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copper cable theft

Transnet is looking at satellite technology to end copper cable theft

Business Maverick

Transnet is looking at satellite technology to end copper cable theft

By Ed Stoddard

Eskom contract worker nabbed for copper cable theft at Mpumalanga power plant

South Africa

Eskom contract worker nabbed for copper cable theft at Mpumalanga power plant

By Bheki C. Simelane

Rail recovery on key Joburg suburban line hampered by stoning, vandalism

South Africa

Rail recovery on key Joburg suburban line hampered by stoning, vandalism

By Bheki C. Simelane

Ripple effects — new report unpacks the corrosive scourge of copper cable theft in South Africa

Business Maverick

Ripple effects — new report unpacks the corrosive scourge of copper cable theft in South Africa

By Ed Stoddard

Cable theft plunges Nelson Mandela Bay ambulance service into crisis

South Africa

Cable theft plunges Nelson Mandela Bay ambulance service into crisis

By Estelle Ellis

Johannesburg’s City Power under the gun as violence, vandalism and theft spirals

Business Maverick

Johannesburg’s City Power under the gun as violence, vandalism and theft spirals

By Bheki C. Simelane