investigative reporting based on in-depth
research. He said the present mode of reporting leaves much to be desired.
The secretary gave an assurance that there will soon be enough newsprint for
the mass media, He said efforts will be intensified to eliminate ignorance
among the people, Mass education programs will very soon be launched through-
out the country, There will also be newspaper publications in the local
languages.

Ato Austin congratulated all those who initiated and made the paper a reality.
The secretary for greater Accra, Atukwei Okai, asked the students to use the
paper to fight injustice in the society. The acting director of the school,
(Kabral Blay Amehia), hoped the students, who will edit and run the paper in-
dependently, will use its pages to wage a relentless struggle against all
factors that militate against their welfare and, above all, the factors that
keep the people in slavery conditions.

The acting editor of THE COMBAT, Mr Abbey--a final year student--said the paper

will not focus its attention only on the school. It will join, as he put it,
other progressive forces in the fight to fight ignorance among the people.

cso; 4700/1972



SOUTH AFRICA

PRETORIA UNIVERSITY REFERENDUM ON ADMITTING NONWHITES SCHEDULED

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 11 Sep 82 p 7

[Article by Dan Marais]

[Text]

CSO:

‘enss the decision of the
icouncil, the student body
“was clearly-divided in the-
fir if acceptance of the deci-

; Many students who
“came to the meeting ex-
“pecting - fireworks were
“disappointed and many
-left the amphi-theatre
‘after the address given by
Professor P Oosthuizen,
the vice principal.

Only a handful remain-
ied long enough to voté on
vthe motions ‘put forward
"by student leaders in
which they pledged the
yacceptance of a decision

4700/1921

44

“reached by the council to
‘admit non-Whites in ex-
:ceptional circumstances.

‘ Prof Oosthuizen made
‘it quite clear to the stu-
‘dents that the ‘council
| wielded an iron first in a
velvet glove and it would
“not change its decision,
‘either would it give in.to
pressure exerted on it vy
ithe students.

“Prof Oosthuizen denied
‘chat the council was play-

‘ing up to the wishes of the .

{Prime Minister, Mr P W.
| Botha, or any other orga-
{nisation.

‘ducted among the stu-
dents after the theeting

- indicated that the speech

|made by Prof Oosthuizen
iwas accepted by the ma-
(jority of students -al-
though some were rather
sceptical about the admis-
sion of selected non-
:Whites to the university.
This action was seen as
the thin end of the wedge
“to open the university to
; non-Whites..
© Prof Oosthuizen called
|on the students to trust
“the council in their efforts
‘to maintain the exclusive-
‘ly White character of the
‘university.

[A snap survey con



ELAND CREDITED WITH KNOCKING OUT RUSSIAN TANKS

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 11 Sep 82 p 8

[Text]

cso:

SOUTH Africa “has
knocked out 14 Russian
_ tanks in the operational
area in the past 13
months, using a modern
version of tried and tested
Boer hit-and-run tactics.

The most effective
weapon against the Rus-
sian tanks in the war zone
has been the fastmoving
little Eland armoured car.

With its ability to hit
hard and then withdraw
to safety until it can come
in again it has been found
to be the asnwer to the
Red Vehicles.

Newsmen were shown
captured Russian 55,
‘T34 and PT76 tanks and a
Red BTR 60 amphibious
troop carries cum tank.

The Army has been

concerned in a fine assess-
ment of the vehicles over
a considerable period —
~and is putting what it has
learnt to good use in the
development of the coun-
try’s own Olifant tank.

Technically, the 134
has a’ five-man crew,
weighs 30 tons, has a
maximum speed of 55
Iam/h and a range of 300

km and is powered by a:

500hp V 12 motor.

© Wis ammoar is an 8 mam

‘gun:

4700/1921

“The PT 76 has a three-

man crew and a top speed
of 40 knv/h. It weighs 4
tons, has a range of 266
km “and carries a 76 mm
‘cannon.

The BTR 60 carries a
_crew of two plus 16 troops
“and can travel at a speed
of 10 km/h on water. It
has a range of 500 km and
is powered by two 90 hp
motors.

The big tank in the

group is the TSS. It has a
jtop speed of 55 km/h and
weighs 36 tons. Powered
= by a 12-cylir(der/motor, it
hasarangeof550km. '

. Armour experts at the
School of Armour said
the equipment and plan-
“ning of the Russian tanks
‘was simple — and this
could: be clearly: seen in
their primitive fipishing-
off and lack of concern
“for the crew.

They said that the Rus-
sian tanks, particularly
the T34 and TSS, were ef-

(deadly if operated prop-
erly — but it had gener-
ally been found in action
‘that’ they were badly
ierewed by poorly trained
operators.

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SOUTH AFRICA



IVORY COAST

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT EXPECTED 'TO EXPAND STEADILY'
AB240823 Paris AFP in English 0757 GMT 24 Sep 82

[Text] Abidjan, 24 Sep (AFP)--Industry in Ivory Coast has suffered badly from
the world crisis but is maintaining its growth rate, and is expected to ex-
pand steadily in coming years, the Ivory Coast Chamber of Industry said at

its annual general meeting,

With production up 10 percent in 1981, Industry Minister Maurice Seri Gnoleba
told the meeting: "Ivory Coast will soon have sufficient surplus to finance
new investment."

He noted that many of the country's resources were unexploited, and that
many of its commodities were expected to see prices rise. Confidence abroad
in Ivory Coast was an additional factor. 4

During 1981 the number of companies in operation rose 1 percent, capital rat-
ing was up 7 percent, turnover rose 24 percent.

The workforce dropped:2 percent while the wage bill increased 7 percent.

The chamber stressed that the number of companies had risen from 375 in 1971
to 711 tn 1981, Of the latter figure, some 300 were small concerns: 200
bakeries and 96 print works.

Over the past few years, the capital invested in companies has been rising
10 to 20 percent per annum. Ivory Coast participation has steadily risen in
terms of absolute value and is.now 65 percent. The state accounting for 52
percent and private Ivory Coast investors 13 percent.

French capital has risen in absolute value but now accounts for 21 percent
against 40 percent in 1976. More than a score of other countries have a 14
percent interest including Switzerland, Lebanon, the United States, the
Benelux countries, Britain, West Germany and Japan.

Industrial investment has gone up about 15 percent yearly over the past few
years, or some $120 million. In 1980 there was a big jump of around $700
million as a result of the commissioning of the Taabo Hydroelectric Plant,
two sugar mills and the Belier oil site. In 1981 investment is estimated at
$500 million