Beaches open and close as E coli levels fluctuate, leaving local South African tourism sector in limbo
few miles off the coast of Durban a female humpback whale and its calf – the last of thousands that migrated along South Africa’s east coast from May to December – splash their fins playfully on the surface of the Indian Ocean.
“We all call it Shit Creek,” said Brad Groddler, 50, a boat captain who takes tourists out for whale-watching and fishing trips.damaged an already ailing sewage and water system, millions of litres of untreated sewage have spilled into the beaches, rivers, harbours and ocean in and around Durban.
According to the eThekwini metropolitan municipality, which includes Durban, the April floods caused about 800m rand worth of damage to eight sewage treatment plants. Footage from the time of raw sewage, solid faeces, dissolved toilet paper and brown sludge in the Umgeni River continues to be circulated widely on social media.
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