Wobble for nudist beach

Naturists must wait until the end of this month to find out if they will be allowed to bare all at a South Coast beach.

The South African National Naturist Association's application for a nudist beach near Kwa-Zulu-Natal's Mpenjati Nature Reserve was presented to the Hibiscus Coast Municipality yesterday.

The council postponed its decision for input from Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and the Department of Environmental Affairs.

The association's chairman, Athol Lutge, said: "We gave a presentation to council and I think it went fairly well. We answered questions from at least 58 councillors. One of the questions asked was whether we will accept another location on the South Coast. We said we would, provided it was secluded."

Naturists have been taking off their clothes at the beach for at least 20 years, but believe making it legal will protect them from arrest.

Residents near the beach have opposed the application, saying they do not want "drooping boobs and buttocks" on their beach.