The price of metal makes it worthwhile in Johannesburg

Scrap metal is worth enough to make all kind of things "disappear", things like manhole covers (which you can imagine can be dangerous) and also power box doors. They must be heavier than I imagined.
On my street ours is wrapped in plastic because otherwise when it rains the entire street looses power. Putting a new door on it is an exercise in futility so plastic it is.

The one further up the street is under a tree so even when it rains it does not create problems so it stays as it is.

Near my grocery store they have come up with a more drastic solution. It does seem a bit overboard.There is a great big lock on the aluminum belt.