Former Commoner Residential Compound has since been integrated into Mahogo Village but still known as Commoner Houses following the closure of Commoner Mine in the early 1990s. Commoner Houses as the place is called is about 600 meters from Columbina Rural Service Center making it the second closest location to the service center.
Commoner Houses benefited a handful of lucky local people when Commoner mine closed, including Mahogo Village head.
Some workers at the current mining plant at the old Commoner Mine site reside in these houses being their own homes or as tenants.
Commoner was named after Commoner Mine which was established during the Rhodesia era. The mine has been defunct for a decade but has since opened under a new name. Though mine has another name the name Commoner supersedes the later for it has become the name of a geographic place apart from the mine.
Mine Ownership
A couple of organizations have owned the mine at Commoner in the past, including Africa Gold, but currently May Jel Mining Company is operating at Commoner reclaiming the old mine dumps.
Community Service
It is a requirement that an operating organisation should make profits and expand its own viability but still, it should benefit the local community in one way or the other.
Commoner Hall has since been converted into a church for a local Pentecostal Assembly.
Commoner Stadium is one of the ongoing service that the old Commoner Mine provided.
Commoner Houses have been occupied by more than two scores villagers under Mahogo Village.
May Jel Mining Company era
May Jel Mine operating at Commoner has since drilled boreholes outside its yard and villagers in Maisa, Mahogo and Nzama Villages fetch clean water from these water-points.
Young people from these and other surrounding villages have found employment at the mine; easing the unemployment rate in the area, however by a small but meaningful percentage.
Commoner Stadium
Commoner is the center of Mahogo Village, and the main center for two other villages.
Mahogo Village community meetings are held at Commoner Stadium__ Commoner Grounds.
General Elections Polling Station for Mahogo Village including Columbina Rural Service Center is set at Commoner.
Local social soccer tournaments are played at Commoner Grounds.
Independence Celebrations and all other such public celebrations for Maisa, Nzama and Mahogo Villages including Columbina Rural Service Center and Ngondoma Irrigation Scheme are held at Commoner Grounds.
