Press Release

​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…

​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…

​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…

​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…

​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…

​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…

​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…