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* TODAY: SLOW WEEK ON NSE * DOUBLE LIFE SENTENCE FOR TOROMBA * SUPER SPORT * Soccer star shot dead • • s aiD ID." "'< oza JOHANNESBURG: Three Tokoza hostels motive for Friday's killing, the worst single inci­ were cordoned off yesterday afternoon after dent of violence since South Africa elected its first violence flared again in the volatile East black majority·government, led by Nelson Mandela' s -Rand township. ANC, at the end of April. Witwatersrand Army Command spokesperson Twelve people were killed - exe~ution style - by unknown gunmen firing AK47 rifles in Tokoza on Major Christo Visser told Sapa the South African Friday night, while yesterday morning a South National Defence Force cordoned off the area yes­ African National Defence Force rifleman was shot terday after claims that minibus taxi commuters had de'ad. " been abducted and were being held in the hostels. The township has been the scene of past clashes A taxi passing the hostels was shot at at about betweeen rival ANC and Inkatha factions. 15h30 yesterday. Its occupants tried to flee but were THE late Teenage Iyambo (centre) in action during a soccer match. Police said there was no' indication so far of a cont. on page 2 Suspect in court today Harvest average, grazing worse than drought year At the time Teenage had been standing outside. TYAPPA NAMUTEWA While the suspect and Seuntjie were talking, a hope of a bumper h~rvest, the actual TOMMINNEY ANAMIBIAN soccer star, Hebnuth Teenage stone was allegedly thrown and the suspect ap­ yield is lower and late-planted crops ,proached Teenage. are especially bad. Iyambo (24), was shot dead in the early The suspect allegedly pushed Teenage and he had THIS YEAR'S harvest could be aver­ morning hours of Saturday at a popular Satellite pictures show much of fallen down. When he tried to get up, he was age . and .the total of maize, wheat, Namibia was drier last month than in restaurant in Katutura. allegedly shot three times in the stomach. o'!orghum and millet pr&iuced is pro­ April 1993. "Most of Kunene ' and Teenage played for Tigers football club. , According to reports, the suspect had then run visionally put at 115 200 metric tons Erongo.. received very litt1e'rain this Yesterday Teenage's family expressed disap- jnto the club and the gates had been closed~ (mt). But grazing in many parts is season .. (and) pastures remain very pointment over the way the police had handled the Kapule said it took them about 30 minutes to take already worse than it was at the same poor and the livestock is in a serious case. According to them, they had learned that the " Teenagetohospitalastheirdriverwaslockedinside time last year, after years of drought, position", warns the bulletin. "With suspect had been released on his own cognisances the club. and many herders, especially in the the dry season having set in, farmers only a few hours after the murder. Teenage was declared dead on arrival. North-West, are to face serious prob­ . are likely. to experience Severe prob­ Apparently the suspect had then been re-arrested Kapule disputed a police statement that the de- lems. lems in the mohths ahead." afler Teenage's brother threatened to report the ceased was shot after he threatened the suspect with " Drought relief could continue - 53 NEWFIS stresses all estimates are m"atter to Police Chief, Inspector-General Raonga a revolver. According to Kapule no firearm was 600 people still receive it in the North provisional and final figures can only Andima.· " pointed at the suspect. - but the Government is busy assess­ come at the end of May. Harvesting is According to Alele Kapule, who allegedly wit- After the shooting, the suspect allegedly went to ing this. in full swing and more accurate fig-. nessed the killing, he, Teenage and another Tigers the police and after giving his statement was al­ A report just out from a Namibia ures can Only come when crops are in. player, Seuntjie, had gone to Kattitura's Independ- lowed to go home at:ter he allegedly told the police Early Warning and Food Security Sys­ Good rains last October and Novem­ ence Restaurant at about 0lh30 on Saturday look- that he acted in self-defence. tem in the Agriculture, Water and' ber persuaded many people to plant ing for a friend, Kelly Asser. The suspect was later re-arrested after pressure Rural Development Ministry says this more than before. But by mid-Febru­ Seuntjie had reportedly asked the co-owner of the from Teenage's family and is expected to appear in year rains virtually dried up in March ary rainfall was below average and it restaurant (who is now a suspect) to give him money the Magistrates Court today. ' . and April. Although a much bigger to enter the club to check