* TO"DAY: NPF ATrRACTS NE·W MEMBERS * 56 WORKERS SACKED *, , Bringing Africa South Cops score breakthrough in smashing farm "mafia' NAMIBIAN Police have now the attacks on FU Schickerling crime," Eimbeck said. arrested eight men in connec­ inJanuruy, Mr and Mrs Heiner Four of the men appeared in tion with a series of attacks on Schneider-Waterberg in Feb­ court at Otjiwarongo on Tues­ fanns in the Okahandha, ruary and Gunnar Voigts, Toy day and others are expected to A 16-YEAR-OLD girl who killed a young friend The 16-year-old then started beating up Sofia Otjiwarongo and Outjo districts Kriel, an Otjiwarongo resident, appear soon. by beating her up, throwing her into a dam and with her fists. She later threw Sofia into the dam. in the past three months, po­ and SJ de Lange last month. The police statement said ' holding her head under the water until she Sofia was still alive, but the minor held her head lice spokesperson Commis­ "It seems as if a network of three men had tried to enter the . drowned was yesterday given a suspended sen­ under the water until'she drowned. sioner Siggi Eimbeck said criminals is involved in these ' home of a policeman investi- C tence. When the hearing started yesterday, the minor yesterday. and other crimes and thin a gating the case on Tue§day and The teenager was convicted on a charge of girl pleaded guilty through her pro-deo advo­ A police statement said links maj or breakthrough' is being when unsuccessful attempted murder with extenJ.lating circumstances. cate Gerhard Burger, and admitted everything had been established between achieved in the fight against to set his police vehicle alight. According to the charge-sheet the minor and put to her by the state. Sofia Gaibes (deceased) and ' other children Before passing sentence, Justice Harold Levy were at the Post QueUe at the farm Midgard in found there were some circumstances which the Okahandja district on November 18, 1990. had to be taken into consideration which counted There was no.older person around at the time in the minor's favour. and an l!Igument erupted between the minor girl " He sentenced the 16-year-old to five years' and Sofia. ' imprisonment, Suspended in whole for five years. Faulty steering .. scare· on new 'VW Golfs, Fox THE first 22 carat proof quality Namibian Independence commemptorative gold medallion, together with a one troy ounce fine silver medallion, were presented to Namibian President Sam Nujoma at State House yesterday. The presentation was PROUD owners of the dangerous vehicles have been brand-new Vo.lkswagen STAFFREPORTER contacted by letter by the fac­ made by Peter Bottger (second from left), director of The Namibian Minters, which tory in South Africa where,the is responsible for the minting of a maximum of 5 000 pairs of gold and silver Citigolf, Fox and VW She thought the faulty com­ fault was discovered. Names medallions. These are being marketed internationally as rare collector items to bakkie migh t be in for a ponent was a South African­ and addresses of ownel'S 'at mark all historic political achievement. On the left of the picture is the Director nasty shock. produced part which had been risk' are apparently on record. General of the National Planning Commission, Dr Zed Ngavirue. Volkswagen SA warned revealed as below standard According to Joosen, the during random tests. yesterday that some of All owners of potentially TO PAGE 3 these vehicles, bought be­ tween February 18 and March 25, could have a " Court gets .tough faulty steering compo­ 10 WE PAY CASH · <::;.4... , nent and should be re­ ,,/ , 't- FOR ALL GOLD AND I , turned to the nearest VW RlNGS" \:... dealer for inspection. R20.00 - DIAMOND JEWELLERY. R400.00 on diamond theft Some 'of the faulty cars could ' 'BRING YOUR RINGS, well have been bought in Namibia and local dealers CHAINS, BANGLES & PEOPLE who stole diamonds mining area. of economic revenue for Zinunern1aDll Garage and Suid­ ~f GOLD WATCHES & were not only conmlitting a He said he had done so out of Namibia. west Autohouse are standing crime, but were also sabotag­ fear for hi,S own life and for the The· judge, however, took by to receive any suspect ve­ EXCHANGE IT FOR :iif.~ ~ ing Namibia's mos! important lives of his family. into consideration that Makayi hicles. IMMEDIATE CASH! ". industry. For this reason dia­ Mala.yi's claims were re­ was a first offender and that he .,' ..'", ' Cornia Joosen, PRO at Suid­ mond thieves should be sent to jected by Justice 0 'Linn, who had lost his job after working west Autohouse, said the ga­ /"'~~«!:~~'-:;"":.~ ~ , :.-- .'-:"'''--'~: --_..; ."'--=~~ ~~ ~.~: :~ jail for a long period, even first asked why Makayi had not gone for CDM for the past 13 years. rage had received a number of offenders. to the police or the mine secu­ He sentenced Makayi to R 10 ' enquiries from worried cus­ ;"" ;-<E .