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ThurSday July 41994 Namibia 'and Malawi to be cop work on closer ties • CHRISTOF MALETSKY Lombaard was yesterday found NAMIBIA will soon dispense with visa require guilty on 20 counts of ments for Malawians following talks between the fraud after he had Presidents of both countries yesterday. pretended to be a Speaking to the press after a working lunch with member of the President Sam Nujoma, newly-elected Malawian Namibian Police and President Bakili Muluzi (52) said that relaxing of had received salaries visa requirements was one of the subjects dis amounting to a cussed. combined value of President Sam Nujoma said the Ministry of For N$10 700 between eign Affairs would be dealing with the matter 1991 and 1992. which would promote business and tourism be Lombaard ap tween the two countries. peared in the Nujoma said Muluzi 's visit had strengthened the Windhoek Magis relations between Namibia and Malawi and they trates Court on could now forge ahead with economic develop charges that he had ment. made false state Muluzi was voted into power in May this year ments to M Van when the country staged its first multi-party elec Schoor of the tions after the international community forced Namibian Police. former autocratic life President Hastings Kamuzu The case was post Banda to take part in a referendum in June 1993. poned to November 11 for sentence. Continued on p'age 2 • TOMMINNEY IMMIG~TION officials yester day arrested 27 men, 20- women and 47 children, including some former members of Koevoet and the SA-commanded troops in Na mibia. Last night they were being driven south at Gov ernment expense to Ariamsv lei on the border, some 500 kilometres away from Mariental where they had spent the day negotiating at a police and anny LIVE !! LIVE !!LlVE !! LIVE !!LlVE !! LIVE !! roadblock. Meanwhile, Swapo secretary-general Moses Garoeb, backed by party officials, called the return The R&st& Relbels of the former soldiers an "anned ... invasion" and accused police of helping them. Garoeb told a media briefmg Swapo is to mobilise THE mass demonstrations today "to expel these ele 5Ta ments" and called for the "immediate arrest and trial" of leaders of the opposition DTA party. 'STAND BY TO REPEL INVADERS' ... Swapo The political temperature was rapidly rising ahead Secretary-General Moses Garoeb, backed by of the Swapo mobilisation at the same time as other party leaders, yesterday said the ruling party will mobilise to stop the return of former Continued on page 2 SWATF and Koevoet members. N$10m facelift for Etosha • CHRISTOF MALETSKY N$2 217 965 would be set aside for refurbishment in Etosha National Park. CLOSE TO N$10 million will be spent on Approximately 85 of the w~rld's most beautiful renovations, maintenance and refurbishments women will arrive in Windhoek in April. The 150- at the Etosha National Part in preparation room five star hotel complex is scheduled to be Performing also tonight 4 August till for the 1995 Miss Universe beauty competi completed some 12 days before the contestants jet Saturday 6 August and on Sunday 7 tion which will be held in Namibia. in to the Namibian capital. MinisterofInformation Ben Amathila announced Some 650" million people worldwide will watch August . at yesterday's Cabinet briefing that N$9 969 965 the competition on television and Miss Universe Jazz Evening had been set aside to spruce up the park ahead of the will be crowned on the night of May 22. Negotia Miss Universe competition which will be held in tions are still underway on the location of the final Come and experience the Africa for the first time. stages of the competition. Stocks and Stocks Leisure (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd, The television coverages of the competition pro ultimate thrill!!! the company responsible for bringing the competi vides a wonderful opportunity for the host country Don·t miss this dynamic performance at tion to Namibia, has already officially launched the to promote its tourist attractions as the women are start of its N$81 million hotel to be built at the filmed enjoying the best the country has to offer. the only place to bel Country Club in Windhoek. Another new four star hotel, a joint venture with Cabinet decided thatN$7 752 000 would be spent TransNamib worth N$45 million, will be com See 120 there! on renovations and maintenance and the remaining pleted in Swakopmund in December. 