copper cables

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Transnet ditching copper cables

    Transnet ditching copper cables Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager CEO, Moshe Motlohi, has revealed that the state-owned company is phasing out copper cabling in favour of "poor quality" Tiger Wire. The Transnet rail network has historically been plagued by theft of overhead copper cables...
  3. Luis

    Copper cable thieves get 16 years and a one-way ticket back home

    Copper cable thieves get 16 years and a one-way ticket back home The South African Police Service (SAPS) has revealed that two copper cable thieves arrested in January 2025 have been handed lengthy jail sentences. The SAPS said the individuals, Reboot Simon Ramphedi and Tsela Morobi, were...
  4. Luis

    Police seize 1.6 tonnes of copper cables from alleged Eastern Cape thieves

    Police seize 1.6 tonnes of copper cables from alleged Eastern Cape thieves The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested nine suspects for the possession of 1.6 tonnes of allegedly stolen copper cables estimated to be worth R600,000. According to officials, the suspects were arrested after...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Battery theft and vandalism cost Vodacom and MTN over half a billion rand annually

    Battery theft and vandalism cost Vodacom and MTN over half a billion rand annually While South Africa's network operators have said that battery theft and vandalism at their base stations have declined since 2023, MTN and Vodacom have noted that the crimes still cost them a combined R550...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Telkom makes significant progress in fight against copper and battery theft

    Telkom makes significant progress in fight against copper and battery theft Telkom has seen a massive decline in incidents of copper cable and battery theft on its network in recent months, despite an increase in cases of site vandalism. The telecoms company has told Sunday Times that its...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Joburg electrical network rerouting will cost R23 million after M1 bridge fire

    Joburg electrical network rerouting will cost R23 million after M1 bridge fire City Power's Charles Tlouane says it will cost roughly R23 million to reroute interconnector cables from the Fordsburg substation to Braamfontein after a fire under the M1 highway knocked out power to several parts...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Copper cable thieves get taught at own "schools"

    Copper cable thieves get taught at own "schools" Criminal syndicates run their own sophisticated "schools" to train thieves to steal copper cables and metal in South Africa. That is according to Rens Bindeman, a technical advisor from the South African Revenue Protection Association (Sarpa)...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Copper trade crackdown in South Africa

    Copper trade crackdown in South Africa South Africa’s government intends making it mandatory for all metal traders to get licenses and prevent them from dealing in cash, a measure aimed at combating a massive illegal trade in cables and wiring stripped from rail, power and telecommunication...
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