💡City Power threatens to withdraw technicians if they continue to be attacked after a crew was hijacked⚠️🚚 and physically assaulted😰 in Lenasia South. CityPower Eskom loadshedding TheCitizenNews Read the story⬇️
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has warned it will not hesitate to withdraw its technicians from hostile areas if they continue to be attacked.South on Tuesday, 18 July.spokesperson Isaac Mangena said the crew members were attending to a call from a customer about a faulty meter when they were attacked. “While one technician was verifying the address, the rest of the crew − one male and two females − in the two vans were hijacked. The cars were later found abandoned in Lawley and near Meriting Squatter Camp in Lenasia South. The three crew members managed to make their way to the police station.is alarming, it highlights the increased risks our employees are exposed to in their line of duty.
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