‘Crime against humanity’, KSD mayor slams cable theft
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“King Sabata Dalindyebo local municipality mayor Nyaniso Nelani has described electricity infrastructure vandalism and cable theft in Mthatha as a crime against humanity.”
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The claim is reported in the original article, but no corroboration was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia. The Wikipedia entry for the municipality does not mention the mayor's statement about crime against humanity.
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— King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase King Sabata Dalindyebo) is a local municipality situated in the inland of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The municipality include…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Sabata_Dalindyebo_Local_M…
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“He was addressing journalists during an urgent media briefing organised by the municipality on Friday morning.”
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“This came after several communities in Mthatha were left without electricity during Easter Weekend.”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about electricity outages during Easter Weekend.
“Nelani claimed it had been discovered the outages were due to deliberate vandalism to electricity infrastructure in the affected communities.”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about vandalism causing outages.
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