Posts by Neshika Sunker

​Interference of municipal water infrastructure through acts of sabotage or acts of criminality such as theft of cables and batteries has a direct and negative impact on water provision to our communities.By damaging municipal water infrastructure through theft or sabotage, water supply is interrupted for extended periods, resulting in communities being left without water supply…

​The municipality has diligently been processing the matters contained in the COGTA investigation report which was tabled before the municipal council.And as part of the process of dealing with the matters contained in the report, the municipality has issued the Municipal Manager, Mr DD Naidoo with a notice of an intention to suspend following the…

​The municipality has concluded its internal disciplinary proceedings of six employees within Water Services Department who were among those suspended and charged for various acts of misconduct ranging from failure to report for duty and the misuse of municipal vehicles.Formal charges were being preferred against the concerned employees and they were subjected to internal disciplinary…

​Following the increase of salinity levels at the Umzimkhulu River due to the prevalent high sea tides which are pushing upstream to the St Helen’s Rock abstraction point, the municipality has since halted abstraction of raw water at the St Helen’s Rock pump station. And this poses a real threat to water supply to areas…

​As the country celebrates women during the month of August, yesterday the District woke up to news of a decomposed body of a woman found in a sugarcane field at Umthwalume area under Umzumbe local municipality.The mayor of Ugu District Municipality Cllr Sizwe Ngcobo has expressed a grave concern at these continuing brutal murder of…

​The municipality has yesterday temporarily closed its Main Offices on 28 Connor Street in Port Shepstone and on Preston Street in Park Rynie following the discovery of employees who have tested positive for Covid-19 pandemic.Affected employees are being traced and will be subjected to self-isolation while other employees from the affected buildings will be conducting…

​Municipal premises in Port Shepstone situated on Bazley Street and Oslo Beach remain closed until the disinfection process has been concluded and employees who were being identified as contacts to the positive cases being cleared to return back to work.And for continuity of critical municipal services, our 24-hour Call Centre services have since been diverted…

​Following the extension of the nationwide lockdown by a further two weeks, the District Political Command Council chaired by the District mayor, Cllr Sizwe Ngcobo conducted an intensive assessment of the District lockdown implementation plan during a virtual meeting held on the 16th of April 2020.And as part of the intensification efforts to fight against…