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Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) said it needs over R70 million to repair stolen and vandalised traffic lights across Johannesburg.
The City of Tshwane was led by the DA from 2016 until it was pushed out last year. In its years of power, the blue party was accused of not treating residents equally.
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure says it is under constant attack by vandals who rip off metal fittings and furnishings at its premises in the Pretoria central business district. In the latest incident, security guards managed to foil a violent attack by armed thugs.
Police said the recovered copper includes thirty bags of copper, one fully packed crate, and a weighing scale.
According to the MEC, there is a Rapid Response Team on standby to assist with service delivery-related matters, including potholes, road maintenance, dysfunctional and vandalised traffic signals, and any other infrastructure-related issues.
Eight suspects have been arrested for multiple farm attacks in Sheepmoor, Mpumalanga, following months of intimidation, property damage, and disruptions to farming operations.
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy urges smart technology adoption to tackle vandalism, theft, and infrastructure issues in South Africa’s transport sector.
The City of Tshwane has made notable strides in improving service delivery, particularly in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria.
Cabinet backs SADC Summit resolutions on trade, rail, and peace.
‘During the course of the arrest, one suspect, who is among three City Power employees, fled from the scene. He was apprehended on Monday, August 5. ’ - Isaac Mangena of City Power.
The SAPS bought the building in 2016, intending to use it as their head office. An additional R250 million was spent on in its renovation and repairs.
According to Seoketsa, the mini-substation has been leaking oil and emitting smoke from 2021 until early July of this year, after which they lost electricity.
The wave of vandalism and destruction to the ash walls started early last year, in March, when the perpetrators pulled and smashed granite and marble plaques off the walls, causing caskets and ashes to spill onto the ground.
The union further said it noted the increasing attacks on school principals and teachers by community members it believes are ‘either misled or rented by those who are against the revolutionary responsibility of educators as nation builders’.
The North West Department of Education has condemned the theft of three classroom roofs at Mmanjaakgora Primary School in Prisca village, Moretele, which severely disrupted learning at the school just days before it was set to reopen on Tuesday.
Eskom has condemned the theft and vandalism of its equipment in Gauteng, citing that repairs are continuing at the Zola substation in Soweto, which caught fire earlier in June, resulting in power outages affecting several areas.
With the increase in electricity demand coinciding with declining temperatures, the power utility highlighted a resurgence of network overloading in certain areas due to electricity theft.
The Mozambican man was in the company of other suspects when they were spotted by security guards allegedly tempering with copper cables.
An inquest docket has been opened after a man was killed while tampering with eThekwini Municipality’s infrastructure at the City’s northern aqueduct pipeline in Durban.
Despite providing security to 486 schools over the December holidays, it has recorded 26 incidents of burglary and vandalism at 24 schools.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked the Security cluster to make it a serious offence to destroy water infrastructure in the country.
Cellular network MTN is calling on the community to remain vigilant and report vandalism, saying load shedding, battery theft and vandalism has had a significant impact on network connectivity.
The City of Tshwane has made great strides in preserving and safeguarding the Voortrekker Monument and its surrounding nature reserve after incidents of crime and vandalism plagued the historic site.
OPINION: Overall, power, water, sanitation and stormwater installations should be treated as high-security infrastructure as their destruction can have far-reaching implications for security as well as crucial services, write Michael Sutcliffe and Sue Bannister.
Power utility Eskom said the cause of the underground entrapment of miners from Sibanye Gold Mine in Randfontein underground was due to theft and vandalism.