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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO6397 FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER 2014 Tel +264 64 205 854/+264 64 461 866/Fax +264 64 204 813/+264 64 461 824/Website www.namibtimes.net
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Venaani Speaks
Moord op swanger vrou Marshallino Beukes
Skiboot Eienaars
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Oil Dumping
35 jaar hardepad vir Hailonga
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‘n Moordsaak wat voortspruit uit ‘n insident gedurende Desember 2011, toe die 32-jarige Elifas Hailonga in hegtenis geneem is vir die moord op sy meisie en ongebore baba in Swakopmund, het vandeesweek in die Hooggeregshof in Windhoek ten einde geloop, met die beskuldigde wat vir 35 jaar tronk toe gestuur is. Hailonga is alreeds in Julie vanjaar skuldig bevind aan aanranding en moord op die 23-jarige Helena Nghipunyati, wat op daardie stadium vyf maande swanger was. Hy was aangekla dat hy haar, na ‘n rusie by hul won-
ing in die dorp se Mondesa woonbuurt, met ‘n mes in die rug gesteek het. Die oorledene het blykbaar weggehardloop, waarna hy haar gejaag het en die fatale wond toegedien het.
Hy het aanvanklik erken dat hy haar wel met ‘n mes gesteek het, maar later van tyd het hy sy storie verander en aangevoer dat hy slegs die mes in haar rigting gegooi het. Hierdie weergawe is deur
die hof verwerp. Op die aanklag van aanranding op die oorledene is hy een jaar gevangenisstraf opgelê, wat saam met die moordvonnis uitgedien gaan word.
SKULDIG: Elifas Hailonga
We will join another union, say NAPWU members Jade McClune
Following repeated protests by government workers, who say the union is ignoring their demands, a tense meeting between the workers and union bosses took place at the offices of the Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU) in Swakopmund on Wednesday.
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Gideon Thomas, head of operations addresses the workers
NAPWU, which is affiliated to the ruling Swapo Party, through its membership in the National Union of Namibian Workers, is widely considered a ‘sweetheart union’ of the government and has repeatedly come under fire from public servants, who are struggling to make ends meet. NAPWU’s head of operations, Mr Gideon Thomas, arrived from Windhoek to deal with the issues. Dressed in Swapo regalia, he opened the meeting by asking non-union members to immediately leave
the building. According to NAPWU rules he is not obliged to speak to anyone who is not a member, he said. “I am here to face the NAPWU members. I have no duty to speak to anybody but our members.” He pointed to the holes in the ceiling of the union building and joked that at least there is light streaming through the dilapidated roof. The namib times was also excluded, as Gideon said that he “may not address the media”. Ironically, many of the workers who were put out
of the meeting are new government employees, who came to find out about the union and how to join. Looking disappointed after they were told to leave, some workers said they would rather consider joining the Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN). Thomas reportedly told the workers they did not follow correct procedures when laying their complaint, although the workers insist they tried every available channel to air their grievances and submitted an official Continues on page 2