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9 February 1994 Ol!JR 'MONe¥{AND ~:rA ·X"'*, ., ,,, .\', N$1.50 (GST Inc.) Wednesday F:ebruary 91994 No deal on power station ow 's 0 lcial GRAHAM HOPWOOD -:: SWA WEK Manag­ vt acts on drought boreholes ing Director Polla Brand said yester­ day tbat talks witb STAFF REPORTER SA power company Eskom about tbe A TOP-LEVEL probe has been Paratus power sta­ tion in Walvis Bay launched into charges that drought were "deadlocked". aid boreholes have been wrongly Swawek and allocated to Ministers and senior Eskom areat logger­ heads over a N$23 Government officials. This follows widely-publicised reports thatboreholes million price tag were drilled on request from deputy minister of Home wanted by the SA Affairs Nangolo Ithete for a private ost,rich farm run by parastatal for the him and Justice Minister Ngarikutuke Tjiriange. power facilities. The Office of the Prime Minister, which includes Brand denied tbat the Cabinet secretariat, announced yesterday it would tbe issue bad been launch a thorough investigation. "Those found gUilty resolved as a senior of these unpatriotic activities of illegal enrichment Foreign Affairs of­ will be severely dealt with in accordance with the laws ficial told :n,e Ns­ of the land." .D" . '."d 1,&1 I nstead he said be "doubted very It is alleged statr of TJiriange and ' there's Etas... Domesticated Ostriches (EDO) farm bought ostriches much" that the ar­ IN THE NEWS ••• A borehole, drilled from emergency drought relief tonds, on the edge of land caught without permits which Ithete allegedly told gument over the farmed by Justice Minister Ngarikutuke Tjiriange and Home Affairs deputy minister Nangolo villagers to catch for the farm. Eight villagers face trial power station would Ithete. A storm of controversy has erupted over boreholes drilled for the Etosba Domesticated for illegally catching and selling the birds. be sorted out before Ostriches farm. Pipes are reportedly being built to connect this borehole to the house being built in Cont. on page 2 February 28. the trees (pictured, at the back of the photor), the kraaJs and other parts of the farm. Brand said be be­ lieved tbat Eskom •. I1 may drop its price Emil's fate from N$23m but Key talks on tbat tbe Namibian in balance Government bad p made it clear it Walvis today THE FATE ofEmD Appollus' NO would not pay for any asset. 'b' M" f T M fundraislngworkfor THE , N am~ lan mIster 0, , ran~~ort, arco the University of He said he be­ foIausiku, w~ll meet ~outh A,fr~ca s MInister of Pub- , Namibia will be de. : The house of your dreams are within your lieved tbat Swawek hc Enterpnse DaDl~ de VJlhers today to ~y and " clded tonight at i / "did not belong in resolve the thorny Issue of assets at Walvls Bay board meetlng ofthe " reach, and what is more it is at a price that you tbe figbt" over tbe harbour. University Founda- can afford! power station and A Namibian delegation which includes the Min- tlon. ' that the matter ister and Transport pennanent secretary Frieda Theboardwilldls- should be dealt with Williams left for Pretoria yesterday. cuss the appoint- - You can pick and choose a plot and plan in by the two govern­ It is understood that the main issue on the agenda ment of AppoIlusin ments. will be the impasse over the enclave's port facilities. the Ughtof a l'eport areas such as Dorado Park, Khomasdal and However, he Portnet, the SA state company controlling the har- in The Namibian Nau-Aib. added that Eskom bour, has been unflinching in its demand for N$64,4 whkh revealed that was insisting that the million for the port's fixed liabilities and assets. 'tbeb,.sinessmanaDd SA government Another issue bound to come up this morning is a sometlme poIitld.p. To this deal'we pay your should not negotiate demand from Telkom in South Africa that Telecom ' spentCbrlstmasina the issue despite the Namibia take on debt of N$11,5 million when it Swilkopmund police ~ TRANSFER'COSTS fact that the SA re­ takes over the telecommunication in the town. Ap- ' ceU after beIng a.. : gime sold the power parently SA Telkom have refused even to discuss ;' l.'t'$ted for not"pay .. So reach for the sky and contact: station to Eskom for the issue with their Namibian counterparts so far. king debts totallin' l RI (one Rand) in Namibia has been equally trenchant in saying that ~ N$10 000. .; ~ Antoinette 33~30 (a/h) 1986. it will pay no compensation to South Africa for ,The Board of " John 239120 (a/h) Brand said assets in Walvis Bay. There are indications that TrusteesfortheUnl- , problem issues such as payment for the port facili- versity ,Foul,!datloD Inge 240404 (a/h) Swawek will be dis­ e ,.,. cussing the issue ties will be put off until after the February 28 ~ (UF), tii- ·· main or office hours at 229927 with the WalvisBay