The eThekwini Municipality has provided an update on the Durban beaches that are open and safe for swimming these holidays.
Durban, known for its warm weather and beaches, used to be the favorite tourist destination around the holiday season, but over the years, tourists have shifted to other parts of the country, especially Cape Town. This was mainly due to crime, deteriorating infrastructure, and poor water quality.
DURBAN BEACHES SAFE FOR SWIMMING
Durban has 23 beaches and less than 20 have been operating throughout the year as they were declared unsafe for swimming due to high levels of E.coli.
As of Wednesday, 18 December, there are 21 of 23 beaches are open and safe for swimming.
HERE ARE THE OPEN BEACHES:
- Ushaka
- Addington
- Battery beach
- Bay of Plenty
- Point beach
- North beach
- South beach
- Wedge beach
- Thekwini beach
- Laguna beach
- Country club
- Mdloti main
- Umhlanga main
- Bronze beach
- Westbrook
- Umgababa
- Brighton
- Winklespruit
- Toti main beach
- Pipeline beach
- Warner beach
HERE ARE THE CLOSED BEACHES:
Speaking to Newzroom Afrika on 5 December, eThekwini Municipality’s Nkosenhle Madlala said Durban has 23 beaches, and only two were closed entirely due to high levels of E. Coli, which are Reunion and Anstey’s beaches. However, by the following week , they will be operating.
“We can assure our visitors that those two will be open again by the coming weekend. We will have our fully fledged 23 beaches that will be opened,” he said at the time.
Madlala said they were giving daily updates about the two beaches that were closed. Workers were on the ground fixing burst pipes, which affected the quality of the water.
DO YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY WILL BE ABLE TO ATTRACT TOURISTS THIS DECEMBER?
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