THE Governor of Angola’s Cunene Province, Pedro Mutindi, has been flown to the Roman Catholic Hospital in Windhoek after sustaining “serious injuries” in a landmine blast near Ondjiva. Hospital sources told The Namibian that Mutindi was flown in on Sunday and is in a “critical condition” in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. “He has been severely wounded all over his body,” said the source. Reports from Angola indicate that Unita has recently escalated attacks on government-controlled areas. In the latest security setback for the government, the Catholic church-run station Radio Ecclesia reported on Thursday that Unita troops had captured the municipality of Quela in the northern province of Malange. Unita forces also reportedly attacked a fuel depot in the key central highland city of Huambo on Tuesday. The Angolan Embassy could not be reached for comment. – The Namibian