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.
The festival opened for the first time on Tuesday 30 November 2021 with unprecedented Covid-19 protocols in place, including mandatory vaccinations for all staff and guests and pre-arrival Covid-19 tests for all guests. A testing facility was set up near the event site and staff testing commenced on 29 November 2021; of the first 122 staff-tested, zero presented positive.
On 30 November 2021 all remaining staff and all guests underwent Covid-19 tests at the testing facility 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 was on site and worked together with our team to conduct contact tracing and ensure the necessary isolation of positive individuals and staff as per government protocols.
After further exhaustive review this morning (Wednesday 1 December 2021), consultation, and guidance from the local and provincial Departments of Health and other key stakeholders, the decision was collectively made to cancel the event going forward based on the data now available to us.
It is our responsibility to act based on facts, collaboration, and the resources and tools we have available.
We highly commend and sincerely thank our partners at the Kwa-Zulu Natal and Illembe Departments of Health, Local Municipality, SAPS, Chamber of Commerce, and all others who have worked with us daily from the beginning to deliver
the safest event possible in these extraordinary times.
Whilst we understand the disappointment that this causes for those who were looking forward to enjoying the festival, these are unprecedented times. We appreciate everyone’s understanding and support. Ticket holders will receive further information in the coming days via email.
We strongly urge all ticketholders who choose to stay in the area and/or travel during the holiday period to continue to be extremely responsible, stay safe and play their part in fighting the spread of Covid-19.