Buffalo City Metro beaches ready for holiday festivities

BUFFALO City Metro’s beaches are ready for their festive season holiday makers.

This was said by a representative of the national Department of Environmental Affairs yesterday.

The department was in East London to ensure that the local beaches were spruced up and ready for visitors.

Environmental protection and infrastructure programme manager Nangamso Dyantyi said beach lovers had a responsibility to keep the beaches in the spotless condition they will find them in.

The department, through its Working for the Coast project, has been upgrading and maintaining beach facilities and developing infrastructure in 15 municipalities.

“This year we’ve had a particular focus on reducing litter and keeping East London beaches clean and beautiful throughout the festive season,” Dyantyi said.

The department has been working with the expanded public works programme.

Yesterday, the department visited Eastern Beach, Nahoon Beach and estuary reserve Chintsa, as well as the blue-flag Hamburg.

Dyantyi said beach cleaners would begin work at 6am every day to ready the beaches before daily activities begin, and more lifeguards will be deployed. status beach at

Eastern beach worker Victoria Myekeni said: “People need to learn the importance of cleaning up after themselves when they’re on the beach this festive season.” —