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The Newcastle based Hawks' Serious Organised Crime Investigation and Ladysmith Crime Prevention arrested Bongani Mbatha (31) on Sunday, 11 September 2022 for possession of stolen copper cables at Tsakane location in Ladysmith. Police received information about a suspect who was in possession of stolen copper cables. A joint operation was conducted and they proceeded to
Criminals almost brought a crucial Cape Town wastewater treatment works to a standstill when they stole Eskom's copper cables.
Over 680 kilograms of suspected stolen copper cables have been found at two scrap metal yards in Newlands East, north of Durban.
The utility conducted disconnections at the Slovopark informal settlement in Hursthill on Thursday.
The SAPS continues endeavors to prevent and detect stolen copper cables together with the positive partnership of the farming community yield the following success. On 29 May 2022, a suspicious vehicle was tracked by the Agri security cameras on the Stormberg gravel road. WO Carstens of Burgersdorp SAPS was immediately notified and waylay duties commenced