A driver for Ingwebu Breweries in Bulawayo got hit with fines totaling $260 after getting caught siphoning diesel twice from company trucks. Mengezi Mnkandla, who's 23 and lives in the Hillcrest suburb, admitted to stealing 85 liters of fuel over two separate incidents, and the court also ordered him to pay back $123 to the brewery.
The guy was supposed to be doing pickups but kept taking detours to Nketa 7, where he'd drain the tanks using a hose and containers. The first time he grabbed 35 liters, and the second run he took 59 liters, worth about $72. Security officer Shepard Sibanda represented the company when they busted him.
Western Commonage magistrate Jeconia Prince Ncube gave him until January to settle up, or he's looking at jail time between 30 days and four months, depending on which fine he skips.
The guy was supposed to be doing pickups but kept taking detours to Nketa 7, where he'd drain the tanks using a hose and containers. The first time he grabbed 35 liters, and the second run he took 59 liters, worth about $72. Security officer Shepard Sibanda represented the company when they busted him.
Western Commonage magistrate Jeconia Prince Ncube gave him until January to settle up, or he's looking at jail time between 30 days and four months, depending on which fine he skips.
