Workers of the Umkhanyakude district municipality in Northern KwaZulu-Natal who are opposed to the appointment of an administrator are on strike and have blockaded the main gate to the municipal buildings with trucks.
Cooperative Governance MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi appointed Bamba Ndwandwe as administrator earlier this month.
The district council is taking the MEC to court over the decision.
The MEC says workers started the blockade to deny Ndwandwe access to the municipal offices.
Workers say there is no need for an administrator because the local government is financially stable.
