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Ethekwini Municipality have released a notice of intention to change the names of numerous streets in Durban...
It is generally internationally accepted that when a new road is built, it is named after a recent event / happening. As time passes the event becomes a historical affair, and the name of the road pays tribute to that event.
From the names of roads, directional maps are created; buildings and businesses are named. Amongst other things, stories and memories are created, and as time goes by grandparents share their stories with their nephews.
What can be more historically inspiring than the names of the roads/paths your forefathers walked on, where you, possibly decades later, still find yourself walking on today?
How tragic do we then see ANC's "rush to rewrite the history of KwaZulu-Natal" by renaming places using only ANC-affiliated freedom fighters? It is as if the names and events that do not fit into the ruling party's liberation narrative, are disdainfully rejected.
Dont we have better things to do; like stop crime, educate the population, protect the environment, and learn to live in health.
We sincerely urge you to exercise whatever rule possible to halt the approval of Durbans road name changes for the preservation of our history.
PS: Comments can be sent to:
Municipal Manager, 41 Margaret Mncadi Avenue, Durban, 4001,
or, Emailed to: [email protected],
or, Fax to: +27 (0)31 311 4024.
It is generally internationally accepted that when a new road is built, it is named after a recent event / happening. As time passes the event becomes a historical affair, and the name of the road pays tribute to that event.
From the names of roads, directional maps are created; buildings and businesses are named. Amongst other things, stories and memories are created, and as time goes by grandparents share their stories with their nephews.
What can be more historically inspiring than the names of the roads/paths your forefathers walked on, where you, possibly decades later, still find yourself walking on today?
How tragic do we then see ANC's "rush to rewrite the history of KwaZulu-Natal" by renaming places using only ANC-affiliated freedom fighters? It is as if the names and events that do not fit into the ruling party's liberation narrative, are disdainfully rejected.
Dont we have better things to do; like stop crime, educate the population, protect the environment, and learn to live in health.
We sincerely urge you to exercise whatever rule possible to halt the approval of Durbans road name changes for the preservation of our history.
PS: Comments can be sent to:
Municipal Manager, 41 Margaret Mncadi Avenue, Durban, 4001,
or, Emailed to: [email protected],
or, Fax to: +27 (0)31 311 4024.
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21 December 2015
200.
Neil S
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City
Durban
Who is paying for all these changes? Has the economic cost of these changes been taken into account? Spend the money on building a new school for a community,
12 December 2015
8 November 2015
8 November 2015
13 September 2015
3 August 2015
195.
Wendy G
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City
DURBAN
I object to the way this process has been handled and certain of the names proposed
23 May 2015
4 May 2015
27 April 2015
192.
Kionne G
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City
Durban
Half of these people means nothing to this country. This government will mean nothing to this country soon.
7 April 2015
20 March 2015
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6 March 2015
188.
Jim S
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City
Pietermaritzburg
Madness! KZN will become an international laughing-stock. Spend the money on housing and education.
26 February 2015
187.
Ruth H
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City
Durban
Waste of money. Just think of the time wasted in meeting to discuss the matter. More important issues to be dealt with - crime, housing for poor ....
24 December 2014
186.
Sheldon B
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City
Durban
The government is a bunch of losers.. Leave Durban Alone. Support the march on May 1st 2007 @ the city centre!
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