Former eThekwini subcontractor gets 15 years in jail for cable theft
A former eThekwini Municipality subcontractor has been sentenced to 15 years’ direct imprisonment by the Scottburgh Magistrate’s Court for damaging essential infrastructure and possessing stolen electricity cables worth approximately R1 million.
The court convicted the trio of damaging essential infrastructure and possessing stolen municipal property before handing down sentences of 15 years, five years and three years’ direct imprisonment respectively.
The municipality added that the conviction sends a strong message that electricity theft and infrastructure vandalism will not be tolerated, warning that those who target essential infrastructure will face the full force of the law.
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