Two Eskom employees and two foreigners employed by a scrap dealership were on Thursday arrested for allegedly stealing conductors in the far east of Johannesburg.
“We are disappointed and concerned that more of our own are implicated in alleged theft of our own material. But we will root out the rot even if it comes from within.”He added that the theft of Eskom material had huge ramifications and was also part of the reason the power utility continued to experience load-shedding and power outages.
“Any material theft undermines Eskom's ability to deliver on its service delivery mandate ... cable conductor theft may lead to prolonged power outages and compromises quality supply.” Eskom has appealed to anyone with information on cable conductor theft in their area to contact Eskom's crime prevention line on: 32211 or Eskom's contact centre on: 08600 37566.
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