KZN ActionSA to forge ahead with legal bid to address Durban's beach issues

DURBAN - ActionSA in KwaZulu-Natal said it was forging ahead with its legal bid to address the ongoing issues of Durban beaches. 

The party first approached the courts in 2022 seeking to compel government to act over high levels of E.coli contamination affecting eThekwini's beaches.

Just last week, the city had to close the Anstey's, Reunion, Bay of Plenty and Battery beaches due to pollution. 

However, this week only two of the city's 23 bathing beaches remain closed. 
 
ActionSA said that its case against the eThekwini Metro Municipality over ongoing beach pollution will now be heard next year. 

The party said it was calling for an urgent court order to compel the metro to fix its aging infrastructure, which has contributed to ecoli contamination on Durban beaches.

Party provincial chairperson, Zwakele Mncwango: "We still have so much sewer spills on our beaches, which really affects our E.coli and whenever there's rains, obviously, as well, there's an issue of storm drainage system connected to sewer pipes lines. Again, that is an illegal connection happening around the city." 

ActionSA said that the continuing sewage spillages were severly impacting both the city and province's economy, affecting tourism and local businesses.