Eskom is pleased to announce that three suspects have been arrested by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Pretoria in connection with the theft of drums of cable belonging to Eskom.
The arrests follow an armed robbery incident that occurred at the Wolmaransstad Customer Network Centre (CNC) in Klerksdorp on Monday, 7 October 2024, at approximately 00:57. During the incident, unknown armed suspects entered the CNC and loaded sixteen (16) drums of Eskom cable, valued at R1,051,530.00, onto the trucks and fled the scene.
The three suspects appeared in the Wolmaransstad Magistrate Court yesterday. The two trucks involved in the crime have been confiscated from their unscrupulous owner and will be presented as evidence.
Eskom commends the tireless and exceptional investigative work by the SAPS Head Office Detective team, which led to the arrests of the suspects. We hope the suspects face the full might of the law and believe that the three suspects may be linked to several other similar armed robbery incidents committed recently at other Eskom CNCs.
We are committed to safeguarding the security and integrity of our critical infrastructure. The ongoing collaboration between Eskom’s internal security investigations team and law enforcement agencies, coordinated by the National Energy Crisis Committee’s (NECOM) Safety and Security Priority Committee, continue to yield significant positive results in our efforts to combat crime and corruption.
Eskom remains steadfast in its stance against criminal activities and urges members of the public to report any information related to unlawful activities, including armed robberies, illegal electricity sales, fraud, theft of coal, fuel oil, diesel, and critical and essential infrastructure crimes. Reports can be made anonymously through the Eskom Crime Line at 0800 11 27 22 or via WhatsApp at 081 333 3323.
