16 December 1991
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, * TODAY: MAN IN COURT OVER VAN DER WESTHUIZEN KILLING * 'GOVT ACTS ON REFUGEES * THE Namibian Police have arrested a 23-year-old man and say they are closing in on other suspects after newspaperman Chris Asher was reportedly robbed at office and the offender then gunpoint in Windhoek on Friday. drove away. According to police, Asher which aims to be a monthly Garoeb's bodyguaids appar was driving home with two paper. One edition was pub ently gave chase 'and his two staff at 21hOO when two cars lished in Britain before he set bodyguards say they fired into COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS .•• A festive mood is already starting to grip carrying 11 people forced him off to Namibia. the air to encourage the other Namibia with schools on holiday and Christmas fast approaching. Above: This off the road on the corner of The man arrested inconnec driver to pull over and be ar youngster in Owambo was pictured enjoying the time oft' and had a holiday smile from Hochland and Republic roads. tion with last Friday's robbery rested. ear to ear. He was robbed of documents is set to appear in court on Police have laid a charge of and foreign currency which he Tuesday. driving without a licence against was carrying, added police Charges of driving without the offending driver, while his spokesperson Inspector Sean a driver's licence and a counter passenger claims Garoeb's men 'Sectionalism' OUT Geyser. Geyser said it was the charge of attempted murder were trying to kill them and first robbery of this type that are being laid after a car srnmiJed has laid a charge of attempted he had could recall in Wind into Swapo's new secritary murder.. hoek. general, Moses Garoeb. 1he There are unconfirmed re EHucation Ministry Asher came to Narrubia from accident happened at about ports from the North that an Britain and has setup an office 09hOO on the crossing of John gry development brigade work in the Swapo headquarters to Meinert Street and VanRhijn ers destroyed an office of the run a newspaper Africa News Street, outside The Namibian's DTAparty. warns private schools EXISTING private schools not demonstrably serving ing national unity and mutual Good news more than one section of the population and negating understanding. the policy of national reconciliation, are in danger of "In order to nurture a com forNam having their registration withdrawn and being forced to mon national outlook and ap close down. preciatioo for our rich and varied cultural heritage, all private citizens .. 1bis stem warning was unity and reconciliation or schools are required to follow THERE Is some good news contained in a news release blatantly promote sectional the new national curriculum 'Act before they eat us from the Ministry of Home issued by the Ministry of iSin," the Education Ministry from Grade 1 to Grade 12 as it Affairs for people planning Education and Culture on Fri said. is introduced in Government alive' pleads pay officer to spend the festive period day. But, the statement ~ the schools, which includes the outside the borders of the According to Nampa, the ministry would "continue to implementation of the national country and who do not Ministry said it appreciated out encourage and support private language policy for schools" . THE census offices at Ondangua were flooded with have the necessary trav standing cootributions made by initiatives which promote rec The statement concluded that census enumerators demanding their pay on Friday and elllng documents. The dep a number of private schools in onciliation and national unitY private schools were welcome vowing to take undisclosed measures against their sen uty p,ermanenty secretary providing youth from all dif while striving for high stan to provide supplementary iors ifthey were not paid before the Christmas holidays. In the Ministry, Sakkle van feIalt cultural backgrounds with dard". educational experiences for their der Merwe, told The Na· education of high quality. It further noted that new leaners, over and above the Paulus Kapiya, the officer responsible for distributing pay mlbllUl that people can ap " "However, the ministry private schools were registered requirements of the national cheques to census personnel, said the office was facing many ply for emergency trav. cannot and will not recognise on the understanding that they curriculum, as long M such problems due to unexplained delays in paying the workers. elllng documents at any or support private schools which would be seen to be catering enrichment was not intended Kapiya told the Namibian Press Agency that up to now census border post, provided they do no more than play lip serv for children from a variety of to nullify the desired national are Namlblan citizens. workers in the north had not been