Environmental & Recreational Services

Environmental Services

The section is responsible for:

  • Development and maintenance of parks, road verges, traffic islands, recreational areas and other public open spaces. ( grass cutting, tree planting etc)
  • Performing conservation services through invader plant control.
  • Presentation of Environmental education programmes at schools.
  • Rehabilitation of degraded areas.
  • Provision and Maintenance of Cemetery Space which includes grave digging, exhumations etc.
  • Perform burial related administration (reservation of graves, erection of tombstones, record keeping etc.)

Sport And Recreation

This section is responsible for:

  • Provision and maintenance of sport facilities and amenities, i.e. sports fields, pools, beaches
  • Planning and presentation of sport specific activities and clinics
  • Running competitions and tournaments.
  • Facilitate and present sport leadership and empowerment courses.
  • Presentation and development of recreational programmes.

Arts And Culture

This section is responsible for:

  • Provision and Maintenance of Community Halls and Thusong Centres in the City of uMhlathuze
  • Provision and Maintenance of public libraries
  • Provision and Maintenance of a Museum in Empangeni.

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