What’s in a flag?

The international Blue Flag programme is a quality-grading system for beaches, marinas and boats. South Africa was the first country outside Europe to be granted Blue Flag accreditation, and the programme has been rating local shores since 2001. In 2018/2019, 46 beaches in SA — 30 in the Western Cape, seven in the Eastern Cape and nine in KwaZulu-Natal made the grade. Find out more at https://wessa.org.za.