A Malawian bus driver faces charges after allegedly transporting dangerous goods across the border.
A 39-year-old Malawian bus driver has been remanded in custody after allegedly being caught transporting explosives concealed in bags of rice at the Beitbridge Border Post.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Gondwe Samson Tonne appeared in the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Monday on a charge of possession of explosives following his arrest a day earlier at South Africa’s busiest land border crossing.
NPA Spokesperson Mashudu Malabi, said Tonne was intercepted while entering South Africa from Malawi when members of the Border Management Authority (BMA) stopped and searched the bus he was driving.
During the search, officials inspected two bags of rice and allegedly discovered four reels of detonating cord explosives with an estimated street value of R100,000.
