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Six arrested after seven electricity transformers worth R1.5 million recovered in Tembisa

IOL · 27 August 2026 at 20:39

Six arrested after seven electricity transformers worth R1.5 million recovered in Tembisa

Six suspects were arrested after a joint operation in Tembisa recovered seven electricity transformers valued at about R1.5 million

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