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Man sentenced for Transnet oil theft in Free State

Summary by The South African
The Vrede Regional Court has sentenced Zimbabwean national Shepard Vareni to two concurrent seven-year terms for damaging essential infrastructure and stealing crude oil.  Free State Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Zweli Mohobeleli said the court also imposed a R5 5 000 fine or three months’ imprisonment for violating the Immigration Act and declared Vareni unfit to possess a firearm. “The sentencing emanates from an incident on 25 Septemb…

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Man sentenced for Transnet oil theft in Free State

The Vrede Regional Court has sentenced Zimbabwean national Shepard Vareni to two concurrent seven-year terms for damaging essential infrastructure and stealing crude oil.  Free State Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Zweli Mohobeleli said the court also imposed a R5 5 000 fine or three months’ imprisonment for violating the Immigration Act and declared Vareni unfit to possess a firearm. “The sentencing emanates from an incident on 25 Septemb…

·Johannesburg, South Africa
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The South African broke the news in Johannesburg, South Africa on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
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