The eThekwini Municipality says that all employees who are currently engaged in an illegal strike must return to work or face dismissal.
The strike in the municipality has been on for over a week now.
Striking workers are calling for the same pay grade as workers in other municipalities.
In a bid to mitigate the impact of the strike, police have been escorting staff to service points including electricity faults, water leaks and burst pipes.
Thirteen municipal workers are appearing in the Durban Magistrate Court today on charges of contravention of a court order, damage to infrastructure and malicious damage to property.
Municipal Spokesperson, Gugu Sisilana, elaborates.
“eThekwini Municipality remains committed to urgently reinstating services such as the provision of water and security while addressing security threats posed by infrastructure sabotage. Communities who have been without water and electricity for several days are bearing the brunt of this unlawful strike action. Patients have also sadly been unable to access healthcare. Refuse collection has also been affected with residents and business forced to contain refuse within their properties until further notice.”
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