cable theft
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Government moves to ban cash scrap sales as calls grow for sabotage charges
The drastic intervention, spearheaded by draft amendments to the Second-Hand Goods Act, aims to choke off the untraceable financial incentives that fuel widespread cable theft, blackouts, and infrastructure destruction across…
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Community is looking for suspects that ‘helped themselves’ to cables
The ward councillor for Bonteheuwel has called on the public to help find three suspects caught on camera sawing electricity cables in Bonteheuwel. In a video circulating online, the suspects…
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Bellville library forced to close after cable thieves strike
Bellville Library closes until 11 January 2026 after cable thieves steal electrical infrastructure. City works to restore power while residents use alternative libraries in surrounding areas.
