Covid cases leads to cancellation of Ballito Rage
The organisers of the Ballito Rage festival in northern KwaZulu-Natal has decided to cancel the event after 36 people tested positive for Covid-19.
The festival began on Tuesday despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for big events to be postponed or held virtually.
In a statement, festival organizers said unprecedented Covid-19 protocols were in place, including mandatory vaccination for staff and guests.
“A testing facility was located near the event site and staff testing commenced on 29 November 2021 and of the first 122 staff-tested, zero presented positive,” said the organisers in a statement.
The decision to cancel the event came after 36 people tested positive on Tuesday.
“We take the safety of all our customers, staff, and suppliers extremely seriously. It is for this reason that the event organisers have taken the decision to cancel the remainder of Ballito Rage.
“On 30 November all remaining staff and all guests underwent Covid-19 tests at the testing centre near the event site prior to entering the event. Between 14:00 and 22:00, 940 guests and staff were tested and 32 guests and 4 staff presented positive results.
“The Department of Health were on-site and worked together with our team to conduct contact tracing and ensure isolation of positive individuals and staff as per government protocols.”
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