Police in Tshwane arrest 3 municipal workers for theft of R7 million transformer

JOHANNESBURG - Police in Tshwane have arrested three municipal workers for the theft of a transformer worth R7 million.

Tuesday’s arrests are linked to 11 others made last November related to the same transformer theft at the Ladium substation.

One of the suspects arrested in 2024 was employed by the City of Tshwane, while the other 10 were found to be contractors.

Tshwane District Commissioner Major General Samuel Thine said they are charged with theft of essential infrastructure.

“The particular transformers that they stole it was worth R7 million. It quite a lot of money that is involved and the impact related to the stealing of essential infrastructure relating to the transformers is crippling the economy.”

They will be appearing at the Pretoria Magistrates Court on Wednesday.