Atleast two Zimbabweans have been jailed for seven years in South Africa for stealing cell tower batteries.

 

The Zimbabweans have been identified as Munyaradzi Kachingwe, (32), and Cosmos Ziwande, (38).

 

They were arrested in July and charged with possession, tampering or damaging the essential infrastructure.

 

According to Zimlive, they were also charged under the Immigration Act.They were sentenced at the Vredendal Regional Court in the Western Cape on Wednesday.

 

The court heard that the two men were caught driving a pick-up truck with MTN tower batteries in Clanwilliams.