Blue Flags for KZN South Coast
The Wildlife and Environmental Society of South Africa (WESSA) has announced that the KZN South Coast has been awarded seven Blue Flags for its beaches for the 2024/2025 season.
As reported by IOL, a further five beaches retained Blue Flag Pilot status, which are beaches that are working towards Blue Flag status, but do not yet meet all the criteria.
At the announcement, CEO of South Coast Tourism and Investment Enterprise, Dr Vusumuzi Sibiya said that it was a testament to how seriously they viewed the quality of their beaches which were some of the region’s biggest tourism attractions and a significant contributor to the local tourism economy.
“Alongside the work being done by municipalities, we must applaud initiatives such as ”“Tidy Towns and ”Keep Scottburgh Beautiful,“ which have bolstered beach cleanliness and safety”. Dr Sibiya said as per IOL.
Blue Flag Status Beaches for 2024/2025
These seven KZN South Coast beaches walked off with Blue Flags this year:
- Marina Beach – Ray Nkonyeni Municipality
- Trafalgar Beach – Ray Nkonyeni Municipality
- Southport Beach – Ray Nkonyeni Municipality
- Umzumbe Beach – Ray Nkonyeni Municipality
- Ramsgate Beach – Ray Nkonyeni Municipality
- Hibberdene Beach – Ray Nkonyeni Municipality
- Pennington Beach – Umdoni Municipality
Blue Flag Pilot Beaches 2024/2025
The following five beaches were also recognised and given Blue Flag Pilot Status this year:
- Rocky Bay Beach – Umdoni Municipality
- Preston Beach – Umdoni Municipality
- Umthwalume Beach – Umdoni Municipality
- Scottburgh Beach – Umdoni Municipality
- St Michael’s Beach – Ray Nkonyeni Municipality
Cape Town beaches internationally recognised
In related news, Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department have announced that eight of its beaches have acheived Blue Flag status for the 2024/25 season.
The City of Cape Town’s eight accredited beaches for the 2024/25 season are as follows:
- Silwerstroomstrand,
- Clifton 4th,
- Camps Bay,
- Llandudno,
- Muizenberg,
- Bikini Beach,
- Melkbosstrand, and
- Fish Hoek.
Which of these Blue Flag beaches are your favourite?
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