Bail for Tshwane officials accused of transformer theft
Three City of Tshwane officials accused of stealing a transformer valued at R7 million have been granted bail.
They appeared in the Atteridgeville Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
Accused number one Kleinbooy Mahlangu was granted R35,000 bail, while his two co-accused Thomas Baloi (41) from Pretoria North and Daniel Kubayi (50) from Hammanskraal were granted bail of R30,000.
They were charged with theft of essential infrastructure involving a transformer that was stolen from the Claudius substation in Laudium last year.
"It is alleged that in November 2024, the Tshwane Metro Police Department responded to a tip-off about a theft in progress at the substation," said NPA spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana.
"Upon arrival, they found cranes, trucks, and a City of Tshwane-branded vehicle on-site. When no proof of work authorisation could be provided, eleven people were arrested."
Ten others were later released from custody.
Another City of Tshwane official, Madimetja Malebane, who was also arrested at the scene, appeared in court on 28 November 2024 and was released on bail.
The case was postponed to Friday for the bail application of a fourth accused, Katlego Molepo, who is alleged to be the buyer of the stolen transformer.
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