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Cable crooks arrested with loot worth over US$1,500 in Bulawayo
Two suspected copper cable thieves were left dumbfounded after their apparent smooth heist ended in handcuffs and confiscated loot valued at over US$1,500.The suspects, identified as Khumbulan...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:15hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
5 arrested for vandalising Zesa transformer
Police in Mutoko have apprehended five suspects for allegedly vandalising a Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) 100 KW transformer and stealing copper cables at Mazezuru...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 07:02hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
17-year-old arrested in 800kg copper theft
Two suspects from Bulawayo, including a 17-year-old teenager, appeared in court yesterday facing charges of stealing 759.5 kg of copper cables valued at US$15,190.Ishmael Mpala (27) of Emakhan...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 20:18hrs | 752 | by Sankara Bizela
Zimbabweans arrested over 1 million Pula copper cable bust
In a significant crackdown, Botswana police apprehended two Zimbabwean men in Mogoditshane Block 9, Gaborone, seizing copper cables valued at over P1 million during a raid on an unlicensed scrap yard....Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 08:13hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
TelOne mulls decommissioning copper cable infrastructure
THE country's landline telecoms provider, TelOne, says it will be decommissioning some of its copper cable infrastructure to stem rampant vandalism, which cost the firm US$1 million last year....Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 10:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo suburb plunges into darkness
BULAWAYO's Newton West suburb was plunged into darkness early yesterday morning after thieves once again stole copper cables as the spate of vandalism of critical public infrastructure continues unaba...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Storm blacks-out most Bulawayo suburbs
HEAVY rains that hit Bulawayo yesterday morning triggered a power outage affecting most suburbs in the city, including the region's main referral hospital, Mpilo Central Hospital.Power is expe...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZESA sets up whistle-blower toll-free numbers
ZESA has introduced toll free numbers for members of the public to report incidents of vandalism and theft of its infrastructure. The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 20:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Criminals descend on Bulawayo's affluent suburbs
BULAWAYO's affluent suburbs have been hit by a spate of housebreakings as organised criminal syndicates target businesspeople after cutting copper cables resulting in power blackouts. The gang...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Thieves plunge Byo suburbs into darkness
BULAWAYO has been hit by a series of power outages with several suburbs going for weeks without electricity as organised copper theft syndicates continue to strike in the city. The Zimbabwe El...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
2-week blackout for Hillside suburb
RESIDENTS of Hillside suburb in Bulawayo have gone for almost two weeks without electricity after thieves once again stole nearly 1km of copper cables along Percy Avenue in the suburb. The inc...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:18hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
SA Toyota Quantum Registration WWD 790 GP held in copper cable theft
Zimbabwean police are interested in interviewing N Ndlovu of Entabeni Flat, number 002, CRN Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa in connection with copper theft that happened in the Mbembesi area....Published: 11 Jun 2012 at 03:18hrs | 3 | by Ndou Paul
TelOne Press Statement
TelOne like most utilities has not been spared the scourge of copper thefts and infrastructure vandalism which resulted in most areas losing telecommunication services. Load shedding...Published: 27 Aug 2011 at 09:47hrs | 1 | by Moyo Roy
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