Cable theft being tackled in the city
By Odette Ismail
16 January 2007
Cable theft is costing the City of Cape Town millions of rands. The metro's response is a task team to curb thefts and damage to substations.
The team will investigate cable thefts and will monitor thieves who try to cash in cables for large amounts of money.
Rens Bindeman, a consultant on theft for the city, told reporters that they will try to install more alarm systems at substations. He says the damage to substations cost a lot of money and sometimes takes days to fix.
Meanwhile, a 15-year-old was seriously injured when he and others tried to steal electrical equipment at a substation over the weekend. He is currently in hospital, however he faces charges of theft and malicious damage to property when he is discharged.
16 January 2007
Cable theft is costing the City of Cape Town millions of rands. The metro's response is a task team to curb thefts and damage to substations.
The team will investigate cable thefts and will monitor thieves who try to cash in cables for large amounts of money.
Rens Bindeman, a consultant on theft for the city, told reporters that they will try to install more alarm systems at substations. He says the damage to substations cost a lot of money and sometimes takes days to fix.
Meanwhile, a 15-year-old was seriously injured when he and others tried to steal electrical equipment at a substation over the weekend. He is currently in hospital, however he faces charges of theft and malicious damage to property when he is discharged.
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