KOREAN AGRICULTURAL TEAM ENDS 2-YEAR MISSION

Maseru THE COMET in English 8 Jun 85 p 7

[Text]

CSO:

THE Ministét of Agricul-
ture and Marketing, Mr.
Peete N. Peete says Ba-
sotho farmers are privi-
leged to have shared
knowledge and exchange-
ed farming views with the
Korean Agricultural
Mission in Lesotho.

Speaking to the team at
the end of their two-year
term of service in Leso-
tho last week, the Minister
said Basotho though poor
are determined to im-
prove thelr standard of
living.

He expressed gratitude
to the Great Leader Kim
IL Sung for having sent
this agricultural mission

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to Lesotho to help Baso
tho farmers.

Mr. Peete emphasised
the importance of co-ope-
rative farming and said
that Lesotho has already
made a start to this effect,
He said although the term
of office of this mission
has expired, it has been
used profitably.

During its two-year stay
in Lesotho the mission
raised maize yield from
2.7 tonnes per hectare in
the first year to 4.2.tonnes
per hectare in the second
year under dryland farm-
ing.

Under furrow irrigation
it was raised from 68

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tonnes per hectare to 8.2
tonnes per hectare,

Vegetable yields were
raised from 148 tonnes
per hectare in the first
year to 154 tonnes per
hectare in the second
year.

Speaking at this occa.
sion the head of the Ko-
rean Mission, Mr, Kim
‘Man Won stressed the im-

government,
Operations. Unit under
which they worked and
the farmers,

LESOTHO


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15 August 1985

SOUTH AFRICA

GAZANKULU OFFICIAL SLAMS DISINVESTMENT

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 8 Jul 85 p 19

[Text] PROFESSOR Hudson the various boycott meas-
Ntsanwisi, Chief Min- ures would have on the
ister of Gazankulu, has ‘South African economy.

However, what all think-

slammed _disinvest-
ing people must fear most

ment an d trade boycott was the inevitable hard-
Son Atti agen ening up of attitudes in
uth Africa as futile South Africa resulting
ind négative which in from such actions. In
ithe Jong run will serve South Africa there was at
no constructive pur- present more dialogue
ipose. and greater prospects for
Speaking at a Press peaceful, negotiated real
conference at Nkowanko- change than at any time in
wa — the industrial hub the past.
of Gazankulu — he said Prof, Ntsanwisi made it
he was shortly leaving for -clear that he was not
ithe United States of going to the US to cam-
‘America to speak « out paign against disinvest-
against the disinvestment ment in defence of apart-
campaign currently being hheid, which he described
conducted in America. ‘as immoral.
“1 do not believe that ** “We in South Africa

hold the key to our own

disinvestment and the
destiny. The attitudes

various efforts at restraint

of free trade with South within each and everyone
Africa will in the long of us, and the commit.
termi serve a constructive ment to meaningful re-
purpose. dress of the wrongs of our

“I bear my responsibil society remain the most
Ay to my people too hea powerful —_instruments
ly to associate myself with which we have for fending
emotional appeals for off the unwelcome atten-
boycotts.” tions of our international

friends. Let us in all our
actions rededicate our-
selves to this cause.”

_ He said economists
‘could not reach agree-
ment as to what effects

cso: 3400/694

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MINISTER ANNOUNCES WAGE INCREASE

Gaborone THE GUARDIAN in English 21 Jun 85 p 8

[Text]

cso:

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‘The Minister of Home Af-
faire, Mr E.M.K. Kgabo has
declared that the Mini-
mum Wages will go up by
6% in the following five in-
dustries:— Building, Con-
struction, Exploration and
Quarrying Industries,

Manufacturing . Services,

and Repair Trades; Garage
Motor Trades and Road
Transport; Hotel Catering
and Entertainment Trades
‘and Wholesale and Retail
‘Trades.

‘The increase is at the
same level as that
which the Government
accorded the public
service in April this
year, and it is aimed at
adjusting wages in
response to inflation
and consequently the
rising cost of living.

The Minister made
the decision following
the recommendation of
the Minimum. Wages
Board, in which wor-

20

kers, employers, Go-
vernment and indepen-
dent interests are
represented. The Board,
which is chaired by Mrs.
K.L. Diselé,sat on 22nd
May, 1985 and among
others, decided that the
6% minimum: wage in-
crease should be im-
plemented with effect
from ist June, 1985.

The amendment to
the Wages Regulations
Orders are published as
supplement to Govern-
ment Gazette of 7th
June, 1985, All employ-
ers in the industries co-
vered by these orders
are uged to comply in
order to avoid unneces-
sary accumulation of
wage arrears. As usual,
the nearest District
Labour Ofticer will pro-
vide further explana-
tion when and where
required,

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According to the magazine, the party had also achieved: The Minimum Wage
Act;. the Employment Act; the Labour Relations Act; emancipation of women,
universal suffrage and the integration of ZANLA, ZIPRA and the Rhodesian army.

Clinics and roads had been built in the communal areas through the efforts
of the ZANU(PF) Government, the magazine said.

Cs0: 3400/679

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EUROPEAN FUND PLEDGES AID

Mbabane THE SWAZI OBSERVER in English 6 Jun 85

[Text]

CSO:

THE European
Development Fund
has been asked to help
Swaziland pull out of
the alarming increase
of unemployment.

The request was made
by the Principal
Secretary for Com-
merce, Industry, Mines
and Tourism, Mr Chris
Mkhonta.

“One of the major
problems currently ex-
perienced by the country
is the alarming increase
in the number of schgol-
leavers who fail to find
employment,’? Mr

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Mkhonta said, during a
dinner for 10 EDF

delegates at the Yen

Saan on Tuesday night.
Mr Mkhonta_ re-
quested that the EDF
and the European
Economic Community
(BEC) come to the aid of
the country before the
problem reaches crisis
proportions. :
“We need help now
before we reach the rock
bottom,” the principal
secretary pointed out.
The EDF pledged to
give assistance whenever
asked and a spokesman
said they would be hap-
py to do so.
The delegation is ex-

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pil =

pected to leave the coun-
try this morning.

The 10 men
represented the number
of countries forming up
the EEC. The number is
to be increased to 12
following the admission
of Portugal and Spain.

During their three-day
stay in the kingdom, the|
delegation visited the’
following places: The
School of Appropriate
Farm Technology at St

* Mary’s in Lobamba, the

University of Swaziland,
Ngwane Teacher Train-
ing College, Shiselweni
Rural Water Supply,
Mnjoli Dam and others.

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Vote

15

Title

: House of Assembly

s
Induding
Contributions to the Agricultural Credit Account ....
Subsidies
Improvement of social pensions and allowances
Co-operationand Development .....-...-s.0-++ :
Tncluding-
Grants-in-aid to S.A. Development Trust Fund:
Purchase of land and settlement of people for consoli-
dation of Black areas .
Development towards self-deter
Projectaid <
Purchase of propertics
governing, states .
Establishment of ‘townships in’ ine jependent, ‘former
self-governing, states .
Assistance to governments of self- governing ‘pational
states. :
Education and Training
Including—
Grant-in-aid to the Rescarch Institute for Education Sys:
tem Planning a atthe University ‘ofthe O.F.S.
Defence . o :
Including—
Grants-in-aid:
$.A.D.F. Recreation Fund .
$.A.Shottist Union .....
S.A. Red Cross Society
St, John Ambulance Brigade
S.A. Noodhulpliga .....
International Committee of the Re
Manpower .. vecctneenns
Including—
Contributions:
‘National Productivity Institute
Manpower an¢ and Management F Foundation of Southern
rica

‘Small Business Development Conpor
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
S.A. Bureauof Standards

Contribution to oLegal aid Board .
Prisons... 0... eee e veer ee reece e ees
Including—
Contribution to Nexus ......
Agricultural Economics and Marketing
Including —
Grants-in-aid:
S.A, Agricultural Union .
S.A. Womens’ Agricultural Union .
Royal Agricultural Socicty .......
Central Agricultural Societ
Animal protection and welfare organizations
$.A. Studbook Association .......
Industry subsidies and assistance
Water Affairs: +
Including-
Welfare and recreation faci ities .
Mincral and Energy Affairs ......
Including—
Contribution to the Council for Mineral Te Technology
Finance. . ae .
Including—
Fiscal transfers to:
S.A. Transport Servic
Posts and Telecommuni
Local Loans Fund
Central Revenue Fund of South West Afr
Development Bank of Southern Africa
Secret services

114

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"397 849°000 |

i
2.159 657 000
‘
’

917 486 000

4274 108000

127973 000

954 137 000

177078 000
358 798.000

578.959 000

248.030 000
627553 000

993 162 000

Column

26976000

172.000 000
261 432.000
14.600 000

15.000 000
53.000 000
972.953 000

66.000

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276000

5.000 000
173.094 000
18 582.000

4347000

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18.000

27770 000

132,000 000
1000


The Liberian employees of such corporations who are in
a position to buy shares and are willing to do so,
would need to be given the opportunity to fully
participate. In fact, I think that a special scheme

would need to be devised to facilitate their partici-
pation.

UNEMPLOYMENT

I share the concern of most fellow citizens about
the problem of unemployment; and I am just as concerned
that employees are not able to get their salaries on
time. This is precisely why I do not believe that the
most effective way of dealing with the problem of
unemployment is to swell the civil service and the
public corporations. This type of unemployment relief
only reinforces the vicious cycle of "unfulfillable"
rising expectations, anda sure road to bankruptcy. I
see a more effective solution of the problem of Un-

employment in creating the missing balance between
rural and urban incomes: through making agriculture
and other investments in the rural areas so attractive
as to dilute the concentration of the employment
pressures on the urban centers.

THE LARGER ISSUES

The issues I have isolated and briefly discussed
so far are but ramifications of larger issues to which
I now turn. Even these larger issues, however, cannot
be exhaustively treated in this exercise, given the
space limitations for its publication. .

FREE ENTERPRISE

I am under the impression that there is a large
number of non-Liberians with a stake in the country who
are concerned about the prospects of Liberia remaining
a free enterprise economy, which it has been since its
inception as a nation. This concern apparently stems
from the fact that some Liberians appear not only to
have identified themselves with Socialism or Marxism,
but also to have appealed to other Liberians to join
them. The majority of the Liberian people, as far as my
perception goes, have a natural aversion to any notion
that those who labor hard, and those who prefer not to,
should equally share in the benefits of what is
achieved. I am convinced that Socialism does not appeal
to the majority of Liberians.

My concern is that the capacity of the Free
Enterprise system for generating the sort of
development that it should generate, has been inhibited
by several’ factors in this country.

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SWAZILAND

BRIEFS

WORKERS TO BE LAID OFF--ABOUT 100 workers from D Moreira construction have
been given notices that they are serving their last month with the company.
The workers are expected to be laid off at the end of this month, according to
the company's Managing Director, Mr Deck Galdenhuyf. He said over the past
months, there has been no offers for construction work to be undertaken by the
company and therefore they are laying off the 100 workers because work is
running out. Mr Galdenhuyf said it was normal practice in the construction
industry that when there is no work, workers should be laid off. The 100 to~
be-retrentched workers form one quarter of the entire company's workforce, Mr
Galdenhuyf told The Observer yesterday. He said if prospects get better then
More jobs could be refilled but at the moment, nothing had come by for the
company. [Text] [Mbabane THE SWAZI OBSERVER in English 5 Jun 85 p 3]

CSO: 3400/697

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MOZAMBIQUE

MACHEL COMMENTS ON INTERNATIONAL AGGRESSION
MB190814 Maputo NOTICIAS in Portuguese 17 Jul 85 p 8
{Unattributed Commentary: "A Cat Is Always a Cat*]

[Text] President Samora Machel is used to relating.a story, one
of the many with which he always illustrates his teachings, about
a person who had been able to perfectly train his cat. “My cat,
the owner would say, has now become a human being. It is now 10
years that it only eats beef, fruit, and drinks wine. It dresses
itself properly and it serves my family at the table." His
friends did not believe him. Then, the owner of the cat held an
ostentatious banquet in his own garden. The guests were taken by
complete surprise when they saw at the other end of the garden a
cat which was well-dressed walking on two legs and holding a
steaming tray. It served each and every guest soup and fish with
delicateness and propriety. “Oh, yes, commented the guests, this
cat has already become a human being." Holding their breath
respectfully, they again saw the cat return with a tray of roast
meat. Some of the guests were already preparing a toast to
praise the cat and its owner.

All of a sudden a small rat bolted from one corner of the garden.
The cat, without hesitation and responding to its instincts,
dropped the tray and disappeared in the darkness hot in pursuit
of its prey.

“A cat is always a cat," President Samora Machel concludes the
story with a smile.

He then explains that in order to transform a person, it is not
just enough to train him. It is imperative to help him to
transform his inner self and to change the very essence of
things.

A reactionary does not stop being a reactionary simply because he
changes his language or his gestures. It is important that love
for the nation, justice, and equality be implanted in him.

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INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS '

OAU DECLARATION ON AGRICULTURE ADOPTED

AB201314 Dakar PANA in English 1137 GMT 20 Jul 85

[Text] Addis Ababa, 20 July (PANA)--African heads of state and governments
meeting at the OAU Summit in Addis Ababa have committed their countries

to a gradual increase in the share of agriculture in total national

public investment of between 20 and 25 percent by 1989. This commitment
is made in a lengthy declaration adopted by the Summit and made public

today.

The declaration notes that "agriculture, which is the dominant sector
in our economies, has rapidly deteriorated in recent years. The already
declining trend in the production and productivity of the sector,

which was noticeable since the beginning of the 1970's, has been
dramatically aggravated by drought and natural calamities, compounded by
the problem of refugees and displaced persons."

The end result of all these factors, the Summit pointed out, is that now
half of the member states of the OAU are dependent on food aid.” The
declaration expresses "profound gratitude" to the international community,
and to all those "who have contributed so generously to Africa's relief."
It calls for "adequate humanitarian assistance" to be continued for the
people of the stricken countries.

The declaration stresses, however, that "the current battle to save lives
and to reduce the impact of hunger and famine should not be the only focus
of international support and cooperation. Otherwise the international
community will be unwittingly contributing to making the emergency a
permanent phenomenon."

The Summit announces the determination of African leaders not only "to
cope more efficiently with current and future emergencies," but to go
beyond this and "get to the root of Africa's food and agriculture crisis."

“We recognize," states the declaration, "that effective mobilization and
judicious exploitation of our national and collective potentials, on the

10



BROEDERBOND DIVIDED OVER SEX LAWS DECISION

Johannesburg THE STAR in English 22 Jun 85 p 8

[Text]

A confidential Afrikaner’

Broederbond document
shows the organisation
has been thrown into dis-
array by the scrapping of
the sex laws, the Her-

stigte Nasionale Party”

(HNP) has claimed.

In its leading article
this week, Die Afri-
kaner, mouthpiece of the
HINP, charges that the
powerful secret society is
deeply divided over the
Government's decision to
rescind the laws banning
sex and marriage be-
tween different races.

“According to a highly
confidential circular
which Die Afrikaner
has in its possession, one
member of the AB execu-
tive has spoken out
against the scrapping of
the legislation,” the arti-
cle says.

cso: 3400/677

* MEMBERS DIVIDED

Die Afrikaner says
the circular «also ac-
knowledges that Broeder-
bond members generally
are divided on the issue
and concedes that in
some’ areas these divi-
sions run very deep.

Die Afrikaner says
that according to the cir-
cular the Broederbond
established a __ special
committee in February
to study legislation which
it felt might be regarded
as discriminatory.

But before the commit-
tee could finish its work,
the laws had already
been scrapped and Broe-
derbond members were
left feeling angry at not
having been consulted.

In spite of all this, says
Die Afrikaner, the
Broederbond —_ executive
went ahead and issued a
statement backing the
Government in its moves
to dispense with the laws.

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CABLE, SATELLITE LINKS TO RSA OUT OF ORDER

JPRS~SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

SOUTH AFRICA

Johannesburg BUSINESS DAY in English 12 Jul 85 p 2

[Text]

cso:

FINANCIAL and foreign ex-
change markets were almost
brought to a standstill yester-
day when two freak incidents
affected South Africa’s com-
munication links with the rest
of the world.

At the same time as a fracture
developed in the Atlantic under-
sea cable in deep waters between,
Ascension and Sal islands, a
major fault developed in the sat-
elli srecelving sta ion at Harte-
beesthoek south of Pretoria.

The cable was unlikely to have
been damaged by ships or trawl-
ers, spokesmen said.

A Post Office spokesman in
Pretoria said the satellite fault
was in the hi Single Car-
rier Per Channel data-transmis-
sion system and this could not be
rerouted onto other lines.

“We can make no promises.as
to when the service will be re-

‘stored, but are obviously working

full-out to repair it,” he added.
The breakdown in the satellite

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link ‘started between 9am and
10am on Wednesday.

The satellite provides the com-
puterised Reuters and Telerate
financial services to South Africa
and has put a severe damper on
local financial dealings.

Reuters Economic Service,
which provides much of the inter-
national business-development
news to southern Africa, ground
to a halt. .

The breakdown in the Reuters
and Telerate links with overseas
affected local markets because
dealing information is transmit-
ted to a central com, in Lon-
don and then transmitted back to
South Africa.

Financial institutions, stock-
brokers and fe exchange
dealers all a sharp fall-
off in activity since the service

al
the setback has occurred mostly
on local dealin 80 hatin
ext ading was
hampered.



understand costs a substantial amount of money, and
yet I do not personally know of more than three
Liberians trained as archivists or museum managers.

Finally, let me say something about AID. We have —
tended to depend rather heavily on aid or assistance
from outside; and we tend to take for granted that
someone should always help us, somehow.

We need to get it solidly into our ‘heads that AID
should never. be regarded as a Substitute for what we
are capable of doing for ourselves. No matter how much
assistance a country gets, no economy can be developed
entirely from the outside. A word here about loans
should be in place. Given what I said above, foreign
borrowing: SHOULD NOT be a substitute for domestic.
capital accumulation, It should be regarded strictly as -
a supplement and one which should be used carefully
and most productively.

POLITICAL

Liberians have undertaken a bold and courageous
adventure to move from a single party political system
to a multi-party one, on a continent where the opposite
is practically the norm. Whatever other countries
might have against the multi-party system, I believe
that the Liberian people have opted for it in the
conviction -~ which I personally fully share -- that a
system which denies free and fair competition to a
variety of persons or groups that see themselves
capable of leadership, may frustrate some of its best
talents, and thus stagnate.

However, where several political parties or groups
come forward to contest for the support of the electo-
rate, as it is In our case today, it seems obvious that
the future of the country hangs delicately’ in the ©
balance. The probability of entrusting the future to
those who may not be capable of organizing our
national aspirations into practical programs of
development is high, unless the electorate has a clear

vision of the kind of future each aspiring leadership
intends to build.

The experience of some other countries should .
remind us that the dust raised by intensive nation-wide
political horse-racing can easily becloud our view of
the objective of the exercise, and the harsh realities
and challenges that underlie that objective. It is
always tragic for a people to mistake the shadows for
the substance in any” undertaking.

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TRADE WITH ZIMBABWE STRAINED BY RULE OF ORIGIN

Gaborone DAILY NEWS in English 26 Jun 85 p 1

{article by Leano Mphotho]

(Text ]

cso:

FRANCISTOWN: It ‘is
unfortunate that the
amendment of the rule of
origin have caused strain in
trade between Botswana'and
Zimbabwe, the Permanent
Secretary In Zimbabwe's
Ministry of Trade and

3400/674

Commerce, Dr. William
Mudekunye, said last week,
when he officially opened a
Sugar Packing Industry in
Francistown.

Dr Mudekunye said the
truth of the matter was that
the rules of origin were not
specifically aimed at
Botswana, but were Intended
to get'a genuine process of
manufacturers on a product

from the country of origin.

He however, expressed
hope that the issue would be
solved amicably anda tradde
agreementconcluded, “which
as far as possible would allow

- free movement of goods

between the two countries.”

Speaking on the sugar
packing factory, the
Permanent Secretary, sald it
was an Important
development to Botswana,
since it would bring many
benefits to Batswana In the
form of Job opportunities.

He added that the company
would satisfy the
consumption references
especially with regard to the
sizes and prices of packed
sugar and other ripple effects
which are good for the
economy of Botswana.

The Permanent Secretary
expressed extreme gratitude
that such a development
should occur In a SADCC
member state.

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He sald his Ministry was
content with the
establishment of a sugar
factory because sugar was
Botswana's major import from
Zimbabwe.

Dr Mudekunye remarked
that the significant imports
of sugar from Zimbabwe
clearly demonstrated
Botswana's willingness to
Increase trade with
Zimbabwe.

“We in Zimbabwe would
like this spirit to continue
and will do whatever Is
possible to keep the healthy
trade relations between our
two countries,” disclosed the
Permanent Secretary.

Dr Mudekunye added that
the level of trade between
the two countries was quite
high when compared with
the level of trade with other
countries.

He also mentioned that
Zimbabwe was committed to
the spirit of SADCC and the
Preferential Trading Area.

The visiting Permanent
Secretary concluded by
explaining that Zimbabwe
learnt with profound sorrow
about the death of 12clvilians
and others injured as a result
of the South African attack
on Gaborone last week.

He added “we strongly
condemn these Inhuman
acts.”

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JPRS“S8A~85~079
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SOUTH AFRICA

cP, NP NOT TO ALLOW NON-WHITE MEMBERS, .NRP UNDECIDED : :
Cape Town DIE BURGER’ in Afrikaans 19 Jun 85 p 9

{Article: "NRP Has Yet to Say: Only CP, NP Will Not Recruit Everyone"]

[Text] With the exception of the National Party [NP] . and
the Conservative Party [CP], all the political parties
represented in the three-chamber parliament are probably
going to allow people from all population groups to become
members of their parties.

The only parliamentary party that has yet to take a position is the New Republic
Party [NRP].

Mixed party membership is becoming possible through the repeal of the Prohibi-
tion of Political Interference Act.

The National Party's decision not to admit non-Whites was announced in the
official party newspaper, DIE. NASIONALIS, while CP members of parliament said
during previous debate in the House of Assembly that the CP will remain a

White party.
In Favor

The Progressive Federal Party has already announced that it is going to open
its doors to everyone. The leader of the party, Dr Frederik van Zyl Slabbert,
is in fact holding a press conference today in Cape Town which will include
details on a recruitment campaign that he is going to initiate.

Mr Brian Page, chairman of the NRP's parliamentary caucus, said in response to
questions that the NRP will reach a decision on the matter at its congress
later this year. The issue will be of priority and will be approached with
an eye to the fact that the party was in favor of the repeal of the law in
question.

The Rev Allan Hendrickse, leader of the Labor Party, said that his party's
doors are open to all South Africans. The party already has Indians in its
ranks, including Mr Salam Abram-Mayet, an indirectly elected member of the
House of Delegates.

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BURKINA

BURKINABE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE TO OAU STRESSES NEED FOR UNITY
EA202047 Dakar PANA in English 1704 GMT 20 Jul 85

ffext] Addis Ababa, 20 July (PANA)--The president of Burkina Faso, Capt
Thomas Sankara, has declared his country's objection to what he called the
mystifying dichotomy established between a so-called economic and political

summit,

In a message addressed to the 21st summit of heads of state and government of
the OAU about to end in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, (at which Burkina
Faso is represented by its foreign minister), President Sankara said that-= ~-
there*has never been; thete’is'not and there will never be an economic. solution
to the problems facing our people which loses sight of their political struggle.

Referring to drought, which he considers the most serious of all the continents
problems, he said, much has already been written and said about this. We have
spent quite a lot of time trying, each one for himself, to sensitize the
international public to the problem.

He said, there is no doubting the fact that the present interplanetary imperial-
ist and expansionist designs have disturbed the harmony of the universe,

adding that Africa must now not only have the right, but consider it her duty
to participate in the management of the ecological system of the world.

On debt, the Burkinabe head of state said it is there, heavy and stifling.
Those whom we owe are persistently claiming repayment. They have even gone to
the extent of using blackmail in an effort to recover what was rather enjoyed
by oligarchies and other former political classes, counselled and guided by the
touts and brokers of the high international financial market, committed by them.

Let us unite to reschedule the external debt if we are not in a position to pay.
We shall be economically feeble if we tackle the problem individually. Working
on the basis of complementarity we can meet the challenge of the century,

for we have enormous agricultural and mineral resources, as well as the manpower
and the market, which only the struggle against anti-imperialist, anti-
colonialist and anti-racist mechinations can enable us to recover.

According to Capt Sankara, the economic problems of the continent, especially
her 170,000 million dollar debt between now and the end of the year would be

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He has held three cabinet portfolios in the
service of his country (Information & Cultural
Affairs, Posts & Telecommunications, Local
Government & Rural Development. He was Chairman of the
English-speaking West African countries for FESTAC
'77, and Chairman of the African Group at the 18th
Congress of the Universal Postal Union held
in Rio de Janeiro. His latest involvement in
public service was as Chairman of the Constitutional

Advisory Assembly for the review of Liberia's new
constitution for the Second Republic in 1986. He
is currently leader of Unity Party, one of the
political parties thatemerged follewing: the Lifting
of the ban on political activities in July 1984.

CHALLENGE & OPPORTUNITY

It is not yesterday, a tradition, the past, which is
the decisive, the determining force in a nation.
Nations are made and go on living by having a program
for the future.

Jose Ortega Y Gasset

I see the future of any country in terms of the
prospects for a better quality of life available to the
majority of its people. This implies the fact that as
many opportunities as possible, should be made
available to as many people as possible, if a bright
future for the country is desired. Quite obviously,
making it possible for people to widely participate in
contributing ‘their talents and other resources to the
development of their country is what national
leadership is all about. So when I think of the future
of Liberia I think basically of how economic activity
may be affected by the political setting and the
caliber of political leadership we may have.

Our progress has, no doubt, been affected in the
past by the perceptions, attitudes and policies of the
political leadership. It may continue to be hampered
even more seriously, as current conditions indicate,
if the perceptions, attitudes and policies remain
unchanged.

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ternational agencies anxious to help
a small independent country toward
more self reliance would be glad to
offer financial help to build a port
suitable for exports,

This proposal has already been
met with horrified protests by South
African conservationists, who point
out that the northern section of the
Natal coast is ecologically an ex-
tremely important, perhaps unique,
area which would be ruined by a
commercial port.

Finally, vehement Zulu opposition
to the land claims, particularly with
regard to the Ingwavuma area, is
cited as a serious problem by many
objectors to the border adjustment
Proposal.

Chief Gatsha Buthelezi has con-
demned the proposals outright and
Zulu traditional sources say that the
northern Natal area is the site of
Royal graves vital in Zulu tradition.

This kind of opposition has fil-
tered down to the point where driy-
ers in Swaziland-registered cars
have reported meeting hostility in
the northern Natal region with the
land claims being given as a reason.

Within Swaziland these objections
have been met by the ruling Su-
Preme Council of State in a direct
manner, as is usual.

About five years ago, when de-
tails of the land claims became
more widely known in the Kingdom,
a newspaper conducted a street in-
terview in which it asked members
of the public to give their views,
Many supported the proposals, but
some cited the possible problems of
a grossly enlarged population, ques-
tionable benefits in the land’ to be

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claimed, and the Cpposition of more
than 6 million Zulus léd by Chief
Gatsha Buthelezi,

Days after the publication of the
man-in-the streets opinions, the Su-
preme Council decreed that the bor-
der adjustment issue could be dis-
cussed by nobody but The council-
appointed spokesman at that time
Richard Valapi Dlamini, and since
then by his successor Foreign Minis-
ter Mhambi Mnisis, leader of the re-
cent delegation to Cape Town.

It is an indication of the Supreme
Council’s power that public discus-
sion on the issue is now unheard-of,
and private discussion is discreet,

Another indication is the dismiss-
al in 1983 of former Prime Minister
Prince Mabandla, now: living and
working in Bophuthatswana. At the
time of Mabandla’s dismissal it was
Suggested only that he believed that
executive power should be in the
hands of the Cabinet, and not the
Supreme Council of State. His dis-
missal and subsequent voluntary
exile showed that on that issue and
in Swaziland’s case, he was mistak-

en,

But earlier this year a prominent
member of the Supreme Council,
Prince Mfanasibili Dlamini, was
more precise when he told a local
newspaper that one of the reasons
for Mbanandla’s dismissal was that
he did not want Ingwavuma and
Kangwane to be returned to Swazi-
land.

Swazi traditionalist have held to
the principle that the land is right-
fully theirs since the 1920s — and
are quite capable of holding to it
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OVERSTOCKING OF CATTLE, OVERGRAZING PROBLEM DISCUSSED

Gaborone DAILY NEWS in English 20 Jun 85 p 1

[Article by Molefe Mmamapilo]

[Text]

GABORONE: Farmers at
National Seminar on
Livestock Production,
Marketing, Training and
Development were cautioned
that if something could not
be done with immediate
effect, to reduce soll erosion, |
then we are posed to an
adverse situation of a desert
In the near future.

Speaking at the seminar
held at the University of
Botswana, one of the
resource persons, Mr M..
Lebang said the most
outstanding problem Is the
overstocking of cattle and
overgrazing in both
communal areas and TGLP
ranches.

Mr Lebang said when the '
TGLP was launched In 1979,
It was hoped that it would
relleve the question of
overgrazing and stocking in
communal areas, falling to
realise that the problem
was going to reach the
highest proportion in due

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“course, ©

Hesald what happens today
Is that some farmers who
had Initlally applied for T@LP.
ranches, have now turned to
misuse thelr ranches and
opted to dublous means of

grazing their livestock In;

communal areas as a result.

Mr Lebang said we had
reached a state where we
should do something to
relieve the situation by having
some kind of legislation which
ought to control this kind of
malpractice by farmers.

He had suggested that
some kind of punitive
measures should be |mposed
by BMC on farmers who sell
their cattle at older age, and
proposed that farmers who
sell their livestock at younger
age should be given some
kind of an Incentive to
encourage them to do so.

He said this could provide
a relief in both communal
areas and ranches. Another
speaker, Dr Bernard

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BOTSWANA

Mosimanyana, who made
presentation on the livestock
nutrition, said a large number
of farmers, cannot provide
the livestock with adequate
stock feeds because of
financial difficulties.
Mr-Mosimanyana observed
that this had often resulted in
Cattle being underted. He said
these deficiencies could be
Corrected by feeding cattle
with milling by-products,
such as chibuku husk,
sorghum and maize chaff.
He said this had been tried
by other progressive farmers
and the results were goodin
respect of the lifeway of the
cattle themselves.
Meanwhile, Dr Mosienyane
eald the Ministry of
Agriculture was doing Its level
best to maintain animal
health. He said that the
Department of Animal Health
was conducting vaccination
of cattle every year-routinely
at Intervals. BOPA


today. The banking system is operating. under great
strain. The manifestations are evident at all levels of
life in the country: Overdraft and Letter of Credit
facilities have been curtailed drastically; conditions
for opening accounts have been tightened; withdrawals
are paid mostly in local coins; some banks are fre-
quently short of cash to service demand deposits; it is
not as easy as before to buy bank drafts and
traveller's checks; business loans are almost
impossible to get, and personal loans are almost an
anachronism.

Such problems are a clear indication that
something has gone wrong at the financial institution
which serves as the central clearing house for the
banking system: the National Bank. The need to re-
examine the role and operations of this institution

is obvious.

I suggest that a Commission, chaired by someone
from the commercial banking community, and consisting
principally of persons from the private sector would
be the most appropriate body to do the job. The
advisability of having a National Bank without
a fully backed currency, the degree of functional
autonomy such an institution should enjoy, the
ealiber of people to manage it and many other
things would need to be thorougly examined by the

Commission.

THE BURDEN OF PUBLIC CORPORATIONS

I do not believe that it is a sound policy for
government to own and manage enterprises which are
expected to thrive on the principle of profit, and what
this entails in terms of competent management,
organizational flexibility, adaptability and
competitiveness. No reflective person needs to be
convinced that government, by its very nature, tends to
permit political expediency to undermine sound business
principles, competent management and the profit
motive. We do not need any detailed economic analyses
to support the glaring evidence of the failure of our
publie corporations to deliver: they have become a
drain on the economy and a_ source of frustration to
their employees.

Against this background, the idea of the
"privatization" of most, if not all, of the public
corporations would be a sound economic move to make.
When I speak of the need for government to unburden
itself of these chronically insolvent public
enterprises, I am thinking of majority participation by
Liberians and the rest for non-Liberian participation.

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Welcome

Mr Dennis de la Cruz, leader of the Democratic Workers’ Party, said that mem-
bership in his party is also open to everyone... His party is going to begin a
campaign during the recess to recruit people from other population groups as

members.

Mr Arthur Booysen, leader of the Freedom Party, said that all South Africans
who support his party's constitution are welcome in the party.

The leaders of the'two parties in the House of Delegates, Mr Amichand

Rajbansi (National People's Party) and Dr Jagaram Reddy (Solidarity) said
similarly that their parties are accessible to all.

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SOUTH AFRICA

Johannesburg BUSINESS DAY in English 4 Jul 85 p 9 :

[Article by Peter Vernon]

[Text]

WHILST it sometimes seems that
the ever-growing power of the
ersonal computer is rapidly
taking over the whole world, the
computer bureau is still alive
and well and adapting to meet
the challenges of the informa-
tion era.

What is claimed to be the largest
bureau machine in the country — a
Sperry 1100/82, with 6000 mega-
bytes of on-line storage — has just
been purchased by Precision On!
in Braamfontein.

