Durban: uShaka Marine World closed until further notice due to strike over wages!

The uShaka Marine World in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal has announced on 12 February 2024 that it is temporarily closed until further notice due to an industrial action. The theme park’s employees represented by the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) issued the management with a strike notice after wage negotiations with the eThekwini Municipality, the owner of the uShaka Marine World, have deadlocked. The dispute is now being handled by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).
According to the Berea Mail, a local newspaper from Durban, the staff of uShaka Sea World will continue to care for the animals during the strike as they are managed by a separate entity to uShaka Marine World.