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EWN reports that according to Electricity Minister Kgosietso Ramokgopa, there's been a significant decrease in cases of sabotage and corruption at Eskom since the implementation of the energy crisis plan, which was first announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in July last year.
In December last year, Ramaphosa announced that as part of efforts to increase security at Eskom power plants, soldiers would be deployed to Eskom power plants, at an estimated cost of over R150 million. Ramokgopa said this collaboration led by the state security department and other law enforcement agencies had yielded some positive results. "The number of incidents since we have put this together has decreased from 65 to about 20. A number of arrests have been made. Crime and corruption continue to be the focal point in addressing the scourge of load shedding," he indicated. Ramokgopa also said that Eskom had put internal governance systems in place to reduce acts of sabotage and criminal syndicates at its power plans.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ndaedzo Nethonzhe at EWN
- Read too, Over 50 Eskom vandalism, theft-related arrests made since January, Mashatile reports, at News24
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