~- . :~ - : ...... ..--- ...... ,..- :.. ~ . -;::- :. ~ ~~ : ,. :- -:~ ..• . =-- ~ '~-...:--: ; o:<;_=--- ;!.... -. :.: ""'-- .• _.... - This warning was sounded rity for help. 000 or one year's imprison­ tomers but that no vehicles had by Judge Bryan O'Linn in the Before passiilg sentence, ment plus a further sentence of been brought in as yet. Windhoek High Court yester­ Justice 0 'Linn t01<l Makayi that three years of which two years Ursula Zimmermann of day before he sentenced Au­ were suspended for five years. Namibian courts had regularly Zimme~ Garage gave a, gustus Makayi, 45, to fr)Ur years' wawed that diamond thieves Shortly before scntcnce was ' • similar report., "We were in­ imprisonment. would be heavily punished. handed down, Makayi's legal formed of the fault recently Makayi was 'convicted of However, he added, it appeared representative, Gerhard Bur­ along with details of what ac­ stealu-;,g 22 · rough diamonds as if the pu blic did not want to ger, applied for leave to appeal tiori should be taken when cars from CDM on September 1990. understand the seriousness of against the sentence. bought between the relevant The estinmted value of the gems the crime. However, the application was dates are brought in, " she said. , was put at R54 156. Justice O'Linn went on to rejectd by Justice O'Linn who She was unsure of the exact Makayi pleaded guilty, but 'say that people who stole dia­ argued that he was confident nature of the fault but said it DIAMOND OLD MUrUAL ARCADE told the court he was threat­ monds were not only commit­ that another court. would not did not seem serious enough BROOCHES!' wINDHOEK encd with death should he not ting a crime, but were also come to a different conclu­ for the factory to tell people R50.00 - RI !XXJ.IXI . TEL: (061) 31114 take the diamonds from the sabotaging an important source sion, not to drive the vehicles. !; - NDF roadblocks 'not illegal' Government extends ROADBLOCKS set up by the posed a serious hazard_forroad Sometimes the check-points ity of the roadblocks. l~amibian Defence Force dur­ users. merely consisted of a piece of He said the Government had droug~t relief aid ing the independence anniver­ In one case a female motor­ rope stretched accross the road felt there was a great need for sary were not illegal according ist ran over and killed a soldier with a handwritten sign saying the Namibian Police and to a statement issued by the as a result of failing to stop at "Stop" attached to it. Namibia Defence Force to co­ CONTINUING drought conditions in many parts of the Government this week. a badly-marked check-point. The statement from Home operate during the independ­ country have forced the Government to extend its drought The Ministries of Home There were several other Affairs' and Defence was is­ ence anniversary. relief scheme for at least another month. Affairs and Defence issued a incidents where motorists sued through Pennanent Sec­ Kamati recognised the fact This was announced by Minister of Agriculture, Water and joint statement yesterday de­ simply sped through roadblocks retary for Home Affairs Ndali that the methods applied in Rural Development Gert Hanekom in a statement·this week. fending the role of the Namib­ and were shot at as a result. Kamati. manning road blocks might not The statement said although the scheme was scheduled to end ian Defence in mounting road­ . The Defence Force road­ Kamati said they wanted to have been of the maximum on March 31 the Cabinet decided last Thursday that it would be blocks. blocks were often criticized clear up the confusion created required standard in terms of continued until the end of April. The roadblocks manned by for failing to clearly warn by statements issued by Police putting up roadblocks. Hanekom said the Government hoped the areas still affected by the Defence Force proved to motorists in time that they had Public Relations Officer Siggi However, he claimed the drought would receive rain during April so that farmers would be be highly controversial and often to stop. Eirnbeck concerning the legal- Namibia Defence Force was able to sustain their livestock. ___________________________--, duly authorised and instructed If however no rain fell in these areas, other emergency meas- by the Government to assist ures would have to be taken. ~ the Namibian Police in this But he cautioned that the fodder subsidy scheme would unfor­ respect. tunately have to be discontinued from the end of April. , , ... (1)herefore the statement During April 1991 the subsidy for the purchase offodderwould St. George's issued by the Conunissioner be reduced to R 7 ,50 per large stock unit (LSU) and RI ,50 per of Police Siggi Eimbeck about small stock unit (SSU).