ESKOM CABLE THEFT N7

No mayor cable theft was experienced since the cable theft earlier in the year in February and with loadshedding slowly a distant memory post 2024 elections, everyone wasn’t expecting this wakeup call on the WhatsApp Group:

DAY 1:

Below is a clip of the moment the power went out in the area that you can click on:

 

DAY 2:

Below some images from photos taken at the site of the vandalism next to the N7:

DAY 3:

Number of attempted break ins as well as aimless loitering in the streets by unknown persons:

also being experienced during the power outage…

DAY 4:

The heighten attention by patrollers to any movement in the bushy areas around the Village, the N7 and Bothasig is causing some strange strolling into the neighbourhood’s streets:

ESKOM staff/vehicle activity at the Eskom substation at the Bothasig Town Hall:

THE DAY AFTER:

You can click on the image below to listen to a call recorded by CapeTalk: