FOUR Bulawayo Agenda officials, who were arrested and detained in Victoria Falls for two nights on accusations of conducting a public meeting not sanctioned by the police, were yesterday granted bail. STAFF REPORTER
Mmeli Dube, Butholezwe Kgosi Nyathi, Ntombiyezansi Thozwana Mabunda and Thulani Moyo appeared before Victoria Falls magistrate Sharon Rosemani who granted them bail.
Dube, Nyathi and Mabunda were granted $100 bail each while Moyo was ordered to pay $50. The case was remanded to July 30 for trial.
It was the State’s case that on June 28 at around 1pm, the four conducted a public meeting at Ndlovu business centre in Victoria Falls without seeking clearance from the police in contravention of Section 24 subsection 6 of the Public Order and Security Act.
They were arrested at around 5pm on the same day after the police established that they had allegedly conducted a meeting without clearance.
