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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town – The Western Cape High Court has ruled in favour of the closure of beaches after the DA approached the courts to order that the Garden Route’s beaches be reopened.<\/p>\n

The high court, however, decided to amend the beach operation times which the DA have managed to get changed from 09:00 to 18:00, to 06:00 to 19:00.<\/p>\n

In a statement, DA leader John Steenhuisen said: \u201cWhile we are disappointed by the ruling in favour of beach closures, we welcome the amended hours of beach operation.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the party was still deeply concerned at the blanket closure of the Garden Route\u2019s beaches over the festive season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we respect the judgement, we understand that this ruling remains a devastating blow to the thousands of small businesses along the Garden Route which are now at serious risk of collapse.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis problem will not go away once South Africa emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, and we cannot ignore the risk to livelihoods which many lockdown restrictions present,\u201d said Steenhuisen.<\/p>\n

The party argued that there was a balance to be struck between saving lives and preserving the nation’s economy. Its argument was heavily reliant on the closure of the Garden Route beaches, where towns are heavily dependent on tourism.<\/p>\n

In a separate case, in the Eastern Cape, the Kouga Municipality submitted an urgent application to the courts to have the decision to close all beaches in the province overturned.<\/p>\n

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria will also deliver its judgment on Wednesday in three separate applications in which it has been asked that certain beaches in the Eastern Cape and those along the Garden Route be opened to the public during this time.<\/p>\n

Judge Hans Fabricius who is hearing the matter had requested a copy of the Western Cape High Court\u2019s order ahead of delivering his judgement.<\/p>\n

Cape Argus<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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