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Development Services (UDS)

(UDS) has a specific focus on working with government, civil society and the private sector. Read more.

Skills Services (USS)

USS offers a range of service for human capital development, labour market research and planning. Read more
Rural Services (URS)

URS has a specific focus on rural development and land reform, and aims to assist. Read more

About Umhlaba

Umhlaba is a ten year old group of economic and social development consulting companies based in two major cities in South Africa; Johannesburg in the Gauteng Province and Durban in Kwazulu Natal . Although our work is primarily undertaken nationally in South Africa, we also work in countries in the Southern African region and beyond. The companies that make up the group are, Umhlaba Development Services, Umhlaba Skills Services and Umhlaba Rural Services. read more

Resume Map

Umhlaba has carried out regional civil society capacity-building projects that involved people from the region in all 13 SADC countries, read more

Current Projects

1. Department of Social Development
To conduct an Institutional Audit of 465 Old Age Homes based throughout the country .
2. Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
To undertake an evaluation of all Area Based Plans, and to develop a Comprehensive Rural Development Progamme for the department..
3. Department of Economic Development (KZN)
To provide project management support to the Richmond Special Development Programme in the capacity building programmes for municipalities..
4. National Treasury and Limpopo Treasury (Technical Assistance Unit)
Capacity building of 13 Provincial Department in Results Based Management and the development of 5 year strategy plans.
5. MERSETA
Appointment of Umhlaba for the piloting of an Electronic Survey on the employability of Further Education and Training graduates.
6. MERSETA
Umhlaba developed a model for sector skills planning for the merSETA which is based on a mix of the most elements of skills planning models nationally and internationally.
7. European Community Delegation, Lesotho Local Government Support Programme
Umhlaba conducted a training and development needs assessment in 3 districts in Lesotho. The report will be published by the European Union..
8. Department of Home Affairs
Umhlaba is assisting the DHA establish a learning centre for the Department.
9. Department of Labour
Umhlaba has been part of the team that has been a resource to the DoL for the conceptualising and development of the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) since 2006.
10. Department of Economic Development and Tourism (KZN)
Umhlaba is to undertake a comprehensive study of the challenges posed by Red Tape to SMMEs’ in the entire province.

Contact Us

› Johannesburg Office
17 Boulogne Rd, Richmond, 2092
Email: main@jhb.umhlaba.com
Tel: +27 11 482 6220   |   Fax: +27 11 482 7370
› Durban Office
84 Armstrong Avenue, La Lucia, Durban, 4051
Email: kzn@dbn.umhlaba.com
Tel: +27 31 562 1141   |   Fax: 086 530 5714