‘S.A. subversion'

Press, 26 March 1981, Page 21

‘S.A. subversion '

" President Julius Nycreie i of Tanzania has accused i South Arica of attempting to ! destabilise Mozambique, j Zambia, and Angola in order • to prevent Namibia (South- ; West Africa) from becoming I independent. President Nye- | rere was speaking at a wel- j coming banquet given by the . Chinese Prime Minister (Mr ' Zhao Ziyang) to mark his j arrival in Peking on a four- i day official visit to China, j “South Africa is responding to the demand for Namibian freedom by attempts to destabilise Mozambique, Zambia, and Angola. It has even been threatening Zimbabwe, ; which has a long border , with South Africa but nn > border at all with Namibia.” ■ —Peking. Farms cleared

Government veterinarians have given a clean bill of health to two farms on the British mainland which had been suspected of harbour- ' ing foot-and-mouth disease. : Hundreds of cattle and pigs ! have been slaughtered on ■ the Isle of Wight, just off j the southern coast, to try to ■ contain the disease which ! has also been confirmed on ‘ the Channel Island of Jersey. ; In the House of Commons ! the Agriculture Minister (Mr ; Peter Walker) assured farm- , ers that the Government would continue its policy of full compensation for stock ; slaughtered. He said the i virus was probably blown . across the Channel from i France. More than 9000 am- j mals have been slaughtered i in an outbreak of foot-and ( mouth disease in northern i France., Almost half a mil- ; lion animals were slaugh- j tered and .‘compensation ot $27 million? was paid when the disease last hit Britain in 1965. — Lorn’-'.