Access to clean water: A life changer for KwaJali communities

​Communities of KwaJali and Bazini in Umuziwabantu Local Municipality were ecstatic when Ugu District Municipality Mayor Cllr Sizwe Ngcobo officially handed over KwaJali Rising Main project today (Tuesday). The mayor accompanied by Ugu Deputy Mayor Cllr Phumlile Mthiyane, Ugu Speaker Cllr Ntombifikile Gumede as well as leadership from Umuziwabantu municipality said the improvement in access…

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Access to clean water: A life changer for KwaJali communities

​Communities of KwaJali and Bazini in Umuziwabantu Local Municipality were ecstatic when Ugu District Municipality Mayor Cllr Sizwe Ngcobo officially handed over KwaJali Rising Main project today (Tuesday). The mayor accompanied by Ugu Deputy Mayor Cllr Phumlile Mthiyane, Ugu Speaker Cllr Ntombifikile Gumede as well as leadership from Umuziwabantu municipality said the improvement in access…

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Ugu District Mayor hands over Southern Mains bulk water pipeline upgrades

​As part of the municipality’s efforts towards ensuring Ugu District communities have improved access towards uninterrupted water and sanitation services. Ugu District Municipality Mayor Councillor Sizwe Ngcobo has officially unveiled the first of a series of completed pipeline projects by the municipality’s water services unit.More than 3000 households in Margate and Gamalakhe areas amongst others…

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Ugu District Mayor hands over Southern Mains bulk water pipeline upgrades

​As part of the municipality’s efforts towards ensuring Ugu District communities have improved access towards uninterrupted water and sanitation services. Ugu District Municipality Mayor Councillor Sizwe Ngcobo has officially unveiled the first of a series of completed pipeline projects by the municipality’s water services unit.More than 3000 households in Margate and Gamalakhe areas amongst others…

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UGU MAYOR DONATES LAPTOPS AND SCHOOL UNIFORMS TO PUPILS IN KWAQOLOQOLO

​In an effort to bridge the gap between pupils in rural communites and urban areas, Ugu District Municipality handed over laptops and school uniform to pupils of Bhavu High School on Tuesaday, 25, 2021.The mayor, alongside Umzumbe Mayor Cllr Londolo Zungu and Ugu Special Programmes Portfolio Chairman Cllr Nomfundo Dlamini were met with warm hands…

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Municipal Manager returns from leave

​Following being granted special leave by municipal council, the Municipal Manager Mr DD Naidoo has today returned from special leave to resume his duties as the Municipal Manager of the municipality.And in welcoming Mr Naidoo back to the municipality, the mayor Cllr Sizwe Ngcobo also expressed his appreciation to Mr Sibusiso Sithole for his contribution…

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Municipality 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…

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Mayor brings hope to Murchison and Bhobhoyi communities

​The District Mayor, Cllr Mondli Chiliza brought hope to residents of Bhobhoyi and Murchison after he launched the Installation of the Electro-Mechanical equipment at the Bhobhoyi Murchison Pump Station today.This is part of the completion phase of Murchison Bulk water Supply Project which after completion, the areas of Bhobhoyi and Murchison will have an uninterrupted…

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Have your say on the Budget for 2019/2020

​The municipality has embarked on an extensive district wide process of public outreach and community consultations. The objective of the planned outreach sessions is to give feedback on issues raised by communities during the last held mayoral izimbizo and to present the draft 2019/20 IDP/budget and tariffs proposals to solicit inputs from residents.The proposed new…

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Municipality reflects on Festive Season that was

​As we bid farewell to the festive season, there are several reasons for the residents of this District to reflect on how the Municipality has fared through the festive period in living up to its promise of providing reliable service of water and sanitation.After all, during this festive period the number of visitors who descended…

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