Two more arrested in Emfuleni electricity fraud investigation
The Gauteng PKTT has arrested two additional suspects in connection with Emfuleni fraud.
Two more individuals have been apprehended by the Gauteng Political Killings Task Team in connection with a fraud, theft, and tampering with essential infrastructure investigation at the Emfuleni Local Municipality. The suspects, both employees of the municipality's Revenue and Electricity Department, were arrested on Sunday morning in Vanderbijlpark.
This brings the total number of suspects arrested in the case to seven. According to Police National Spokesperson Athlenda Mathe, all seven suspects are set to appear before the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates' Court on Monday, August 24, 2026.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the suspects devised a scheme where they posed as authorized officials capable of reconnecting electricity supplies that had been disconnected by the municipality. Allegedly, they instructed clients to pay various sums of money for these services. The Gauteng Political Killings Task Team continues to investigate this case involving alleged fraud, theft, and infrastructure tampering at the Emfuleni Local Municipality.
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