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Just days after it was reported that Buffalo City Metro is losing millions of rand to cable thieves who rip apart crucial metro infrastructure in organised heists, city authorities made a breakthrough when three alleged perpetrators were nabbed this week.
By monitoring the crime events reported on CPF WhatsApp groups in Carletonville, the DA has been able to build a database of cable theft incidents.
It said the manager is part of the eight suspects arrested in separate incidents for cable theft between Friday and Sunday night.
This comes after some residents complained about being without power for days on end.
A 65-year-old man was arrested in the Western Cape in connection with the theft of Telkom cables worth R50,000