Municipal workers' strike leads to water shortages for Durban hotel guests

JOHANNESBURG - Hotels in Durban are telling their guests not to take baths to save water as the strike by municipal workers threatens to mar the Indaba Tourism Expo.

Streams of clean water and sewage flowed through Durban yesterday as municipal workers allegedly left fire hydrants open for hours.City says situation is under control but this is evidence that business, ordinary people and tourists including #Indaba2019 guests are feeling the effects— EWN Reporter April 30, 2019 IN PICTURES: Rubble and rubbish in the streets of Durban, eThekwini municipal workers squared off with the police as they remained resolute on their demands: https://t.

Meanwhile, guests have started arriving for the indaba and registration will be concluded today ahead of the flagship event on Thursday and Friday.

This is a normal peaceful SA daily protest.That’s called euphemism. Pics not very different from Caracas yesterday except there Vens don’t see any need to trash city. All this will definitely bring tourists back. But we don’t need them in our 3rd worst performing African economy

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