‘Kabufa’ gets N$12 000 bail

A WEEK in Police custody yesterday came to an end for a Windhoek resident who was arrested late last week on three drug-dealing charges involving alleged drugs valued at more than N$41 000.

The bail application that Israel Nangolo (33), also known as ‘Kabufa’, launched in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday continued with a twist yesterday, when Magistrate Helvi Shilemba was told that the Police and the prosecution were no longer opposed to Nangolo being granted bail. Nangolo, who told the Magistrate on Tuesday that he is employed with Telecom Namibia as a chief technician, earning N$13 000 a month in this position, was granted bail of N$12 000 after the State dropped its objections to his release from custody.According to documentation forming part of the court record of Nangolo’s case, he paid the N$12 000 bail in cash early yesterday afternoon.Magistrate Shilemba ordered Nangolo to surrender his passport to a member of the Namibian Police’s Drug Law Enforcement Unit, to report to that detective each Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, not to leave the district of Windhoek without prior permission from the Police, and not to interfere with the Police’s continuing investigation of his case.Nangolo has to appear in court again on April 13.He might in the meantime have to face disciplinary steps at his place of employment.Oiva Angula, Telecom Namibia’s Senior Manager: Corporate Communications and Public Relations, said yesterday that while anyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty, Telecom Namibia would also have to act seriously to protect its own name when one of its employees becomes involved in this sort of matter.The company has a code of conduct and ethics that does not condone the violation of any of the laws of the country, and an employee accused of drug dealing would have to be subjected to disciplinary action, he indicated.The Police reported on Sunday that Nangolo was arrested outside the Windhoek Country Club Resort and Casino at about 19h30 on Thursday last week.They claimed that he was found in possession of ecstasy and cocaine, and that a stash of dagga was also found at his house.Nangolo is facing three separate counts of dealing in illegal drugs, being one charge of dealing in 53 grams of cocaine, alleged to be valued at N$26 500, a charge of dealing in 24 ecstasy tablets, allegedly valued at N$2 880, and a third charge of dealing in 3,936 kilograms of dagga, claimed to be worth some N$11 848.Defence lawyer Bradley Basson represented Nangolo in his bail application.Public Prosecutor Petrus Grusshaber represented the State.Nangolo, who told the Magistrate on Tuesday that he is employed with Telecom Namibia as a chief technician, earning N$13 000 a month in this position, was granted bail of N$12 000 after the State dropped its objections to his release from custody.According to documentation forming part of the court record of Nangolo’s case, he paid the N$12 000 bail in cash early yesterday afternoon.Magistrate Shilemba ordered Nangolo to surrender his passport to a member of the Namibian Police’s Drug Law Enforcement Unit, to report to that detective each Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, not to leave the district of Windhoek without prior permission from the Police, and not to interfere with the Police’s continuing investigation of his case.Nangolo has to appear in court again on April 13.He might in the meantime have to face disciplinary steps at his place of employment.Oiva Angula, Telecom Namibia’s Senior Manager: Corporate Communications and Public Relations, said yesterday that while anyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty, Telecom Namibia would also have to act seriously to protect its own name when one of its employees becomes involved in this sort of matter.The company has a code of conduct and ethics that does not condone the violation of any of the laws of the country, and an employee accused of drug dealing would have to be subjected to disciplinary action, he indicated.The Police reported on Sunday that Nangolo was arrested outside the Windhoek Country Club Resort and Casino at about 19h30 on Thursday last week.They claimed that he was found in possession of ecstasy and cocaine, and that a stash of dagga was also found at his house.Nangolo is facing three separate counts of dealing in illegal drugs, being one charge of dealing in 53 grams of cocaine, alleged to be valued at N$26 500, a charge of dealing in 24 ecstasy tablets, allegedly valued at N$2 880, and a third charge of dealing in 3,936 kilograms of dagga, claimed to be worth some N$11 848.Defence lawyer Bradley Basson represented Nangolo in his bail application.Public Prosecutor Petrus Grusshaber represented the State.