Surfers falling sick, businesses suffering as new ST water tests show critical E. coli levels remain

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New independent water quality tests show that three Durban beaches — all declared open by the eThekwini municipality — are unsafe for swimming.

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Black People Give Back This Country To white people

Beaches, paddling ponds...useless ANC and its corrupt, lazy municipalities.

Imagine being known as the man who swam in E.coli😑

ANC is a disgrace🤮

I'm going to Amanzimtoti...is it safe that side...🤷🤕🤔

Kaunda is a curse in Durban 😩

UniqueSAProblem ANC 🤡🤡🤡

Notice how he’s holding his breath and keeping as much of himself out of the water as possible?💩💩 I think he’s also wearing a bullet proof vest.

Sometimes these independent agents have their own agenda or paid to produce false results that will benefit their masters.

Common, atleast try and get something rignt.

Iphi meme guys where's the meme 🤣🤣🤣

ANC has destroyed everything I everything but people are still voting for it hoping some miracle will happen

Why is he in a swimmer's pose when it is obvious that he is standing?

Went there last weekend, the water was indeed not clean..

LeeAnnStylish

Bwhahahahahaha but the MEC want people to come rhere Dec. Will they honour responsibility for those that fall ill from that shitty water?

JackD157 Ja daar is kak in Durban

Reminds me of that mayor in Mpumalanga(Witbank I think) who drank municipal water to test that it’s ok for residents to sip on… Hope she’s fully recovered on her top-tier medical aid.

Someone check on this fellow and his silly team… Did they report to work today?

😂😂😂

JackD157 For 3rd world politicians the water is just fine. WTH is the problem 😟

Join the so called 'pastors' and drink bleach? Crazy society!

Ey, that kwerekwere 😖😠

can we just stop and take a moment to acknowledge how amazing this guy's swimming form is 😂

To dispel any lingering doubts about the water quality, I suggest the Mayor and his team as well as the KZN ANC leadership swim in this water at least twice every day for a month.

peterbroggs Ramaphosa is even destroying the beaches

He is a politician and they are used to swimming in shit

You can trust MYANC ANCKZN pulemabe to destroy everything in this country, I'm glad Western Cape is out of your incompetent hands for good. Our_DA is a racist party and Cape Town has a lot of issues regarding racism towards black people but i like how clean, safe the CBD is

Never trust anything this government tells you.

Show us the tests!!! Name the labs and show the micro results. Show us the sample size as well. !!!!

I really don't feel sorry for these comrats that had a film crew filming them swimming last week... Things about to get shitty for them!

imraanvrc bilal_randeree

In the photo it looks like the Executive Mayor was trying to fly to heaven..🤦‍♀️🤣

We are knew these ANC thugs are trying to pull a rug underneath our feet.

eThekwiniM

Yike dive kaMalume eyenze ngangakholwa ukuthi lamanzi ahlanzekile

dliwayothabo To the desperate surfers out there, use your pip...the truth has become a stranger for politicians

Whose going to swim with KAUNDA's faeces in Durban this festive season?

gumamey ANC scam to swim with protective clothing

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The mayor and ANC officials should be fired for encouraging people to come to Durban when it is not safe!

State of the nation

I agree they are unsafe, The Mayor swimming like a bird flying 🤣🤣🤣

When you're RET, something bad happens to you brain.

Let the court cases roll in! eThekwiniM deserves it

I wonder what's the Mayor saying xa kunje

They are not safe at all🥺a jellyfish has a bite on my leg two weeks bk.. Wen u ask the life guards y ddnt they warn us about such, since everyone was bitten by those fish they laughed 😏saying they are pushed by the wind🚮

All thanks to Nomvula Mokonyane

Should be a court case made against them for misleading/ lying and endangering the lives of locals and tourists

eThekwiniM ?

dbntourism eThekwiniM TourismKZN mayor misled the public? You can't afford lawsuits, promote beaches that are clean and be honest.

They must charge these lying Theifing Cardes!!!!!

What's the health condition of the mayor and his manager after this risky publicity stunt?🤔🤔🤔

If its unsafe for us swimming, must be even more unsafe for the marine life 😵‍💫

They were never ready , they forced it since it's festive season

So the waters are full of 💩

Let's hope he gulped a sizable helping of the shitty stuff.

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