EIGHT Angolans drowned while trying illegally to cross the Orange River from southern Namibia into South Africa at the weekend, Namibian police said. The eight were among 14 young Angolans who tried to enter South Africa legally through the southern Noordoewer border post but were turned back because they did not have visas. They then tried to cross the Orange River by boat, but were spotted and deported back to Namibia. That night, 13 of them decided to swim across the river, but only five made it to the southern bank. – AFP