Africa-Press – South-Africa. Joburg City Power technicians, who responded to a call about a faulty meter in Lenasia South, were robbed and assaulted on Tuesday.
Its spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, said the crew – one man and two women – travelled in two vans, which the robbers made off with.
Mangena said the robbers physically assaulted the male technician.
The robbers took their cellphones, bags and toolboxes. He said the robbers also instructed the trio to transfer money from their bank accounts.
He said City Power would prioritise the emotional and physical well-being of the technicians.
Mangena said:
He said the robbers abandoned the vehicles in Lawley, near the Meriting Squatter Camp in Lenasia South.
Mangena said it was costly to solicit the protection of the Joburg Metro Police Department for its technicians.
Comment from Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi will be added when received.
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