Media and Public Statement: Joint Statement By eThekwini Municipality and uMngeni-uThukela Water on the Water Situation in eThekwini Municipality

Saturday, 14 March 2026 Following the water challenges that have been affecting the city due to a failure associated with a control valve at the Nagle Dam aqueduct system supplying the Durban Heights Water Treatment Works, the eThekwini Municipality’s Executive Committee, led by Mayor Cyril Xaba, convened an urgent meeting today. The meeting, which was […]

UPDATE ON INTERRUPTION OF BULK WATER SUPPLY DUE TO STORM DAMAGE

Date: Wednesday, 1 April 2026 uMngeni-uThukela Water would like to provide an update regarding the ongoing interruption of bulk water supply in parts of the uMngungundlovu District. This follows storm damage experienced at our Pump Stations on 27 March 2026. One of the two motors that were damaged during the thunderstorm has been reinstalled and […]