handover. fundraisln~ ageney muncipality on * Matter of Fact: Yesterday The Namibian re- forUnam,lSchaired b Y Tbursday this week ported that the South African Government valued D pVitce-cKhant/:eiu~r . f . th W I . B r e er a "af v,. Our motto is ..... but that no new th e transport ID rastructure. m e a VIS ay en- Ka tJavlVl•. person- meeting was sched­ clave at N$60 mIllion. The figure should have read 2 1I ~ . ~. E' 11 uled witb Eskom. N$16 mHlion. ConI. on pag. I nflc 'lie! • . ~J ... l L.. .. -- -~ L ... --.L~.,i..:.. .. .....:........A.. ..... "'-- .... _- - ~ Gem case Case dockets end HERMANUS Kleinbooi appeared in the' High Court yesterday on charges related to the up in wrong hands theft of 66 rough dia­ monds valued at N$89 As the Lower Court receives a mas­ 658. FRANNA KA VARI sive volume of police dockets and According to the with many cases being prosecuted in charge-sheet, Kleinbooi A PROBE has been launched to in­ the different courts it became difficult was found with the gems vestigate claims that police dockets to know when and where the dockets at Oranjemund on Sep- ' are being sold to suspects ahead of were being stolen. tember 9 1992. court cases. Onc:e in the· hands of the illegal The case is cont,inuing Rumours of allegedeorruption sur­ .buyer valuable evidence.could be de­ before Judge Theo Frank. faced after a member of. the 'public stroyed, usually the motive for buying L du ~isani is prosec,ut- lPleged he had been offered a docket the docket. -.;.---------11 before the case reached Windhoek ~ s . Approached for comment, Nampol Lower Court. '. public relations officer Edwill The Namibian is . Yesterday a seruor pubhc prosecu- . Kanguatjivi said heavY'frnes, -like the published by the tor, FP Van Wyk, could not confann one meted out to Engelbrecht. were Free Press of allegations that the practice was wide- meant to deter others from doing the Namibia. 42 John spread but added that someone had same thing. Memert Street. already appeared in court on similar However, he added,ifthe fines were Editor Gwen Lister. charges. not sufficient to nip the practice in the Tel. (061) 36970. Van Wyk told The Namibian that bud stricter measures could be taken. Fax (061)33980. PO last month a Constable Engelbrecht, A daily newspaper reported yester­ Box 20783, who was formerly attached to the day that Prosecutor-General Hans Windhoek. Printed Windhoek Magistrates Court, was Heyman had appealed to the public to by John Meinert fined N$6 ()()() by the Windhoek Mag- immediately inform the authorities (Pty) Limited, istrates Court after selling a docket to when someone attempted to sell them Stubel Street. a member of the public. a docket or police dossier. Unamissue THE NAMIBIA NATURE FOUNDATION HAS A VACANCY FOR A FINANCIAL MANAGER [From on page 1 I 1. STARTING DATE: 1 March 1994 (or as soon as possible ' thereafter ally recommended Appollus for a 2. MINIMUM QUAUFlCATIONS: fundraising role with the LABOURING ON ••• One of two boreholes at Uutsathima village near the - B.Com with accounts and auditing UF and the decision to Minister and deputy minister's fann. Villagers say neither oftheir boreholes - Five years experience - Namibian citizenship use him was presented as has been equipped and water can only be obtained by laborious hand 3. SCOPE OF WORK a'fait a accompli' to UF pumping, as shown. Chief Executive - Financial administration of project accounts Donovan Weimers after - Development of a financial system for field staff, and relevant Govt probes boreholes training he took up his position ., last October. - Financial advice and support on project budgeting gainfully employed and bor~holes costing some Appollus was con­ From on page 1 - Financial advice and support for new project proposals r who could afford to pay N$80 000 each with tracted under the name - Financial administration and management of the Namibia Nature On the boreholes, yes­ for the facilities they drought relief funds. l11e Foundation of an unregistered com­ terday'S statement from needed for their private drilling followed a writ­ 4. APPUCATIONS pany Heritage Promo­ the office of acting secre­ business concerns." ten request from Ithete All applications are to be addressed to : tions to approach pro­ tary to the Cabinet, Eddie At a recent press con­ which made it clear the The Director spective funders for Amkongo, says: "Drought ference, under-secretary boreholes were for the Namlblan Nature Foundation Unam. The board will assistance was allocated for Water Affairs Richard EOO farm. Fry admitted PO Box 245 reportedly also discuss for needy rural communi­ Fry confmned his depart­ that the Uutsathima com­ WINDHOEK the launching of the UF ties and not for individual ment, which was running munity - 20 kilometres S.
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