The Citizen reports that Joburg’s City Power has suspended services in Alexandra after one of its technicians was assaulted inside the Alexandra Service Delivery Centre (SDC) on Tuesday.

The employee was responding to a power outage affecting customers along 2nd and 7th Avenue on Tuesday when he was attacked. “An angry mob stormed our gates, damaging vehicles and beating up the technician who was in the office at the time. City Power will be providing psychosocial support to the technician and other colleagues who are still traumatized by the events. Most of the colleagues at the Alexandra SDC have expressed serious concerns for their safety,” City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said. He went on to advise: “Effective immediately, we are suspending all services in Alexandra until further notice. No employees will be dispatched to work around Alexandra until law and order are restored and workers safety can be guaranteed.” Mangena said their technicians have been working tirelessly to address the disruptions caused by adverse weather conditions, which has delayed responses.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Faizel Patel at The Citizen

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