{"id":27361,"date":"2014-01-23T02:34:54","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T00:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2014\/01\/operations-back-to-normal-at-sanral\/"},"modified":"2014-01-23T02:34:54","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T00:34:54","slug":"operations-back-to-normal-at-sanral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/operations-back-to-normal-at-sanral\/","title":{"rendered":"Operations back to normal at SANRAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Operations are back to normal at the South African National Road Agency&#8217;s (SANRAL) Central Operations Centre (COC), in Midrand, after an envelope containing a white substance, suspected to be anthrax, was found on the premises.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, the staff had to be evacuated after a suspicious envelope containing a white substance was found on the premises.<\/p>\n<p>Upon investigation, by the Tshwane Emergency Services and the South African Police Services (SAPS), the white substance was found to be harmless.<\/p>\n<p>The building was treated as a crime scene and staff members who were exposed to the substance in the envelope were taken to hospital, as a pre-cautionary measure, for medical examinations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our priority was to ensure the safety of the people working in the building. They received trauma counselling for the anxiety caused by this incident,&#8221; said SANRAL CEO, Nazir Alli.<\/p>\n<p>The evacuation did not compromise the toll collection process and toll gantries remained operational.<\/p>\n<p>The call centre was however affected due to the evacuation of staff but is currently operating at full capacity.<\/p>\n<p>SANRAL, which is responsible for the implementation of Gauteng&#8217;s e-tolling system, says it is working with the authorities to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book. &#8211; SAnews.gov.za<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/pixy.gif?x-id=b734c087-a709-4506-9218-fb086cd38fa3\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/myjhb.co.za\/operations-back-to-normal-at-sanral\/\">MyJHB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more on <a href=\"http:\/\/myjhb.co.za\">MyJHB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the fun:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/add-your-event\/\">Add Your event<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mypr.co.za\/submit\">Submit a Press Release<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/directory\/\">Add your listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operations are back to normal at the South African National Road Agency&#8217;s (SANRAL) Central Operations Centre (COC), in Midrand, after an envelope containing a white substance, suspected to be anthrax, was found on the premises. Yesterday, the staff had to be evacuated after a suspicious envelope containing a white substance was found on the premises. 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