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Suspect
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Suspect caught red-handed stealing overhead electrical cables

copper
News

Suspect arrested for copper cable theft

suspects arrested cable theft
News

Three suspects arrested for stolen cables at four substations

Suspect
KwaZulu-Natal

Suspect caught red-handed stealing overhead electrical cables

copper
News

Suspect arrested for copper cable theft

suspects arrested cable theft
News

Three suspects arrested for stolen cables at four substations

Cable thieves reportedly demaged an electricity pole outside Justice and Correctional Minister Ronald Lamola's home in Pretoria.
News

Thieves damage electricity pole outside Minister Lamola’s home

By Sinothando Siyolo09-02-2023 18:11

Cable thieves reportedly demaged an electricity pole outside Justice and Correctional Minister Ronald Lamola’s home in Pretoria.

cables
News

Suspects too busy stealing cables to notice police watching them

By Michelle Swart25-01-2023 07:23

Three suspects were so busy with steaming cables that they didn’t notice police watching them engrossed in their criminal activities

Suspect
Gauteng

Suspect arrested for breaking into a substation

By Siso Naile15-01-2023 23:25

A suspect was apprehended for breaking into a substation in Alberton, instead of being submissive, he fought the arresting officer

Copper
Gauteng

Copper thieves steal 10 metre ICU Oxygen pipe in State hospital

By Siso Naile20-12-2022 22:55

Copper thieves almost cost the lives of patients after they stole a 10 metre Intensive Care Unit (ICU) oxygen pipe at Baragwanath

Buffalo City Metro
Eastern Cape

Buffalo City Metro slams scrapyard dealer

By Siso Naile18-10-2022 21:09

The Buffalo City Metro has slammed a scrapyard business outside East London for buying cables from cable thieves

Cable thief afriforum caught
News

Instant karma! Pretoria cable thief arrested after hand gets STUCK

By Tom Head15-09-2022 12:39

Here we have a ‘not-so-smooth criminal’. This suspected cable thief in Pretoria got himself into a humiliating predicament last night…

Sowet power cuts
News

Vaal power cuts: Updates and schedule for 15 September 2022

By Lisa Greyson15-09-2022 10:59

Get rolling updates and news of the Vaal power cuts and load shedding/reduction schedules for areas across South Africa.

thieves, municipal official, two arrested, Durban, KZN, metro police, Margaret Mncadi Avenue, eThekwini Municipality, brazen thieves, stealing in broad daylight
KwaZulu-Natal

Brazen cable thieves arrested on busy Durban road

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty31-08-2022 10:36

Two brazen cable thieves were arrested by Metro Police officers in the Durban CBD after a municipal official witnessed the crime.

City of Tshwane
Gauteng

City of Tshwane: R400k worth of stolen electrical infrastructure seized

By Nokwanda Ncwane21-07-2022 16:51

The City of Tshwane disconnected 800 illegal connections and removed stolen electrical infrastructure worth an estimated R500 000.

cable thief electricity box
News

Cable thief busted stealing electricity box locks

By Siso Naile20-07-2022 21:03

A cable thief found with locks from an electricity box and suspect found with car breaking equipment at municipal offices were arrested

Watch Fury unleashed as residents catch cable thieves red-handed video
News

WATCH | Residents catch cable thieves red-handed [Video]

By Ramadhani Kusaga14-07-2022 13:26

Need your news quickly? Watch daily News in a minute videos from The South African YouTube page for all that you really need to know!

Neighbourhood watch
Mpumalanga

Neighbourhood-watch car chase leads to arrest of criminal suspects

By Rorisang Kgosana10-07-2022 08:00

Members of a neighbourhood watch and local security chased down a suspicious vehicle only to find it occupied alleged criminals.

Cable
Gauteng

Fed up City Power intensifies war on relentless cable thieves

By Rorisang Kgosana09-07-2022 08:00

City Power is intensifying their war on cable theft as they make several arrests this week in Johannesburg.

City Power
Gauteng

Joburg City Power cable theft an inside job – six arrested

By Rorisang Kgosana05-07-2022 07:00

Joburg’s City Power arrested cable six cable thieves at the weekend but it turns out two of them are their employees.

Watch: Alleged cable thief 'SKINNED OFF' while trying to steal cables
News

Watch: Alleged cable thief ‘SKINNED OFF’ while trying to steal cables

By Corné van Zyl01-07-2022 16:30

WARNING GRAPHIC FOOTAGE: A video of a naked cable thief who was allegedly trying to steal cables has gone viral.

Eskom substation
Gauteng

Eskom security guards and taxi driver caught stealing cables

By Nokwanda Ncwane23-06-2022 16:58

Eskom has criticised the contracted security guards for stealing cables they were supposed to protect and look after.

Police Suspects
News

Police catch cheeky suspects with R2m cables and transformer in Gauteng

By Tshepiso Mametela14-06-2022 18:58

Police swooped in and arrested seven suspects for stealing expensive municipal infrastructure costing a cool R2 million in Joburg.

cable theft, budget
News

R10-million allocated to fight cable theft in Tshwane

By Nthabiseng Madumo20-05-2022 16:19

Cable theft affects the provision of consistent power supply to residents and the already stretched budget to replace stolen cables.

Dumisani Makhaye cable thief
News

Police use tear gas to disperse Dumisani Makhaye pupils who assaulted cable thief

By Nokwanda Ncwane12-05-2022 08:26

Police allegedly used teargas and rubber bullets to disperse Dumisani Makhaye High School learners who caught a suspected cable thief.

copper cables Jeppestown
Gauteng

Eight arrested in Jeppestown with R1m worth stolen copper cables

By Nokwanda Ncwane23-04-2022 07:41

Eight suspects were arrested for possession of R1 million worth Telkom copper cables in Jeppestown, Johannesburg.

traffic light cables
News

WATCH: Thieves dismantle traffic light to steal cables

By Nokwanda Ncwane17-04-2022 13:09

It looks like criminals are going for anything and everything in SA! Three were spotted dismantling a traffic light so they can steal cables.

cable theft
News

City Power warns of ‘dangerous’ cable thieves after two guards shot dead

By Weekend News Producer03-04-2022 14:12

Cable theft is “organised” not some “nyaope boys”
City Power is sounding the alarm bells after two guards were shot and killed.

Antennae farm facility, Cape Town, Western Cape, South African navy reaction squadron, deployed
News

SA’s navy reaction squad deployed to guard antennae facility

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty24-03-2022 13:37

South African navy members have been deployed to its antenna farm facility in Cape Town to stop the ongoing vandalism and theft.

Metrorail train Western Cape
News

Metrorail tightens security to prevent theft in Western Cape stations

By Nokwanda Ncwane12-03-2022 14:07

Metrorail in the Western Cape has beefed up security after thieves vandalise and steal electrical infrastructure.

load shedding schedules
News

Bedfordview: Power supply RESTORED after cable theft attempt

By Thabo Baloyi03-12-2021 12:13

Eskom had initially estimated that electricity for Bedfordview residents would be restored in four to five days, which meant this weekend

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