We have been poking fun at Coronavirus ever since it made its way into Mzansi, Lasizwe did the funniest skits and Black Twitter had their masks and preventative measures ready.
Well, Cory V, as the disease is affectionately known is not playing around and local and international event organisers have been postponing and canceling events to minimises the masses’ exposure to the outbreak.
The latest event to be put on ice is the Cape Town Jazz Festival. In a lengthy Twitter thread the iconic event which was set to take place in a few days time informed the public that it had been put on hold until further notice.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1/3: In light of growing concerns around the spread of Coronavirus, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival management regrets to inform the public that this year’s event has been postponed for the foreseeable future as a public health precautionary measure.
— CAPE TOWN JAZZ FEST (@CTJazzFest) March 13, 2020
ANNOUNCEMENT 2/3: This was a difficult yet entirely necessary decision and we’re sure you share in both our disappointment and understanding of why we had to postpone the event at such short notice.
— CAPE TOWN JAZZ FEST (@CTJazzFest) March 13, 2020
ANNOUNCEMENT 3/3: There is still too much uncertainty and we are not prepared to jeopardise the health of you, our loyal Festinos, our local and international artists, and our fellow South Africans. Please refer to our website for questions regarding the refund of your tickets.
— CAPE TOWN JAZZ FEST (@CTJazzFest) March 13, 2020
Early this month the event organisers had removed Sjava from the artist line up after Lady Zamar’s rape allegations surfaced. Sjava’s fans have been salty ever since so they took the announcement as an opportunity to drag the event.
bought all weekend pass tickets before Sjava was withdrawn..but I'm so happy right now. "Unkulunkulu umuhle njalo🙏" after what you did to @Sjava_atm. His ancestors are woke!❤
— KamogeloM (@kamogeloV) March 13, 2020
We didn't care about your event since Sjava wasn't gonna be there. You can do whatever you want, there's no need to inform us.
— Blvck3agle 🤸♂️ (@MIB_Ndlela) March 14, 2020
“Ngeke ngeke ngifele izinto zase mhlabeni” – asbonge idlozi lika Sjava🏌🏽♀️🏌🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/U9xau1Gnar
— Karabo Rithuri (@KRithuri1999) March 13, 2020
