On Wednesday, 18 May 2022 members of SAPS Zonkizizwe recovered a transformer and arrested two suspects, aged 19 and 24, for possession of suspected stolen property as well as tampering with essential infrastructure.
According to a preliminary report security guards based at the Transnet sub-station in Zonkizizwe were out patrolling the railway line when they noticed suspicious activity. The guards found two suspects in possession of a dismounted transformer and alerted the police.
The SAPS members arrested the duo and recovered the transformer.