{"id":47864,"date":"2023-11-21T05:30:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T03:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/thieves-strip-klipfontein-corridor-in-cape-town-clean-20231121\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T21:53:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T19:53:42","slug":"thieves-strip-klipfontein-corridor-in-cape-town-clean-20231121","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/thieves-strip-klipfontein-corridor-in-cape-town-clean-20231121\/","title":{"rendered":"Thieves strip  Klipfontein corridor in Cape Town clean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cable theft is increasing at an alarming rate around Cape Town.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The City of Cape Town has spent around R83 million this year, R56 million last year, R28 million in 2021, R14 million in 2020 and R20 million in 2019 on repairs to stolen and damaged infrastructure, showing a steep incline in vandalism over the past year alone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Street light repairs have been concluded several times along Klipfontein Road with the City now running cables between light poles on top rather than underfoot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Cable theft is increasing at an alarming rate around Cape Town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is evident not only by the number of holes and trenches dug around lamp poles but also in the almost R30 million additional spent on replacing vandalised electricity infrastructure across the metro, as opposed to the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayco member for energy Beverly van Reenen says the City of Cape Town has spent around R83 million this year, R56 million last year, R28 million in 2021, R14 million in 2020 and R20 million in 2019 on repairs to stolen and damaged infrastructure, showing a steep incline in vandalism over the past year alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While <em>People\u2019s Post<\/em> enquired specifically about the clear vandalism of cables in the Klipfontein corridor, the statistics for this area were unavailable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKlipfontein Road falls into the City\u2019s Area North, which has been hit hard by theft, vandalism and illegal connection incidents in recent years,\u201d said Van Reenen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an indication, in the 2022-\u201923 financial year, there have been 127 cases reported in Area East, 379 in Area South and 406 in Area North.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe growth has been exponential in recent years and appears to be spiralling out of control,\u201d Van Reenen said. \u201cLoad shedding is a major contributor and is making the situation even worse with the copper thieves or vandals having more time to strip the equipment while it is off and taking advantage of the cover of darkness. This has made a major impact on turnaround times to repair or replace infrastructure and restore power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Street light repairs have been concluded several times along Klipfontein Road, residents tell People\u2019s Post, with the City now running cables between light poles on top rather than underfoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIllegal connections are often run by large well-oiled and lucrative criminal syndicates. Illegal connections are illegal,\u201d Van Reenen said. \u201cFor all these reasons, it is incumbent on all authorities to act to reduce these risks and help from the community is vital. City operations in its supply areas have been ongoing. However, the City has started making these operations more visible through its communication. 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