18 February 1991

* TODAY: SHEEHAMA'S FATE IN BALANCE *. REPORT ON STATE OF THE NATION CONFERENCE * . I Bringing Africa South SOe (GST Inc.) Monday February 18 'Mother 'Red Eye' gang of all member killed battles' in shoot-out A MEMBER of the notorious Red Eye Gang was re· appears portedly killed in a shooting incident.in Katutura last night, according to unconfirmed eyewitness reports. Katutura residents who 'phoned The Namibian said trigger one gang member was killed and another injured. Colonel Jumbo Smit of the Namibian Police was appar· ently one of those on the scene following the incident, squeeze but the senior police officer could not be reached for comment last night. An officer on duty at the Katutura'charge office main· away.... tained he had no details on the incident. NICOSIA: The United States and its allies have set a date for a ground war to drive Iraqi troops out of Kuwait and reports from the front yesterday said that, barring a dramatic change, it was likely to be very soon. Iraqi Foreign MJnister Tareq Aziz heade!l for Moscow for talks seen by many as the last chance to PREMIERO do Agosto's second goal scorer Borbosa fighting for possession against prevent a full.scale battle Nashua Black Africa ace striker Mike Petersen during the teams' second round involving more than one clash at the Independence Stadium yesterday. BA lost 2·1 but played some excellent mflllon troops. After a month of relentless I bombing raids and missUe I-.:=fo=o=tb=all.==See==r=ep=o=rt=,=P=1=6=.=Ph=o=togr==ap=h=:=C=O=nr=a=d=An=guI=a=.=========~ attacks, the allies prepared for a land and sea invasion that appeared to be days, if not hours, away. Sheehama's fate French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas said the allies had set a date for the start of the offensive. He said Iraqi President Saddam Hussein still in balance could preventtt only by pull. ing troops out of the Emir ate, conquered more than six BLOEMFONTEIN: The Ap Justice PH Tebbutt in the cir absence of other admissible months ago. peal Court in Bloemfootein has cuit court at Walvis Bay on evidence which linked Shee "We are on the eve or on reserved judgment in the ap April 21, 1989. A five-fold hama with the offences, this the verge or the eve of the peal ofLeonardNatange Shee death sentence was imposed alone could never have given ground battle," Dumas said hama, of Ovambo, against his for the murders, and Sheebama rise to a conclusive inference in a radio interview. He would conviction on five counts of was imprisoned for seven years that Sheehama had exploded STANLEY KATZAO not reveal the date but said murder and two of sabotage. on each sabotage count, with bombs in the meat market and this was the reason for the The convictions arose from four years of each sentence to at the municipal offices, he THE NAMIBIAN Police last night strongly re current nurry of diplomatic three explosions at Walvis Bay run concurrently. said. jected allegations by one of the bail-jumpers in the activity centred on the Soviet in 1986 and 1987. Five people Kuny submitted tP,at the trial It was conceded in the origi sensational high treason case that he was helped to Union and Iran. were killed and 23 injured at a court should in the exercise of nal argument and appeal that escape by senior police officers. In the desert of northern butchery on August 2, 1986, its discretion have excluded Sheehama had been correctly Saudi Arabia, Allied troops property was damaged and one evidence in which Shechama convicted for the post office Alexander Scbreiner, one of him back one of his three who will spearhead the ground person was injured at the main allegedly pointed out the scenes bomb. Note was taken of the the five white right-wingers impounded German passports assault held "dress rehears post office on November 12, of the explosions to a police evidalce ofWalter SoomooguJa who jumped bail and fled the to help him skip the country. als" a few mUes from Iraqi 1987 and the municipal of man. about admissions made to him country for Gennany about four Scbreiner's claim of police positions. fices at Kuisebmond were He argued that the weight by Sheehama in Ovambo in weeks ago, claimed in a Ger involvement inhis escape, fol- damaged the same day. attached to this pointed-out man weekend newspaper that TO PAGE 2 Sheehama was convicted by evidence was minimal. In the TO PAGE 2 a senior police officer gave TO PAGE 2 YOUR ONE STOP PHOTO SHOP L-______________GERHARD__ BOTHA______________________________ PHOTOGRAPHY - Tel____________ (061) 35551______________________ - 44 Independence__________ Avenue ~ '2 'Monday Pebrualy 18 1991 • I FROM PAGE 1 N ahas pleads for some US warships that could launch an amphIbious assault by tens of thousands of marines swarmed around supply ships in the Gulf, taking