Organised and dangerous cable thieves face government crackdown
Cable thieves were getting more organised and dangerous, costing state enterprises millions in damages.
SA police bust cable thieves and scrapyard owner
SA Police Services officers have busted suspected cable thieves and a scrapyard owner in a sting operation.
These photos show the massive damage caused by cable thieves
Cable theft remains a big problem in South Africa – these photos show how much damage it is doing.
Man severely burnt during failed cable theft
A man has been severely burnt and taken to hospital after an alleged failed cable theft attempt caused a substation to explode and cut power to central suburbs of Port Elizabeth on Monday morning.
Good day everyone,
I always took the time to read the threads and posts, never really needed to post any responses due to others.
This is the time I need some insight of others from my own experience.
I am sure this problem is not unique although I would like to hear others opinions on...
SA’s justice system fails to deal with copper theft
The criminal justice system does not deal effectively with cable theft and theft of public infrastructure
City Power employees arrested for cable theft
Five City Power employees have been arrested for allegedly stealing drums of cable worth R4.5 million from the Randburg depot in Johannesburg
Telkom cable thieves cause major disruption to thousands
Copper cable thieves have targeted a large Telkom exchange, leaving thousands of residential, corporate, business and medical customers without service
Telkom cable theft cuts services again in hard-hit area
Telkom services in the Ferndale and Strydom Park, Randburg area have been disrupted as a result of cable theft.
Telkom cable theft causes major service disruptions
Telkom services were disrupted on 18 April 2013 when cable thieves cut and removed several main cables
Hello
I applied to telkom for an adsl line 1mb in Nov 2011. Now I received a phone call in Feb 2012 saying that there is no adsl infrastructure in our area. However the dude that stays across the street is sporting a nice 4mb line. I phone telkom supplied them with all this info. (There is...