/ 15 June 1999

BRENDA FASSIE’S EX IN COURT

POP singer Brenda Fassie’s former husband Nhlanhla Mbambo appeared briefly in the Johannesburg Regional Court on Monday on charges of attempted murder and attempted car hijacking. Mbambo (31) and his two co-accused, Darius Petlele (28), and Pule Mdluli (35), were arrested on Saturday after an extended chase through the streets of Hillbrow. It is alleged that the three pointed a gun at Greg Xenopoulos, owner of Fontana Famous Roastery and pulled the trigger, but the gun seized. The three were not asked to plead and were remanded until June 28.