Is Cape Town home to South Africa’s ‘dirtiest’ beach?

An area environmental activist has branded Cape City’s Macassar Seaside as one of many “dirtiest” within the nation.

This comes after one other mass clean-up on the seaside, positioned in False Bay and 30km from the town centre.

IS CAPE TOWN HOME TO SA’S DIRTIEST BEACH?

In a viral TikTok video, environmental activist Zoë Prinsloo revealed her horror at cleansing up “South Africa’s dirtiest seaside”.

Not for the primary time, the younger girl has coordinated a mass clean-up of Macassar Seaside, positioned in False Bay, positioned 30kms from Cape City.

Within the clip, Zoë and a small group of volunteers scoured the shore, accumulating over 124 kilograms of litter.

She captioned the clip: “Having cleaned over 120 seashores round SA, I’ve named this because the dirtiest seaside in South Africa.”

@saveafishie Macassar Seaside 💔 Having cleaned over 120 seashores round SA, I’ve named this because the dirtiest seaside in South Africa 🌍 #saveafishie #savetheplanet #beachcleanup #nonprofit #savetheearth #earth #consciousness #fypシ゚ #activism ♬ INTERESTELLAR – Kore Blanco

On Fb, she documented her expertise intimately, including: “The litter. The sheer scale of it. An infinite plastic street, with plastic scattered so far as the attention might see. I truthfully don’t even have the phrases”.

Within the feedback part, many Cape City residents agreed that Macassar Seaside was amongst the dirtiest within the province, if not, the entire nation!

The younger environmental activist is the founding father of the NGO Save A Fishie. She holds the world report for collaborating within the longest seaside clean-up, which lasted 27 hours. In 2023, she received the Cape City  Medal for Conservation, and in 2024, she was named a Paul Harris Fellow for her humanitarian work.

CLEANEST BEACHES IN CITY

In response to the Wildlife and Atmosphere Society of South Africa, Cape City has eight seashores with Blue Flag Standing, that are assessed for cleanliness, excessive water-quality requirements, environmental administration, and security.

They embrace:

Bikini Seaside

Camps Bay Seaside 

Clifton 4th Seaside

Fish Hoek Seaside 

Llandudno Seaside

Melkbosstrand Seaside

Muizenberg Seaside 

Silwerstroomstrand

Regardless of complaints of water high quality and security, the remainder of the Western Province options greater than 30 different Blue Flag seashores.