EThekwini water & sanitation has dismally failed Durban’s residents. The irony is that the unit boasts a bloated staff and salary component with a “maintenance division” that doesn’t seem to be doing what it is supposed to.
Let’s break down the unit’s structure and salaries as it relates to the current “man-made drought”. There is a head of water & sanitation, seven deputy heads of water & sanitation and four strategic project executives, together earning about R30m per annum...
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