A number of name changes for countrywide airports, as well as towns in the Eastern Cape, have been proposed. There has been political pushback.
What was supposed to be a healthy, public debate about the airport’s name descended into complete and utter madness on Monday evening.
With Nelson Mandela Boulevard, Christiaan Barnard Street and Helen Suzman, it’s easy to get confused in Cape Town. More street name changes are currently in the works for the mother city, with a list of 24 proposed changes submitted to Mayor Patricia De Lille.
Cape Town has adopted a new name for Western Boulevard, choosing to honour late South African parliamentarian and anti-Apartheid activist, Helen Suzman by naming the busy thoroughfare after her.