CENTLEC HEADACHE: R1.5m waste, R2.5m needed as cable theft rises in the Mangaung Metro
By Becker Semela:
Recovered cables (Image: Supplied)
The power utility in Mangaung Metro Municipality, CENTLEC, is facing a serious crisis with growing cable theft cases in the Mangaung area, especially the stealing of aerial service connection cables, commonly known as airdacs.
This problem continues to disrupt the electricity supply and cost the power utility millions of rands to repair and replace the damaged or stolen infrastructure unnecessarily.
According to CENTLEC acting spokesperson, Tseliso Leba, around 800 cable theft cases were reported in the past financial year, with many more going unreported or being mistaken for power faults. He said the theft has forced the utility to spend R1.5m just to replace the stolen cables. However, about 500 cases are ...
