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Msunduzi Local Municipality (KZN225)

Municipality
Area: Area: 751km² | MDB Code: | MDB code: KZN225

Physical Address

Cnr Church & Chief Albert Luthuli Streets, Pietermaritzburg

Postal: Private Bag X321, Pietermaritzburg, 3200

Contact Details

Phone: 033 392 3000

Accounts: 033 392 2741/033 392 3500
billing@msunduzi.gov.za

Website: Visit Website

Facebook: Facebook Page

Electricity: 033 348 2179/087 655 5778
thabane.madlala@msunduzi.gov.za

Refuse & Waste: 033 392 5388/087 655 5778
Wilson.Mhlongo@msunduzi.gov.za

Roads: 0800 001 868/087 655 5778
lindelwa.mngenela@msunduzi.gov.za

Service Delivery: 0800 001 868/087 655 5778
municipal.manager@msunduzi.gov.za

Water: 033 348 2106/087 655 5778
Brendan.Sivparsad@msunduzi.gov.za

Operating Hours

WORKING HOURS
Monday 08:30 – 16:00
Tuesday 08:30 – 16:00
Wednesday 08:30 – 16:00
Thursday 08:30 – 16:00
Friday 08:30 – 15:15
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

* Closed on Public Holidays

About Msunduzi Local Municipality (KZN225)

Description: The Msunduzi Local Municipality is a Category B municipality situated within the uMgungundlovu District in KwaZulu-Natal. It is the smallest of the seven municipalities in the district. It encompasses the city of Pietermaritzburg, which is the capital of the province and the main economic hub of the district. Msunduzi Municipality is situated on the N3 highway at the junction of an industrial corridor (from Durban to Pietermaritzburg) and an agro-industrial corridor (stretching from Pietermaritzburg to Estcourt). On a regional scale, it is located at the cross-section of the N3 Corridor and the Greytown Road Corridor to the north, a tourist route to Drakensberg, and Kokstad Road to the south. The city of Pietermaritzburg is a provincial and national centre of educational excellence. It is the seat of the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is home to several other institutions of higher learning. In addition, Pietermaritzburg is home to a host of private and government-owned institutions of primary and secondary education. Pietermaritzburg is the ‘City of Choice’ because it is only 45 minutes by road from Durban (Africa’s busiest port), one hour away by road to the new King Shaka Airport, one hour by air from Pietermaritzburg Airport to OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg), and 90 minutes from the central Drakensberg resorts. It is also home to great international events such as the Comrades Marathon, the Duzi Marathon and the Midmar Mile. Main Economic Sectors: Agriculture, tourism

ℹ️ Important Notice

This page provides informational guidance only for Msunduzi Local Municipality (KZN225). For official confirmation of municipal services, leadership, and contact details, always verify through the municipality’s official website: www.msunduzi.gov.za. Additional verified information is available at www.gov.za.

Cities and Towns

Cities/Towns: Ashburton, Pietermaritzburg

Cities and Towns Served by Msunduzi Local Municipality (KZN225) Municipality

Ashburton Municipality Pietermaritzburg Municipality

This municipality provides services and support to the areas listed above. For official municipal information, visit the official municipality website.

Municipal Leadership

Mayor: Hung Council

Deputy Mayor: Mr Mxolisi Mkhize (ANC)

Speaker: Mrs Eunice Majola (ANC)

Chief Whip: Mr Sandile Dlamini

Municipal Manager: Mr Felani Mndebele

Chief Financial Officer: n/a

Other Council: Hung Council

Chief Whip:
Mr Sandile Dlamini

Senior Management:

Municipal Manager:
Mr Felani Mndebele

Communications Officers: Ms Ntobeko Mkhize

Demographic Information

  202220162011
Population 817 725679 039621 715
Age Structure
Population under 15 23.5%31.5%26.7%
Population 15 to 64 69.7%64.7%68.3%
Population over 65 6.8%3.9%5.0%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64) 43.454.746.4
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females 91.392.990.8
Population Growth
Per annum 2.66%2.00%n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official) n/an/an/a
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34 n/an/an/a
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling 4.0%4.3%5.5%
Matric n/a40.5%33.2%
Higher education 14.6%14.5%12.8%
Household Dynamics
Households 213 727180 469164 757
Average household size 3.83.83.8
Female headed households n/a45.9%45.2%
Formal dwellings 90.5%80.0%73.5%
Housing owned n/a70.1%58.0%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage 63.0%49.3%56.7%
Weekly refuse removal 56.6%47.4%53.1%
Piped water inside dwelling 54.5%41.7%47.9%
Electricity for lighting 98.0%96.1%91.9%