The Sperry 1100/82 mainframe is val-
ued at around Ri0m and is one of
the biggest computers in the coun-
try: its size‘and sheer power enable
Precision Online to offer a com-
plete data processing and data
communications ‘service to com-
puter users at a‘cost which is
claimed to be lower than any other

system. -
The system can be used as a conven-
tional online computer bureau by
means of terminals at a customer's
emises connected to the main-
frame by modems and either dedi-
cated or dial-up telephone lines.
Data files from any other computer
system can be loaded directly on to
system, either by dial-up com-
munications or by magnetic tape.
Precision Online also operates as an
agency for Mapper, Sperry’s fourth
generation computer system,
which allows users with itd le or no
previous computer experience
alter or maintain the own sys-
fems after only a few days of train-

with’ somewhat more training, users
can define and implement major

ap lications in a matter of weeks
rather than months or even years.
Enabling users to writé their own
applications and modify existing
_ systems themselves has mi
benefits, because they invariably
; have a much clearer insight into
what are trying to achieve
: yet to pven the most skilled
8! is analyst or ammer:
major time saving is leved be-
cautse the user de ine nol have to
ni explaining how a.
tem works and ¢ communicating oe
actly what he wants to achieve toa
DP professional, who then has to go
away and write a system specifica-
tion and hand it over to a program-
mer for coding. : bos °
As a demonstration’ of how quickly a
system can be generated, Precision
inline recently sed Mapper ‘to
create a purchasi trol m
supporting six user termina

The system was developed in only a
day and a half, more traditional
methods would ‘have taken several
months to get the system up and
working. ,

Furthermore, the users themselves
could maintain the system and
modify it to meet changing require-
ments — rather than put in a re-

quest to the DP department and ~~

wait for a response.

Quite apart from the obvious benefit
of the time saved by using Mapper,
another important’ lit of the
Precision Online bureau is the pos-
sibility of deferring expenditure re-

tired to expand an existing instal-
tion to meet natural growth or
cyclical peak usage situations.

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5 August 1985

ETHIOPIA

CENERAL SECRETARY INSPECTS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN GAMO GOFFA

Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 6 Jul 85 pp 1, 3, 5

[Text]

~~ ARBA MINCH (ENA) —"
uing his working visit to southern
regions of Ethiopia heading a high-
level party and government team, Co:'
mrade Mengistu Haile-Mariam, Gene-
ral Secretary of the Central Committee
of the Workers Party of Ethiopia
(WPE), Chairman of the PMAC and
Commander-in-Chief of the reyolu
tionary Armed Forces, yesterday"ins-
pected various development projects
in Gamo Goffa region: .
Comrade Mengistu was .accordeds.a:
warm and enthusiastic welcome in
Araba Minch by thousands of towns-,
people of Arba Minch and its exvi+.
‘rons, phew ay i
Also on hand.to weleonie the Revo-:
Jutionary Leader were “Comrade Kas.
sshun Tafesse, member of the CC of:
the WPE and First Secretary of the:
‘WPE Committee of Gamo Goffa region, !
Comrade Lemma La’a, alternate mem- |
her of the CC of the’ WPE and Chair.
man of Chino-Mile. Peasants Produe- '
~ ers" Cooperatives, members of the WPE
Committee of Gamo Goffa and repre:
sentatives of government agencies and:
“mass organizations. - t :

Prior to flying to Arba Minch, Com.

“yade Mengistu made a stop-over atthe.
town of Jinka where he was briefed.

‘on the ovetall political, economic, and

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‘social activities in Geleb-Hamerbako.

province and slo inspeoted the kinder-
gerten and the clinic in the town...

' Geleb-Hamerbako province of Gamo
Goffa reigon consists of five districts
which are inhabited py close to 120,000
people who, prior to the popualr Ethi-
opian revolution, were neglected of any,
‘right by the | defunct feudo-bourgeois
‘regime as the rest of their compatriots
elsewhere in the country.” But in the
efforts made since, 33,300 persons have
been organized into peasants associa:
tions, including nomads, and elevated
their status to producers’ cooperatives.

“" Tt was pointed out during the brief.
ing that the province is rich in coffee
and cattle and has abundant water re-:
sources in its western part where the
Omo River is flowing. The WPE and
the Revolutionary Government have
worked out a plan.to harness this river
for developing the lowland areas of |
Geleb-Hamerbako province. ” :
* The plan envisages the cultivation’ of
400 to 800 hehtares of land along the
Omo River and the building of a hydro-
electric power Project which are in-
tended to help transform the lives of
the nomadie population in ihe province,

‘After the briefing and the inspection
tour of the town) Comrade Mengistu

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moderate increase during:
the year. without a slow.

down of the trend towards’

the end of ’85, he said.

“To summarise, _ the
domestic economic situa-
tion seems to be much bet-
ter than it was the previous
year but, as in the case of
South Africa, one cannot
count upon a revival in
domestic economic activity.
in the near future,” Mr
Mudge said. '

The future would depend
on how soon the turning
point in the growth trend of
the world economy came
about.

“My hope is for a better
performance — in the
primary sector, particular-’
ly in agriculture... and in

: mining, where a large ex-
pansion is at present taking
place in the mining of basic
metals in order to iricrease
the production capacity of
copper and silver,” he said.

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Economy in sectors
THERE IS STILL no perceptible improve-
ment in the real production of our most im-
portant sectors, Mr Mudge said during the
budget reading.

“A negative growth was shown in 1984
in agriculture, the fishing industry and all
sections of mining, as well as in the
manufacturing and contruction industries.”

Consequently it had chiefly been the ter-
tiary sector which was responsible for
stabilising economic activity in Namibia
during the past calendar year, he said.

AGRICULTURE: Production had risen
from R142million in ’83 to R169m. In real
terms the sector’s contributuion to the
GDP had shown a drop of 16% against a
drop of 31% in ’83.

FISHING: Production had further
deteriorated by 22% due to a decline in
catches of most fish species.

MINING: The real contributuion to
GDP had shown a decline for the sixth suc-
cessive year. While production declired by
four per cent, the value of sales had risen
by 18%. Only diamond sales had shown a
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INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

AFRICAN BAR ASSOCIATION DEPLORES 'MASSIVE' RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
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FA192134 Dakar PANA in English 1825 GMT 19 Jul 85

[Text] Addis Ababa, 19 July (PANA)--"Human rights violations are increasing
in a disturbing manner in Africa," according to the African Bar Association
(ABA).

In a press statement sent to the Addis Ababa office of the Pan African News
Agency (PANA) today, the association calls on African leaders “to respect
rights and freedoms and to ratify the African charter on human and peoples
rights."

According to the press release "arrests and arbitrary detention of citizens
because of their opinions are on the increase, even in those countries where
international public opinion nurtured hopes of a democratic evolution."

The fact that of Africa's 450,000,000 inhabitants, some 10,000,000 are refugees
testifies to the importance of massive violations of human rights, argues the
association.

The ABA says that famine is not the main cause of this drama... The "Economic
disintegration of the continent" arises from the character of development
choices.

In many states, citizens do not participate in public life, continues the
press release. Even if allowed under the constitution, political debate
between differing opinions is effectively forbidden. Freedom of association
and of opinion is only respected and recognized in a very small number of
states.

The ABA laments restrictions imposed on freedom of movement and the press
release calls on all states to abolish exit visa requirements, except where
criminal matters are concerned.

While freedom of the press may be formally enshrined in constitutions, says
the ABA, in practice the press is hamstrung by restrictive legislation. The
statement claims that in almost all African states the press is gagged, al-
though the governments are calling for a new international information order.



Ethio-Djibouti Committee To Promote. Cooperation Meets
(THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD, 5 Jul 85) ..ccecesececrercscevens

General Secretary Inspects Development Projects in Gamo Goffa
(THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD, 6 Jul 85) .....-

Fikre-Selassie, President of Yugoslavia Hold Talks
(THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD, 29 Jun [) eee

WPE, CP. of Cuba Hold Talks on Cooperation
(THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD, 4 Jul i) ee ce

Talks With GDR Officials on Industrial Development Held
(THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD, 5 Jul > ee ed

General Secretary Urges Participation in Development Endeavour
(THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD, 29 Jun te) en

Agricultural Activities Noted in Bale
(THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD, 7 Jul )) oe

Briefs
ERCS Receives Donation
Yugoslavia Donates to RRC
New Wells in Gambella
RRC Agreement With Sweden
Economic. Agreement With Australia
Construction of Silos
Construction of Mobile Hospital, Schools
Seedlings Planted in Wolayita
Algerian Donation to African Aid Fund

LESOTHO

New Industries To Create More Job Opportunities
(THE COMET, 6 Jul 85) cccscececcsereevcesovercensesorces

Basotho Pilots Training in Finland
(THE COMET, 29 Jun .:)

Korean Agricultural Team Ends 2-Year Mission
(THE COMET, 8 Jun 85) .cccscetececeresenecenrererecseree

Briefs
EEC Improves Marakabei Clinic
EEC Grain Donation
LIBERIA

Heading Towards Political, Economic Collapse
(AFRICA CONFIDENTIAL, 3. Jul .:)) es

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NEW MAIZE CORPORATION FORMED

Mbabane THE SWAZI OBSERVER in English 28 Jun 85 p 3

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THE Ministries of Com-
merce, Industry and
Tourism and Agriculture
and Co-operatives are
announcing that the
crisis surrounding
Swaziland Milling ‘has
been resolved. A solu-
tion has been found
whereby a new
government-owned com-
pany, the National
Maize Corporation, has
been formed.

Farmers. retailers and
government will’ be
represented on the board
of this company.

The company will be
professionally managed
and will purchase maize
and distribute maize pro-
ducts exactly as
Swaziland Milling did in
the past.

In terms of Cereals
Act the Ministry of
Agriculture and) Co-
operatives will regulate
the imports of maize and
maize products through
the National Maize Cor-
poration.

To ensure orderly in-
take of the current maize
crop the National Maize
Corporation requests
that large producers
make advance arrange-
ment for their deliveries.

Any enquiries should
be directed at the current
offices of Swaziland
Milling.

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economy and has very many parts. It is in fact a considerable document of
width and depth. As I mentioned earlier, (?the document) starts with an
assessment of the Lagos Plan of Action, and it looked in particular at the
problems of debt repayment and other problems together with their possible
solutions. Hence, this is a strategy set up as a means of solving these prob-
lems.

This was one part of the result of the heads of state summit. As I men-
tioned earlier, the other result was the election of the secretary general
of the organization, the foreign minister of Niger, Ide Oumarou. [end
recording]

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JPRS~SSA~85~07
15 August 1985

ZIMBABWE

SHORTAGE OF LUBRICATING OILS PROBLEM FOR TRANSPORTERS

Harare THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE in English 28 Jun 85 p 1

[Text] ASHORTAGE of lubricating oils is their vehicles in Zimbabwe, which The Ministry of Trade and Com-
‘causing problems for Zimbabwean ‘would also account for the higher de- merce, which makes import alloca-
transport » which are al- mand for oils, a spokesman for one tions, were asked to comment a month
ready heavily involved in moving the company said. ago but said this week they could give
country’s ‘produce to lo- ‘One of the larger haulage companies no information until the minister
eal and export imarkets, and gener- said they had only felt the shortage in returns to his office next week after
ally busier following the upturn in the past week and were waiting for electioneering was over.
the economy. their suppliers to receive a shipment One of the bigger hauliers, who said

Many hauliers contacted this week of oil in the next few days. “We are the shortage had been “acute” at
blamed the shortage over the past few a big company and so far our oil com- times, said he thought the station was
months on a lack of foreign exchange pany, which knows our monthly con- “getting better now. We were not
for the intported oils, compounded by suimption, has as spl us well,”” changing our oils, just topping them

an increase in demand as transporters spokesman said up all the time,”” he said. A
were getting more work. “Some suppliers have been selling he thought the position. ord et

Operators complained of wasting | to smaller companies who now have worse.
time and money a8 they have to “"shop’ more business and are running short Most transporters said they were
around” for their oils when their usual for traditional customers,”’ he. . busy at the moment and would be for
‘suppliers bad run out. Some said they claimed. the rest of the year. They were joint-
had -t0-.Wait days for deliveries, “There has been an upturn in the econ- ly involved in bringing in the bumper
whereas in the past there had only been omy and the people involved in sup maize crop. Or ps of buses
24-hour delay: A spokesman for one plying oil have been left behind,” he ‘were also brisk.

‘company said at present they could not added. His own company, which had
buy any grease. ty . a fleet of 160 vehicles, ay ‘noted an A spokesman for the Motor Trade

“We buy all our oil from one com- increase in oil consumption during the Association said there were periodic
pany, but lately they had none,"’ said past months. shortages of some brands and grades
one of the smaller transporters. ““We Another operator said their of lubricating oils for cars, but the sit
had to go to other companies, and this Bulawayo depot had been "right out” uation was riot ‘critical’.
is not satisfactory as they might only _—_of oil for atime. “There was also no "In he ast hee fo four months the
have one drum feftto sell tous. We oll avalable in Harare for several ‘Station has deteovaied to he palm
swan tines mony" Bea ys" he sl. Atte ment be SEO ate wile

NO STOPPAGES could not buy any grease used in ser- like this for a few months depending
vicing his 60-vehicle fleet. for a fe

None of the hauliers contacted had on the availability of foreign curren-
been ‘completely dry"” nor had their He believed larger haulage compa- cy,” he. said.
vehicles come to'a..“‘grinding halt” nies were partly to blame. He claimed However, the problem was not 50
however. ‘'I think what is happening they were buying up existing stocks bad that motorists should start pan-
is that probably transport activity has and smaller conipanies did not have ic buying . ‘*A reputable garage will
increased slightly Over the past six the money to do this. encourage customers to adhere tothe
months or so and the demand for oils Whatever might be aggravating the factory recommendations on the oit
hhas gone up,” said one operator. situation, all trensporters contacted they shoutd use,"* but now this cou

Many oer now oper on aad the man peblem wae Wek Surg hes Ore es
the Malawi route and have to service of foreign exchange to buy the oils. _ “‘spasmodically’” short, he added.

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156



I.have heard the remark made: "We should not be
suffering for money; we have plenty of. natural
resources." Although I am not an economist, let mé
State a conviction I hold as a rejoinder to such an
important and pertinent remark. In fact, the whole
question of our economic future may wéll hinge on this

observation. My perception is that: The national income
willbe large and stable to the extent that resources
are directed to productive purposes, and wil] be small
and discontinuous to the extent that the funds are used
to increase expenditure on conspicuous consumption, or
invested in ventures of low or no productivity. In
other words, if resources, financial and otherwise,
are not used rationally, they will not generate
development.

We may even accumulate a considerable volume of
savings from our natural resources, as has in fact been
the case sometime ago. But unless the savings are
channelled into productive fields, a rise in the
national income cannot be expected. If the savings
realized from resources are used to create palaces,
villas, pretentious boulevards and luxurious
residences, the real contribution of such investments
to the national income is either small or non-existent.
In other words, the effect of these investments on the
productive capacity of the country is very negligible.
On the other hand, the income from resources can be
directed to fields which increase the productive
capacity of the economy and create employment, for
example, factories to produce some essential commodi-
ties.

“Talking about building things may seem to contra-
dict a notion which I think we should debunk,
i.e. giving the "building of things" a higher prio-
rity over the "development of the potential human
talent" which we have. I believe this is a matter
which, like ‘in the case of the horse and the
eart, both are needed; but they must be placed
in their proper relationship. In this country,we
have ‘tended to place the cart before the horse.

For example, we build a medical center costing
millions of dollars and yet cannot boast more than a
handful of Liberian medical doctors. For another
example: we build an Archives building which I

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The only problem which is causing regional destabilization is the
persistence of colonialism in Namibia and “apartheid” in South
Africa.

Banditry, which was launched immediately following the
independence of Angola and Mozambique, is an attempt to draw the
attention of the world from the real existing problems and
conceal the essence of the problem.

Some 10 years ago, the problem was Rhodesia, Namibia, and
“apartheid”. The minority regimes were making head-over-heels
efforts to mobilize public opinion and the Western governments by
proclaiming themselves, as Salazar and Caetano did, the
“defenders of Western civilization in this part of the world".

Zimbabwe’s independence increased the risk of the failure for
this propaganda campaign. This danger led to the escalation of
destabilization and an increase in support of the “armed bandits”
operations.

The firm popular response, the coherence of our policy and the
diplomatic offensive that the Mozambican Government demonstrated
as it implemented the policy of peace and cooperation defined by
the 4th Congress, démonstrated the truth about southern Africa to
the centers of political and economic decisionmaking.

The concerted and united action of frontline countries and the
liberation movements in southern Africa is characterized by
coherence, identical positions, and clear objectives.

Today, more than ever before, the world is understanding that the
independence of Namibia and the end of “apartheid” are the only
cause of tension in this part of the world.

It is this irreversible progress of truth that brings despair to
the forces of international conspiracy against Mozambique and
provokes actions like the one under way in some sectors of the
U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.

They aim to promote, using the insufficient information existing
about our country, the East-West conflict theory in southern
Africa and, therefore, the notion that “it is necessary to defend
South Africa and Namibia against the communist danger”.

This offensive does not come by chance. It is being launched at
a time: when the antiapartheid disinvestment campaign against
South Africa is growing in the United States and when an
ever-growing number of U.S. businessmen, economic groups, and
politicans are beginning to take interest in our country.

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A good example is the recent debate on the Kannemeyer Report on the unrest in
the Eastern Cape. Was it really necessary to hold three debates on this :
matter? Could it not have been discussed at one joint session of all three
chambers? It would not only have‘ saved a lot of time, but would also have
eliminated the repetition of arguments. There are also other occasions
where joint debates would be worthwhile.

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JPRS~S5A-8597;
August 1935

SOUTH AFRICA

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF FOREIGN LABOR FORCE REDUCTION EXAMINED

Pretoria SOUTH AFRICAN DIGEST in English 28 Jun 85 p 562

[Text]

More than transport and trade rela-
tions, the annual migration of hundreds
of thousands of unskilled workers from
neighbouring states to South African
mines, farms and industries illustrates
the vital symbiosis between the region's
economic heartland and the peripheral
states. Basically this migration reflects
the lack of gainful employment opportuni-
ties in neighbouring countries as well as |
the lower levels of earnings prevailing
there. it also indicates that these
‘countries have not been notably success-
fulin creating domestic employment and
reducing their dependence on. labour ;
migration to South Africa. . I

As against that, the evolution of South
Africa's economic structure entails a long-
term reduction in the number of foreign
immigrants. There is thus a real danger.
that the phasing out of foreigners can
increase unemployment and social
instability in the traditional sending
countries. The mines, which engage

approximately four-fifths of the foreign
workers, are striving to build up more
highly skilled and more permanent work
forces. The reasons are primarily
economic and technological.

A contributory factor Is, however, the
efforts of the sending countries, joined in
the Southern African Labour Commis-
sion (SALC), to force up wages and
ultimately to withdraw all foreign labour :
from South Africa. (The members of the |
SALC are Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, ~
Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia and
Malawi). These objectives have been
given more concrete substance by a
major study published by the Interna-
tional Labour Organisation (ILO) in 1981, |

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which envisages a complete withdrawal
of workers from South Africa by creating
employment in their countries of origin.
This Is to be financed by means of a $2,5-
billion fund built up from levies which
South African employers are to pay
under threat of immediate total with-
drawal of workers.

Naturally an odd scheme such as this
and experiences like Malawi's embargo
on all recruitment in 1974, merely
strengthen the resolve of the mining
industry and other employers to lessen
their dependence on foreign labour.

Figures on foreigners in registered
employment in recent years, indicate a
distinct decline from 1975 to 1982. It
remains to be seen whether the 26,8 per
cent increase in 1983 over 1982 will be
followed by further growth. This reflects

the pre-eminence of the mining sector.

The foreign component of the labour

force on the mines has shrunk from 52,3
per cent in 1964 to 27,0in 1981, thatis for
all mines, including those not affiliated to
the Chamber of Mines. Whereas in 1974
nearly 80 per cent of those recruited by
the Employment Bureau of Africa
(known as TEBA) for affiliated’ mines
were foreigners, that share had fallen to
40 per cent in 1982.

No comprehensive official figures are
available on the total amounts remitted
by migrants to their countries of origin.
However estimates show that no less
than R667,8-million was involved in 1983
as compared with 315,4-million in 1980.

These remittances directly affect the
living conditions of thousands of famities

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throughout Southern Altica and contri-
bute substantially to the foreign earnings
of the home countries. With populations
growing faster than food production and
employment opportunities in the neigh-
bouring countries, their unemployment
problems are bound .to worsen in the

! foreseeable future and they will therefore
find it difficult to stop the migration of
their nationals to mines, factories and
farms in South Africa.

It must be borne in mind that the
employment figures as well as the
estimates of remittances based thereon,
refer to registered workers only. There
are, however, substantial numbers of
non-registered foreign workerg in South
Africa, Nonetheless, apart from the
seasonal agricultural employment of
: many tHiousands of Mozambiquans in the
Transvaal Lowveld area and of Basotho
in the Orange Free State, there are
substantial numbers from all the nearby
countries who have merged into the
South African labour force on a virtually
permanent basis. In the event of
@conomic sanctions really hurting the
country, these groups of foreigners
obviously would receive more vigorous
‘attention from the authorities.

South African Blacks, especially
unskilled, are even now severely affected
by unemployment. If sanctions were to
raise unemployment yet more, the
country would have no option butto keep
foreign workers out in favour of local
ones, starting with the unregistered. If
vigorously applied, such policy would
have catastrophic consequences for
Lesotho; would seriously affect Mozam-
bique, and would hit Malawi, Botswana
and Swaziland.


NETHERLANDS EXPANDING EXPORT PROMOTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Harare THE HERALD (BUSINESS HERALD) in English 4 Jul 85 p 6

[Text] THE Netherlands Government is expanding its
export promotion assistance programme to hélp
Zimbabwe increase its trade links with Europe

cso:

and its. local export
expertise.

According to the First
Secretary at the Nether-
lands’ embassy in Harare,

Mr., Willem “Bronkhorst, °

the existing export pro-
motion setvices offered
to Zimbabwe through
“OBI, the Dutch agency.
devoted to promoting im-
ports to Burope from de-
veloping ries, are to
be expanded through the
int luctiion of a special
two-year programme.

A letter of intent
covering. oe eeened in
is to signed in
Harare tomorrow by the
‘Permanent Secretary in
the Ministry of Trade and

a ‘Wiliam

Commerce,

Mudekunye, and the visit-

ing: director of OBI, Mr

Herman Leerentveld.
in-

‘The progremme
wolve four-month training
courses: for two Zim-
‘pabweans each year at
‘the Rotterdam: headquar-
ters of CBI and various
trade promotion ac
tivittes, ;

The latter will, until
‘guch time os the Ministry
of Trade and Commerce
has established ce own
enlarged expo} pro-
Srotlon, division with the
help of BEC be
handled by staff from
the Confederation of
Zambawe Industries and
“the ‘Nationa!
Chamber of Commerce.

With the help of CBI,
‘the two organisations will
undertake market  sur-
veya both in Zimbabwe

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Business Editor

—————
and in the Netherlands
to identify possible Zim-
babwean exports in.
mutually agreed-upon
sectors of industry

Once these have been
identified, a CBI expert
will assess whether Zim-

_babwe will be able to ex-

reasonable quan-

Bele. and meet quality,
price

tities
and
‘these sectors.
Several companies
from each sector will
then be selected to visit
Holland either as part of
@ ‘rade mission or to
{cipate ina frade
air, or both, Dutch buy-
‘missions could also be
imbabwe and
workshops

Cz will
each concentrate On ond,

sector each
textiles, cloth-
ing, furniture sweets,
eather products and cut
flowers have ‘been
identified at le tare

get sectors. vn whe
as until recently the ac-
ting director of at, said
would be

Ror? and above the ser-

vices normally sup!

to developing countries
and Zimbabwe was one of
‘a very limited nunvber of
countries which had a
special programme, with
the OBI.

eriteria in

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CBI's services include
detailed information on

‘Western markets, a 400,
8/m showroom in Rotter-
dam where les
from developing countries
can exhibit elr Pro
ducts, regular exhibitions
concentrating ‘on partic-
ular types of products
and a Wide variety of
seminars on Issues vital
to-export promotion such
as. packaging and trans-
port.

Mr  Bronktorst said
CBI had also recently
signed an agreement with
the International Trade
Centre of UNCTAD/
GATT in Geneva to help
promote inter-PTA trade
over ihe next Ewe aa
and agreed ©
the’ PTA — Secretaria
organise a seminar on ex-
porting and a PTA trade
fair to ‘be held in Nalrob!
next year.

@ Mr Leerentveld ar:
rived in Harare this week
trom Abidjan, where he
had attended’ a meeting
of ACP/BEC trade pro-
motion experts aimed at
mapping out guidelines
for the new trade pro-
. motion - programme —in-
| eorporated in Lome III,
| This was the first
meeting of its kind and it
was
wid

agreed that while the
ely - differing circum-
stances in ACP countnies
made it difficult to set
gown ‘& common app:

to export promotion,
much could be done to
co-ordinate the ‘multi-
lateral and pilateral
efforts underway ta pro-
mote ACP exports.

JPRS*SSA~85+072
15 August 1985

ZIMBABWE



Minister Announces Wage Increase
(THE- GUARDIAN, 21 Jun 85) -3 occu cc accc cee ces ene caccecccdes

Trade. Unions Urged To Unite
(DAILY NEWS, 2 Jul 85) cecccccecec cece cece cee ceccucccees

Country To Receive More Food Assistance From WFP
(DAILY NEWS, 15 Jun 85) .cccsceccesccccceceeee

Central Bank To Shift Emphasis Towards Manufacturing Industry
(Jowitt Mbongwe; DAILY NEWS, 3 Jul 85) cccccleccecececeee

Canadian Agency Donation
(DAILY NEWS, 1 Jul 85) ...c ccc cccce cere ec cncccvccceseeees

British Aid Agreement for 1985-86 Signed
(DAILY NEWS, 18 Jun 85) ccccssccesecesciccccescceucvevecs

Muslim Youth. Donation
(Molefe Mmamaplio; DAILY NEWS, 28 Jun 85) -scciccceeeeeeee

Trade With Zimbabwe Strained by Rule of Origin
(Leano Mphotho; DAILY NEWS, 26 Jun 85) .lecsecceeeeeceeee

Government Plans To Link Major Villages to Highways
(DAILY NEWS, 7 Jun 85) coc cece cece sce cecceeccecccceeceees

Concrete Industry Contribution to Development Described
(Molefe Mmamapilo; DAILY NEWS, 2 Jul 85) ..sceeseeeeeceee

Overstocking of Cattle, Overgrazing Problems Discussed
(Molefe Mmamapilo; DAILY NEWS, 20 Jun 85) .....seeseeeeee

Tribal. Grazing Land Policy Discussed
(Ray Mangope; DAILY NEWS, 20 Jun 85) ...cceceecccceceecee

Briefs
British Donation

BURKINA

Burkina Issues Statement on OAU Summit
(PANA, 19 Jul 85) ..cccccecececcceccceecccencesesvenevens

Burkinabe President's Message to OAU Stresses Need for Unity
(PANA, 20 Jul 85) cecceccccvecvcceccecvccccccesescesceree

ETHIOPIA

Foreign Minister Interviewed on OAU Summit
(Addis Ababa Domestic Service, 20 Jul 85) ......eceecceee

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IPRS~SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

SOUTH AFRICA

MB251046 Johannesburg SAPA in English 1035 GMT 25 Jul 85

[Text] Pretoria, 27 Jul, SAPA--Police said today they had arrested 795
people in the past five days under the emergency regulations announced on
Saturday by the state president, Mr P.W. Botha.

A total of 130 people have been arrested since yesterday, most of them in
the Eastern Cape and on the East Rand, according to a police list of de-
tainees. :

The list is as follows (the numbering continues according to the SAP list
yesterday, which ended at number 665):

Name

666.
667.
668.
669.
670.
671.
672.
673.
674.
675.
676.
676.
677.
678.
679.
680.
681.
682.
683.
684.
685.
686.
687.

Regina Nesi
Nomggobo. Kola
Nomisile Bavuma
Nomandele Mbongo
William Ntoyanto
Sana Kampher
Ndadile Mxaluna
Alfred Sangotshy
Stanley Naam
William Gaiza
William Gaiza
Solomon Sathekg
Wellington Best
Micheal Makasi
Melekile Seti
Kholeka Hoji
Zelani Jack
Nomazji Mbundwenib
Mannie Djosi
Mbuzsz Rayomd
Alvyn Nkomonde
Michael Bombuza
Jackson Monde

‘Race/sex |‘ Magisterial District
B/F Albany
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" "
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B/M Somerset East
C/E Cradock
B/M Adelaide
" "
" "
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" Johannesburg
" Bathurst
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B/F "
B/M Albany
B/F Bathurst
B/M Port Elizabeth
" "
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BRITISH AID AGREEMENT FOR 1985-86 SIGNED

Gaborone DAILY NEWS in English 18 Jun 85 p 1

[Text]

GABORONE: The Permanent
Secretary in the Ministry of
Finance and Development
Planning Mr B. Gaolatlhe and
the British High
Commissioner to Botswana,
Mr H.E, Jones have signed a
P11,1 million Aid Agreement
for 1985/86.

The money will be provided
to Botswana by the United
Kingdom ona grant basis, to
be used mainly for technical
assistance and the balance
to finance capital projects.

The Permanent Secretary
briefed the British High
Commissioner on Botswana's
economic position against the
background of continuing
drought and depression in
the mineral prices.

He pointed out that
Botswana was being ravaged
by drought for four
successive years, and that
substantial resources had to

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be diverted’ from ‘normal
development to the drought
emergency.

“The depression in mineral
markets had led to the
shelfing of a major coal
project at Kgaswe,” noted Mr
Gaolathe. He went‘on to say
that rural: development,
employment creation and
broadening of economic base
would be continued in the
NDP VI as major aims of
Botswana Government.

He Indicated that special
efforts would be made to
promote domestic food
production, “not only’ by
providing incentives to
dryland farmers but more
importantly by exploring
irrigation potential of the
Chobe, Okavango and the

* Limpopo rivers.”

“Mr Gaolathe stressed
Botswana's continued need

“for economic assistance, in-

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JPRS*SSA~85+072
15 August 1985

BOTSWANA

her efforts to consolidate
what she achieved up to date
and implement envisaged
programmes.

For his part the British
envoy expressed the United
Kingdom's strong desire to
continue with a substantial
development programme In
Botswana, within the
constraints of the United
Kingdom's need to control
public expenditure on bilatiral
aid programmes.

Mr Jones also confirmed
that the United Kingdom is
favourably considering
Botswana's request for
further assistance to fight the
current drought situation.

The two parties also
discussed trade matters
between the two countries
and agreed tocontinue efforts
to promote trade between
Botswana and the United
Kingdom.



SWAPO D, SWANU's Amendment on Reform

Windhoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER in English 26 Jun 85 pp 1, 5

[Text]

AGREEMENT OVER the contentious issue of
education was reached in the National Assembly
yesterday when Members resolved that the
Minister of Education should urgently present the

Cabinet with proposals

for improving education

and solving its problems.

There was no opposition
when Members were asked
by the Deputy Minister of
Education, Mr Piet Junius
(DTA), to approve an
amendment to his earlier
motion on the issue.

The amendment was a
compromise hammered out
after Swapo D and Swanu
tabled amendments to the
original motion.

While the approved
amendment is couched in
general terms, the Swapo
D and Swanu amendments
called for specific action in-
cluding the opening of the
Windhoek College of
Education and all schools
to all races.

The amendment tabled _
by Mr Junius said the
National Assembly was
conscious of the grave con-
cern regarding educational
and training issues and of
demands from various in-
stitutions and political par-
ties.

These demands con-
cerned fragmented control,
uncoordinated _ utilisation
of funds and manpower,
lack of national
educational purpose and
aims, a lack of comprehen-
sive educational planning,
and .the uncoordinated

“utilisation of.

educational facilities.;

The amendment said the
‘Assembly was concerned
about the possibility of
delays which may seriously
prejudice . the population
and “which may unneces-
sarily protract the climate
of uncertainty”.

The Assembly resolved
to refer immediately any
recommendations by. the
Minister to either the
standing committees or the
Constitutional Council.

The resolution said the

_ Minister should be assisted

by experts and any con-
cluded investigations,
reports and recommenda-
tions on education.

Mr Junius said he agreed
with calls for the opening
of schools and the College

NP Leader Kosie's Views

Windhoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER in English 28 Jun 85 p 1

[Text]

THE NATIONAL PARTY would take
a strong standpoint against any at-
tempts to open all schools to all races,
the Chairman of the White Executive
Committee and leader of the NP, Mr
Kosie Pretorius, told The Advertiser

yesterday.

Mr Pretorius was asked
‘for further comment on a

statement he issued yester- ©

day which said “the right
to own education is a non-
negotiable principle for the
SWA NP.”

The statement said great
‘concern and uncertainty

84

was developing among
whites over the future
white education and the
stipulations of Proclama-
tion AG 8.

Mr Pretorius told The
Advertiser yesterday the
NP believed multiracial
schools and — exclusive

_of Education but

existing”

JPRS+S54485297
5 August 1985

said
although it would be easy
and popular for the As-
sembly to pass a motion in
this regard, it would be
more difficult to imple-
ment.

Attempts to change the
educational system had
failed in the past because
Proclamation AG8 gives
education, including the
training of primary school
teachers, to the second-tier
authorities and the
Administrator-General had
not been prepared to
change AG 8.

Mr Junius said all con-
stitutional matters had, in
the first instance, to be
referred to the Con-
stitutional Council. .

The process could be
speeded up if agreement
could be reached now on
how to approach educa-
tion.


