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Klopse, Malay Choir return to Cape Town after two year suspension due to Covid-19

By: Aneeqa du Plessis With the festive season fast approaching, The City of Cape Town alongside the Minstrel and Malay Choir organizations announced that the annual Minstrel competitions, Malay choir road marches and the iconic Tweede Nuwe Jaar Minstrel Parade will return this summer after a two-year suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking to VOC News on Wednesday morning, President of The Kaapse Klopse Karnival Association (KKKA), Muneeb Gambeno […]

today21 September 2022

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Tweede Nuwe Jaar Celebrations postponed to June 2021

Cape Town will join numerous cities around the world in cancelling mass events this festive season, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Tweede Nuwe Jaar celebrations are among those that have been postponed to 2021, as a result of an increase in infections recently. Held annually on the second day of January, the highly anticipated event draws tens of thousands to the streets of the Cape CBD. Adorned in vibrant colours […]

today30 November 2020

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Kaapse Klopse proves that local is always lekker

by Aneeqah Du Plessis Thousands of performers all masked in painted faces, draped in sequined outfits, blasting sounds from their brass bands came together on the streets of Cape Town over the weekend in celebration of the “Tweede Nuwe Jaar” celebrations. The Cape Town Street Parade that took place on Saturday the 4th January 2020 (out of respect for Jumuah that would have coincided with the revelry) was deemed a […]

today7 January 2020

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Road march and Tweede Nuwe Jaar events to go ahead

Following a legal wrangle between the City of Cape Town and minstrel groups, the city has announced that it has approved event permits for the annual road march event to be held on 30 December 2016 and the Tweede Nuwe Jaar event on 2 January 2017. The court on Friday dismissed an urgent application by the former organisers, the Cape Town Minstrel Association, to be awarded the tender to host […]

today28 December 2016

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