Sanral operations centre evacuated
Sanral’s Central Operations Centre (COC) was evacuated on Tuesday afternoon, January 21, after an envelope containing a white substance was found on the premises.
Vusi Mona, spokesperson for Sanral, says that security reacted promptly and the Tshwane Hazardous Material Unit was called, resulting in the shutdown of electricity and evacuation of the building.
“Our priority is to ensure the safety of the people who work at the COC,” he says.
He adds that the disruption will affect the Gauteng highway e-tolling system and they apologise to motorists for any inconvenience which this will cause.
“We take this matter very seriously and condemn this type of action in the strongest possible terms; it is tantamount to sabotage and borders on a very serious crime,” says Mona.
The building was evacuated and its electricity shut down. Biological testing revealed that the powder was not anthrax.
Employees were back at work on Wednesday.
