29 September 1994, Under the Abbreviated Strong Contingent of Mu· Name "Namco" on the NSE
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Inc.) Thursday:September 291994 Border·ambush! - FOUR MEN who , stole four rifles and Three killed in suspected Unita raid goods worth over N$21 000 from a farm in the Gobabis dis- • TYAPPA NAMUTEWA about seven kilomtres The tracks of the three lice the motive of the The Police said last trictwerearrestedon from the Namibia/ attackers,beli.evedtobe attack was robbery, as , night that it was possi- • Tuesday and all the SUSPECTED Unita bandits ambushed Angolan border. Unita bandits from An- . following the murder of ble that the attackers rifteswen!recovered, a vehicle near Bagani on Tuesday night The names ofthe stu- gola, were followed to the three deceased, the knew Dikua was a busi Sergeant Johan van killing three. people. dents were given as the Kavango river where three men raped a nessman and had Meulen said yester- AndreasKanjumaraand it is believed they woman demanding to targettd his vehicle for .Robberywasprobably night. a female student from crossed the border. know "where is the an ambush. d~esuspectshad bro- the motive of the fatal According to the Po- thesameschool, Agatha Minister of Home Af- money?" Meanwhile President attack in which three lice officer, a business- Hakushame. fairs, Hifikepunye The raped woman and Sarn Nujoma has ex ken into the fannhouse , on the farm duikus, people were brutally man from Rundu, Theywereapparently Pohamba, and Deputy another man survived pressed the · strongest killed and one woman Faustinus. Dikuwa, and ambushed by three un- Minister of Defence, the attack. The five peo condemnation and out about 20 km east of raped, a Bagani Police two students from the known. assailants and Philemon Mluima, sped ple were travelling in r-age at this "barbaric I Gobabisataroundrnid- officerwhospoketotwo Max Makushe Second- died in hail of bullets to the scene of the crime one vehicle in the direc- act" and assured the na- night of September 25- survivors o( the attack, ary School were shot and from AK-47 rifles while yesterday. tion ofRundu when they 26 and forced a gun'safe told The Narnibian last killed at about 22hOO travelling to Rundu. According to the Po- were attacked. Continued on page 2 r open.They had stolen a Ir;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; I ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~~::::;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~ .308, .303, .223 and .22 ; rifle and a television and : ( other goods worth N$21 · \. 500. Through the com- bined efforts of the Po lice and the neighbour ing farmers, the suspects were tracked by a light. aircraft for about 50 kIDs. The suspects were spot I led by the aircraft on Monday evening. The ultimately responsible for prosecu : plane circled over them, tions. : indicating theirposition, ONE of the biggest showdowns in The two fiied their heads of argu · I and allowed the farmers Namibian legal history is set to start in ment this week for study by the Su to apprehend the sus the Supreme Court on Monday when preme Court. pects. the Attorney-General, HartmutRuppel, Heyman's lawyers are likely to ar The four men will ap and the Prosecutor-General Hans gue that Ruppel is a political appointee, Heymanresume their argument on who being appointed by the-President-and pear in the magistrate has the fmal say on prosecutions. therefore it is not apporpriate for him court today on charges The Supreme Court battle over the to interfere in prosecutions. of housebreaking. MAKING A LIVING ... The spirit of free enterprise is alive and well in constitutional relationship between From the Prosecutor-General' s Inspector General Windhoek. This street vendor, seen in Rand Street in Khomasdal, was two of the mosfpowerfullegal men in viewpoint if Ruppel does have the RaongaAndima praised doing a roaring trade selling delicious looking bread rolls on Monday. the land came about after a dispute . power to call for the withdrawal of Continued on page 2 Photo: Lesley Paton over a case whereby the Namibian prosecutions then this could be seen as Broadc~sting Corporation's Direc undermining the independence of tor-Genetal, Nahum Gorelick, and two Heyman and even the country's judi others 'were accused of contravening cial branch. Passports, to lure Hong the Prohibition of Racial Discrimina The Attorney-General on the other tion Act hand is likely to base his arguments on When the NBC case came to High the Constitution which gives him re Court it was adjourned because sponsibility over the Heyman 's office Kong businessmen Ruppel, citing ' public interest, in and so, his lawyer the Goverment At structed the court to withdraw the pros torney