Truck driver gets six-month sentence for damaging heritage site

“Through preliminary investigation, the owner of the truck was traced and admitted one of his drivers had damaged the bridge. This culminated in a summons being issued to the accused to appear in court.”

Hani said the cost of the damage was about R50,000.

The court sentenced Maqwazima to six months behind bars. The sentence was wholly suspended for five years on condition he pay R20,000 into the account of the department of transport and public works for damaging a provincial heritage site.

He pleaded guilty to contravening the National Heritage Resource Act.

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