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Bringing Africa South Vol,3 No.319 NS1 .S0 (GST Inc.) Tuesday January 4 1994 aD- UDt! 'Ghost' killer eludes trackers

Force has joined the and housebreaking. 20hOO. CHRISTOF MALETSKY search, and a N$5 ()()() He is spreading fear He is described as a reward is on offer. across the entire area young man, 25 years old HELICOPTERS, police, army and special The public is warned around Karibib and as and about) ,70 metres tall tracker units are still searching for a killer no t to try and stop far as Otjimbingwe, 51 and light in complexion. on the rampage who shows an uncanny Naobeb, already known kilometres away, were WANTED AND DANGEROUS. .. Abed Thomas ability to slip through the authorities' grasp. as "the terrorofKaribib", he is often spotted. Cont. on page 2 "Naobeb" Geingob as he is very dangerous. Swartz described the dif- I The search continues Naobeb's rampage Instead they should con­ ficulties in homing in on 24-hoUTS a day as killer started in mid-December tact their nearest or the former member of Thomas Abed Geingob, when he escaped police Karibib police station. the South African-com­ also known as Naobeb, cells in Karibib. The po­ While on the run, manded SWA Territorial continues to strike over lice task force and the Naobeb has killed an eld­ Force: a wide range of territory . Namibian Defence erly' farm-worker just "He is light on his feet before New Year and and can move quite attacked two farm-own­ quickly while making ers. A local weekly sure that he leaves no newspaper reported he footmarks". Apparently raped a 7~; Y ear- o k1 hewalksonhMa~oJYlQ I 0;" ~ _ , , "'~v~~"'v woman and her 15-year­ and stones most ~& ..... - ..:15& ,><-- ~ -~ old husband is in critical time. "" "" ":' condition. A leading figure in Warrant Officer Otjimbingwe, too scared Joseph Swartz said of Naobeb to have his

.: ::. ~~ ~;>;:'7 Naobeb escaped from name in the newspaper, cells where he was await- said many people have ing trial on six charges stopped moving at night ""glng from raoe. theft and are in their beds Minister's Community law mother dies which bites OSWALD SHIVUTE Nai mi Mukwanihalanga terday commented on an Hafeni, who was reputed CHRISTOF MALESTKY announcement in Presi­ to be about 100 years old dentSam Nujoma's new and was the mother of the FORMER traditional courts are to be year speech that commu­ Minister of Defence Pe­ renamed "community courts" and "given nity courts are to be set ter Mweshihange, died at teeth" before the end of this year. up and will sure human her home in Ondobe on They will be run by according to Namibian rights are properly pro- New Years Day. trained community laws. moted and protected. Mukwamhalanga was judges and will coordi- Permanent secretary in Kawana said the name born at Etwatwa village nate with the centralised the Ministry of Justice, "traditional courts", in Angola and crossed law system and operate Dr Albert Kawana yes- where traditional au- over to Epinga village in Namibia when she mar­ =~, I thorities like chiefs and F======' others operate, is in an ried her husband, the late Grade 10 results 'today' "anti-independence Mweshihange Shilemo. In the memorable year of 1612 spirit and more restricted She was buried at Ondobe John Rolfe planted the first THE Junior Secondary Certificate Examina­ to the former Baritu re­ the same day that she died, tions (Grade Ten) results will be released today, gime" and so had to and leaves three children. a spokesperson at the Ministry of Education and change. Meanwhile Matilde Culture said yesterday. Manfred Dedekind of He said the ministry Hangula, a teacher from the Ministry told The Namibian that Minister wants to se~ up the courts the International Junior Nahas Angula would hold a press conrerenc~ at so so they fall under the School in Ongwediva I OhOO this morning when he would release the ministry and work along 1liQ results. Dedekind could not say whether the died after a car in which with the other lawcourts. she was travelling left the results of the Standar d Eight and Ten part­ He added a community road and overturned be­ time candidates would also be released but court act must come into Tasty1Obaccos added that the Minister might make ftome tween Ongwediva and other announcements on educational issues. Oshakati on December EDGEI/iORTH INC .... RICHMOND, VA., U.SA Freshly blended In South Afr Cont. on page 2 31. 2 Tuesday January 4 1994 THE NAMIBIAN Mari-hunt continues Swakop's future 'lies in tourism' Otjimbingwe, staying CF~~pagel nearby." S wartz criticised He has a hairy beauty spot people who seem to be TOURISM has the most promising potential vive and boost tourism buildings to the value of meeting to assess the on his left jaw (moesie). supplying Naobeb with for the development of Swakopmund, but in the area N$12,7 million were needs of the residents of He may becarrying a .303 information on the existing infrastructure should be upgraded * to brainstorm completed in the firstten Tamariskia. rifle.Police believe he is progress of the search. and extended, says Swakopmund's mayor strengths and weak- monthsoftheyearcom­ Conditions at the sin­ around farms Swartz said the search Daniel Kamho in his annual report. nesses of the town as a pared to N$16,8 in 1992 gle quarters in Modesa Wilsonsfontein, Tsaobis is slowed by communica­ tourist destination. which was a favourable have been improved by Leopark Nature Park, tions problems. It takes The council had de­ ofSwakopmund has also A report compiled comparison in the the installation of power Tsaobis and people about half an hour cided to establish a Tour­ produced a plan for the from the workshop rec- present difficult eco­ plugs and improved Kaltenhausen. But other to find an available tel­ development of the town ommended the forma- nomic situation. lighting in each room at community members told ephone and another half ism Marketing Advisory which concentrates tionofthe Swakopmund The department iscur­ a total cost (including The Namibian yesterday an hour for police to reach Committee to draw up supply cable) of N$320 . Naobeb was last seen in the place. By the time of an overall plan, Kamho mainly on the central Tourism Marketing rently looking at the Otjimbingwe. Warrant their arrival there would went on to say. business district and the Foundation which com- possiblity of building an 000. Officer Swartz said he is a be no mark of the suspect, The Steering Commit­ beach area. prises members from the African market at the Under Cleaning Serv­ "regular visitor to the police officer said. tee for the Development The Tourism Market- council, the tourist trade entrance to Mondesa. ices, the report noted the ing and Advisory and the public. The aim is to accommo­ positive input from the Terror reign Committe hosted a most The Foundation has date the small Environmental Conser­ successful Tourism De- drawn up its constitu- enterpreneur and also to vation Committee which had been busy organis­ Otilienhof was willing to port could be confirmed. velopment Workshop tion, future strategic plan attract tourists. From page 1 talk about when "the ter- The murder was par- during the ye~, s~id the and .a budget and, ac- A com~titiion to give ing different clean-up A regular visitor to the rorofKaribib" visited her ticularlybrutalanddrawn report. TheobjCcttvesof cordmg to the mayor, local architects the op­ campaigns and aware­ Otjimbingwe graveyard family on Sunday Decem- out as Naobebapparently the workshop were: Swakopmund and the portunity to participate ness exercises. A bottle was watering flowers on a ber 19. He tried to beat her smashed the old man's * to identify major is- whole Erongo region -in this development will bank recycling project relative's grave when sud- husband Ernst and was skull with a stone, hitting sues affecting the tour- will benefit from its fu- be announced. had been most sucessful denly a voice from a grave trying to bind his hands him repeatedly. His name ism industry ture recommendations. Affordable houses and paper and plast