whether Asser was there. * See also area was than last in cont. on.page 2 -~-~- ---~ Aonday"May 16~ 1994 THE NAMIBfAN oQinasie claims Task Force tried to discredit Untag Grazing worse D FROM PAGE 1 1987-88 when a number White's brother-in-law. other prisoners that der Merwe had ordered FROM PAGE 1 Okavango is set to be I of schools in Katutura RO'oinasie said Rooinasie had been a fellow black member I better than last year, es­ 'hree black members had been on strike. Taljaardt had ap- bribed to testify against named Blackie to make virtually dried up in pecially new varieties of I refused to inake . At the time the Task proached him and had "some people". a fire as he (Van der March and April. seed which ripen more rements, but others Force had been patrol- wanted to know whether According to the wit- Merwe) wanted to cook In 1993 only 75 600 quickly. But in Caprivi THE ] 1gi ven statements im- ling the schools 24 hours he (Rooinasie) had given ness he had also received his meat. mt of cereal was grown harvests are less than half TorOl cating Untag , a day. astatement to the police a letter while in jail in Blackie had allegedly in Namibia. Food im- last year's. the rn oinasie said. Rooinasie said he had about the Lubowski which he had been asked replied that there was ports are set to fall con- Farmers complain hy­ andh )n Lubowski; s assas- told White he' could not assasination. to ask forgiveness from already cooked meat. siderably, from last brid seeds aretooexpen­ ation, the . witness carry out the assassina- Taljaardt had alleg- six people whom he had Van der Merwe had year's 124 lOO mt to 93 siveandpartsofOmusati I Ton imed he had been tion. edly asked Rooinasie not allegedly falsely accused then accused Blackie of 100 mt. This is even had poor rains. jail fOI :ed by his colleague Later, after he had to say anything "which of the Lubowski killing. being "harde gat" (stub-' .though the population is * Commercial maize years van Wyk whether he been jailed, he said he is not true" should he be Rooinasie said he did born) as he was ignoring thought to jump from farmers are estimated to aggra l}ld not shoot had become worried called to testify. not know who had writ- "my order". 1,49 million last year to produce 35 600 mt, well I stance bowski. about the attitude -of a Rooinasie told the ten the letter, nor had the VanderMerwealleg- 1,53 million, an extra 40 up from last year's 14 , Act rhereque ~t h adalleg~ . warder~ttheWindQoek court he had been wor- names of the people been edly threatened Blackie, 000 people in 12months. 500 mt. In the 'maize Mulle fy beenmadebetweell Prison, Leon Taljaardt, riedasTaljaardthadtold mentioned. saying that he (Van der Namibians apparently triangle' near mendl F;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. _________~il Warrant Officer Riaan . Merwe) had alre ad y need 236 600 mt of cere- Grootfontein and Otavi Parol( ~ 2 White, who both killed "49 kaffrrs" arid als this year, and another farmers planted a slightly lease ~ Namibia Broadcasting Corporation,. Rooinasie and another Blackie could take the 3 000 mt could be ex- · bigger area of 15 230 befon witness, Romanus number to 50. ported to ' hungry hectares and the Agro­ The NBC in Windhoek has an attractive 'Vacancy for a . Munango, have accused Van der Merwe had Angolans. nomic Board estimates of willingly offering to then gone to collect his * The North: Commu- maize output could be ASSISTANT PRODUCER: RADIO CURRENT AFFAIRS shoot Lubowski, alleg- pistol. According to nal areas food produc- 30700 mt. Rainfed ftelds ed1,>: threatened Rooinasie, White hlj.d E he s.ucces,sful applicant will assist the Producer with the selection and tion is estimated at 73 at Summerdown and Rooinasie in court on just stood there and lentification of actuality material for Radio Current Affairs. He/she will also 700 mt, up from last Hochfeld could produce Wednesday, saying "we laughed the whole time. elp to produce and present actuality progriunmes. year's 55 300 mt. Com- , 1 500 mt while irrigated will see each other", the When Van der Merwe bined production from ftelds at Hardap could he incumbent will be responsible for conducting and editing interviews and witness said. ' arrived with a pistol, Ohangwena, Omusati; . yield 3 500 mt, well up IOnitoring and debriefmg relevant contributions from other radio stations. During Friday's hear- Blackie had grabbed his Oshana, Oshikoto . and on last year's 1 000 mt. ing Rooinasie also told pistol. In turn White had 'as~ include the distribution of actuality contributions to the language services, the court how blacks had allegedly . grabbed mokoza t-rouofes election of music for programmes, and general office administration.

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