electricity theft

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom's online vending system for prepaid electricity tokens compromised — with staff suspected to be involved

    Eskom's online vending system for prepaid electricity tokens compromised — with staff suspected to be involved An investigation has uncovered that security controls in Eskom's online vending system (OVS) were breached and the system was used to generate illegal electricity tokens in bulk. The...
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  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Rich people part of South Africa's electricity theft problem

    Rich people part of South Africa's electricity theft problem Many affluent households that can afford to pay for their power are among the estimated 2.1 million electricity thieves, costing Eskom and municipalities billions of rand in lost revenue annually. Pretoria metering company Impact...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Tshwane residents get fined for illegal connections by city's technicians

    Tshwane residents get fined for illegal connections by city's technicians Multiple residents in the City of Tshwane (CoT) have complained that the metro has fined them and cut their electricity connections due to meter tampering by the city's own workers, Rapport reports. The publication has...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Electricity thieves march after connection cutoff

    Electricity thieves march after connection cutoff Dozens of homeowners from Mayibuye township in Midrand marched to Rabie Ridge police station on Tuesday, after City Power cut electricity to nearly 100 houses where meter boxes had been tampered with. Public Order Police warned the protesters...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    City Power recovers stolen mini-substation after 10 years

    City Power recovers stolen mini-substation after 10 years Johannesburg officials found a substation — normally used to connect residential areas to electricity supply — hooked up on private property, demonstrating the scale of South Africa’s power crisis. Authorities who’d been looking for the...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Former Eskom worker stole Master Vending Unit (MVU) and made tens of millions of rand from electricity vouchers

    Former Eskom worker stole Master Vending Unit (MVU) and made tens of millions of rand from electricity vouchers The Pretoria Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been granted an order to freeze properties and cash worth R29 million belonging to a syndicate...
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    Leader of electricity theft syndicate sentenced to 42 years

    Leader of electricity theft syndicate sentenced to 42 years A woman believed to be the kingpin of a syndicate which sold prepaid electricity was sentenced to 42 years in prison at the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
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