Discussion | Three officials arrested for R7m transformer theft

PRETORIA - The City of Tshwane has allocated over R565-million in the current financial year to safeguard critical municipal infrastructure.

This comes as three city officials were arrested in connection with the theft of a R7-million transformer from the Laudium substation late 2025.

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The city has vowed to deal decisively with theft of municipal assets and internal misconduct.

According to Hannes Coetzee, Tshwane MMC for Community Safety, one of the suspects is a city employee, while another individual allegedly involved in the theft is still at large.

 

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