Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga wants the mayors of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni to jointly lobby national government to form a task team to tackle cable theft. Since November 2017, his council had dealt with 1,498 incidents of cable theft. Delivering his second state of the capital address on Thursday, Msimanga said cable theft was “threatening” improvements in the city. He said the city lost “millions of rand” each year due to cable theft, but there was no coordinated plan by law enforcement agencies at national level to deal with it decisively. He said cable theft was a national issue, but it was especially prevalent in Gauteng. “The theft of cables has the potential to hamper the sustainable provision of services such as transport, communication, water and electricity. It affects the quality of life of residents and hampers local economic development as well,” he said. Msimanga said he would be meeting with his counterparts, Herman Mashaba from Johannesburg and Mzwandile Masina from...
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