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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6843 TUESDAY 16 APRIL 2019 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Died in a hail of bullets
Floris Steenkamp The Director of the Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology, Eckhart Mueller (72), and colleague Heimo Hellwig (60) were gunned down in front of the institute’s head office at Arandis early yesterday morning. The two men died of driving with them leader with a leadermultiple gunshots to yesterday morning. He ship style that made the abdomen and was spared the horri- him both loved and head. According to fying fate of death in a hated. Both respected latest police reports, a hail of bullets. and loathed”, detotal of eight shots The Namibian Police scribed a colleague him were fired by the a l r e a d y y e s t e r d a y yesterday. gunman or gunmen. morning described the It was known that Spent 9mm calibre incident as a double Mueller was in the hot cartridges were col- murder, but was not seat at NiMT in more lected on the scene by s u r e w h e t h e r t h e than once instance. investigators. shootings were carried There were the recent It was understood that out by a single shooter financial woes in Mueller and Hellwig or more than one which employees were as standard arrange- assailant. Investigators paid late. There was m e n t c o m m u t e d expressed resolve to political developments together to Arandis hunt down the killer or around his position and daily where both have killers. the issue of corruption been long serving Mueller was one of the charges. employees at NiMT. driving forces behind It is known the Anti A third colleague, the development and Corruption Commiswho as a rule also growth of NiMT in sion of Namibia recommuted with them, post-independent Na- Continues on Page 2 for reasons were not mibia. “He was a
60 % of Namibian fish for export Value adding is the new norm Minister says at Hangana Seafood ground breaking Floris Steenkamp As many as 60 % of Namibia's total fish landings of 550 000 metric tons need to be processed locally and exported as high value products to markets worldwide by 2022. This target was announced yesterday by the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Bernhard Esau at the ground breaking ceremony in Walvis Bay of Hangana Seafood's N$300 million new fish processing factory. The processing and export target represent 70 % Continues on Page 2
Director of NiMT Eckart Mueller and colleague gunned down at Arandis yesterday morning
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Eckart Mueller - dead at the age of 72
The Raft employee behind robbery and burglary Floris Steenkamp A female worker at the popular Raft Restaurant in Walvis Bay is believed to behind a bogus cash heist and a subsequent burglary at the restaurant’s premises. Simone Ilse (27) has been arrested on Friday on soon started to see cracks in Ilse’s version of charges of robbery, perjury, making a false events. declaration to a police officer and house- Then, in the small hours on Friday, the Raft breaking. Her life partner, identified as 30-year Restaurant suffered a second setback. The old Andre von Nieler has been arrested as her premises was burgled. A small safe with more money and documents were stolen. accomplice. Ilse left the Raft’s premises on Tuesday to bank Soon, investigators felt that again this was not an the restaurant’s takings. She returned later and in ordinary burglary. an apparent state of shock and said she had been It lead to more questions and on Friday Ilse and stopped on the way to the bank and was robbed of her life partner were arrested for the bogus robbery and also for the break-in. the cash, amounting to some N$50 000. A case of robbery was made, but investigators Both appeared in court yesterday.
Rig off Walvis Bay
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