Eskom flags spike in infrastructure theft, vandalism in Gauteng
Eskom says infrastructure theft and vandalism continue unabated in Gauteng, threatening its revenue and ability to provide electricity to residents.
Drumblade and Walkerville residents in the Vaal are the latest victims of outages caused by cable theft and vandalism, this time at the Goldview substation.
Eskom’s Senior Maintenance and Operations Manager in Gauteng Mashangu Xivambu says technicians have been dispatched to the area to repair the substation.
“We have put controls in place to enhance the existing measures to try and eliminate and guard against theft and vandalism of our infrastructure as it affects the livelihoods of our customers”
Xivambu has urged citizens to report any form of vandalism in their communities.
“Eskom cannot win this fight alone. We partner and collaborate with community members, community security companies, business forums, community policing forums, SAPS and POPS to try and reduce theft and vandalism of the electricity infrastructure. We appeal to those communities not yet on board to join forces with us in the battle against this scourge that is affecting all of us.”
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