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IOL News reports that eThekwini Municipality teams are working to restore crucial services impacted by the protracted strike by SA Municipal Workers Union-affiliated staff that was suspended last week.
City spokesperson, Gugu Sisilana, said that electricity department teams were working tirelessly to address the electrical outages, which had been exacerbated by the illegal strike action and vandalism of critical infrastructure. On Monday, the City said massive clean-up operations and the clearing of waste collection backlog had already commenced. "eThekwini Municipality informs residents and businesses that refuse collection and street sweeping services, which were affected by the recent illegal strike action, have resumed. Residents are requested to take out their refuse bags on the morning of their scheduled collection days," the City advised. eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda said the strike, which began on 27 February, had not only crippled service delivery city-wide but had also claimed the life of a supervisor at the Cemetery and Crematoria Department in Umlazi and had left some staff injured. He said 81 employees were placed on precautionary suspension for misconduct while 1,891 employees were given notices of misconduct and 88 employees had been dismissed for their participation in the unlawful industrial action.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Se-Anne Rall at IOL News
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