Identikidz, die program om kinders se veiligheid op die Kaapstad se strande te verseker, word weereens in samewerking met die gemeenskap en die Kaapstad Kunste en Kultuur-ontwikkelings Departement aangebied.
Identikidz sal dus hierdie feesseisoen beskikking wees op verskeie geïdentifiseerde strande om te verseker dat kinders wat dalk mag verdwaal weer met hul ouers verenig kan word.
Die strande wat hiervoor geoormerk is die die volgende:
Big Bay, Vishoek, Gordonsbaai, Harmony Park, Melkbosstrand, Milnertonstrand, Mnandi, Monwabisis, Muizenberg, Seepunt en aangrensende strande, Silwerstroom, Strand en Strandfontein.
Die dienste sal oor 15 dae vanaf 09:00 tot 18:30 op die volgende dae beskikbaar wees.
15,16,20,21,25,26,27 en 28 Desember 2025 en op 1, 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 en 18 Januarie 2026.
Die dienste sal ook by Maiden’s Cove op 26 Desember 2025 en 1 Januarie 2026 beskikbaar wees.
Die konsep van Identikidz is eenvoudig maar die impak daarvan is krities om die veiligheid van kinders van die honderde besoekers wat verwag word, te verseker.
Ouers kan hul kinders kosteloos by enigeen van hierdie strande registreer waarop hulle met ’n armband met ’n unieke reeksnommer toegerus sal word.
Kontakbesonderhede om die ouers op te spoor word met hierdie reeksnommer verbind indien die kind van sy ouers geskei word op die strand wat besoek word en kan verseker dat die ouers vining met die kind herenig word.
’n Beroep word op ouers gedoen om van hierdie diens gebruik te maak aangesien almal moet saamwerk om veilige spasies vir die kinders bied.
Ouers moet net besef dat hulle steeds verantwoordelikheid dra om ten alle tye toesig te hou om hulle kinders se veiligheid verder te verseker.
Die amptenae en vrywilligers werk in noue samewerking met die ander Kaapstad-departemente, ondermeer die Ramp Risiko Bestuur Sentrum.
Identikidz returns to beaches this summer
The City’s Community Services and Health Directorate will once again implement the very popular Identikidz programme, designed to keep children safe at some of Cape Town’s busiest beaches this festive season.
Identikidz is coordinated by the Community, Arts and Culture Development Department (CACD). The concept is simple, but its impact is critical to ensuring the safety of children – with hundreds of reunions each season.
Parents and caregivers are able to register children at participating beaches – they are issued with an armband that contains a unique serial number. Details of the armband are recorded along with the caregiver’s details, so in the event that a child is separated from their group during the course of their beach visit, they can be quickly reunited.
‘We are delighted that we can once again provide this important safety programme on our beautiful beaches and would like to encourage parents to please make use of the service. We all share a responsibility to create safer spaces for our children, and our beaches are no exception – especially considering how busy these spaces get over the peak festive season. Identikidz adds a lot of value, but caregivers are still responsible for ensuring that their children are supervised at all times,’ said Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Francine Higham.
During the 2024 festive season, the City tagged 133 730 children over five priority weekends, with 302 children safely reunited with their loved ones, thanks to the programme.
The programme will run over 15 days, from 09:00 until 18:30 on the following dates:
15, 16, 20 ,21, 25, 26, 27, and 28 December 2025; and 1, 3, 4, 10 ,11, 17, and 18 January 2026.
Participating beaches: Big Bay, Camps Bay, Fish Hoek, Gordon’s Bay, Harmony Park, Melkbosstrand, Milnerton Beach, Mnandi, Monwabisi, Muizenberg, Sea Point and surrounding area, Silwerstroom, Strand and Strandfontein.
The service will be available at Maiden’s Cove on 26 December and 1 January.
To help protect children during their beach visit, CACD officials will:
With the permission of parents or caretakers, register children and issue them with an identification tag/wrist band
Assist with the reunification of a lost or displaced child
Work closely with the provincial Department of Social Development, the City’s enforcement agencies and the South African Police Service to ensure the safety and reunification of a lost or displaced child with their family
The CACD Department will deploy 53 officials and 159 EPWP staff members who will work closely with other City departments, including the Disaster Risk Management Centre.
Issued by: Media Office, City of Cape Town
