THE Ekurhuleni mayor was left shocked during a visit to the Sinaba Stadium on Friday, 7 July.
Mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana said when he got to the stadium in Daveyton, he found a grader sitting on bricks with all tyres worth an estimated R250 000 missing.
Ngodwana condemned the vandalism and theft of municipal property and infrastructure "because it derails service delivery". He was there as part of the Mayoral Masisebenzeni programme.
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“Theft of municipal property does not only delay the delivery of services, but it also inconveniences residents who benefit directly from these services. We condemn the senseless theft of six brand new tyres and rims belonging to a sports field grader stationed at Sinaba Stadium,” he said.
Ekurhuleni municipal spokesman Zweli Dlamini said the grader belonged to the Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture, and its main purpose was to prepare informal soccer fields to make them more usable for communities.
“The newly purchased tyres, rims and studs were removed and stolen overnight a few weeks after they were installed. The security officials deployed at the stadium were held at gunpoint while the crime was being committed,” he said.
Dlamini told Daily Sun that the matter has been reported to cops and a case of theft has been registered at the Daveyton cop shop. He said investigations were underway and no arrests have been made.
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