Copper theft up in September

[Kevin Lancaster]

Copper theft up in September

Copper theft increased to R13 million in September, up from R12m the previous month, according to the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Copper Theft Barometer

 

[CuppaJoe]

Just the time to move Telkom's HQ into an area with high copper theft then.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-24/telkom-to-leave-pretoria-offices-to-reduce-phone-company-costs.html

 

[_Jakes_]

Every time I see these report come out I just imagine some team leader(Copper thief) updating their KPA and KPI's for the month.

/Well done boys we managed to turnaround our decline from last month. We might all be able to go overseas come Christmas shutdown.

 

[kianm]

The copper guys are at it again . They also contribute to our expensive adsl line rentals

 

[Stokstert]

The copper guys are at it again . They also contribute to our expensive adsl line rentals

And enrich the stealing government by 14% VAT when the stolen stuff gets replaced, that's why nothing is done to stop this criminal activity.

 

[zippy]

and in other news : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141030101243.htm

Copper could help to prevent the spread of Ebola, researchers have found. While hand washing, disinfectants and quarantine procedures alone have been found to be insufficient to contain the spread of the virus, research has offered promising evidence that antimicrobial copper - engineering materials with intrinsic hygiene benefits - could be a valuable addition to these existing measures

 

[CuppaJoe]

I must have jinxed it.

Power to several neighborhoods in the vicinity was interrupted this morning at 3am when thieves made off with 3 cables from the nearby substation.

A few rounds with a whip should cure these bastards of their desire for copper.