News24 reports that armed men threatened staff at a Hanover Park waste drop-off facility last week after their demands were not met, the City of Cape Town reported on Friday.  

The two men had demanded that staff allow them to take the recyclables off site on Thursday, said acting water and waste mayoral committee member Felicity Purchase.  "When the staff refused, they drew their weapons and threatened them.  There were also three armed men standing outside the premises," she indicated.  The staff were told that the intruders would wait for them after work.  The city arranged for the staff to be transported out of the site to a safe location.  The facility was closed on Thursday afternoon, but open again on Friday.  "This is the first time an incident of such a serious nature has occurred although staff have previously been verbally abused," said Purchase.

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