He says that he has, on many occasions, noticed how there are often traffic congestions because traffic lights are destroyed, and usually found laying on the ground.
“Thieves steal the cable inside the traffic lights, but this in turn creates chaos on the roads,” he says.
Ekurhuleni metro spokesperson, Sam Modiba, says the metro does experience theft of different equipment used on the energy distribution network, and in this case, a traffic signal. When prompted on what the metro was doing about the problem, Modiba said that council appointed external service providers to assist the EMPD’s cable theft unit.
“The unit is involved in monitoring our electricity network on a 24 hours, seven-days-a-week basis, and they have jointly arrested close to a 1 000 suspects over a six-year period already with a 85 per cent successful rate of prosecutions,” he adds.
Residents are urged to also get involved and to report any suspicious activities.
Any suspicious activities within the boundaries of metro area may be reported to the Theft Control Room on 086 0111 108.
