Cape Town hails Identikidz programme for reuniting 263 kids separated from families at the beach

At least 263 children were reunited with their caregivers in Cape Town over the festive season, after being separated while spending a day at the beach with their families.

This was a reduction from the previous festive season, where 369 children were reunited with their families, said the City's Community Services and Health MMC Patricia van der Ross.

From 15 December to 1 January, the IdentiKidz programme – a project that aims to promote the safety of children at beaches by tagging them with a band containing their caregiver's details – tagged 85 916 children at various beaches, compared with 92 765 children who were tagged during the same period in 2022/23.