Dump truck convoys head into Durban CBD for third day of strike action

Because of the damage caused by flood waters recently, several areas continue to be left without water due to the strikers steadfastly refusing to work to fix water pipes and sewer lines damaged during the deluge.

In addition, threats were allegedly made last week by workers to shut down the supply to Durban’s affluent suburbs if the city failed to accede to their demands. Residents reported on Wednesday that some areas had received rubbish collection services, leading some to speculate that the strike action ended.

However, Thursday morning saw more of the same action seen on Tuesday morning, with routes into the city being blocked by trucks, leading residents to deduct that the action was ongoing, despite reports that the city had received an interdict to instruct workers to return to work with immediate effect.

Some residents on the Queensburgh News and Highway Mail Facebook pages have also expressed the view that perhaps the workers only collected rubbish on Workers’ Day to enable them to receive double time for working on a public holiday. The most cynical comment even suggested the collections were a strategic plan by the workers to collect more rubbish to dump in the city centre today.Updates to follow as more information becomes available.

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