Cable thieves swim through raw sewage to steal copper in South Africa’s richest city

[Newsfeed]

Cable thieves swim through raw sewage to steal copper in South Africa’s richest city

City Power wants the army to help monitor manhole covers in Johannesburg to stop cable thieves from entering the sewerage system.

 

[deweyzeph]

South Africa's richest city? I'd hate to know what South Africa's poorest city looks like if Joburg is its richest city.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

First bath in ages for some of them...

 

[Fuzzbox]

What a SHITT way to STEAL.
Best in the world at what they do.

Thieving to the bitter end.

 

[Flanders]

City Power wants the army to help monitor manhole covers in Johannesburg to stop cable thieves from entering the sewerage system.

BWAHAHAHA!

Are we going to send an armed infantryman to guard each hole where once there was a manhole cover?

Not even on April 1st could you make this stuff up.

 

[FiestaST]

 

[lkswan747]

Note the authors first name, very appropriate.

 

[hj007]

Why would there be copper cables in the sewage lines?

 

[Stokstert]

Copper makes thieves stinking rich when swimming in raw sewage?

 

[Mista_Mobsta]

Copper makes thieves stinking rich when swimming in raw sewage?

Rest of the world: The Midas Touch
South Africa: The Rectal Touch

 

[ISP cash cow]

Why would there be copper cables in the sewage lines?

That was what I was thinking, I would imagine the water from sewerage systems and electricity would not mix well

 

[Stokstert]

That was what I was thinking, I would imagine the water from sewerage systems and electricity would not mix well

That's why shitt explodes from time to time in the richest city.

 

[upup]

there is companies that install fiber via sewer pipes.

 

[ISP cash cow]

there is companies that install fiber via sewer pipes.

what has that got to do with copper wires and CoJ

 

[upup]

what has that got to do with copper wires and CoJ

someone ask why there was copper cables inside them. Just for info anyway.

 

[Rickster]

Drugs are one hell of a drug.

 

[borro]