UUW GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAMME 2026 – 2029

uMngeni-uThukela Water offers a thirty six (36) months training programmes under the below mentioned fields. Applicants are invited who are currently residing in KwaZulu-Natal province so as to gain practical work experience in the following operations in the organisation. Graduate Training Programme will be offered in the following fields: FIELD NUMBER REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATION LOCATION… Continue reading UUW GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAMME 2026 – 2029

UUW Graduate Development Programme

uMngeni-uThukela Water offers a thirty six (36) months training programmes under the below mentioned field. Applicants who are residing in KwaZulu-Natal province and who are living with disability are invited to apply so as to gain practical work experience. These opportunities will be available in Richards Bay. Graduate Training Programme will be offered in the… Continue reading UUW Graduate Development Programme

MEDIA AND PUBLIC STATEMENT: WATER CURTAILMENTS TO TAKE EFFECT FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 2025 FOR ETHEKWINI METRO, MSUNDUZI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY AND THE UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT

Issued by the Office of the Chief Executive, Marketing, Communications and Stakeholder Management Unit Monday, 18 August 2025 uMngeni-uThukela Water advises customers and stakeholders that planned water curtailments will be reintroduced from Monday, 1 September 2025. These curtailments will affect the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, Msunduzi Local Municipality and the uMgungundlovu District Municipality, all of which… Continue reading MEDIA AND PUBLIC STATEMENT: WATER CURTAILMENTS TO TAKE EFFECT FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 2025 FOR ETHEKWINI METRO, MSUNDUZI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY AND THE UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT

Enterprise and Supplier Development Database-Support Service (Environmental Service and Health and Safety)

uMngeni-uThukela Water is establishing an Enterprise and Supplier Development database for Support Service. Enterprises that are rendering Services in the Environmental Services and Health and Safety are invited to participate in the enterprise and supplier Development programmes for 3 years. ESD Database Form Health and Safety ESD Database Form Enviromental Services

Media and Public Notice: Planned emergency water supply interruption – Lower Thukela WaterWorks

Date: Monday, 30 June 2025 uMngeni-uThukela Water (UUW) hereby informs all affected stakeholders of a planned 16 hour emergency water supply shutdown from the Lower Thukela Waterworks to KwaDukuza. The shutdown will start at 06h00 on Wednesday until 22h00 on the same day. This interruption is necessary to carry out urgent pipeline repairs over the… Continue reading Media and Public Notice: Planned emergency water supply interruption – Lower Thukela WaterWorks

Public Notice: REDUCTION OF WATER SUPPLY TO PARTS OF THE UGU DISTRICT FROM MTHWALUME WATER TREATMENT WORKS

Friday, 14 March 2025 The Mzumbe and uMdoni Local Municipalities under the Ugu District are currently receiving reduced volumes of water. Due to the recent heavy rains, the Mthwalume Water Treatment Works which supplies these municipalities has been adversely impacted by ongoing high river water levels. As a result, the abstraction system which draws water… Continue reading Public Notice: REDUCTION OF WATER SUPPLY TO PARTS OF THE UGU DISTRICT FROM MTHWALUME WATER TREATMENT WORKS

MEDIA AND PUBLIC STATEMENT – COMPLETION OF WORK ON 53 PIPELINE DELAYED BY RAINY WEATHER

Wednesday, 26 February 2025 Due to inclement weather in parts of KwaZulu-Natal over the past few days, the recommissioning of the 53 Pipeline has been delayed. The pipeline was scheduled to be recommissioned on Thursday, 27 February 2025. It is anticipated that, weather permitting, the pipeline will be recommissioned back into operation on Saturday, 1… Continue reading MEDIA AND PUBLIC STATEMENT – COMPLETION OF WORK ON 53 PIPELINE DELAYED BY RAINY WEATHER

MEDIA AND PUBLIC STATEMENT: HEAVY RAINS PROMPT WATER RELEASE FROM MVUTSHANE DAM

Thursday, 23 January 2025 The recent heavy rains have significantly pushed up water levels in the Mvutshane Dam in Maphumulo under the ILembe District. The water levels at the dam have reached the 75% mark which exceeds the stipulated safe operating limits which require the Mvutshane Dam to be maintained at between 70% and 80… Continue reading MEDIA AND PUBLIC STATEMENT: HEAVY RAINS PROMPT WATER RELEASE FROM MVUTSHANE DAM

Media and public statement – Lower Thukela Bulk Water Supply Update

Saturday, 18 January 2025 uMngeni uThukela Water has temporarily resolved the electrical and instrumentation control system problems for the Lower Thukela high lift pump station. Permanent repairs will follow next week. The break down had affected the supply of water to the Ilembe District. The storage of the Lower Thukela command reservoir has since recovered… Continue reading Media and public statement – Lower Thukela Bulk Water Supply Update

MEDIA AND PUBLIC NOTICE – EMERGENCY  WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION FROM LOWER THUKELA WATER TREATMENT WORKS

Wednesday, 15 January 2025 The Lower Thukela Waterworks experienced a technical fault with its high levels lift pumps earlier today. These pumps supply water from the Waterworks to the command reservoir. This has resulted in the command reservoir level to dropping below the minimum safe operating level and the outlet had to be shut down… Continue reading MEDIA AND PUBLIC NOTICE – EMERGENCY  WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION FROM LOWER THUKELA WATER TREATMENT WORKS