{"id":280604,"date":"2025-10-06T11:43:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T09:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?p=280604"},"modified":"2025-10-06T11:43:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T09:43:21","slug":"eastridge-public-pool-reopens-after-extended-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/eastridge-public-pool-reopens-after-extended-closure\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastridge public pool reopens after extended closure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eastridge <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/ruyterwacht-swimming-pool-opening-delayed-20241217-2\/\">swimming pool<\/a> reopened on Friday 3 October amid much fanfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The unusual interest in the pool\u2019s reopening was due to the long periods of time it had been closed or opened late over the last few summers. The City has been forced to close the pool multiple times due to repeated vandalism and theft which has cost more than R2 million to repair since 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pool2_78002.jpg\" alt=\"Sub-council 12 chair Solomon Philander and facility manager Romario Fourie test the waters at the Eastridge public swimming pool on Friday 3 October.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sub-council 12 chair Solomon Philander and facility manager Romario Fourie test the waters at the Eastridge public swimming pool on Friday 3 October.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ward councillor Norman Adonis said the pool did not open in 2021 and 2022 and last year it opened late. 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