JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s coastal city of Durban has closed its North Beach after three people died when they were hit by a large wave, emergency officials said on Sunday. The Emergency ...

Cape Town and Durban are South Africa’s most popular beach destinations. Untreated sewage flowing into the ocean in both cities has led to beach closures in past years. In the most recent sample tests ...

The update follows the recent closure of four local beaches due to water contamination; however, the City has since reopened three of them. Cyril Xaba, eThekwini Mayor, during a media briefing on ...

Holidaymakers are already taking advantage of Durban's warm beaches. Photo: Sibongiseni Maphumulo WITH summer in full swing and holidaymakers streaming into KwaZulu-Natal, Durban’s iconic beaches are ...

The eThekwini Municipality has once again released updated information regarding which Durban beaches and public pools are safe and open for swimming. According to the municipality, as of 14 August, ...

A Durban man shared a video comparing the two cities' beaches, and the difference was shocking Cape Town's beach showed clean blue water with happy swimmers enjoying the waves Mzansi had mixed ...

The city said precautionary closures are implemented immediately whenever results show that bacteria levels exceed safe limits, in order to protect public health. As Durban gears up for an expected ...

Durban’s beaches are the heartbeat of summer, so any closure news naturally makes waves. The good news is that three of the four beaches that were temporarily closed have now reopened, following ...