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Prasa employee, 2 others in court for R2m cable theft; copper being ripped up and transported to Mozambique and India – spokesman
7:33 CAT | 11 Feb 2020
South Africa's Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula visits the site in Heidelberg where stolen copper cables, including Prasa equipment, were found on 9 February 2020. [Photo: Twitter/ @MbalulaFikile]
- Prasa spokesperson Makhosini Mgitywa said that large amounts of copper were being ripped up and transported to Mozambique and India, costing the South African economy a fortune.
Three people were due in the dock on Monday morning, including a Prasa worker, after they were caught with copper valued at over R2 million.
It was stolen from railway infrastructure.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula visited the site in Heidelberg where the cables were found, along with Prasa equipment.
Prasa spokesperson Makhosini Mgitywa said that large amounts of copper were being ripped up and transported to Mozambique and India, costing the South African economy a fortune.
“We believe that the punishment meted out to our employees should be very harsh and that should go other employees of other state-owned enterprises who are involved in the destruction of infrastructure when the country can’t afford at this time to have its infrastructure destroyed.”
Police seized 181 tons of PRASA and Transnet infrastructure. The items have an estimated value of R8m.
These items were stolen by criminals who are now arrested.
The war on criminality on our rail network must continue !!! pic.twitter.com/Jv105wi7Yn
— Minister of Transport |Mr Fix (@MbalulaFikile) February 11, 2020
WATCH: This is some of the infrastructure, cables and equipment stollen.
They melt the copper cables and export it out of the country.
— Minister of Transport |Mr Fix (@MbalulaFikile) February 9, 2020
We must work with our colleagues in the criminal justice system to characterize the burning of trains and cable theft as economic sabotage. We warn people against these and other crimes, urge communities to take ownership of their gov services and lead efforts to protect them. https://t.co/funBwNxD5P pic.twitter.com/Gte6Wq5tdr
— Minister of Transport |Mr Fix (@MbalulaFikile) February 9, 2020
Source: EWN
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