‘It is alarming to hear that our staff were violently threatened while carrying out a much needed public lighting project in the community. Our teams work hard to ensure that we attend to public lighting in all areas of the metro and it is sad to see them being threatened with violence while delivering these essential services in our communities. 

‘When these incidents occur, our teams temporarily withdraw from the area and return with security or when it is safe to do so. This can result in project delays. 

‘We condemn these actions in the strongest possible terms and urge the community to come forward with information so that guilty parties can be held accountable for their actions,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Councillor Beverley van Reenen