/ 24 October 1999

CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST TWO NKABINDE ACCUSED

CHARGES have been withdrawn against two of those accused of murdering former United Democratic Movement secretary-general Sifiso Nkabinde at Richmond in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands early this year. Sibusiso Bruce Mhlongo and Zeblon Zibuse Ngcobo appeared briefly in the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court on Friday before they were released. Mhlongo has turned state witness, while the magistrate found there was insufficient evidence against Ngcobo.