uThukela workers are currently on strike. They have downed tools and stopped all vehicles from going out on jobs.
Workers in the Water & Sanitation Service of the municipality are striking due to a wage dispute.
The strikers have blocked off the entrance to the uThukela depot in the Pieters Industrial Area.
Water is not being purified at the various water plants and is being taken from the reservoirs. Water could thus run out anytime, effectively cutting the supply to Ladysmith.
The water treatment plants have been closed and service vehicles are not moving.
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Workers who go out in the service vehicles are in charge of fixing burst water pipes and attending to service delivery issues.
The strike could very well affect the entire Ladysmith area, as no water is coming from the bulk water plants, which supplies hundreds of thousands of homes.
Water tankers are also not operational, which means that all rural areas that obtain water from these tankers will not receive any water.
People are urged to collect water to prepare for any eventuality.
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