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STRIKE: Rubbish piles high in suburbs and towns as municipal workers down tools

Ward councillors are urging residents to keep their refuse inside and to work together to keep the suburbs and towns clean during this strike period.

No service delivery is what the KZN South Coast is currently facing.

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Refuse bags have not been collected this week, leaving the towns and suburbs throughout the KZN South Coast in a state of disarray.

A driver dumps black bags on the side of the road in Marburg.

Heaps of black bags and litter are strewn everywhere – almost on every street corner.

Rubbish is piled everywhere is the Port Shepstone CBD.

Ray Nkonyeni Municipality workers have downed tools as they have not received their backpay.

The strike has been going on since last week, with no solution in sight.

The CBD of Port Shepstone looks filthy with discarded black bags.

Councillors are encouraging residents and business owners to keep their refuse inside their yards during this challenging strike period.

TO READ MORE: MUNICIPAL STRIKE: 5 tips for refuse collection challenges and hot weather

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