Press Release

​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…

​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…

​Through the launch of the new Citizen App platform, residents will now be able to engage the municipality through various channels to improve customer service interaction with the municipality.Most customers today are within arm’s length to a smartphone, whether it is to check messages, follow social media or use helpful apps for work, consumers pay…

​Ugu District Municipality has eventually appointed new Manager: Development Planning under Corporate Strategy and Shared Services with effect from Monday, September 23rd. The incumbent is Ms Zekhethelo Zilungile Mshengu.Ms Mshengu with be responsible for, among other things: the Intergrated Development Planning (IDP) which is the municipality’s corporate strategy; Spatial Development Framework; Performance Management System (monitoring…

​Over the past weeks’ communities residing south of Ray Nkonyeni Municipality under the Ugu District have endured a prolonged period of intermittent water supply due to major pump failure at the Umthamvuna production station.And following a series effort by the municipality towards getting the plant into full production, we are pleased to advise residents that…

​The KZN Department of Health in partnership with Ugu District Municipality held a Anti-Illegal Termination of Pregnancy March this Morning.The delegation of Councillors and Officials led by the MEC for Health Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo together with the District Deputy Mayor, Cllr Phumlile Mthiyane participated in 2km Thuma Mina Walk which commenced next to Port Shepstone…

​The Ugu District Mayor, Cllr Mondli Chiliza together with Umdoni Municipality Speaker, Cllr Nombuso Mpanza visited Sizathina Secondary School which was one of the best performing schools in the district in 2018 where 10 pupils from underpriviledged backgrounds were donated full school uniforms under the Mayor’s annual Dress a Child Campaign.Mayor Chiliza further donated english…

​Ugu District Municipality has over the years taken remarkable strides towards extending water services to previously disadvantaged communities thus increasing the district’s water access to 87 percent.To date, the municipality has significantly eradicated the access to piped water backlog from 67 percent in 1996 to 13 percent. There are recorded district figures of 175 146 main…

​As a water authority in the district, our key focus continues to be that of accelerating service delivery of water and sanitation services to our communities. And in adherence to this mandate, the Municipality will be undertaking a 30-hour shutdown of the Umthamvuna Water Treatment Works on 5 to 6 February 2019 to conduct preventative…