These include Umdloti, Ansteys, the central beaches and Amanzimtoti main beach from 6am to 6pm.
He said the remainder of the beaches would be open for swimming from October 30.
Expression Durban, a cycle and surf shop located at Addington Beach, posted on Facebook: “We certainly did a double take having not seen the flag demarcating the bathing areas since before lockdown.
“But we can now believe what we see – swimming is now allowed on the Durban beachfront.
“Perfect timing as summer is getting nearer and nothing beats a refreshing dunk in the Indian Ocean.”
The move has received mixed reaction from Facebook users.
Some expressed concern about social distances while others described it as the “best news ever”.
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