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University of Namibia (Unam) , ... .... * TODAY: WALVIS ELECTIONS ON CARDS * READERS' LETTERS * RUGBY CLASH * "'" Bringing Africa South Vol.3 No.413 N$1.50 (GST Inc.) Friday May 20 1.994 Princess Diana to the rescue Improve your chess LONDON: The Princes of Wales (left) helped skills and ~ \Vin N$100 save the life of a drown­ ing tramp in a dramatic rescue in London's Re­ THIS week The Namibian already an 'expert' -check it out gent's Park, the Daily launches a new weekly Chess too. Mail reported yesterday. competition . in the popular It could win you N$I 00. The incident happened Weekender supplement. The Don-t miss out out on the new ~ late on Sunday after Prin­ City Savings and Investment The Namibian/CSIB competi­ cess Diana had been jog­ Bank - "the bank we can call tion. You can also still win N$I SO ging and was being our own--- has kindly agreed to in the Spot the Word competi­ driven home by her .s ponsor a prize of N$I 00 each tion. chauffeur, when a tour­ week. Today's W eekender is back ist leapt out and shouted: Chess is a fast-growing sport to its full fo rmat with all your "Quick, there's a man in in Namibia with many young regular favourites, plus articles the water." people and schools taking it onJackson Kaujeua's new book_ Diana jumped out of up. If you haven't caught on to alternative technology, music her car and told the the latest craze check page 10 reviews, an arts round-up and of The Weekender. If you're much more! Muluzi CERTAIN members ofthe former SWA sweeps to Police had been paid extra money from a secret fund, a witness told the Lubowski inquest in the High Court yesterday. victory Warrant Officer Linus Neumbo, who worked for the former Security Branch and now works for Nampol's Security Branch, also al1eged members CHRISTOF of Swapol had arranged the escape of the Outjo 3. MALETSKY AND AFP Neumbo is an investigating officer in the Lubowski case. MALA WI'S President­ To back his claims on the secret fund, Neumbo elect, Bakili Muluzi, said read a statement obtained from Charles Dippenaar, yesterday national rec­ who was employed as the secretary of the Tender onciliation will be the Board in the former government. key to success for his Dippenaar alleged there had been people who had new democratic govern­ been paid extra money from a secret fund. ment. Payments had ranged from R3 000 to R7 000 a Moslem businessman, person. He claimed that those who had benefited Muluzi, said his priori­ from the secret fund had included: Deputy Com­ ties will be tackling pov­ missioner Jumbo Smit, Colonel Des Radmore, erty, poor social services, Warrant Officer Riaan Wh ite, a Colonel Bronkhorst, educati on, population HUGE HAUL ... Nampol spokesperson Edwin Kanguatjivi (left) and Inspector Louis Mensah I cont. on page 2 growth, land re-d istribu­ display 25 823 Mandrax tablets seized last week in the Caprivi at police headquarters yesterday. tion and the environ­ This is the biggest Mandrax bust in Namibia. ment. .- Outgoing President ~ Hastings Band a con­ ceded victory early yes­ Biggest ever Mandrax bust terday as interim results Sue Ansrevlf\REAL ESTATE indicated Muluzi would ment Bureau with the co-operation of the Zambian We would like to congratulate be the clear winner. CHRIS NDIVANGA News of Muluzi's police. BEN ANSTEY Kanguatjivi said police had also seized Mandrax e lectoral triumph SIX PEOPLE were arrested at Kongolo in on passing the Estate Agents brought thousands of tablets valued at approximately N$190 000 earlier Caprivi in possession of 25 823 Mandrax this year. Exam and joining Sue in our chanting and car-hoot­ tablets with a street value of N$645 000 in ing United Democratic Three South African citizens were arrested last Agency. What a team Sue and the biggest Mandrax bust in Namibia. Front supporters on to November in the biggest cocaine bust. Ben will make! the streets of Blantyre, The six included two Namibian citizens, Edwin Kanguatjivi said all these drugs were being trans­ the economic capital of Modibedi and Regina Mojakie, and four South ported to South Africa, adding that Namibia had no We give you tHe friendliest and Malawi. Africans Pretty Kondlo, Beauty Jacobs, Charles market for such quantities of drugs. In his concession ad­ Pietersen and Immanuel Murrulhna .. Asked whether drug traffickers considered best service in Town. dress on state radio They appeared in court last Friday at Katima Namibian security poor, Kanguatjivi said Namibia Banda promised his Mulilo and were refused bail. The case was re­ happened to be on a recognised drug route. So, DON'T FORGET! Whether Malawi Congress Party manded to June 14. Nampol 's Inspector Louis Mensah said the tab­ you are buying or selling would work with Muluzi The six had passed