'Unsafe to work': Johannesburg's City Power pulls teams out of flash points

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City Power withdrew its response teams of operators and technicians overnight from the areas plagued by xenophobic attacks, for safety reasons.

The entity said on Sunday night it had been informed of new attacks on businesses and foreigners' homes in areas including the CBD, Jeppestown, Malvern, Johannesburg central, Rosettenville, Hillbrow and Berea.

“Our customers were, and will continue to be, inconvenienced with limited or no response to fault calls in areas where danger is anticipated.”“We are doing this for safety reasons of our staff members and contractors.

 

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