Keep it tidy this New Year
Access to the beach will be controlled to avoid a stampede and to ensure that there is better management.
Those with party plans for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day should take note of the following which will be implemented on both days.
Ray Nkonyeni Municipality (RNM) spokesman, Simon April said it should also be noted that all relevant laws, including nuisance by-laws will be enforced on both days:
* Though by-laws in the usage of fireworks or firecrackers are relaxed on both New Year’s Eve and on New Year’s Day, people will still be required to use these responsibly.
* Roads leading to the beach will be closed with only residents allowed with cars.
* Access to the beach will be controlled to avoid a stampede and to ensure that there is better management.
* Drunk people are discouraged from going to the beach and highly intoxicated ones will be disallowed access to beaches.
* Drinking and driving remains a challenge and several arrests have been made though the exact numbers will be communicated in due course.
April said it’s worth mentioning, that during the multi-disciplinary ‘special operations’ conducted on December 27 – 20 arrests were made relating to drunk driving – in the presence of the MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Peggy Nkonyeni and the RNM Speaker, Councillor Zodwa Mzindle.
April said these arrests were made in just two roadblocks at the R620 Bird Park in Uvongo and at the P200 crossing leading to Gamalakhe, adding that these roadblocks which were held simultaneously did not even last more than five hours.
“Drivers are warned that this behaviour will not be tolerated, and more roadblocks will be conducted to fight this unbecoming conduct. There will be continuous visible policing by all law enforcement agencies,” he said.
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