SA: Two Zimbabwean nationals jailed 10 yrs each for cable theft

By Agencies

SOUTH AFRICA: The Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court has sentenced two Zimbabwean nationals to 10 years behind bars for tampering with essential infrastructure.

Namer Ndovu (27) and Collen Singanje (28) were caught at E’skia Mphahlele Drive in the Wonderboom area by PRASA security guards with eight pieces of signal copper cables.

The PRASA security guards took the two and the cables to the police station to report the matter, where they were arrested and have been in custody since,” the agency said on Wednesday.

The duo pleaded not guilty to the charges, however, state prosecutor Lufuno Manena was able to prove the state’s case beyond a reasonable doubt.

“The state called John Motswaledi, a corporate security investigator at PRASA, who told the court that each cable was valued at R 3000 each, however, the crime committed had an impact of over R300 000, on the company because of what went into replacing and repairing the damage done,” reads the statement by Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa.