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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6689 TUESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2017 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
“I murdered Manfred” Murderer confesses to murder of Manfred Hartmann
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Suspect escapes at court
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25-year-old Uaaro Unaro Mbemukenga confessed yesterday to the murder of Swakopmund resident Manfred Hartmann (78) on 17 August this year at his home in Vineta. Report on page 2.
Education is keySardinha
Commonwealth war graves in Walvis Bay to be relocated to Swakopmund cemetery Fish Eagle Rally
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Erwin Leuschner
Twelve Commonwealth war graves at Walvis Bay's Mulderene cemetery, the former “non-European” cemetery adjacent to Mulderene and the Narraville cemetery will be exhumed and relocated to Swakopmund. T h e C o m m o n - also received a nod of sion to take action. wealth War Graves approval from Nami- Walvis Bay has a total Commission (CW- bia's Head of State, Dr of twelve CommonGC) obtained for- Hage Geingob. The wealth Graves which mal approval for deteriorating condi- includes eight South the relocation of the tions of the graves African nationals and graves and is said prompted the Commis- four casualties from
various European countries from the Second World War. The headstones of the five graves of the “old nonEuropean” date from 1942 and 1944. The seven graves of the “old European” side date from 1941 up to 1945. The Swakop-
mund cemetery has a total of 65 war graves stemming from the First World War. An application by the CWGC regarding the above was made to the Swakopmund Town Council in April this year. The letter is signed by J.D. Maree, Di-
rector of the SA Agency of the Commission. “Whilst we were on the site on 29 March this year we discussed various interment options”, the letter states. The Swakopmund Town Council has approved the request by the CWGC. Continued on page 2
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