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Announcement by the Board of Umgeni Water: Resignation of Acting Chief Executive/Chief  Financial Officer and appointment of incoming Acting Chief Executive  9th October 2021  Issued on behalf of the Board of Umgeni Water by the Corporate Stakeholder Management Unit, Umgeni Water Head Office, Pietermaritzburg The Board of Umgeni Water wishes to announce that Mrs Nomalungelo…Read Article

STATEMENT: Status of Water Resources as of 10th September 2021 Issued by Shami Harichunder, Corporate Stakeholder Manager, Umgeni Water Rains during the past weekend and early this week have pushed up the levels of the four dams in the Middle South Coast. By Friday, 10th September 2021, the dams in that region – Nungwane, Umzinto,…Read Article

Communique from the Board of Umgeni Water: Further progress in respect of various governance-related matters, 29 July 2021 Progress with audit and forensic investigation matters continues In March and May 2021 during a series of annual performance results presentations to Umgeni Water’s stakeholders, the Board of Umgeni Water made a full disclosure on irregular, fruitless…Read Article

UMGENI WATER'S BULK POTABLE WATER TARIFF SETTING PROCESS Issued by the Corporate Stakeholder Management Unit, Office of the Chief Executive Pietermaritzburg 5th July 2021 Reference is made to a report dated 1st July 2021 and titled Campaign against eThekwini tariff increases gains momentum as residents protest across Durban. The report was carried on Independent on…Read Article

Umgeni Water is the bulk potable water services provider to the uThukela District Municipality in terms of an agreement signed on 17th October 2018. In order to execute this function and achieve service level compliance, Umgeni Water operates and manages three water treatment plants within the town of Ladysmith and surrounding areas. These water treatment…Read Article

Weather prediction data provided to Umgeni Water suggests that above average rainfall – or the La Nina effect – is expected in the East Coast region of KwaZulu-Natal from the end of spring and going into early 2021. This comes as good news for the region, which experienced below average rainfall from October 2019 to…Read Article