Press Release

Councillor Nomfundo Dlamini and Councillor Anelisa Gege were sworn in at a full council meeting held at Ray Nkonyeni Municipality Council Chambers. Councillor Dlamini took office as Proportional Representative Councillor, while Councillor Gege took office as a municipal representative, representing Ray Nkonyeni at the Ugu Council. During the ceremony, the councillors took an oath of…

The Auditor General of South Africa has presented an audit outcome before the sitting of a scheduled municipal council on the 23rd of January 2025. Auditor General presented a remarkable improved audit opinion for the financial year 2023/24 where the municipality has progressed to an Unqualified Audit opinion. This audit outcome comes at a period…

The Izingolweni Regional Court has imposed a 15-year prison sentence on Fezile Bho Zama for housebreaking with the intent to steal and theft. This decision follows comprehensive investigations conducted by Mr. Mkhomo, Head of Security Services for Ugu District Municipality, in collaboration with the Ezinqoleni SAPS. Zama was found guilty of vandalizing the Ezinqoleni Water…

Major repairs that were being conducted to the Margate sewer infrastructure have successfully been completed. This follows a huge damage caused by flooding which occurred during April 2024 torrential rains where sewer pipelines were damaged and pump stations submerged in water. All sewerage lines have been tested and confirmed to be operational with Margate 3A…

​Ugu District Municipality has been inundated with enquiries from various publications pertaining to non-payment of salaries by the South Coast Tourism and Investment Enterprise. As a parent municipality to the South Coast Tourism & Investment Enterprise (SCTIE) entity, the municipality is concerned that the entity’s precarious financial affairs have yielded to a situation whereby the…

​Municipality wishes to provide assurance to residents and tourists that measures are in place to ensure that water and sanitation services are available during the upcoming school holidays.Water supply systems are currently stable in most areas across the district while we continue working on routine maintenance issues affecting certain sections of our communities. The rehabilitation…

​The Municipality has taken drastic measures following the unsavoury incident where Gamalakhe communities were left with no water supply due to vandalism of infrastructure and cable theft, costing the municipality hefty fees to rectify.The municipality views this as an act of sabotage and blatant theft to serve the interest of a few and has since…

​The long-awaited power upgrade at Umthamvuna treatment works will now be realised following the signing of a ground-breaking memorandum of agreement between the municipality and the interested parties in the implementation of this project.His worship, the mayor Cllr Skhumbuzo “Zero” Mqadi lead a delegation of highly esteemed technocrats to the Eastern Cape province to conclude…

​Ugu Council has elected Cllr Sikhumbuzo Issac Mqadi as the new Mayor of Ugu District Municipality.Cllr Mqadi was sworn in under oath, unopposed before the full council sitting of the municipality earlier today.The new mayor is a seasoned leader who is no stranger to Ugu District communities. He understands the socio-economic struggles that face communities in…

Acting Mayor Cllr Mandla Chiya recently led a delegation of officials to a special meeting called by Water & Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu. The acting mayor provided progress on the municipality’s turnaround plan as well Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) projects on the ‘pipelines’ to the tune of R150M.The meeting was a follow-up, to last…