JPRS*SSA*85*072
15 August 1985

MOZAMBIQUE

BRIEFS

MACHEL GREETS IRAQ’S HUSAYN--President Samora Machel has called
for continued successful cooperation between Mozambique and Iraq.
In a message to Iraq’s President Saddam Husayn, president Samora
Machel also said he wished the Iraqi people a future of welfare
and prosperity. The message was sent to President Husayn on the
occasion of the day of the Iraqi revolution. [Text] [Maputo in
English to Southern Africa 1800 GMT 19 Jul 85]

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The declaration criticized the international community for giving "low
priority" to Africa's debt crisis. The situation is worsening, it
continued, by the fact that 26 OAU members are classed as "least developed"
countries, the majority of whose people are living below subsistence
level". "The external debt of many individual African countries", warned
the Summit "is now beyond their capacity to service and pay".

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JPRS*SS8A+85~072
15 August 1985

ETHIOPIA

BRIEFS

ERCS RECEIVES DONATION--The Ethiopian Red Cross Society yesterday received in
donation various agricultural implements worth nearly one million birr from
the Peoples’ Republic of Chinato be used for rehabilitating compatriots
affectéd by the drought. The documents for the donation were handed over to
Comrade Dr. Dawit Zewde, Chairman of the Ethiopiah Red Cross Society, by the
Charge’'d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy. The donation include spades, hoes,
pickaxes, Sickles and other implements to be utilized by drought-affected
compatriots.at rehabilitating centers to become self-reliant producers.
[Text].[Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 28 Jun 85 pp 1, 4]

YUGOSLAVIA DONATES TO RRC--The Government of Yugoslavia granted various medi-
cines worth 133,130 dollars to the RRC, [Excerpt] [Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN
HERALD in ENglish 29 Jun 85 p 1]

NEW WELLS IN GAMBELLA--GAMBELLA (ENA)--The Ethiopian Water Works Construction
Authority has dug 49~deep and shallow water wells during the past five months
for the benefit of drought victims being rehabilitated in Gambella province of
Illubabor region. Of the total wells dug in various willages in the province,
27 are-connected to pumps operated by generators and the remaining 22 are
manual. Comrade Alebachew Beyene, Head of the Gambella water works project,
said that the depth of the wells ranges from 30 to 90 metres and that the
water ‘shortage problem in the area willbe shortly solved when the construc-
tion of more wells is. completed. [Text] [Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in
English 5 Jul 85 p 1]. : : :

RRC AGREEMENT WITH SWEDEN--The Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) ,
yesterday signed an agreement with the government of Sweden which will provide
a grant’ of an additional one million kroner to help. strengthen the transport
service’ of the Commission. Comrade Dawit Wolde-Giorgis, member of the CC of
the WPE and ‘Commissioner for Relief and Rehabilitation, signed the agreement
with Ambassador Gunnar Revelius‘of Sweden. Comrade Dawit recalled on the
occasion: that the Swedish government had rendered praiseworthy assistance and
support to help Ethiopia implement her development projects. The Commissioner
said that the present agreement will contribute towards facilitating transport
of relief supplies to compatriots affected by the drought. Ambassador
Revelius on his part pledged that his government will continue to provide aid
in an effort to improve transport services commensurate with the needs of the
drought victims. [Text] [Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 29 Jun
85 pp 1, 5]

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JPRS*SSA*85+072
15 August 1985

NAMIBIA

EBER VAN ZIJL ON LAND REFORM; WATER SUPPLY, OTHER ISSUES

Windhoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER in English 26 Jun 85 pp 1,5

[Text]

THE TRADITIONAL system: of com-
munal farming was unjustifiable, but
could only be changed in consultation
with the people concerned, the Minister
of Agriculture, Water Affairs and Sea
Fisheries, Mr Eben van Zijl, said in the

National Assembly

Mr Van Zijl said the
communal system was un-
defendable in terms of land
conservation and
profitability and “in Africa
we can no longer afford
this system.”

Although he supported
changing the system, he
was realistic enough to
realise there were con-
siderable problems in-
volved.

“To try to change the
system at the stroke of a
pen would be very ir-
responsible.”

Communal farming had
existed for centuries and
had become entrenched in
people’s feelings, emotions
and sentiment.

In many places there
were large concentrations

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yesterday. —

of people on small parcels
of land. Many of _ them
depeitded ol income from
family members working
elsewhere.

It would be easy for the
new government to change
the system but difficult to
implement.

An economic and social
home would have to be
found for people where
they were willing to move
voluntarily.

Mr Van Zijl said if the
Government wanted to
make reforms in this
regard, it could not simply
go to a few traditional
headmen = and _ effect
change.

It would have to per-
suade the people that
reform was in their own in-

terest.

Mr Van Zijl issued a
similar warning over
possible use of water in the
north for agricultural pur-
poses,

Namibia had three times
as much water as South
Africa, but it was con-
centrated in the north.

This water could be
utilised by transporting it
south for industrial, mining.
and agricultural purposes,

“but the custs OF Uits wou

be “astronomical”, he said.

It would be better to
utilise the water where it
was, but the people of the
Caprivi and Kavango had
enjoyed virtual exclusive
use of this resource and
say the water belongs to
them.

Mr Van Zijl said they
would first have to be per-
suaded that it was in the
national interest before
these areas could be
opened up for agricultural
projects.

He believed the well-
watered regions should not
remain exclusive to the
population groups living
there, but should be open
to anyone to develop
agriculturally.

“But we can only imple-
ment this if we can get the

91

co-operation of the local
population.”

Regarding the establish-
ment of new industries in
Namibia, Mr Van Zijl
warned that it was difficult
to manufacture products
here more cheaply than in
South Africa.

He said cement
manufacturing in Namibia
enjoyed all the protection it
could wish for, but it was
still cheaper to buy South
African-manufactured ce-
ment than to produce it

locally.
As the Minister con-
cerned, he believed

Namibia was not receiving
the full and rightful benefits
of its fishing resource.

It was one of the. chal-
lenges facing the Govern-
ment to ensure that this
was rectified, he said.

Mr Van Zijl added he

wanted to caution the As-
sembly that ordinary peo-
ple were not interested in
political theories and prin-
ciples but were more con-
cerned with earning a
salary and providing for
their families.

“We should’ not .mis-
interpret the desires of the
people,” he said.



If the transformation which our society needs to
undergo remains hazy in the thinking of the people, any
group that finds itself in power will be trying to
steer a course through a fog.

In the political arena there are those individuals
who want position in order TO BE SOMETHING, and there
are those who want position in order to DO SOMETHING
that will improve the condition of living for
everybody. We owe it to ourselves and to our children
to be sober and reflective enough so as to see clearly
that fine line between the two types.

Indeed, formidable challenges lie ahead of those
who aspire to leadership in the next civilian
government. The agenda for reconstruction looks
daunting, to say the least. The choice of those who are
expected to tackle it should not be taken lightly. It
takes more than a crateful of votes obtained by "any
means" to guide the destiny of a nation, The people of.
Liberia should make sure that the objectives for which”
their votes are sought are made very clear to them, The
possibilities, options and practicable approaches by
which any politician proposes to reconstruct our
nation should be critically examined by the people
through widespread discussion and debate.

Having been afforded the opportunity of a
transitional period of five years of military rule, we
stand at a beautiful vantage point where we can see
through and beyond the fog from whence we came. There

is more than enough in our past to exhaust our hind-
sight. Given this backdrop, the Liberian people should
demand from any aspiring leadership more than the usual
platitudes that may be offered as party platforms. ©

I would not miss any opportunity, and certainly
not this one, to remind the Liberian people that votes
have no power of their own to confer on anybody the
capacity for leadership if the person does not have
that capacity; neither can votes transform a demagogue
into a meek public servant. Votes do not bestow on
anyone Integrity, Honesty, a Sense of Responsibility
and Respect for the Dignity of other human beings.

We hardly need to look beyond the tips of our
noses to see the agenda for the task before us:

- Hundreds of thousands of skill-less, jobless
and hopeless brothers and sisters languishing
in misery all around.

c= A large rural population stagnating on the
periphery of development activities for years!

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TRIBAL GRAZING LAND POLICY DISCUSSED

Gaborone DALLY NEWS in English 20 Jun 85 p 1

[Article by Ray Mangope]

[Text]

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GABORONE: It Is still
premature and hard to
compute the extent of the
achievements the Tribal
Grazing Land Policy (TGLP)
has brought about so far in
the promotion of beef
industry, sald Mr N.T.
Morapedi, Acting Director at
the National Institute of
Development Research and
Documentation of the
University of Botswana.

Mr Morapedi was speaking
at the second day session of
a five-day National Seminar
on Livestock Production,
Marketing, Training and
Development held at the
University of Botswana this
week.

He told more than 50
farmers who took part in the
workshop that although many
development programmes
implemented before the
TGLP managed to promote
the beef industry
successfully, there was need
to promulgate a policy of this
nature to lessen the prevailing
problem of overstocking.

According to Mr Morapedi,
arange management control
and conservation policy in
the communal areas, such as
TGLP was implemented to
discourage the over-
concentration of livestock
around areas, realised fully
through fencing in the tribal
lands.

Mr Morapedi stated that
the TGLP also had Its own
failures which include the
failure by farmers to reserve
land for future needs. Mr
Morapedi said that this makes
itdifficult for farmers to move
large cattle herds from the
overstocked for “ecologically
fragile communal grazing
areas” since there was
nowhere to move them to.
He said as a result these
cattle fall-back on the
communal areas and in turn
communal farmers are
strained from expanding
further nor are In a position
toopen-up new grazing lands
when there is need for
expansion.

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JPRS*SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

ETHIOPIA

FIKRE-SELASSIE, PRESIDENT OF YUGOSLAVIA HOLD TALKS

Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 29 Jun 85 p 1

[Text] Comrade Fikre-Sellasie Wogderess, tionary decade at various levels and
member of the Political Bureau of thé on various fronts and spoke of the re-
CC of WPE arid Deputy Chairman of habilitation programme under way
the Council of Ministers, yesterday to save the lives of hundreds of thou-
held talks with Comrade Radovan sands of compatriots affected by: the
Viajksvic, President of the Presidency disastrous drought and to make them
of the Socialist Federal Republic of self-reliant and productive citizens. °
Yugoslavia. yo 4 Comrade Fikre-Selassie and Com-

Ata ceremony held at the National rade Radovan Vlajkovic also exchang-
Palace, Comrade Fikre-Sellassie noted ‘ed views on current development in
that’ the long standing relations bet- Africa particularly in South Africa,
ween tihe two fraternal countries have and the activities of the non-aligned
been and continue to be strengthened, countries,
psrticularly since the advent of the Present at the talks were members
popular revolution, -[. and alternate members of the Politi-

Comrade Fikre-Selassie recalled the cal Bureau of the CC of WPE, ether
genuine support given by the Socialist party members, ministerz, ond the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia dur- Ambassador of Yugoslavia to Ethie.
ing the anti-fascist struggle in Ethio- Pia, .
pia and said that Yugoslavia was Comradn Rasovin Vinjkovic left
among those countries which extend- for Maputo yesterday was seen off at
ed to the country much needed sym- Bole International Airport hy Comrade
Pathy and support following the erup- _Fjxre.Selassie Wogderess, Alsa present
tion of the revolution, th ing-off ceremon: ; .

-Comrade Fikre-Selassie stated that {te seeing-off were mem

Comrade Radovan Viajkovie’s brief Ia tee, see ween
sta olitics! Burenw he C 4
uy here Dewar tte Promote existing members of the CC of WPE, minis-
and expresed gratitude for the assist- ters, Ambassador of, Yugoslavia and
ance being provided by the govern- - other embns:y staff members,

ment of Yugoslavia in the political,

-economic and diplomatic ee . A guard of honour presented arms
, Comrade Fikre-Selassie also review: while the national anthems of the

‘ed the gains made during the revolu- two countries were played.

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SOUTH AFRICA

APPROPRIATION ACT OF 1985 GAZETTED
Cape Town GOVERNMENT GAZETTE in English 28 Jun 85 pp 1, 2, 4, 6 :

[Text]
STATE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

No. 1405. 28 June 1985

It is hereby notified that the State President has
assented to the following Act which is hereby published
for general information:—

No. 73 of 1985: Appropriation Act, 1985.

ACT

To appropriate an amount of money for the requirements of the
State during the financial year ending 31 March 1986.

(Afrikaans text signed by the State President.)
(Assented to 19 June 1985.)

BE IT ENACTED by the State President and the Parliament
of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:—

Appropriation 1. Subject to the provisions of the Exchequer and Audit Act,
ofan of 1975 (Act No. 66 of 1975), there is hereby appropriated for the
reotlieements requirements of the State during the financial year ending 31 5
of State. March 1986, the amounts of money shown in column 1 of the
Schedule, with which the State Revenue Account shall be

charged.
Short title. 2. This Act shalt be called the Appropriation Act. 1985.

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ETHIOPIA

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES NOTED IN BALE

Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 7. Jul 85 pp 1-4

[Text] GOBA (ENA) — Over 35,515 hect- |: The Sheneka state farm is expand.
ares of land has been ploughed by Ang potato cultivation in 18 hectares of
agricultural producers’ cooperatives and ‘land. : MR .
individual peasants in several districts, ~ |-A total of 22,000 quintals of grain
in Bale region in the wake of the re- and 887: quintals of vegétable seeds
cent rains, according to Comrade Geza- were freely distributed to peasants who
hegn Workie. were affected by the drought which had

Comrade Gezahegn Workie, member hit the region in previous years.
of the CC of the WPE and First Secre- ! Under the afforestation programme’
tary of the WPE Committee of Bale launched in Bale’ region, a - total of
region, disclosed this here Friday while 15,944 tree seedlirigs have been plant
talking to a group of journalists who ed. poe : oe
had inspected development activities : It was also reported that 5,057 heads
and construction efforts being under- of families who moved here from the
taken in the region. drought ‘hit northern “areas are being

State farms in the fegion have in- "resettled in ten villages in “Harawa
creased their farm plots by 7,810 he. __Kébele of Wabi province, in line with,
creme white the Gololcha state farm the Programme adopted by the Politic
svhich had developed 10,000 hectares °@! Bureau of the CC of the WPE and
hae added 2,000 hectares for cultiva. the Revolutionary Government. uo
tibn since last February when the small " Comrade Gezahegn ' noted that 117°:
rains (belg) came. : streams have been diverted to cultivate

“Preparations are also well under 2 ct og ta neal doo
way to plough 40,243 hectares of Jand 4 9.5: kilometer long irrigation canal
by the staté farms. development Pro - to cultivate 315 hectates has been built
ject in the region so as to sow various with the dable eration of
kinds of crops during the current ni vane frown the Dene tle Pe
‘yainy season; Comrade Gerahegn said. ° . erratic Neo
ple’s Republic of Korea.
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Britain last year.

Notable abe the other ret products
announce e company are a
series of office products, and the One.
Per Desk personal workstation,
which combines voice and data in a
single desk top unit. The One Per
Desk is due to be announced in South
Africa this month,

The new products enhance the al-
ready extensive e product range of the
STC group, which now has an annual
turnover of more than R4bn.

The development of the new Series
39 mainframes was a significant fac-
tor in the merger between ICL and
STC, and STC regards the Series 39 as
the focal point of the entire Eroup's
information technology strate;

Says Fred Luyt, MD of ICL
Africa: “In Series 39 we have har-
nessed the latest techniques in every
field of computer engineering to our
provid l-beating VME operating sys-

eve have also made the highest
sible commitment to open 31
ms interconnection, and we provide
CAFS-ISP Information Search Pro-
cessor su ‘ger — winner of the
Queen's A ward — as standard to all

oreo ses result isa range of com, tere
with which ICL can win sul
new orders and give the company a
significant competitive edge in
market

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ETHIOPIA

WE,

CP OF CUBA HOLD TALKS ON COOPERATION

Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 4 Jul 85 pp 1, 3

[Text] Talks on existing ‘ edoperation “in ‘Conirade Ashagre recalled that ‘nu-
various fie'ds of endeavour in accor- merous activities’ have been under."
dance with the agreement between takén-in various fields of endeavour’
the Workers Party of Ethiopia (WPE)” on the basis of the cooperation agree-
and the Communist Party of Cuba, ment existing between the patties of
were held here yesterday. . the two fraternal countries. Relations

The talks at the office of the Cen- and cooperations between’ them, he
tral Committee of the WPE were held said, were further deepened and stren-
between Comrade Ashagre Yigletu, gthened following the signing of an
member and Secretary of the CC of agreement carlier bet ween their heids:
the WPE, and Comrade Eloy Valdes, of state.

Deputy Head of the Foreign Affairs Comrade Valdes, on his part, un-
Department of ‘the CC of the Com derlined that relations hetween the
munist Party of Cuba. two fraternal countries are based on

Comrade Ashagre said on the occa- mutuol needs and the principle of pro-
sion that despite the vast distance letaxian internationalism, which, he
geographically separating Revolutio- said, aro the driving force behind
nary Ethiopia and Cuba they ‘have the overgroving he tations oe dl coop
been able to jointly, accomplish impor- ration tween i“ me * ne hat
tant afd exemplary tasks during the Thi or ach ee mTM °
past decade because of their solida- jopin’s achiovements in various
rity of purpose and shared interns- fields and the level of progress she
tionalist outlook. He noted that the anirnaii the last 10 years are
Ethiopian people and history will al- . .
ways remember the tasks accomplished Vv Comrade Asiesre and Comrade,
and the sacrifices paid by the Cubans aides aso exel ged views on
who, in line with their commitment vs (ius = Afrions south
to proletarian internationalism, stood and central America in pa or amy
on The side of the Ethiopian people. international istues in general.

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LIBERIA

BRIEFS

INA ECONOMIC COMMITTEE--The Interim National Assembly, the INA, has issued
Decree No 8 providing for the establishment of an economic and financial
management committee in Liberia. According to the decree, the committee will
coordinate the economic and financial policies of the government and advise the.
head of state on all executive matters related to the management of the
economy. The committee will also: review and determine policy options to be
approved by the government as well as ensure the introduction of fiscal
discipline through the ‘enforcement of government recurrent and development
budget guidelines. It will ensure the implementation of the government wages
and employment’ policy with a view to achieving economic efficiency in the
public sector. [Excerpt] [Monrovia Radio ELWA in English 2000 GMT 17 Jul 85]

MANO RIVER UNION OPERATIONS--The Mano’ River Union's [MRU] operations in Liberia
are to be temporarily closed down shortly.’ The (?CENTERS) newspaper revealed
today that the union was temporarily closing its office because of pressing
financial problems.. The paper says the financial problems are caused by

the difficulties in getting two of the member states--Sierra Leone and Guinea——
to fully meet up with their financial obligations to the union. The (?CENTERS)
further said the directives effecting the temporary closure of the MRU's opera-
tions. in Liberia was to have been communicated today to the resident coordinator
of the MRU (?based) in ‘Liberia, Mr Luke (Bawoh), by Planning and Economic
Affairs Minister Emmanuel:.0..Gardiner, who. is ‘the principal representative of
the Liberian Government to the MRU. [Text] [Monrovia Radio ELWA in English

1710 GMT 17 Jul 85]

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS CALL FOR EDUCATION REFORM

Van Zijl Views on Reform

Windhoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER in English 24 Jun 85 ppl, 4

[Text] :

WHITES WERE fed up of standing ac-
cused over the education issue and were
not prepared to be in this position any
longer, the Minister of Agriculture, Mr
Eben Van Zijl, said in the National As-

sembly on Friday.

An answer to the ques-
tion over the future of
education in Namibia had
to be found once and for
all, Mr Van Zijl said in the
debate on a motion in-
troduced by the Deputy |
Minister of Education, Mr !
Piet Junius.

The motion calls on the !
Cabinet to give urgent at- |!
tention to previously com-
pleted investigations,
reports and recommenda-
tions and to measures to
improve the unsatisfactory
education situation.

Mr Van Zijl said the
whites and the National
Party had been placed un- i
der suspicion concerning
their attutude to education
and had been put in the |
dock.

As a member of the
white community, he was
fed up with being the ac-
cused and = was not |
prepared to stand in the!
dock any longer. L

He added that when
considering education, a!

heaithy balance had to be’

‘found between the ex-
‘tremes of unity “eenheid” .

and diversity
“verskeidhenheid”.

It was dangerous to
overemphasise unity and
the way to kill nation-
building was to ignore the
diversity out of which a na-
tion was formed.

But to overemphasise
diversity and have
everyone locked up in
seperate compartments
was just as dangerous and
could not succéed in
Namibia.

Mr Van Zijl said the
National Party believed
there was a common in-
terest binding Namibians.

He said if the Govern-
ment could find the
balance between unity and
diversity, it could build a
nation,

“But if we can’t achieve
that, conflict, confronta-
tion and mass murder will
be the alternatives.”

Mr Van Zijl said educa-

83

tion was a highly sensitive

issue which had to be°

handled responsibly by ex-
perts,

He suggested it should
be dealt with by the soon
to be established Con-
stitutional Council.

The Minister of Educa-
tion, Mr Andrew Matjila,
said the various education
authorities in Namibia and
parents would have to be
consulted before changes
to the present system could
be made.

He said the Democratic
Turnhalle Alliance had
Jong called for essential
reforms including the open-
ing of all schools to all
races.

The urgency of the mat-
ter was obvious, Mr Mat-
jila said, “but first let us
create a climate conducive
to consultations and

-negotiations.”

The Government would
not achieve its goal if it
was dictatorial and the aim
of the MPC was to take the
people along with it, Mr
Matjila said.

A Swanu Member of the
National Assembly
(MNA), Mr Peter

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repeated his

call made earlier last week
in an amendment to the
motion for all schools to be
open to all races and to be
controlled by the Depart-
ment of National. Educa-
tion.

He added that
preference should be given
to admitting children from
districts in which schools
were situated with due con-
sideration being given to
language.

Mr Nguvauva also said
the Government should
determine as fast as possi-
ble the funding mecessary
for bringing standards in
schools to the ideal level.

The Deputy Minister of
Education, Mr Piet Junius
said the DTA wanted an
education system to be
developed ‘that would
satisfy all the inhabitants
of Namibia.

To enable the Assembly
to get greater agreement
over the issue he said, the
DTA was prepared to con-
sider amendments to its
motion.

At his proposal the
debate was adjourned until
this afternoon.



JPRS+SSA~85+072
15 August 1985

ETHIOPIA

ETHIO~DJIBOUTI COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE COOPERATION MEETS

Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 5 Jul 85 pp 1, 5

[Text]

; The’ Ethio-Djitouti “Joint Miniaté- °
tial Council “Committee, set up based
‘on the ‘agreements reached by thé two
leaders 40 promote relations ‘and co
operation between the two ‘countries,
held. its first meeting here yesterday. :

The ‘Ethiopian side, at the ‘Joint
{Ministerial Council Committee being -
‘he'd at the Ministry of Foreign Af.’
fairs, is led by Comrade Goshu Wolde,
smember of the CC ‘of WPE and Mi-
nistér-of Foreign Affairs ‘and on the
Djibouti side, by Mr. Moumin Bah-
‘don Farah, ‘Minister, of Foreign , Af
fairs and Cooperation., : i

" Opening the session, ‘Comrade {
Goshii pointed out that the establish. j
ment of the Joint Miriisterial Council }
Committee heralds brightful prospects ;
of further strengthening relations and : :
‘cooperation between” the: two neigh: |
Pourly countries. a j
“Comrade Geshu recalled that the!
«peoples of the two countries have sharé,
ed experiences in times and said that:
{they have common interest in bron;
; dening this horizon of cooperation. :
. Comrade Goshu went on to say thet
cooperation between the two countries;
,in various fields has, been streng-
‘ thened and widened -since the inde-

ary

“pendence of the Republic of Diiboutt
"He expresséd the hope that the Joint;
Ministerial ‘Council: Committee will;
popen: aimew era of :mutually advan:
gtageous cooperation.” - i
} Mr. Moumin Bahdon Farah « on his
part stressed that the cooperation and!
“relations based on mutual understand.,

‘ing would. be’ more - - intensified :and:
tenhanced in future...

The Djibouti Foreign “Affairs and.

Cooperation Minister stressed “the:
“heavy responsibility vested on the,
Committee and noted that the coope-
ration and healthy relations between:
the two’ neighhourly countries is
r “worthy of emulation elsewhere is in n the’

sub-region.

The minister prised the revolu-

“tlonary government's attont effort to

offset the effects of the drought prob:

Jem andiexpressed eonviction that the

upeoining OAU heads of state summit

‘will help settle some of the conti

nent’s more ‘pressing problems. .°

«The thinister elso condemned the:

fascistic policy of the apartheid racist:

regime in Pretoria regarding neigh-
houring states, and the future of Na-

‘mibia in'particuler.

\ ‘The -Ethto-Djibouti Joint Mintste-:

‘rial Council Committed ts expected”

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OUTFLOW OF FUNK MONEY ' ALARMING‘

Johannesburg SUNDAY TIMES in English 30 Jun 85 p 1

[Article by David Carte]

[Text]

FUNK money appears to be flowing out of
South Africa at an alarming rate.

The latest Reserve Bank
Bulletin shows a R4,8-billion
outflow of short-term capital
from the private sector in the
pst two quarters — R2-bil-

in the fast quarter of 1984
and R2,8-billion in the quar-,
ter to March.

It more than nullified a
spectacular improvement on

current account of the
balance of payments.

Foreign debt

A Reserve Banik spokes-
man said the huge outflow of
funds “could not be-fully ex-
plained” by Tepayment of
private-sector foreign debt
and South African exporters
increasing credit to custom-

ers,
The implication could be
that tens of millions of rands.
are leaving because of politi-
cal and currency fears.
The Reserve Bank will not
know for several months

” whether this is the case, but

events on the capital account
partially explain the weak-
ness of the rand in spite of
large current account sur-
pluses. i
Because of sharply' rising

* exports and nose-divihg im-

ports, there was a current
account surplus of - R1,3-bil-
lion in the first quarter of this

- year. In addition, there were

net long-term capital inflows
of R400-million. Annualised,
this amounted to an inflow of
RT7-billion.

In spite of this, the banking ,
system had to borrow an- :

r R850-million and SA’s

reserves fell by R500-million. :

An economist said the post.
tion was “hardly the basis for
sustained economic recov-
ery”.

‘An important inference is
that interest rates have tum-
bled not because of the cur-
rent account surplus but be-
cause the economy 1s so

bed out that nobody
wants to borrow.

The Reserve Bank Bulletin
shows all types of spending in
tee deel nes 1 su gesting
plenty of potential for inter-
est rates to continue down-
wards, Interest rates will be
helped downwards if the in-
flation rate falls later in the
year once the effects of high-
er GST and the falling rand
fome out of the year-on-year

lex.

Savings up

A graph in the Reserve
Bank Bulletin shows person-
al savings shooting upwards
from zero to more than 5% of
disposable income.

is happened not because
ple are building up sav-
hee balances but for techni-
cal reasons to do,with {he
way savings and disposable
income Hd treated in the
statistics. It reflects a fall in
HP spending more than high-
er savings,

Provided the gold price
holds, SA could achieve a sur-
plus on the current account
Of the balance of payments of
R5-billion this year.

In the first quarter the sur-

lus was R1,3-billion and in
ie first five months it was

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SOUTH AFRICA

26 JULY LIST OF DETAINEES
MB261456 Johannesburg SAPA in English 1452 GMT 26 Jul 85

[Text] Pretoria, 26 Jul, SAPA--Police said today they had arrested 910
people under the emergency regulations announced six days ago by the state
president, Mr P.W. Botha.

A list of the people detained since yesterday, when the number of the
arrests reached 795, was released by police late today.

The list is as follows (the numbering follows the police list, continued from
yesterday): ‘

Name “Race/sex Municipal District
796. Fezikile Tshiqi B/M Cradoc
797. Tamsanga Mani " Port Elizabeth

"

798. Jimmy Soya

799. Sijalo Mashigona
800. Mncidis Ntsangani
801. Wadile Mboza

802. Dumisani Sibayi "
803. Nceba Magadudu
804, Mnowabisi Tywgkadi
805. Yuyani Mafani

806. Mguyisenoo Mcetywa
807. Thembelani Sibhayi
808. Mthetha Kleinbooi " Jansenville
809. John Saul " "

810. Edward Toola
811. Eliot Ncolo " Benoni
812. Lukas Skoyasa " "
813. Hezekia Kobela

" "

814. John Mabena " Springs
815. Moses Mngomezulu " "
816. Solly Kwaee " Benoni
817. Alegis Gugushe " Kempton Park
818. Mziwabantu Jantjies " Uitenhage
"

819. Gungotle Lamini
820. Mangesi Duwjwa

" "

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not pay tax to both the
Canadian and South Afri-
can Governments.

The ‘exact — conse-
quences of this move are
unlikely to be known
soon and companies are
not known for disclosing
their taxation structures.
But they will be felt by
about 40 companies, of
which the largest include
Alcan aluminium, Do-
minion textile and Bata.

Experts are agreed that
a strain on the Canadian-
South African economic
relationship would hardly
affect the political future
of this country — the
reason given for the sanc-
tions.

Trade between the two
countries is valuable but
not prolific. A further
withdrawal from the
South African economy
would weaken rather than
enhance Canada’s influ-
ence on local events.

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NEW TRAINING, VISIT SYSTEM TO BOOST MAIZE PRODUCTION

Mbabane THE SWAZI OBSERVER in English 28 Jun 85 p 3

[Text]

cso:

THE Ministry of
Agriculture has been
given assurance that all
maize production areas

in the country will soon
be using the new Train-
ing and Visit. system
(TNV) of extension
workers, and more crops
can be expected during
the next season.

The Assistant Com-
missioner of Co-
operatives and Develop-
ment. Mr Absaiom
Dlamini, said this when

he officially closed the -

-extension workers
“workshop to help serve
farmers better, at
Luyengo Campus.

Mr Dlamini con-
gratulated the Manzini
region for being -self-
sufficient in maize. ‘‘We
are happy that the TNV
system is to be applied
on all maize crops and

3400/697

we can expect more
maize in future.’*he said.

“This system, contains
elements of ‘accounting

_which is different from
the system we used’.

before. After the plan of
‘action has been brought
forward to the ministry
and put into operation, I
hope there will be a
chain from the top of-
ficers in the ministry
down to the farmers
through the extension
officers’‘who will be the
link.

“If the chain is pro-
perly linked, and the
work is properly per-
formed, we are sure of a
change in the production
of maize.”

He also said that he
had heard that the TNV
system has a large em-
phasis on supervision.
“If the ministry asserts
that this is the best
strategy and agrees that
it is a necessary resolu-

tion, then it is essential
that there ‘should be
supervision and that it
should be properly im-
plemented.

“Supervision in this
case is not addressed to
the extension officers

only, but to the whole ©

component. This, should
enable the top men to
say that there has been
much improvement since
the introduction of TNV
if the proper supervision
method is applied,” he
said. -

A consultant with the
World Bank who took
part at the workshop, Dr
George Kimani from
Kenya said that the TNV
system requires exten-

sion officers to visit
farmers on a regular
route which has been
timed for the farmers to
know when the officers
will come.

“After

every two

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SWAZILAND

weeks: the extension of-
ficers will assemble at a
central point and will ‘be
‘given training on issues
which -they should.im-
part to farmers,”” he
said. ~

“The system ensures
regular interaction bet-
ween the. extension of-
ficers and the’ research
Officers in, developing
appropriate technology
that should be applied in
Production of various
agricultural commodities
in different areas,” he
said.

He said that plans had
been drawn on what
should be done by the
extension officers star-
ting next week.

He also added that if
the ministry should
adopt the system, several
aspects would neéd to be
looked into, tabulated
and forwarded to the
minister.


CLOSER TIES WITH ZAMBIAN URGED

Harare THE HERALD in English 4 Jul 85 p 10

[Text]

LUSAKA.
ZAMBIA and Zimbabwe
their

should
ties more than ever be-
fore to enhance de-

country’s, Copperbelt pro-
vince,
“Tt 1s our hope that one

‘day Zambia

pabwe will find the right
solutions to their
economic problems. But
there is meed to increase
our efforts in main-

Zimbabwe had _ parti-
wipated at the fair for the
aixth time showed that
there was a lot of en-
thusiasm among Zim-
babwean ‘businessmen to
work together with their
Zambian counterparts.

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have beer assured ‘_
proceeds from sales of

exhibits

by _ foreigi
art! ts at this year’s
partietpan' .

Zambia Internat
Trade Fair’ .will be ex-
ternalised with minimum
delay,

million aid agreement to
‘poost agricultural, manu-
facturing and health sec-
tors,’all of which are suf-
fering from a severe lack
of funds and expertise.

dustry ‘wes operating
well below capacity due
to a shortage of foreign

ture ‘which
al hs
neglected, while
cent would Eto
the ins
a and “16 it

Zambian beneficiaries
under the scheme would
be required to pay for

‘provided in local

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JPRS-SSA- 85-072

15 August 1985

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA REPORT

ConTENTS
INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

PANA Cites IFAD's Jazairy on International Aid for Africa
(PANA, 20 Jul 85) .ecesccvecescenrencesaeesscneeessensees

African Bar Association Deplores 'Massive' Rights Violations
(PANA, 19 Jul 85) ceccsceeccccrcesccreccrsceceraeecsecees

OAU Approves Portuguese as Working Language .
(PANA, 20 Jul 85) cescccecccccccesccvccceercesscscsrerees

OAU Issues Debt Problems Declaration
(PANA, 20 Jul 85) vececveceesscecseeccneeeenseensneeenees

OAU Urges African Support for UNESCO
(PANA, 20 Jul 85) .scceceeercercrsesccerecercreseesercees

Food Improvement Emphasized by OAU Declaration
- (PANA, 20 Jul 85) .ccccsccsecececscscecererecrceerseceres
OAU Declaration on Agriculture Adopted ‘
(PANA, 20. Jul 85) .cicececcccececscecerecesecscecesereres

Briefs
OAU Adopts New 5~-Year Economic Program
ONU Terms 21st OAU Session 'Watershed'
Mayors Conference Ends in Kinshasa

BOTSWANA

Defense Force Reviews Operational Strategy
(Jowitt Mbongwe; DAILY NEWS, 19 Jun 3) ee

BPP Responds To Criticism of Tribalism Within Party

(John Kula; THE GUARDIAN, 28 Jun 85) sceeceeesecsceeeeees

BDC To Invest P100 Million To Stimulate Economy
(Horace Somanje; THE GUARDIAN, 26 Jun 85) .csseeseeroeees

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JPRS*SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

SWAZILAND

ROYAL FAMILY MEMBERS PROTEST LIQOQO AUTHORITY
MB241919 Johannesburg THE STAR in English 24 Jul 85 p 4

[Text] The authority of Swaziland's ruling supreme council of state, the Liqogo,
is being openly challenged in a rebellion involving senior members of the king-

dom's royal family, sources said.

