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Six foreign nationals were arrested for theft, tampering with essential infrastructure and possession of suspected stolen items at the old Eldorado Park substation, south of Johannesburg.

City Power said the Mozambican nationals were caught on Monday in a joint intelligence-driven operation between law enforcement agencies and the regional power utility’s security risk management.

City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said a Toyota Corolla was spotted near the Eldorado Park substation at about 1am and police officers discovered cables belonging to City Power along with instruments used to commit the crime.

“The six suspects who were inside the vehicle were found with copper that was stripped from a transformer, oil that was drained from a transformer, cable-cutting implements, pliers and spanners.”

This comes barely a week after two suspects, aged 43 and 38, were severely injured while attempting to steal cables in Eldorado Park.

Mangena said the incident, which took place last month, resulted in both individuals being electrocuted while tampering with essential power infrastructure.

“According to reports, the Lenasia security team leader received a call from the local councillor, alerting them to the situation. The two male suspects, both residents of Block 7, Westgate Flats in Eldorado Park, were found by emergency services in critical condition, having sustained severe burns from electrocution.

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Six foreign nationals were arrested for theft, tampering with essential infrastructure and possession of suspected stolen items at the old Eldorado Park substation. Two were electrocuted. Pics: City Power #CityPower #EldoradoPark #CableTheft @TheCitizen_News pic.twitter.com/rQFhkxY4Gv

— 𝙵𝚊𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚕 𝙿𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚕 ⚡️ (@FaizelPatel143) December 5, 2024

“They were transported to Baragwanath Hospital for urgent treatment. Due to the extent of their injuries, the suspects were not arrested immediately, as doctors advised that their condition must stabilise before any further action can be taken. The suspects are currently in the hospital’s burn unit and will be moved once their condition improves,” Mangena said.

Mangena said City Power has opened a criminal case of tampering with essential infrastructure at Eldorado Park Saps.

Mangena said the incident serves as a “stark reminder” of the dangerous consequences of cable theft, which not only disrupts essential services but also poses significant risks to the lives of those involved.

“City Power urges the public to report any suspicious activity around power infrastructure and to remain vigilant in the fight against illegal tampering and vandalism.”

Kinzo0917:
What do you love insulting people?


ODE

You mean the same people also insulting others - gays? Sit down hypocrite!

mushroomFarm:
Brutality! This one enter😂😂RandDigital so your father is a he-goat that cannot control his small HIV dick😂😂😂😂 I wonder how many of your gay white masters inserted their penis into his rectum before the fool kpai

Go ration your ponmo. Have you eaten today Hunger-gerian?😂😂😂

DeeScan:
could you please keep your faaggoted shiit to your country...

Dee SCAM

Folks, in some countries they reject or destroy black people's blood donations not because of some scientific reason, but because of prejudice. There's no god that decides who's blood is good or bad, - it's just man made rules. The same applies with gay people.

Ask yourself what bad gay people have ever done to you personally. Probably nothing. So why the hate?

Sepukku:
You didn't confirm for us how nasty Nando's tastes now. Better get on your government to stop those poultry exports.

Yawn

trium:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPcG6E-JVo&pp=ygUGI3ZpaG9k

Male homosexuality is not only about sex - maybe sex is the only thing that counts in your perverted hetero world 😂😂😂

Now send videos of cancer amongst the other LGBTQIA+ letters - especially your pornhub faves, LESBIANS 😂😂😂

Hypocrisy doesn't stand a chance tonight! 😎🏆

Sepukku:
At least my cow doesn't have antibiotics and steriods shot into it.

No wonder Nando's chicken doesn't taste the same anymore. Eish!

Flop.

Maybe try following me around in my other new thread and you'll get inspiration there. For now you're 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾😂😂😂

[quote author=trium post=133166151][/quote]Lol, so says someone googling doggy style and a∆al videos on pornhub. Get lost hypocrite! I'm gonna continue lashing you and other cavemen today. I've set aside a while 12 hours 😂😂😂

trium:
The bolded shows that you are not connected to your roots. You are only exposing your ignorance if you laugh at folklore and storytelling that is Africa's way of passing messages from one generation to the other. I feel sorry for you. Did you notice that I asked about your grandparents? Don't worry, you can't understand. God bless you on your journey of self discovery

Folklore and science are two different things Dumb-gerian.

