Crime 14 October 2026, 12:02 via IOL

Police arrest six foreign nationals accused of Free State cable theft

Six foreign nationals were arrested in the Free State after police and private security intercepted two vehicles carrying over 560 kilograms of stolen Transnet copper cables valued at R100,000.

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