City Power revealed at least 19 people have been sentenced for damaging infrastructure but that the sentences were too lenient
.City Power has revealed the number of people arrested in Johannesburg in connection with cable theft, vandalism and tampering.
Security units responded to a tip-off on Sunday which resulted in the men being caught with R350 000 worth of copper cables stashed in four drums.City Power stated that this is a result of them having beefed up their security measures in the last financial year. The harshest sentence went to a 33-year-old who was given 15 years by the Tembisa Magistarte’s Court for a tampering incident in August 2022.
“We will seek a thorough review from the National Prosecuting Authority on these suspended sentences and make sure that every sentence imposed duly fits the crime,” said Mashava.Cable theft and vandalism still plague the city, with intermittent unplanned outages throughout the City of Johannesburg’s seven regions.
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