Two municipal employees arrested for theft
The TLB went missing in December and, according to the CoE, was then used to perform private work.
The City of Ekurhuleni has launched an investigation into the theft of a TLB (tractor-loader-backhoe) machine from a Brakpan roads depot.
The vehicle went missing in December when it was illegally removed without authorisation to perform private work in Vosloorus.
Following preliminary investigations, two employees were arrested yesterday morning (Monday) in connection with the missing vehicle in Brakpan.
“We cannot allow such thuggery to persist in our space without consequences. We are here to serve the community, and this is public money that we must protect and ensure that whatever infrastructure we purchased with public funds serves our people,” said Andile Mngwevu, Ekurhuleni MMC for Roads and Transport Management.
“When you steal from us, we open a case, and the police must do the arrest. We do not subscribe to such things and therefore the law must take its course.
“It is our sincere hope that the thugs are brought to book and dealt with accordingly.
“In the meantime, we are going to pull all stops to ensure that the missing machinery is recovered and all those involved in this act of criminality are brought to book.”
A case has been opened with Brakpan police.
According to the municipality, it is suspected the theft was an inside job.
