BY STAFF REPORTER
A 32-year-old man from Emagageni Village, Inyathi, has been sentenced to pay a fine of USD400 or face 6 months imprisonment for illegally connecting Zesa wires at his workplace.
Zibusiso Ngwenya, a tyre repair and car wash attendant at the Inyathi Bus Terminus, was found to have bypassed and diverted electric current, using electricity from an ungoverned source without a meter.
On September 4, ZESA officials discovered the illegal connection during an inspection.
When questioned, Ngwenya claimed that his meter was burnt and he was waiting for a replacement from ZESA.
However, the officials were not convinced, and a loss control technician captured the illegal connection, filing a police report the following day.
The police, together with the ZESA team, returned to the scene and found the illegal connections disconnected.
Ngwenya was subsequently arrested and taken to court, where he received his sentence on Wednesday.
An additional six months were suspended for five years.