is likely to argue - the power to ecution against Gorelick, reporter intervene. • CHRIS NDIVANGA Already 12 passports were issued in June this AlfOllSina Zambwe and unionist Hans On Monday Chief Justice, Ismael year to 12 Hong Kong residents who are part of a /G6agoseb. Mahorried, will begin hearing both MINISTER of Information ,and Broadcast- ' company planning to invest in Namibia. Amathila Heyman immediately' challenged counse~s before giving his judgement ing, Ben Amathila, sa id yesterday that said in the passport the President of Namibia the decision and said he was solely on who has the power to direct pros N~biaD passports had been oft'ered to.Hong request the receiving cQpntry to accept the holder responsible fOJ all prosecutions. ecution policy. Ruppel maintained that in the fi nal Ajudgementin Ruppel 's favour may Kong residents an incentive for invest to enter the receiving country and do business. as instance he was respol;1 sible and ac open' the way for him to intervene in ment. He admitted that the introduction of the passport could cause administrative problems and that the countable' for all prosecutions insti future cases. Speaking during yesterday's Cabinet bnefing he passport could even be abused. However, Cabinet tuted in the name of the Republic of Meanwhile a victory for Heyman Namibia and that he had the authority would me~ he has sole discretion explained that as British rule over Hong Kong had decided to appoint a committee drawn from and duty in appropriate cases to _over over prosecutions. would end in 1997 industrialists there were plan- three ministries ·to administer the new passports rule Heyman' s decisions where he Ruppel is the applicant in the case I ning to reiocate most of their facilities to other and ensure there were no abuses. regard it to be in the public interest. and will be represented by the Govern , countries. The new passport could be made available to Heyman believes his independence ment Attorney. Heyman as respond Amathila said Namibia has joined in the rush to other serious investors although so far it had only as the Prosecutor-General is at stake ent has Van Wyngaardt, Kock and I be the new base for these industrial operations.and been issued to the 12Hong Kong residents; Amathila while Ruppel says his constitutional Van der Westhuizen company acting . had ,therefore offered the p~~p'<!r;qls. an jpC~D!!v.~ : I J, \ q powers llTe uilGermined if he is not for him. l ~o a.!..l!:~J fQ~i8!l investo~.. ___ ,.... Passpo~s -for foreigne~§.; , I cont: from page 1 I !'!~ !!lj~YF~1~~~~ I~ said. Applicants will * Meanwhile it was , ~ot U''-lVUIUM.'-' have to deposit a certain learnt yesterday that it and Industry, Hidipo amount of money in a was Minister of Foreign Hamutenya, as iwas re Namibian bank. Affairs, Theo-Ben ported in Wednesday's Thl< decision to grant Gurirab, who recom- edition. this passport to foreign mended to Cabinet that In Wednesday's arti nationals was taken in passports be given to cle, headlined ' Govem.- i~.iii.iliii.ii~•• iii •• ment gives p~ssports to liill foreigners - controversy Qver scheme for inves tors', it was stated -that M inister Hamutenya ,had in fact made the rec ommendation. It has subsequently been pointed out by him that in fact the Minister of Foreign Affairs had made the proposal to Cabinet, after which the Cabinet, including the HAU:L OF IVORY ••• These elephant tusks were recovered from two men arrested on Sunday Minister of Trade and evening in Eros. Two other suspects are still at large. The tusks weigh.about 20 kg and the Ministry Industry,hadsupported of Environment and Tourism will have to evaluate them to determine their worth. The suspects will the recommendation. appear in court today. We regret the error. 1--------------------- - - ---------- It's 'boomtime' on the NSE TIlE Namibian Stock Ex- The N$l OOm mark will pany on the NSE. It of be the world's biggestdia change (NSE) is celebrat- be reached today when fered its shares at N$9 ,25. mond fi elds. ing raising more than Namibian Minerals Cor The offer rai sed more than Other capital-raising N$lOO 'million of ne~ in- poration (Namco) shares N$22 million from inves exercises on the NSEear vestors' funds so far in are traded on the exchange tors in Namibia, South lier this year saw Ocean for the first time, after a Africa and further afield. Diamond Mining raise IIIIIIIUJl~9~9 4~to~b:OO:S~t:bu:s:in:e:ss~i~n short traditional cer- , Namco is searching the over N$60 million for its Namibia. emony at l lhOO this seas off Namibia and diamond exploration and ~ morning. Namco is to be- South Africa - areas mining around Namibia's , come the eleventh com- which could turn out to offshore islands. 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