The rebellion has already led to a mass march on Parliament in Mbabane [as pub-'"
lished] by a large number of the late King Sobhuza's wives and children, who
challenged the Prime Minister, Prince Bhekimpi, to have them arrested, they said.

The dissidents are said to be aiming to oust the small group of Liqoqo members
who are alleged to have virtually seized power after King Sobhuza's death in
1982.

The rebellion could lead to the king's appointed successor, Prince Makhosetive,
being brought back from school in England and enthroned ahead of schedule.

If successful, the rebellion would radically alter the power structure in
Swaziland and could significantly affect the kingdom's relations with South
Africa.

The march of King Sobhuza's wives on Parliament in the second week of June was
not reported by the local news media and few Swazis know about it, the sources
said.

Asserting that any Swazi challenging the ruling clique had been arrested, the
wives challenged the Prime Minister to do the same to them.

No action was taken against them and the wives are considered to have won the
confrontation.

According to accounts of the incident, the wives did not specifically demand the
resignation of the Liqoqo. Their action appears to have been intended mainly
as a protest against the ruling group's hold on government and a demonstration
against their alleged flouting of Swazi tradition and custom in seizing power.

Swazi involved in the rebellion are said, however, to be seeking the appoint-
ment of a new Liqoqgo, claiming the present body was illegally appointed, is

140



He addressed the country's choices by name and empahsized in particular that
which has become of vital importance to South Africans these days; namely,
whether to cooperate with one another or to.be taken over by the forces of
violence .that wish to plunge the country into calamity.

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101



people..."). In my view this is not true! I believe
-jthat the effective and enlightened development of a
nation requires leadership of the best caliber
possible, in ali respects. It also requires followers
who are not sycophants, imbeciles and opportunists; but
followers who are honest and dedicated, and who are
able to reflect on, and strive to translate the vision
of the leadership into reality.

I said earlier that as a nation, we are sorely
plagued by gaps of foresight, insight and hind-sight in
formulating policies, making laws, administrative
regulations, plans and the implementation of plans.

I started to develop a concern about these gaps
long before the transition in which we now find
ourselves occurred. The transition and the process
towards the Second Republic has made the sharing of
that concern. the . more — necessary because we have

arrived at° the point where history has. offered
us a glorious opportunity to re-examine -our values
‘and re-shape our destiny.

It is indeed a magnificent opportunity; but it is
also a most delicate one. Delicate in the sense that we
may, in the excitement and clamour generated by such an
opportunity, quite easily choose to re-inforece the very
things which have in the past worked against our
progress, without realizing that we are indeed doing
so. I will touch on some of the pertinent issues which
1 think Liberians should keep in focus. Some of the
things I ‘say here have been said before in various
statements I have made as leader of the proposed Unity

- Party. But I am/not speaking here for the Party. I must

*~ accept personal responsibility as eitizen
Edward Binyeh Kesselly for all the views expressed
here excepting of course those quoted from other
sources. ’ .

Because I have undertaken this exercise at a point
‘in time when the nation's economy is. floundering
dangerously, it seems appropriate to look at what is

‘happening currently as a result of lack of sufficient
insight or foresight in the policies or decisions which
have brought about the situation we face.

THE FINANCIAL SITUATION

I do not think Liberia has ever before experienced
the frustrating financial situation which we face

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kere province were given during Co-
mrade Mengistu’s inspection .tour of
the area. The province, traversed by
the Wabi Shebelli and Genale rivers,
is said to have great mineral poten-
tial, .

Comrade Mengistu Haile-Matiam
alzo inspected maize and other culti-
vation on 20 hectares of Innd run
hy the Southern Revolutionary Army
through the joint cooperation of pens-
ants and resettled drought victims.
Comrade Mengistu encouraged Revo-
Intionnry Army members to make
greater exertions,

During his stay in Cherti town of
Woyeb district, Comrade Mengistu
gave directives on development ven-
tures in the area following exchangs
of views with Party and government
officials. .

Members of the top Party and go-
vernment team led by the General
Secretary include Comrade Fisseha
Desta, member of the Political
Burenu and Secretary of the CC of
the WPE.

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JPRS*SSA~85~07
15 August 1985

SOMALIA

KULMIE INAUGURATES NEW AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION HEADQUARTERS

Mogadiscio HEEGAN in English 5 Jul 85 p 2

[Text]. Mogadishu, Thursday--The Second Vice President and Minister ‘of Plan-
ning, Jaalle Husssein Kulmie Afran, opened a newly built headquarters for the
Agricultural Extension Project at a Place six kilometres east of Afgoi and —
near the Agricultural High School. The construction of the new headquarters,
which cost 80 million Somali Shilling, was financed by the African Development
and Bank and the World Bank and it consists of administrative offices, a staff
training wing and 74 units of residential quarters.

Also on the same day the Second Vice President opened a meeting on ‘the
accomplishments of the First Phase of the Agricultural Extension Project now
nearing its end and ways of getting investment for the Second Phase. Attend-
ing the meeting were representatives of countries and financial organizations
investing in the project and would be investors. The opening session of the’
meeting was also attended by the Chairman of the Party Bureau for Social Af-
fairs, the Minister for Animal Husbandry, Forestry and Range, the Minister of
Commerce and Industries, Assistant Ministers, Hon. members of the Party Central
Committee and the People's Assembly, diplomats of friendly countries based in
Mogadishu and representatives of international and donor organizations.

In his opening speech Jaalle Kulmie spoke of the world-wide economic and food
shortage problems, particularly in Africa, and said these could be best solved
by working hard and increasing food production.

On the Agricultural Extension Project, Jaalle Kulmie said that it occupied
the foremost position in the Somali Government policy of economic development
based on the raising of production. Among the major purposes of the Project,
Jaalle Kulmie said, were teaching the Somali farmer society better farming
techniques and setting model farm projects to serve the Somali people as an
example of good and productive farming to copy.

Another speaker was the Minister of Agriculture, Jaalle Bileh Rafleh Guleid,
who said that the project had, during its five years of existence achieved
more than was planned. It started with 50 Field Extension Agents working with
25,000 farm families but that it now has 185 Field Extension Agents working
with 170,000 farm families, he said.

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TRADE UNIONS URGED TO UNITE

Gaborone DAILY NEWS in English 2 Jul 85 p 3

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GABORONE: Participants of
a five-day postal Telegraph
and Telephone International
(PTT!) seminar at
Mphatlalatsane Motel have
been told that trade unions
cannot succeed without the
right to bargain collectively.

The PTTI representatives,
Mr Fackson Shamenda who
was giving a lecture on
collective bargaining said
trade unions were a
realization on the workers’
part that their power and
strength lay in unity. He said
this enables workers to
approach employers on equal
terms.

“Collective bargaining is
the most important of all trade
union activities,” Mr Shameda
said.

Mr Shamenda sald an
Individual worker was at a
disadvantage because when
looking for a job there are
conditions of service which
one must comply with. He
sald an individual worker
could therefore not defend
himself against the employer
who has theeconomic power,

He further stated that
collective bargaining required
atrade union which can speak
on behalf of the members on
such things as better
Conditions of service. He also
sald better organisation of
the trade union was
necessary.

Mr Shamenda said it was
Important that a body
representing all sections of
the trade union was delegated
to negotiating respon-
sibilities. He said such a body
must have a principal
negotiator who must know
and understand the rules and
policies of the trade union.
He said fack of
communication between the
workers and management
resulted in strikes.

He added that strikes were
not a result of a unionised
workforce but they occured
because there was no outlet
through which workers’
grievenaces could be
channelled. Mr Shamenda
had earlier given a lecture on
trade union government and
administration.

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party was not sitting
back on this issue and
that it is one of the is-
sues that will feature in
the party's forthcoming
congress to be held in
Lobatse on July 13 to 16.

It is also understood,
more radical measures
are likely to be intro-
duced at the congress.

“We want to organise
our supporters in such a
way that they can be
able to stage campaigns
wherever they are with-
out assistance from
senior members,” he
said.

He was not at all im-
pressed by Gloria Ma-
sale, a lecturer at Uni-
versity of Botswana,
who said -in a recent
election survey that the
BPP had opportunisti
and confusing policies,

As far as Mr Muso-
jani is concerned Masa-
le's_conélusions, con-
tained in a 42-page
document she wrote,
did not reflect the work
of a qualified resear-
cher. “And [sincerely
hope she will revise this
paper before she circu-
lates it," Mr Musojani
said.

He argues that ‘the
main flaw in her work

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17

was that she made alle-
gations and drew con-
clusions without mate-
rial to support what she
says.

For instance, he said,
she said not show what
was confusing in the
party policy and did not
outline what she meant
by a non-coherent na-
tional policy which she
accused the party of
having.

“She seemed to have
come out to look only for
those facts which con-
firm her already held
view of the BPP.

“She did not bother to
talk to party officials
about party policies or
to clarify the confusion
she is talking about.

“For ‘instance she
says the BPP is no doubt
a force to reckon with in
the north then she says
there is no evidence that
the party is likely to in-
crease its seats. Im-
agine, she says this af-
ter saying the party can-
didate in Francistown
did very little campaign-
ing and that he lost with
a narrow margin. Given
the little campaigning
and the small margin,
how can she say there is
no evidence. “ Mr Mu-
sojani said.



IPRS~SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

_ SOUTH AFRICA

BOTHA'S LEADERSHIP, VISION OF FUTURE PRAISED
Cape Town DIE BURGER in Afrikaans 20, Jun 85 p 12

[Editorial:. "A Vision of the Future"]

[Text] In a strong speech before.a joint session of the three houses of
Parliament yesterday, the state president not only dealt with the current
state of national affairs, but provided in particular a broad outline accord-
ing to which future political development should take place. It was a fitting
and worthy conclusion to the first full session of the new parliamentary
dispensation.

President P. W. Botha pointed out right at the start that this year's session,
in spite of. differences of opinion, was successful in more than one respect,
and that the value of consultation was. demonstrated, and that "cooperative
cooexistence" is better than politics of confrontation.

It is striking that he referred only briefly to the new dispensation, but used
it as it were as.a basis for looking further. The vision of the future that
he gave was in fact a continued application of the most important elements +
with which the new system was begun. The implications are obvious; the course
taken has proven itself so well that it can continue to be built upon in
earnest.

President Botha stated clearly. that he is not striving for a fixed and inflex~
ible model, that certain groups will possibly choose their. own distinctive
systems and that what will ultimately come into being will perhaps be unique
among Western:democracies. And why not? It is accepted that a special solu-
tion--or more than one solution.in order to meet the needs of divergent groups
and communities--will be necessary for South Africa's special circumstances.

The next step now is to create improved governmental structures through consul-
tation. Conducting talks has proven its worth in the new dispensation, and
one of President Botha's resolves is.consequently to continue the process of
contact with the various population groups during the recess.

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CONCRETE INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTION TO DEVELOPMENT DESCRIBED

Gaborone DAILY NEWS in English 2 Jul 85 p 1

[Article by Molefe Mmamapilo]

(Text)

CSO:

GABORONE: The Minister
of Commerce and Industry,
Mr Moutlakgola Nwako said
the Kwena Concrete Products
which came into operation a
year-ago, had made a
considerable contribution to
national development.

Mr Nwako said the first
stage of the project was the
pipe division which
manufactured storm water
and sewer pipes. In addition,
he said, the first stage of
development also undertook
manufacture of stock bricks,
blocks: foundation blocks,
interlocking stones,
hexagonal paving slabs road
gullies, kerbstones and
manhole covers.

The Minister, made. this
remarks when officially
opening the phase II of the
development of the Kwena
Concrete Products on Friday.

He told his audience that
his Ministry was conducting
a very energetic ‘Buy
Botswana” campaign which
he hoped such firms as the
Kwena Concrete Products
would benefit from.

Mr Nwako sald the
campaign's main aim was to

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create additional employment
for ‘our citizen population.
He said Kwena Concrete
Products was an example of
one’ of our joint ventures
in Botswana.

He noted that stage of the
project, which is directed
towards the production of
tailway sleepers, had cost
P1,5 million. The dev-
elopment into this very
specialised activity of railway
sleepers, came about as a
result of Kwena’ Concrete
Products having tendered and
won the contract to supply
171000 pre-stressed
concrete sleepers.

Mr Nwako acknowledged
that the company had
received a considerable
amount of technical advice
from Sweden as that country’s.
sleeper system is so well
advanced. ‘He said .a great
deal of technical expertise
was required in order to

_ produce top quality sleepers

of the kind now manufactured
by the Kwena Concrete

“Products. The company was.

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adequately satisfying the
specifications set for the
product, he said. --

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Mzwandile Sali
Joseph Maqoeto
Regina Xinwa

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Vesizele Mzizi
Tumelo Mangakane
Gerald Duma

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Aubry Matshiqi
Norman Ngwedzene
Baleseng Mogodire
Vuzumizi Khanavile
Maria Xaba

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Alfred Maseko
Motsekelo Makaule
Paul Hlatswayo
Jorg Albert
Andele Mbete
Joseph Mgquangwana
Mpyyakhe Gule
Oupa Hanyzle
Wilfred Nindi
Lorence Mohab
Keith Bayana
Luyolo Nvovane
Fezekile Tshabalala
Humpher Tshabalala
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Mwikelo Gamba
Tozamile Gongaba
Sahna Semanile
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ually cleared up,” he laughed,
Another unique problem in the
mining industry was handling
mass meetings, which could bring
up to 10000 members speaking
many different languages. “As a
speaker you need to be fluent in
several languages to check that in-
terpreters convey sensitive mes-

sages correctly,’
le believes wages are the most
emotive issue among workers and

links this with job reserva
bars blacks tron

Job and income security are an-
other goal. “When our members
home are not sure If they'll Be:
ge the same job or wage when

return. And we are also work-'
ing for better compensation for oc-
cupationally-related diseases ahd
accidents. A black is paid off about
R1700 on the mines, whereas
coloureds receive about R24 000
and whites R26 000,” he said.

other important move was
yom Application for re ae

. “We no longer isasa

Political issue and ‘heed this to
Place members on stop-order with-
out having to apply to the minister
for an exemption.’

He also said NUM was the mem-
ber in Cusa which was most full
committed to jo’ @ super-fe
ération of unions: “ federation
should enable unions to support
each other in strikes, gain stronger,
bargaining power and organise:
workers on an ind basis; But,
we are even pte; -to disaffi-

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131

Mate from Cusa if it withdraws
from the unity talks,” he said.

Motlatsi has another unusual ex-
perience at hand. He was one of the
‘major forces behind the
campaign of liquor store outlets
and concession stores on mine
property in the Carletonville area
this year, The union charged con-

ion stores with asking unreal-

istic prices, and the campaign cul-.
‘the union'and Beep Levels auppiy

fe union supply
stores to serve customers on in.
proved terms.

~ Asked how he believed mai

ment percelved him, he said: “I’ve
been told by some whites that
management me for being
able to talk workers out of. doing
unlawful things, but they are wor-
ried about the limits the union can
take them to.” 5

Motlatsi’s union work occupies
at least one third of his time and as
a result he has to be compensated
by the union for hours lost. But it Is
not See My cesta he is candid
about this. “l formance rat-
ing in the industry has dropped be-
cause often away on union
work. In addition, there are many
members’ problems and my da:
-ean be exhausting because people
need tosee me after hours.”
“But hevéfijoys both jobs. His
union work because he believes in
a fight for workers’ rights, and his

Job because he’s inter-
ested in dealing with people’s prob-



i : JPRS*SSA*85+072
5 15 August 1985

LESOTHO

BASOTHO PILOTS TRAINING IN FINLAND
Maseru THE COMET in English 29 Jun 85 p 8

[Text] samty

A team of four pilots from
Lesotho Airways ‘are cu.
rently undergoing a
Special training in Hel-
sinki, Finland to fly the
new 40 seater F-27 Turbo
Prop Aircraft donated to
Lesotho by the Swedish
government, according to
the Acting Finance Man-
ager of the Lesotho Air.
ways Corporation, Mr. P.
Makotoane.

The team consists of the
Chief pilot, Captain Duke
Moorosi, Captain - Qacha
Molapo, Captain Moena
Nkuebe and Captain
Frank Green:

The Acting . Finance
Manager said the pilots

will fly this aircraft to Le.
sotho early in August.

He said the additional
aircraft to tthe fleet of the
Lesotho Airways will be
of great significance in
the development of civil
aviation in the country
since Lesotho is landlock.
ed and therefore faces
numerous problems in air
travel to the outside world.

He further said Leso-
tho has had to rely on
Jeasing large aircraft from
other airliners for its in-
ternational services be-
tween Maseru and Jan’
Smuts Airport in Joha-

« Mnesburg.

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Name

780.
781.
782.
783.
784.
785.
786.
787.
788.
789.
790.
791.
792.
793.
794,
795.

cso:

Laserus Magomor
Walter Mthinkile
Mzwake Bugi
Tharntau Marasela
Stuieu Masilela
Zuigisa Lerathal
Walter Makwili
Arnald Nlilapo
Jefrey Mfusa

Fuyo Niaplo

Lucas Kuwnalu
Luday Nhlengethwa
Petrus Haudle
Siwen Matukula
Raley Zulu
Thewbankasi Myshali

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Magisterial District

B/M

107

Benoni
"

Denotter
Denoni
"

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cso:

- An educational system that seems to be
producing mainly barely literate high school
leavers.

- A health delivery system that can hardly
deliver.

- A dangerously low capacity for adequate food
production. .

-. A highly politicized civil service.

- A sharply deteriorating foreign image.

It is hardly necessary to raise more than this
handful of points to convince anyone that: the challenge
should not be viewed casually. Some of us have studied
these matters with deep concern over the years, and
have even done some research. Perhaps there will be
opportunities in the future to dwell on them in greater
depth. But all Liberians need to reflect on them; and
the need to do that could not be more urgent than it is
as we march towards, a new dawn,

I hope, in 1986.

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CENTRAL BANK TO SHIFT EMPHASIS TOWARDS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

Gaborone DAILY NEWS in English 3 Jul 85 p 2

[Article by Jowitt Mbongwe]

[Text]

GABORONE: The Governor
of the Bank of Botswana, Mr
C.N. Kikonyogo, has said that
the economic policy
objectives of Botswana had
changed from centering
around the cattte industry to
exploitation of mineral
wealth.

In a speech delivered at
the Bank's 10th anniversary
celebration on Monday, Mr
Kikonyogo said present
policies emphasise the need
to move away from the
country’s somewhat pre-
carious dependence on the
mining and cattle industries
to better developed
agriculture and the
manufacturing sectors.

“With this change in
Government's economic
objectives, | believe there is
need for corresponding
change in the role of the
Bank of Botswana,” advised
the Governor.

He suggested that whilst
the regulatory function of the
bank must still remain
important, the bank should
take on a developmental role,
complementary to and
supportive of the
Government's aim of a
diversified economy.

Mr Kikonyogo noted that
the development of
agriculture required an
agricultural credit system that
was viable and self sustaining

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in the tong term.

The emphasis on
manufacturing industry,
necessitated a financial
system, that could also meet
the long term credit needs of
the Industry.

Mr Kikonyogo submitted
that whilst commercial banks
would probably meet the
working capital requirements
of manufacturing enterprises,
they were not particularly
fond of long term lending
because of considerations of
liquidity, or to lend to what
they perceive to be risky
agricultural sector.

He said the Bank of
Botswana must devise an
appropriate Institutional

structure for purposes of’

providing inducement and
incentives for financial
Institutions to venture into
these new areas.

He disclosed that con-
sideration was being given
to establishing branches of
the bank in other parts of the
country to serve the needs of
the country fully.

The Central BankGovernor
expressed hope that his bank
would not be hindered by the
manpower shortage In Its
plans and aims for the future.

At the ceremony the
President, Dr Quett Masire
presented certificates forlong
service to 17 members of the
bank staff.

JPRS~SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

BOTSWANA



DETAILS ON CDM DIAMOND OVERMINING ISSUE GIVEN

Windhoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER in English 25 Jun 85 pp 1,3

{Text:]

NAMIBIA has lost .R2,65 billion in dia-
mond ore reserves through overmining
by CDM the Thirion Commission heard

yesterday.

If CDM had intended
to maximise the lifespan
of the Oranjemund mine
in accordance with ac-
cepted: mining practice,
it would have operated
profitably for 23 years
after 1982, with remain-
ing ore reserves of R5,5
billion.

But with overmining
forced onto CDM by

arent company De

jeers, the life of the
mine was shortened to
10 years and profitable
ore reserves declined to
R2,8 billion.

This was alleged before
the Thirion Commission of
Inquiry into irregularities
in government by Mr
Gordon Brown, a former
CDM _— employee and
technical assistant to’ the
General Manager at Oran-
jemund,

Quoting from a number
of confidential CDM and
De Beers documents, Mr
Brown described how min-
ing management at Oranje-
mund had attempted to
convince the Board of De
Beers to lower its produc-

tion targets for the sake of

the long-term viability of”

the mine.

“But the Board insisted
on a monthly production
target of 125000 carats
when the mine could only
produce 103000 carats
without damaging the long-
term prospects of the
deposit,” Mr Brown said.

Oranjemund produced
the world’s top gemstones
and had contributed 50%
of the profits of De Beers
on only 14% of the group’s
carat total.

Asked by Mr. Justice
PW Thirion to define over-
mining, Mr Brown
described it-as-working the
ticher deposits to the detri-
ment of low grade deposits.
Accepted mining, Practice
dictated ~ that’ ° annual
production targets be a
balance of high and low
grade deposits determined
by the average grade of the
entire ore reserves.

“Repeated attempts by
Oranjemund staff to slow
down the pace
overproduction ‘were in
nored by the Board of.

89

Directors which insisted on
increasing production from
an acceptable 1,2m carats
to a peak of 2,1m carats in
1977.”

The replacement of 18
field treatment plants by
four large processing
plants, intended to allow
mining to average grade,
merely led to further over-
mining, Mr Brown said. *

Asked to produce
evidence on Board direc-
tives, Mr Brown submitted
a memorandum by the pre-
sent Chairman of De
Beers, Mr. Julian Ogilvy-
Thompson, instructing
CDM to re-classify its min-
ing blocks in terms of
“contribution to revenue”
rather than as part of total
reserves,

“With this new defini-
tion, some _ previously
marginal deposits become
unpaying reserves ‘and you
maximise overmining,” Mr
Brown said.

“Based on reports writ-
ten at CDM the effects of
this approach were shown
to be a rapid decline of
reserves and profitability

“from the end of the 70’s.

While — overmining " had
started at a low level in ‘63,
it had peaked at 100% in
of ‘76.and declined slightly to
94% in 1978.”

JPRS*SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

NAMIBIA



In addition, bans imposed by some countries on African magazines edited outside
the continent prevent citizens from enjoying access to international informa-
tion, says the ABA. It calls for bans imposed on the publications "AFRIQUE-
ASIE" and "JEUNE Afrique" to be lifted.

The ABA argues that the free circulation of information is a basic condition
for building democratic societies, without which there will.be no development.

The ABA urges greater public participation in drawing up and implementing
development programmes.

All the rights and freedoms mentioned in the statement, the ABA points out,
are included in the African charter of human and peoples rights, which was
adopted unanimously at the 1981 OAU summit in Nairobi. However, to date only
15 countries have ratified the charter, namely Congo, Egypt, Gambia, Guinea,
Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra,Leone, Togo, Tunisia,
Tanzania, Burkina Faso and Zambia. Six states have signed the charter but
have not.yet ratified it: Gabon, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Libya and

Lesotho.’ «

The remaining African states have neither signed nor ratified the charter.
The charter can only come into effect when a majority of OAU members--26
countries--have ratified it, the ABA points out. “

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JPRS~SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

LIBERIA

NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER, JOURNALIST ARRESTED
AB171836 Dakar PANA in English 1825 GMT 17 Jul 85

[Text] Monrovia, 17 Jul (LINA/PANA)--The president and publisher of the
independent FOOTPRINIS TODAY newspaper, Mr Momolu V. Sackor Sirleaf and the
paper's sports editor Klon Hinneh have been arrested and detained in Monrovia
for "breach of security." >

The two journalists were arrested at the newspaper premises yesterday evening
in Monrovia by security agents upon orders from the Justice Ministry, the
newspaper reporter in a front~page story today.

In the story captioned "Sirleaf, Hinneh Arrested," FOOTPRINTS said Mr Sirleaf
was at a meeting with some of the newspaper's staff when two men of the police
intelligence unit walked into his office and requested that their chief,

Col Thomas Nimely wanted to see the publisher outside. Mr Sirleaf told the
agents that Colonel Nimely was welcome into his office if he.wanted to talk
with him.

The arrests of the two men come a day after the newspaper published a front-
page story that the two journalists had sued the minister of state for
presidential affairs, Dr J. Bernard Blamo, and the director of National
Security Agency (NSA), Mr Sylvester Moses, for "false imprisonment."

The paper said the journalists had sued Messrs Blamo and Moses as being
responsible for their "illegal" detention at the post stockade--a military
prison--in Monrovoa last year for 55 days. When contacted, police intelligence
chief Nimely said he could not give details on the arrests of the two
journalists. He said that questions should be directed to Justice Minister
Jenkins Scott, because it was the Justice Ministry that had issued the writ
for their arrest, the paper said.

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72



The response of the U.S. administration and the support that the
opponents of President Reagan gave to cooperation with Mozambique
are a reflection of a remarkable progress which has been taking
place in the relations between the two countries since 1982, and
of the many visits that U.S. senators, congressmen, officials,
businessmen, and journalists have been making to Mozambique to
familiarize themselves with our reality.

This group of people clearly understands the causes of
destabilization, the terrorist and unpatriotic nature of
banditry, the fundamental causes of the economic crisis

confronting us.

By emphasizing mutual respect and noninterference in the internal
affairs of each other, following the Nkomati Accord our country
has been able to promote a greater action with the U.S.
administration for the deescalation of tension in the region and
for the cessation of violence.

An ever-increasing number of Western countries have become aware
of the regional situation and our cooperation has been widened in
all fields. Peace and stability in Mozambique is a requirement
for the entire region, a fundamental condition for economic and
social progress of all the peoples of southern Africa, and an
imperative so that this region ceases to be an area of potential

conflict.

Like all other independent countries in the region, Mozambique
promotes a policy of peace, fights for the demilitarization and
denuclearization of the Indian Ocean, and follows in a consistent
manner a policy of nonalignment and national independence.

This policy of our party and government has gained prestige and
international respect for Mozambique and permitted us to
establish stable and sound relations of friendship and
cooperation.

Our love for peace, the acceptance of our responsibilities and
the honesty with which we engage in cooperation are, to use an
expression of President Samora Machel, among the most
"sophisticated weapons" we have.

For that reason we must not feel surprised if those who have
always defended Portuguese colonialism, Smith’s regime, the
colonization of Namibia, and apartheid in South Africa stand
precisely against peace and our relations of friendship and
cooperation.

The Mozambican people are certain: Our government is on the
right track. Let it continue to guide us in the struggle! The Mozambican
people know that "a cat is always a cat."

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78



New Training, Visit System To Boost Maize Production
(THE SWAZI OBSERVER, 28 Jun 85) ceceevecsevceccesesssees

Briefs
Workers To Be Laid Off

ZIMBABWE

Government Resettlement Figures Since Independence
(THE CHRONICLE, 1 Jul [:)

Closer Ties With Zambian Urged
(THE HERALD, 4 Jul 85) .scececeeeeseeseecsseuscererscere

Commentator Explores Reasons for CAZ Victory
(Philip Nolan; THE HERALD, 5 Jul 85) ....--

Netherlands Expanding Export. Promotion Assistance Program
(THE HERALD, 4 Jul 85) ..csesesescececrcrcceecscrrreceee

ZNFU Predict Drop in Large Scale Farming
(THE SUNDAY MAIL, 30 Jun B5) cecweccercccccncenncecveees

Shortage of Lubricating Oils Problem for Transporters
(THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE, 28 Jun B5) caceccccccceeeeeseses

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‘Race/Sex Magisterial District

736. Mosts Blouw B/M Uitehnage
737. Thame Kulati " "
738. Nico Makae " "

" "

739. Headman Jacobs
740. Tunda Ravazoca
741. Micheal Novkajo "
742. Bouce Kopsan " "
743. Zandisile Kwezi
744. Edward Jonas
745. Gladwell Sidlamani "
746. Jeffrey Blouw
747. Mcwandile Sangwis
748. Siano Lubambo
749.. Thozamile Makhuleni "
750. Nkoliseko Mlomisa
751. Enock Thomas

752. Gladston Ntshenae
753. Wlile Miggels

754. Lonwabo Loponowana
755. Makhua Mabata

756. Pumzile Dingana
757. Ntungwana Ndcina
758. Sinphile Lolwane
759. Welcome Mboja

760. Samuel Jonas

761. Mietelele Mbonella

" "

" "
" "

762. Richard Varnicker c/M Graaf-Reinet
763. Danile Kamin B/M Jansenville
764. Linda Saki " "
765. Jeffery Nkumanda " Pearston
766. Bennit Nkumanda " "
767. Shepard Masinga " Springs

"

768. Comhart Boyale
769. Aephre Madena
770. Elliot Ngede
771. Samuel Makhanja
772. Petrus Kdizang
773. Abel Pitzi

774. Zeghaba Bulane
775. Enock Mxhalemele
776. Elliot Phahalne
777. Mahwmola Zkozabak " Benoni
778. Joseph Maredu
779. Stephan Mashell

106



Rhodesian minority regime, and endeavored to legitimize
“apartheid”.

In their preliminary deliberations, after analyzing statistics
and using arguments which could only have been propagated by the ,
disinformation and ignorance about our situation prevailing in
many American sectors, the ultraconservatives appealed to the
East-West psychosis to have their motion approved.

The amendment, which was approved, is clear proof of. -how the : a
Nkomati Accord constituted a heavy defeat to the forces of :
destabilization. 4

In fact that accord, which received support from the
international community and from the U.S. administration itself, ..

has demonstrated: .

A. That conspiracy against our country was the result of joint
efforts of various international forces.

The Nkomati Accord compelled the forces which were hiding behind
the overt South African intervention to make moves and to expose
themselves. Thus, the “Portuguese component”. emerged clearly,
supported by colonialism’s financiers and bankers engaged in a
plan to recolonize Mozambique. Links with the European and
American neofascist, extreme right and with the most racist and
fanatical circles were revealed. . .

The enemy had to mobilize the forces that he was keeping in
reserve. .

To all governments in the world which are concerned with the
situation in southern Africa, it became evident that the
aggression against Mozambique was exclusively an aggression
against our independence and that of Africa.

This prompted a growing international response to the struggle
against famine, cooperation for development, and lately the
strengthening of our defense capability.

B. That the conflict in southern Africa was not, a conflict i
arising from the East-West confrontation. |

What is at stake in our region is not the form of government or
the system of economic development to be established in South
Africa or Namibia. This is a question which is only to be freely.
and democratically decided by the peoples of those countries.

76



JPRS*SS8A~85~072
15 August 1985

SOUTH AFRICA

FIRST PARLIAMENTARY SESSION UNDER NEW DEAL DEEMED SUCCESS
Cape Town DIE BURGER in Afrikaans 21. Jun 85 p 14

[Editorial: "A Good Beginning"]

[Text] The parliamentary session which ended in Cape Town’ this week was in
many respects one of the most important held in years. ‘Legislation was enacted
that furthered the government's policy of evolutionary and orderly change,
while other urgent problems of the country received incisive attention.

The session was also of great historical importance. It was the first full
session under the new constitutional dispensation which for the first time
involved Coloreds and Indians in the decision-making process of the country.
To a large extent it was also a test of how the new system would work in

practice.

The high expectations for the new system were largely fulfilled. The Coloreds
and Indians made full ‘use of the opportunity offered them. ‘For the first time,
they could fet their own voices be heard in the highest council chamber in the
country. Important contributions were made by them and substantial results

were achieved.

The important consensus principle, on which the system is founded, worked well
in practice. Much routine legislative work was done in the standing committees.
Problems were sorted out there to allow for more meaningful discussions in the
various chambers. The prophets of doom who had predicted that the new system
would plunge the country into a constitutional crisis were proven wrong, even
though there were differences of opinion.

As expected there were growing pains. These have already been attended to by
Parliament itself. Various changes in the procedure were introduced to ensure
an even smoother running of the parliamentary machine. It can be expected
that further refining of the system will continue to be of highest priority.

One aspect that can be considered in the future is whether the opportunity

should not be created for joint debates on certain issues. At the moment
there is duplication and overlapping that seems unnecessary.

102



SWAPO D SLAMS ZAMBIAN PM

Windhoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER in English 27 Jun 85 p 3

[Text]

cso:

POLITICAL

REPORTER

He called on: the Zam-

THE SWAPO Democrats Party has‘called on the-bian Government to:
Zambian Government to release Namibian political @ investigate *the

prisoners held in Zambia and to investigate the dis-

appearance of Namibian
Mr Phil Ya Nangoloh,,

Swapo D’s Information’ ple: in

and Publicity Secretary,
said in a statement yester-
day “executions and
brutalisation” of Namibian
refugees were taking place
at “Swapo torture centres”

in Zambia and should be
stopped by the Goyern-
ment.

