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Kouga kicks back over beach closures

Hotspot municipality going to court in bid to have decision overturned

18 December 2020 - 12:49 By Nomazima Nkosi and Simtembile Mgidi
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Kouga mayor Horatio Hendricks says it is crucial to strike a balance between saving lives and saving livelihoods.
Kouga mayor Horatio Hendricks says it is crucial to strike a balance between saving lives and saving livelihoods.
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The Kouga municipality is taking its fight to have Eastern Cape beaches reopened to court.

Kouga forms part of the Sarah Baartman District municipality, which was declared a Covid-19 hotspot along with the Garden Route district municipality on Monday night.

Nelson Mandela Bay was the first area to be declared a Covid-19 hotspot earlier in December.

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