‘You basically live on the beach’ — Cape Town lifeguard describes rescue at Miller’s Point and busy festive season

Daily Maverick | 31.12.2025 23:30
Saadiq Parker (25), a senior lifeguard with the Strandfontein Surf Lifesaving Club, was off-duty on Saturday, 27 December, after working Christmas Day and Boxing Day, but this didn’t stop him from rescuing four people at Miller’s Point Beach, near Simon’s Town.