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* 'TODA¥': SA' CHURCH'LE ADER GUNNED DOWN,~ , REAGAN A·BI:r; SlJ41Y. ;It PIRATES RULE WAVES IN SA * M,?i1day November 7 1994 8 held for taxi murder ON Thursday night cash and cheques N$30 000 on bills. THE Namibian Police have arrested Following investigations by the amounting to N$147 000 were stolen from He also accompanied the police to the eight men in connection with the Serious Crime Unit, Inspector Neels the Windhoek Municipality's safe in what Goreangab Dam just outside Windhoek where he murder of taxi driver Albert~ s Becker and his men arrested four 'has been described as an "inside job'. had discarded the cheques which were of no use Swartz. Angolan nationals, one Zambian na The crime was reported to the police on Friday to him. Kock is expected to appear in court today. Swartz was killed near Okahandja tional a-nd three Namibian men on afternoon and on the same day members of the Yesterday police spokesperson Edwin in September this year. charges of murder in the North. NamibianPolice's Serious Crime Unit arrested a Kanguatjivi commended Inspector Neels Becker The taxi driver was reported miss i.~st week the eight were taken to certain Schalk Kock in connection with the theft. of the Serious Crime Unit for a job well done. ing on September 5 and two weeks Okahandja where they were posi Kock was allegedly entrusted with the Munici Kanguatjivi said Inspector Becker had also later his decomposed body was dis tively identified at an identification pality's safe k~ys. been responsible for the arrest of the two sus pects covered near Okahandja. parade . When police arrested him he allegedly had in the murder of Windhoek resident Annedore Five weeks later his vehicle was They are expected to appear in N$70 000 in cash with him. It is believed he spent Schroeter. found in the North. court at Okahandja .today. • . ' ~ • I ICOloa le - - - - - -- ---- - Wii\~tmj1;%: .1,. '. l~i';~':;\ II. STAFF REPORTER CONTROVERSIAL company Pidico received another blow on Friday, when judgement in default was granted in favour of Lintas Namibia in Namibia's motion court. The ju~gement was given against Pidico for serv 'ices rendered and monies - approximately N$230 000 - disbursed. Lintas Namibia is an advertising agency headed by l oan Guriras. No further details of the case could be gained at the time of going to press. Despite early signs of controversy, the company THE incident in which was the toast of many Government officials when it an unknown plane was introduced to Namibia with considerable fan- dropped four bombs fare last year as a major investor. close to a Namibian De- However, Pidico's promises of huge investment fence Force base in plans have come to nothing.- Instead the Egyptian- Caprivi last week will be based company headed by Mohamed Hassan has discussed at diplomatic ,piled up problems. level, Nampol spokes-: A planned massive printing works as well as the person Edwin Free Trade Zone project, planned by Pidico, have Kanguatjivi told The fizzled out, and their Chairman is now allegedly Namibian last night. being sought by Interpol. According to GmEON COMES TO LIFE ... Charming depictions ofUfe in the southern town of Gibeon can be Their tractors in Caprivi - for a project pushed by Kanguatjivi, four bombs seen at an art exhibition, 'The creative use ofscrap' which opened 'at the National Gallery on Friday. Government but which ,sparked considerable con- fired from an unknown The Nama-speaking women of the Gibeon Folk Art Group have explored all facets of community continued on page 2 MIG-23 plane landed life in these colourful applique artworks. Above: Susanna Mouton of the Gibeon Folk Art Group ~---------...;;.......;;....----- about 500 metres from with some of the applique artworks. BURSARIES AVAILABLE an NDF base at Chetto in west-Caprivi last Karibib Mining and Construction Wednesday. Three of the This well·establlshed Namibian Company offers as part of Battle rages for Unita stronghold their eqYity deyelopment program. the following job bombs exploded. opportunities and bursaries The unexploded bomb National Diploma: will probably be de LUANDA: Defying international appeals to desist, Huambo. stroyed by Namibian the Angolan government continued ground and air Other civilians had huddled in bombed-out build Surface Mining explosive experts who attacks into Unita-held territory yesterday that have ings and other shelters while humanitarian aid workers Minimum requirements: are at the scene. sent hundreds of panicked civilians' fleeing into the - their warehouses pillaged - had gathered at the • Grade 12 (Senior Certificate) with Mathematics According to central Angolan bush. International Red Cross' local office as fighting reached Nationar Diploma Kanguatjivi, the phos Although the government initialed a UN-brokered the city's outskirts, TSF reported. ' phorous bombs are peace treaty with the rebels just days ago, its elite But Unita was putting up stiff resistance, Fernandes Mechanical Engineering