The Ekurhuleni Metro Council has once again announced its intention to change 42 street names and eight beacons in the metro’s to names of major political icons and important individuals from the region. At a council meeting this week, the council said it would be part of their Heritage Month celebrations.
Gilloolys, the continent’s largest interchange bringing together the N3, N12 and R24 freeways, will henceforth be known as the George Bizos Interchange, named after the anti-apartheid and human rights activist. Olifantsfontein Road, a main traffic road that stretches 10.5 km from the R21 to the N1, will be called Winnie Madikizela Mandela Road.
“The children in our city have to grow up in an environment that carries names that are familiar to them, that are in their home languages, and are some of the people they interact with every day. This is just the beginning of a process and many other phases will unfold in the program to redress the legacy of apartheid
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