undetected through a border lets were manufactured in Bombay, India, and, property, ours is the post with Zambia. according to information, also in Zambia. " in building a better FIRST AGENCY TO CALL! democratic Malawi." Nampol spokeperson Edwin Kanguatjivi yester­ He said the drug was banned in South Africa in day told reporters that the six were arrested by 1976. Previously it was prescribed as sleeping tab­ . cont. on page 3 CONTACT: SUE 52038 or 52222 members of the Namibian Police Drug Enforce- lets. ~ - 2 ,Friday M~Y2r 2Q r~ 9,94 TH~ f~Mt9IA~ ' 7 Dirty tricks and secret funds URGENT NOTICE FROM PAGE 1 dent in which a police of­ been part of Security Po­ ficer, John Lourence Platt, lice tactics to neutralise some traffic officers and had allegedly been asked Swapo and its allies. "other unknown black peo­ by a Lieutenant Schroeder The policeman again told ple", to break into the CCN of­ the court that the activities Neumbo also claimed the fices to steal documents. of the Security Police had police had organised the Plait had refused. Later not been fair and cited ex­ • escape of three men held in Plait had allegedly been amples of how the police Namibia for the bombing requested to burn down a ha,d bee" involved in vio­ of Un tag's Outjo offices. Lutheran church at lent' activities and had The Ministry of Education and Culture To substantiate his alle­ Mariental. Although he had bhimed other groups. gations, Neumbo quoted a refused, the church had Yesterday J\!dg~ Harold diary belonging to Inspec­ been torched and the blame Levy, who is presiding at Invitation tor Hermie van Zyl. put on a worker. This had the ,inquest, accused According to the diary's been part of a bid to neu­ Neumbo of negligence for contents, VanZylhadover­ tralise CCN projects which failing to pass on informa­ to heard a telephone conver­ assisted Swapo. tion "of vital importance" sation between Riempies Neumbo recalled an in­ to assist the previous inves­ Grobler and a certain cident involving Maria tigator into Lubowski's interested Graube on March' 9 1990. Boois and Talita Schmidt, death. On Wednesday During the conversation both members of the then Neumbo tol~ the court he Grobler had toltJ Graube ParentsCommiltee, who he had read a report written by , fumishersl that General Thomasse was alleged had been recruited his colleague, Riaan Smit, looking for somebody who by the police and trained at stating that on the night , could take the three (Outjo Osire in how to handle fire­ Lubowski had been gunned You -are'inv.ited to-take.part in a .furnittJJe 3) out of Namibia. arms. They had later been down, Lubowski had . .~t"' ..t,. ~.. ~ t: Grobler had added that is~ued with licenced pis­ phoned somebody and told he regarded this as a trap tols "to defend themselves". himlher that he had to pick display for the requirements ~6fJhe and had warned Graube not According to Neumbo, up Michaela (his girlfriend) to offer his assistance. at one stage the two women to go and have dinner with The Outjo 3 had then had gone abroad and while Hage Geingob (now Prime been 'freed' on their way there a report had been car­ Minister). National Institute for Education from Otjiwarongo and a ried in the Afrikaans daily, Neumbo said he had policeman, Ricardo van Die Republikein, that Talita found it strange that the Develo'pment (NIED) to be established Wyk, had been shot dead in Schmidt had allegedly been conversation about dinner the process. slapped in the face by had been reported as it was Elaborating on police Swapo President Sam not the type of information in Okahanaia, activities at that time, Nujoma. that had normally been re- Neumbo recOllnt_________ .. ct lIn _inl'i-____ Neumbo_ ___ ____ said_____ this_____ had corded, .;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~ill Judge Levy asked why • • Neumbo had not passed on For further details contact: Looking for something the information to Jumbo Smit, who had been the in­ sDeCial? vestigating officer. The Tel.: 29332281 29332401 Judge felt this could have /" helped Smil in his investi- gations. ' , In response, Neumbo 2933161 said when he had worked for the former Security Po­ lice he had been bound to COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF WINDHOEK the "Act Of Revealing Of WhAT AN ExciTiNG TiM E 10 COME FOR Secret". He had never been allowed to pass on infor­ TENDER DPP 6/94 YOUR dREAM WEddiNG dRESS. mation to anybody other than his superior. Accord­ ing to Neumbo, the conver­ TENDER: SALE OF BUSINESS ERVEN SITUATED IN MAdElEiNE will dESiGN YOUR sation abou't the dinner had been passed in to another WINDHOEK AND DORADO PARK AND A SERVICE dREAM dRESS officer and he did not know whether he had informed STATION ERF 292, DORADO PARK.
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