By Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo|An ageing Zaka Woman was caught selling mbanje in an incident which has left the local community stunned.
Evina Nyathi (67) and her accomplice Chipo Chekai(56) were caught with 2kg of mbanje -following a tip off from a neighbour.
Nyathi and her accomplice appeared before Zaka Magistrate Dorothy Mwanyisa last week facing charges of possessing dangerous drugs.
Zaka police details raided the granny’s house and retrieved 2 kilograms of mbanje leading to the duo’s arrest. It came to light that the two had the habit of clandestinely selling the drug to local teenagers and school pupils.
The two were sentenced to 210 hours of community service at Dzoro School after the magistrate took into consideration Nyathi’s advanced age.
In passing the judgement, Mwanyisa urged Nyathi and her accomplice to explore decent means of survival rather than selling mbanje.
“You must find other decent means of surviving and not the selling of mbanje. I have considered your advanced age in passing the sentence because if I send you to prison, you will not last long,” said Magistrate Mwanyisa.