Loo Lady at Blue Lagoon Public Toilets Blows Locals Away

Social media is going crazy for a hardworking lady in Durban, South Africa, who keeps the Blue Lagoon toilets sparkling… and has beautiful shiny principles to match.

Edith’s awesome work was discovered by a Durban mom, Priscilla Doig, when she reluctantly had to take her son to the public toilets on Saturday. They were at the beach to participate in a beach clean-up, when her son fell ill and they had no choice.

In a message to Ethekwini Municipality, Priscilla said: “As you can imagine, I felt a huge sense of dread… public toilets are normally just awful.

“What a surprise when I entered the toilets at Blue Lagoon.They were spotless. I have never seen such clean public toilets, ever!!! Wow!”

But that wasn’t where her surprise ended. Priscilla said that after the relief of such clean toilets, she wanted to express her appreciation and huge gratitude to the staff member – Edith Mkhize – for the “extra care and attention and pride she took”.

And so Priscilla offered her a tip…

“To my surprise, Edith respectfully declined my offer and said to me: ‘How can you tip me for doing my job! This is what I should be doing!’

“Now I was completely blown away. What a special lady!”

Priscilla said she hopes the Municipality realises what a special lady they have and how much she has to offer, and that they recognise this.

“I want to congratulate Edith on the pride she takes in her job… what a difference it would make, if each and every one working for the Municipality had the same attitude… imagine how beautiful EThekwini could be!”