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Langstrand woman in Three admit guilt to court for hit and run insurance fraud Charlet de Bruyn made a first appearance in the Walvis Bay magistrates court yesterday on a charge of among others culpable homicide. De Bruyn allegedly knocked over and killed a man on the B2 coastal road close to Walvis Bay’s entrance on Tuesday evening at around 20:50. Instead of stopping, de Bruyn sped off and was subsequently arrested at her Langstrand home. Continues on page 2
Well-known “Beauty” in dock for N$11 million fraud A well-known woman of Walvis Bay made a first appearance in the Walvis Bay magistrate’s court yesterday, following her arrest for fraud at the Lewcor Group. The money stolen amounts to a staggering N$11 million. Beauty Haimbili, an accountant at Lewcor, allegedly between 2016 and 2020 embezzled funds from her employer by presenting her own bank account for payments. The alternative charge Haimbili faces is theft by false pretence.
Namibians did their part to bust Covid-19 second wave
Nambob joins the fight to save lives
Mastermind also convicted on charge of money laundering An elaborated insurance scam, whereby an employee of a vehicle recovery service in Walvis Bay was paid by people to have their vehicles crashed deliberately, by driving them into a heavy granite block next to the C14 road close to the Walvis Bay International Airport, ended in three criminal convictions and very hard lessons learnt. Rodney Morkel (31), at the time an employee at WCC Recovery Services in Walvis Bay, pleaded guilty in the Swakopmund Regional Court last Friday admitting he intentionally crashed the vehicles of two people, to enable them to file insurance claims.
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Inhouse fights among OvaHimba people force council to revoke their land
Ambulance part of three-car pile-up Page 4
MYO gets new bus
Namibia’s Head of State Dr. Hage Geingob commended Namibians and visitors currently in the country for doing their part to overcome the country’s Covid-19 second wave. Although not denying there were the few rotten apples who did not comply or cooperate, the President said unity, vigilance and discipline were exercised by citizens and that lead to a drastic decrease in Covid cases. According to President Geingob, Cabinet begun planning work for the authorities to unroll the Covid-19 vaccine once it is delivered. Namibia is part of the Africa Covid-19 vaccine procurement cluster (COVAX) to obtain the Covid-19 vaccine and is also working with a number of partner countries to further procure enough vaccines. The most vulnerable Namibians will be first prioritised for the vaccine. The include Covid-19 frontline workers, health workers, those dealing with Covid-burials and people with health issues that makes them susceptible to Covid-19.
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Page 7 An ambulance, underway to attend to a Covid-19 incident at a fish factory in Walvis Bay on Wednesday night’s, mission was cut short on the intersection of Nangolo Mbumba Drive and Johnson Mabakeng Road. As the ambulance was skipping a red traffic light, it was hit by a taxi crossing the intersection on a green single. The sheer force of the accident topped the ambulance over and it landed on a stationary vehicle waiting to also enter the intersection. The ambulance had its sirens and emergency lights deployed. Unfortunately the for the taxi driver, he was found to be operating his vehicle unlicensed. No injuries were reported.
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