Eastern Cape landlord gets 12 years in jail for stealing electricity
Malibongwe Dayimani/News24 Wire
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The Hawks said in a statement that it proved that Sandile Andres Ntombela was responsible for illegal power connections since 2018 at the flats he owned in Mount Frere.
An Eastern Cape businessman has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars for illegally circumventing Eskom power supply to a block of flats he owns in Mount Frere.
The Mount Frere Regional Court sentenced 34-year-old Sandile Andres Ntombela on Tuesday.
Ntombela and his business entity, Zamdela Pty Ltd, were convicted of theft and fraud.
The Hawks said in a statement that it proved that Ntombela was responsible for illegal power connections since 2018 at the flats he owned in Badisana in Mount Frere.