Mlungisi Mondlane, 36, faces a charge of cybercrime after allegedly tampering with eThekwini's CCTV cameras.
Residents of eThekwini have called for more arrests after a city official was caught allegedly tampering with CCTV cameras.
Mlungisi Mondlane, 36, has been in police custody since Tuesday after he was charged with contravening the Cybercrimes Act.
He made his first appearance in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Wednesday and the case against him was adjourned to 29 February.
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