Swimming, surfing and fishing banned in Durban due to raw sewage in water | GroundUp_News
An internal Transnet letter circulated on Thursday said the City had taken out damaged pumps from the affected sewage works, pending the arrival of spares. As a result, approximately 720 000 litres of raw sewage is now flowing into the harbour each hour, reads the notice.
"This is a serious marine and environmental disaster," said contest organiser, Tasha Mentasti, who heads the surfing division of Accelerate Sport. "I have never seen the city in such a diabolical state," added Mentasti, who grew up surfing on Durban's Golden Mile. The severe sewage discharge follows massive amounts of rubbish on Durban's streets after municipal workers embarked on an unprotected strike to protest against the employment of scores of people claiming to be Umkhonto we Sizwe veterans when there was no vetting of their credentials.
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