News24 reports that City of Ekurhuleni employees in KwaThema are afraid to return to their posts after an attack on their offices by residents. The customer care centre was attacked on Wednesday by angry residents, who were demanding electricity.

The protesters hurled stones and bricks at the Ekurhuleni municipal building and torched two vehicles. Ekurhuleni metro police officers were deployed to the facility. On Thursday morning, some workers stood outside the facility, while others remained inside their vehicles. Inside the facility, remnants of two torched municipal vehicles could be seen in the parking lot. Some windows were shattered. An employee, who refused to be identified, said she was afraid to return to her post. “Something must be done. Our lives are at stake. The municipality must fix the electricity matter quickly before things get out of hand. I wonder what they were thinking by attacking the building. We don't provide electricity. Ours is to do administration work only,” she indicated. Ekurhuleni's spokesperson, Zweli Mnisi, condemned the incident and said: "Employees are afraid to work. Their safety can't be guaranteed. We are working hard to ensure that electricity is restored in the entire KwaThema. Some sections have electricity, and we hope that power will be fully restored very soon." He advised that the customer care centre remained closed.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ntwaagae Seleka at News24

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