TWO municipal workers arrested.
They were bust for allegedly stealing a tractor-loader-backhoe (TLB) machine.
According to Ekurhuleni municipal spokesman Zweli Dlamini, an investigation is underway.
Dlamini said the TLB went missing in December 2024 when it was illegally removed without authorisation to perform private work in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni.
He said following preliminary investigations, two employees were arrested in connection with the missing machine in Brakpan on Monday, 3 February.
Roads and Transport Management MMC Andile Mngwevu said: “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 whatever infrastructure we purchase with public funds serves our people.
“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’s 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 the missing machinery is recovered and all those involved in this act of criminality are brought to book.”
Ekurhuleni district police spokeswoman Captain Neldah Sekgobela said a case of theft was opened at the Brakpan cop shop. It is suspected that this was an inside job.