Over 1,100 people arrested during 2022/23 financial year for illegal electricity connections

[Daniel Puchert]

Police nail Eskom electricity thieves

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu revealed that 1,111 persons have been arrested and prosecuted for illegal electricity connections during the 2022/23 financial year.

Mchunu said this in response to a Parliamentary question from the EFF’s Nqobile Matilda Mhlongo.

 

[Brian_G]

Well now we're talking. Pity about the other 99% of them though...

 

[ConfusedR]

And how many were released the next day, or even in a couple of hours, with nothing happening to them?

 

[Former member 61586]

arrest means diddly without conviction including time served.

 

[Bliksis]

Over 1,100 = 1,111 which is technically correct

 

[Thugscub]

Piehole = Lies.

 

[Fuzzbox]

Over 2 years ago.

Been doing nothing since

 

[Gazg]

Tip of the iceberg really, suppose it's a start if it continues.

 

[mpdjhb]

Just another failure by the ruling party after decades of promoting boycotting of service payments.

 

[vigras rojara]

Funny, in the Oom Bertus thread people were saying that no-one else had been arrested.

Now it turns out that quite a few others have indeed been arrested and it's still a bad thing.

 

[Jan van Riebeeckstad]

And how many were released the next day, or even in a couple of hours, with nothing happening to them?

2300

 

[UrBaN963]

Excellent, only thirty million to go

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

1100 - geez these guys know how to slack ...

 

[wingnut771]

1100 arrests a year ago. I wonder how many this year?

 

[PaulGherkin]

Bet it wasn't anyone in Soweto

 

[The Trutherizer]

At first glance (title) I assumed they were talking about the Eskom board.

Definitely stealing the joy from life in SA.

 

[Longboi]

1100 arrests a year ago. I wonder how many this year?

30% of that. Acceptable to gov BEE and DBE figures.

 

[Longboi]

At first glance (title) I assumed they were talking about the Eskom board.

Definitely stealing the joy from life in SA.

The Eskom board once used a generator for their meetings cos of load-shedding. Talk about sad...