The Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) has between January and November this year lost K3.7 billion through vandalism and theft of its power supply cables in Lusaka.
ZESCO Lusaka Division Manager Ernest Mupwaya said the company has however recovered some of the stolen cables. He expressed concern at the increased cases of theft and vandalism of power supply copper cables in the city.
He said this has affected about 120 customers on existing power supply in the capital city alone.
Mr. Mupwaya said on each day, Zesco records at least three cases of vandalism or theft of cables, adding that the crime is rampant in Matero, Garden, Chipata and Ngwerere areas
Mr. Mupwaya has meanwhile disclosed that two suspects have since been arrested in connection with the recent theft of cables worth K 500 million. He has warned of stern action against perpetrators of the crime especially that ZESCO was now collaborating with the Zambia Police in fighting the scourge.
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People have to survive one way or the other. People back home steal even simple things like envelopes, printing paper, toilet paer and all that.
#1 Magic.. you’re right, it’s sad but that’s the only way some people get by.
some are eating kapena
#1 and 2 Are you justifying stealing coz they have nothing to do or they need to eat…Not all that thieves dont have food at home…
With that amount of money lost due to thefts, you would have employed more than 500hundred security gurds to watch over the stollen electrical equipment, you would have provided employement to some people . why dont you try my idea
Thieves are finding it easy to steal the cables because there is no current flowing in them. These are the results of these constant power cuts you have been subjecting people to. If there is constant flow of current in the cables,the more difficult it will be for these vandals. Yes some may still steal regardless of whether current is flowing or not, but not at the rate they would if current is not flowing.
Please watch out! Almost all if not all of the people that vandalize these installations are either ZESCO employees or worked for ZESCO in one way or the other.
Some chaps would install and vandalize the installation at the same time.
I hava comeup with SECURITY GADGET its work is to secure zesco copper cables and many more.