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Cape Town’s dirty secret: Daily cocktail of sewage, chemicals is fouling ocean, threatening tourism

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A sea-cavorting social media influencer's"swimming in poo" video has sparked a much more serious problem for the tourism magnet that is Cape Town - its centuries-old practice of pumping sewerage into the sea is posing an increasing threat to its tourism boom. One of SA's leading water scientists, Prof Leslie Petrik, unpacks the issue with BizNews editor Alec Hogg.

13 Aug 2025 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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