In a statement Eskom said services will resume when the power utility deems it safe for its employees to work in the area. 
It is alleged that Eskom employees were prevented from removing an illegally-installed transformer from the power utility’s network by a violent mob.
“The community has vandalised five of our poles carrying power supply cables that are currently on the ground and posing a safety risk to the public.
The safety of Eskom employees remains a major concern at this stage, and the matter has been reported to the police for further investigation”, says Daphne Mokwena, Senior Manager for Customer Services in Gauteng.
#EskomGauteng#ServicesTemporarilyWithdrawn: Sebokeng
We have temporarily withdrawn services in Sebokeng Zone 7 following violent threats against our employees when they tried to remove a transformer illegally connected to our network.
Services will resume when it’s safe. pic.twitter.com/UVQyKEDMKT— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) May 3, 2021
Last week, Eskom withdrew its services from Orlando East, Soweto where its employees were also violently attacked and property damaged as they were operating in the area.
Eskom urges members of communities across Gauteng to avoid illegal acts which cause network overloading and subsequent failure and explosions of pole-mounted transformers and mini-substations. Customers are encouraged to pay for their electricity consumption to avoid disconnections and failure of transformers as a result of overloaded networks.
“We are very concerned about the growing number of violent incidents which our employees are subjected to and we would like to appeal to communities to refrain from such vicious acts and partner with us and their respective councillors in addressing electricity-related matters”, concluded Mokwena.
