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News24 reports that a man accused of tampering with Eskom infrastructure and illegally connecting households to its electricity supply has been slapped with a suspended five-year prison sentence.
Additionally, a company for which he was previously a consultant has been ordered to pay a R10,000 fine. On Wednesday, the Mthatha Specialised Criminal Court sentenced John Tazvivinga for falsely claiming to be an Eskom contractor to residents of Marhambeni in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. His prison sentence will remain suspended, provided Tazvivinga does not commit a similar offence during the suspension period. In a statement, Eskom said Tazvivinga, formerly a consultant for Inkitha Royal Empire Construction, had tampered with infrastructure in order to connect households illegally between January and April 2016, causing Eskom a loss of some R231,000. Under the pretense that he was an Eskom contractor, Tazvivinga had been hired by Marhambeni residents to connect electricity. He pocketed some R120,000. Eskom's general manager for security, Botse Skihwitshi, welcomed the court's finding, but added: “While the sentence may not be as severe as Eskom had hoped, it serves as a reminder to potential criminals contemplating tampering with critical infrastructure and stealing electricity, could lead to a maximum prison sentence of 30 years."
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Na'ilah Ebrahim at News24
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