eThekwini aiming to open all beaches for festive season
eThekwini Municipality says it expects all 23 beaches in the city to be open for bathing by this weekend.
People can currently visit 21 beaches.
The City says investigations to trace the source of pollution are underway at the two temporarily closed sites.
The municipality's Nkosenhle Madlala says their teams are working hard to meet the deadline.
READ: Here's how to check the KZN beach status before swimming
He says that with the festive season around the corner, they are preparing for an influx of around 1.3 million visitors.
"We are very upbeat about these holidays, and we are working around the clock to monitor and assess the quality of water at our beaches so that bathers will find our beaches clean."
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