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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6981 FRIDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2022 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Fraud charge dropped against Dippenaar in weeklong court trial Ÿ Lawyer to Dippenaar asks court to drop Fraud
charge on Monday Ÿ Fraud (Alternatively Furnishing False Information) – in relation to driver's license Ÿ Fraud case dropped against Dippenaar on Wednesday Ÿ Dippenaar grievingly apologises to families of victims
inside Alleged wife killer Coenie Strydom gets bail
Eileen van der Schyff
THE trail against Jandre Dippenaar, accused of several charges after the horror crash on the Henties Bay to Swakopmund road on 29 December 2014, resumed in the Magistrates Court of Swakopmund on Monday, in a weeklong trial. In the continuation of the trial, Legal representative to Mr Dippenaar, Mr Louis Botes asked the court to drop the Fraud (Alternatively Furnishing False Information) charge against his client. On Tuesday, in the examining of the evidence, Mr Botes maintained the state, represented by the Erongo
Regional Magistrate, Gaynor Poulton failed to build a case around the charge that is in relation to a driver's license application. On Wednesday, during the court proceedings, the Fraud case against Dippenaar was dropped. Continues on page 2
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Ordinary USS Hershel “Woody” Williams back at Port of Walvis Bay Council Rudi Bowe Meeting The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams arrived at the port of Walvis Bay for its second visit in Namibia on Saturday, 3 September.
The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams at the port of Walvis Bay
The visit to the harbour town takes place during a U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) Senior Leader Delegation visit to Namibia from 30 August to 4 September. The USS Hershel “Woody” Williams returned to the Port of Walvis Bay for a scheduled visit following its inaugural visit from September 16-18, 2021, when the crew conducted exchanges and participated in joint training with the Namibian Navy. The USS Hershel “Woody” Williams is the first U.S. Navy vessel to be assigned to the United States Africa Command area of responsibility. The Chargé d'Affaires of the United States Embassy, Ms. Jessica Long, welcomed the ship to port alongside a senior leader delegation from U.S. Africa Command. The ship is a sub-variant of the Montford Point-class expeditionary transfer Continues on page 2
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