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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

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 ...