Homosexuality is scientifically proven, homophobia is your dumb papas folklore 😂😂😂 Nigeria is a darn 5th world zoological cow-ntry! 😂😂😂

No wonder tinubu is chamber starving you all, hell-caust loading 😂😂😂

trium:
If that person went through a family, a community and society, they will never end up gay. If they imported rubbish ideas like they are dumping on you in SA to go d444k yourselves and waste your lives, they may turn out gay. I asked you if it is a South African practice, you are yet to answer. You think I care about your insults

RandDigital, were people from your father or mother's side gay?

Did any of your grandparents share this tradition with you? I want to know

Share with me your real life story like I shared with you.

Only in Dumb-geria is homosexuality born through grandpa storytelling 😂😂😂

You're so still fvcking living in the stone age, no wonder your president is 100 years old and the previous one was on life support and living on Sudanese blood transfusions 😂😂😂

chatinent:
I am not your father.

You sure sound like a chauvinist pervert. Why are you threatened by gay people who only make up 3% of the global population but you're always on xvideos googling lesbian porn ,when you're not harassing women on the streets.

You're a neanderthal.

trium:
You are all about attack and it shows are insecure you are. I am asking you about your South African traditions and it was an opportunity for you to show me your history, instead you went for attack. In my family, in my culture, in my community, in my ancestry, we never had a record of gayism and I am bold to let you know. Calling it homophobe is a deflection, maybe you guys did but my people believe in building families and they know that only a bastard would cut that off. This is how we were able to pass stories from one generation to the other. Our community was not selfish to earth, it gave back to it. Gayism is not in our tradition, you can call it homophobia but I cannot control how you interpret our customs and traditions. Thank you.

Remind us again how you want modern Nigeria to deal with gays. Through death, right? Your usual bloodthirsty homophobic mobs?

You miserable homophobes are still to demonstrate how the measley 3% global gay population has destroyed society.

PressMyButton:
Lioness5280 JaceBlaze RandDigital come bow and lick our feet.

See idiotic comment.

Ask your hungry Nigerian neighbour to decipher my response.

trium:
You can cherry pick eh?
When he talks about a united Africa, where do your ears go

I know about your moniker and I know why I posted it. Now as a SAn do you know of any of your grandparents who were gay?

No, because your grandparents were homophobes and so are you. This time around LGBTI community are vocal.

Go announce at your papas graveside, Caveman.

chatinent:
You can be whatever you want to be..but no carry am near another person wey no like am.

Tell that to the women you're always harassing and touching on the streets without their permission.

obiekunie01:
of course what do you u expect?

after all 99.9% of SA 'blacks' are not mentally balanced. (do notice that i put the black in quote simply bc they are truly not blacks - they are more closely related to chimps).

even the pics of the youths you posted, look into their eyes and you will see they all have symptoms of Disruptive behaviour and dissocial disorder possibly cause by years of physical, mental and spiritual abuse by their white masters.

so i am not surprised they are inclined to lgbtq+ (which on its own is a mental disorder). they tend to accept what they see their white masters accept.

my comment is not meant to be an insult sir.

Lol, your transvestite Brobisky survived living a lavish lifestyle in a "homophobic" Nigerian prison for months & has still not been convicted 😂😂😂

Noticed my quotation marks Hunger-gerian? 😂😂😂

Where's the white influence there?

Enjoy suffocating having your square head inside white man's rectum. I'll understand if you cant reply back 😂😂😂

trium:
But they can't accept the equality of their follow Africans

Thanks but no thanks

Gay people are fellow Africans - what you talking about? Sit down. Same Malema you posted and his EFF party are pro-LGBT rights.

Go gym some more and come back more beefed up sucker! 😂

The results of the 2024 African Youth Survey have highlighted the progressive attitudes of South African youth toward LGBTQ+ rights compared to their peers across the continent.

