Newsdeck: Swimming, surfing and fishing banned in Durban due to raw sewage in water

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Newsdeck: Swimming, surfing and fishing banned in Durban due to raw sewage in water By News24

The eThekwini municipality’s health unit, on Thursday, ordered the City’s parks, recreation and culture department to ban all bathing on Durban’s beaches until further notice.

“Given the potential threat of infection to diving personnel, we have taken the decision to suspend all diving operations,” reads the statement from Transnet’s acting port manager, Nokuzola Nkowane. An international surf contest, the ZigZag Durban Surf Pro, which was due to begin on Friday, has since been called off to protect the safety and health of about 120 top South African surfers as well as a dozen international contestants vying for entry into next year’s world championship tour.

The severe sewage discharge follows massive amounts of rubbish on Durban’s streets after municipal workers embarked on an unprotected strike to protest against the employment of scores of people claiming to be Umkhonto we Sizwe veterans when there was no vetting of their credentials.In the run-up to this week’s elections, the ANC-led municipality awarded the “MK vets” 100% salary increases, sparking the latest protest action.

 

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SAns cry out for equality. I fully support the call. But, most Black people, who wish to be equal to most White people, need to be able to do the same things & maintain the same standards as most White people. It’s like most SOEs, Gov agencies & municipalities are in a mess. Why?

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Blue flag beaches will be poĺluted as well but they take measurements above waterreine by digging hole . This means measurement inaccurate because partly filtered by beach sand . Joke .

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