28 January 1993
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• 'TODAY:,GROOTFONTEIN COUNTS THE COSP.RAIN RELIEF' KANDETU'S'REPLACEMENT NAMED' • Africa Toddler abducted A two-year-old child at Keetmanshoop has been kid napped by his biological father, the MBATJIUA NGAVIRUE planned to build be large enough to serve Although he did not Namibian Police reported yesterday. 1be news that Swapo all the party's needs. want to put a figure on The police said the father had taken the 2 plans to abandon its Already doubts have the cost. it is clear from THE NEW multi-million rand headquar. years and five months old boy to stay with him present headquarters, been ~aboot the the plans that the build "for a while" on December S last year. ters to be built by Swapo between Wind believed to have been party's ability to finance ing will cost many mil Up until now the toddler has not been re hoek and Katutura will be financed by bougbt at an estimated the ambitious new build lions of rands. turned and police are investigating a case of contributions from Swapo members, ac R3 million, came as a ing scheme. To quell current speoJ kidnapping. No arrests have been made. cording to the party's Secretary General surprise to many people. VVhen approached lation in certain quar The police also reported tbat a charge of Moses Garoeb. The party bas only yesterday, however. ters. Garoeb said he murder is being investigated after a baby occupied the present Garoeb seemed confi wanted to make it clear drowned at Keetmanshoop's municipal single Gar~b said this in to finance the huge mwti building for three-and dent that the party would that the party would be quarters on Tuesday after a 19-year-old woman as storey complex it re a- half years, and the be able to find the funds gave birth to the infant while in the toilet. cently announced it building was thought to for the new cont. on page 2 .. • • • rl I DA YS OF ANGER AND MOURNING ... A section of the large crowd of angry Grootfontein residents who tried 10 cram into the town's court on Tuesday to see the love-crazed soldier who turned their lives upside down during an orgy of shooting late on Sunday. Charges appear to be the See below. Food failure looms Grootfontein counts cost STAFF REPORTER "NAMIBIA is on the doorstep of yet an JOSEF MOTlNGA other crop failure," warns the latest Na mibia Quarterly Food Security Bulletin CDM talks go on THE police at Grootfooleio are investigat ing more complaints against an NDF soldier published yesterday. UNION and company negotiators were still who already faces three cbarges of murder Drougbt relief and food aid may bave to con tinue long after May and bomes, water supplies locked in talks late yesterday afternoon at. and three of attempted murder after he andlivestock are in worse condition than last year. Consolidated Diamond· Mines at went on a wild shooting spree late 00 Sun CHRISTOF Oranjemund. They were wrestling over MALETSKY "The Government, non-governmental organisa day. tiODS and the donor community should be prepared company plans to retrench 1100 workers. Following suspect Johannes Paulus' arrest on MANY Namibians to assist a large percentage of the Namibian popu After deadlocking earlier this month, teams Tuesday, a number of people bave come forward lation to some extent who will enter the new have been left with from the Mineworkers' Union of N~ibia to report that their lives had been put in danger and marketing year with virtually no staple reserves." and CDM started taJking again on Monday. that they bad suffered damages during the ram big smiles on their TIle bulletin comes from the Early Warning and Initially a company spokesperson said only page. faces after rains Food Information Unit in the Minisuy of Agricul. some points had to be finalised and could be Grootfontein Station Commander Warrant Offi started falling in ture, Water and Rural Development Namibia may cer Oscar Lambert told The Namibian yesterday concluded yesterday, but by the end of the af. many areas country need to import most of its cereal for the 1993/94 that should the allegations prove true, they would ternoon no more information was available. wide yesterday. marketing year. be added to other charges against Paulus. In some regions up to The reason is bad rains across most of Namibia It was not possible 10 reach representatives Charges resulting from the latest complaints 63,5mm was measured. apart from the north-east. Only an estimated 15 of the negotiators last night. MUN could range from the pointing of a fire-ann to According to weather 000 hectares of crops have been planted, compared ~ According to news reports, the talks had