Criminals in a small South African town are stealing water meters and selling them as scrap metal

Criminals in a small South African town are stealing water meters and selling them as scrap metal

The Tzaneen Municipality is experiencing a water infrastructure theft crisis, with criminals stealing water meters and fire hydrants.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Criminals in a small South African town are stealing water meters and selling them as scrap metal

The Tzaneen Municipality is experiencing a water infrastructure theft crisis, with criminals stealing water meters and fire hydrants.

Newsday the mastermind?

 

[Koos Custodiet]

I can't believe there's anything left to steal in Cape Town they stole all of that long time ago and it got replaced by plastic.

 

[ToxicBunny]

So Tzaneen is starting to experience what the bigger metro's have been dealing with for over a decade already?

Crims up there are clearly backwards.

 

[biena]

So Tzaneen is starting to experience what the bigger metro's have been dealing with for over a decade already?

Crims up there are clearly backwards.

Crims go where they can make money and well the metro's plastic meters are worthless.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Crims go where they can make money and well the metro's plastic meters are worthless.

Yeah I know... Though they still seem to steal the plastic ones in eSchitweni regularly. Along with R50 flood lights all the time.

 

[Flanders]

Wait until they hear about manhole covers and access plates on street light poles. Scarcer than hen's teeth in JHB...