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EXPLAINER | What is happening with eThekwini's beaches, and what is being done about it?

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eThekwini Municipality cleanup crews are attempting to tackle the massive amount of waste pouring out of effluent and drainage pipes that discharge into the ocean. Photo: Benita Enoch
eThekwini Municipality cleanup crews are attempting to tackle the massive amount of waste pouring out of effluent and drainage pipes that discharge into the ocean. Photo: Benita Enoch

The eThekwini municipality maintains that all its beaches will reopen, despite concerns by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and opposition parties that raw sewage continues to run into the beaches.

On Tuesday, the City cancelled a public meeting on the state of Durban's beaches at short notice, merely two days ahead of the 1 December deadline to open beaches, the Daily Maverick reported. 

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