'. i:. T TODAY: FUEL SMUGGLERS WARNED * POPULAR ANC MAN ·.TQ.LEAVE * Africa South Vol.2 No.373 SOe (GST Inc.) ters' en sin• loo she * Three-hour siege at Grootfontein bank KATE BURLlNG A VIOLENT siege of Standard Bank at Gobabis farmer murdered' • Grootfontein by some 200 ex-Plan com­ GOBABIS: A farmer, Danie van Niek­ found al O9blS yesterday, Gey$oCr laid. batants, angry at being refused pay-outs erk, 48, of the farm Somerkoms near A large amount of cash with which Van to which they feel entitled, ended in blood­ Gobabis and a farmworker were found Niekerk presumably wanted 10 buy cattle was murdered close to the farm yesterday taken, he lidded. shed and terror yesterday. morning. Police are .till investigatina the incident and poli('e officers had been IICDt 10 Ihe ~a 10 The three-bour siege began "violcnt and aggressive". By Twospent9mmcartridgeswerc foUDdat the investigate, Geyser said. at about llbOO when the cx­ late afternoon, an UllCasy calm scene, a Namibian Police spokesperson, In­ Deputy mini.$ler of Agriculture Kaire tighten Nrrounded the bank, bad fallen on tbe.toWD. bul tM spectOJ: Scan Geyser, told 'The Namibian. Mbuende, who knew the farmer very well, refusing to let people enter the police inspector was under few ~yse. said the bodies of Van Niekerk and yesterday IIppeared profoundly·.sbocked when building and ho1dina: the staff illusions aboul itl·pennanenoe. INFORMATION Mtnistt>r a fannworker were di scovered by a certain infonned of Van Niekerk" murder. inside captive. , 'Tbe ex-combatants said they HJdlpo Hamutmya warned Pieter Swart about five kilometres from Som­ VanNie.k.erlcwas oncofmanywbitefannen Things tumedugly afterthe would come back tomorrow," yesterday tbat the pay-outs erkoDlJl. 60 lO 70 lri10meters along the road in the area who last year broke nmk with the combatatan15 ignored repeated could stop if the "cbaos~' from BuilCPOS to Rietfontein. TIle bodies were DTA tojoin.Swapo. ~sls to disperse - first from OD page 3 continues. See report p3 the regianal police inspector and then from an army Gen­ eral - and later began stoning vehicles. TOUGH action The violence cubninated when a policeman, Ono Louw, was stabbed in the back. The wowtd punctured his lung and threatened on his condition was reported by Grootfontein hospital yester* day 10 be "serious". Two men have been a.rresled in conncc* fuel smuggling lion with the IInack. Regional. Inspector Elia Hauliondjllba laid lul rugbl OSWALD SHIVU'rE at Ondangwa , thal his anempts to end the siege by peaceful means made FRAUD charges, the withdrawal of pumps and tanks no impression on the Canner and civil charges are among tbreats being IeveUed fighters. "They dldn'l want to illicitly in IisleDorspeak to me," he said. against petrol station owners who traffic • ''Tbey laid lhey wanted their Angolan fuel This warning camc at a joinl meeting held by oilcompanicl and mcney II!ld ~ obviou.sI.y very bittcr. They said they only Government officials with local businesspeoplc at Ondangwa wanted to speak 10 a Govcrn­ yesterday in a bid 10 by and crack down Oil growing smuggling ment minisler." acro" the border into Owambo, Haulionjaba described the OwamboOD marched to protest the way iD The team to the North wu lcd by Mines and Encrgy Pennanent scene outside the bank as was being baDdled iD Mbatjiua Ngavirue continued on 2 < BUFFET CARVERY> NOW Every Monday to Friday and Sunday lunch time in "The Pink Room" 12hOO -14hOO Tel: 37293 ** TYVV CONTINENTAL HOT E L ~ Wednesday , Jul~ 24 . 1 99~ , Mbadje murder case postponed THE case in which Petrus Mbadje, 25, is accused of murder was OD Monday postponed in the Windhoek High Court until October 2 so that he can get a legal representative. .. Mbadje is accused ofhaving Djuulu me allegedly ran away killed Komelius Djuulume by and fe U to the ground. shooting him !leveral times with Mbadje then pumped sev­ a 9mnt pi$tol on November 29 eral shots into Djuulume while last year near Oodangwa. standing nexllo him. DjuuJume According 10 the charge­ died insuntl y. sheet, Mbadje was a night­ When the hearing started warcbman aI JP Mbuodu Shop­ yesterday, Mbadje asked for a ping Centre in the Uupopo postponement as he wanted a twonship near Ondangwa. laywer to represent him. On the nightQf the murder, His request was granted and Djuulume allegedly moved he will now appear in court on towards the shop. Mbadje al­ October 2 to pl ~ ad . legedly fired shots at Djuulume. A MATTER OF FACT IN Tuesday's paper it was incorrectly reported that a delighted team from G root Aub Community Proj­ ect had met with Lands, Resettlement and Rehabili­ THE AN~'S ~an in Windhoek, Abbey Chikane (socond from left) - will be leaving Namibia for studies in New York tation Minister Marco Hausiku. A