One by one, troupes of thousands of minstrels filled the streets of Cape Town on Monday, marching, dancing, and dazzling crowds with bright satin costumes during the city’s annual Minstrels’ Parade.

As we celebrate Heritage Month, as a proud Cape Coloured, one of the best parts of my heritage is the Cape Minstrels. The Cape Town Minstrels, colloquially known as The Kaapse Klopse, is a tradition ...

Thousands lined the streets of Cape Town Monday for the colourful annual minstrels' parade, a cornerstone of South African culture rooted in the city's history of slavery. Troupes of thousands of ...

The Cape Town 7 Steps Minstrel troop of South Africa will head to Seychelles for the fifth year to perform in the Carnaval International de Victoria 2015. The Cape Town 7 Steps Minstrel troop of South ...

As a girl, Fatima Dulvie would spend New Year’s Day perched on the wall of her home in Cape Town’s historic District Six area in feverish anticipation of the minstrels’ parade that would pass the ...

There appears to be no end in sight to the dispute between the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association (CTMCA) and the city over a venue for minstrel competition events. The city is set to appeal a ...

A long-running dispute between the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association (CTMCA) and the City of Cape Town came into sharp focus on Saturday when members of the association joined a protest march in ...

Lawyers for the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association say the city has still not provided it with a new venue to host its minstrel competition. It says it received a letter from the City of Cape ...