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Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said this will ensure there is no market for the copper, rail, and other infrastructure that gets stolen and sold across the country.
Police arrested six suspects who failed to produce valid passports at Makgolokweng village outside Harrismith. The suspects were linked to theft of copper cables estimated at R1 million. On 13 April 2022, at about 02:00, the community alerted the police about two suspicious vehicles at a certain house in Makgolokweng village, a Toyota Fortuner and
SAPS members’ attentiveness and quick response stopped copper cable thieves in their tracks after a shootout between the suspects and the SAPS members. None of the Police members on the scene and during the pursuit was injured. It is reported that on Monday, 11 April 2022, at about 19:00, members from Aliwal North Crime Intelligence
Nine men arrested on suspicion of tampering with essential infrastructure in Charlestown have been appearing in the Newcastle Magistrate's Court today.
The rampant criminality is exacerbating localised power cuts and the implementation of load-shedding, says Eskom.