Posts by Neshika Sunker
Municipal Draft Budget available for public comments
The Draft Budget for the financial year 2020/21 which was duly adopted by municipal council on the 26th of March 2020 is now available o the municipal website for public inputs and comments.Municipal council has adopted a total draft budget of R1,5billion with an allocation of R1.2billion to operational budget and a capital budget allocation…
Read MoreHailstorm destroys houses in Ugu district
A number of families residing in Umuziwabantu, Ray Nkonyeni and Umzumbe local municipalities were the victims of yet another heavy rains accompanied by hailstorms that left them homeless and completely destroyed their houses and left lots of damage in areas in and around Ugu District Municipality.An assessment conducted by Ugu Disaster Management Team and officials…
Read MoreMunicipal services still hindered by labour unrest
The municipality is currently experiencing disruptions of water supply in most areas across the district. This comes in the wake of a prolonged labour unrest that has broken out across the district by municipal workers affiliated to union SAMWU. And this protest has been characterised by disruptions on the delivery of water and sanitation services…
Read MoreCOMMUNITIES WARNED AGAINST USE OF RIVERS AND LAGOONS
Ugu District Municipality warns all community members and holidaymakers that all lagoons and rivers are temporarily closed for all swimming, fishing and other water sport activities due to these water sources traversing many properties with impurities which enter them thus leading to non-compliance for recreational purposes. Bathers are therefore advised to confine all contact water…
Read MoreMunicipality step-up plans for peak season
Ugu District Municipality have put in place a comprehensive plan to ensure a hassle-free year-end holiday season with regards to the provision of water and sanitation services. Also, additional resources have been sourced and remain on standby in case of emergencies.We have put much emphasis in the improvement of the availability of adequate resources through…
Read MoreMunicipality inundated with calls over “whistle-blower report”
The municipality is inundated with calls over what is purported as “whistle blower report on corruption” being distributed on various social media platforms.We have noted with disdain the allegations and content contained in the report which is factually flawed and lacking any material substance. The municipality view this as a continuous desperate and malicious attempt…
Read MoreMunicipality warns of water outages during load shedding
Ugu District Municipality would like to warn all its residents to make necessary arrangements by ensuring that they store enough water to last them longer during the ongoing load shedding by Eskom.In a statement on Tuesday this week, Eskom clearly states that it will continue with stage 4 load shedding after implementing stage 6 on…
Read MoreDevelopment Agency given a nod over Ugu Market
The Executive Committee has unanimously resolved to hand over the Ugu Fresh Produce Market to the Ugu South Coast Development Agency toimplement all the agricultural activities at the premises while the municipality stills ponder over all available options for the use of the facility.This facility’s sole purpose was to provide a trading platform for local…
Read MoreUgu working on restoring water supply
Ugu District Municipality will for the next two weeks undergo a partial shutdown at its Umthamvuna Raw Water Works Pump Station. This maintenance programme includes removing the low lift pump to do replacement and servicing of rotating elements as a preventative measure in preparation for the upcoming festive season.The current status quo is that consumer…
Read MoreStringent plans for drought-stricken Harding
Ugu District Municipality is faced with an uphill battle of coming up with stringent plans in an effort to maximise community compliance in water conservation and at the same time, mitigate ‘Day Zero’ which is upon us.Of the four local municipalities under Ugu, Umuziwabantu is the most affected area with very little or no rainfall…
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