Financial Information

All values: R’0002024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
AUDIT OUTCOME n/aQualified auditQualified auditQualified auditFinancially unqualified
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Property rates1 696 6651 359 0871 370 1731 212 7731 204 676
Service charges4 968 6774 086 7623 870 4973 846 3053 188 295
Investment revenue33 90244 11816 95710 4457 908
Transfers recognised – operational982 981824 545801 751681 678756 194
Other own revenue711 542613 025367 682365 182351 055
Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions)8 393 7676 927 5376 427 0616 116 3835 508 128
Employee costs1 686 4321 612 9181 466 8561 468 9611 427 114
Remuneration of councillors58 38263 54251 81849 43951 641
Depreciation and amortisation335 237361 848350 684372 611380 262
Finance charges118 42086 051150 81433 59642 537
Inventory consumed and bulk purchases4 229 2483 592 0593 089 7373 034 5152 712 322
Transfers and subsidies18 38625 24029 56232 41316 870
Other expenditure2 456 4672 292 4571 086 2311 730 8341 769 584
Total Expenditure8 902 5748 034 1166 225 7026 722 3686 400 330
Surplus/(Deficit)(508 807)(1 106 579)201 359(605 986)(892 202)
Transfers and subsidies – capital (monetary allocations)388 201427 923324 319368 725498 603
Transfers and subsidies – capital (in-kind)7461992602 104
Surplus/(Deficit) after capital transfers & contributions(119 859)(678 457)525 680(237 201)(391 495)
Share of surplus/(deficit) of associate–––––
Surplus/(Deficit) for the year(119 859)(678 457)525 680(237 201)(391 495)
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE & FUNDS SOURCES
Capital expenditure15 206 429882 088552 51412 565 9648 138 236
Transfers recognised – capital––323 914–3 094 590
Borrowing–––––
Internally generated funds15 206 429819 701228 600–877 142
Total sources of capital funds15 206 429819 701552 514–3 971 732
FINANCIAL POSITION
Total current assets2 846 3072 297 4354 168 8893 301 6603 064 611
Total non current assets9 003 6358 604 4308 924 7508 206 0038 053 141
Total current liabilities3 048 2774 104 1883 885 7902 718 5112 607 041
Total non current liabilities2 096 226733 130658 474775 015814 494
Community wealth/Equity6 825 2986 743 0048 023 6958 251 3388 087 712
CASH FLOWS
Net cash from (used) operating(2 163 353)–790 678–492 870
Net cash from (used) investing––(498 681)–229
Net cash from (used) financing––(79 163)––
Cash/cash equivalents at the year end(2 023 238)366 360695 26756 302493 125
UNAUTHORISED, IRREGULAR, FRUITLESS & WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised expendituren/a––1 666 547920 572
Irregular expendituren/a14 06559 889180 14150 096
Fruitless & wasteful expendituren/a44 892153 18217 7199 219
SOURCEAudited Outcome
A1 2026 Q1		Audited Outcome
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A1 2024		Audited Outcome
A1 2023

Municipal Services

  2022/232021/222020/212019/202018/19
Water
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 176 073168 059167 966167 841165 359
Number of domestic households/delivery points 172 263164 249164 156164 031161 555
Inside the yard 159 204145 942145 849145 724155 159
Less than 200m from yard 6 6639 4689 4689 4686 396
More than 200m from yard 6 3968 8398 8398 8390
Domestic households with access to free basic service 6 7134 7663 3902 9213 002

Electricity
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 199 071198 863195 953195 603173 741
Domestic households with access to free basic service 2 1574 7661 6544 1802 264

Sewerage and Sanitation
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 169 166168 196167 613166 026160 852
Number of households using:
Flush toilet – public sewerage 86 24185 24185 24185 24181 407
Flush toilet – septic tank 8 3198 3198 3198 3198 515
Ventilated pit latrine 63 13763 16763 16763 16761 637
Bucket system 00000
Other 7 6597 6597 0765 4895 489
Domestic households with access to free basic service 6 7134 7663 1751 8943 469

Solid Waste Services
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 137 000137 000120 000120 000120 000
Domestic households with access to free basic service 6 7134 7662 4613 7863 129

Water

033 348 2106/087 655 5778
Brendan.Sivparsad@msunduzi.gov.za

Electricity

033 348 2179/087 655 5778
thabane.madlala@msunduzi.gov.za

Refuse and Waste

033 392 5388/087 655 5778
Wilson.Mhlongo@msunduzi.gov.za

Roads

0800 001 868/087 655 5778
lindelwa.mngenela@msunduzi.gov.za

Service Delivery

0800 001 868/087 655 5778
municipal.manager@msunduzi.gov.za

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