Eskom employee and contractor arrested for suspected copper cable theft

[Jan]

Eskom employee arrested — copper cable worth R540,000 confiscated

An Eskom employee and contractor were arrested yesterday for being possession of a large quantity of copper cable in Welkom, Free State, the state-owned power utility announced in a media statement.

"Thanks to the vigilance of a patrolling Police Captain from the Welkom K9 Unit, the two suspects were arrested and copper cable of 170 metres with an estimated value of R540,000 was confiscated," said Eskom.

 

[Solitude]

Should get the electric chair.

 

[epah]

Strangle them both with the cable.

 

[dualmeister]

Terrorism.
Lock up for life.

 

[freematrix]

Hang em by the cable the stole

 

[Quintrix]

Should get the electric chair.

What kind of "get out of jail free' card is this?,,

 

[Oldfut]

Make them put the cable back again, live.

 

[PAYBACK]

Off with their ****ing heads!

 

[R13...]

Should get the electric chair.

Copper cable is stolen, how would you power the chair?

 

[Hemi300c]

Should get the electric chair.

Ooopps loadshedding

 

[Hemi300c]

Right so lets see what happens IF they get convicted and what charges and sentence is handed out/down.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Yussie, I'd love to see this copper cable that costs R3200 per meter..

Not exactly something easy to "hide" and claim some normal sort of use for.

 

[PaulGherkin]

Right so lets see what happens IF they get convicted and what charges and sentence is handed out/down.

Slap on the wrist, or postponed, or struck off the roll due to incompetence/cadre influence

 

[gregmcc]

hang him by the balls with the copper cables.

 

[TheChamp]

Right so lets see what happens IF they get convicted and what charges and sentence is handed out/down.

You say that as if no one has ever been convicted or sentenced for this.

Former Eskom employee sentenced to 12 years for stealing copper cable

The Middelburg regional court sentenced a former Eskom employee to 12 years imprisonment for stealing copper cables.

www-timeslive-co-za.cdn.ampproject.org

 

[Hemi300c]

You say that as if no one has ever been convicted or sentenced for this.

Former Eskom employee sentenced to 12 years for stealing copper cable

The Middelburg regional court sentenced a former Eskom employee to 12 years imprisonment for stealing copper cables.

www-timeslive-co-za.cdn.ampproject.org

I'm just saying our NPA is up to shyte and the arrest is the easy part, the successful conviction is the difficult part.

 

[PaulGherkin]

I'm just saying our NPA is up to shyte and the arrest is the easy part, the successful conviction is the difficult part.

Yes, bugger-all will be happening, it will drag on for years..

 

[Danie_V]

Hope they get the maximum sentences possible for putting their greed before the interests of the entire country.

On an editing note: "double redundancy" is in fact three routes - primary plus two redundant.

 

[KikzAzz]

Right so lets see what happens IF they get convicted and what charges and sentence is handed out/down.

Going on history... R5,000 fine

 

[mpdjhb]

Yussie, I'd love to see this copper cable that costs R3200 per meter..

Not exactly something easy to "hide" and claim some normal sort of use for.

The cable we used for our standby power is 5 core heavy duty and was R300 a meter - can easily see industrial cable costing that - insane! And then probably sold for scrap for R10 per meter....