#PODCAST MUNICIPAL STRIKE: eThekwini residents warned of the health & environmental risks of the "illegal and unplanned" strike #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - The eThekwini Municipality says it will take action against its employees who are involved in what the municipality has described as an illegal and unprotected strike. KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Nomsa Dube-Ncube, and eThekwini Mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda, briefed the media in Durban. Striking municipal workers are demanding the same wages as employees in other metros. Meanwhile, residents are being warned of the health and environmental risks as a result of the ongoing municipal worker's strike. For almost a week, rubbish and debris has been strewn across streets in the city. Desmond D'sa of the South Durban Community Environment Alliance says uncollected and improperly disposed garbage may lead to the loss of biodiversity, water-borne diseases and bacterial infection....