• J. I * TOD'AT: SPECIAL FOCUS,ON ANGOLA * WEEKENI:> S"PORTl* Bringing Africa South Vol.2 No.336 50c (GST Inc.) Monday June 3 LUANDA: Angolans took to the streets on Saturday in Yesterday Angolan church leaders were to hold an an outpouring of popular joy to celebrate the signing of ecumenical s~rvice for peace, bringing together Roman peace accords that hopefully spell an end to the 16-year Catholic and Protestant worshippers. civil war that has devastated Namibia's northern neigh­ Over half Angola's 10 million population is Christian, bour. and church leaders are expected to play an important Crowds estimated at close to half a million people role in the transition to peace and democracy leading up . lined the road leading from the airport into Luanda to the country's rU'st multi-party election.s in fall, 1992. where President Jose Eduardo dos Santos rodeby in ari Dos Santos also urged Angolans to lay aside all thoughts open car with two of his young children dressed in white ofvengeance for the 300 000 dead in the conflict that has lace. Lighting a torch of peace at the site of a monument, divided the nation since it gained independence from Dos Santos said: "The dream has become a reality." Portugal in 1975. He pledged that some 120000 govern­ Addressing the crowds as "ladies and gentlemen," ment soldiers to be demobilized as the cease-fire takes rather than the customary "comrades," the President hold around the country "will find other jobs". called on all Angolans and the country's churches to co­ Angolans had partIed all night to celebrate peace. Luanda operate for a lasting peace "in a patriotic and construc­ was peacetal on Saturday, with the only shots heard being tive spirit". from guns of revellers flrlngjubilantly into the air. - Sapa-AP. Four shooting incidents mar weekend Mystery l?eatings UP UNTIL late last night, the Namibian Police had re­ corded two deaths over the at Mariental bar weekend, as well as a num­ ber of shooting incidents. Yesterday morning be­ tween 24hOO and 06hOO on the KalkrandlMariental badly. assaulted men 'disappear' national road, about 25 kil­ ometres from Mariental. an THREE black men are re­ they saw one white man pick­ unknown man was shot in ported to have been seri­ JOSEPH MOTINGA ing up one of the three as if to the mouth with a 9mm cal­ ously beaten, allegedly by give him water. The witnesses ibre weapon. the barman of the Sand­ allegedly approached the men said they could not make out Police spokesperson Sean berg Hotel at Mariental and started beating them to the whether it was an act of assis­ Geyser said no arrests had extent that they fell on the floor, tance or whether water was on May 24, but the three the eye-witnesses said. being splashed in their faces to been made and no suspects have disappeared. Eye­ identified as yet. The three were then picked revive them as the three were witnesses are worried up and carried outside where in no condition to move by The second death took about what has happened they were again beaten and themselves. place on the Ondangwa/ to them. kicked in the stomach. One of The witnesses said they then Oshivelo road, about 80 Eye-witnesses say the inci­ the white men drinking in the reported the case to the police, kilometres from Ondangwa. dent took place between22hOO bar apparently came out, dis­ pointing out to them that the At about 23hGO on Satur­ and 23hOO, when three men covered the three lying on the three men might need medical day a man crossed the road entered the hotel and asked to ground and picked up one attendance and one of them and his wife, Selma Josef, be served beer. The bannan saying, "don't sleep here" and took the police to the spot. At 43, followed him. She was apparently refused to attend to hit him in the face so that he the scene there was no trace of hit by a minibus and died them, giving as an excuse that fell down with his head hitting the three. The blood had been instantly. the bar was about to close, hard on the ground. washed off the ground, although A case of culpable homi­ while there were still people At this stage, the eye-wit­ the spot was still wet. cide is being investigated. inside drinking and playing nesses said, he was covered in There was still blood in the Two cases of attempted PACO RABANNE IN WINDHOEK. Two baIl gowns billiards. blood. hall, one of the witnesses said. murder are being investigated from Parisian designer Paco Rabanne's 1990 collec­ The three men had allegedly The wi~sses said they feared At that point the men who following two separate shoot­ tion were modelled at the 1991 Designer Collection