Cape minstrels march in the city centre

Members and supporters of the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association have gathered outside the Cape Peninsula University of Technology on Saturday.

Minstrels, clad in bright colours, have taken to the streets in celebration of their culture.

Today’s march follows the historic minstrel route, serving as an act of defiance and protest to the legal battle with the City of Cape Town.

The minstrels are warming up, preparing to take to the streets along the historic route.

Their march follows a legal battle with the City of Cape Town, which previously appealed a ruling ordering it to provide the Minstrel Carnival Association with a venue to host its parades.

The City says it offered Athlone Stadium, subject to mid-week availability.

It also announced that it had filed an appeal against the latest High Court ruling, saying it does not have a venue available for the additional dates requested by the Association.

The Minstrels will march to City Hall to hand over a memorandum of demands.

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