paid and ruIning up at the office ice to the ideals of national backgounds, thereby promot- educational objectives. on a daily basis demanding their money. , 'They have even threatened to take some measures if they are not paid before Christmas," he said. Kapiya laid the blame squarely on the Office of the National Planning Commission which, according to him, had always Cops to get tough at the coast delayed payment to the census workers, especially in the north. , He made an urgent appeal for them to be paid before Christmas THE Namibian Police will and the defence force under "before these people eat us alive". WILLlAM HEUVA Chief enumerators were to be paid R70 a day for 28 days each, not hesitate to act against the supervision and guidance of the police. while enumerators were to receive R60 daily for 18 days each. drunken and reckless driv Attention would be paid to Some people were also reportedly told by Census Director PD ers during the festive pe He said the Namibian Police also be mobilised as well as major towns like Windhoek Swarts to use their private cars during the exercise and were riod, Western Region Po had distnbuted leaflets at ho units from the north. and the northern towns of promised compensation per kilometre, but no-one in Owambo tels, restaurants and the cara Deputy minister of Defence lice Commissioner inspec Ondanwa and Oshakati, as well had yet received this money, Kapiya said. van park with useful hints to Phillemon Malima, told The tor Rudolf Kaaijk has the border posts where "crimi He further revealed that there were some 80 people registered holidaymakers on crime pre Namibian that they had already warned. nals were entering" the coun with the Ondangua office who had not received their training vention. received a request from the try. allowance since September. In an interview with The Kaaijk added that a Special Ministry of Home Affairs and Although Commissioner of Kapiya said that 61 of them did not appear on the pay list, while Namibian, Kaaijk said addi Reaction Unit would be dis plans were already underway Police Siggi Eimbeck did not 19 did"appear. Nonetheless there were no cheques for them. tional members had been added patched from Windhoek and to involve the defence force in He said that after consulting the Windhoek office, he was to the coastal crime prevention would be stationed at crime prevention during the deny these joint operations, he nevertheless felt that was not a promised the people would be paid, but nothing had been forth unit to help them cope with Swakopmund and Henties Bay. festive period. coming yet. The Ondangua Census District Controller, John crime prevention at The administrative staff and Malima said there would be long-term solution to crime. Shifotolm, was not available for comment. Swakopmund and Henties Bay. the local Reserve Unit would joint operations of the police continued on page 2 2 Monday December 16 1991 THE NAMIBIAN - I . , Alarm ov~r illegal Vugo houses .. for Nalnibia YUGOSLAVIA has do ,border cr~ossings nated prefabricated houses worth R800 000, and equip _ ILLEGAL border Q'O~ between Zambia and Namibia ment worth Rl million, for have reached an alarming stage and drastic steps need the setting up of a road to be taken to r:edress the situation. trailer assembly factory at . - Chief Immigration Officer, spectively, were detected at the Tsumeb. Shadrack Mwilima, who has Kongola checkpoint, many 'The announcement was made just ended a week-long fact kilometers inside the Namib on Friday by Yugoslavia's finding tour to the border posts ian border. Charge d ' Affaires to Namibia, of Wenela, Ngoma, Mahebo Their travel documents had Dusan Egic. The houses are among others, told Nampa that been certified by Zambian im likely to be used at agricultural many aliens entering Namibia migration officials but they had projects launched by the Gov constantly avoid official check apparently been turned away ernment in the northern part of points. by Namibian officials, where the country.. M wilima said most foreign after they opted for illegal . Namibia can also expect the ers who end up being turned crossing. Yugoslavian construction, away because they do not have Mwilima pointed out that at consulting and engineering the minimum amount of R2 least 23 illegal crossing points company, Energo Project to ()(X) to declare at the border have been identified in come and assist with building, post before being allowed to Kavango. road construction and agricul enter the country, resort to He added that new border tural industries, Egic report clandestine crossings on dry posts at Mpalila and Schuck edly said. No indication of a land. manburg are expected to be definite time frame was given. Bakkie stolen from 'The latest incident happened opened in the near future to last week when five offenders, help alleviate the situation.