By Simbarashe Sithole
Citizen Coalition for Change, (CCC), councillor for ward 15 Mphoengs, Sydney Ngwenya, is in trouble after he allegedly stole $700 from his ward campfire committee account.
The 55-year-old councillor was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts yesterday following the realisation of the alleged fraudulent conduct.
He appeared before magistrate Joshua Nembaware who granted him $50 bail.
The state led by Selestine Madziwa alleged that sometime in 2023 campfire Mangwe Rural District council opened a ZB bank account and the councillor put as one of the signatories.
On March 26 last year the councillor and one signatory Benjamin Ncube withdrew $700 instead of $84 for travelling expenses.
On May 3 Bernard Moyo confronted the councillor on why he withdrew the large sum of money than expected and he said he loaned himself.
A police report was filed leading to the arrest of the councillor.