The upcoming Cape Town Minstrel Carnival hosted by the Kaapse Klopse Karnival Association, has again been cancelled, this time due to the worrying effects of the Covid-19 fourth wave.
Cape Town’s Kaapse Klopse festival was cancelled last year and again this year because of Covid-19. The question is whether this old tradition can survive another cancellation in 2022. Cape Town’s Kaapse Klopse festival was cancelled last year and again this year because of Covid-19. The qu.
News24 Wire This year s performance for January had already been affected as the second wave of Covid-19 took its toll. A general view of the 2020 Cape Town Street Parade on January 04, 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa. The Cape Town Street Parade commonly known as the Cape Minstrel Carnival or Tweede Nuwe Jaar procession sees thousands of minstrels from all areas across Cape Town performing in the streets of the city centre. The parade pays homage to the day on which enslaved ancestors found freedom. Hence the event is a celebration of cultural and socio-political freedom particularly among Cape Town mixed race community. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)