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Newsline: Car Accident kills Spanish Ambassador to Zimbabwe
The Spanish Ambassador to Zimbabwe has been killed in a car crash while on a visit to Namibia on Monday. The Spanish embassy announced on Tuesday Ambassador Pilar Fuertes Ferragut who doubled up as the Spanish envoy to Zambia and Malawi died in a fatal accident. “The Spanish Embassy wishes to inform you of the tragic passing away of H.E. Pilar Fuertes Ferragut… in a car accident on Monday afternoon,” said a statement signed by embassy official Romée Fisher. The statement added that “all cultural activities of the Embassy of Spain have been cancelled until further notice.” Ambassador Ferragut was accredited to Zimbabwe in March 2009.
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Consular affairs: Dilapidated consulate houses in Namibia up for sale
The South African government confirmed that the old consulate houses in Walvis Bay and other properties in Windhoek will be offered for sale via closed tender, according to a statement by the Walvis Bay Municipality. “We will be inviting bids via closed tender as from the middle of March this year. At the end of the month we will also open the houses for viewing while the closing date for bids will be on 15 April 2010. We will advertise the tender in all local and international media,” said Ncomeka Koni of the South African High Commission in Windhoek. In the past few years the condition of the houses in Walvis Bay has deteriorated to such an extent that residents have complained bitterly to the media and the municipality. The houses, vacant for a number of years, have been stripped of fixtures while vagrants and suspected criminals have from time to time been spotted at these properties. Apart from being an eyesore, residents also noted in the letter to the municipality that the property has become a health risk. “We are aware of the condition of these houses, but the decision to sell the property took some time due to internal government processes. All the properties will be open for viewing as from 26 March, and although the houses in Walvis Bay may not be in a good condition, it is the land itself and its location that will be of interest, Those who end up buying the property will no doubt demolish the existing structures and build new houses,” Koni added. Tender documents will be available at the High Commission as from 16 March 2010, while interested buyers can also obtain the documents from the Municipality.
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