Finding South Africa’s dirtiest holiday beaches
Many beachgoers this summer face the danger of sharing the sea with E coli nasties
21 December 2023 - 05:00
Water, both fresh and salty, is a problem for tourism this summer, with businesses along South Africa’s 3,000km coastline hoping that taps don’t run dry and that beaches pass their E coli tests.
There are reports of sewage pollution off Western Cape beaches and rising E coli levels off Eastern Cape beaches, but it is KwaZulu-Natal that is struggling the most after the floods of 2022 wreaked havoc on water and sewerage infrastructure. ..
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