Magistrate Aleck Kadye convicted Denroy Dengu (23), Amoni Dhlakama (21) and Ngonidzashe Kunaka (21) on their own pleas of guilty.
Kadye said he gave the three a long imprisonment sentence as vandalism was a serious offence, which was now becoming a cancer in our society.
He hoped the long custodial sentence would help to deter would-be offenders.
Zesa spends millions of dollars to replace stolen copper cables being smuggled to neighbouring countries Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana where there is a ready market.
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