KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has intervened to resolve the impasse at the Ray Nkonyeni Municipality, which has halted service delivery.
Buthelezi convened a meeting with ratepayers, including business representatives, trade unions and Ray Nkonyeni Municipality leaders, to resolve the three-month-long workers’ strike, which has affected service delivery.
Held at the municipality’s council chamber in Port Shepstone last Friday, the meeting was attended by the Ray Nkonyeni Municipality Deputy Mayor, Sibusiso Shange, various representatives from business forums, tourism businesses, amakhosi, and ratepayers.
The strike has devastated service delivery in the key tourism hub, causing significant financial losses to businesses and forcing residents to seek alternative solutions for essential services, including waste collection, water and electricity.
The dispute between the municipality and its employees stems from an arbitration award related to back pay and the regrading of workers following the 2016 merger of Ezinqolweni and Hibiscus
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