Durban ready for festive season
The City added various interventions had been added to ensure safety and security of all visitors and residents throughout the festive period especially on high peak days.
The Municipality’s Festive Season Management Committee (FESMAC) is once again gearing up for a bumper festive period. EThekwini’s multi-pronged holiday plan includes various activities, events and activations through the city will officially kick into gear from 1 December 2019 and continue until 14 January 2020.
The City’s Metro Police has made special provisions and will enforce traffic management plans during these holidays.
The City added various interventions had been added to ensure safety and security of all visitors and residents throughout the festive period especially on high peak days.
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Drawing on the success of the last two years the City will implement the Park and Ride facilities that will be based mainly at the old drive-in to ensure an ease of traffic congestion in and around the beachfront.
Some of the interventions include:
A total of 50 pool guides and 50 beach buddies will be recruited to ensure that are beach and pool patrons are kept safe.
Child minders will be deployment from 6am to 6pm and every child entering the beach will be tagged with particulars of their parent or guardian in the event of separation to facilitate parent and child are reunited efficiently
In addition to the 75 permanent cleaning staff, 60 additional staff will be sourced during the period. All ablution facilities will close at 10pm. The beach cleaning services will be increased with 56 seasonal staff together with 48 permanent staff on a 24hr operation base. In additional 200 litter pickers will be appointed for the festive season to augment the staffing provided by Parks and Durban Solid Waste.
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Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda, encouraged all visitors to take their time and explore our beautiful City and tourism facilities, in the townships, suburbs and bustling Central Business Districts.
“The festive period is truly a time that we savour as it provides us the opportunity to showcase our beautiful City and its endless offerings to all, local, national and international visitors.”
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