Water should be restored today, says DA
The water outage is due to a strike by uThukela employees
According to Democratic Alliance (DA) Councillor Thys Janse van Rensburg, the uThukela municipal manager (MM) has confirmed that the reason why the town has been without water this morning (November 11) is due to an illegal strike by uThukela staff.
However, the situation is being monitored by the DA and they have sent a letter of demand to the MM, requesting water to be restored as soon as possible.
Also read: No water in most parts of town due to industrial action
At this time, water is back in the Smartiesville area.
Van Rensburg added that the pumps are working and the affected areas should have water shortly.
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