He was responding to,
comments by the Zambian’
Prime » Mr-Kebby
Musokotwane,. criticising
the Multiparty Conference
Government and the role
of multinational companies
in Namibia. .

Mr Musokotwane said
South Africa was using a

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fefugees-in the: ‘country.
small 'group: of: black

in Namibia “as fronts
sand torchtieatery of the evil
system :of.-’ colonialism,
apartheid

pales cael

“He
tinational see ke of
“plundering” "Namibia's

Mr  ‘Nangoloh said
Namibia was -going
through the sare tran-
sitional period as other
African countries prior to
independence.

The MPC Government’

was exploring every
avenue to solve the

country’s problems.

87

and number .

“criminal abductions - and
kidnappings of Namibian
refugees by Swapo agents
into Angola”; +

@ advise United Nations
agencies in Zambia to
“cease their, discriminatory
and other illegal practices
mut. 28ainst non-Swapo’ Nami-

mul- bians”; and,

@ to. stop the exaggera-
tion -and inflation of. the
of . Namibian
refugees by.the UN High
Commissioner for refugees
for political purposes.

. Mr Nangoloh said the
multinational’ companies
that Mr Musokotwane
wanted to prevent “from
continuing their evil ways”
after independence were
the same corporations ex-
ploiting Zambian minerals.

IPRS~SSA~8. 5-072
15 August 1985

NAMIBIA



IJPRS*SSA~85*072
15 August 1985

LESOTHO

BRIEFS

EEC IMPROVES MARAKABEI CLINIC--A grant of more than M67,000 has been approved
by the Commission of the European Communities (EEC) to assist in the construc-
tion of new buildings and staff houses for the Marakabei Health Centre, ac-
cording ‘to a press release from the EEC Delegate to Lesotho, in Maseru. The
project provides for a new clinic house, a staff nurse and maternity unit, a
nurse assistant house, Water and electricity supply will be connectedt:to the
existing rural clinic at Marakabei, The project will be implemented by the
Dutch Relief Organisation (CEBEMO). The funds for the project are provided
under a special programme of the EEC supporting development projects imple-
mented by European non-governmental organisations. [Text] [Maseru THE COMET
in English 1 Jun 85 p 8]

EEC GRAIN DONATION -- The European Economic Community. has donated 3000 tons of
wheat valued at about r615,000 to Lesotho, the EEC representative in Maseru, Mr
Tue Rohrsted, said today. He said the wheat would be sold to the Lesotho flour
mills, who would re-sell it. The revenue would then be used to support develop-
ment projects. Mr Rohrsted said the total grants to Lesotho from the EEC since
1979 amounted to 16,529,576. [Text] Johannesburg SAPA in English 0851 GMT 19
Jul 85 MB] : .

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IJPRS*SSA~85+072
s 15 August 1985

were planted on 156 hectares of land on the slopes of Findu Mountain. Simi-
larly, 350,000 seedlings of eucalptus tree were planted on 233 hectares of
land in two kebeles of Humbo and Sodo Zuria districts. Last year 480,000

seedlings of different trees were planted in Findune locality which have now
rgrowing and are in. good condition, according to Comrade Getachew Tekle-

-Haimanot, controller of the provincial forestry development office. [Text]
[Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 27 Jun 85 p. 1]

ALGERIAN DONATION TO AFRICAN AID FUND--Algerian President Chadli Bendjedid
has presented a $10 million cheque to the chairman of the OAU assembly which
was donated by his country to be used for the African special emergency aid
fund organization. In addition to this Kenya and Ghana have pledged to give
$500,000 dollars each and Cameroon and Niger have pledged to. give $250,000

and $50,000 respectively. [Text] [Addis Ababa Domestic Service in Amharic
1700 GMT 19 Jul 85 EA]

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51



IJPRS*SSA~85+072
15 August 1985

MAYORS CONFERENCE ENDS IN KINSHASA--Kinshasa, 20 Jul (AFP)--Data processing,
public housing, municipal revenue, and the administrative organization of com-
munities, were the main topics discussed during the fifth general assembly of
the International Association of French-speaking Mayors [AIMF], which ended in
the Zairian capital on Friday. The president of the AIMF, Jacques Chirac,
mayor of Paris, drew conclusions of this 2-day colloquium affirming that "The
AIMF wanted to be a laboratory for the planning of a modern policy of coopera-
tion." "This," he told AFP, "should be limited to countries with which France
has historic and privileged ties, and more particularly countries of French-
speaking Africa, in such a way that we do not waste our resources through a

- division of means by which they lose their efficiency." In the area of data
processing, Kinshasa was retained as pilot town to serve as example and ex-
perience for the development of data processing in the management of Africa's
big towns, The pilot town will benefit from courses offered in the municipali-
ties of industrialized nations for the youth, municipal officers and the
elected ones. The chairman of the AIMF committee on data processing, Mr
Godaert, alderman of Luxemburg, announced in the organization of a colloquium
on this subject in Quebec in 1987. [Excerpt] [Paris AFP in French 0827 GMT
20 Jul 85 AB]

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poverty because of the ‘neglect and the
injustices committed by the defunct
regime as well as by the devastation

-caused by nature and the enemics of

the country, He said that it is sadden-
ing and ‘shameful to be’ hungry and

‘destitute in a country “endowed with .

abundant ' resources. including water.

He emphasised that with determination

and hard work the situation can be
changed to the better, To this end, he
exhorted those present to. implement
the programme of the WPE and the
plan of the Revolutionary Government’

improve the standard of living of pe ,

people and. establish the People’s De-
mocratic Republic of Ethiopia,

"He said that encouraging results
have heen attained so far in the deve-
lopment endeavours and in the villag-
isotion scheme to rehabilitate drought
affected compatriots. -°

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JPRS+S8A~85~072
15 August 1985

ETHIOPIA

GENERAL SECRETARY URGES PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT ENDEAVOUR

Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 29 Jun 85 p 1

[Text]

GOBA (ENA) — Comrade Men-
gistu Haile-Mariam said yesterday
that drought affected compatriots
should fully participate in the imple-
mention of the sation’s develop:
ment plah in order for them to lead
a se’f-reliant life in future.

Comrade Mengistu Haile-Mariam,
General Secretary of the CC of the
WPE, Chairman of the PMAC and

, Commander-in-Chief of the Revolu-

tionary Armed Forces, made the ob-

servation while visiting Elkere pro-
vince of Bale region, heading a high-
level Party and government team.

The activities of | counter-revolu-
tionary elements and reactionary for-
eign invasion: to halt the progress of
the nation coupled with the pro-
biem of the drought made complex
the struggle of the broad masses to
bui'd a prosperous motherland, Com-
rade Mengistu noted.

The Revolutionary Leader in this
regard underscored that the popular
revolution is the key to peace, democ-
racy and the equality. in the country.
He also, noted that the measures taken
so far to lay firm foundation in the
political, economic and social fields
are good indicators towards the re-
alization of this end.

The preparation by the broad mas-
ses to ensure the implementation of

the ten-year socio-economic develop-
ment plan of the country and the de-
" cisive measures so far taken to wipe
out anti-revolution elements are evi-
dence of the strength of the reyoln-
tion, Comrade Mengistu pointed out.

Comrade Mengistn © urged the in-
habitants of the province to stand on
the side of revolutionaries in the area’
to enjoy the fruits of revolution by
organizing themselves. . :

The General Secretary pointed out
that the aims of the Workers: Party
of Ethiopia and the Revolutionary
Government are to see a well-develop-
ed and prosperoire Ethiopia and said
that the all-ronnd setivities in the
construction process all point to the
building of the Feople’s Democratic
Republic of Ethiopie (PRE). ,

Upiini arrived “th Bikers" provinces)’
Comrade Mengistn was recorded rous-
Ming. .welcome. by the’ inhabitants: of!
he area. oan ‘

: Explanatery briefings on the poli-
tical, economic anid sociel :activities;
the natural wealth, the living condi-:
tions of the inhabitants as well as
the efforts heing monde to set up mass
orgonizations and edveational institu.
tions and the relief being pro-
vided to the drought victims in El-

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He presented this lesson to the Mozambican people in his speech
when the people became independent. Over the past 20 years in
succession the people have been confronted with the colonial
army’s repression and the reappearance of puppets, sabotage by
colonialists, and the treachery of ambitious and opportunistic
elements. When they were sure that their independence had been
consolidated, they saw the elements in question reappearing under
the protection of Ian Smith and subsequently they saw them
becoming agents of destabilization throughout the region.

They have changed their language, their gestures, uniforms and
even their nationality, but their ambitious, exploitative, and
criminal nature remained unchanged.

Our people have drawn lessons from each difficulty in their life.
The euphoria of victory was followed by maturity and the
attainment of a civic and political awareness.

The struggle of the Mozambican people is doubtlessly one of
heroism and stoicism in the defense of independence, freedom, and
peace.

Their unwavering will has already crushed the colonialist and
Rhodesian armies. Their determination is constantly forcing the
forces of destabilization to adopt new contingency plans and
switch battlefronts.

After the failure of their plans to destroy our government
following the NKumati Accord, they launched an international
campaign aimed at securing recognition for the armed banditry as
a “political” organization.

The inhumane and criminal nature of terrorism and its firm
rejection by our people enabled the international community to
understand the nature of the aggression against the Mozambican
nation.

Confronted by this failure, international conspiracy had no other
alternative but to mobilize its most influential sources of
support and resort to the most blatant falsehoods.

For some months now in the United States and in Western Europe,
ultraconservative and neofascist sectors have been busy venting
their hatred and slandering the democratic character of the
People’s Republic of Mozambique.

Accordingly, the latest operation in this context was carried out

recently by a group of U.S. congressmen and senators who had
previously defended Portuguese colonialism, supported the

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IPRS*SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

NP MEMBERSHIP POLICY--For the Progressive [Federal Party] press to attribute
the decision not to open.up the National Party [NP] to other racial groups

to racism and discrimination is to give a simplistic and propagandistic inter-
pretation to an issue that is not that simple. After the repeal of the Prohi-
bition of Political Interference Act, the National Party declared in a party
publication that. it does not plan to extend membership to other groups; as
other parties had said they would do. In looking for motives for this NP
position, one must first look at national. politics in practice. Part of this
practical reality is that under the constitution representation in legislative
rule takes place on a group basis. .Only White voters can vote for members of
the White House of Assembly. Thus, the have party members from other groups
who cannot aspire to the highest offices can under the present circumstances
be of little practical use, even if it does have propaganda value. Another
point is the fact that it is a well-established convention in the National
Party that.its congresses make the final decision on sensitive issues such as
this. It is simply not’ the National Party ‘leadership: corps' way of doing
things to reach such decisions without the approval of its congresses. All
this means that a change. by the’ congresses is not impossible for time immemor-
ial. It depends on the circumstances. Because practice in Africa has taught
us that the word "never" is of little use in politics. [Text] [Cape Town

DIE BURGER in Afrikaans 21 Jun 85 p 14] 12271

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NUM LEADER ON EXPLOSIVE LABOR SCENE

Johannesburg BUSINESS DAY in English 4 Jul 85 p 6 -

[NUM president James Motlatsi talks to Claire Pickard-Cambridge:

Caps Mining's Volcano"]

[Text]

JAMES MOTLATSI, president of
the National nion . of
Mineworkers (NUM), feels he is sit-
ting on the edge of a volcano. The
es are high because the union
has rejected the final wage offer of
balloting is planed at recognised
loting is planned at reco;
gold mines and collieries.
Motlatsi, who is one of the
leaders of NUM’s negotiating

team, was to be found smoking in“

the union's dotted offices in
Wanderers t.

eakiny slowly
and intensely, he outlined
dents which had drawn him into
unionism — and a
in the labour-intensive ind -
The bearded Lesotho national
was born in the Mohale’s Hoek dis-
trict and attended school there un-
til Std 8. He began work as a miner
in Welkom in 1970, where mana,
ment-worker conflict had a “h ly
Politicising effect” on him.
He moved to Western Deep Lev-
:els in 1974, where his experience in
a rockburst left him strongly con-
cerned about safety, a key union is-
sue today. However, it was only in
December 1982 that the Council of
Unions of South Africa

a
launched NUM and Motlat
‘il Rama- :

ral
erose, who was
union, for the first time.

* Launching NUM exploded the
myth that migrant workers would '

so sensitive’

{sprsessa~85-072
15 August 1985,

SOUTH. AFRICA

"Man Who

be difficult to organise, ‘and the”

‘union is now the largest emergir
union, claiming more than 1
signed-up members after three
years. Motlatsi was elected presi: '
dent at NUM’s inception, having
piready been Jnvolved in or ie

ig, and colleagues al h
successive re-elections to his con-'
victions and “leadership qualities °
which enable him to control vast
mass meetings and congresses”,

The union cites him as a man
members can identify with, for he
has been a worker and one of the
few executive members who has
Jed miners out on strike, He also
lives in the single man’s hostel,
while his wife and three children
have to remain in Lesotho due to
influx control laws, 1

e is a personnel assistant

at Westen Levels, number
three shaft, and has the dual role of
participating in local and national
union affairs. This has given him
unusual insights into the problems
of unionising migrant workers,

“It was initially difficult for’

‘miners to understand the meaning

of trade unionism. Miners in the:
hostels confused us with life insur-
ance agents. It was difficult to find «
venues for meetings, and workers
bouring states incor- :
rectly believed NUM was one of."

South Africa’s banned organisa- :

tions. But this confusion was event- |

130°



JPRS*SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

OAU URGES AFRICAN SUPPORT FOR UNESCO
EA201430 Dakar PANA in English 1330 GMT 20 Jul 85

[Text] Addis Ababa, 20 July (PANA)--The 21st Summit of heads of state

and government of the Organization of African Unity adopted today a
resolution requesting members of the organization to propose to UNESCO

and support, especially during its next general conference (Sofia

8 October 1985), the idea that UNESCO should prepare an assistance program
for African countries in the field of scientific and development research.

The African leaders suggested that the program should give priority to
developing the scientific and technical capacities of African countries
in the field of geology, microbiology, agriculture, food, health and
water sources above and below ground.

UNESCO Director General Amadou Mahtar M'bow, according to reports, told
the 21st Summit that the development and mastery of science and technology
in Africa can help find long-term solutions to their basic problems. The
implementation of the Lagos! plan of action, he said, would be seriously
compromised if a substantial effort is not exerted towards endowing
Africa with a minimum of scientific potential in a number of key sectors.

In view of the fruitful cooperation existing between the OAU and UNESCO,
on one hand, and on the other hand the inclusion in one of UNESCO's
programs of a series of major projects aimed at developing scientific
and technical knowledge of African countries, the African leaders believe
that these projects must be prepared in a systematic and harmonious
manner.

According to Mr Mbow, this program will make it possible to assemble
African researchers within and outside Africa to conduct research
collectively on each of the scientific and technical sectors concerned.
It will also help strengthen existing research institutions and lead
to the creation of new ones, he added.

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ICL-RSA LAUNCHES: NEW SERIES-39

JPRS“SSA"85~072
15 August 1985

SOUTH AFRICA

Johannesburg BUSINESS DAY in English 4 Jul 85 p 9

[Text]

ICL South Africa has now com-

: pleted the launch of its new main-

ame offering, the Series 39, with
resentations in all the main cen-
‘es throughout the country. °
‘The new Series 39 are powerful yet
‘compact, and give ICL the competi-
tive edge necessary to enable them to
compete in world markets. ICL plans
to market the Series 39 in Britain,
Africa, Australasia, Denmark,
France, Holland; Germany and Swe-
en,

The Series 39 consists of two riew

mainframe processors — the Series:

39 Level 30 and the Series 39 Level 80
— and they have been announced to-
ether with three enhanced 2900
lodel 39 processors — the 2958, 2966
and 2988‘— which form an integral
part of the new VME family,

Also announced were two high ca-
pacity fixed-disk systems, three new

infers, a new range of magnetic
ty units and a new ‘communiestions
interface.

ICL wil continue to offer all the
existing 2900 Series mainframes, and
the current version of the VME 7
ating system has been developed to
run with equal efficiency on both 2900
and 39 Series processors.

The new Series 39 is a significant
announcement for ICL, since the
combination of the new Series 39 and
the existing 2900 Series allows them
to offer a range of mainframe com-
puters using their VME operating
system which covers a 25-to-1 range
in power.

his enables users to choose the

appropriate mainframe for their cur-.

rent needs, with the assurance that
they will be able to up-grade and
migrate to larger systems as their
requirements increase whilst still re-
taining the same operating system.

Froma technical point of view, ICL
is breaking new ground with Series
39: the development of a new internal
architecture means that Series 39
processing units and high-speed
ripheral units can be linked together
ina modular fashion without complex
controllers.

This has been achieved by means of
an ultra-fast ICL local area network
known as MACROLAN, which uses
optical fibre cabling to transmit data
between high speed peripherals up to
1500m apart at speeds of up to 50-
million bits per second.

This is the first time that optical
fibres have been used as the standard
means of connection between individ-

ual computer units: reliability
‘greatly improved, as is system flexi-
bility. Furthermore, since the fibre
tic cable is only 5mm in diameter,
\CROLAN dramatically reduces
the cost of installation and makes
“upgrades and relocation much

simpler. .

Series 39 also supports the 0
system local area network (OSLAN),
which operates at 10-million bits per
second and supports up to 1024 at-
tached peripheral devices,

OSLAN is the result of ICL’s com-
mitment to the International Stan-
dards Organisation’s standard for
Open Systems Interconnection (ISO

a which aims at compatability for

devices from different manufactur-

ers. .

It uses co-axial cable to link
medium speed devices (such as work-
stations and printers) together with
other devices conforming to OSLAN
standards.

The introduction of the new Series
39 mainframes is only one of a num-
ber of products that ICL has an-
nounced since its merger with STC in

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JPRS“SSA*85+072
15 August 1985

ECONOMIC. AGREEMENT WITH AUSTRALIA~-Comrade Wolle Chekol; member of the CC of
the WEE and Minister of Foreign Trade, returned yesterday upon completion of a
working visit to Australia, In a statement upon arrival at Bole International
. Airport, Comrade Wolle said that an agreement to strengthen bilateral rela-
tions and economic cooperation was signed between Revolutionary Ethiopia and
Australia for the first time. Comrade Wolle added that:there were no formal
trade relations between Australia and Ethiopia in the past and disclosed that
the two parties reached the agreement after an extensive discussion. The two
countries also concluded. an accord to import high quality seeds to be sown
here with the view to benefit from the experience of Australia which is
reputed for its modern agricultural production. Comrade Wolle noted that
talks on technical and economic co-operation were also held with Australia's
pertinent officials and said that the present agreement encompasses the
exchange of professionals. The agreement, Comrade Wolle said, will be
effective as of this year. [Text] [Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in

‘English 25 Jun 85 p 1]

CONSTRUCTION OF SILOS--GONDAR (ENA)--Fifteen grain silos constructed at a cost
of 700,000 birr were inaugurated here Wednesday. The silos, which can be dis-
mantled and erected elsewhere, will boost the grain storage capacity of the
Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC). .The silos can accommodate 30,000
quintals of grain and. have been constructed in Gondar, Addis Zemen, Debark and
Dabat towns and at the rehabilitation centre in Metema district, in Gondar
region. Constructed by German Agro-Action, an international welfare organiza-
tion, the silos were inaugurated by Comrade Solomon Muluneh, Deputy Adminis-
trator of Gondar region. Additional three silos with a capacity of 20,000
quintals each are to be constructed in the near future. .The cost of construc—
tion, 1.7 million birr, is. to be covered by the same welfare organization.
[Text] [Addis Ababa THE. ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 6 Jul 85 p 3]

CONSTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOSPITAL, SCHOOLS--PAWL (ENA)--Construction of a mobile
hospital and five regular elementary schools are nearing completion at the
Pawi rehabilitation centre in Gojjam region. Fifteen wells have been dug in
the 28 villages of the centre which accommodates 14,900 heads of families.
Five permanent and 28 temporary clinics, five large and 28 small silos have
been constructed. 1,316 latrines have been built for use by the beneficiaries
of the rehabilitation programme. In addition, a cultural hall, literacy
stations and dining halls for children have been completed. Teachers, stu-
dents and workers of higher educational institutions who have arrived here to
render services in the rehabilitation centre were priefed by Comrade Belew
Teshale, First Secretary of the WPE Committee of the centre, on the objective
reality in the centre, and the condition of the beneficiaries. They are al-
ready growing garden vegetables in order to be self-supporting, Comarde Belew
said. [Text] [Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD .in English 27 Jun 85 p 1]

SEEDLINGS PLANTED IN WOLAYITA--WOLAYITA SODO (ENA)--One million and two hun-
dred thousand different tree seedlings were planted. this year to cover with
greenery the deforested areas of Wolayita province in Sidamo region. Accord-
ing to forestry development officials, 600,000 seedlings of eucalyptus tree
were planted on 375 hectares of land in Findune locality of Sodo Zuria dis-
trict while 250,000 seedlings of acacia, eucalyptus and other tree seedlings

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Kesselly Assesses Political, Economic, Social Situations .
(LIBERIA TODAY & TOMORROW, no date given) ........seeeeee

Newspaper Publisher, Journalist Arrested
(PANA, 17 Jul 85) c.ccccccceeseeeseneeneeeseeeeeceeseeees

Briefs
INA Economic Committee
Mano River Union Operations
MOZAMBIQUE

Machel Comments on International Aggression
(NOTICIAS, 17 Jul 85) Seen eee e eee e ete e eee eeeeeeeneaenenes

Briefs
Machel Greets Iraq's Husayn

NAMIBIA

Call for Release of Political Prisoners
(THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER, 26 Jun 85) .cecececcceceesseeee

Dirk Mudge Discusses’ Economy
(THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER, 5 Jul 85) .eccecccesccecccevees

National Assembly Memebers Call for Education Reform
(THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER, various dates) .....eceeeeeeeee

Van Zijl Views on Reform
SWAPO .D, SWANU's Amendment on Reform
NP Leader Kosie's Views

Ethnic Tax System Explosive Says Katjiungua
(THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER, 26 Jun 85) ..seeeeeseoeee

SWAPO D Slams Zambian PM :
(THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER, 27 Jun 85) ..cseceesecesscoeees

Ways To Solve Housing Shortage Problem Discussed
(THE CITIZEN, 18 Jul 85) ..ceeceeceecccteccerceesecenoees

Details on CDM Diamond Overmining Issue Given
(THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER, 25 Jun 85) ..ceesseeeseeeveceee

Eben Van Zijl on Land Reform, Water Supply, Other Issues
(THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER, 26 Jun 85) .....+

Call for Reform of Farming System
(THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER, 27 Jun 85) ..ccececeesececscens

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ECONOMIC

Looking at the general landscape of our economic
potential and prospects, I do not subscribe to the
notion that Lack of Capital is necessarily the major
constraint to our progress. In my view, it is rather
the inefficient programming and management of our
capital resources that are responsible for the low
level of develapment we have so far achieved as a
nation.

In this connection, we need to disabuse ourselves
of some erroneous: notions about development which have
been inculeated into our thinking over the years.

We need to fully grasp the fact, for instance,
that government promotes development by helping people
to become more productive; by focusing the energies of
the people on the resources and opportunities aveilable
to them, not by striving to make them wealthy through
welfare or patronage. . ,

It should be obvious that no amount of talk about
economic development can make a difference if the
people do not have a mind to work. To the extent that
the labor foree of a country works in an intensive,
continuous and efficient fashion, to that extent will
the national output be high - resulting, under normal
circumstences, in an increase in the wealth of the
country and a better quality of life for the people.

The point needs to be continuously emphasized that
one of the most stubborn factors of our underdevelop-
ment is that the habit of work and work discipline have
not been firmly inculcated in the thinking of the
majority of our people. Therefore, every other economic
reform we undertake, should be heavily underlined by
the need to provide the incentives and motivations that
will help to ineuleate work discipline and
productivity. I realize that this requires a long-term
series of changes in the structure and ways of. thinking
in fields ranging from education to wages, salaries,
and even land reform.

Another point which needs to be touched is that we
retard our own development by being as wasteful as we
are. We save or conserve very little, if anything. Our
inclination to waste is almost inveterate. We handle
public property - of all sorts and descriptions -- with
such an attitude of abandon!

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COUNTRY TO RECEIVE MORE FOOD ASSISTANCE FROM WEP

Gaborone DAILY NEWS in English 15 Jun 85 pl

[Text]

The World Food
Programme is to provide
Botswana with additional
6 000 metric tons of sorghum
by the end of this month.

This follows an amendment
to the plan of operations of

WFP project BOT 2 440 |

known as "Emergency

Strategic Grain Reserve” '
which was signed recently *
by the Permanent Secretary |
in the Ministry of Finance .

and Development Planning,
Mr B. Gaolathe and Mr Hans

C. von Sponeck, WFP .

Representative and UN
Resident Coordinator in
Botswana on behalf of the
World Food Programme.
This amendment serves to

extend the duration of the ,
project by anadditional three ©

years until the end of
December 1987. Under the
new agreement according a

press release from Mr von °

Sponeck's office, the WFP
will supply free of cost to the
Government of Botswana
some 6 000 metric tons of
sorghum at a total cost of
US-$1,5 million and will
furthermore providea subsidy
in reimbursement of costs
incurred by the Government

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of Botswana for transport,
storage and handling of the
sorghum within Botswana.

The purpose of the project
is to establish an emergency
strategic grain reserve:

@ to provide a safeguard
against food shortagesin time
of drought or other
emergency and

@ to stabilize prices and
support Government plans
for increased agricultural
production, thus reducing
Botswana’s dependence on
food imports.

In view of the continuing
drought for four successive
years, the utilization of the
reserve for free distribution
tothe drought stricken people
and Government's request for
emergency assistance, WFP
has agreed to replenish the
reserve with an additional
6 000 metric tons of sorghum
which is an addition to
Government plans to increase
the size of the reserve by
purchasing 24000 metric
tons of domestic harvest. The
new shipments under this
project are expected to be in
the country by the end of this
month. Botswana Agricultural
Marketing Board has been

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15 August 1985

BOTSWANA

nominated by the
Government as the
implementing agency of the
project.

A letter of understanding
was also signed by the
Permanent Secretary and the
WFP Representative for an
emergency feeding
programme for 20 000 remote
area dwellers for an additional
six months until the end of
December 1985. The total
value of the WFP assistance
amounts to US-$490 000.

WFP has also provided for
Landcruisers under World
Bank/WFP funding for
assisting the drought relief
supplementary feeding
programmes In the country.
Additional assistance to
supply eight Landrulsers to
the Food Resources
Departments being finalized.

WFP is a multilateral food
aid agency established jointly
by United Nations and Food
and Agriculture Organisation
in 1963 and assists developing
countries in their social and
economic development. WFP
also provides food ald in
emergencies caused by
natural or man made
calamities.


HEALTH CARE

I believe that the health needs of the Liberian
people would be more adequately met if efforts are more
concentrated on preventive measures rather than on
expensive curative measures. Here again, I am fully in
agreement with the findings and suggestions of the UN.
Task Force on Rural Development: "Given the proper
orientation and fuller understanding of the causes of
certain kinds of disease (intestinal, malnutrition,
respiratory etc.) and the solutions (environmental
sanitation, nutritional diets, immunization etc.), the
villagers, organized through their Town Development
Councils and guided by their rural health workers,
ean participate effectively in preventive health
and thus meet some of their basic health needs.."

I am told that efforts are being made in this
direction, but from the paucity of results which I have
observed, I suspect that the requisite coordination
among the appropriate agencies is lacking.

There can be no question that there is urgent need
for an integrated team approach at the village level
coupled with a multi-sectional approach at the
regional level.

=; EDUCATION
Nothing better demonstrates our propensity to
concentrate on shadows than the state of our
educational system. The poor quality of instruction
which produces barely literate high school leavers
appears to be of little concern to the educational
authorities.

A fresh concept of education is urgently needed if
the nation is to avoid being locked into a system
which has failed in many ways. It need hardly be
pointed out that education of a very low quality has
virtually no economic impact. We need larger numbers of
functionally competent people, not larger numbers of
people who are supposed to have had an education but
who are in fact not much better than people who have
not been to school in terms of their functional utility
to the economy.

I am inclined to be in total agreement with the
authors of "Growth Without Development" that "If
Liberia's educational program continues in its present
direction, more and more of the scarce resources
available for education will continue to be devoted to
producing semi-literates."

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not representative of the Swazi nation and has not ended the growing corruption
in the country.

They are said to seek the release from detention of political prisoners being
held without trial, including the former Finance Minister, Mr Sishayi Nxumalo,
former Police Commissioner Titus Msibi, his deputy Edgar Hillary, and two senior
army officers.

The ruling group is accused of paving the way. to their seizure of power by using
the Liqoqo to depose Queen Dzeliwe, King Sobhuza's senior wife, who under Swazi
custom was acting as regent pending the enthronement of the new king. She was
replaced by Prince Makhosetive's mother, Queen Ntombi, an action the dissidents
say contravened custom.

Queen Ntombi is said to have confounded expectations by refusing to become a
mere figurehead. Nevertheless, the dissidents are said to seek the reinstate-
ment of Queen: Dzeliwe to restore legality pending the installation of Prince
Makhosetive as king.

The’ prince, now aged 18 or 19 (no official age has ever been given) is not ex-
pected to complete his education at a English boarding school until next year.
He was to’be enthroned in the royal palace at Lobamba: after he turned 21.

However, there are said to be growing demands for him to be enthroned earlier
to end the struggle for power in the kingdom and restore the stability it en-
joyed under King Sobhuza's long reign.

Sources close to the dissidents claim the ousting of ‘the ruling group would have
the support of most Swazis, including young people and the university students
who have in the past tended to be impatient with tradition.

Most Swazis, it is claimed want an end to the growing corruption that is seen
to have coincided with the present Liqoqo's tenure.

The Liqoqo has identified itself with conservatism as opposed to the relative
liberalism of modernist Swazis such as the former Prime Minister, Prince
Mabandla, who was ousted by the Ligqogo and now lives in exile in Bophuthatswana.
The traditionalists favour close ties with South Africa.

However, even traditionalists are said now to be increasingly opposed to the
Ligogo. : :

"This Ligoqo appointed themselves," said a high-ranking Swazi. "The Ligoqo is
not supposed to be the supreme power, only an advisory body to the king."

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15 August 198

LIBERIA

KESSELLY ASSESSES POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL SITUATIONS
Monrovia LIBERIA TODAY & TOMORROW in English pp 1-16

[Article: "Some Personal Reflections"

[Text]
PUBLISHER'S NOTE

The contents of this booklet were originally
intended to be published as an exclusive feature in
the Liberian Weekly Monitor, in answer to the
question: HOW DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF LIBERIA?
Unfortunately, publication of the paper was suspended
for reorganization before the author completed the
exercise.

Because the reappearance of the paper has become
uncertain, and in view of the fact that Monitor
Publications wasalso in the business of book publishing
and distribution, it was decided, in agreement with the
author, to publish it in the form of this booklet.

In the judgement of the publisher the feature
commends itself for publication in this more expensive
and more permenent form because of the topical nature
of the issues discussed, the freshness of the author's
point of view and the impressive credentials which
identify him as one of the most seasoned spokesmen for

his country.

Dr. Edward Binyah Kesselly is a product of Xavier
University (Cincinnati, Ohio) - Political Science;
University of Chicago - International Relations; the
Geneva Graduate Institute of International Studies;
University of Manchester(England) - Doctorate in
Political Science.

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Said Major General
Merafhe: “The problem of
South Africa will be solved
when blacks of that country
have taken their rightful place
in the political structure
there.”

He said: “As long as the
system there exists, we will
have the same situation.”

The situation he was
referting to was that of acts of
agression perpetrated against
Botswana and other neigh-
bouring countries, by the
Pretoria regime.

The BDF Commander said
the army reacted to the South
African attack by trying to
intercept the intruder by
sealing possible exits.

He said they realised that
had they sparked offa “street
fight,” there would have been
incalculable destruction to
both life and property.

Major General Merafhe
emphasised that the army
had to act responsibly and
without emotional motivation.

He said the South African

army has opened a new front
but the Botswana Defence
Force has limited resources
atits disposal, He added that
the extensive border between
the two countries works to
the advantage of Pretoria.

Major General Merafhe said
an attempt was made to make
it difficult for the BDF to
swiftly respond to the attack,
but this did not immobilise
the BDF.

He said he had no
knowledge of a South African
army build up at the border
before the raid and
consequent massacre.

He advised people not to
stream the streets in the event
of attacks as they could be
caught in the cross-fire.

The BDF Commander said
that Botswana and South
African defence forces have
exchanged fire in the past
and further disclosed that 32
Batswana were kidnapped by
South African soldiers on
Saturday June 15, but later
returned during the night of
the same day.

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JPRS+S8A~85.072
5 August 1985

BOTSWANA

BRIEFS

BRITISH DONATION--British High Commissioner to Botswana, Mr Wilfred Jones
(centre) presenting a P108 000 worth pit latrine emptying vacuum tanker to
Local Government and Lands officials in Gaborone last week, The vehicle
donated to the Francistown council by the British Overseas Development Admin-"
istration (ODA) is said to be more powerful than other standard vacuum tankers
used to empty more liquid waste. It is the first for Francistown and the sec-
ond in the country...0DA donated the first to Gaborone Council in 1983.°
According to the ministry press statement the new vacuum tanker will be as-
signed to Francistown with a sharing arrangement for Selebi-Phikwe until ae
Selebi-Phikwe is able to secure its own.. Pic. by Billy van Zyl. . [photo cap-
tion] [Gaborone THE GUARDIAN in English 21 Jun 85 p 8]

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32



Independent - -
dents to stand down or to
deal with them in the
interests of destroying
the CAZ.

