The eThekwini municipality has dismissed social media reports suggesting beachgoers were hospitalised after contracting E coli-related infections from swimming in the sea.
Extra staff are on duty including 60 lifeguards, 20 small plant operators, 67 beach buddies as well as 120 fieldworkers for the beach cleaning programme. on Durban's beaches.
The eThekwini municipality will issue weekly updates on the progress of repairs to malfunctioning wastewater pump stations which have impacted on the quality of water at beaches and rivers in greater Durban.