The findings, released this week, reveal a growing recognition among young South Africans of the importance of equality and protections for LGBTQ+ individuals, setting the country apart as a leader in LGBTQ+ acceptance in Africa.

Commissioned by the Ichikowitz Foundation, the survey conducted 5,604 face-to-face interviews with young people between the ages of 18-24 years, evenly divided by gender, in 16 African countries.


South African youth stand out: A striking 80% of young South Africans believe that LGBTQ+ individuals deserve greater protections, a significant jump from 64% in 2020. This figure is more than double the continent-wide average of 37% (a slight decrease from 38% in 2020).

Reporting hate crimes: While 56% of South African youth said they would feel comfortable reporting crimes motivated by sexual orientation, the figures are slightly higher for crimes based on religion (62%) and ethnicity (60%).

Reporting gender-based violence: 60% of South African youth said they felt comfortable reporting gender-based violence, which fell five points lower than the Africa-wide average, dominated by Rwanda (96%), Kenya (90%) and Zambia (78%)

Awareness of inequality: Less than half (45%) of South African respondents said that everyone is treated equally under the law in their country, versus 56% who said the same continent-wide, suggesting a greater awareness of inequality among South African youth;

Despite notable strides, the findings also underscore areas where work remains. Across Africa, around 30 of the 69 countries globally that still criminalise same-sex relationships are located on the continent.

Ivor Ichikowitz, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Ichikowitz Foundation, reflected on the findings, particularly as they relate to South Africa.

“We have taken some critical steps forward as a country when it comes to addressing the need for greater respect for and tolerance of sexual identity, as well as the practical issue of equally protecting the rights of all South Africans. But more needs to be done – not only when it comes to awareness – but also action.

In this sense, these findings are an important reminder to all of us that practicing democracy means protecting the rights and the freedoms of all South Africans and that, on this important thirtieth anniversary of our ending apartheid, we recognise that our work must only continue,” said Ichikowitz.

The 2024 African Youth Survey is the third of its kind to be fielded since the Ichikowitz Foundation launched the initiative five years ago. The 16 countries surveyed this year included Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.

colonelwealth:
This smelly infection carrier.
You have been roaming the streets of Lagos, Abuja and PH hawking your urgly self in the name of escort services like most of your south Africans do in Nigeria but no Nigerian seems interested.

The greatness of the Igbo nation/Tribe far out weight that of any south African especially the xenophobes dead or alive.
These same Igbos you want to drag fed, protected and sponsored your ancestors when they ran shamefully away from white controlled S.A.
Stop trying, we all know years of apartheid slavery has damages all you guys brain cells and made you lots very bitter and hateful.

You south Africans are delusional and we Nigerians enjoy your delusion.
Just thank the Nigerian government for restricting Nigerians by now, Nigerians would have health and finished you smelly cretins off with same energy you bring.

Inside South Africa, the South Africans rape their ladies to stupor, none of their ladies are safe, their citizens are the highest drug runners along side Brazilians, Columbians etc, they are the top sex tourism hub in Africa, top infection carriers, top pick pocket snatchers, top envious unemployed, top cooperate fraudstars, top corruption heaven with the ANC state anchored corruption, top xenophobes in Africa, top underachievers in the whole of Africa, top slaves on their country to whites, top tribalist divided society with Zulu against xhosa vs Ndembele vs Bathsoto vs Bushmen etc, top drug destination and drug abusers, top car jackers, kidnappers and murders for hire.

You will never see these fools challenge Brazilians and other south Americans who run drugs in their country because they are "Brazilian wannabes" so badly that they bow in cowardice before them.

Yet they come online to lecture other African countries in falsehood.
The truth is that every other African countries are beginning to see you bitter things for what you are......see the way even other Africans and even non Africans united in the Chidinma saga to shame you fools.

Today it's Nigerias, tomorrow Zimbabweans, next tomorrow Zambians, a week later Somalians etc....when will you guys ever take responsibility for your rotten society..??

If Nigerians are responsible for your crimes and lack of erection in S.A maybe you care to tell the world that it was Nigerians that killed your musicians A.K.A or Lucky Dubé will robing him.

