3 March 1993 Issues and Problems That Affect SADC Wo Me N Managers and Draw Up, 4,5400/4,5500 4,5550/5650 a SADC Women in Manage Ment Agenda for Act Ion
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· .... , ......... , ~ .~ . • TODAY: NOLTE'S DAY OF RECKONING NEARS' 'R1 MILLION' HEALTH FRAUD ' NEWS FROM THE MA * , . Africa South Vol.3 No. 114 March 3 1993 THE Namibian Govemment has been un· able to gain more information about two Namibians detained by the Angolan gov ernment as aUeged mercenaries. The men have been held in Angola ror more than two months now, A Namibian Foreign Affairs spokesper son said yesterday that despite ''repeated attempts" both through tbe Angolan Embassy in Windhoek and through tbe Namibian High Commission in Luanda no further details on Carolw lzaks and Jan Horn had been forthcoming. The spokesperson said that his Ministry had r«eivet;J a 'note verbale' rrom the An golan embassy last week reporting that -- Iz.aks had been killed in the fighting in ~- Huambo, but he described this as " uncon SWAMPED .. , Many people in the O mbalanlu district were left homeless last week when fl ood waters washed away or firmed". Thetwomen, both from Gobabis, bomestead~w~a;m~ped~~th~ in'~ it' ~h~o~m~.~st~.a~d~';f~O~";O";inone~g~b~'~'~Vy~ or leve, ..~.~ral ns; washedin~50~U~th:":n~An~g:O: away. Shoombel a:an~ dis~ npictured:ort:be=rn~N: sitting''''~'b ~oni ~a.~A: lopbo;V~':: of one :P:.trus of: the~S hutsb~oo~ whichm:be;'~S ~ii~~~lastin December,to 10afte sellr apa car.par- ;are now Oswald Shlvute 'RIm'seam 18 health workers in court TYAPPA NAMUTEWA AND TOM MINNEY ANOTHER six employees of the I Nolte's fate l Ministry of Health and Social Serv J ices appeared briefl y in the Wind in balance boek Magistrates Court yesterday TYAPPA NAMUTEWA on charges of fraud. Twelve nurses ap Although no charge THE sensational Swfikopmund bungalow peared in court on simi was put to the six ac murder trial will come to an end tomorrow lar cbarges on Friday. cused yesterday, it is when J udae Tbeo Frank is expected to ,,\le The court appearances alleged that some of them judgement. follow tbe discovery of have already received Schalk Nolte, 43, a former dog master with massive fraud at the thousands of rand the police, is accused of havin, shot and KatuturaandWindhoek through the seam. Dep killed his girlfriend Beatm Swart at the bospitals which, accord· utypennanentsecretary Swakopmund bungalows on April 19 last ing to some reports, Onesmus Akwenye year. SWlrt was shot between her eyes at amounts to more than agreed that some indi pointblank range. RI minion. viduals could have taken Nolle closed h is case yesterday after call· Sources at the hospi as much as R20 000. ing: fi ve witnesses to testify in bis favour. lal yesterday lold 1be TIle chain of fraud was He has pleaded not guilty and insists that Namibian that at least uncovered during an Swan committed suicide because she su/ one more arrest is ex intemal investigation, tered from stomach cancer and could not pected Police said seven Akwenye said this is still bear children. more ca<ieS were reported continuing and "we AJI the witnesses testifying for Nolte al· to them yesterday by cannot rule out that the leged Swart was a "heavy drinker". They fdinistry officials inves same thing has not been claimed she had brought NoUe "nothing but tigating the fraud, h:l.~ning outside Wind problems" and that the couple quarrelled It is alleged that ooalth hock". 8RIDGEOVER TROUBLED WATERS _. The main road and bridges continuously when under the influence of workers at the two hos Those who appeared between Ombalantu and Uukwaluudhi was destroyed by a deluge offlood alcohol. pitals have <rfraud::d the yc.'>terciay were: Amhouy water last week. As a result vehicles are now unable to move between DUI'ing the trial, Nolte has been come up Mi nistry through false WilIiarn Malg..-;, 26, who Uu kwaluudhi and Ombalanlu. Many vehicles were left stranded when with a number of different versions of wh at claims for overtime, was released on h:liJ of the road and bridges 'crumbled ' in the face of the flood onslaught. According to cesidents, helicopters are needed to rescue them. Pholo: cont. on page 2 allowances and other items. conI. on page 1 Osw.ald Shivute i 2 Wednesday March 3 1993 THE NAMIBIAN 1I j ; jl Easter killing FROM PAGE 1 been bribed by Warrant I I Officer Haasbroek to actually happened over blackmail him (Nolle). fateful the Easter wcek- According to Wailers. end. all the wilJJeSSeS had been Initi ally he told the independent and had not court he bad been in the been influenced in any Dr.Gonzo toilet when Swan alleg- way. Further. Nolte had edlycommittedsuicide. failed to call witnesses Nolte later dlanged his to support these allega Unleashed! story and said he was tions. coming out of the toilet "The accused was an when he saw Swart