Eskom has stated that it will temporarily withdraw its services in Khayelitsha, after two staff members were robbed at gunpoint of their vehicle in Makhaza on Thursday, 5 September, Cape {town} Etc reports.
The staff members were in the area to install a meter at a house.
Captain FC Van Wyk, Western Cape police spokesperson, stated that three suspects approached the two staff members before demanding that they hand over the keys to the vehicle and their cellphones.
The vehicle was taken by the suspects and later found abandoned in Khayelitsha, said Van Wyk.
The case has since been sent to the Bellville Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit, as reported by News24 .
