Overview
- The KKKA-organised street parade proceeds on January 5 with a shortened route into Cape Town Stadium and an estimated 20,000 performers, with extensive road closures in Green Point and along Somerset Road.
- Day one of the KKKA competitions follows inside the stadium, and a national broadcast window on SABC 2 was scheduled for the early afternoon.
- The CTMCA, which runs separate competitions, held a protest march on January 3 along the District Six route and said some affiliated troupes withdrew after uncertainty and costs.
- Judge James Lekhuleni’s late-December order requires the City to secure a suitable venue for CTMCA events from January 1, but the City has pursued a further appeal seeking a full-bench hearing.
- City officials withdrew Vygieskraal Stadium over safety and operational concerns and proposed Athlone Stadium on mid-week January dates and a February weekend, subject to permit compliance.