Putco (Pty) Ltd, part of the Larimer Group, is the latest company, to redirect services, due to ongoing protest action in parts of Meadowlands, Soweto.

Residents of Zone 1 and 3 took to the streets demanding electricity be restored, after a three day blackout.

Putco said “due to ongoing protests in Meadowlands, the area is currently closed. As a result, Putco buses from the following areas will be redirected: Emdeni, Dobsonville, Braamfischer, Silvertown, Ikwezi, Slovoville and Green Village.

Affected buses will take an alternative route using Main Reef to Highgate.

On Thursday afternoon, national electricity utility- Eskom, pulled out its technical teams, for safety reasons.

Eskom said in a notice to customers “our employees were threatened, and several roads were blocked, preventing access to critical sites, needed for power restoration.”

Picture: Soweto Crime Watch

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