{"id":341073,"date":"2023-06-06T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T07:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=341073"},"modified":"2023-06-06T09:17:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T07:17:02","slug":"otjiwarongo-loses-stalwart-of-community-as-borstlap-passes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=341073","title":{"rendered":"Otjiwarongo loses stalwart of community as Borstlap passes on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter<\/p>\n<p>PROMINENT businessman Theo Borstlap, the owner of SuperSpar in Otjiwarongo, has succumbed to injuries sustained in a fire explosion in May.<\/p>\n<p>According to family members, Borstlap passed away at 4:42 AM this morning at Milpark Hospital in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We take solace in knowing that he is now with our heavenly Father. We thank each one of you for your support and love throughout this difficult time. Words fail me to express our emotions, as we all thought Theo had surpassed the critical phase,&#8221; one of the bereaved family members wrote.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-341075\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n.png 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n-274x183.png 274w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n-80x54.png 80w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n-130x87.png 130w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n-359x240.png 359w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n-85x57.png 85w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n-546x365.png 546w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n-165x109.png 165w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n-112x75.png 112w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n-179x120.png 179w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n-170x113.png 170w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n-81x55.png 81w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n-765x510.png 765w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345476024_192263970405682_8198789779867461806_n-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to his business located in the heart of Otjiwarongo, Borstlap was well-known and much loved by the community for his philanthropy and inspirational messages wherever he went.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2022, Von Trotha Street was renamed to Theo Borstlap Street. 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