STRIKING eThekwini Municipality workers are holding communities to ransom, shutting off water and power, mainly in the northern suburbs of Phoenix, Tongaat and Verulam.
Yesterday (Tuesday), frustrated Verulam residents took to the streets in protest against the ongoing water and power outages, and the non-collection of refuse, which have been exacerbated by the strike.
The Tongaat Water Works (TWW) was also shut down due to the strike action. The striking workers have demanded that the TWW operators be removed from duty, resulting in no pumping taking place from the water works to the reservoirs.
It is unclear when the TWW will resume operation.
Last week, the workers affiliated with the South Africa Municipal Workers Union downed tools, demanding wages on par with other