among of the most dan troops were locked in fierce fighting for the Unita base said in a live broadcast. Un ita troops could be heard Minimum Requirements: gerous as they cause fires in Huambo, once Angola's second-largest city. cheering in the background after rebel gunners shot • Grade 12 with Mathematics orthree N3 subjects passed , down a government MiG fighter jet over the city. • The successful candidates will be fully employed whilst when they explode. The United Nations and US President Bill Clinton U.nita,has threatened to abandon the UN -negotiated studying and receive a scholarship However, although the have urged the government to halt the attack on • Only Namibian citizens will be considered accord, initialed by both warring parties October 31 bombs exploded no dam Huambo, which threatens to torpedo the week-old treaty to end Africa's longest civil war. after nearly a year of negotiations, unless the govern APPLICANTS MUST SEND A DETAILED CV TO : age was reported. Desperate refugees were streaming into the mined ment forces withdraw. THE eURSARY CO-ORDINATOR Although not con no-man's land around Huambo, while government The government, which has suffered crushing de PO BOX 20059 firmed, it was reported troops were reported to have surrounded and advanced feats in the field since fighting broke out anew in 1992., WINDHOEK earlier that the bombs to within 10 kilo,meters of the city, reported Portu appears set on asserting its new military superiority continued on page 2 guese TSF radio cOIIespondent Emilio Fernandes from before making peace with Unita. - Sana-AI 2 Monday November 7 1994 "'. THE NAMtBJt\N ~ BOMBS IN NORTH - FROM PAGE 1 try of Home Affairs had at diplomatic level with already launched an in- the Angolan govecn- 'Fly the flag' says Ekandjo could have been dropped side of the Namibia!An- ve~tigation int? ~he vi?- rrte~t. a;w~~l ~sive ex- , by an Angolan ~IG and gola bo rde~. latlOn of NamIbIan aIr- perts have bCen '! l ~ TYAPPA NAMUTEWA After explaining (he meani ng of all the were probably aImed at A ccordmg to, space. He said the mat- sent, to the s~ en ~ to 10- colours on the national fl ag. Ekandjo a Unita base on the other Kanguatjivi, the Minis- ter would be dIscussed vesttgate the IncIdent. ALLEGAT I ON Sth~tthe N amibian told the meeting that the national nag PIDICO na tional flag was a DT A fl ag were was a. (Wi ~n ~~l] t ~ ymb ol of Na mibia. r efuted y.esterday b y d eputy Party co l o ut ~ ot n ag, s S'mnol be used FROM PAGE 1 minister of Regional a nd L ocal as a national flag as this would mean that , Government and Housing, Jerry every party which. became the govern - troversy and re .sI s tan~e ,Ekandjo. ment after elections would change the among some resldent.s In Ekandjoaddressedabout2500Swapo national flag to its flag. th,e area - have been Im- supporters atan election campaign meet- He assured reSI dents t~at there was pounded by the Govern- ing in the Onghuwo yEpongo district of nothing wrong with the national flag and ment as the company Katutura. ' that it should be displayed without shame. Applications are invited from Namibian citizens for junior and senior failed to pay the import According to Ekandjo, it had come to During the meeting Ekandjo called?n research, posts. Candidates should have a University degree in social duties. his attention that some people do not people to vote Swapo to power agam, science, with preference given to a solid academic background in econom For one or another rea- wear T-shirts featuring the Namibian saying it was the only party which can ics (marco-economics, political economy, development economics and/or s'on many prominent national flag as they regard it as'a/pTA guarantee democracy and peace in th e bUS in ess s tudies). Computer literacy (word processing/ spread sheet), the Namibians were taken in flag. country. ability to write reports in literate English and to communicate confidently will by Pidico and espoused ; be a strong recommendation, their cause. Bomb threats One was ForeIgn Af- Newspaper faces action The Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (NEPRU) is a non faIrs pennanent secre governmental organisation, governed by a charitable a nd educational trus.t. FOLLOWING the dis THE Namibian Police are considering legal action tary AndreasGuibeband covery of ad is armed anti agains't a local Afrikaans daily newspaper and one of Or Kaire Mbuende, Na The main objectives of the Unit are: personnel mine at the In its reporters for "malicious libel and slander". mibia's deputy minister 1) to assist the Govern,ment of Namibia through research into dependence Arena in The newspaper is accused of havmg quoted 'the of Agriculture at the time Katutura a week ago, sev strategic socio-economic areas, police as saying that Swapo could have been respon and now SADC Secre eral bomb threats have 2) to bUi ld a n info'rmation resource base on Namibian affairs:'and sible for placing an explosive device at the Independ General.

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