5 Durban beaches awarded blue flag status
A Blue Flag certification means that a beach meets the "series of stringent environmental, educational, safety-related and access-related criteria" standards set by the Blue Flag programme.
Five Durban beaches were awarded full Blue Flag status on Friday. Ushaka, North Beach, Point, Amazimtoti and Umhlanga were all awarded full blue flag status.
A Blue Flag certification means that a beach meets the “series of stringent environmental, educational, safety-related and access-related criteria” standards set by the Blue Flag programme.
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Seven other beaches in Durban received pilot blue flag status, which means they are on track but have a couple of issues to address, explained Morgan Griffiths, head of Tourism for Blue Flag Project.
They are South Central, Umgababa, Umdloti, Westbrooks, Browns, Ansteys and Brighton.
“This is a major accomplishment for Durban. They have had problems in the past but they have improved their environmental and sewer management troubles which obviously affects the water quality,” said Griffiths.
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