South Africa: Eskom Contract Worker Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

South Africa: Eskom Contract Worker Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom contract worker, Simeon Majaonke Shongwe (46), is expected to serve 20 years behind bars after he was sentenced to 35 years' imprisonment by the Ermelo District Court.

Eskom subcontractor receives 35-year sentence for sabotage at Camden power station

Simeon Shongwe has been sentenced to a combined 35 years in prison for his role in sabotage at a large power station. Shongwe was arrested in November 2022 after investigators implicated him in a deliberate act of destruction that caused damage worth an estimated R22.7 million. He was sentenced to two concurrent terms by the Ermelo District Court on Monday, with the longer of the two sentences amounting to 20 years. Deliberate tripping of genera…

Eskom contractor jailed for 20 years for R22m damage to electricity infrastructure

An Eskom contractor linked to the deliberate destruction of electricity infrastructure in Mpumalanga more than three years ago has been sentenced to an effective 20-year prison term, after a court found that the damage was not accidental but intentional. Simeon Majaonke Shongwe, 46, was sentenced in the Ermelo District Court on Monday afternoon after being convicted of tampering with essential infrastructure, a charge that courts have increasing…