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The organizers’ announcement followed a COVID-19 outbreak after an event in Ballito, Durban, held from November 27 to December 4.
JOHANNESBURG – Organizers of Joburg Rage and Jeffreys Bay Rage (JBay Rage) announced Monday that the festivals scheduled for this year and next have been postponed.
The announcement followed a COVID-19 outbreak after an event in Ballito, Durban, held from November 27 to December 4.
Meanwhile, organizers of the Plett Rage, which is expected to take place in January, said the festival will still continue. However, they said they were consulting with relevant officials and stakeholders before making the final call on whether the event should continue.
On Sunday, Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize urged people who attended the year-end festivities to self-quarantine and get tested.
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The Health Department said it had identified several of these events as super-spreaders of COVID-19.
The annual parties are held every year and are mostly attended by matrices.
The Western Cape government said there was simply no way to allow rage parties to take place.
The province’s health chief, Dr. Keith Cloete, said the Ballito party was a wake-up call.
“There was no way we were going to endure a rage in the current situation. We know that the application is for January and still, the application must go through the Department of Health. There are over 1,000 attendees and I can’t see us as the department saying that’s safe, ”he said.
Additional information from Kaylynn Palm.
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