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) ‘Good deterrent to cable theft’
Street lights burning 24/7 CHILTON MELLEM
Preventing cable theft is one of a few reasons that street lights are burning in broad daylight. This is according to a city of Cape Town interim manager for public lighting, following a complaint from a Forest Heights resident about the constant burning of street lights in Eerste River. Wim Braamse was recently concerned over the waste of electricity as a result of street lights burning throughout the day. “Until two weeks ago the lights were shining in my street. What is the use, the sun is shining bright and it’s 30 degrees outside?” Braamse asked. He monitored some streets in the area and found lights in a number of streets including Begonia Street, Blue Downs Road, Bloekom Road and a part of Hindle Road. He felt so strongly that an example should be set by the city that he sent an email to the executive mayor of Cape Town, Patricia de Lille. Following his letter, Braamse was referred to the electricity department in Bellville. “We have to save power because of the power shortage at Eskom, but I feel we also have to save electricity to protect the earth,” he said. After Braamse lodged his complaint, the lights in his road were turned off, but in other streets the lights were still burning. In response, the interim manager
said there could be a few reasons for street lights burning during the day. “A technician could be working on the street lights to test if they are working after someone has lodged a complaint. There could also be a fault on the network which could be linked to the light’s photo-electric cell. A photo-electric cell is a sensor which turns street lights on when it becomes darker and off when it becomes lighter,” says the manager. He said another reason lights are left on is to prevent criminals from committing cable theft. “It is not the ideal way to combat this crime but it is just one of the ways. Once a line has been stolen, it takes up to four months to replace the line,” he said. Some of the older lines are being stolen as they are made from copper but the new lines are being made of aluminium. Unfortunately, even though these lines are not as valuable as the copper ones, there is still a market for them. The city would like the public to be their eyes and ears to help prevent the theft of cables in their area. If anybody would like to report cable theft in their area they can contact the city’s cable theft hot line on 0800 225 669. If you would like to report faulty street lights you can contact the city on 0860 103 089, email them at power@capetown.gov.za or SMS them on 31220.
Wim Braamse stands underneath one of the lights burning during the day in Forest Heights, just down the road from where he lives. Photo: Chilton Mellem
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