Tebogo Monama/News24 Wire Customer locks City Power employee in the business premises and calls the police after the employee allegedly tried to solicit a bribe. Picture: iStock
A City Power employee appeared in the Hillbrow Magistrate’s Court on Monday after allegedly demanding R780 to reconnect a customer’s electricity.
The power utility spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, said the employee went to a business address in Troyeville on Friday, and claimed he was there to audit the electricity meter.
After fiddling with the electricity meter box, he allegedly demanded payment of R780, as a reconnection fee.
The quick-thinking customer locked the employee in the business premises and called the police.
Police Arrest Nigerian For Selling Drugs To Schoolchildren In South Africa
Some drugs were initially found on the suspect and he led them to his home where more drugs were found and confiscated.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Apr 13, 2021
A Nigerian man has been arrested in Johannesburg, South Africa for allegedly selling drugs to schoolchildren.
The suspect was charged with possession and dealing in drugs and appeared in the Hillbrow Magistrate’s Court on Monday, April 12.
According to the police, some drugs were initially found on the suspect and he led them to his home where more drugs were found and confiscated.
City Power logo. (file)
A City Power employee appeared in the Hillbrow Magistrate s Court after being caught allegedly demanding a R780 bribe to reconnect a customer s electricity.
The businessman locked the employee in a building and called the police.
The employee was forced to spend the weekend behind bars.
A City Power employee appeared in the Hillbrow Magistrate s Court on Monday after allegedly demanding R780 to reconnect a customer’s electricity.
The power utility spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, said the employee went to a business address in Troyeville on Friday, and claimed he was there to audit the electricity meter.
After fiddling with the electricity meter box, he allegedly demanded payment of R780, as a reconnection fee.
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