The City of Cape Town is defending the fact that two of its beaches have had their Blue Flag status withdrawn in the same month for the first time since becoming a member of the programme on 2001. They have stated that its "not a negative reflection or penalisation" of the areas.

Gerhard Rass, the Mayoral committee member for community services said Blue Flag status was not a prerequisite for a good beach.

"It is a maintenance measure of a particular set of requirements. If a beach does not meet these requirements, it does not mean it is not adequate."

Blue Flag status was withdrawn from Blouberg's Big Bay beach because of environmental problems and complaints about algae growth, then a couple of days later Blue Flag status was temporarily removed from Clifton Fourth Beach reportedly because of dirty toilets.

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