Durban beaches “ready” for the festive season

IT COULD be another “iffy” summer for locals and the anticipated 1.3 million visitors who might not be able to take a dip with confidence at some of the beaches on Durban’s famed Golden Mile, between the Point Waterfront and Suncoast Casino.“No bathing” signs were posted at the same beaches during December 2023 and 2022 because of poor water quality due to the critically high Escherichia coli (E. coli) levels in those times, according to the eThekwini Municipality’s website.E coli is a group of bacteria that can cause infection in the human gut, urinary tract and other body…