already been drinking but were the men could have been mor­ were drinking inside the bar ingincldents at the weekend. Namibia show held at the Windhoek Teachers' Col­ friendly and did not act in an tally assaulted and left the scene came out but told the police A policeman will appear lege on Saturday night. Above: Namibian model Dana aggressive fashion, just hang­ to look for a 'phone to call the they knew nothing about the on a charge of attempted shows off one of the stunning gowns. Photograph: ing around inside the bar when police. Not finding one nearby, whereabouts of the three. The murder in the Windhoek Stanley Katzao. See also, p6. Full report and pics later turned away, obviously unable they were forced to walk on witness said the barman Magistrates Court this morn­ this week. to read the situation. foot to the police station. ing for having shot Vllliers At that point the bannan When they passed the hotel, TO PAGE 2 Coetzee, 24, in the leg. The policeman has been suspended following the in­ cident which took place in Khomasdal at about 19h50 Overseas interest in Nam oil on Friday night. In the other case of at­ tempted murder, a 27-year­ THERE was massive attendance by international com­ under-secretary of state for tax, on exploiting producing profits and the legitimate old man will appear in the panies to two seminars to promote oil exploration in Na­ Energy, Colin Moynihan, and oil fields. The companies say demands of the state, with Windhoek Magistrates Court mibia. These were held in London, UK, on May 14 and with the US Africa Bureau of that so far only gas has been everything t<;> be agreed in the tomorrow for allegedly bav­ Houston, USA, on May 21. Jesaya Nyamu, the ~eputy the State Department, found and they are will find it advance. Ing shot Isak Philemon, 28, minister of Mines and Energy, told the national news ge.ological survey, the depart­ hard to make offers on the tax. According to Dr Nigel Banks In the rir,ht foot. ments of Commerce, Mineral They apparently said they of London's Exploration Con­ agency Nampa that 161 companies were represented at The Incident took place at Resources and Water Affairs would prefer production-shar­ sultants Limited, who is help­ o 2/43, Katutura, at about the two seminars. as well as with the Bureau of ing contracts. ing promote Namibia's pros­ 01h45 on Saturday. A British consultant reveal~d leum exploration and produc- . Commodities. However, Nanubian Govem­ pects, the last part of the Afri- No arresfs.have heen made that further studies show that tion and on taxation. Nyamu A LonJon correspondent of ment officials say this could . can continental shelf to be in the waIt e of another shoot­ the Kudu gasfield could be larger said some 30 applications are The Namibian writes that some be merely a negotiating tactic explored is off this country's ing incident in which Vilho than originally thought and may expected for exploration li­ companies are concerned that by th.e oil finns. coast. The area is equivalent to Sblkongo, 24, was shot in the extend as fur as 60 trillion cubic cences by the November 1 Namibia's proposed taxation Nyamu and Pennanent Sec­ 800 North Sea blocks or the leg with a 9mm pistoL feet. deadline. is too vague. retary Dr Leake Hangala both same area as the huge oilfieldll, The case is being Inves~­ The seminars covered the According .to Nyamu, the .1hey have to make their own said that the overall aim was to off Angola and Gabon. gated. physical and legal framework Namibian delegation also had offers of top·levels oftax to be strike a "fair balance" between including recent acts on petro- \!seful meetings with British paid, called additional profits the oil cOJl1panies' need for TOYAGE2 MIKES Message for N amibian students from India NAMIBIAN students, who completed their training pro­ S. Ita Festus 11. Taimi Shaanika KITCHEN gramme at Cifnet, Cochin, India, are asked to collect their 6. Kaundjwa Cesilia 12. Nilonga Kambonde registered mail from the office of the Education Permanent 7. Selma Haiduwa 13. Rosalia Nehemiah Secretary. The students are: 8. Martha Emvula 14. Benjamin Rosalia Requires Grillers, 1. Hain1nga Victory 3. Tlto Nangulaanweelo 9. Simon Amunyela 15. Nangula Namwandi Chefs and Cooks. 2. Jacab Andreas 4. Ekandjo Ndaitavela 10. Maria Shivute 16. Loide Kaafuli A MAN who was accused of murder, was last week found not Only those 'with guilty and discharged because of contradictory evidence. Murder case dropped Johannes Titus was accused of having stabbed and killed Ian experience need appl Bloodstaan on April 27 last year at Keetmanshoop.