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A tyre and two petrol bombs were thrown into the offices of the City of Johannesburg’s Jabuvu Customer Centre during the early hours of today, 26 July 2019.
Despite failing to explode, minimal damage was caused inside one of the offices.
“The City of Johannesburg condemns this in the strongest terms and will ensure that those responsible face the full might of the law,” said MMC for Finance, Funzela Ngobeni.
“No employees or residents were injured as a result of the bombing. We are putting measures in place to ensure that there is business continuity at the Centre.”
According to the centre’s management, the incident took place last night following a series of Eskom-related outages in the area.
“While the community has every right to be aggrieved about the poor service delivery by the national electricity provider, such actions are unjustified because they impact the community and prevent access to basic municipal services,” said Ngobeni.
The City has already dispatched additional security, including JMPD, in and around the centre. A case of arson and malicious damage to property has been opened at the Moroka Police Station.
Cllr Funzela Ngobeni
MMC: Finance
City of Johannesburg
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