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Every time the contractor is called back, it\u2019s fixed and then it\u2019s vandalised again,\u201d said ward councillor Norman Adonis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, Adonis tabled the matter at the Sub-council 12 meeting and shortly afterwards the electricity department came out and repaired the lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe community is quite happy because AZ Berman is no longer dark,\u201d he said, adding that 80% of the street lights are now on. He is now appealing to residents to report vandalism as it happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Adonis, the constant vandalising of the lights has been a problem since 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMonth after month after month it was vandalised,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The perpetrators are after the copper cables which they sell to scrap yards for cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The electricity department has tried several deterrents, he said, but nothing has yet managed to stop the vandals, Adonis said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEven if we put in reinforcements, they cut that off. The department tried everything, using different poles, you name it. We have CCTV cameras but you can\u2019t see their faces. How they get on top of there, I don\u2019t know,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the street is in darkness, residents are vulnerable to crime and most of the vandalism, Adonis said, happens at night. 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