Besides their are more Nigerians in Cameroon, Kenya, Egypt ans other west African countries than South Africa yet you crime& disease infested south Africans won't leave Nigeria out of your rotten mouths.
Your S.A people are roaming as illegals allover Brazil, Mexico U.K, Namibia, Congo DRC, Nigeria, Germany, U.S and Zambia committing stupid crimes all over.

Nigerian don't care about going to your Soweto slum country and only a Nigerian can insult another Nigeria., not you misfits.

Don't worry we know the greatness of Nigeria and glory Nigeria are too intimidating for you low self esteemed things....yes and we enjoy intimidating You lazy& bitter south Africans.

If you so hate Nigerians, what are you retards always roaming on Nairaland for..??

Oil wtf essay - send it to the people who have tinubulated una 😂😂😂

Rahkman:
you are just angry because igbos are buying off lagos, you hungry ronus degenerates have been trying since the chidinmas saga, begging for alliance with the ugly xenophobes ,who have been insulting you everytime you beg, lol lowlifes

It's clear you igbos are the unrepentant drug dealers & chest beaters. We're watching. You shall be dealt with.

Sepukku:
Don't worry about me Mfethu,I think I have eaten enough types of food to last me a lifetime nje!

except for that nasty pap and boerewors. Slave food I tell you.

Says someone who eats cow skin.

helinues:
Can't you see we are saying the same thing. You guys cup of anger is just so full hence getting disgusting about almost everything.

Is it only Nigeria or Nigerians you guys have been having issue with lately? Can all of us be the issue while you guys are the saints?

Look into yah mirrow and see who appears there

You expect to do yahoo and sell drugs in SA, and then for society to only protest for just one day like you did in Nigeria against hunger?

SA people will continue to protest against Nigerians until the situation is resolved.

owobokiri:
So which country are you proud of?
South Africa or Orania?
This idiot on steroids.

Give us the definition of Orania "as a country". Infact give us the origins of Orania and why democratic SA tolerates it (just 1000 people). I'm waiting 😂😂😂

You claimed to have "saved SA" but are darn dumb as hell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpWG8waR6mI?si=qHJe_7sN2V0WEjCO
Tinubu arrives at Tuynhuys

Tuynhuys is the official residence of the South African president while in Cape Town (the legislative capital of South Africa and the home of Parliament).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI-FDElEO58?si=TpxkEwrUVOsgYsYE

This is where South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is currently hosting President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria.

MadamExcellency:
And you think if you ask "Are you a hired killer?" he will answer in the affirmative. That's nonsense. It's your job to find out and not go about accusing innocent people of guilt by suspicion and nationality. This is the root of xenophobia in South Africa. They blame every other African country for their shortcomings instead of a pragmatic approach to solving their problems.

Stay hungry in your countries lady. Xenophobia problem solved.

MadamExcellency:
The country failed in social discipline and orientation of her citizens if her citizens are drug addicts.

If I want to interview you for a job in my company, I don't ask you if you are a thief, liar, wife-beater or drug addict. I will employ you based on your competence.

I make the rules, give you the dos and don'ts and I keep the checks and mechanisms to catch defaulters and punish the offenders. This is what makes civilization and human development simple.

Lol, hire a serial killer and leave a RIP note in advance. Don't run to the police o.

South Africans Furious Over Passport Simplification For Nigerians - PICTURES - Politics - Nairaland

https://www.nairaland.com/newpost?topic=8284340

adeyinkaazeez:
An African country simplifying visa process for the so called giant of Africa. How?

Giant of drugs and yahoo. Who wants that in that country? Get real.

Sepukku:
I love how you use Nigerian phrases and innuendos but lack the knowledge there of.

You must get a passport and travel. Don't be scared "Africa" awaits you.

You definitely hungry

There's overwhelming anger in South Africa that Nigerians can now easily enter the country. This was announced by SA President Cyril Ramaphosa during the visit of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to South Africa on Tuesday.

South Africans believe Nigerians are responsible for the high levels of crime in SA.

This social media post below has garnered over 1.3 million views and over 1.7K comments in less than a day.