Cable theft
City Power to work with scrap metal dealers to tackle cable theft, vandalism
The power utility said at least 25 suspects were arrested for various crimes including cable theft and illegal connections during the lockdown period.
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City Power: About 25 people arrested for cable theft, vandalism during lockdown
The power utility on Tuesday said there had been an increase in vandalism to its infrastructure across Johannesburg.
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Mbalula calls for harsher charges for copper cable thieves
This after three people were due in the dock on Monday morning after they were caught with more than R2.6 million worth of copper stolen from South Africa’s railway lines.
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Prasa employee, 2 others in court for R2m cable theft
Prasa spokesperson Makhosini Mgitywa said that large amounts of copper were being ripped up and transported to Mozambique and India, costing the South African economy a fortune.
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Eskom worker, scrap metal dealer arrested for cable theft worth over R280k
Eskom’s senior manager for maintenance and operations in Gauteng, Motlhabane Ramashi, said copper cable theft cost the power utility between R5 billion and R7 billion a year.
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2 Hanover Park women arrested for possession of stolen cable
The City of Cape Town's Metal Theft and Rail Enforcement Units responded to a tip-off on Friday morning.
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Over 3km of stolen railway cable recovered in less than a week
On Wednesday, 600 metres of overhead cable was seized in Heideveld just hours after a suspected cable thief was electrocuted near Bonteheuwel.
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Suspected cable thief electrocuted at Netreg train station
Law enforcement officials rushed to the scene on Sunday after receiving a tip-off.
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‘Don’t try or you will fry’, City Power warns cable thieves
City power says cases of cable theft are on the rise in Johannesburg and has urged residents to be cautious.
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2 arrested for cable theft worth R100k in Alex
The City of Johannesburg’s Group Forensic and Investigation Service (GFIS) acted on a tip-off about stolen copper cables on Saturday.
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Former Eskom employee sentenced to 12 years for cable theft
Ziphozonke Ntuli was convicted on two counts of theft in the Middleburg Regional Court on Thursday.
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CT cable thief enters plea agreement
Bonga Joki was slapped with a seven-year sentence on Wednesday, two of which have been suspended for five years on condition that he does not commit the same offence.
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Cable theft persists despite efforts by Metrorail
At least 18 arrests have been over the past several days.
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Eskom cable thieves sentenced to 20 years in jail
A court found Warda Ndira and Malwandi Ncokomvi guilty of damaging essential infrastructure as well as the theft of non-ferrous metals.
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R134,1m is the number Metrorail has paid for damages over past year in WC
The rail operator held a media briefing on Wednesday, where it laid out its successes over the past months.
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Metrorail crackdown on crime: 2 cable thieves get jail time
Two cable thieves have been sentenced to prison. In one cases, an offender will spend three years in jail.
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Metrorail: 'Conviction rate of CT cable thieves improving significantly'
At least 320 arrests have been made over the last year in the fight against rail-related crime in Cape Town.
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Illegal power connections, cable theft costs City Power over R300m
The City of Joburg says that criminals are vandalising street, poles stealing cables and taking installed equipment at areas including the Crown Interchange, Joe Slovo Interchange and the Grayston pedestrian bridge.
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Mashaba condemns robbery at Mulbarton substation
The criminals broke into the onsite storage and stole cable and copper cables.
