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Court reins in unruly city workers

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RESIDENTS of eThekwini Municipality can expect municipal services to resume tomorrow after a court interdict put a stop to unruly municipal workers who went on strike this week, leaving a trail of damage and destruction.

The illegal strike by members of the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) has resulted in water, electricity and refuse collection services coming to a halt.

The workers went on a rampage from Tuesday in various parts of the city, overturning dirt bins, scattering rubbish, barricading roads and burning tyres.

The level of violence which accompanied the Samwu strike was so extreme,

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