To be fair, some
elements in the IZG wan-
ted an offensive, pro-
fessional hard-hitting as-
sauit on Ian Smith. As
one IZG candidate put it:
“We wanted to tear Ian
Smith's throat out. We
wanted to paint him as
the Grim Reaper of the
past and ag an insane
chotce for the future.”

However, some ele-

radicalism.

agreed with Ian Smith's

views on the one-party

state issue, rather than
the white electo-

vate ithat one should

negotiate on modalities
and await Government

they articulated no vision,
no reassurances against
the CAZ's intangible fear
4 of “swaartgevaar”

152

‘The perception was rot
lost on the faithful. For

Armageddon. It was how-
Stiations work an,
relations work, an 3) 1
io"the ‘blood for “unity”
ond “standards”.

In the last three days
ag the IZG looked like 4
headless two
Harare predicted a GAZ
win of 12 seats or a hung
parliament, In the event
it was worse. The long
tale of the fox and the

repeated.

Rhodesia
Justheap of whike poutics
From the debacle Mr
Irvire survived by some
Bcc Me ee
a ir
‘with — only ur Yea
eqn

tion this election result ts
an utter tragedy, All we
can hope for is that the
Government will regard
Mr Smith as an historical
curiosity and hig party
creatures as aberrations.

independents who are
stil in Parliament, How-
ever, we the, whites of
Zimbabwe must face the
truth that we have
elected Ian Smith yet
again, a man of bitter-
ness, of destruction, of
racialism, of hate, One
and six ‘hun-

.dred Rhodesian soldiers

dieq for his 1000-year
Reich, thousands more
were wounded and crip-
led for his UDI delusion.


JPRS“SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

LESOTHO

NEW INDUSTRIES TO CREATE MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Maseru THE COMET in English 6 Jul 85 p 10

[text] YEARLY 800 additional Basotho workers will get jobs within the next three
years as a result of the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC)
‘efforts to establish new industries and to extend existing ones.

The Board of Directors
of the corporation, at its
meeting last week in Ma- -
seru approved the grant- employs 280 workers and The Board approved a
ing of loans totalling this figure is expected to loan of 60,000 to Ironic
more than M900 000 to- increase to 725 within ventures to operate the
wards the extention of a three years, company at the Maseru
shoe factory and the esta- industrial estate. A total
Se ee the three total’ inveaten approved of @0 “Basotho workers
new industries. 300,000 by the LNDC, in Wil! be employed in this
‘The Managing Director _Leting ‘Traditional Beer company:
of the LNDC Mr, L. B. © Project. This will make The board also approv-
Monyake announced that the LNDC a joint partner ed the provision of a loan
a loan of half a million — with the South African of “60,000 to Peacock
Maloti was approved by Breweries in the project, Garment Manufacturers.
the Board for the expan- A new project to manu- The LNDC board of Di-
sion of Mustang Shoe Ma- facture electronic pro- rectors approved the sale
nufacturers at the Mapu- ducts used in computers of Maluti tanning com-
tsoe industrial estate. and video recorders was pany to Basotho entrepre.
The factory presently also approved. neurs,
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52



BDC TO INVEST P100 MILLION TO STIMULATE ECONOMY

Gaborone THE GUARDIAN in English 26 Jun 85 p 4

[Article by Horace Somanje]

[Text]

THE Botswana De-
velopment Corpora-
tion (BDC) is to invest
P100 million in
commerce and in-
dustry, agriculture
and: transport during

the - five-year period;

1986/90 in endea-
vours to stimulate
further the country’s
economic develop-
ment pace, disclosed
the General Managet
Mr. Klaas Kuiper.

In an interview
marking the 15th
anniversary today
since BDC’s inception,
he said between 35 and
40 per cent of this
money will be invested
in commerce and
industry while agri-
culture and transport
will each absorb 25 per

cent of the balance and .
investment in small.

businesses, .50 per

cent.

Regarding agricul-
ture, the Corporation
intends to- expand
agricultural irrigation
and smailholder settle-
ment schemes at Tuli
Block, farms at Kasane
which the BDC took
over from the Brigades
May this year and areas

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along Motloutse and
Thume Rivers in Selibe
Phikwe. According to
Mr. Kuiper, the agricul-
tural expansion pro-
jects will get off the
ground this season and
food crops will be given
prominence over other
crops.

The BDC is atso
expected to get in-
volved in a major
irrigation scheme in
Okavango and Chobe
areas when feasibility
studies being conduct-
ed by government have
been completed.

The Corporate De-
velopment Officer of
the BDC, Mr. Zia
Ahmadzadegan, re-
sponsible for the
development, intro-
duction and monitoring
BDC and BDC Group
internal policies and
procedures, said
despite the drought
which plagued most of
Africa, the BDC suc-
ceeded in developing
its 18,000 hectare of
tand acquired in’ 1981

where beef and citrus.

and vegetable farming
is carried out and
Talana Farms where
emphasis is on growing

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Mr Moitse strongly criticised some political leaders in Lesotho who think the
Pretoria’ government can solve Lesotho's problems by rushing to Pretoria request-
ing the South African government to determine the leadership of Lesotho. He
said they are not aware that once Pretoria comes into Lesotho, it will be here
to stay.

He criticized the Lesotho government for exporting capital to South Africa by
reinvesting deferred mineworker earnings into South Africa. He said the more
Lesotho imports from South Africa, the more money that will accrue to the govern-
ment through the Southern African Customs Union.

He said the Front will mobilise the workers, intellectuals, students and migrant
workers by exposing the mists that mesmerise the people.

This is the second political party to be formed in Lesotho in six months. Mr
A. C. Manyeli, also a former Cabinet Minister, formed his National Independent
Party (NIP). Mr Moitse said his Party will not participate in the forthcoming
elections unless candidates are not required to be nominated by 500 people and
are also not expected to deposit M1,000.

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Schools should operate side
by side so that parents had
freedom of choice.

Asked what the NP
reaction ‘would be if the
MPC Government: wanted
to open all schools to all
races, Mr Pretorius said:
“We would definitely take
a strong standpoint against
that.”

He said he had told
Swanu and Swapo D, that
if forced apartheid was
wrong, then forced integra-
tion was also wrong.

When asked if the NP
would resist attempts to
change or. abolish
Proclamation AG 8 which
defines the powers of the
second-tier ethnic
authorities, Mr Pretorius
said: “Not necessarily,”

“We believe any con-
stitutional changes are for
the Constitutional Council
to decide.”

The ‘NP had definite
views about minority rights
and ‘the second tier, ‘but
was not necessarily in
favour of AG 8 “word for
word as it stands at the
moment.”

“We do stand for the
right of minority groups to
Preserve their own,” Mr
Pretorius said and the NP
saw the second tier as the
means of achieving this.

The Bill of Fundamental
Rights of the MPC made
provision for the rights of
minorities. .

He added that the NP
was prepared to discuss the
issue of AG 8 against the
background of the Bill or
Rights and the Windhoek
Declaration of the MPC.

In yesterday’s statement,

Mr Pretorius said concern
over education and AG 8

“was mainly due to one~

85

sided reporting over .mo-
tions tabled in the National
Assembly and speeches
made by some black politi-
cians,

Much publicity had been
given’ to these issues
without connecting them to
what had been agreed by
the members of the MPC
and the. contents of the
State President’s
Proclamation which
defines the powers of the
new Government.

“Mr Pretorius said deci-
sions on most of these mo-
tions would not be heard in

_the National Assembly at

this stage and, according to
earlier understanding, must
be referred to the Con-
stitutional Council.

The NP believed that all
“own affairs” of minority
groups, ‘including educa-
tion, were entrenched -in
the Bill of Fundamental
Rights which formed an in-
tegral part of the State
President's Proclamation.

“The NP also believes
the spirit and contents of
the Proclamation respects
the compatibility (bestaan-
baarheid) of AG 8.” -

Mr Pretorius said the
White Executive Commit-
tee had told the
Administrator-General | on:
May 22 that it would sup-
Port legislation introducing

a new government
provided no existing rights
of the second tier

authorities would be af-
fected by the legislation.



‘to: assign!’ various committees, to fol.
low up the implementation of bilate-’
ral cooperation accords in the politi:
al and socio-economic Fields.

© "Phe committee . mecting on the
Ethiopian side is being’ attended by.”
(Comrade. Yousuf Ahmed, member of
the CC of -WPE and ‘Minister of
“Transport and Communications, Com-
‘rade’ Wolle Chekol, member of the
(CC of WPE end Minister of Forehgn'
j Trade, Comrade Morsen Ifjigu, mem
“ber of the.CC of WPE and Minister
ittee’ for Ceti’

‘sta, Commissioner of fhe Ethiopian
“Tourism, Commission, |Comrade Mer-.
‘aha Ketsela, Vico Mintiter in the Mi-
‘plstry of * Interior, Comrade | Moges
“Heile-Mariam, Vice Minister in the
: of Stete avid Public Security,
Comirade ‘Negusste| WoldeMichael,
cmember of the CC of WPE and Chief
Administrator of Herarghe - region,
and Comrade Wessen ch, Ambas-
sador of Socialist .; Et in Dj
> bout. : :
On the Djibouti side; Mr. Bouraleh
Robleh, | Mindeter’ of]! Commercial’
‘Transport end Tourtem; Mr, Ismael
Omar Guelleh, Chief of the Cabinet
of the President of ~ Republic,
and Mr. Moussa Bouk a, Ambas-
‘sador of Djibouti to | Ethiopia. and
“gatks, eT mel

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39



CALL FOR RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS

JPRS*SSA=85~072

Windhoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER in English 26 Jun 85 p 5 :

[Text]

cso:

IN AN ATTEMPT to speed up the working of the
National Assembly, Swanu Member Mr Tjeripo
Ngaringombe, has withdrawn several clauses from
‘a an earlier motion he submitted and given notice
of new motions consolidating issues raised by
Swanu and the Swapo Democrats.

In one of his new mo-
tions, Mr Negaringombe
says the * National As-
sembly:

@ should: begin to deal
with the issue of national
unity by abolishing all
racial and ethnic classifica
tion;

© noticing that Proclama-
tion AG 8 violates impor-
tant clauses of the Bill of
Fundamental Rights of the

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Multiparty Conference;

@ resolves that no further
elections based on racial or
ethnic grounds be con-
ducted;

@ further resolves that
those ethnic authorities
whose electoral terms of
office have expired should
hand back immediately the
instruments of power to the
Cabinet;

@ directs the Cabinet to

80

appoint regional commis- |

sioners in. place of the ex-
pired ethnic authorities to

conduct the’necessary dai-*

ly administrative functions
until an administrative
framework for the whole

country has been worked ~~

out. 7

In his other motion, Mr
Ngaringombe calls on the
Assembly to. request the
Cabinet to declare a
national amnesty releasing
specific political prisoners
and to take the necessary
steps to release Mr Bliazer
Juhandeleni and other
Namibian political
prisoners held in South
Africa. .

5 August 1985

NAMIBIA


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stood at $46im. By 1983 it was $321m, reflecting an average
annual GDP decline of 4.4%. Since then it has declined more
rapidly. Yet the population is growing at about 3.3% annually.
The four standby arrangements Liberia has had with the IMF
since 1980 were made possible only because of American financial
support.

A recent report by a national commission into the.economy’
has four main conclusions:-

@ Public confidence in the ability of the government to manage
the economy remains low, and is declining.

© Officials lack the experience and: qualifications to manage.
properly the economy. _

@ During the past five years public policies have either been
wrong or inappropriate.

@ There is no sign of economic recovery. (National accounts are

still not available for 1984).

That public confidence in the regime has collapsed is illustrated
by a steady flight of capital. Resident bank deposits fell from
$143m in 1979 to $112m in 1984, Another indicator is the amount
of US dollars in circulation: down from $10.5m in 1980 to $4.2m
in 1984, Liberian coins in circulation in this period: rose from
$11.6m to $31.3m. The commercial. banks’ balances with the
badly-run National Bank of Liberia (NBL).can neither be con-
verted nor transfered abroad. The-NBL has even refused to allow:
banks to use these excess reserves to meet tax obligations to the.
government.

The commission which stressed. the above shortcomings, syste-
matically castigated the government in every sector of its economic
management, and set out 51 recommendations, including-one for
a review of the whole structure of government @

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DIRK MUDGE DISCUSSES ECONOMY

Windhoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER in English 5 Jul 85 p 4

[Text]

‘ NAMIBIA HAD NOT yet broken joose from the °
: grip of economic stagnation but a noticeable slow-

down of the sharp decline of 1983 gave some
reason for hope, thie Minister of Finance, Mr Dirk

Mudge said in his budget speech to

Assembly today. ©

In a review of the inter- °

national, régional and

domestic economic *

background, Mr Mudge
said accelerated economic
growth in the western
world had halted the slump
of Namibia’s economy.
However, an anticipated
slowing down of economic
expansion in world trade
allowed little optimism for
further significant growth.

While the — doniestic «

economy had declined by
4,3% in 1983 in terms of
the Real Gross Domestic
Product, the negative

: growth rate had slowed to '

‘less than one percent in
: 1984,

Although there had been
no perceptible improve-
ment of real production in
the most important sectors,

“there had been a con-
siderable improvement in
the trade balance, he said.

This was largely due to a

sharp improvement of »

commodity prices,  es-
pecially in minerals ex-
ports, caused by the
weakening of the Rand

the National

{ against the Dollar, while
volumes of exports had not
changed significantly.

“This is why export
earnings in 1984 increased

by 17% after a decline of
eight per cent in the
previous year. The value of
all - export commodities
began to rise sharply ex-
cept in the case of dia-
monds,” he said.
“Agricultural export
earnings showed a
, welcome increase of 27%
after they had declined by
almost 40% in the previous
year while minerals exports
had risen by 29% com-
pared to an 11% decline in
the previous year.

“The improved export
performance, together with
the fact that imports rose
by only 10%, were jointly
reponsible for the signifi-

cant decline in the trade -

deficit from R71 million in
1983 to R12 million in
°g4”

Stricter monetary policy
introduced in South Africa
had boosted short-term in-
terest to record heights,

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15 August 1985

NAMIBIA

and together with stricter

, hire-purchase conditions

had cooled down domestic
demand and contributed its
share to improving the
balance of payments posi-
tion.

But economic growth

“was restricted by these

restrictive monetary
policies, Mr Mudge said.
“At current prices
however, the GDP has
been growing more quickly
at a rate of 12% in 1984
compared with 5% in 83.
This increase was the main
cause of improved
operating surplusses_ in
almost all sectors.”

Turning to inflation, Mr
Mudge said prices had
risen modestly at the begin-

ning of 1985 in com-
parison with an average in-
crease of nine per cent in
1984,

In the first four months
of 1985, the consumer
Price Index for Windhoek
had risen by 11,9% and he
anticipated a further



CANADIAN SANCTIONS CONSIDERED IMPRACTICAL | _,;

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 9 Jul 85 p 11

[Article by Brian Stuart]

[Text]

CAPE TOWN. — The
Canadian Govern-
ment’s economic sanc-
tions against South
Africa are more likely
to be felt by Canadians
than by South Afri-
cans, according to fi-
nancial and foreign re-
lations experts.

“Looking at it overall,.

‘one sees its nuisance va-
lue, but it makes no pre-
tence of doing anything
constructive,” said a Gov-
ernment source.

Britain remains South
Africa’s major trading
partner. The Thatcher
Government has rejected
sanctions and business in-
terests are looking to
South Africa for en-
hanced future investment
and trade.

The — longest-standing
“anti-apartheid” sanction
‘by a Western nation is
that of Sweden, which has
prohibited new _invest-
ment or expansion by
Swedish interests in SA.

Earlier this year Den-
mark said it would phase
out coal imports from
South Africa over a
period of five years. Nor-
way has banned the im-
port of SA fruit and veg-
etables and is concerned
about the use of her ship-

ping to carry goods to’ or

“ from this country.

These actions are not
seen as damaging to SA.
Denmark cannot buy coal
as cheaply as she can from
South Africa, and this

© coal would find a ready

116

market elsewhere.

Shipping interests pose
a headache to Norway in
imposing her sanctions. If
she materially interferes
with normal trade trans-
port and shipping pat-
terns, she could be a sub-
stantial loser.

The United States Sen-
ate was due to discuss fi-
nanciat steps against
South Africa yesterday. It
is believed that Canada
jumped in ahead of any
US decision because the
little impact she could
make would go unnoticed
in the wake of moves by
her powerful southern
neighbour.

The two major effects
of the sanctions ar-
nounced by Candadian
external affairs minister,
Mr Joe Clerk, would be
felt in the abrogation of
the ‘“double-tax agree-
ment” and in the sale of
Krugerrands in Canada.

In terms of the double-
tax agreement, a Canadi-
an company here would

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15 August 1985

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JPRS*SSA~85+072
15 August 1985

SOUTH AFRICA

URGENT REVIEW OF DECENTRALIZATION SCHEME URGED

Johannesburg BUSINESS DAY in English 5 Jul 85 p 3

[Article by Gerald Reilly]

{Text]

cso:

THE Federated Chamber of In-
‘dustries believes it is time the
decentralisation scheme was
thoroughly reviewed to deter-
mine just how cost effective it has
been in creating employment.

The FCI, like leading businessmen
and economists, su any project
aimed at job creation — but not at
any price.

lier this week the chairman of
the Decentralisation Board, Duggie
de Beer, claimed the policy was
working and attaining its major aims
of job creation and a wider spread of
lustry. FCI director Johan van Zyl
says agrees that some of tie
major aims, especially in the employ-
ment field, are being achieved.

When the policy was first an-
nounced at the Good Hope Confer-
ence, however, it was made clear it
was not possible beforehand to deter-
mine final details of the incentive
structure,

Van Zyl says it was also clear that
this type of programme involved a
trial-and-error approach, and that it
was impossible to develop the right
incentive structure in the first round.

“Any scheme aimed at creating
employment is to be welcomed and
supported, but the question is whether
ee cost of creating new jobs is not too

The question could be asked whe-
ther it was possible to create even
more jobs more cheaply, Van Zyl sa:
it would seem reasonable after
scheme had been in operation for
several years to review progtess in
detail and especially to determine ex-
actly how much the new jobs were
costing.

“The job-creating aspects of the de-

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119

concentration policy are to be ap
plauded, but it would be a mistake to
go blithely on with the scheme if it is
not, in fact, cost effective.”

‘The FCI has no intention of rocking
the boat, but the case was strong for a
review of the achievements and the
cost invoiced so far.

Chief executive of the Afrikaanse
Handelsinstituut (AHI), Fritz Stock-
enstroom, says measurable progress
has been made in the past 18 months
on implementing the decentralisation
plans and the policy has the whole-

earted support of the AHI.

The phasing-out of incentives for
location-bound industries is welcome.
“This scheme is working well under
efficient management.”

Stockenstroom emphasises the vi-
tal need to keep momentum going
until at least the end of the century.
The need for development and job
creation in the decentralisation re-
plone is great, and the record shows

s is happenin . “However, it has to

keep on happening.”

The policy also has a vital role to
play in orderly urbanisation. The two

licies are closely linked. Decentral-

ation is aimed at creating greater
employment in the rural areas and
self-governing states, and in this way
it relieves urbanisation pressures.

An Associated Chambers of Com-
merce spokesman says: “We know
steps have been taken to ensure the
pollcy will work.” The incentive
scheme has been modified to elimi-
nate abuses and to place restictions
‘on the type of business eligible for
incentives.

“Assocom has no reason to believe
that decentralisation plans are not on
their way to attaining their major
objectives.”



MUSLIM YOUTH DONATION

Gaborone DAILY NEWS in English 28 Jun 85 p 2

[Article by Molefe Mmamaplio]

{Text]

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GABORONE: The Botswana
Muslim Association Youth
has donated a cheque for
P3 000to the Gaborone Town
Council to assist destitute
families in and around
Gaborone. _

The chairman of the
association's youth group, Mr
Efan Khan said the money
was collected through joint
efforts by the Muslim youth
whose primary alm was to
increase the level of welfare
among the needy.

The cheque was presented
by the Treasurer of the Group,
Mr Yusuf Dada to the
Gaborone Town Clerk, Mr
Bernard Sesinyl. Mr Sesiny!
said the group was worth
praising and that it was
encouraging to find youth in

26

Botswana concerned about
the welfare of their fellow
countrymen.

The group had in addition
donated 50 blankets which
will be distributed to destitute
families at Old Naledi.
According to the social
welfare officer, Miss 1.G.
Kenos! the money would be
used in buying equipment
for the destitute families.

The equipment will include
12 beds, stee! cabinets for
storing food, 23 legged pots,
12 paraffin lantern lamps and
12 steel tables and their
chairs,

She sald the equipment
would remain council
property. She added that she
appreciated the efforts being
made by the Musiim Society
in Botswana.

JPRS+SSA*85*072
15 August 1985

BOTSWANA


JPRS~$84-852975
August 1985

ZIMBABWE

COMMENTATOR EXPLORES REASONS FOR CAZ VICTORY
Harare THE HERALD in English 5 Jul 85 p 6

[Article by Philip Nolan]

[Text] A FHW months ago « | Why, did it ‘happen?
t Zan ’) the lose?
independent white of dantty hove TM
name ve
politician: “Can you rid the whites, done? ‘Have
country of this tur- we no undel
‘bulent, divisive man, Tan political reality?
Smith?” , Bor a long time I did

in the coming election, the have re-elected a man
Rimbebwe CAL) would dimately Wee val
e ‘would:
exist as a harm ‘the white com-
politicat force, munity. In short we have
Zim- committed suicide out of
babwe Group (IZG) were fear of death and the
in the run-up to. the white tragedy Mes in the fact
roll election, con! of that so few whites realize
bt seat nth the implications,
x te white LOSE
rather than Yet all along the elec-
Giz was. soon as the tion was the TZG's to
main enemy. lose, not the CAZ's. to
Previous by-clection win, That the CAZ'g mis-
vie over the CAZ in fit candidates. won waa
Mat | Makont the regult of « ZG
and the Lowveld in- ¥ contuged
creased 1ZGQ@’a con- o1 jack of vi-
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thinkable", There was no fire in

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the belly. It was a gut-

era of white party less, flabby display of
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shows that solutions to food-deficits can be found. "This will require adap-
tive research in traditional crops, management training and skill development,
the promotion and strengthening of delivery institutions and the mobilization
of beneficiaries at the grass-roots level."

He said that governments and donors in particular must fully appreciate the
role of the smallholders, including women food producers, as the backbone of
the African economy. "Investment allocations and supporting policies must
reflect the reality," he said.

Mr Jazairy said such measures are strongly endorsed by IFAD, whose mandate is
to assist member governments in improving the well-being of the rural small-
holder through an integrated and participatory, self-reliant good development

strategy.

He said that during the first seven and a half years of its operations, the
United Nations body has financed 75 projects in 42 African countries at a
cost of 3.3 billion U.S. dollars. "Four-fifths of IFAD's loans or 600 million

S. dollars has been provided on highly concessional terms, with a service
charge of only 1 percent and a repayment period of 50 years including a 10-
year grace period," he said.

Mr Jazairy said in the light of the critical circumstances prevailing in Africa,
IFAD in May this year adopted a special programme for African countries affect-
ed by drought and desertification to supplement its regular on-going activities.

"The target of this programme is to mobilize 300 million U.S. dollars in sup-
plementary. funds: for the: period 1985-88. The programme will help to consoli-
date the improvements in the food situation achieved under the auspicies of
the United Nations Office for Emergency Operations in Africa."

Mr Jazairy said the programme is sector oriented with specific focus on the
development of traditional food crops, small-scale water control shemes,
agro-forestry and soil conservation programmes. "In the implementation of this
programme we intend to further strengthen our existing close relationship with
the African Development Bank, with a view to multiplying the positive impact
of the special emergency assistance fund which the countries of Africa have

taken upon themselves to launch."

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JPRS*SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

SOUTH AFRICA

EXPORTS TO AFRICA HEAD FOR RECORD

Johannesburg BUSINESS DAY. in English 4 Jul 85 p 3

{Article by Lesley Lambert]

[Text] EXPORTS to Africa TRADE WITH AFRICA
could top a record . ;

R1,8bn this year if the |R/M
present trend continues {2 000
— with exports to the
north almost doubling
for the first five
months of this year. 1 600

Despite the disinvest-
ment threat, trade with
African countries is
Mayr eporis to Attica

ay, © ica ~
ha almost doubled to {1 000
R709,8m, compared with
the same period last year.
Timports rose by amargin-
al R1,4m to Ri62,3m.

The value of exports to 500
Africa has never exceed-
ed 1980's Futon. This

ear, provi fe eCO-
domic and political situa- IMPORTS.
tion does not change radi-
cally, exports. are
expected to reach new

wrAltiong the rand/dol- Projected exports (1986)
r ri .
counts to ae ‘ extent ‘Source:DEPT OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
for the rise in trade in- .
come, the South African Foreign Trade Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique).
Organisation (Safto) says that the vol- Sales of these goods have been consid-
ume of trade with African countries has erably boosted by South African-spon-
algo increased substantially. sored development projects in the
Machinery, agricultural equipment, various countries, according to the man-
building materials, pharmaceutical _ ager of Safto’s Africa division, Jean Caf-
goods, wheat and processed foodstuffs fin. .
make up the bulk of South African ex- South Africa is the major supplier of
ports to its 12 major African trading Specialised products to many of these
partners (which include Zimbabwe, neighbouring states.

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
MAY

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134



DELEGATION TO BORDER TALKS WITH RSA FIRM ON LAND CLAIMS

Johannesburg THE STAR in English 8 Jul 85 p 16

[Text]

One inflexible principle is held by”

the top-level Swazi delegation
which discussed border readjust-
ments with South African officials
in Cape Town recently.

That principle is: The land is ours.

The delegation, led by Foreign
Minister Mr Mhambi Mnisi, accom-
panied by the powerful secretary of
Swaziland’s ruling Supreme Council
of State, Mr Robert Mabila, and
Minister of Defence, Brigadier Fon-
ono Dvuba, unequivocally repeated
the kingdom’s claim to areas in
Kangwane, over the northern bor-
der with South Africa, and Ingwavu-
ma, in Zululand, to the south.

The claims, which began in the
1920s, remain the same to this day
and it has often been made clear
that there is no room for negotia-
tion. The campaign for what is al-
ways called here “The return of our
land” was begun by the late King
Sobhuza, and that fact explains
much of the intensity of the pro re-
turn-our-land Swazis.

The late king died in 1982, without
seeing a successful end to the nego-
tiations he had carried patiently
with the British and then the South
Africans for decades.

The authorities in Swaziland, and
above all the hightly traditional su-
preme council of State, now see a
satisfactory (to them) conclusion of
the campaign as a final tribute to a
much-loved king, and perhaps even
as a mystic obligation to the ances-
tors. The claims to the land are
based on fairly simple grounds.

It is argued that in the slap-dash
colonial carve up of the area in the
late 19th century, the borders of the
land occupied by people loyal to the
Swazi monarch were wrongly

drawn up. It is an argument which
could be applied to many other
countries on the continent, and to

avoid a blizzard of similar claims_

“the Organisation of African Unity

has ruled that such claims should
not be made, and borders should be
accepted as they are generally re-
cognised now.

Swaziland’s answer to that is to
say that the OAU has granted a spe-

. cial dispensation in the kingdom’s

142

ease, and certainly there is no evi-
dence to show that the OAU has
made any attempt to make Swazi-
Jand drop the claims. That is the
traditionalist Swazi stand, and that
is why, in their eyes, there can be ho
negotiations on claims that are both
just and right.

There are, of course, complexities:
which arise, at a time almost a cen-
tury since those borders were said
to have been wrongly drawn, to
cloud the traditionalist Swazi argu-
ment.

For example, is the Swazi infra-
structure of medical, educational
and social facilities capable of sus-
taining an extra 800 000, one esti-
mate of the populations of Kang-
wane and Ingwavuma? The future is
more than double Swaziland’s pres-
ent estimated population of 300 000.

What practical benefits would
there be'to Swaziland? Kangwane
has little to offer apart from a la-
pour pool for an industrialised so-
ciety, and Swaziland already has an
unemployment problem. It is some-
times argued in Swaziland that the
as yet undefined area of Ingwavu-
ma which is claimed would offer an
outlet to the Indian Ocean, and in-

JPRS~SSA~85-079
15 August 1985

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JPRS*“SSA°85~072
15 August 1985

ZIMBABWE

GOVERNMENT RESETTLEMENT FIGURES SINCE INDEPENDENCE
Bulawayo THE CHRONICLE in English 1 Jul 85 p 9

[Text] Since independence, the ZANU(PF) Government has resettled 225,000
people on about 21 million hectares of land which cost nearly $50.7 million.

The latest issue of the party magazine, ZIMBABWE NEWS, states that the reset~
tlement of these people, comprising 30,000 families, fell short of the party's
target of 162,000 families to be resettled.

ZANU(PF) advocated the formation of co-operatives to enrich the peasants and
although some people had been sceptical of co-operatives, the magazine said
co-operative and communal work and efforts were not strange to rural people.

The party promoted agricultural industrial, producer, consumer, commercial
and trading, and service and infrastructural co-operatives.

The provision of fertiliser, seeds, tractors and other inputs had dramatically
increased output by peasant farmers and grain depots had been established
in communal lands to receive their crops.

It was expected that peasant farmers would receive a total of $167 million
from the Grain Marketing Board for their share of the expected bumper harvest
this year.

The magazine said the Government placed great importance on water development,
specifically on dam-building. During its five-year reign the ZANU(PF) Govern—
ment had been instrumental in the drilling of nearly 6,000 boreholes throughout

the country.

ZANU(PF) had spent $2 billion of ZIMCORD aid on the development of the country,
but development had been held up py the three-year drought.

The magazine said the Government had. through decentralisation of powers by
the creation of new district and provincial administration, brought Government

closer to the people.

The Government had increased the number of children attending primary schools
to 2.5 million and had also increased the attendance at secondary schools,

teachers' colleges and university.

148



told the townspedple and others j
on the‘oovasion ¢ t the leadership or."
bans of the pa fand:the revolutionary «
government will! give ° priority to im-
prove the standard of living of the’
inhabitants of _ Geleb-Hamerbake’ pro-
vinee, particularly the “nomadic com-
munity in the lowland areas. aot

Representatives of the inhebitants of
the province on their part conveyed
their-gratitude to.Comrade Mengistu
for being in their midst while thous-
ands of others-present expressed’ their’
joy with traditional songs and dances.

‘Yesterday afternoon, Comrade Men
gistu inspected various construction
projects here-and visited offices and
facilities of government agencies
iwhich was the Water T ‘
nena ip ln is Ethi-

During his visit to the Water Tech.
nology Institute, 60 per cent of whose
construction will be completed next.
year, the General Secretary was briefed

by Comrade Alem Alszar, Commis.
‘sioner of the National Water Resour.
ces, and by other project managers"
on activities under way. and on the’
long and short term plans worked out ‘
by the Institute to expand water tech: |
nology and to produce a sufficient '
number of experts in the field. ‘

The construction work of the build. ° ”

ing to house the Institute's classrooms,
students dormitory, dining hall, clinic,
library and an auditorium is reported | :
to be progressing well,

"The Instituté has already worked out
a programme for next year to train
390 people in various vocations in-
cluding meteorological data gathering,
hydrolic operation centres, plumbing
and pipe welding and othet trades
while envisaging the setting up ofe a.
peasants’ training school, ©

41

"Under its initial plan the institute

“will train specialists on deep well dril-
‘ling, meteorology data collection, mete-
erology and water Jaboratory expertise
for certificate sad diploma level cour-
fges.-
$ The five year plan of the Instituts
jenvisages ‘the training of « students,
who have completed grade twélve, in
‘various water technology snsiacesing
{for degree course.
5 The Institute is also planning to pro-
‘duce 4,450 | specialists in water tech-
"nology by the year 1987, bringing the
, total number.of water enginesring stu-
dents graduating from other institu-
tions to 10,342 in accordance with
the Ten-year Perapective Plan.
: It was disclosed that. total of 45
million birr is. required to bring the —
Institute into full operation and that
it will contribute towards proper and
. beneficial utilization of ziver waters.
Comrade. Mesgixtu Haile-Mariam
gave words of encouregement to the
comrades urging them that the cons-
-truction work of the institutes building,
should be completed in time so that
trainees begin their studies  accontiag
to the programme and assured them
that the party and the government
would continue their full support and.
supervision, ~ ao
to. Sidamo region Thursday the Revo-
lutionary Leader inspected the facili-
ties of the headquarters of the Revolu-
tionary Police of Sidamo region’ in,
Awassa and also gave ditectives to
party and government officials and re+
‘presentatives of mass organizations in
the region on the development of Sida.
.mo and other important matters hased
on informations. - Sahered during the
visit. |

He noted that the country was fore-
ed to suffer from backwardness and



JPRS*SSA~85+072
15 August 1985

INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

PANA CITES IFAD'S JAZAIRY ON INTERNATIONAL AID FOR AFRICA
AB201020 Dakar PANA in English 0928 GMT 20 Jul 85

[Text] Addis Ababa, 20 July (PANA)--The OAU special emergency assistance fund
for drought and famine in Africa deserves full reconciliation and support by
the international community.

Speaking in a press conference yesterday in Addis Ababa the president of the
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Mr Idriss Jazairy,

said that what African governments need is not more advice on how to manage
their economies but to be provided with a less hostile external environment.

"This can be done by supplementing emergency food assistance by an increased
flow of aid to rehabilitate their production base and by alleviating their
debt service obligation." He said this can also be achieved through appro-
priate policy adjustments within the industrialized countries themselves so as
to promote overall growth as well as to ease the difficulties of the African
countries in areas of export trade and international currency instability.

