KZN South Coast Municipalities Attract Tourists With Their Blue Flag Beaches

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WELCOME TO THE CITY OF KZN SOUTH COAST MUNICIPALITIES MATLOSANA ATTRACT TOURISTS WITH THEIR BLUE CITY OF PEOPLE ON THE MOVE FLAG BEACHES

The City of Matlosana Municipality is situated approximately 164 km South West of Johannesburg, strategically located on the N12 Treasure Route, which is the North West Province’s primary tourism corridor.

The scenic N12 starts from Mpumalanga and is the gateway to the Western Cape Province. The route takes you from eMalahleni, to the vibrant Gauteng Province and the Sterkfontein Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, and continues to Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp, Kimberley, Beaufort West, up until George.

It is the Transformation of the N12 Treasure Route that has unlocked regional opportunities and resulted in massive activity and mobility along the Matlosana portion of the corridor. It has a multi-dimensional character that has created employment, enhanced commuter movement, enhanced investment opportunities, increased economic activity, etc.

As South Africa celebrates Tourism Month this September, towns across the country are gearing up for a bumper tourism and holiday season. Leading the charge are municipalities along South Africa’s 3,000 km long coastline with their magnificent Blue Flag beaches – some considered to be among the best beaches in the world. The local economies of many coastal towns are heavily dependent on tourism, and their Blue Flag status beaches provide an extra boost. Worldwide, Blue Flag beaches are known as being the best - as a result, tourists have come to trust the Blue Flag status and will seek out these beaches wherever they are. In 2022 South Africa boasts no less than 51 full Blue Flag-status beaches and 33 pilot Blue Flag beaches. The South Coast area known as the “Paradise of the Zulu Kingdom” is a well-established beach destination and boasts the highest number of Blue Flag beaches in the province. With a reputation earned over the years as a prime holiday destination, municipalities on the South Coast are well prepared for the influx of holidaymakers, some of whom will be taking their first break post Covid. The area offers many attractions to both tourists and locals along the 120 km warm Indian Ocean coastal stretch and activities on the beach include: tube waterslides, mini-golf, canoe hire (for leisurely trips up the lagoon), fishing, biking, surfing, body boarding, horse riding along the beaches, heli-flips, scuba diving, snorkelling, ziplining, etc. An added attraction at this time of the year is the arrival of humpback whales. The KZN South Coast has 58 magnificent beaches, six of which boast Blue Flag status. The six South Coast Blue Flag beaches are all within the Ray Nkonyeni Municipality in the Ugu District Municipality, and are: Marina Beach, Trafalgar Beach, Southport Beach, uMzumbe Beach, Ramsgate Beach and Hibberdene Beach. All of these beaches are open and ready for tourists. Ugu District Municipality is one of the most popular tourism and holiday hubs in South Africa, especially over the festive season, and is home to some of the country’s best beaches. Ugu, which is Zulu for “coast”, is the southern-most district of KwaZuluNatal province, and encompasses four municipalities - Umdoni, Umzumbe, Umuziwabantu and Ray Nkonyeni. This year, the latest Blue Flag announcements honoured two of the KZN South Coast Blue Flag beaches, Marina and Trafalgar, for maintaining their excellence over many successive years, 20 years for Marina and 10 for Trafalgar Beach.

WHY VISIT THE CITY OF MATLOSANA? Create unforgettable memories at our quality business and leisure accommodation venues which include conferencing, wedding and spa facilities. The City has a wealth of attractions for visitors: • Adventure tourism • Wildlife tourism • Medical tourism • Wellness tourism MATLOSANA AS A MEDICAL HUB To us health care is of paramount importance as a healthy city is productive and constitutes prosperity. We boast well-developed medical facilities, which enhances and promotes the competitive advantage of Matlosana as a major Medical Hub in the North West Province. Services include: general and private medical fascilities, casualty/trauma and dental services. Most clinics focus on primary health care services.

Create unforgettable The city prides itself on having memories at our five private hospitals, two government quality business and hospitals, including the largest leisure accommodation state hospital in the North West venues which include Province and 15 clinics including conferencing, wedding mobile clinics. It also boasts the only and spa facilities. fully contained oncology unit in the North West Province, which offers a comprehensive service at four pathological laboratories and has the latest MRI scanner at the radiology unit. Sho’t left

PRIME LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT South African visitors looking for the ultimate beach holiday need look N12 Development Route was no further that KZN’s South Coast. identified by the municipality The beautiful stretch extends from as a flagship project for golden the holiday (and surfing) hotspot of opportunities in the following sectors: Amanzimtoti (conveniently only a short housing, business, industrial, heritage, drive from the city centre of Durban), mining, tourism, sport as well as all the way to Port Edward and should recreation. be on everyone’s bucket list.

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