No fuel for water tankers as city is out of budget

THE eThekwini Municipality was unable to dispatch water tankers from their Ottawa depot to some communities in need in the northern parts of Durban because they couldn’t afford the diesels costs.This was due to the maintenance budget having dried up, which is worrying for community leaders and residents across Durban, given the city’s perennial water supply challenges.Water tankers have been pivotal in providing some for relief for residents when the supply from the municipality goes on the blink.According to Ednick Msweli, head of Water and Sanitation (EWS), his department’s…