Cable thieves cost Joburg R236m as one in five power outages linked to crime
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City Power lost 236 million rand in the previous financial year due to vandalism and cable theft. The entity stated that one in five power outages are linked to these crimes. Other factors threatening the power supply in Johannesburg include aging substations and general infrastructure damage.
Cable theft and vandalism cost City Power R236 million in the past financial year, as the entity warns that criminal activity, ageing substations and damage to infrastructure continue to threaten reliable power supply across Johannesburg.