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KING CETSHWAYO DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY - SERIOUS ABOUT SERVICE DELIVERY
At King Cetshwayo District Municipality (KCDM) service delivery is seen as a basic human right Foand the lion’s share of the municipality’s budget is allocated for the delivery of water. As a Water Service Authority, the municipality has prioritised water and sanitation as one of the key focus areas.
Because South Africa has become water scarce, and because of the growing demand for water supply, KCDM Mayor Thami Ntuli is taking action by tackling the national water crisis and ensuring that the citizens of the region are supplied with a sustainable amount of safe, clean potable water.
His Worship, Mayor Thami Ntuli said: “In the past year the district has made sweeping changes to the manner in which service delivery has been implemented in King Cetshwayo District, and the results are evident by the number of water projects that are currently under construction and the many projects that we have already handed over to satisfied communities.”
King Cetshwayo District Municipality has prioritised bulk water delivery to all our
citizens in all corners of the district this year. Cllr. Ntuli officially handed over the completed Mbonambi Water Reticulation Phase 2 project at uMfolozi Municipality on 12 March 2024. The R33,6 million project will provide 711 households with potable water through yard tap connections.
Also in March, Mayor Ntuli turned the sod to start construction of the R55,3m Middledrift Water Treatment Works upgrade, from 10ML/day to 20ML/day. It will benefit the residents of Nkandla Municipality Wards 7,11,13 and 14 and uMlalazi Municipality Wards 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7.
The municipality is also currently busy with the following major service delivery water projects:
1. KwaHlokohloko Regional Water Supply: R24 million
2. Nkandla-Vutshini Regional Water Supply: R99 million
3. Refurbishment of Nkandla Weir and related work: R21,8 million
4. Greater Mthonjaneni Regional Bulk: R89,3 million
5. KwaHlokohloko SSA1 Bulk Water Supply: R262,3 million
6. Greater Mthonjaneni Regional Bulk SSA 2: R21,3 million
