Council worker found with $600 mbanje

Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent
A PLUMTREE Town Council worker has appeared in court after he was found in possession of mbanje with a street value of $600. Colman Nkosana Ndlovu, 44, who works as a general worker, appeared before Plumtree magistrate Gideon Ruvetsa. The court heard that Ndlovu was selling the mbanje to villagers. Prosecuting, Elisha Mazorodze told how on July 16 police detectives found mbanje stashed in Ndlovu’s house.

Police who were patrolling Solwezi Village received information that Ndlovu was selling mbanje.
They then proceeded to search his homestead and found ten cobs of mbanje in a bucket which was concealed in a house under construction. The mbanje weighed 1,228 kg.

Ndlovu denied the allegations and he was remanded in custody to Monday for trial.