attempted murder, Lambert said. forecaster Frans Uirab to the normal 200 000. Only 3 000 hectares of this stopped over CDM's reluctance to retrench The policman said Pau lus had appeared in court there is a possibility of is in the commercial maize lands. foreigners before Namibians. The union had briefly yesterday. but the case bad been postponed much stronger rainfalls [ J for further investigation. also npproached the M ~nistry of Home Af· in the coming two days. ~G::R:.::AZ=I::N::G=-=-POO=:.:R:.',...:W::.A::..:.T=E:.:R...:L:.:O:.:W~-, fai rs on the issue. Lambert said that since Sunday the police had "Scattered showers are ..... Earlier MUN President John Shaetonhodi not had a chance to launch a thorough investiga mainly expected over the Grazing is poor and has nOI improved. water said the talks were about conditions and tion into the shooting incident as they had been north-western area and supplies are running low and many homes are more concerned about arresting the suspect and criteria for retrenchment not about bow many south-eastern parts of the without food supplies. The bulletin is dated Janu preventing injuries to more people. country like Ariamsvlei, ary 25, before yesterday's cloudbursts possibly and who would be retren<:hed· tbat was up 10 He could not conflfffi wben Paulus would appear in court . cont. on page 2 cont. on page 2 2 Thursday January 28 1993 THE NAMIBIAN Resign or face ~af:~:p::~;t ) INew CC shows its stuff I dimissal, NBC Karasburgand Warmbad but the situation will de- WILLlAM HEUVA fair City to the best of our abilities", tells hijackers leriorateon$aturday," he The Council would adopt a tearn policy of said. WINDHOEK'S new mayor, Mathew "openness, consultation and participation of the ERICH BOOIS Daan Viljoen, outside Shikongo, Jast night cautioned the city' s people" in the task thallay ahead. Windhoek, received the Shikongo emphasized that the Council wanted p_,_ r_'I_ 63,5mm on residents to use water sparingly as the situ- .... d ' " I' - h' h h" k d h d' beSI "UlUCU '" commuruty paruclpabon an mput, nOI on y In THE NBC I no W le lJ3C e t era 10 just IWO hours. while some alion "is very critical", complaints should things go wrong, but also in service OD January 20 have been asked areas in the Otjiwarongo Shikongo's warning came at this year's fImt your help and co-operation in our projects". to resign orface being dismissed follow~ district received 42 to monthly meeting of the City Council. Last night was the flrSt sitting of the newly- ing an internal hearing of the matter. SSmm. 1be mayor noted that Windhoek residents had e lected City Council and, according to many ob- The three were asked to quit their jobs Other rainfall figures for only managed to cut their water use by 12 per cent, selVem and residents who attended, the new team before 17hOO yesterday. An NBC spokesper- yesterday included: Rwtdu not the needed 20 per cent saving. put up an exceUent perfonnance and "exceeded son said the inhouse hearing had found that - 4,5mm; Okaukuejo He added that a water watch meter had been expectations". during their strike the men had not shown 0,2mm; Orootfomein instilled at the central bus termi.nal in lndepend- ,-;;:;;;;;;:;;;:;;:;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;= devotion to the activities of the NBC. 1,7mm; Oljiwarongo - ence Avenue - directly opposite the SAA office- The bearing also found that they had not 32,S mm: Omaruru - and asked residents to keep an eye on the savings complied with a legal order to vacate the 6,Srnm; Eros • 8,4mm; process by watching the meter. Plans of action control room, where they had holed up. Wea.therBureau - 9,4nun; Looking ahead, Shikongo vowed to start on a The three men in the firing line are Jaco van International Airpon - cleaning-up project for Katutura and Kbomasdal, A NUMBER of recommendations by the City Oman, Gerald Johr and John Benade, all sen- 6mm: Gobabis - O,2mm; which he said was the fimt priority oflhe new City CoWldl's management conuniuee were approved , di Mariental-9,5mm;Keet- Council. at lasl night's meeting. tor ra 0 operators. manshoop • 18mm: According to some sources, J aco van Oman Kalkfeld _ 32,5mm; Gob- He added that crime prevention was another 1bese include the crea Von Finckenstein said terday indicated he planned to agaimt issue which needed to be addressed in order to tion ofa TalStreet Market, some sections of the com yes :lnperu-r abeb O,Smm; Academia the outcome of the NBC hearing. 7,Smm: Rehoboth _ make Windhoek a safe city and help altmct tour- the relO(;ation of the Su- munity had been neglected The NBC code apparently stipulates that 4,Smm: Suiderhof _ ists.