On 30 April 2026, a foreign national died after being electrocuted at an electrical transformer installation in Mamelodi West, Tshwane, Gauteng.
According to reports, the man was tampering with the transformer when he came into contact with live high-voltage electrical infrastructure. He was killed instantly at the scene.
Emergency services and City of Tshwane officials responded to the incident. Images from the scene show an open transformer enclosure with a covered form on the ground nearby.
The man’s identity has not been officially released by authorities. Police are investigating the incident. No official statement has been issued by the City of Tshwane or SAPS at the time of reporting.
Tampering with electrical infrastructure, often associated with cable theft attempts, carries extreme risk due to high-voltage currents and has resulted in fatalities in similar incidents. This remains a developing story.
OTHER NEWS
Bread delivery driver shot in the face during robbery in Wallacedene
Kraaifontein, Cape Town – An attempted murder case has been opened after a bread delivery driver was shot in the face during a robbery in Wallacedene on Tuesday, 21 April 2026.
The incident occurred at approximately 9:30am in Basakabini Crescent. According to police, the driver was delivering bread when five unidentified men approached him and attempted to rob him. In the process, he was shot in the face and injured.
Western Cape police spokesperson Captain Frederick Van Wyk confirmed that Kraaifontein police registered the attempted murder case. The victim was rushed to a nearby medical facility for treatment.
CCTV footage of the incident, showing the delivery truck parked in front of a shop with assistants offloading bread before the shooting, was widely circulated on social media.
The shooting took place days after a similar incident in Khayelitsha on 17 April 2026, where two spaza shop workers were shot and killed while unloading a bread delivery truck. It also follows the fatal shooting of another delivery driver in Wallacedene on 24 January 2026 in Boesak Road.
As of the latest available information, no arrests have been reported, and the suspects remain at large. Police have not released further details on the victims’ condition or any additional developments in the investigation.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Kraaifontein SAPS.
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