City Power reports 36% decrease in cable theft & vandalism between July 2024 and Feb 2025
This has been attributed to an intelligence-driven strategy that the utility implemented.
FILE: Some of the copper cables recovered in a raid on a scrap yard on 17 September 2024. Picture: @CityPowerJhb/X
JOHANNESBURG - City Power has reported a 36% decrease in cable theft and vandalism of their infrastructure between 2024 and 2025.
This has been attributed to an intelligence-driven strategy that the utility implemented.
Briefing on the state of affairs at City Power, Sergeant Thela, said that they had also made use of technology to combat these crimes.
He added that 279 criminals were arrested for targeting their infrastructure.
Thela said that the intelligence team focused on corruption syndicates.
"From the period of July 2024 to February 2025, the number was standing at 750, whereas in the previous year from the first of July 2023 to February 2024, the numbers were standing at 1,164."