​The City of Cape Town has reopened the section of Clifton Fourth Beach that was cordoned off for public use on Sunday, 27 March 2022.

The situation was caused by a sewer pump station failure at Clifton Fourth, resulting in wastewater pooling on the beach.

Various City departments were activated to respond to the incident.

This included the repairs to the pump station, the construction of a  berm to prevent wastewater from contaminating the seawater, cordoning off the affected area and erecting signage advising the public of the situation.

The pump station is fully operational once more, and the affected beach area has been cleaned.

The contaminated sand was bagged and removed from the beach for disposal.

The City is still working to determine the cause of the pump station failure.

We thank the public's cooperation during this time.