Kings Park swimming pool gets R42m renovation after storm damage
READ | UK records sunniest spring in over a century
The Kings Park Swimming Pool was damaged by strong winds last year.
But there's some good news renovations worth R42 million are now under way to restore the pool to international standard. eNCA reporter Siphokazi Malinga filed this report.
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