Eskom and Metrorail temporarily suspends services amid violent protests

Eskom and Metrorail have temporarily suspended services in Gauteng due to the violent protests taking place.

THIS COMES AMID VIOLENT PROTEST BY SO-CALLED ZUMA SUPPORTERS

In a statement, Eskom said they have temporarily suspended services in areas affected by community protests for the safety of their employees and contractors.

“Eskom conducts its business with the principle that “No operating condition or urgency of service justifies exposing anyone to negative risks arising out of Eskom’s business or cause them injury or damage the environment.

The safety of our employees and contractors remains our number one priority and a major concern, and it is with that that we have decided to suspend all services that will require our employees and contractors to enter areas that will put their lives at risk.

Eskom furthermore said customers who have logged faults are requested to be patient as they might experience delays in response time to resolve their faults.

“We will monitor the situation and attend to network faults affecting significant areas and also supplies to critical installations, such as hospitals but not at the expense of our employees and contractors.

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Meanwhile, Metrorail also said in a statement no train services will operate in all it corridors on Monday.

It said this is due to the chaotic scenes witnessed in Johannesburg and now spilling over, affecting its operational areas.

“Suspending the train services is not only in the Metrorail’s interest but also in the interest of the safety of all its critical assets-loyal customers and employees that deserve a safe and secure operational environment.”

This comes amid the sporadic violent protests that in Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal by so-called Jacob Zuma supporters.

Violent rioters burned and looted shops and businesses and blocked roads in widespread riots across Durban and areas of Gauteng on Sunday evening.

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