The eThekwini Municipality reopened a number of beaches and swimming pools this weekend. Photo: Stock Image / Pixabay
On Saturday, the eThekwini Municipality released a list of the swimming pools and beaches that have reopened and those that are still closed.
The eThekwini Municipality reopened a number of beaches and swimming pools this weekend. Photo: Stock Image / Pixabay
On Saturday, 5 November, the eThekwini Municipality released a list of swimming pools and beaches that have been reopened.
There are still a number of beaches that will remain closed until further notice, it said.
“The City is constantly monitoring water quality at all beaches to ensure the safety of residents and visitors,” said the Municipality.
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The eThekwini Municipality says that the following beaches remain closed until further notice:
It was reported previously that the news comes as political parties in the province (the Democratic Alliance and ActionSA) are preparing to take the municipality to court over the raw sewage that’s flowing into rivers and the lack of maintenance on infrastructure.
Action KZN Provincial Chairperson Zwakele Mncwango criticised the municipality giving the public a green light to swim yet raw sewage is still flowing into some beaches. The video Mncwango shared was taken on Tuesday, 1 November at Battery Beach which is one of the beaches that were reopened by the Municipality.
Mncwango said he will be calling for eThekwini to publish latest results as of the 1st of November and stop risking with people’s health. Read the full story here.