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West London All Stars pull out of Cape Town carnival

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West London All Stars pull out of Cape Town carnivalOlga Ernst · CC BY-SA 4.0

South African troupe West London All Stars will not take part in the next Kaapse Klopse carnival season after disputes with the organising association. Talks with TV Stars about a joint participation have also created new uncertainty, according to IOL.

West London All Stars, one of the leading troupes in Cape Town’s Kaapse Klopse carnival, will not compete in the 2026-2027 season after withdrawing from the Kaapse Klopse Karnival Association (KKKA). The troupe led by Waleed Hendricks withdrew from the association after disagreements over the results of the previous competition and allegations concerning adjudication, IOL reports, citing the Cape Argus.

Talks held during the off-season to allow West London All Stars to return with TV Stars did not succeed. Muneeb Gambeno, director of the KKKA, said the association had proposed conditions to manage a rapprochement, but the parties had not reached an agreement. He also said Hendricks had not agreed to formally discuss with the association the allegations made after the previous competition.

TV Stars was meanwhile seeking a solution after encountering difficulties in assembling a team for the coming season. Its representative Mogamat “Gammie” Solomons said he did not wish to comment on the situation before resolving his differences with the KKKA board, according to the Cape Argus cited by IOL.

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