In an ongoing court battle, Daniel Janse van Rensburg sued Teodorin Nguema Obiang, the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea for damages in 2016 and in 2021 was awarded approximately US$2.2million in damages by the Western Cape High Court in South Africa which he is yet to receive as Obiang's lawyers have mounted numerous appeals which have been dismissed by the courts.
UPDATE: 2023 02 22: CAPE TOWN, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA
The Superyacht, Blue Shadow, Has Been Officially Released By The Sheriff Of The Court In Cape Town
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Legal representatives acting on behalf of Daniel Janse van Rensburg have seized Blue Shadow, a luxurious multimillion dollar superyacht, belonging to the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodorin Nguema Obiang at Cape Town harbour.
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Until We Meet Again Within days of his arrival in the country, Janse van Rensburg had been arrested by the local Rapid Intervention Force and detained without trial in the island’s infamous ‘Guantanamo’ cells. He was later illegally incarcerated at Black Beach, a prison located on Bioko island off the mainland, notorious for its brutality and inhumane conditions. Black Beach: 491 Days in One of Africa’s Most Brutal Prisons is his remarkable story of survival over nearly two years.
Black Beach Prison, Malabo
In 2013, South African businessman Daniel Janse van Rensburg set off to Equatorial Guinea for a short business trip. Then he was arrested.
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16 October, 2022
In his newly published book titled, BLACK BEACH: 491 Days In One Of Africa's Most Brutal Prisons, Daniel Janse Van Rensburg shares a thrilling story of being incarcerated at one of the world's most feared prisons. This read is Daniel's narration of how what was supposed to be a short business trip to Equatorial Guinea turned into what he describes as a journey to the depths of hell. Daniel Janse Van Rensburg joins us now on Zoom to dissect this offering.
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He was jailed after a legitimate aviation business deal with a politician, who is linked to the country's vice president, turned sour. He was released and returned home to Hoekwil near George, in 2015.
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A cautionary tale for South Africans doing business in Africa
Review: Muriel Hau Yoon
This is by no means your average survival tale of some gung-ho testosterone-loaded Rambo-type who endured months of gut-wrenching confinement in a hell-hole prison for some illicit arms deal or failed coup.
Rather, this is the true story of Daniel Janse van Rensburg from Hoekwil, near George – a regular, honest-to-goodness, South African husband, father and son, who gets swallowed up in a Machiavellian maelstrom when a legitimate business deal with a well-connected local tycoon in Equatorial Guinea goes horribly wrong.
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