The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) has awarded Blue Flag status to eight popular Cape Town beaches for this summer season, with two others awarded pilot Blue Flag status.
There has been a failure at the pump station that discharges “partially treated” sewage into the ocean via an outfall pipe in Camps Bay, resulting in the temporary closure of Camps Bay beach.
But not only does it make pretty places unbearably stinky, it also supposedly causes frequent bouts of ‘the tummy bug’ to go around, and those are not fun at all.
Climate change has resulted in rising sea levels that are now causing damage to coastal properties in Cape Town.
The City of Cape Town is going to have a tough time enforcing a proposed by-law that wants people to stop swearing on beaches.