 Organized livestock theft which bags large numbers of livestock at a time is on the rise, representing about 88% of these thefts in 2019.The losses impact the livelihoods of farm workers besides farmers, and it is claimed that crime prevention has yet to catch up with the "modus operandi" of syndicates.Eskom has supplied a contact number where suspicious activities by its employees can be reported, after alleged stock theft on a Northern Cape farm.