The UMhlosinga Development Agency is a municipal entity dedicated to the planning and implementation of a programme of sustainable economic growth and development in the district of uMkhanyakude, North-Eastern KwaZulu-Natal.

Vision
It is an inlcusive, thriving district economy that directly benefits all of the communities and residents of uMkhanyakude District Municipality 

Mission
They co-ordinate, plan, and manage the implementation of a locally driven programme to fast-track development of the local economy of the district of Umkanyakude. 

Objectives

• To foster local action to remove barriers and blockages to equitable and sustainable growth and development of the local economy;
• To facilitate simultaneous and parallel donor, public and private investment to the district economy for maximum socio-economic development impact;
• To broaden and diversify participation in the district economy to reverse economic and social exclusion; and,
• To develop robust institutional partnerships, linkages and networks to support and optimise development interventions.