By Brig Dirk Lambrechts
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Question:
A Servamus reader referred Pollex to an online news article from 18 February 2025, entitled: “Highly paid government officials and wealthy individuals are suspected to be among those stealing electricity.”
Because of the length of this news article, Pollex will quote some snippets from it. The words highlighted in this article are done by Pollex, while words in square brackets are inserted by Pollex.
“The concerns about electricity theft were raised in a meeting between senior Eskom managers and members of the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Committee (COGTA) in the KZN legislature. In KZN, we have more than 600 000 households that have bypassed their meters and have not been paying for the electricity they consistently consume for years.”
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[This is only an extract of an article published in Servamus: May 2026. This article is available for purchase.]