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The beleaguered Msunduzi municipality says it is doing everything it can to fix failing sewerage infrastructure causing pollution in the Msunduzi River, Umgeni River and Inanda Dam.

The KwaZulu-Natal south coast says it's all systems go for the festive season as six of its beaches have retained their Blue Flag status.

EThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has allayed fears of tourists turning their back on the city, as the metro continues to battle with cleanliness which has often forced the closure of some of the beaches.

EThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has allayed fears of tourists turning their back on the city, as the metro continues to battle with cleanliness which has often forced the closure of some of the beaches.

EThekwini Municipality says while it's safe to swim at the 13 beaches reopened over the weekend, the city will continue to collect and test water samples.

WaterCAN has supplied volunteers with iLAB testing kits to assess more than 10 drinking water parameters that include a metals test and an E.coli test.

The quality of Durban's tap water has been put to the test by the Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology.

In the wake of Covid, unrest and floods, a proposed giant Ferris wheel has become the eye of a public storm

Reservoirs in Nelson Mandela Bay will be doused with chorine once a week to try to prevent discolouration and poor water quality.

The Nahoon Estuary Management Forum says it is taking BCM to court for the fourth time, to stop raw sewage from spilling into the Nahoon River, this time from Nompumelelo township in Beacon Bay. “The river is disgusting and is not getting any better,” Border Canoe Club chair Christopher Batting said on Tuesday.