The well-known Swakopmund-based transport company, Van der Walt Transport, is now offering a N$10 000 reward for any information which will lead to the recovery of the missing cargo.
According to the owner of the van der Walt Transport, Mr André van der Walt, one of their drivers, Mr Wilbard Malapi (44), was supposed to off-load the consignment at the harbour in Walvis Bay last Friday.
But by Monday, when Malapi did not show up for work, fellow workers inspected the truck and found it was completely empty. Van der Walt said that the staff were under the impression that the cargo had already been off-loaded, because the truck was parked all weekend at the company's designated parking area within the harbour.
Malapi had allegedly asked to take the weekend off and they have not been able to contact Malapi since. The suspicion is that the cargo got lost or transferred somewhere on the way between Katima Mulilo and Walvis Bay.
“This is the first time that anything like this has happened in the company and this incident should count as a warning sign for other transport companies,” Mr Van der Walt noted.
Members of the public with information regarding Wilbard Malapi's whereabouts or the missing cargo are urged to contact Bertie (Operations) at 081-1286148, or Mr Van Schalkwyk (PI) at 081-1279086, or the Walvis Bay police station.
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