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South Africa was 19 days into the beach and river ban for declared hotspot areas, as of 16 January. Beach towns are the epicentre of both the summer and the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The major beaches were quiet and all but deserted when Daily Maverick toured the Cape Peninsula on Wednesday. Even the waves of Muizenberg, Cape Town’s surf hub, were abandoned, leaving Muizies eerily still and the surf shops closed to surf lessons and board hire.
Craig Paul, co-owner of the iconic 45-year-old Lifestyle Surf Shop, said that the last time Muizenberg was “slightly” full was the day after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the extended beach ban on 28 December, which included Muizenberg.
Swopping Britain for Bulwer
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Durban - Britain and its cosy life became boring for the relatively new owners of the Mountain Park Hotel in the southern Drakensberg.
âLittle things prompted our move. If Brexit hadnât been the last straw something else would have been,â Ralph Henderson told the Independent on Saturday from the village of Bulwer (as opposed to the Durban suburb of Bulwer).
He and his wife, Sam, had not limited their travels to continental Europe, which they regret seeing Britain leave.
Theyâve lived and travelled all over the world. Their integration with communities in host countries, where they taught English, has led to both of them being fluent in Russian and Japanese.