Thieves have struck again at Metrorail, this time carrying off rail springs and setting off severe delays on a busy Cape Town line on Thursday - as train worker unions gear up for a strike on Friday to demand urgent police and government action to end this...
More cable theft stalls Cape Town trains ahead of safety strike
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More cable theft stalls Cape Town trains ahead of safety strike
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Close To 100 Meters Of Railway Cabling Recovered
During several special operations executed between midnight and noon, seven suspected cable thieves were arrested; six in the Bishop Lavis area and the seventh in Netreg. An eighth suspect was arrested in Salt River, this time for possession of stolen railway cable...
Close to 100 meters of railway cabling was recovered, mostly 33kv conductor cabling and multi-core signal cables. The value of the recovered goods is estimated to be R50 000. Tools and equipment i.e. hacksaws, pliers, bolt cutters, bags, gloves, cell phones and carpet knives used to commit the offences were confiscated and secured as evidence. A vehicle used in the commission of one of the incidents was handed to the asset forfeiture unit...