Kouga Municipality to challenge closure of beaches in court
Updated | By Gaopalelwe Phalaetsile
The Kouga Municipality has joined the Western Cape in challenging the decision by President Cyril Ramaphosa to close its beaches during the festive season.
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The municipality’s mayor Horatio Hendricks says they will be approaching the Eastern Cape High Court on Monday.
"Our premier in the Eastern Cape took a unilateral decision to ask the minister to close all beaches and, as Kouga Municipality, we were not a party to that decision. We are a coastal town, and we are dependent on tourism. We would have loved a more nuanced approach like in KwaZulu-Natal, where beaches are closed down on public holidays and scrapping large gatherings.
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"Many people have now canceled their holidays to Kouga which means a big loss for business in the area. I just listened to someone who owns a hotel and was absolutely in tears because all her customers have canceled. What the president and the minister don't realise is that their decision was irrational and unreasonable," he adds.
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