Kaapse Klopse minstrels dance as their troupe moves forward during the annual Kaapse Klopse parade, also known as “Tweede Nuwe Jaar” (second New Year), in Cape Town on January 4, 2025. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP) With about 20 000 performers expected to take part in the Kaapse Klopse Karnival Association (KKKA) in Cape Town on Monday, the City of Cape Town says key routes in and around the city centre will be affected to facilitate the fan walk activation. However, it comes in the shadow of a court battle between the City of Cape Town and the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association (CTMCA).
The CTMCA on Saturday distanced itself from the Kaapse KKKA’s event, saying it undermines the objectives and heritage, and goes against the grain of cultural heritage that has existed for hundreds of years. The CTMCA marched to the Western Cape legislature on Saturday, protesting over a range of issues, including what it described as the “cultural erasure of Tweede Nuwe Jaar”. A legal battle over the venue for the CTMCA’s 2026 competition appeared far from over, with the City launching a second appeal, just days before the parade was expected to kick off.
The minstrel competition is a separate event from the official Tweede Nuwe Jaar parade by the KKKA set to be held in Green Point on Monday, 5 January 2025. Road closures are now in effect in Green Point ahead of the minstrel parade. The KKA’s parade will begin at 11am with minstrels marching up Somerset Road towards the DHL Stadium.
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Other affected routes include Main Road, Green Point, between Buitengracht Street and Three Anchor Bay Road, as well as along Helen Suzman Boulevard and Granger Bay Boulevard. Closures will take place at staggered times from 06:00. Parking restrictions will apply along the route and in adjacent side streets.
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