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About 300 people from wards 46 and 47 blocked the busy Matanzima Road near KwaNobuhle on Monday. Their electricity had been off since Friday after cables were stolen in the area. Photos: Thamsanqa Mbovane

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor suspects cable theft was ‘an act of sabotage’

Power was restored on Monday night to about 50 000 residents after days without electricity

Stranded commuters say Ramaphosa’s rail promises ring hollow

Cape Town’s largest passenger rail line has been closed for months, hitting people’s pockets and adding to road traffic congestion

​Scrap metal merchants rail against new export controls, despite noble intentions

Buyers and sellers in the scrap industry are worried about proposed changes relating to exports.

Undercover investigators catch Eskom employees selling transformers

A sting operation involving a private investigator posing as a farmer has uncovered a scam in which staffers sell transformers on the black market.

Video: ‘Cable thieves’ brutally assaulted by guards

WARNING – GRAPHIC CONTENT: amaBhungane has obtained a video clip showing suspected cable thieves being beaten while security guards look on.

Cable theft costs Telkom R3-billion

In the past three years Telkom has suffered almost R3-billion in losses because of cable theft, Parliament was told on Friday.

Four detained after cable theft halts Cape Town trains

Four men were arrested on Friday in Cape Town for theft of copper cables that caused trains into the city to grind to a halt.