Taking pride in our beaches

Over 120 people joined hands at Salt Rock, Willard and Salmon Bay beaches recently for a beach clean-up campaign.

Local rugby team the Ballito Dolphins led the charge and were joined by the staff of La Montagne and locals who answered the call to action.

The man behind the idea, Ballito Dolphins marketing and business manager Joseph Mpyana, said he thought about the idea when he moved to the North Coast in 2016.

“I proposed to my wife at Salmon Bay that year and had to do a bit of cleaning up beforehand. I realised that we live in a beautiful part of the world and that it would be up to us, residents of the North Coast, to make sure it is always presentable for ourselves, holidaymakers and those wanting to use our beaches for proposals like I did,” said Mpyana.

“We chose the beginning of December specifically to prepare our beaches for all the visitors who arrive over the festive season. Since not everyone is as conscientious about keeping the beaches clean, we will be doing a second clean up at the end of the holiday season, mid-January. We hope that more people will join us in our efforts to keep our beaches clean,” he said.

Mpyana said this would be an annual event.

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