He was apparently repairing a broken electrical cable at a Powerville substation in Vereeniging when someone allegedly switched on the line.

“The FF Plus holds the administrator of Emfuleni, Gilberto Martins, responsible for the events. It is under his leadership that the municipality has appointed 19 senior researchers at R15 million per year rather than appointing trained and appropriately qualified officials to do the necessary maintenance on critical infrastructure,” said Senekal. In a letter to Martins, the FF Plus requested that the matter be investigated and that the report be published to determine exactly what happened.