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<div>Metro Ezasegagasini Article 1.  City ready to welcome visitors for the festive season  Written By  Sane Shandu ETHEKWINI Municipality is pulling out all the stops to ensure the safety of thousands of holidaymakers that are expected to descend for the December holidays. SAFETY AND SECURITY The City’s law enforcement officials and lifeguards have undergone intensive training to ensure that they are ready for any eventuality. Around 65 beach guides will be stationed across various beaches. An additional 120 lifeguards have also been deployed. Over 2000 Metro Police officers will be out in full force. They will be supported by members of the SAPS.  The City has also procured the services of private security personnel to beef up security. Beach law enforcement officers will conduct regular patrols at all beaches. The City has also made available 200 000 wristbands to be worn by all children visiting beaches to make it easy to identify them and to re-unite them with family should they get separated. If children are separated from their guardians, 38 child-minders are on standby until children are reunited with their families.  SWIMMING POOLS About 35 pools are opened for the public this festive season. They will be operational from 6am to 5pm. BEACHFRONT OPERATING HOURS Alcohol is strictly prohibited at the beachfront. Beach Law Enforcement teams will start their shifts from 6am to 6.30pm. Toilets and ablution facilities will be open from 6am to 8pm on Monday to Thursday. During the weekend and on public holidays, services will be available from 6am to 10pm. A 24hour service will be provided at Point, Addington, South, CAC, New Beach, Country Club and Bay of Plenty beaches.  Bathing at beaches will be allowed from 6am to 6:30pm. The City has also procured portable toilets to be placed at strategic areas to augment the capacity of the existing infrastructure. Fishing north of the Umngeni River is still prohibited. REFUSE COLLECTION In anticipation of the huge amount of solid waste that is going to be generated during this period, the Durban Cleansing and Solid Waste (DSW) Unit has appointed 135 additional staff. The staff will work 16 hours a day to keep up with demand.  TRAFFIC CONTROL Given the high volume of traffic during this time, access to certain roads will be controlled via boom gates. Road safety campaigns are in place to ensure that unroadworthy vehicles, drunken driving and any other irresponsible conduct on the road is dealt with. To ease traffic congestion, a Park and Ride facility will be available at no cost to the public.   COVID-19 With COVID-19 numbers increasing, residents and visitors are urged to be vigilant and to observe all safety protocols. Vaccination sites will continue operating during the holiday period. Hands must be washed or sanitised regularly and adequate social distancing must be maintained at all times. The wearing of masks remains mandatory.  Article 2.  Using technology to address water challenge in City  Written By  SANE SHANDU  ETHEKWINI Municipality together with uMgeni Water are working tirelessly to ensure residents have access to water. This follows the planned interruption of water supply due to uMgeni Water’s 200 meter pump failure at the Durban Heights Water Works. This fault has restricted inflow to eThekwini reservoirs, resulting in many areas experiencing water shortages. Technicians and contractors are on site working to ensure the repairs of the failed shaft pump is completed to ensure water is supplied without interruptions. Progress thus far is satisfactory, and the repairs are expected to be undertaken for a maximum period of five weeks.  Head of the Water and Sanitation Unit Ednick Msweli said City management met on 3 December to ascertain the cause of the pump failure and to develop possible short-term solutions. “We want to assure eThekwini residents that there is positive progress made with regards to this matter. Repairs have started and we expect to finish before the estimated fiveweek period,” said Msweli. Msweli appealed to residents to use water sparingly and to reduce demand while repairs are underway. Meanwhile, the City is also investigating technologies that will provide sustainable solutions to water challenges. This includes the feasibility of a large-scale desalination plant to further supplement the water supply.  To implement this, the Municipality partnered with the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) for the construction of the Remix Demonstration Plant to demonstrate new energy efficient and environmentally friendly desalination technology. Senior Manager from the Water and Sanitation Unit Dhevan Govender said the demonstration of the new technology will take place at the Central Wastewater Treatment Works due to its proximity to the sea. “The demonstration period will end in March next year and during the period, the product water will be tested to ensure that it complies to the applicable standards.” He said sea water desalination technology is one of the solutions earmarked to secure potable water provision in water scarce regions of the world.  Article 3</div>

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