DESPITE reports of Metro Police restricting access to the Durban beachfront in what was believed to be an effort to curb the abuse of the beaches, the filth has returned.
This is according to members of the Durban North Neighbourhood Facebook page, who posted photos taken in the early hours of this morning, showing the beach once again littered with rubbish following the weekend’s festivities.
Over the last two weeks, revelers have partied up a storm along the beachfront – virtually breaking every one of the recently-gazetted ‘Nuisance By-laws’. Public drinking, urination and fornication as well as littering and loud music were just some of the issues reported.
The abuse of the beachfront has caused an uproar on social media. The public has slammed Metro Police’s lack of enforcement, saying that the weekend’s behaviour was ‘unacceptable’.
Even residents from the Durban North area were reportedly affected by the noise pollution. Some even bore witness to the mess on the beach – condoms and broken glass raised the most concern among residents.
Then, on Friday, Durban North ward councillor, Shaun Ryley, reported that Metro Police had erected boom gates at the entrances of Blue Lagoon and Snell Parade to conduct searches of vehicles, preventing anyone with alcohol or glass from gaining access to the beaches.
Some residents responded to the report with indifference and suggested that Metro’s efforts would not last, and their presence at the scene was merely to maintain order during the Amashova Cycle Race held on Sunday.
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