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The power utility said law enforcement efforts are yielding results as more perpetrators are being nabbed, with the latest two suspects arrested on Thursday for tampering with essential electricity infrastructure.

Transnet has sent an SOS to government about freight chaos on the Joburg-Durban corridor, urgently calling for action to combat sabotage.

City Power says it is battling replacing electrical equipment in Roodepoort as vandalism cases on the rise this cold season.

The railway line is South Africa's main link for iron ore exports.

GEORGE TOWN: Police have arrested a 40-year-old man, who has been in and out of jail for drug offences, for allegedly processing heroin in his Seberang Jaya home.

The utility transitioned from using copper as a power insulator to aluminium in a bid to curb cable theft in the city.

SA's crucial 'Container Corridor' rail line, connecting Johannesburg to the Port of Durban, has been crippled by a cable theft epidemic.

The DA said the destructive behaviour doesnt only threaten stability and security of electricity supply, but also undermines the governments efforts to create a thriving and inclusive economy.

The utility said the cable theft at its Nancefield substation, which occurred while the area had load shedding on Friday, will leave residents in Eldorado Park, Devland, and parts of Lenasia in the dark for a prolonged period.

On Friday, the entity announced that six people were caught stealing and vandalising electricity cables. Two of them were City Power contractors, and one was an employee.