Welcome to
Ugu District Municipality
Population
773 402
Nr. of Households
172 628
Unemployment
(official definition)
38.8%
Unemployment
(expanded definition)
47.3%
Gross Value
Add (GVA)
R40.4 bn
Gini coefficient
0.62
Human Development
Index (HDI)
0.61
Hh with access
to piped water
83%
Hh with electricity
connections
70.5%
Poverty
328 084
Municipal Notices
Press Release
OSS Cabinet Day at Umzumbe
https://ugu.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/OSS-Cabinet-Day-at-Umzumbe-10-September-2025.mp4
WORK IN PROGRESS TO RE-INSTATE POWER SUPPLY AT UMTAMVUNA WATER SCHEME
As part of the final phase of the project, Eskom initiated a scheduled shutdown at the Umtamvuna Pumpstation ...
UGU COUNCIL APPOINTS HEAD OF WATER SERVICES AND SANITATION
In a strategic effort to enhance water and sanitation services in the Ugu District, Dr. Thuli Mwelase, a ...