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Bringing A,rica South Vol.2 No.362 Tuesday July 9

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l1uman han~ 'pops' out of box

mE discarded, amputated hand of a Katutura resident nearly .caused havoc at the Katutura -Single. Quarters yesterday. Defence Ministry According to the police, thehand.of a patient was amputated at the Katutura ' Hospital over the weekend. It was removed and packed in a box to .be incinerated or dispatched at a later stage. A Single Quarters' resident, believed to work at the hospital, came across the box, thought it might contain something 'useful' and took it home. . outraged oy~r . However, the peisoIl' received a shock. when the box was • opened and found it contained a human hand instead of. some 'really useful' item. The person called the poli~e, thinking that it could be the hand of someone who was murdered. ' Th~ police investigated .and yesterday police spokesperson Commissioner Siggi Eimbeck corifirmed that the amputated hand belonged to a patient from the Katutura Hospital. NDF shootings ~ It appears unlikely that the concerned person will ever try and sneak off with a 'useful' item again!

IN A STRONG statement issued late last night, STAFF RERORTERS the Ministry of Defence condemned the recent I "acts of violence" by Court on a charge of attempted members which have left two people dead and murder following a shooting incident in Olympia on Sun­ six others injured. day afternoon, in which a po­ A spate of three shooting ally investigate and address liceman was shot at. incidents spanning the past four problems. According to a· police state­ days, have been categorically The Ministry stressed that it ment, three police vehicles - a denounced by the Ministry, would give its full co-opera­ shift vehicle, an investigation which said such behaviour tion to the police to see that vehicle and a crime prevention "would not be tolerated in the those individuals responsible vehicle - responded to a com­ NDF" . for the violence would stand plaint at Charles Cuthtall Street After condemning the recent trial in a court of law. in Olympia at about 23hOO. events, the statement expressed It went on to say that "thor­ On arriving at the scene, the "sympathy to those families ough internal investigations are vehicles came under machine who lost friends and relatives currently being carried out by gun fire. Approximately 30 in such uncalled for violent the Ministry of Defence and shots were fired and the police action" . firm disciplinary steps will be were forced to abandon their In addition to issuing the taken where necessary' '. vehicles and flee for cover. statement, the Deputy Minis­ All poSSIble steps were being Police Sergeant Theunissen ter of Defence Phillemon taken by the Ministry to ensure was shotlthrough the leg of his Malima and the Chief of the that such incidents would not trousers, ~u t sustained no inju­ Defence Force Lieutenant Dimo occur again. ries. Hamaambo . left * An Officer of the ­ According to the police ~ate­ today fo r a tour of military ian Defence Force is to appear ment, a Lieutenant in the bases where they will person- in the Windhoek Magistrates continued on page 2 'Please help me mother' Young woman burnt alive Progress'.on "PLEASE help me mother, 'Keeper' has set me alight," extradition was the desperate last cry of a 25-year-old woman, Lea Gawanas, as she became a human inferno behind locked agreement. .. doors. Gawanas burnt to death in Katutura on Sunday morning after' THE Namibian Cabinet her boyfriend, Silas 'Keeper' Nauseb, allegedly tied her to her approved a draft extradi­ bed, poured petrol all over her and set her alight before setting tion agreement between himself alight. and Lea's mother, Josephina Nanus, told Nampa that Nauseb last Thursday. knocked on h C'I bedroom door at around 08hOO on Sunday and This was disclosed by dep­ said he was going to Karibib. uty mini ster ofJustice, Vekuii Nauseb gave Nanus his wallet and left. Nanus said that after Rukoro, who added that a about 15 minutes she noticed a strong smell of petrol and spotted Government delegation would flames coming out from underneath Gawanas' bedroom door. soon travel to South Africa to She heard her daughter crying out for help from behind the door discuss the draft agreement with and tried to open it, only to find that it was locked. The authorities there. With the help of neighbours, Nanus managed to force the door A Namibian delegation, open. The boyfriend, Nauseb, came running out of the room, headed by Pennanent Secre­ enveloped in names. tary of Justice, Albert Kawana, He was immediately bundled into an ambulance and rushed to held discussions with the South hospital, while the others tried in vain to save Gawanas, who was African Government in nud­ tied to her bed. June, where 'nothing concrete' According to a spokesperson at the Katutura hospital, Gawanas OIl an extradition agreement died after suffering 100 per cent burns. Nauseb is in a critical was decided. condition. A source close to the Minis- The young woman's mother, Nanus, told Nampa that she was not aware of any quarrel between Gawana~d Nauseb. continued on page 2 The two have had a relationship for seven years. - Nampa .1...- ______~___ _ - -.... __ ~_ ji I'TAe'N'AM1BiAN

~. -Children's' concerns discu~sed

·NAMIBIAN President tor of Programmes, Nyi children. ) Sam Nujpma yesterday Nyi, at State House to dis­ The top Unicef man is on a received the Unicef Direc- cuss the state of Namibian visit from New York. The President told Nyi Nyi that "there are still street kids and orphans" in Namibia and that the Government ~as committed to .improving their lot. This, he added, included setting up institutions for the care of children. Ministry of Finance Nujoma pointed out that although Naniibia was expect­ TENDER BOARD------4 ing a bumper maize harvest which should be enough to TENDER NO J11/91 provide food for children, the ... problem of proper preparation ." Description: Tender for the hire of vehicles to the ...... of the food remained. He said PRESIDENT Sam Nujorrla discusses Namibia'