{"id":386960,"date":"2025-12-10T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=386960"},"modified":"2025-12-10T14:38:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:38:44","slug":"a-taxi-driver-is-looking-for-the-owner-of-a-cellphone-dropped-in-his-cab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=386960","title":{"rendered":"A taxi driver is looking for the owner of a cellphone dropped in his cab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JONAS Jonas, a driver who operates on the Oshakati-to-Ongwediva route, has won the public\u2019s applause after he went public looking for an unknown passenger who dropped his cellphone in his car last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jonas said that he picked up the male passenger at Oshakati Pharmacy and that his destination was a gun shop at Ongwediva. However, a short distance later, Jonas changed routes. He dropped the passenger in front of the Oshakati Magistrate&#8217;s Court to take another taxi to Ongwediva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHis cellphone fell inside the taxi as he got off,\u201d said Jonas, adding that the cellphone was afterwards switched off \u201caccidentally\u201d as he struggled to find a way to contact the owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet the owner come forward. I can still recognise his face and urge him to contact me on 081 303 0302. He must be able to provide details of the phone such as colour, type and brand, and the SIM card\u2019s PIN,\u201d said Jonas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Picture for illustrative purposes only. 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