caller to The after havmg gtven the ANC a per!"anenl presence in Namibia. Chikane is pictured above with ANC leader Oliver Namibian last night said that in fact the delegation Tambo during his recent visit to Namibia. met with Deputy Minister Dr Marcus Shivute. FUEL SMUGGLERS - FROM PAGE 1 I 'Mission accomplished ' Secretary Or Leake Hangala tion for an import permit which . who said thalthe wrong'speci- must come from the MiDistry ~~:~":tin~d~g~'::~~:' of;';,~~:;~~~': thofu' l Popular ANC man to leave Namibia and pistons, pollution and other goes into a natiooai energy fund problems. Fuel stati on owners wbichheJps stabilise the prices "-h TIJEChiefRepresentative parties. Monitoring the emer­ wh 0 supp I y fu e I W,w,; does consumers pay at the petrol GWEN LISTER . of the African National gence of Ihe multi-party sys­ not meet Ih e re gutmons are pumps in times of changing tem in Namibia had been of liable for damage caused and prices, such as during the re- Congress (ANC), Abbey repairs to vehicle engines if cent Gulf War. Tax, customs Chikane, will be leaving Namibian Government for its date had been. among others, great interest, sUre a froe South Africa woo.ld UIKloub!edIy adop this can be pro~ed to be the andotberduties arepayable to Namib ia in August. support oftbeANC, whichhe to establish the official ANG this syslem. 1t bad also been of cause. the Ministry of Finance. Chikane, who has repre- described as one of the best in presence in Namibia, and to establish contact with both the irnportmre to nmkr!be policy The oil companies say they Paulo Shipoke of the Minis- . sented the ANC in Namibia Africa, says be enjoyed his stay of national recoll(;iliwou,.· supply equipment including try of Trade and IndUStry also in the eotmtry's aucialfirst inNamibia wherehe hade~ pe- Govemrnenl and the diplomatic corps, and inform the people cluding its advaDtages arid dis­ tanks worth more than RlOO ..attended the Ondangwa meet- yearofindependl'::nce, will rienced 1be warmlhof its people advantages, Olikane added. OOOtothe garage owners andif ing to add his deM"'ment's be I andtbe'enonnoussupport'of of this CWDtry aOO.rt !be struggle y_. eaving soon for New ,1... Go Since the ANC and Swapo fuel whkh they have not sup- support for the fuel amuggters' wo:: ve mment. in South Africa. plied is put into these tanks crackdown. York where he will start A course in International He had also, during his stay, had several areas in common, bad without their written permis- lheOndangwameetingwas studies in International Economics, which he was to facilitated an exchange of dele­ another point of scrutiny been the conversion of a lib- non they will SIle for civil well-altended. Hangala Economics. have embarked upon a while gations between Namibia and eration movement into a p0- damages as this is in breach of stressed: " The Government Chikane, a well-liked per- back, was postponed due to the ANC on a number of is­ litical party. TIle ANC would the garage owners' contracts. wants to encourage trade. par- scn in both dipknnatic am other Nanubian independeD:;:e and his sues. such as constitutiona1 face !be SIlIDe changes. he added. Hangaia said the Go~em- ticularly with out oeigbboors" , circles, will leave the coWllry posting here. matters, repatriation, recOil- ment knows that fuel is being but added that this trade must on August 12. Interviewed on He had been granted study struction of the economy, and particularly in adapting from a liberation struggle to a go ~­ illegallybrougbt from Angola keep within tbeNamibian laws Monday,be said that the name leave 10 go to New York City others. into Namibia and sold. This and the products must meet of bis successor had not yet University where he would He had also initiated a cul- emment. was being done without meet- local specifications. been established. It was up to undertake the degree course. rural exchange with the Gov- Cbikane said that the name ingNamibianstandardsforthe Inordertoget the Minesand the new National Executive After this. be would return 10 emmentandhehadmadestud- of his successor would proba- fuel and wilhout paying l e~ ies Energy ministry approval for Committee to appoint his suc- South Africa, be added. ies ofvarious ueas of political bly not have been 6na.lised at and other duties. import s, the importer must cessor, which would be done Chilcme, who has headed the life in Namibia, such as the the time of ms departure from The Government does want specify the type of fuel 10 be in due course. ANC mission in Namibia for relationship between the rul- Namibia, but would be shortly the Io<;al oil comparues to find imported and its specifications ,-_Ch__ ;_ka_~::: , ~WCho=--",:::.=-~Iho=-_~o_",C'C'-'YC'~~~'~'~~:· d:""=t:hi:·:.