High Court dismisses Angula’s bail appeal
UPDATE: High Court Judges of Appeal Claudia Claasen and Eileen Rakow have dismissed an appeal by diamond heist accused suspect Joel Angula to release him on bail. Angula, in April 2026, brought forth an application asking the High Court to overturn a decision by the lower Magistrate’s Court to deny him bail. Angula had, amidst ... The post High Court dismisses Angula’s bail appeal appeared first on Informanté .
UPDATE: High Court Judges of Appeal Claudia Claasen and Eileen Rakow have dismissed an appeal by diamond heist accused suspect Joel Angula to release him on bail. Angula, in April 2026, brought forth an application asking the High Court to overturn a decision by the lower Magistrate’s Court to deny him bail. Angula had, amidst several grounds, argued that the magistrate erred in law and in fact, as there was no clear chain of evidence provided to prove that the objects found at his home had indeed been unpolished diamonds. The State alleges that 13 parcels of diamonds worth N$4.8 million were found hidden at Angula’s Khomasdal residence in Windhoek on 19 January 2026, a day after the deadly Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) Ltd Pty heist, wherein thieves took off with diamonds worth over N$300 million.
