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The Tshwane Metro Police Cable Theft Unit members arrested 6 people for cable theft and tampering with essential infrastructure. Four foreign nationals, Three Zimbabweans and one Mozambican were arrested in the Centurion area. One was found running away from the crime scene where he stole a cable that supply street lights in Nelmaphius and R21.
Operations at more than 30 home affairs offices in the Eastern Cape were stopped after massive cable theft shut their systems down. Other government departments were also affected by the theft of the 8km cable last week. The home affairs offices have been on shutdown since Wednesday which resulted in the restriction of services offered.
A Cape Town electricity official has died 12 days after being injured while trying to fix cables damaged by theft and vandalism.
Police have arrested two people in connection with the shooting at Chicken Farm informal settlement in Kliptown which claimed the life of Pimville resident Kgomotso Vincent Diale.
Constant power outages caused by cable theft is fuelling anti-foreign sentiments among communities in southern Johannesburg.