Job losses loom for beach huts staff

IN A significant blow to the community, the Friends of the Muizenberg Huts revealed on Monday that all staff members will face retrenchment at the end of the month due to financial constraints.

- LILITA GCWABE

Tony Maneveld, a representative of the organisation, shared a message of gratitude to the community, stating, “We have all been retrenched as there are no funds to pay us going forward. We would appreciate any job opportunities for full or part-time work in the Southern Suburbs,’ the message read.

Thinking back on great memories of meeting new people from all over the world and maintaining the cabins, Maneveld said it has been a bitter pill to swallow to accept the sudden retrenchment by the Trust. As the beach huts manager, he said it has not been easy keeping the huts afloat with no funding.

The city plans on relocating the beach huts to a nearby venue in March.