2 Thursday August 4 1994 THe NAMIBIAN Four charged with beating man to death • JOSEF MOTINGA picked up a stick and beat Kafita. The witness said he did not see Martin beat FOUR MEN appeared in the Kafi ta who had run away until Martin Windhoek High Court yesterday had chased after him and tripped him. charged with murdering Haikando Hamunyangi had kicked Kafita in the Kafita at Oshipala Village, in the neck and Ndameshime had beaten him Ondangua district, on February 23 with sticks. this year. The deceased had tried to run away a The four men are Simeon Hanga, third time and had been tripped by Mar Tuhafeni Ndameshime, Erastus Martin tin again. The five of them had left Kafita and Thomas Hamunyangi. lying on the ground and had gone to the A friend of the accused and brother of cuca shop. When they had returned Tuhafeni, Fillipus Ndameshime, testi shortly afterwards, they had found the fied that at around l5hOO on the day, he deceased lying motionless. Ndameshime and the four accused had passed Kafita 's had beaten the deceased once on the house. He was chopping wood with a buttocks with a stick. panga. Hanga had observed to Kafita Under cross-examination by Sagrys that the panga looked like one he had at Grobler, defence counsel, the witness FACE TO FACE ••• President Bakili Muluzi of Malawi (left) and President Sam Nujoma pictured home, and had taken it from him. Hanga said there had been problems between after their working lunch at State House yesterday. Photo: Christof Maletsky and Kafita had started to argue and Kafita and Hanga. The former had Hanga had kicked Kafi ta on the head stabbed one of Hanga 's friends and he and he had fallen to the ground. Kafita had been beaten by people in the village - Nam to establish closer ties with Malawi had run away followed by three of the and taken to hospital. Kafita had threat accused. Mamunyangi had tripped ened to kill Hanga and Heita. ConI. from page 1 . -I dent said new areas of agricultural and small power, George Kafita and kicked him. Hanga had cut a The accused did not testify. The State co-operation would in scale businees and they Kanyanya; Lieutenant palm-stick and beat the deceased with and the defence closed their cases and Muluzi was the former clude bilateral agree can learn about animal General OB Binauli; his it, the witness said. Ndameshime had will present final arguments today. Minister of Education, ments on trade and re husbandry and meat ex personal doctor C 1-1-------------------- - --- Transport and Commu gional integration into port from us," President Kahumbe; chief of pro nications and Minister the Southern African NiJjoma said. tocol MN Hanjahanja; Without Portfolio in Development Commu Muluzi's delegation press officer Alaudin has rabid attack Banda' s government nity (SADC) to promote included°the Minister of Osman as well as jour before he· resigned in development issues. External Affairs, nalists from Malawi 1982to go into business. "Namibia has a lot to Edward Bwanali; Min Broadcasting Corpora The Malawian Presi- learn from Malawi about ister ofLabour arid Man- tion. NAU -AIB (OKAHANDJA) ,It A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY ••• flonlc of Real F.·itate (Ply) Ud. BRAND NeW! 11 Houses to . f choose from Koevoet controversy Prices from IQ.~ MPs Katuutire Kaura, [ Cont. from page 1 rested, as on Tuesday they Jerry Jagger and Alois had been arrested and only Government sought a so Gende. charged on three counts at ~ lution. Smit denied Swapo Keetrnanshoop. The cases N$65595.00 "'1ItI Cabinet earlier said any claims that Gende was a were postponed until next -- $ to . ~ genuine Namibians could former Koevoet officer. month and the magistrate o ~ C2.68>ftP return home, regardless of He added that once the apparently said they could N$1 06 056.00 whether they had served returnees' papers were proceed. in foreign armies or not. stamped and the people It is not clear if there are Home Affairs Minister returned to MarientaI, they more charges that can be Hifikepunye Pohamba would be able to go to brought. Some firearms confirmed this last night. their villages. have been handed to po There appeared to be Yesterday G aroeb lice and according to some some confusion as to the called on Swapo members accounts permits have al returnees' likely fate at the to converge on the party ready been issued. Complete with border. headquarters at 09hOO to It is possible another .&>harnba said they must day to resist the returnees 500 men and thei'r fami * Carpets go back to where they and added party members lies are waiting to return came from while Govern are mobilising at to Namibia from near their * Tiles mentcontinuedscreening. Rehoboth and Mariental. old home at Rooiberg in :,. This will be more strin "All comrades will be South Africa from which . 1 * Burglarproofing o gent than usual procedures mobilised, I myself will they were apparently . .o o, ' \ evicted on Sunday. " ~~·~. _ " v' _ "_ _ -$ * Transfer costs and could take long in be at the front," he said.