Angola’s Constitutional Court has overturned a five-year sentence that had been handed to the son of former president José Eduardo dos Santos for fraud. José Filomeno dos Santos was sentenced in 2020 for his role in the illegal transfer of U$500 million from Angola’s Sovereign Fund to a private account in the United Kingdom. He...
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10-year-old boy dies after car overturns in Karibib
Staff Reporter A 10-YEAR-OLD boy, identified as Santos Kalambela, lost his life after the vehicle he was traveling in overturned 1 km outside Karibib. According to Warrant Officer Tashiya Tuyenikelao of the Erongo police, the motor vehicle accident happened in Usakos on Tuesday, April 2, 2023, at around 15:00, approximately 1 km outside Karibib towards...
RA victorious as court overturns public procurement decision – Windhoek Observer
Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Windhoek High Court last week overturned a decision by the Public Procurement Review Panel, providing a triumph for the Roads Authority (RA) in a case involving tender bids for routine maintenance of bitumen roads across five towns in Namibia. According to the court documents filed at the Windhoek High Court, RA advertised...
Miraculous escape as vehicle overturns multiple times
Staff Reporter THE dramatic escape of three passengers of a car that overturned several times was recorded for posterity in a rare video capturing the unpredictability of accidents on Namibian roads. The dramatic incident unfolded in the Otjozondjupa Region, approximately 60 kilometres outside the bustling town of Okahandja, en route to Otjiwarongo on Sunday afternoon....
Fruits truck overturns near Otavi, killing its two occupants
Staff Reporter A driver and a passenger died on the spot after the white Scania truck they were travelling in overturned on the Otavi-Otjiwarongo main road on Sunday. According to the police, the truck, with the registration number FYSAL 10 NA, was transporting boxes of apples from Cape Town to the Democratic Republic of Congo....