Cape Town Community Chase Alleged Cable Thief Through Township in TikTok, Mzansi Amazed

• A viral TikTok video shows a few residents in South Africa chasing a man suspected of being a thief
• South Africa's loadshedding continues to be a problem, and cable thieves also contribute to consistent power cuts in the nation
• The video on TikTok shows how a suspected criminal was caught trying his luck but ended up running away

A clip went viral on TikTok as it showed how some people found an alleged criminal thought to be getting ready to steal electricity cables. This crime is common in South Africa, where copper cables are valuable.

On TikTok, the footage got thousands of likes as people reacted to seeing the alleged criminal flee the scene.

Suspected cable thief chased down in TikTok

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A video on TikTok by @jonathanafrika355 shows how some people had to chase a stealer. In the video, a few community members found an alleged electricity cable thief who took off running when he realised he had company.

Watch the video below:

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Cable thieves, aka izinyoka in local slang, have been a recurring problem in South Africa. The video of the people chasing the thief had many applauding them. Many commented that they were the equivalent of crime-stopping heroes like the Justice League.

Hannahjay commented:

"Only in South africa will there be a car of civilians chasing a cable thief laughing."

Mphoza commented:

The South African Justice League."

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user4943959054185 commented:

"Why is he running straight, jumpa mafence wena nja."

Lala Jacobs commented:

"Who needs Batman when you've got these guys."

Rito Mukhari commented:

"Netflix doesn’t come close to South Africa."

freezo commented:

"Damnn how many people are in that bakkie laughing."

Woman robbed in broad daylight, community comes to her rescue and impresses SA

Briefly News reported that peeps on Twitter were disturbed by a video of a vicious robbery. Netizens could not stop raving about what they saw in the clip.

The violent video made rounds on Twitter as people were disgusted by the details of the robbery. Many celebrated, seeing that people did not stand by as the woman got hurt.

Source: Briefly News