Two men caught cutting Telkom cables in Pretoria sentenced to 15 years in jail

[dualmeister]

The Pretoria North magistrate’s court on Friday sentenced two men to 15 years in jail each for tampering with or destroying essential infrastructure.

Mozambicans Joel Kabene and July Sithole, both 34, were also sentenced to two years’ imprisonment each for being in the country illegally. The magistrate ordered the sentences to run concurrently.

Kabene and Sithole were arrested by the police on December 15 2020 after they were caught by Combined Private Investigations (CPI) personnel at William Cruywagen Street in Pretoria North cutting copper cables belonging to Telkom valued at R10,000. This damage affected internet and data lines.

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[dualmeister]

tampering with or destroying essential infrastructure

A step in the right direction finally

 

[Hemi300c]

Good sentence.

Why don't our corruption cases get handled so swiftly. Oh I forgot from a-z in the chain are anc cadres and all departments are owned by the anc

 

[skimread]

We might as well not have borders. Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The border is only there to fill the border guards pockets with bribes.