The Western Cape High Court yesterday dismissed an urgent application by the Cape Town Minstrel Association (CTMA) as it attempts to challenge the City of Cape Town’s decision not to award it money to host Tweede Nuwe Jaar celebrations. A Cape Times report says the urgent application by the CTMA last week against the city, their rival the Kaapse Klopse Karnival Association and SAPS was heard this week by Judge Robert Henney.

Yesterday, Henney said the applicants were given a detailed explanation by the city in September why their application to host the events was unsuccessful.Their arguments – by extracts from a news article – to draw certain conclusions were unconvincing and therefore rejected by the court, and therefore their application was struck (from) the court roll with costs,’ said Henney.

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