Army deployed to stop Eskom sabotage

[Bloomberg]

Army deployed to stop Eskom sabotage

South Africa has started deploying its army at power stations as theft and vandalism add to the inability of Eskom to meet electricity demand.

 

[etienne_marais]

Hmm, I wonder what the cost to the taxpayer is. Yet better than doing nothing I suppose.

 

[R13...]

Hmm, I wonder what the cost to the taxpayer is. Yet better than doing nothing I suppose.

It's the same as doing nothing, maybe worse even. What are the army going to do there?