MORE THAN 700 HOUSEHOLDS TO BE ELECTRIFIED ACROSS UMZIMVUBU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY. During the Service Delivery IMBIZO held in KwaBhaca on the 26th May 2023, Umzimvubu Mayor, Cllr Zukiswa Ndevu welcomed the R17 million fund injection from the Integrated National Electrification Programme (INEP) for the upcoming 2023/2024 Financial Year (FY). INEP is a government initiative aimed...

UMZIMVUBU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY INVITES THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL SERVICE DELIVERY IMBIZO – KWABHACA The Mayor of Umzimvubu Local Municipality, Herworship Cllr Zukiswa Ndevu, will on Friday, the 26th May 2023, deliver her maiden Service Delivery Imbizo Speech. Local economic prosperity and basic service delivery will take centre stage as the Mayor will be...

UMZIMVUBU MAYOR INVITES YOU TO JOIN IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA CONVERSATION ON SERVICE DELIVERY On the 23rd May 2023, Umzimvubu Mayor, Cllr Zukiswa Ndevu, will join the social media conversation on service delivery hosted by the Alfred Nzo Community Radio Personality, Ms Wendy Nogwaba. The 1-hour conversation is expected to interrogate the complex challenges that...

UMZIMVUBU OPENS A NEW REGISTRATION AUTHORITY FOR RESIDENTS AT EMAXESIBENI Umzimvubu Local Municipality has opened a new Motor Vehicle Registration and Licencing office at EmaXesibeni. The Registration Authority (RA) first commenced with its operations on the 22nd March 2023, earlier this week. All the necessary precautions were taken as guided by the Eastern Cape Government...

UMZIMVUBU MUNICIPAL COUNCIL APPROVES THE MID-TERM BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FOR THE 2022/2023 FINANCIAL YEAR. KwaBhaca – Umzimvubu Mayor, Cllr Zukiswa Ndevu, has tabled the 2022/23 budget adjustment during an ordinary council meeting, held on the 28th February 2023 in KwaBhaca. The item was tabled in terms of section 28(2) of the Municipal Finance Management Act (Act...

UMZIMVUBU MAYOR TO CONDUCT AN OVERSIGHT VISIT AT BUTSHENI VILLAGE IN KWABHACA KwaBhaca – Umzimvubu Mayor, Cllr Zukiswa Ndevu, accompanied by the Municipal Executive Committee will conduct an oversight visit at Butsheni Village in KwaBhaca. This visit follows the ongoing construction of a 3 km access road and a concrete bridge, both estimated to be...

UMZIMVUBU RANKED THE TOP PERFORMING MUNICIPALITY IN THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE KwaBhaca – Umzimvubu Local Municipality has been ranked as the top performing municipality in the Eastern Cape province. This follows an overview report compiled by the Auditor General South Africa (AGSA), regarding the Eastern Cape Local Government Audit Outcomes for the 2021-22 Financial Year....

UMZIMVUBU MAYOR WELCOMES THE STATE OF DISASTER DECLARATION BY THE MINISTER OF COGTA The Mayor of Umzimvubu Local Municipality, Cllr Zukiswa Ndevu, has on February 14, welcomed the state of disaster declaration by the Hon. Minister of COGTA, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. This follows widespread showers that caused severe flooding across parts of the Alfred Nzo...

UMZIMVUBU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY AWARDED THE GREENEST MUNICIPALITY IN THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE. Umzimvubu Local Municipality is the 2023 Provincial winner of the Eastern Cape Greenest Municipality Awards (GMC), walking away with R500 000.00 yet again. This was announced during the GMC Awards that took place at the Regent Hotel in East London on the 10th...

VULNERABLE FAMLIES IN KWABHACA AND EMAXESIEBNI TO OCCUPY NEW HOMES Umzimvubu Local Municipality is expected to handover three new homes to vulnerable families in KwaBhaca and EmaXesibeni. The housing project took the Municipality three (3) months to complete at a total cost of R600 000. These households are in the following areas at Umzimvubu: Ward...

UMZIMVUBU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY SEEKS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF GBV THAT IMPLICATE THE SPEAKER OF COUNCIL. The Municipality has been advised of an alleged Gender-Based Violence (GBV) matter that implicates the Speaker of Council, Cllr Happy Ngqasa. This comes after the Municipality lodged a formal enquiry into the matter with the South African Police...

UMZIMVUBU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY WELCOMES AN UNQUALIFIED AUDIT OPINION FROM THE AUDITOR GENERAL SA. The Auditor General (AG) has given Umzimvubu Local Municipality an unqualified audit opinion with findings, noting that the Municipality is in a solvent position and able to meet its financial obligations. AG has also found that despite the myriad challenges facing the...

UMZIMVUBU PREPARES TO INTRODUCE AN INCENTIVE SCHEME FOR RATEPAYERS POST COVID-19 In an effort to mitigate the economic impact of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic, Umzimvubu Local Municipality prepares to introduce an incentive scheme for local ratepayers. This initiative is part of the economic recovery programme aimed at supporting the revitalization of small medium and macro...

VILLAGES IN KWABHACA AND EMAXESIBENI TO BENEFIT FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE COMMUNITY HALLS Umzimvubu Local Municipality is expected to commence with the construction of three community halls in KwaBhaca and EmaXesibeni. These facilities are part of the Municipality’s commitment in promoting social cohesion and integration among other things. The Municipality has since invested an...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATTENTION: ALL EDITORS / REPORTERS MEDIA STATEMENT 14 JUNE 2022 – THURSDAY UMZIMVUBU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY CONDEMNS LAND INVASION IN KWABHACA AND EMAXESIBENI Umzimvubu Municipal Manager, Mr Tobela Nota, has warned those who invade land saying they are making matters worse for the local municipality. This follows a large increase of unauthorised occupations...

UMZIMVUBU IN A BID TO INSTALL FREE WI-FI ACROSS PREVIOUSLY DISADVANTAGED AREAS IN KWABHACA AND EMAXESIBENI. Umzimvubu Local Municipality is in a bid to install free WI-FI access points across the rural outskirts of KwaBhaca and EmaXesibeni. The Municipality intends to incorporate mediums of the 4 Industrial Revolution, in a deliberate attempt to encourage the...

UMZIMVUBU MAYOR WELCOMES THE ROLLOUT OF THE BROADCASTING DIGITAL MIGRATION   Umzimvubu Mayor Cllr Zukiswa Ndevu welcomes the rollout of the Broadcasting Digital Migration by the Department of Communication and Digital Technologies in partnership with the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA), SENTECH and Post Office. The Broadcasting Digital migration is the...

UMZIMVUBU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY MOURNS THE PASSING OF YET ANOTHER FORMER MAYOR. Umzimvubu Mayor, Cllr Zukiswa Ndevu, is saddened by the untimely death of yet another former Mayor. The late Cllr M.E Ncapai, passed away in his home on the 9th of April 2022 after he succumbed to a short illness. “During his term in council,...