on food and other stores. Commanders said the resupply effort was the biggest ever attempted at sea. The joint commander of British forces In the Gulf said hIs bombers had switched from targets In Iraq to softening up understanding in north Iraqi forces In Kuwait. "That whole emphasis has switched• •• and I would expect that to gather pace," Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrlck Hine said MlNIS1ER of Education Nahas dangwa and Oshakati to adrdress text of the overall challenges a class migllt be required to yesterday at a base for British warplanes. Angula on Friday described the shortage of school places. facing the country in the field pay school fees. Iraq appeared to be rowing back on its conditions for a demonstrations by angry school The ministry was aware of of education. "We cannot afford to fund withdrawal from Kuwait ahead of Aziz's visit to Moscow, but students in Oshakati last only 7 228 students between The country was currently people who seem to be becom It was clear words alone would not stop a massive Allied at Wednesday as a "misdirected grade 8-12 looking for admis in the middle of an educational ing professional students," he tack. public manifestation" carried sion or placement at schools in reform process and much of remarked. France, whose planes have been pounding the more than out mostly by school drop-outs. the north. the exisiting resources had to As far as Nantu's support of 500 000 Iraqi troops in southern Iraq and Kuwait for weeks, The students were protest Minister Angula outlined a be directed to the implementa the demonsration was con said any new otTer by the Iraqb would have to be accompanied ing the fact that they had been plan being considered to in tion of reform. cerned, the ministry hoped that by deeds on the ground. refused admission to schools crease school places, includ He also drew attention to the Nantu would discipline its ., 'If tomorrow Saddam Husseln decides and proceeds with in the north where there is ing the names of schools where heavy financial burden mul members to devote their tinle such a withdrawal massively, immediately and uncondition currently a severe shortage of additional classrooms and tiple repeaters were placing on to teaching rather than extra ally, according to a set programme, we would begin to school acconunodation. teachers would be added. the resources of the educati9n curricular activities. consider it seriously," Dumas told Radio Monte-Carlo. Minister Angula, however, The plan proposed by the system. "The ministry is appealing A US military spokesperson in Riyadh later denied a date accused opportunists and other Ministry calls for the creation Most of those seeking place to citizens to be mature enough had been set for the start of the ground offensive. elements of having exploited of an additional 309 classrooms ment were repeaters who had to recognise the national pos Aziz stopped in Iran yesterday on his way to the Soviet the situation to further their acconunodating an extra 12 360 already had the chance of sibilities and limitations, .. capital. He will meet President Mikhail Gorbachev today for own political and economic students. benefitting from learning, aand Angula concluded. what are likely to be stormy negotiations. advantage. To make this possible the in future any person repeating White House sources said Bush had received a letter from He said although citizens had plan also calls for between 309 Gorbachev seeking a delay in the start of any ground offensive .! the right to express their opin and 396 new teachers to cater until after he meets Azlz, but there was no official word on ions and feelings affecting them, for the extra students. whether the American leader had agreed. or their fellow citizens, in a Angula said "responsible Tribute to Namundjebo Moscow has welcomed a ceasefire offer from Iraq as "an democracy this right had to be citizens" would recognise that NAMIBIAN President Sam Nujoma on Saturday paid tribute to important beginning" and has made much of the fact that the a massive programme like this exercised responsibly. well-known businessman Ellaklm NamundJebo who was killed in a Iraqi leadership spoke for the ftrst time of withdrawal from "In the case of the school would require a great deal of car crash last week. Kuwait. drop-outs and political mal both human and fiscal, and in But Soviet spokespersons have expressed reservations about Speaklngat Oshakatl at the launch ofa new health Initiative, the contents demonstrating at terms of buildings. President described Mr Namundjebo as not only a successful busI the conditions, which include an Israeli withdrawal from Oshakati, it is clear that irre The current budget had not occupied Arab territories.

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