The uMgungundlovu District Development Agency (UMEDA), is a State Owned Entity, owned entirely by the uMgungundlovu District Municipality (UMDM), and established as a result of the mandate of the decision taken at a Kwazulu-Natal Provincial Cabinet Lekgotla in September 2012. The Agency is striving towards self-sustainability while at the same time working as a developmental organization, whose objective it is, is to drive economic growth, promote investment and transformation, based on best business practices.