An underground 11-KV power line which supplies electricity to the Lusaka International Airport has been cut off and stolen.
The 47-meters of three core-cables was stolen Wednesday night at about 23 hours on Airport road.
ZESCO Limited Public Relations Manager Andre Makulu who inspected the site where the cables have been cut-off says the Airport has since been put on alternative power supply.
Mr. Makalu told ZNBC News that it is unfortunate that people could steal power cables which supply electricity to a security installation.
Mr. Makulu urged the public to report any person found stealing or vandalising ZESCO installations.
ZNBC
Please check homes of PF cadres, they ve run out of campaign money after a failed Afghan deal
ba lazo niba chusi,sibayopa kupya sure? these they can even still at plot1.
These PF rats, they just want government to look incompetent. But it is great that ZESCO has plan B
ba PF hahahahha..careful with these chaps after they lose elections..may jst do that to ECZ n plot 1..
Ya this is a middle income country thanks to MMD “good policies” so why are people stealing power cables?
In the developed world you find worse petty thieves….its not the economy that makes people steal, some are inherently thieves, rich or poor- kleptomania.
This is all because of high poverty levels and unemployment people are now even risking their lives…stealing 11KV powerline cable it’s incredible!!!! “Njala yamunyokola”
Ba MMD people are hungry in a middle income country , next time it will state house wait
Just shows how vulnerable ZESCO installations are. ZESCO must wake from sleep and think of innovatove/intelligent measures of securing and monitoring of their installations. As a company it has more serious challenges to address.
Hehehhehheheheh #6 You crack my ribs , yamunyokola chendi Njala uyu Kolwe eyiba ma waya ya ma lite
Hahaha this is a classic. Next they are going to steal plane!
What do you expect with high levels of poverty in the country. Maybe James Banda took it to supply companies in South Africa.
Zambia, Lets explore!
Inside Job? Think about it.
Please make sure the airport has electricity I’m flying in tonight people.
the so called interntiona Airport it simply means that the Airport does not have national security please boma work up and depoly millitary police not G4,or who ever,lets b serious zambia,
i am sure even the thieves mistook the airport for soweto market kikikikiki
Ati PF cadres…lol
It appears crime is imprinted into the DNA of Zambians. Everyone for himself, starting with the President right down to a the common man. The government breaks laws. Therefore citizens are not scared of the law.
I hear RB is in Livingstone giving out houses to sitting Tenants. Leaks-in say the next one is state house. it will be offered for sale to the sitting tenant!!!
MMD have denied any involvement, the incident has caused two MPs to deflect to PF. Watch this space for further developments.
The Government should critically look at the activities of the scrap metal dealers.
Rupiah will not announce election date until he has given out all the free things he has to garner him more votes, this is the most undemocratic thing a leader can do…
– Geysers
– Houses
– power cables
– Funerals
– Loans
Koma zooona.ba Zesco,naba Zamtel really suffer a major set back with there cables,i feel for
these companies.Please Be on guard with casuals or employees next they might target Ndola
and Livingstone airport 11KV powerline cables.What a trend setter. umbi akagondwa.Ask ba Jerabo ku C’belt nama illegal miners sometimes ichitofu chilagumuka.Â
What do you expect when there’re no street lighting from the once great east road round about to once lusaka airport now lusaka air strip? our so called int. airport road is the only one that I know of with no street lighting. thieves are free to steal because it is dark there.
Zesco limited public relations manager is HE Mr Makulu or Mr Makalu? Ba LT up to now you dont know how to edit news or its still copy and paste shamracko journalism?
Yah you are right Zambia now is a middle income country. No employment ok.
@11 No Way Reload
I am very sure that all the time before you comment you smoke GANJA CHAMBA, FWAKA WACHINGONI, ICHAMBA or you drink KACHASU or TUJIRIJIRI because all your comments are full of hatred against ba Rupia Why do you hate him you just go back to Zed and become one of the presidential candidate finish
wakawalala ba njala all they think of is stealing.its not poverty some is just in there genes. give them a job you wil see they can even steal the tools they are using.
Well that’s not safe but this must have been with the help of a ZESCO or former zesco employee. 11Kv no ways. . . .
11kv live cable, how…
with the characters currently congregated in “some sections of the political arena” and “some sections of the media”, the idea of such an act is not far fetched. they don’t appreciate public property or safety as long as they drunkenly think that it can take them to state house.
That should have been a “VERY SMALL CABLE” carrying something like “2 Volts”. Explains why they weren’t electrocuted!!
Zesco’s Inside job no doutbted ..because 11000v cable is not a jock.That near to sabotage evn terrorism.Are we &senstive instalsion.? Bad move. MMD 0 vs PF 2.
#31 you are right, Â 11 kv cable to cut it off while connected to the power no no impossible inside job and the cable was not connected to the power.
Unemployment is a National Security Risk.This Govt is not doing enough it is full of corrupt men and women.Look at the way Govt Contracts are handled.Zambians Please tell Mr.Banda 2011 you are FIRED we deserve better Leadership, Lies about the Bumper harvest and the economy doing good when you have over 50% unemployment. What a joke
UNEMPLOYMENT IS NATIONAL SECURITY RISK