Mr Jazairy said the African food crisis is the manifestation of fundamental
underlying structural deficiencies including external factors “over which the
African leadership has had little control." He said these factors have sharp-
ly reduced the export income of African countries and their capacity to
finance essential development imports. "In 1984 Africa has had to transfer
much more in interest payments to the industrialized countries than it received
from them in famine relief," he said.

The IFAD president said the main challenge facing the international community
in Africa today is whether the good will which has emerged from the public
response to food aid “can be channelled into support for the longer-term
strategies enunciated in the Lagos Plan of Action which addressed the root
causes of the pervasive socio-economic crisis."" He warned that unless this is
done the current emergencies will become a permanent feature of the inter-
national situation which will evoke decreasing public response while increasing
the precariousness of the economies of the recipients.

Mr Jazairy said the critical situation in Africa today should not be viewed as
an act of fate. "There is indeed cause for serious concern, but there is no
reason for despair," he said adding that the successful precedent of Asia



nothing if African states look politically in the same direction. Agricultural
production would be so abundant that it can feed eight times the present
population of Africa, he said, adding that it will represent 97 percent of the
world's reserves in chrome, 85 percent in platinum, 64 percent in manganese
and 70 percent in cocoa. Despite this wealth, Capt Sankara lamented, we are
among the poorest.

Must we not remember with respect the great visionaries of African unity,
Capt Sankara asked. Must we not go to the source and make adjustments in the

light of present realities so as to enhance its (African unity) dynamics?
He concluded.

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Vote

Column Column
No. Title i 2
R R
25 | Audit 2.2.22... 11-986 000
26 | Environment Aftairs 122.928 000
Includin
Contributions and grants-in-a
S.A. Forestry Association . 14000
University of Stellenbosch 1066 000
National Botanical Gardens 3.466 000
National Parks Board . 14.523 000
National Veld Trust 35000
S.A. Tourism Board |. 31 100.000
National Hiking Way Fund _ 1000
27 | Administration: House of Representatives . 261 770.000
Including—
Improvement of social pensions and allowances . .. 30.858 000
Hospital treatment: Licensed homes and single care 160.000
University of the Western Cape:
Sportsstadium..... a 1034000
University centre. 2.000 000
28 | Administration: House of Delegates 108 029.000
Including—
Improvement of social pensions and allowances .... 7649 000
Hospital treatment: Licensed homes and single care 75000
POU eco eceeceeeeeteeteestceeneeaee 23233 667 000

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115



DEFENSE FORCE REVIEWS OPERATIONAL STRATEGY

Gaborone DAILY NEWS in English 19 Jun 85 p 1

[Article by Jowitt Mbongwe]

[Text]

GABORONE JUNE 18: The
Commander of the Botswana
Defence Force (BDF), Major
General Mompati Merafhe,
has intimated that the army
would have to review its
method of operation.

Addressing a press
conference here yesterday
morning, Major General
Merafhe submitted: “We are
now going to review our
method in light of what has
happened.”

The press conference is @
sequel to a murderous raid
by South African commandos
on Gaborone last Friday
morning in which twelve (12)
people were killed and several
others injured.

The Major General
dismissed spurious
allegations, one of which was
that the BDF had prior
warning of the raid from the
South Africna army.

He said the allegations
should be treated with the
contempt they deserve. He
added that there was
absolutely no substance to
the claims.

“Itwas common knowledge
that despite its small size, the
BDF would not be intimidated
in the manner suggested,”
he assured the pressmen.

Major General Merafhe
pointed out that his army has
dealt with more serious

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incidents than that of “a group
of murderous raiders.”

No professional soldiers
would rejoice at killing
defenceless people whilst
they are asleep. Botswana
was terribly frustrated by this
killing of 12 defenceless
civilians whilst they were
asleep on Friday morning,”
he emphasised.

The army chief said the
relations between Botswana
and South Africa may be
viewed in the context of
countries at war following
Pretoria's attack on Gaborone
last week.

He said the issue was now
the fundamental question of
the territorial integrity of
Botswana.

He added that tension
between Gaborone and
Pretoria and between the
armies of the two countries
has been increased by the
recent incident of invasion.

“We may bea small country
but we value our
independence and deplore
the violation of our territorial
integrity,” he stressed.

Commenting on the BDF’s
preparedness during the raid,
Major General Mompati
Merafhe said South African
attacks on neighbouring
countries is long term, adding
that soldiers cannot be put
on alert permanently.

JPRS~SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

BOTSWANA


IJPRS*SSA*85+072
15 August 1985

INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

FOOD IMPROVEMENT EMPHASIZED BY OAU DECLARATION

E£A201414 Dakar PANA in English 1255 GMT 20 Jul 85

[Text] Addis Ababa, 20 July (PANA)--African heads of state and government
have pledged "to give highest priority to intra-African cooperation in
the implementation of the special program of action for improvement of
the food situation and the rehabilitation of agriculture in Africa in
order to lay the foundation for Africa's food self-sufficiency." This
promise comes in a declaration adopted by the 21st OAU Summit in Addis
Ababa and made public today.

"We reaffirm that the development of our continent is the primary
responsibility of our governments and peoples," says the declaration.

"We are, therefore, determined to take concrete actions and measures
individually and collectively for the achievement of the economic
development of our continent in unity and solidarity of African peoples
and member states." The Summit pledges "to take action at all levels

to improve the transport and communications links and adopt any other
strategies which will promote close cooperation between our countries

in the fields of industry, human resources, science and technology, trade
and finance".

Collective effort among OAU member states, says the declaration, "is

the most important weapon for tackling the current economic crisis".
Africa is "fully aware" of its own responsibility to adopt measures
leading to economic recovery. The Summit points out, however, that
"the magnitude of the crisis makes it imperative for the international
community to supplement that effort." The declaration, therefore, calls
on the international community, particularly the developed world and
international development and finance institutions "to support Africa's
efforts to deal with [words indistinct], continues the document, "should
aim at increasing Africa's production capabilities in the [word
indistinct] -food, improving the performance of the transport and
communications sector and acquiring adequate technology, especially for
industrial development".

The declaration also calls for the (?convening) of a special session

of the United Nations General Assembly "to deliberate on the issues
of the critical economic situation in Africa".

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Briefs
Scrap Apartheid Says Katjiuonga

SOMALIA

People's Assembly Session Closes
(HEEGAN, 5 Jul 85) ceccseccccccccccccccccccecsscssscoecses

Kulmie Inaugurates New Agricultural Extension Headquarters
(HEEGAN, 5 Jul 85) .ccecececseccescoece

Briefs
Somalia-Finnish Agreement

' SOUTH AFRICA

CP, NP Not To Allow Non-White Members, NRP Undecided
(DIE BURGER, 19 Jun 85) sececsecscccvcscccecccece

Botha's Leadership, Vision of Future Praised
(Editorial; DIE BURGER, 20 Jun 85) ..

First Parliamentary Session Under New Deal Deemed Success
(Editorial; DIE BURGER, 21 Jun 85) ...cecesecseeceeesecere

25 July List of Detainees
(SAPA, 25 Jul 85) ccsecccscccccccceccerscsssecescccoescees

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(SAPA, 26 JUL 85) ceceescecececcsceecesecsncenseeeneeeens

ASB Congress Calls for Scrapping of Influx Control
(THE CITIZEN, 18 Jul 85) .....eseeeee

Appropriation Act of 1985. Gazetted
(GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 Jun 85) .s.seeeeeeeceescecterecces

Canadian Sanctions Considered Impractical
(Brian Stuart; THE CITIZEN, 9 Jul 85) -....seeceeeeeeeeeeee

Gazankulu Official Slams Disinvestment
(THE CITIZEN, 8 Jul 85) .sccccccesescssdeseccesccseseesees

Urgent Review of Decentralization Scheme Urged
(Gerald Reilly; BUSINESS DAY, 5 Jul 85) °sssisecccseseeecee

New. Social Order Guaranteeing Equality Needed
(BUSINESS DAY, 3 Jul 85) .ccsccccceceescecceccseccesseeces

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INDUSTRIAL LAND SALES STAGNATE

JPRS*SSA=85~072
15 August 1985

SOUTH AFRICA

Johannesburg BUSINESS DAY in English 3 Jul 85 p 8

[Text]

cso:

THE INDUSTRIAL property scene is
“depressingly bleak,” with very little
significant movement expected for at
least 18 months, Colin Steyn, of Rand
Mine Properties (RMP), tells Busi-
ness Day.

“Sales of industrial land over the
last six months,” he laments, “have
been negligible.”

He attributes the dearth of activity
to Widespread business pessimism en-
gendered by:

@The prolonged economic “drought”;
@ Politically-inspired unrest; and

@ A decline in consumer demand for
manufactured goods,

“With increasingly anaemic order
books leading to gross under-utilisa-
tion of productive capacity,” he ob-
serves, “most industrialists are con-
centrating on survival rather than
thinking about expansion.”

The neligible demand for industrial
land, he adds, has been exacerbated
by the availability of vast amounts of
vacant factory space in existing
buildings.

He believes that the current over-
supply situation was created in 1982
and 1983, when institutional investors
took up large tracts of land for indus-

trial development purposes. With the:

downturn, however, many companies
have been forced to rationalise or
close down their operations to leave
areas of unoccupied space in these.
developments.

“The vacancy factor,” sayd Steyn,
“is now very serious, with between
40% and 50%, of factory space stand-
ing empty. In view of this, potential
buyers would be unwise to even con-
template the purchase of land for the

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construction of new buildings.

“With the abundance of existin,
accommodation available, they coul
almost certainly negotiate tom
line Frices that make it cheaper to
buy than to build.”

Yet, in spite of the almost zero
demand for industrial sites, he points
out, prices of prime sites have re-
mained relatively stable.

“Big land owners,” he says, “have
taken a long-term view and are gen-
erally unwilling to lower prices for
the sake of clinching immediate
sales.”

Steyn asserts that there is, in fact, a
scarcity of well-situated industrial
land available for development, par-
ticularly in the greater Jc esburg
area,

“This scarcity,” he believes, “will
become more apparent when the eco-
nomy stages a recovery.”

Because of the government’s ad-
herence to its decentralisation policy
— in terms of which no further land
can be made available for industrial
development in the greater Johannes-
burg area until at least the year 2000
—s ignificant industrial expansion on
the in the foreseeable future is
only likely on the East Rand.

Paced Erowth areas cast of Johannes:
rg Wil ring el, Brakpan
and — toa more limited ‘extent - -
Benoni, according to Steyn.

Springs, Nigel and Brakpan, he
says, have each been allocated 200ha
of Jand for future industrial develo,
meni .

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Jim Tyatya

Zolke Witmos
Mlamli Elias
Simana Cobkembe
Aron Sithole
Joseph Bongazi
Jonkile Mzomba
Sam Mayo

Andrew Buys

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Cinderella Grootboom
Mamkelu Grootboom
Peter Moloto
Mathilda Gasela

_ Lawrence Muilele

Jacob Mtshali
Vusi Nkosi
Micheal Xhago
Zwandile Cuba
Siphiwo Spires
Basie Majola
Welcome Mkholeani |
Livingston Mbanga
Kirnick Deji
Temba Bethe

Victor Sizani
Lindelwa Sizani
Mthuthuzele Sokanyke
Sizakele Gotuana
MteleleleMajinge
Zamile Ntozini
Lungilule Mlomba
Wellington Dgarala
Jobile Thomas
Basie Njiki

Freddi Zonke
Clifford Williams
Abraham Williams
George van Loggenberg
Johannes Jonas
Leslie Mahuluba
Msibekezi Djongman
Mickey Mulwana
Pumla Zake
Mzwandile Dyamani
Mzwandise Mhlangu
Zona Mzizi

Koko Jack

‘Magisterial ‘District

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Port Elizabeth
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Graaff-Reinet
"

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Jansenville
"

Johannesburg
"
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"

Uitenhage
"

"
"

Port Elizabeth
"

“Alexandria
"

Bathurst
Port Elizabeth
Uitenhage

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Fort Beaufort

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I fully Subseribe to, and support the Free
Enterprise system for one basic reason. It is the only
system I know under which the individual can enjoy the
fullest possible incentives for producing more, and
improving upon the quality of his production. it is my
conviction that a system which denies this condemns
everyone to mass poverty. One hardly needs to belabor

this point, since the record of history is clear and -
eonvineing enough.

Because of this conviction about the Free
Enterprise system, I subscribe to the active
participation of the private sector in programming the
functioning of the economy. I believe that the
participation of the private sector will make a
difference for the better in the future of. this
country. There is need to look at the nature of the
stakes which private businessmen have in the economy, I
am inclined to think that the higher the stakes, the
more likely it would be for businessmen to develop a
deeper sense of commitment to ensuring that  the-
economy stays in bouncing health.

I do not believe, however, that the whole-hearted
cooperation of the business community can be obtained
through intimidation, harrassment, and a host of nit-
picking regulations that do nothing more than anta-
gonize, discourage, and, in some cases, drive them to
the point of frustration and truancy.

AGRICULTURE

I believe that if we are not encouraged to grow
enough food to feed ourselves adequately, our
productivity in other development activities will
remain lamentably low. In this regard, I fully
subscribe to the observation of the United Nations
Rural Development Task Foree for Liberia as contained
in their report submitted to the Government of Liberia
in 1979, The U.N. Task Force observed, among other
things, that "emphasis must be shifted to ‘food produc-
tion .. since the maintenance of good health requires,
among other. things, a steady supply of nutritious
foods ..." . : ,

By this emphasis on food production, I am not
suggesting that attention should be totally diverted
from the tree crop production efforts now in progress. .
It is highly necessary, however, to remain constantly
aware of the fact that any gains made in the tree crop

sector could be cancelled out by major gaps in food
crop production since such gaps have to be filled by
the importation of food with the foreign exchange which
may have accrued from the export of tree crops.

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. entities since last year

‘wheat, cotton and

+ Potatoes.

According to Mr.
Ahmadzegan, one of
the major achieve-
ments during BDC's 15
years of existence has ;
been the creation of |
about 4,500 jobs for :
Batswana both in the !
BDC itself and its |
affliated companies. By .
the end of 1990 more |
jobs will be createdasa .
result of the envisaged | ”
expansion in com-
merce and industry, he
said.

Since its inception in
1970, the BDC has also |
seen the growth of
close relationship

. between it and the

government, so much
so that today various
government depart-
ments are prepared
and willing to consult
with BDC on matters of
“common ‘interest’.
The improvement in
overall relationship
with government is
clearly illustrated by
the way in which the
BDC finds itself
involved in what were
formerly purely govern-
ment domains, accord-
ing to a bronchure
issued to mark the
Corporation's birthday.

The document adds
that one significent
change in BDC's policy
has been the offering of
shares to the Botswana
public and qualified

to participate in
undertakings in which
the BDC. has interests
through the Sechaba
Investment Trust
Company.

Botswana citizens
could apply the P50

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19

shares in life in-
surance, pension or
provident funds ad-

+ ministered by Bot-
“swana registered
| companies, co-opera-:

tive societies, trade
unions and institutions
approved by tho
Commissioner of
Taxes.

Product development
has been encouraged
in areas such as
handicraft and assis-
tance has been givenin
the international
marketing of products
from small manufac-
turers. In addition BDC
Participates through
the breweries and
hotels, in a wide range
of welfare type-
activities through the
Kalahari Management
Services Trust. One per
cent of the profits from
the breweries and
hotels is distributed
and used in form of
grants to non-religious
non-political and non-
Sporting organisations.

The document con-
cludes: ‘‘Botswana
provides an ideal
political and financial
climate for develop-
ment. BDC is proud to
assist in the provision
of some of the other
essential ingredients
and will continue doing
so whatever the future
may bring...”

BOC’ main functions
include providing
money for viable
Projects, participating
in projects of national
interest, advising and
assisting all potential
investors and assisting
with management of
Projects which BDC’
finances.



JPRS*SSA~85"072
15 August 1985

SWAZILAND

UNITED FATHERLAND FRONT FORMED AS NEW PARTY
MB191240 Maseru THE NATION in English 9 Jul 85 p 2

[Text] A new political party in Lesotho was formed on Saturday with a former
senior Cabinet Minister, Mr Joel Moitse announcing its formation at a press con-
ference in Maseru.

He said the new Party is being called the United Fatherland Front (UFF].

According to the UFF'S manifesto, the Front is a vehicle for the consolidation
of Lesotho's national independence, statehood and territorial integrity and "for
the advancement of the aspirations of Basotho along the road to progress and
prosperity."

At a news conference at the weekend, Mr Moitse said his Party is a federal or-
ganisation of workers, peasants, artisans, civil servants and patriotic intel-

lectuals.

He said: "there is no hope for this country without democracy. The current po-
litical system does not accomodate interest of the people."

Mr Moitse said any system of government not based on democratic system within
the framework of the constitution is bound to serve the section of the popula-
tion because it is not in power through the will of the people and not account-
able to them. He said the Front is to liberate both the rulers and the ruled.

The new political leader said his political organisation is quite aware that the
Prime Minister, Dr Leabua Jonathan is seeking a fresh mandate from the people,

a correct move, but that it should be borne that "we believe he is not ready
for elections if the Internal Security Act still hangs on the heads of Basotho,"

Mr Moitse added.

However, Mr. Moitse applauded Dr Jonathan's foreign policy, which he said should
have been founded ona just society. He said the policy is dangerous because it
is not based on progressive internal policy.

He singled late Dr Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana as one leader. who had a well-thought
foreign policy which did not have an internal democratic base in Ghana. He said
it was not by accident that Nkrumah did not stay long in Ghana's leadership.

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INTER-AFRICAN Aven

OAU APPROVES PORTUGUESE AS. WORKING LANGUAGE
‘ -

AB201318 Dakar PANA in English 1152 GMT 20 Jul 85 woe

[Text] Addis Ababa, 20 July (PANA)--The 21st Summit of the Organization
of African Unity adopted today in Addis Ababa a resolution. in which it
has decided that Portuguese be used asa working language of the organiza-
tion and its institutions. The Summit instructed the Council of Ministers
of the organization to make provisions in the adoption of the budget for
the necessary expenditure to be incurred in the implementation of this
resolution. .

The problem of using Portuguese’ as a working language of the OAU was
raised for the first time by Mozambique in April 1979 during the 4th
Session of the OAU Labor Committee. As a result, Cape Verde, mandated
by the other countries whose official language is Portuguese (Angola,
Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe), officially requested
on 16 September OAU the Secretary General to consider this matter.
[sentence as received]

In acceding to this request by the five lushophone countries, the 21st
Summit amended Article 19 of the OAU Charter stipulating that: "The
working languages of the organization and all its institutions are, if
possible, African languages as well as French and English."

The OAU's present working languages are English, French and Arabic.

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JPRS*SSA~85+072
15 August 1985

SOUTH AFRICA

~ BRIEFS

PETROLEUM PRICES DROP--CAPE TOWN~-Wholesale prices of a wide range of oil and
other petroleum products were cut from yesterday, but petrol and other price-
controlled’ products will not be cheaper. The Government is allowing diesel
used for road transport other than passenger buses to be cut by 1,7 cents a
litre at the coast and 1,6 cents on the Reef. The driver of a diesel-engined
car with a 72 litre tank will save about R1,22. Aviation fuel is to drop by
nine cents a litre and liquid petroleum gas goes down by five cents a litre. .,
It is understood that the benefits to the motorist could be minimal as, dealers
are not compelled to pass on reduced prices on products which are not price-
controlled. While the cuts are attributed by oil industry spokesmen to the
improving rand-dollar exchange rate, the Minister of Mineral and Energy Af-
fairs, Mr Danie Steyn, said a decrease in the petrol price was not likely at
this stage. He said the first objective was to strengthen the Road Fund.
Examples of price reductions are: --Heavy furnace oil--down 3,5¢ a litre;
--Bitumen--down 3,5c a litre; --Aviation turbine fuel--down 2c a litre;
--Benzine--down 2c a litre; --White spirits--down 3c a litre; and --Power
paraffin--down 2c a litre. [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 16 Jul

85 p 21]

DEVBANK LOANS--THE Development Bank of Southern Africa is lending some R3,7-
million to the Government and the Agricultural Development Corporation of
Bophuthatswana for phase five of the Taung irrigation project. The project
involves conversion of 760ha of flood irrigation to 875ha of conventional
sprinkler irrigation, with the re-establishment of farmers on areas of 7,5ha
under portable sprinkler irrigation. The project enables maize, wheat, dry
peas and cotton to be grown by Botswana commercial farmers. The money is to
be lent in three tranches: R1,95-million over 20 years at 5 percent, R 714-
000 for the same period at 8 percent, and finally, R1,02-million over eight
years, also at 8 percent. The agreements will be signed today. [Text]
[Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 18 Jul 85 p 27]

136



CANADIAN AGENCY DONATION

Gaborone DAILY NEWS in English 1 Jul 85 p 3

[Text]

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“GABORONE: The Canadian

International Development
Agency (CIDA) last week
donated P11 300 to the
Child-to-Child Foundation of
Botswana here.

Presenting a cheque to the
Project coordinator of -the
Child-to-Child Foundation of
Botswana, Mrs Lillian
Masolotate, CIDA Office
Manager, Mr Gary Payne sald
he hoped that organisers
would help to spread its aims
and objectives throughout
Botswana, so that many
Batswana children would
benefit from the funds.

He said it was hoped that

more donors will come -

forward in future to. ensure

the survival of these |

worthwhile programmes. He
observed that It was their
considered opinion that
through the efforts and
dedication of experienced
educators, such as Mrs Lilllan
Masolotate, the aims and
objectives of the Child-to-
Child Foundation would be
met and great strides will
continue to be made.

For her part, Mrs
Masolotate said that she
hoped that other donor
agencies will follow the
example of CIDA and make
thelr donations available to

the foundation as well.

- She said she hoped the
foundation will continue to
work hand-in-hand with the
CIDA and that whatever CIDA
may request from the
foundation regarding reports
and financial statements, they
would make it available to
them any time they want.

According to Mrs Maso-
lotate, the money would be
used to complete their on-
going projects and to help
fnew ones.

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5 August 198.

BOTSWANA


JPRS+SSA+85+072
15 August 1985

NAMIBIA

BRIEFS

SCRAP APARTHEID SAYS KATJIUONGA--The scrapping. of apartheid in South West
Africa is essential if the new transitional government wants to establish

its credibility with the people of the country. This is the opinion of

Mr Moses Katjiuongua, a.Cabinet Minister in the new interim government, who

is visiting South Africa.as guest of the South African Institute of Interna-
tional Affairs.’ During an interview with THE CITIZEN yesterday, Mr Katjiuongua,
who is also president of SWA's oldest political party, Swanu, said it was essen-
tial that the transitional government "uproots all the vestiges of apartheid
which prevents. development of individuals and represses the dignity of man."
The elimination of apartheid was vital to make people accept ‘the transitional
government as a viable option, explained Mr Katjiuongua. "The transitional
government has to bring. about.change quickly as time is. running out."
Acceptance by the international community depended to a large extent on how
quickly the transitional government could implement changes, said Mr Katjiuon-
gua. [Text] [Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 19 Jul 85 p 15]

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93



JPRS~SSA~g 5*072
15 August 1985

SOUTH AFRICA

HOECHST RSA'TO EXPAND {TS HIGH-CHEM INDUSTRY

Johannesburg BUSINESS DAY in English 12 Jul 85 p 3

[Article by Lawrence Bedford]

[Text]

CSO:

: al complex at

HOECHST of West Germany, the multi-

national chemical giant, has set up a,

graphics division in South Africa.

new Kalle division to handle the
import and marketing of pre-sensitised
lit! graphic plates, widely used in the
pin ing industry, is seen as a forerunner
the announcement of further multi-
million rand investment in this country.
belng imported trom Kalle fn Wiesb-
le in Wiesba-
den, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Hoechst AG, and until now handled by a

local distributor, AEC Graphics SA.
The MD of Hoechst SA, Arno Baltzer,
said in a statement yesterday it was the
intention to develop the division “as a
full partner to the printing industry”,
supplying capital equipment and a wide
range of other sundries. .
fe added that the new development —
effective from September 1 — would
lead to the setting up of a local manu-
facturing facility at, Hoechst’s industri-
mdor, near Krugers-

orp. .
“Such a plant, which involves a high
level of expertise, fits in with Hoechst’
international policy of expanding its
speclalised area high-chem techno-
” he sai
le have decided to develop in thé
communications industry because we

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gee it as a major growth area. There will
obvioush bea growing demand for print
material of all kinds in the years ahead
as educational standards and the
population increases,” he added.
Planning for the Chamdor plant In-
volves a projected future capital invest-
ment of around R10m. Hoechst, which

it distributes, has spent more. than
R150m at Chamdor over.the last five

Its Industrial chemical division h
invested Rém in a polyphosphoric acl
lant at Chamdor. Polyphosphoric acid
used as a feedstock for the manufac-
ture of a vital catalyst in the Sasol oil-
from-coal process. . .

The Chamdor plant has also been ex-
tended to manufacture food grade pitos,
phoric acid — an acidulent in the food
and beverage indt — thus reducing
South Africa’s dependence on imports.

Part of its dyestuffs product division
e site as is its high-tech
packaging film plant based on bi-axially
orientated polypropylene (BOPP).

The construction. of this production
facility, commissioned last year at a
cost of R50m, has mai important im-
plications for South Africa’s food and
cigarette manufacturing industries.

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ETHNIC TAX SYSTEM EXPLOSIVE SAYS KATJIUNGUA

Windhoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER in English 26 Jun 85 p 3

[Text]

THE SYSTEM of raising and allocating revenue
along racial‘and ethnic lines was the real cause of
black hatred for white privilege and white economic
domination, the Minister of Health, Mr Moses Kat-
jiuongua, said in the National Assembly yesterday.

Speaking in the debate
on a motion calling for the
implementation “of a
national economic
strategy, Mr Katjiuongua
said he had no doubt that
“the, present system of tax-
ation and ‘methods of ‘al-
locating revenue are racist,
irrational, _ absurd “and
anachronistic.”

Existing’ procedures had
“created an explosive
situation -of a white and
rich centre and ‘a-largely
poverty-stricken “black
periphery.”

Mr Katjivongua sug-
gested the Canadian

3 raising taxes ard

system
distributing it amongst the _
country’s provinces would”

be a useful example for
Namibia. .

He said:the Canadian
Federal Government made
the.
available from the general’
revenue collected ‘in
provinces, - |
with incottie lower than the
national -average.

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nation’s.” wealth

to. . provinces ©

Mr Katjiuongua said
that to defer the resolution
of the ‘problems — sur-
rounding ‘taxation to’ the
final. draft” of the Con-
stitutional: Council would
be to’ “play with ‘fire.”

He urged that. the
problem .be-dealt with im-
mediately. through. » the
Cabinet, the ‘Assembly,. or.
through interim determina-
tion by the Constitutional
Council:

He -said his partry,
‘Swanu, would never accept
“privilege, based -on white
skin’ colour and. white
paternalism. We see ‘these
as threats to. our own
material welfare and insults

10 ee ens prepared to

tole of second-
or to be
stooges of
anybody here in this
land; in this House or
elsewhere.” .

“Mr Katjiuongua said he
would’continue to urge the

Assembly'to address itself
to specifics as a way of dis-
cussing: and resolving
problems and made several
suggestions, © concerning
economic dévelopment.

He said there were
economic activities which
did not need ‘large capital
investment. and would help
provide jobs.

These included:

@ the possibility of using
cattle products to make
shoes, butter and cheese;
@ sugar growing in the
Kavango basin;

@ rice and other cereal
production in the Caprivi;’
@ and the creation of in-
dustries producing food,
handicrafts, textiles, salt
and soap, edible oil, bricks,
glass, farm tools etc.

Mr Katiiuongua said the
Government should be re-
quired to submit concrete
plans dealing with these
problems.

Regarding development
aid, he said Swanu ac-
cepted the need for this
before independence, but
aid should not have any
political or economic str-
ings attached. “We must
be allowed the freedom to
determine = our = own
priorities.”

To ensure the exploita-
tion of untapped resources,
such as the Kudu gas field,
tenders should be invited to

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offer the best terms for the

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15 August 1985

NAMIBIA

make feasibility studies
and to select the ones that

country.

Local entrepreneurs and
“well-disposed foreign
companies should be in-
vited to prospect in
Namibia‘ and the: Govern-
ment should ensure that
Multi-National Companies
prove to Namibia that their
operations do or . will
‘benefit the. country.

They should also prove
that ‘they exercise’ social
responsibility in terms of
training, healthy labour
relations and paying suf-
ficient tax without creating
loopholes for tax evasion.
_ Mr Katjiuongua warned,
however, that it was neces-
sary to attract foreign in-
vestment and the multi-
nationals . should not be
“terrorised.” ;

He said: the Minister of|
Mining Affairs should be
requested to draft]
guidelines in, this regard
which.could be turned into
legislation.

Mr Katjiuongua said the
Cabinet should ask South
Africa to declare a 200-
mile limit to Namibia’s ter-
ritorial waters “as the only
way remaining to prevent
the plunder of Namibia’s
marine resources,”



JPRS“SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

OAU ISSUES DEBT PROBLEMS DECLARATION

EA201634 Dakar PANA in English 1305 GMT 20 Jul 85

[Text] Addis Ababa 20 July (PANA)--African heads of state and government,
meeting in Addis Ababa for the OAU Summit, have called for an international
conference on Africa's external debts. In a declaration issued today in
the Ethiopian capital, the African leaders said that such a conference,
which should be convened as a matter of urgency would provide a forum

for creditors and borrowers to arrive at.emergency solutions to alleviate
the problems. At the end of 1984, Africa's total foreign debt stood at
158 billion U.S. dollars.It is estimated that by the end of this year the
figure will exceed 170 billion U.S.‘ dollars.

"Tt is evident that our countries' debt servicing problems are external
ones and are (?undoubtedly) beyond control" the African leaders’ said.
They noted that there was a "negative development in the international
economic environment". This was reflected in the hardening of terms
and conditions of borrowing, especially from the private capital market.
Debt servicing represents a heavy drain on the meager foreign exchange
resources of African states, the declaration pointed out.

The Summit, therefore, told the developed countries and the multilateral
financial institutions that they should increase substantially the
transfer of concessional financial resources, including grants, to
African countries. The declaration noted that Africa's external indebted-
ness represented 36. percent of the continent's gross domestic product in
1984, and that in 1985 the debt service ratio is expected to be much
higher than 27 percent of export earnings.

The Summit said that the developed countries should implement, without
discrimination, the provisions of a United Nations General Assembly
resolution which calls for the total or partial conversion of official
development assistance debts to grants. Developed donor countries were
also urged to implement the UNCTAD resolution on debt and development
problems in Africa.



CALL FOR REFORM OF FARMING SYSTEM

Windhoek THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER in English 27 Jun 85 p 3

[Text]

cso:

| .
BLACK AND WHITE speakers in the National
Assembly yesterday agreed on the need to reform _

the system of communal farming practised by most

blacks in the country.

The Minister of Mining
Affairs, Mr Andreas
Shipanga (Swapo D), said
the system of communal
Jand ownership had existed
in Africa before the arrival
of the Europeans, but was
no longer acceptable.

It was not conducive to
private entrepreneurship
as, without land ownership,
it was difficult for busines-
smen in communal farming
areas to raise overdrafts or
loans.

More and more people
were building concrete
structures instead of huts
on communal land and
when the hut owner died
headmen could ask high
prices for the building from.
the owner’s survivors.

“There is a lot of in-
justice built into this,” Mr

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Shipanga said.

He added that
traditionally, only grazing
fields had been communal-
ly owned and not tilled
Jand around huts.

“Nobody must be en-
couraged to maintain this
old . fashioned — land
ownership system which
can only do more damage
to the country.”

He said the system
should be eradicated in the
life of the present Parlia-
ment.

The Minister of Finance,
Mr Dirk Mudge (DTA),
echoed an earlier call by
the Minister of Agriculture,
Mr Eben Van Zjl (NP), for
the abolition of communal
land owneship.

He warned, however,
that it would not be possi-

92

ble for the system to disap-
pear completely. If ex-
isting communally owned
land was turned into
economic farming units,
accommodation —_ would
have to be found elsewhere
for those living on the land.

Mr Mudge said the
Odendaal Plan which
divided the country into
black reserves with com-
munal land oWnership had
been a “blunder”.

Once-successful farms in!

Damaraland and
Namaland were lying
abandoned because of the
communal system which
was the result of a failed
political ideology,

Because of communal,

land ownership, many peéo-
ple were unable to buy
property — “all they were
able to invest in was se-
cond hand cars and tran-
sistor radios,” Mr Mudge
said.

JPRS*SSA+85-072
15 August 1985

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IJPRS*SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

SOMALIA

BRIEFS

SOMALIA-FINNISH AGREEMENT--Mogadishu, Thursday--The Somali Democratic Republic
and the Government of Finland, have Wednesday signed at the premises of the
Foreign Ministry an agreement on the installation of electric power systems

to the towns of Kismayo and Baydhaba of Somalia. The total cost of the scheme
is 6.3 million dollars which will be jointly paid by the two governments.

