Employees of the City of Johannesburg's power utility City Power were allegedly held hostage by community members in Alexandra in a standoff related to power outages in the area.
Johannesburg – Employees of the City of Johannesburg's power utility City Power were allegedly held hostage by community members in Alexandra in a standoff related to power outages in the area on Saturday, the utility said.
“It’s not clear why the team was held hostage, but it is believed [to be] the frustration of not having power for the past five days. Part of the community of 6th Avenue are also angry because they haven't had electricity for almost two weeks since their mini-substation blew up and burnt.” “JMPD [Johannesburg Metro Police Department] was called to release the [City Power] team held hostage and no one was injured. City Power is currently engaging both the communities and we are hoping the teams will be able to return to do the restoration and other repairs across the township. In the meantime we have withdrawn our teams out of Alexandra until their safety could be guaranteed. Councillors and the regional director were notified,” Mangena said.
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