Ixesha elitsha leBlue Flag South Africa laphehlelelwa kunxweme lwaseMuizenberg ngoLwesine, nge-Okthobha nge-29, 2009, kungabikho ngaphantsi kweelwandle ezingama-29 zaseMzantsi Afrika (ukusuka kunyaka ophelileyo we-19) zinikwa iwonga leBlue Flag. Zisixhenxe kwezi lwandle ezifumaneka eKapa.
Ethetha ngale mpumelelo, u-CEO woKhenketho eKapa u-Mariette du-Toit Helmbold uthe ukuqinisekiswa kwe-Blue Flag yinto esisithupha kwezokhenketho, “Abahambi bamanye amazwe bazithembile kwi-Blue Flag. Njengokuba sinamanxweme amaninzi oluhlaza okwiBlue Flag njengathi, icebisa ngokuchanekileyo ukuba unxweme lwaseKapa alukho sihle nje kuphela kodwa lugcinwa kakuhle kwaye lukhuselwe njengobona butyebi bethu. ”
IBlue Flag yimbasa yonyaka yamazwe aphesheya enikwa iilwandle ezihlangabezana nokugqwesa kwiinkalo zokhuseleko, izibonelelo, ucoceko, ulwazi ngendalo esingqongileyo kunye nolawulo lokusingqongileyo. Inkqubo yeBlue Flag okwangoku iqhutywa kumazwe angaphezu kwama-40 kwihlabathi liphela kwaye umdla kule nkqubo uyaqhubeka nokukhula. Ngoku kukho iilwandle ezingaphezu kwe-4,000 zeBlue Flag kunye nee-marinas kwihlabathi liphela. EMzantsi Afrika, le nkqubo iqhutywa yi-WESSA, iWildlife and Environment Society yaseMzantsi Afrika, ibambisene nabasemagunyeni abathatha inxaxheba. IBlue Flag inceda ekwenzeni igalelo kwiinjongo zePhepha leNgcacisonkqubo kuPhuhliso loNxweme oluZinzileyo.
Ethetha ngonyuselo oluphuculweyo, uMphathiswa u-Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Umphathiswa wezoKhenketho, uthe: “Kubalulekile ukuba sinike abatyeleli basekhaya nabamazwe aphesheya ucoceko, olukhuselekileyo, nolulawulwa kakuhle. Eyona nto iphambili ekonyukeni kwenani leelwandle zeBlue Flag ibe ngamathuba avele ngenxa yeNdebe yeHlabathi yeBhola eKhatywayo yowama-2010. Oomasipala abathathe inxaxheba kule nkqubo bazibonile izibonelelo zokuba neelwandle iBlue Flag kwaye banqwenela ukuba kwindawo yokubonelela nokwazisa iilwandle zabo zeBlue Flag kubakhenkethi baka-2010 nakwabo baceba ukubuyela eMzantsi Afrika kwixa elizayo. ”
Abasemagunyeni bendawo baxela inani lezinto eziye zacinywa ngenxa yokunikwa iwonga leBlue Flag, kubandakanya ukwanda kwabatyeleli, indlela yokuziphatha ephucukileyo kwicala labantu abahamba elwandle, amaxabiso epropathi anyuka kumakhaya akufutshane nonxweme lweBlue Flag, kunye neendwendwe zonwabele zikhathalelwe kakuhle kunye nolwandle olulawulwayo.
IBHUNGA ELUHLAZA ELIBHALA LASEKAPA
IBig Bay beach, eBloubergstrand eKapa (entsha)
IClifton ulwandle lwesi-4, eKapa
ICamps Bay, eKapa
EMuizenberg, eKapa
Ulwandle lwaseStrandfontein, eKapa
Unxweme lwaseMnandi, eKapa
Ulwandle lweBikini, eGordon's Bay
UKUPHUMULA KWAMANxweme OKUQHELEKILEYO EMZANTSI AFRIKA
I-Yzerfontein elunxwemeni oluphambili, iYzerfontein (entsha)
IMacDougall's Bay, ePort Nolloth (entsha)
Unxweme lwaseKleinmond, kufutshane neHermanus (buyela kwinkqubo)
Unxweme lwaseHawston, kufutshane naseHermanus
Unxweme lweGrotto, eHermanus
ILappiesbaai, iStilbaai, uMazantsi eKapa
Unxweme lwaseSantos, eMossel Bay (entsha)
Unxweme lwaseHartenbos, eMossel Bay (entsha)
Unxweme lwaseRobberg 5, ePlettenberg Bay (entsha)
Unxweme lweDolphin, iJeffrey's Bay
Ulwandle iHumewood, eBhayi
Ulwandle iHobie, eBhayi
Wells Estate, emantla eBhayi
Unxweme lukaKelly, ePort Alfred
Kariega Main beach, Kenton-on-Sea (entsha)
Ulwandle lwaseBoknes, eKenton-On-Sea (entsha)
Ulwandle lweGonubie, eMonti (buyela kwinkqubo)
Unxweme lwaseTrafalgar, unxweme olusemazantsi eKzn (entsha)
Ulwandle iMarina, unxweme olusemazantsi eKzn
Unxweme lwaseRamsgate, kufutshane neMargate
Ulwandle lwaseMargate
IAlkantstrand, eRichards Bay (entsha)
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Municipalities participating in the program have seen the benefits of having Blue Flag beaches and wish to be in a position to offer and promote their Blue Flag beaches to 2010 visitors and those who plan to return to South Africa in the future.
- Abasemagunyeni bendawo baxela inani lezinto eziye zacinywa ngenxa yokunikwa iwonga leBlue Flag, kubandakanya ukwanda kwabatyeleli, indlela yokuziphatha ephucukileyo kwicala labantu abahamba elwandle, amaxabiso epropathi anyuka kumakhaya akufutshane nonxweme lweBlue Flag, kunye neendwendwe zonwabele zikhathalelwe kakuhle kunye nolwandle olulawulwayo.
- The main catalyst for the increase in the number of Blue Flag beaches has been the opportunities that have arisen as a result of the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
