City Power continues to grapple with cable theft and vandalism in various parts of Johannesburg during the festive season.
City Power has called upon law enforcement to allocate additional resources to help secure the city's infrastructure.City Power continues to grapple with the persistent issue of cable theft and vandalism in various parts of Johannesburg, particularly during the festive season when these crimes intensify.
The revised approach includes collaboration with the police and the integration of technology for better surveillance. He further noted that the relative emptiness of Johannesburg during the festive season could make it easier for criminals to target infrastructure. “It’s important to note that the money that we’re using to acquire services of private security would actually go towards reinvesting in our own network and making sure that it’s more effective and efficient.
“Over the past few months, through this collaboration that we have with the law enforcement agencies, we’ve conducted raids across different scrap metal yards, and we’ve made a lot of arrests.
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