By OBAKENG MAJE
Residents of Mokgareng village, near Taung are up in arms after a man allegedly tempered with their windmill water tank. According to the information, a man was given a stand, which was next to the unused windmill by the local tribal authority.
One of the residents, who refused to be named for fear of reprisal said: “We were surprised to see this man turning the windmill tank into a house. He formulated it by creating a doorpost and windows.
“As residents, we call on the local traditional authority to remove him from there and be given another stand. Remember, it is criminal and unlawful to intentionally tamper with essential infrastructure.”
Kgosi Kingsley Ntokwe said, he is aware of the outcry from the community and he is in the process to address the matter. Ntokwe further said, the individual who is responsible to give out stands to residents is the one who made that mistake.
“I am aware of the matter and we are in the process of rectifying it. However, I still have to speak to the person responsible for awarding stands to residents and the affected individual. We will resolve this matter amicably so,” he said.
Meanwhile, the South African Parliament Bill on the Criminal Procedure Act,1977 was amended to regulate bail in respect of essential infrastructure-related offences. According to parliament, this was to regulate the imposition of discretionary minimum sentences for essential infrastructure-related offences.
“The new offence relating to essential infrastructure was created to amend the Prevention of Organised Crime Act,1998, so as to insert a new offence in Schedule 1 to the Act and to provide for matters connected therewith.”
Picture: A windmill tank turned into a house/Supplied
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