We need to rethink our planet's stink

While KwaZulu-Natal has taken a bit of stick – including from us – because some of its beaches did not meet minimum water quality standards, it now turns out that the supposed squeaky-clean Western Cape – the bastion of effective governance, thanks to the ruling DA, so the story goes – may not be as pure as it likes to think it is.

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An independent study has revealed significant contamination levels at several Cape Town beaches, despite assurances from the city that its beaches have met all water quality standards.

Project Blue, conducted during November and December, investigated the seawater quality at beaches along the Table Bay and False Bay coasts.