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UGU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

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economic hub within the Ugu District Municipality.
The main features of the economy are tourism and
agriculture. Commercial agriculture in the district
produces one-fifth of all bananas consumed in South
Africa, with numerous companies successfully export-
ing these and other products including macadamia
nuts to some of the most exclusive packers in the
United Kingdom.
The municipality’s hilly terrain contains extraordinary
features such as the Oribi Gorge. The Oribi Gorge
PROACTIVE IMPROVEMENT offers sporting activities not for the faint-hearted,
The Ugu District Municipality consists of the following such as the wild swing, rock climbing, abseiling, and
local municipalities: Umdoni, Umuziwabantu, Umzumbe many more. Some manufacturing is centred around
and the Ray Nkonyeni Municipality. Port Shepstone.
The municipality, with a coastline of 112 km, is Providing Services
characterised by unspoiled subtropical bushland and Umdoni Municipality’s seat is in Scottburgh, which is
forest, lazy beaches, small rural villages, extensive located on the mid-south coast of KwaZulu-Natal. The
coastal sugar plantations, and major industrial economy of the town is based on tourism, commerce,
complexes. The modern N2 highway runs through industry, agriculture and government offices.
Ugu parallel to the sea, passing Port Shepstone, the Scottburgh has a well-developed infrastructure
seat of the district and the main commercial centre. system, providing services to a sound commercial
sector and a middle to upper class residential
Other coastal towns include Pennington, Margate component. One of the area’s mature lifestyle
and Scottburgh. The highway serves as both a link estates attracting substantial interest is Renishaw
and gateway to the neighbouring Eastern Cape and in
the opposite direction to Durban and Johannesburg. Hills, situated on the Mpambanyoni Conservation
Development just outside Scottburgh.
Economically this district is the third largest contributor Largely Rural
to the provincial GDP. Ugu boasts numerous historical,
religious and cultural assets as well as growing business Umuziwabantu Municipality consists of a largely
investment opportunities. rural area. Features include; an urban development,
the town of Harding, farmland, commercially-grown
The South Coast has the distinction of having the most forests and Traditional Authority areas. Apart from
permanently managed Blue Flag beaches in Africa and the town of Harding, which is the seat of the
its Blue Flag beaches have all retained their eco status, municipality, 56% of the municipal area is occupied
including Hibberdene; Umzumbe; Southport; Lucien, by individually-owned commercial farms and the
Ramsgate, Marina and Trafalgar beaches. Weza afforestation region.
The South Coast is also well-known as the country’s Ideal for Development
‘Golf Coast’ boasting 11 diverse courses stretching
from Umkomaas in the north to Wild Coast Sun in the The Local Municipality of Umzumbe extends along
south. The municipality’s proactive improvement of the coast for a short stretch between Mtwalume and
its infrastructure, education, health and recreational Hibberdene, and then balloons out into the hinterland
facilities contributes immensely to its appeal. for some 60 km. Umzumbe Municipality has been
strategically identified as ideal for the development
Concentrated Economic Hub of Umzumbe River Trade where tourists will enjoy all
The Ray Nkonyeni Municipality is the most concentrated available activities on this development.

CONTACT DETAILS Postal Address: P.O. Box 33, Port Shepstone, 4240
Physical Address: 28 Connor Street, Tel: +27 (0)39 688 5700/2
Port Shepstone, 4240 Website: www.ugu.gov.za
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