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More than half-a-million rand has been stolen from two safes at a military base in Potchefstroom.
The thieves apparently got through the fence of the army's general support base on Monday night.
Police say they broke into the pay office through the ceiling, and cut open the two safes using angle-grinders.
The alarm system had been out of order for some time.
The office of the military police, which should apparently be manned 24 hours a day, was 30 metres from the pay office.
The robbers made off with the money and also tampered with the CCTV camera.
