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IOL News reports that City Power contractors were attacked, and one was left badly injured, after a group of residents in Alexandra assaulted them while they were repairing a faulty cable that had caused a power outage.
The contractors were ambushed on Tuesday at the corner of Ruth and 13th Avenue by an angry mob. “The group pelted stones, injuring one of the contractors and landing him in hospital. Other technicians managed to escape unharmed, but their tool-boxes were stolen in the process. Cables and joints that were going to be used for the repairs were also taken,” City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena reported. City Power was forced to immediately pull out all of its resources from the township over safety concerns. “By this morning (Wednesday), only skeletal service was provided as the technicians are scared to respond to Alexandra outages,” Mangena indicated. City Power CEO Tshifularo Mashava emphasised that City Power would not hesitate to permanently withdraw its employees and contractors from areas where their safety was compromised. Mangena said the outage would remain prolonged due to the onslaught attack on the contractors. “City Power will only allow its full complement of employees and contractors to return to site when it deems it safe,” he pointed out.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Sinenhlanhla Masilela at IOL News
- See too, City Power denounces violent attack on its Alexandra contactors, at EWN
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