Spokesman Robert MacDonald said the stadium is to be demolished to make way for the building of a new one, which will be used to host some of the 2010 World Cup games.
"The Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association reached an agreement with the council to have the final round of their annual minstrel competitions at the stadium."
He said the event will be held between January 1 and 5 in 2007.
"Soon after the event, city staff will start dismantling the stadium in preparation for its demolition in mid January."
Project manager for the construction of the new stadium Dave Hugo said the demolition of the stadium will go ahead in January.
"In anticipation of the final decision by the minister we will continue with the demolition of the stadium from January 8, to make way for the building of the new one" he said.
"We are confident that agreements will be reached with everyone concerned."
The construction of the R2.9 billion project has been marred by controversy with the city and the provincial government blaming each other for delays in the building of the stadium.
Problems started when the Metropolitan Golf Club and the Green Point Common Association (GPCA) objected to the development of 67 hectares of the green area.
The new stadium and its sporting facilities are expected to take up to 18 hectares of the land.
This, according the golf club and the GPCA, was uncalled for as there were other options.
The matter was taken up with the council, but Premier Ebrahim Rasool said the matter would be referred to the provincial government for a decision.
But Cape Town mayor Helen Zille disputed the claims, saying council had approved the construction, on condition that provincial planning MEC Tasneem Essop's granted the rezoning.
A final decision on circumstances surrounding the building of the stadium was expected to be taken early in January.
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