Service delivery | Unions hit out at eThekwini mayor

DURBAN - eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda will not apologise.

He's come under fire from the metro's employees and unions after accusing workers of laziness.

Kaunda says this has impacted service delivery in the city, a charge that's angered the workers.

Workers say they are stretched because the municipality is not filling posts that have remained vacant for too long.

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eNCA reached out to the mayor’s office, but has been refused an interview.

Instead, we're told that the mayor is prepared to engage organised labour through a formal process.

But unions say they've been waiting for his response.

* eNCA’s Lethiwe Mdluli reports.