Cape Town spectators gather for Tweede Nuwe Jaar parade

Spectators have gathered along Somerset Road in Green Point on Monday for the much-anticipated Tweede Nuwe Jaar festival.

Street vendors set up food trucks and gazebos along the route.

The City of Cape Town said around 20,000 performers were expected to take part in the festivities.

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The minstrel street parade did not take place on the traditional historic route.

Minstrels were set to advance up Somerset Road towards the DHL Stadium with what was expected to be a notably smaller crowd than in previous years.

While spectators were still making their way along Somerset Road, spirits remained high.

The parade was set to begin at 11am and was, for the first time, broadcast to every home in the country by the national broadcaster.