Eskom and City Power’s infrastructure is hit by cable thieves up to five times a day.
Eskom and City Power have observed a surge in copper cable thefts, with criminals stealing cabling in Johannesburg up to five times a day, according to a Sunday TimesTwo dangerous instances of cable theft and attempted cable theft occurred recently, both in Soweto.
The cable powers the City of Ekurhuleni’s Bedfordview substation. Despite Eskom working around the clock to prepare and complete the necessary repairs, the power utility could only restore power after several days.disappointing statistics regarding cable theft-related arrestsCele had established a task team to fight cable theft in May 2020 and, since its inception, had only made 28 arrests — of which only three resulted in jail time.
He added that another had been found guilty, sentenced to 12 years of direct imprisonment and declared unfit to possess a firearm.
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