Cable theft
Mooikloof substation blaze plunges parts of Tshwane into darkness
First it was Ekurhuleni plunged into darkness for days because of cable thieves, now Tshwane residents are suffering through a lengthy power outage because of a...
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Bedfordview & Nigel businesses say power outages hurting financial recovery
Small businesses have complained they are battling, with both towns seeing outages for six days each.
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Metrorail recovers services in WC after telecomms affected by cable theft
The rail operator was forced to cancel the bulk of its services with only a shuttle service running between Bellville and Kraaifontein.
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Bedfordview’s electricity to be restored in the next 4-5 days: Eskom
The Bedfordview substation in the City of Ekurhuleni supplies electricity to residents in the area.
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Lawley residents question role of police in area as station without power, vans
The Lawley Community Centre has been without electricity for almost three years following a cable theft incident.
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Policing in the dark: Lawley Police Station without power for over two years
A police community service centre in Lawley has been in the dark for over two years after electricity cables were stolen. This renders the centre almost useless to the surrounding community. #SAPS #Loadshedding #Police
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Policing in the dark: Lawley Police Station without power for over two years
A police community service centre in Lawley has been in the dark for over two years after electricity cables were stolen. This renders the centre almost useless to the surrounding community. #SAPS #Loadshedding #Lawley
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6 people in custody for theft and vandalising Eskom infrastructure in Gauteng
Eskom said copper theft costs the economy between R5 billion and R7 billion a year and it costs the national utility around R2 billion a year to replace stolen cables.
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Cable theft, equipment failure cause of power cuts in north Joburg - City Power
City Power's Isaac Mangena said that several areas had not come back online after power was switched off as per the schedule.
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Metrorail: 26 suspects arrested recently for cable theft, vandalism in WC
Between mid-August and early this month, the rail operator and police have been busy cracking down on crime affecting train operations.
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City Power puts team together to tackle cable theft in Mulbarton
There have been several outages there recently due to the crime, with community members getting a petition together to compel City Power to do something about it.
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Eight suspects nabbed for copper cable theft in Laingsburg
Police were alerted on Wednesday that cables were being stolen from a train station; officers then jumped into action, tracking the thieves through the veld.
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Cable theft derailing 30% of rail operations every week, says Transnet CEO Derby
Derby said that the impact was extraordinary, with 650 of these crimes reported monthly.
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Dodgy connections, theft & vandalism are making load shedding worse - Eskom
Gauteng and the Western Cape are most affected by damage to infrastructure and illegal connections which put a lot of pressure on the power grid.
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Mbalula pinpoints leadership instability, cable theft as Prasa's challenges
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula led a briefing on Monday following early morning inspections at the Mayfair, Kliptown and Germiston train stations.
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CoCT raises concerns following latest attacks on healthcare staff, patients
On Thursday, armed robbers stormed the Crossroads 1 clinic, where 15 staff members and two security guards were on duty.
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4 suspects remanded in custody after appearing in court for stolen copper
They appeared in the Pretoria Magistrates Court on Tuesday accused of tempering and damaging essential infrastructure.
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City Power says latest cable theft in Roodepoort cost over R1m
Over the past four days, technicians have been working to try and fully restore electricity to the area after criminals caused major infrastructure damage.
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Vandalism, land invasions major obstacles to restoring CT's central rail line
Since the Western Cape's busiest line was shut in October last year, the rail system has been exposed to vandalism and cable theft and during the COVID-19 lockdown period, people invaded the railway lines.
