eThekwini’s hopes of a “bumper” holiday season have taken a knock after the closure of 10 beaches due to excessive E coli levels.
This emerged during the meeting of the executive committee on Tuesday, a day before the city planned to launch its state of readiness to host visitors this holiday.
The city’s central beaches, which are popular domestic holiday destinations — Wedge, South, North, Bay of Plenty, Battery, Country Club, Thekwini and Laguna beaches — are most affected as they constitute eight of the 10 closed beaches.
Only three beaches (uShaka, Point and Addington) along the beachfront promenade are deemed safe for swimming.
The two closed beaches outside Durban central are Ansteys and Reunion in the…
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