Newcastle Municipality is set on the foothills of the northern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg Mountains, located in the northwest corner of the province along the Ncandu River. Today, Newcastle is the main commercial and industrial centre in northern KwaZulu-Natal, and is the provinces third largest city. Continuous development has seen this city being a leader in its class and the municipality is striving to make the city sustainable by 2030. The city is the gateway to the Zulu Kingdom from the Free State and Mpumalanga. Vision Realising dreams through education, training and development. Mission We commit to empower employees and the community with first class sustainable education, training and development using available technology to achieve sustainable development, economic prosperity and tranquillity