Service delivery protests and the continuing strike by council workers in the eThekwini Metro caused delays this morning to the opening of polling stations in the city and in several other areas in KwaZulu-Natal. SAElections2019
Service delivery protests and the continuing strike by council workers in the eThekwini Metro caused delays this morning to the opening of polling stations in the city and in several other areas in KwaZulu-Natal.
One striking municipal worker has reportedly been killed in clashes related to the strike by the South African Municipal Workers Union over the appointment of 60 former Umkhonto weSizwe veterans in the council’s water and electricity departments. It is alleged the newly employed MK vets earn wages up to R12 000 higher than union members.
The strikers have also demanded the resignation of eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede over the appointments, which were allegedly unprocedural, sparking intervention by the provincial government in a bid to prevent the protests from impacting on Wednesday’s poll. The IEC in the province had approved 102 453 applications for special votes, 31 781 of them at voting stations and 70 672 for home visits.
Blockades of the Durban Central Business District continued on Monday, with the eThekwini Municipality confirming that it was now ‘’unable to provide basic services normally in certain areas.’’
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