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    Eskom employee and contractor due in court

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    An Eskom employee and a contractor are due in court on Thursday after being caught with copper cable.

    The suspects were arrested in the Free State, with cable estimated to be worth R540,000.

    It is suspected that the cable was stolen from an Eskom warehouse in Welkom.

    Source: News365

    In other news – eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda prioritise service delivery

    eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda says improving service delivery will be among the top priorities of the metro.

    Mxolisi Kaunda

    Kaunda has been re-elected mayor and was sworn in on Wednesday. Learn more

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