Eskom further suspends operations to parts of Kraaifontein and Wesbank (Delft)
23 July 2020
Eskom further suspends operations to parts of Kraaifontein and Wesbank (Delft), after withdrawing services from parts of Khayelitsha and Bardale (Mfuleni) on Monday 20 July 2020.
Following the suspension of operations in parts of Khayelitsha and Bardale earlier this week due to violent protests, Eskom has taken the decision to withdraw operations from Bloekombos, Wallacedene and Kraaifontein CBD, as well as Wesbank in Delft on Wednesday, 22 July 2020.
In Kraaifontein, staff members managed to escape unharmed when the Eskom branded vehicle they were travelling in was pelted with rocks by violent protestors. Protest action in Wesbank has also forced Eskom to withdraw its operators.
This follows two separate incidents on Monday, 20 July 2020, when a vehicle was stoned in Bardale and another stoned and set alight in Khayelitsha, which forced Eskom to withdraw operations in these areas.