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PHOTO | Strand Beach comes out tops in safety initiative

District Mail and Helderberg Gazette

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15 Jan 2025

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A total of 19 741 children were tagged at Strand Beach as part of the City of Cape Town’s Identikidz programme this festive season, the highest number across all 16 participating beaches. The annual child-safety initiative, coordinated by the community, arts and culture development department, was run at beaches in the metropole from Friday 14 December to this past Sunday (12 January), with 123 579 children tagged over busy beach days and 354 children reunited with their families, thanks to the project. A total of 11 children were handed over to the provincial Department of Social Development, as their relatives had not been tracked down by nightfall. “We tagged nearly 3 000 more children this season,” said Patricia van der Ross, Mayoral Committe member for Community Services and Health, and the number of children reunited increased by 61. This is proof, once more, of the value that Identikidz offers. Strand Beach emerged as the most popular and busiest beach once again, with 19 741 children tagged over the period and 77 reunions, followed by Muizenberg with 14 274 children tagged and 72 reunions, and Strandfontein with 13 878 children tagged and 74 reunions, respectively. Photo: City of Cape Town

PHOTO | Strand Beach comes out tops in safety initiative

District Mail and Helderberg Gazette

|

15 Jan 2025

A total of 19 741 children were tagged at Strand Beach as part of the City of Cape Town’s Identikidz programme this festive season, the highest number across all 16 participating beaches. The annual child-safety initiative, coordinated by the community, arts and culture development department, was run at beaches in the metropole from Friday 14 December to this past Sunday (12 January), with 123 579 children tagged over busy beach days and 354 children reunited with their families, thanks to the project. A total of 11 children were handed over to the provincial Department of Social Development, as their relatives had not been tracked down by nightfall. “We tagged nearly 3 000 more children this season,” said Patricia van der Ross, Mayoral Committe member for Community Services and Health, and the number of children reunited increased by 61. This is proof, once more, of the value that Identikidz offers. Strand Beach emerged as the most popular and busiest beach once again, with 19 741 children tagged over the period and 77 reunions, followed by Muizenberg with 14 274 children tagged and 72 reunions, and Strandfontein with 13 878 children tagged and 74 reunions, respectively. Photo: City of Cape Town

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