Overview
- A late‑night ruling by Judge James Lekhuleni ordered the City of Cape Town to make a suitable venue available for CTMCA competitions from 1 January.
- The City has filed a further appeal to a full bench and says Vygieskraal Stadium’s provisional approval was withdrawn over operational and safety concerns.
- Officials say Athlone Stadium has been offered to CTMCA on mid‑week dates in January and a weekend in February, subject to permitting and procurement compliance.
- CTMCA held a protest on 3 January along the historic District Six route, insisted its competition cannot be postponed, and distanced itself from the KKKA event.
- The KKKA‑organised street parade went ahead on 5 January with roughly 20,000 performers on a shortened route into Cape Town Stadium, drawing an estimated 100,000 spectators and launching weeks of competitions broadcast nationally.