The agreement was signed for Somalia by the Foreign Minister, Jaalle Abdirahman
Jama Barre and for the Finnish side by.the Finnish Ambassador to the SDR and
Deputy Director for Foreign Aid and Development, Mr David Johnsson. The two
sides exchanged brief remarks stressing the necessity to enhance the friendly
bilateral relations. [Text] [Mogadiscio HEEGAN in English 5 Jul 85 p 2]

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Schedule

113

ye St Vote
ae a Column Column
No. Title 1 2
R R
1} State President 10.908 000
2 | Parliament 19 736 000
Including -
Grant id to the Parliamentary Association of the Re-
public of South Africa beeeeeeee 240.000
3} Transport 503 340 000
Including---
Contributions: :
Urban Transport, Fund... 6.490.000
Level Crossings Elimination Fund - 2.500.000
National Sea Rescue Institute .. 130 000
4 | Constitutional Development and Panning $ 350-229 000
Including---
Contributions:
University of Stellenbosch... : 1.000
Cape Metropolitan Planning Committee . 30.000
Training Fund for Local Government Affairs . 250.000
Provincial subsidies ..... $231 358.000
Financial assistance: s. A. Youth Year. 500 000
5 | Foreign Affairs . vee 1177616000
6 | Home Affairs... .. 46 174.000
Including.
Grants-in-aid:
Maatskappy vi Europese Imnigresic 150.000
1820 Settlers’ Association . 105.000
7 | Commission for Administration .... 63.702. 000
Includin, “
Grant-in-aid to $.A. Institute of Organization aiid Me-
thods 5000
8 | Improvement of conditionsof service oo. sois sags wees 235 000,000
9 | National Education 107 330.000
Including.
Grant
Sporland recreation promotion . 5.990.000
Declared cultural institutions... 17.686 000
National Monuments Council .. 1871 000
Human Sciences Research Council 41 105 000
Africa Institute veceele 1070000
Financial assistance:
Literature forthe visually handicapped... 115000
Chairs and institutes : 81000
10 + 954709 000
40.000
u 1119001 000
Municipalities:
Simonstown . . 918.000
Various. . 74,082,000
47000
Public Servants Association 779 000
Mail Coach Restaurant 105 000
Including—
12 | Healthand Welfare 1.336 416 000
Including—
Contributions and grants-in-
sion hospitals... 1.000
S.A.N.T.A. centres : 25.000
Springkell Sanatorium 10.000
National Cancer Association . 1000
S.A. National Council for the Blind . 80.000
‘Training organizations: Community health nurses 16000
S.A. Noodhulpligs, S.A. Red Cross Society and St.
_ John Ambulance Brigade... 6.000
Medical Research Councit : 24.048 000
S.A. Institute for Medical Research... 21000
Financial assistance to National Council for Mental
Health 100000
Bursaries 200.000



I believe that Liberians are no longer content to
move into a future; or to be more precise, into the
Second Republic, with the gaps of foresight, insight,
and hind-sight in legislation, policy formulation,
planning and administration which have plagued our
performance as a nation.

I think Liberians expect a future in which: the
challenge of nation-building is rooted in the popular
aspirations of the majority of the people, and not. the
whims and caprices of a central planning elite. I-be-_
lieve they expect a future in which not only are oppor-
tunities for advancement freely and fairly available to
all, but also in which incentives and encouragement to
utilize the opportunities are deliberately offered,
especially to the least favored.

The Liberian people have for long looked forward
to the day when their communities would be organized to
fully participate not only in the -making of .the
decisions affecting them; but also in playing «the
leading role in implementing such decisions.

1 believe that they expect to see a system of more
effective mechanisms to ensure that those who hold
positions of public trust are fully accountable to the
public, without the slightest fear or favor.

I know that Liberians would like to have the
commerce of their country firmly in their own hands -
implying that the comparative advantages which alien
businessmen may have over Liberians should be minimized
as much as possible. One could go on and on talking
about what one perceives as the expectations of the
Liberian people.

What I believe, in short, is that the Liberian
people expect and deserve to have a leadership that
commands sufficient integrity, wisdom and insight; and
has faith in the Liberian people and respect for their
basie rights and dignity. A leadership with these fun-
damental qualittes will in turn command the confidence
of the public and energize the growth of the economy.

I have heard people say what, to me, suggests that
leadership does not necessarily need to have a sound
educational background for the effective development
programming of a country. ("You don't need book

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Having touched on three broad areas of critical
concern to the future of our country, let me now make
some general social, economic and political
observations.

“SOCIAL

In meeting the challenges of national
reconstruction which lie before us, we should be
constantly reminded that the strong in our society are
few; the majority are weak; and we should not make the
mistake of strenthening those who are weak by weakening
those who are strong. In other words, we should not,
for instance, permit sympathy for employees to,
eliminate the employer. The rich should in no way be
permitted to exploit the poor; but the rich should not
be destroyed to help the poor.

What we need to work vigorously to destroy are the
forces of class hatred, ethnic supremacy and other
divisive elements. .

All things considered, our laws are among the best
in the world. But no matter how straight the laws are,.
if they are handled by crooked authorities, they will

definitely be twisted. We need to ensure that those
who interpret and execute our laws are men and women of
the highest integrity in the land. I think, in fact,
that there is need to look into the methods of choosing
then.

I am a profound believer in the right of free
expression. Those who express their opinions about the
conduct of public affairs, being mindful of the limita-
tions imposed by the laws of the nation on that free-
dom, should not "- and need not be victimised,
elandestinely or openly. They can be made to answer
openly in court for any abuse, and their right to be
proven guilty beyond all reasonable doubts should be
fully respected.

The relatively few professionals and experts we
have in this country should never be subjected to the
fear of losing their jobs or falling out. with the
authorities for taking a position which may not be
politically expedient.

I could go on, but again the scope of this
exercise does not permit me to. The social ingredients
that need to go into our national reconstruction recipe
are numerous, and should not be taken for granted.

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basis of well-formulated development strategies and plans, are vital to
the eradication of famine, for the control of drought and desertification
and for the rehabilitation of agriculture in Africa."

It is in this context that the heads of state and government made their
pledge to increase agricultural investment to between a fifth and a quarter
of all public investment over the next 4 years.

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ZNEU PREDICT DROP IN LARGE SCALE FARMING

Harare THE SUNDAY MAIL in English 30 Jun 85 p 2

[Text]

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‘THE bulk of Zimbabwe's
agricultural production
would in future come
from the peasant areas
because there will be a
inthe number of
large-scale farmers, the
president of the Zimba-
twe National Farmers’
Union, Cde Gary. Maga-
dzire, said last week.
“There will be a drop

2500 in the year 2000,”
he said,

“In order to cope with
the expected increase in
‘population between now
‘and the year 2000, the
peasant farmer will have
to increase productivity
of his livestock,” Cde
Magadzire told gradua-
tes of the Mazoe Vete-
rinary Institute,

He said that beef pro-
auction was the enter-
prise with the greatest
potential in most of the
peasant areas, and that
i am hoped’ that with

ter management 1
livestock and veld, and
disease contro] in parti-
gular. increases could

made in productivity
to meet both local de-
mand for beef and for
export.

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“However, this will
require increased inputs
in of manpower
‘and services such as dip-

inoculation and
correct stocking rates
using, appropriate bulls.”

would reduce the ratio

commodity s
sity. We must strive to|
get it” i

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ZIMBABWE

Dr Chigaru said that”
tbecause research equip-
ment now cost more they

i
}
:

aoe ts for grain would
it ‘or wot
‘soon Pottract industries
and create jobs. He urged
millers to go where the
customers were.

ro ts sent to Banket then
from there to Harare
just for milling. More
money would be made if
agro-servicegs were pro-
vided and if input pro-
ducts like insecticides,
seed and fertilisers were
stocked at every collec-
tion depot. Farmers

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15 August 1985

SOMALIA

PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY SESSION CLOSES

Mogadiscio HEEGAN in English 5 Jul 85 p 2

[Text] Mogadishu, Thursday--The Chairman of the People's Assembly, Hon.
Mohamed Ahmed, on Tuesday declared closed the first session this year of the

People's Assembly.

At its meeting before it was declared closed the Assembly first heard a report
on a Bill effecting changes in production taxation laws which was introduced
by the Minister of Finance, Jaalle Mohamed Sheikh Osman, who explained that
the changes were being made in the interest of production sources. The
Assembly voted on the Bill after debate and it was passed by 84 voters with
three against and six abstentions.

The People's Assembly also debated on an agreement concluded by the Somali
Government with the World Bank on which a report was given to the Assembly
meeting by the Chairman of the Economic Committee of the People's Assembly
which had studied the contents of the Agreement, Hon. Mohamoud Jama Ahmed,

and was elaborated on by the Minister of Finance. After the debate the Agree-
ment was ratified by the Assembly by majority of 98 votes with only one
abstention.

According to this agreement which the Somali Government signed with the World
Bank in June this year, Somalia will receive from the World Bank a soft loan
of 10 million U.S. dollars to be utilised for bolstering production in the
fields of agriculture’ livestock and fisheries. The loan carries an interest
rate of 0.75 per cent and is payable in 40 years with a grace period of ten

years.

The People Assembly debated and passed a bill on amendments to two clauses
affecting by women participation in Defence Service, and University and
Secondary schools students, the ratification of the establishment of an Arab
League Desert Research Centre and the Lome 111 Convention.

After listening to elaboration on the amendment Bill on participation on the
Defence Service by Women and Secondary and University leavers from Assistant
Defence Miniser Brig. General Ahmed Sahal Ali,. the Assembly debated on the
Bill and finally approved it by 91 votes in favour and three against with
three absentions. One of the amendments reduces the duration of the term of

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BPP RESPONDS TO CRITICISM OF TRIBALISM WITHIN PARTY

Gaborone THE GUARDIAN in English 28 Jun 85 p 1

[Article by John Kula]

[Text]

FRANCISTOWN — All
Botswana's political
parties could be accus-
ed of tribalism if one
traced them back to
their home bases. So
said Botswana People’s
Party spokesman Mr
John Musojani in an
exclusive interview
with The Guardian this
week. He was respond-
ing to allegations that
the BPP — once a lead-
ing opposition conten-
der — had been driven
back to reliance on the
predominantly Sekala-
ka-speaking northeast
region of Botswana.
“The fact that a party
enjoys popular support
today does not mean it
cannot be forced to its
base one day — and
there is nothing wrong
with that. It happens

throughout the world,”

he said.

“Domkrag spread out
from Serowe and the
BNF has its base in
Negwaketse but nobody
talks about these things
simply because they
happen to be in one of
the eight principal tribal
regions. He added: “‘It's
only because we are
outside these regions

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that we have become a
focal point for criticism
and yet none explains
why Domkrag continues
to win Nkange and
Francistown and other
Bakalaka-dominated
constituencies.”

He was responding to
widespread criticism
that the party's exis-
tence depended on the
tribe and that it was for
this reason that its acti-
vities remain confined
to the region.

He argued there
could be more Bakalaka
in the party but that did
not mean it chose its
leadership according to
tribe. “If we were to dig
further you may find
that there is not even
one party qualifying to
criticise us on this is-
sue,” he arqued.

According to him the
BPP has potential sup-
port all over the country
but financial con-
straints inhibit the party
from co-ordinating its
campaigns properly.

“Our policy appeals
to the electorate, but we
are unable to reach peo-
ple because of our limit-
ed resources.”

He disclosed the

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TALKS WITH GDR OFFICIALS ON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT HELD

Addis Ababa THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD in English 5 Jul 85 p 1

[Text]

“Wide-ranging talks on industrial
development were held here yester-
day between Comrade Hailu Yimenu,
member of the Political Bureau ofthe
CC of WPE and Minister of Indus:
try and the visiting delegation of the
German Democratic Republic (GDR)
headed by Comrade Rolf Keresten,
member of the CC.of the Socialist
Unity Party of Germany and .Minis-
ter of the Heavy Industry and Plant
Construction of the GDR.

‘The talks concentrated on the exis-

_ ting cooperation between the two fra:

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ternal coithtries on promoting Ethio-
pie’s industrial development and on
increasing the output of the Mugher
Cement Factory by enhancing its effi-
ciency in productivity.

The GDR delegation led by Com-
rade Keresten was also briefed on the

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development efforts of the country at
the Nations! Committee for Central
Planning (NCCP) by Comrade Ta-
desse Kidane-Mariam, Head of the
Construction and Physical Planning
Department, with the rank of com:
missioner, of the Central Planning.

Comrade Tadesse apprised the GDR

delegation on the endeavours being
made to extricate. the country from
backwardness and improve the stan-
dard of living of the broad masses

JPRS*SSA~85+072
15 August 1985

ETHIOPIA

through the judicious utilization of '

the country’s resources and moderni-
ration of the agricultural sector. of
the economy.

Comrade Keresten appreciated
Ethiopia’s overall development endea-
vours and pledged continued support

-of his country in the future.



CDM’s, warning to the:

Board that “unless a con-
scious change in strategy is
mplemented, we will
ower the mine into the
3round” had been ignored,
Mr Brown said.

Overmining had con-
tinued even when a report
in 1981 had warned again
that profits were being
“destroyed” and the mine
could not survive an ap-
proach called “a power
dive”,

“CDM projections to
the end of the life of the
mine show a last profit
boost in ‘88 to ‘89 for.
technical, reasons and the
closure of the mine in
1992,” he said,

Figures from the 50’s
until the present revealed

the policy decisions of the
Board and its inevitable
consequences,

After a period of low
production with high profit
ratios, statistics showed a
sharp increase of profits
and production into the
70’s and a marked decline
of - profits from then
onwards. A simultaneous
increase of operating costs

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-deposits of the south were

from 18% of revenue to
67% of revenue in the early
80’s showed the effects of
maximising production.

Granted permission by
the Commission to cross-
question the witness, Mr
Eric Lang asked whether
an 80% retufn on revenue
could be -called .a
“reasonable profit”.

Mr Brown said a mine
should plan to a constant |

: return over the whole of its

lifespan.

Very high’ initial profit
tatios which then declined
constantly were not normal

“mining strategy.

Marginal deposits in the
north of the- Sperrgebiet
would ‘have to be aban-
doned once the rich

depleted, Mr — Brown
warned, :

Asked whether he
thought overmining was
motivated by purely com-
mercial considerations, Mr
Brown denied this and in-
sisted that political con-
siderations had caused De
Beers to “get as much out
of the ground as possible
before there is a change of
government”.

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15 August 1985

BOTSWANA

GOVERNMENT PLANS TO LINK MAJOR VILLAGES TO HIGHWAYS oe aes

Gaborone DAILY NEWS in English 7 Jun 85 p 1

[Text]

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TSHABONG: The President
Dr Quett Masire briefed the
people here about details of
government development
programmes involving
Botswana's infrastructure.

Addressing a Kgotla
meeting here on Wednesday
afternoon, President Masire
talked of government plans
to link all major villages to
the main highways. He said
most villages have already
been linked by tarred roads
except Maun. He however
said the Maun road tarring
was being planned.

The same step by step
development of roads applies
to mining towns, and
according to the President,
only Orapa was still to be
linked with main roads.

Forsmalt villages, Dr Masire
said, the upgrading of their
roads was being done under
the rural roads programmes.

He told the people that it
was the Intention of the
government to integrate
western Botswana with the
eastern part of the country
where the development of
transport and commu-

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nications was advanced.

The President said the
government was aware that
for western Botswana to have
developed commerce,
industries and agriculture, it
must have good roads.

The Kgalagadi District has
poor road system
characterised by long
distances between
communities and this lack of
communication with the rest
of the country isolated the
district he said.

Goods transported to the
district along heavy sandy
roads he said, result in high
transportation costs. '

The President also told the
people that Botswana as a
land-locked country has first
to develop good roads linking
it with different countries.

He mentioned the
Nata/Kazungula road linking
Botswana with Zambia and
Ramatlabama to
Ramakgwebana highway
running from the South to
the North into Zimbabwe.

Dr Masire also mentioned
the new Seretse Khama
Alrport and the now advanced

28

preparations for the taking
over of the railway line,

The complete take over of
the railway line which belongs
to Zimbabwe is scheduled
for January. 1987 and
locomotive drivers and other
artisans are being trained, he
said.


DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED COMPUTERS PLANNED

Johannesburg SUNDAY TIMES in English 7 Jul 85 p 7

[Article by Kerry Clarke]

[Text]

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“some SA

AMERICA'S major comput.
er companies have general
defied the disinvestment
campaign and will continue
to 31 y, thelr products to
Nevertheless, the threat of
disinvestment has caused
les to investigate poss
ies to inve -
Biities of manufacture ‘and
consider other supply
sources, 7

Two SA companies —
Psion and Perseus — to make
some of their products.

But MPA Computing man-
aging director Michael

icCabe says maunufactur-
ing plans will not be imple-
mented without financial
‘support from the Govern-
ment.

He says the Government
should underwrite the devel-
opment of a South African
Gouyputer, manufacturing in-

lustry, which cou! Bay
left by disinvestment. ve

He says manufacture of
high-tech hardware will re-
quire Government cash in-
centives to set up plants, Sup-

will for
Fee In foreign-curtency

savings.

Given this incentive, the
first home-grown machines
could come off production
lines within two to three

128

months, =
Vacuum
Mr McCabe says disinvest-
ment could also result in
computer dealers finding
other sources of supply
forest’, are é lenty of
manufacturers, par-
tteularly in the Far Eas who
are more than ready and able
to fill any vacuum caused
ican withdrawal from
what is, even by world stan-
dards, a lucrative market.”
Computer hardware made
in Japan, Korea and Taiwan
is et uP to ihe standard of
American equipment.
Mitac SAY which imports
computer goods from

Taiwai
East ‘offers a good supply

line,

Mitac Incorporated in
Taiwan has manufac-
turing low-cost small busi-
ness computers for the past
10 years and has moved into
contract manufacturing. It is
negotiating to send its goods
direct! 'o SA instead of
throw American manufac-

irers,
“If SA were to take com-

irms that the

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15 August 1985

SOUTH AFRICA


JPRS*SSA~85+072
15 August 1985

INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS

BRIEFS

OAU ADOPTS NEW 5-YEAR ECONOMIC PROGRAM--Addis Ababa, “July 20 (AFP)--Thée
21st Organization of African Unity (OAU) Summit adopted a new 5-year
economic program for the continent's tottering economy Friday night. The
Summit also adopted a political declaration committing independent
African states to follow through the program and accepting responsibility
for Africa's own economic and social development. But the declaration ~
also appealed for understanding and help from the rest of the world for
Africa's special problems, notably its foreign debt burden and drought-hit
agriculture. After a late-night session apparently aimed at wrapping up
the Summit before its scheduled end today however, the 49 delegations
adjourned until the morning. Besides the final adoption of a few
outstanding resolutions, they have still to tackle the question of who

is to be the OAU's Secretary-General, sources close to the conference
said. Two candidates are in the running, the sources said, the Foreign
Ministers of Niger and Mali, Ide Oumarou and Blondin Baye. At the last
OAU Summit here in November, neither of the two candidates then vying
for the post, including the Malian minister who has maintained his
candidacy, managed to get the required two-thirds of the conference
votes. As a result, Interim Secretary-General Peter Onu of Nigeria
continued in office. [Text] [Hong Kong AFP in English 0214 GMT

20 Jul 85 HK]

ONU TERMS 21ST OAU SESSION 'WATERSHED'--Dr Peter Onu, Interim Secretary
General of the OAU,said in Addis Ababa today that the 21st Ordinary
Session of the Assembly could be considered the watershed in Africa's
relentless struggle to control its political and economic destiny. In
an introductory statement to his annual report to the Assembly, Dr Onu
said that it is in the light of the momentous decisions which their
excellencies could be making in the next few days that international
attention is now focused on Addis Ababa. He said he may also add that
never before in the history of their organization has the attention of
their own people been focused on the deliberations of the assembly as
it is today. He also said that their people are anxiously waiting for
the inevitable verdict that would rekindle hope where there is already
despair. He further said that from east to west, north to south, the
African continent is beset by a multitude of problems and all of them
competing for priority attention and all of them crying out for
immediate solutions. He added that the old problems have worsened and
the new ones have left their [word indistinct] effects on the African
people. He referred to the current assembly as an action oriented
session. [Excerpt] [Addis Ababa in English to Neighboring Countries

1530 GMT 19 Jul 85 EA]
12



HEADING TOWARDS POLITICAL, ECONOMIC COLLAPSE

London AFRICA CONFIDENTIAL in English 3 Jul 85 pp 7-8

[Text]

LIBERIA: ACT IV?2. President Samuel Doe’s regime continues
to head towards political and economic collapse. There is no sign
that Doe will tolerate more than a token show of opposition in
the national presidential elections due later'this year.His National
Democratic Party of Liberia (NDPL) remains the only registered
party, and hence the only:one eligible to take part in the elections,
which Doe will postpone indefinitely if he can. In a°televised
address to the interim national assembly on 6 June he said that
the ‘‘present financial situation” is an ‘‘attraction to postpone
the transition period’’. He says the Special Elections Commission
(Secom) needs $Sm to hold the election, but that the $5m is
nowhere to be found. In theory Ist July was the deadline for
party registration.

Two weeks ago Doe apparently summoned the outgoing Ameri-
can ambassador, Bill Swing, at one o’clock in the morning to
demand the $5m. Though Swing is accustomed to Doe’s nocturnal
tirades, the American response on this occasion was not made
public,-A recent trip to Washington by defence minister Gray
Allison, information minister Carlton Karpeh and foreign minister
Ernest Eastman, certainly failed as a public relations exercise, let
alone as a fund-raising one.

It hasbeen clear for at least rine months that Doe regards

‘himself as an absolute ruler whose rule should not be questioned,
‘merely confirmed. (AC ‘Vol 25 No 23 & Vol 26 No 4). Hence
the-prospect of the NDPL ‘“‘contesting”’ the elections without
‘opposition. As Doe said on television, referring to the absence
of $5m, “even if it means the nation will have to produce its
own ballot boxes and‘print our own tickets, even if the elections
have to be ‘conducted on the basis of a head-counts, we will do
so”,
Any government employee who supports the opposi jable
to be sacked, no matter how lowly the job. The latest sacking of
note is-that of Mrs Kesselly, director-general of the Civil Service
Agency and wife of Edward Kesselly, the leader of the small
Unity Party. She was replaced by Oscar Quial . « former leading
member of the United’Peoples Party who negotiated his way out
of the Port Stockade detention centre by joining the NDPL, only
to find himself in Belleh Yallah maximum security prison in April
allegedly for non-payment of debts to the government.

While the electoral. farce continues, the economy goes from
bad to worse. Political appointees are largely unqualified for the
jobs they hold. The remnants of the once functioning civil service
are thoroughly demoralised and. anyhow powerless to control
Executive Mansion fiat, There is almost no control over expendi-
ture, no management of public services, effectively no government
at all. In the current financial year extra-budgetary expenditure
is heading for about $80m ($30m on the police headquarters still
under construction, various other projects, and $50m: ‘‘unspeci-
fied’’). In other words extra-budgetary expenditure hovers at
about 25% of the budget, or a third of domestic revenues, It is
not surprising the IMF cannot begin to reach an understanding
with the government. . :

In 1979, the year before Doe’s.coup, the gross domestic product

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S-billion. The improved »
baad continues.
The bulletin shows export
ily

- volumes increasing heal!
‘ and import volumes divi

ing. *
The t trend is still
wards, Even though it I er-
pected to flatten, as forelgn
economies cool, exports
should not fall much by the
end of the year.
The steep decline in im-,
is ted to cont!

ports expect inue
forat least another two quar-
Because of the rand-dollar
exchange rate, the impact in
rands is far more dramatic
than volume trends show.

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831.
832.
833.
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835.
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837.
838.
839.
840.
841.
842.
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844.
845.
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Nonseba Moengo
Thanduxolo Kole
Bernet Lekalakala
Gladman Fisant
Ayamda Mzali
George Pietersen
Dawid Koetaan
Andile Nkumanba
Xolani Tshanga
Andile Tshanga
Manganiso Doro
Vumile Bokwee
Selbu Nkonza

, Patrick Mkani

Vincent Mashinini
Daniel Motau
Bekhayise Mkonza
Yuzimusi Mkhonza
Godfrey Mokomo
Frank Langa

Vuva Limba
Ayanda Mau
Christopher. Mtanese
Lumikile Ngeko
Goodman Mvandaba
Mzwaki Zeti
Wntzel Tshisa
Tamsanqua. Dyakala
Zosile Gousana
Tetele Mbosa
Sidney Mvunge
Sipiwo Mahlolo
Sipho Tsawe
Freddie Williams
Welile Ngcelwane
Mxolisi Kelent
Mqolwana.Tishali
Joseph Mvalawendlu
Tembisele Memani
Pkeweni Ngini
Alfred Finnis
Freedman Magaza
Kitwell Jendu
Mdngesi Ntavanto
Xwanti Madlau

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ASB CONGRESS CALLS FOR SCRAPPING OF INFLUX CONTROL

Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 18 Jul 85 p 4

[Text]

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kaans University, who
told the congress the pass
laws were one of the
greatest stumbling blocks
in the way of peaceful
change.

Influx control had in-
itially been int ted to
control possible’ housing,
unemployment dnd politi-
cal problems, he said.

Economic forces had
been so strong, however,
that this control was in
Practice totally unsuccess-
ful. Urbanisation, he
said, was the “natural re-
sult” of the ‘free market
system.

The reality of the Black
man in South Africa's citi-
es could not be wished
away.

Influx contro!

The scrapping of influx
control would not affect
the homelands policy, as
the Immigration “Act
would still apply.

The Government could
likewise come to an
agreement with the self-
governing national states,
he said.

An announcement now

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that influx control would

Mr Kruger’s motion de-
clares that the system of

-influx control must be

placed with a positive ur-
banisation pol which |
concentrates on the infor- |

a motion that the idea of a
separate State for Whites
be rejected as being
harmful to race relations.

His motion also urged
that South Africans be
called on to distance
themselves from those
who aimed to create such
a State. — Sapa.

JPRS*SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

SOUTH AFRICA



Broederbond Divided Over Sex Laws Decision
(THE STAR, 22 Jun 85) ..ccecccecccncvecccccccccceeecesens

Outflow of Funk Money 'Alarming'
(David Carte; SUNDAY TIMES, 30 Jun 85) ...

Possible Consequences of Foreign Labor Force Reduction Examined
(SOUTH AFRICAN DIGEST, 28 Jun 85) .........0.

Industrial Land Sales Stagnate
(BUSINESS DAY, 3 Jul 85) .ccsccccccecccsccccsceecvecseces

Domestically Produced Computers Planned
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Cable, Satellite Links to RSA’ Out of Order
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NUM Leader on Explosive Labor Scene
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ICL-RSA Launches New Series-39
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Exports to Africa Head for. Record
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Hoechst RSATo Expand Its High-Chem Industry
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Petroleum Prices Drop
DEVBANK Loans
NP Membership Policy

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United Fatherland Front Formed as New Party
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Royal Family Members Protest Liqoqo Authority
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Delegation To Border Talks With RSA Firm on Land Claims
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European Fund Pledges Aid
(THE SWAZI OBSERVER, 6 Jun 85) ...ecececccececerenceeeter

New Maize Corporation Formed
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JPRS+SSA+8 5072
15 August 1985

NAMIBIA

WAYS TO SOLVE HOUSING SHORTAGE PROBLEM DISCUSSED
Johannesburg THE CITIZEN in English 18 Jul 85 p 4

[Text] Windhoek--Ultra-low cost housing and even controlled squatting would
have to be considered by authorities in SWA, the territory's Minister of
Finance, Mr Dirk Mudge, said in Windhoek yesterday.

Replying to the, second reading debate in the National Assembly on the new
transitional. government's first Budget, Mr Mudge said the current housing back-
log could never be eliminated if the present high standards required for units

was maintained.

Mr Mudge said he had not yet come to any firm conclusions on the matter himself,
but that the housing problem and population growth had to be approached
"realistically and in a practical manner."

Controlled squatting should be one of the solutions considered as opposed to
letting people sleep in car wrecks and at rubbish dumps. .

Official estimates put the housing backlog at 10100 now and this would increase.

Units would have to be built at the rate of 1,600 every year for the next
decade but this would not be possible.

"Rather let a man knock up his own shack than force him into the bush, a car
wreck or to live with 20 others in one room.

"Is it not an idle dream to think.:we can provide housing of high standards for
all the people in the country when we know we can never do it--no country in

the world can," he said.

Mr Mudge also said urbanisation in SWA would have to be accepted and it was
futile to attempt to stop it.

SWA should guard against making the same mistakes as other, independent,
African nations and nations, who had aimed for superficially impressive displays
instead of providing for their masses' needs.

The Minister said he would also like to see many more of his countrymen move up
to the middle class and become landowers, with a move away from communally

owned land to private ownership.--Sapa.

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JPRS~SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

BURKINA

BURKINA ISSUES STATEMENT ON OAU SUMMIT
EA192117 Dakar PANA in French 1445 GMT 19 Jul 85

[Text] “Ouagadougou, 19 Jul (AIB/PANA)-~At the last meeting of the Council of
Ministers on 17 July, the revolutionary national council and the revolutionary
government issued a statement according to which Burkina Faso will not take
part in the 21st OAU Summit which opened in Addis Ababa yesterday, In the
statement, Burkina Faso wishes to express its position on "the fake dichotomy
between a so-called economic summit in opposition to a political one."

“There are no economic solutions to the problems of the people outside their
political struggles and there never will be," the statement stressed. Drawing
the attention of the heads of state meeting in the Enthiopian capital, the
statement remarked that much has been said and written on the drought which is
undermining the African continent, but what has not been sufficiently written
about and (?7examined) are the profound causes and political consequences.
Denouncing "expansionist and imperialist ambitions," the statement affirmed
that these are among the causes of the disturbances in the harmony of our
environment which makes our atmosphere less and less livable-in."

One of the main topics to be discussed by the heads of state at the summit is
external debts which weigh down African states. "Let us together rid ourselves
of external debts. It is a second tribute to be paid and we have already paid
through colonization when our lands and bodies were alienated." The statement
said, stressing that Africa's economic difficulties, notably the external
debts which amount to $150 billion, would be nothing if all African countries
took the same political direction.

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15 August 1985

SOUTH AFRICA

NEW SOCIAL ORDER GUARANTEEING. EQUALITY NEEDED

Johannesburg BUSINESS DAY in English 3 Jul 85 p 2

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A MAJOR Human Sciences Research-
Council report which declared apartheid
a failure, concludes that South Africa
needs a new social order where equality
and the rights of the individual will be
guaranteed. y

The HSRC investigation into inter-
group relations, released in Pretoria
yesterday, said apartheid had falled to-
solve the country’s racial differences,
and that the continued enforcement of
segregation could incite inter-race con-

While the report stressed that the

sent political status quo could

mai i ed, it noted:
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“It would be incorrect to infer from
this yaa alternative wae te apart-
proposed would, there-

fore, necessarily have succeeded.”
Compiled under HSRC vice-} ident
Dr HC Marais, the report said political
power should be shared among all race
groups in a “plural” society, and “a
dening of the democratic base of the
current power structure is a prerequisi-
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order,’ ‘ .

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The researchers suggested guidelines
along which society and government
could move to avoid a “conflict” racial
situation, and stressed time was vital.

It recommended government declare
a time schedule for its plans because
inter-group relations “is a crucial mat-
tert that demands the most urgent atten-

CATASTROPHIC

“Delays in addressing the issue could-
have catastrophic consequences,” it add-

The researchers suggested certain
guidelines for government.

They called for the establishment of a
democratic political structure, negotiat-
ed and participated in by all races, a
newly-formed legal system that would
not “suspected” by certain race
groups, better communication at all lev-
els of society, and the recognition of a
third official language.

Seven fields were specified where
government and other leaders could
take action to ameliorate racial tension,
including politics, the economy, the edu-
cational and legal systems, and religion.

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National Military Service for Secondary and University graduated young people
from two years to 18 months and the other reduces the age of women's eligibility
to military service from 18-40 to 18-30.

The ratification Bills on the establishment of an Arab Desert Research Centre
and the Lome Three Convention were both approved by unanimous votes after

the Assembly listened to detailed elaboration by the Minister of Agriculture'
Jaalle Bileh Rafleh Guleid, the Chairman of the People's Assembly Economic
Committee, Jaalle Mohamoud Jama Ahmed and the Minister of State for Foreign
Affairs, Jaalle Mohamed Ali Hamoud and following a long debate on the subjects.

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JPRS*SSA~85~072
15 August 1985

ETHIOPIA

FOREIGN MINISTER INTERVIEWED ON OAU SUMMIT
EA202119 Addis Ababa Domestic Service in Amharic 1725 GMT 20 Jul 85

[Text] The 21st OAU heads of state and government summit, which has been
under way since last Thursday, discussed the economic, social and political
problems of the Continent. It ended tonight after adopting useful ideas

and an.action plan. Our international service colleague, Zerihun Birhane,
this evening interviewed Comrade Goshu Wolde, Workers Party ‘of Ethiopia [WPE]
Central Committee member and foreign minister, on the progress of the summit.
Following is his reply:

[Begin Goshu recording]. As reported earlier, this 21st OAU heads of state
summit was held to concentrate on economic aspects, and in fact it did just
that. It is to be recalled that the African economy over the last. years,
particularly following the implementation of the Lagos plan of action, was
faced with many problems. One of the major problems it faced was the drought.
The African economy deteriorated and the price of raw materials.that Africa
used to supply, fell for various reasons, yet the prices of imported goods
increased drastically and caused immense problems for African ‘countries.
Therefore, after assessing all these problems and holding exhaustive discussions,
starting from the Lagos plan of action, on.what should be done in the future,
what should be improved, what should continue as it is, what are the priori-
ties, implementation and follow.up procedures, the summit released the Addis
Ababa Declartion. It was approved by most of theheads of state and is ex-
pected to be practical.

Even though this summit focused mainly on the economy,.it also discussed
political matters, and in particular, Namibia, South Africa, apartheid, and
the nature of the campaign that should be carried out against the apartheid
government and generally on various political and social matters. It passed
resolutions on these matters.

A matter of great imporance was the election for the first time in 3 years
of the organizations’ secretary general.

Therefore, to sum up, it was a very successful summit. of heads of state and
government. As I sair earlier, thé Addis Ababa Declaration is centered on

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