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The Eastern Cape’s seaside towns put on a brave face on Tuesday, with tourism organisations quickly jumping in to emphasise that there were many other things to do in the province instead of hitting the beach, but the cancellations kept on coming.
President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered the beach ban on Monday, 14 December as a part of stricter regulations to prevent the spread of coronavirus infections after a second wave hit several provinces. Ramaphosa said all beaches in the Eastern Cape would remain closed from 16 December for the duration of the festive season. The Garden Route’s beaches have also been closed, but KwaZulu-Natal’s beaches will be closed only on certain days. Other beaches in the Western Cape and Northern Cape will remain open.
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Zikalala was responding to a news report in which Bheki Ntuli, MEC for Transport was quoted as calling for the closure of beaches to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.
With 16 December around the corner, when Durban beaches are expected to be at full capacity, Ntuli said there is potential for another cluster outbreak.
Zikalala, who chairs the Provincial Command Council on Covid-19, the province’s highest decision making body, said they are focused on measures to prevent a second wave from hitting the province.
“The primary goal at this stage is to do all we can to curb the spread of the Covid-19 infections while at the same time working hard to revive the economy following the devastation caused by the pandemic. The province is therefore looking at what best can be done to save lives while also protecting livelihoods,” he said.