It was previously believed the reservoir was bombed by striking workers.
The eThekwini metro municipality has retracted its statement that Durban’s Mobeni water reservoir – towards the south of the metro – was “bombed” in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Investigators had pointed out that the damage could have been caused by “structural defects”, the city said in a statement late on Saturday afternoon. However, “acts of sabotage”, experienced since the start of the illegal wildcat strike by city employees, could not be ruled out.Several vehicles had been damaged at the depot where the reservoir was situated, and the city was continuing its investigations, the statement said.
In the now retracted statement, city manager Sipho Nzuza said, “We have [a] strong suspicion that it is related to the illegal industrial action that is under way in our municipality. There is no amount of grievances that can justify this heinous crime.”
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