with untruthful witness who a pistol in her hand. He chose to personally at wanted to grab the pis- tack police members. I tol from her and a shot therefore request the wenroff fatally wound- court to reject all his al: i.ng her. legations," Walters said Of)' another occasion Counser for NOire, he said he was' outside Gert'uud Burger, argued the bungalow on his way that-his client had' not to the shops, but real· intended to kill Swart isedhe hadforgonenhis and maintained Nolte car keys in the bunga- had done everything he low. When he went in- could 10 save her life BEAUTY COUNTDOWN ... Juanits du Plessis, 18. from Windhoek is side 10 fetch the keys, he "after she shot herself'. another Narnibian beauty who has entered the 1993 Miss Republic of foundSwartholdingthe Burger also disputed Namibia beauty pageant. Her hobbies include dancing, swimming and pistol, who proceeded to the State's evidence that r-:-rea=d::in"g". ______________________ shool herself righl be· Nolle and Swart had tween the eyes. quarrelled before the After Nolte closed his shooting. 'Swapo should do case yesterday, Slate According to Burger, Prosecutor John Walters Nolle had only asked GET YOUR COpy OF suboitted that Nolle Swart what sbe was sbould be convicted as trying 10 do when be saw HEARTS AND MINES charged. her with a pistol in her more on missing' Waiters argued that hands. FROM: Noltewasaliarwbobad He submitted that SWAPO should he < 'b' the Government to take tried 10 pull out all stops Nohe should be released lor Nanu laDS wbo bad the matter forward, says to put the blame on as there was DO evidence giving more ClHtp- gone missing before .. the ICRC believes that * ALii LEADING ~wart. tbatbebadkilledSwart. eration to the Inter- independence to He also rejected Judge Theo Frank national Committee Swapo's liaison officer. a more efficienl and earnest co· operation BOOKSTORES Nolte's allegations that reserved judgement until of the Red Cross, Since the last report in between Swapo and its some state witnesses bad tomorrow morning. according to infonna- August 1992, another * THE NAMIBIAN OFFICES office in Windboel.: is a * MAIL ORDER rr=====i=========::;i tlon tabled in the received177 requeslS and thesebad werebeen key to the issue of the On the crime beat National Assembly being pmcessed 10 pass search for missin g r--------------, yesterday. on to Swapo. Namibians. ,. THE police at Otjiwarongo yesterday re- The ICRC complains However, added the The ICRC adds that I I would like to I ported two cases of stock theft in which 60 that its search for miss- ICRC, between August since August last year I order ............. copies of I goats and 60 sheep Were stolen. 1be corn. ing Namibians is now 11 and November 30 last the governments of billed value of the livestock was put at RI} being hampered by year the ICRC had only Angola. Botswana and : Hearts and Mines : 160. Police also reported that a suspect had Swapo's response. received replies to 50 South Africa have also been arrested in eonnt:ction with rape. A The ICRC offi ce said tracing requests. "The promised to co-operate I at R27,50 per copy. I woman was raped at Orwetoveru at 09h30 on that since November Governmenl of Namibia in the search. I (GST included) I February 26. 199 1, ilsstaffhad given is respectfully requested Botswana has ap , pointed a liaison officer ~==:::::~===============:::::::::::::::==:::I.g2 .:1~8~4..:lnl~C~in~g~req~u,=s~ls:., to remind Swapo of its I I in the Office oftbe Presi r pledge fo r an effective t I Name: ..... ..................... ................... I r---------------------- .. dent bul said il was only I TOWN COUNCIL OF ARANDIS I co-operntion," says the I I I I ICRC. A letter from the a place of transit and I··················································· I Tender: Arandis: to·Seater minibus ICRC'sHar:u, of6ce lo would not be able to I Postal Address: ........................... I I Prime Minister Hage provide much informa • I I Tenders are hereby invited for the supply and delivery of one 10 seater I Geingob, mandated by tion. I .............. ....................................... I minibus F.O.R Arandis. I I ...........................•.......•....... ,. ..: ..•... I I Health fraud No Tender documents arc available and prospective tcnders must provide I I I Akwenye added lold I ..................................... .... .......... I and stipulate full detai ls. - • - • •• - - I , . FROM PAGE i 1 . I The ·Namibian that th(' RI 200; Trefina Ministry's clampdown I ·1 It is a condition of this tender that the fOllowing aspecls-bC-uncluded In 1 Kadhikwa, 36,-on bail on Iheft . which yester I Enclosed IS 'a . cheque/postal the specifications: . : . .. : • ~ - ~ • =- ~ - ~ -J l arder payable to Free Press of I ofR2000; Amos Philli. Oay moriiiog saw all ~ I pus, whose bail waS' fiXe£! people leaving Wind , I Namibia.