Municipal Departments

Community Services


The Directorate is responsible for the provision of Cleansing, Environmental Health Services, Sport, Recreation and Facilities Services.

Core Function

To ensure the rendering of effective and efficient community and health services, horticultural and recreational services.

Functional Responsibilities

  • Secretarial and administrative services  
  • Managed Environmental Health Services
  • Waste Management Services
  • Clinic and Primary Health Care Services
  • Manage and maintain vegetation, parks, and recreational facilities
  • Manage and control cemeteries and burials
  • Structure and implementation of Youth Desk
  • Structure and implementation of HIV/AIDS desk
  • Structure and implementation of Culture Desk
  • Structure and implementation of Sports desk
  • Key Performance Areas
  • Manage administration to facilitate flow of work.
  • Render Health and cleansing Services
  • Inspection of food premises, informal traders; overgrown properties; bylaw infringements
  • Render Primary Health Care Services
  • Health education programs; HIV Counseling; immunization; STD’s;
  • Render Parks; Gardens and Recreational Services
    • Grass cutting; tree felling; Siza Bonke work creation program; pools; caravan park; weed eradication;
    • monitor contractors
  • Render Cemetery Services
  • Plan, maintain cemetery; dig graves
  • Render Youth Assistance
  • Form and maintain Youth Desk; promote and facilitate youth programs
  • Render HIV/AIDS assistance
    • Form and maintain Aids Desk; supply food parcels; Participate in War Room organization; assist NGO’s
  • Render Cultural assistance
    • Organize cultural activities;
  • Render Sports assistance
    • Manage; coordinate; fund major sports events; supply financial assistance, sports kits, equipment.

Connect with us

Main Office
Hutchinson Street, (cnr of Hutchinson and Osborne), Eshowe, Kwazulu-Natal 3815, Main Offices, Clinic and Library

  • dummy+27 (35) 473 3474

  • Butcher Street

  • (Next to Eshowe Sports Club, near to the Sasol Garage), Eshowe 3815, Engineering, Protection,

Emergency Numbers

Eshowe Hospital

  • dummy035 473 4500

Eshowe Police

  • dummy035 473 4211 / 035 474 4911

Emergency Services

  • dummy035 474 2909

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