Some towns were named by the British, let us keep in mind what the British did to the Afrikaners and how we responded as a government towards "offensive" names.
Other towns were created and named by the Afrikaners, Potchefstroom for example, which was put on the map, by the people who started a university there. Other towns have similar landmarks or a history which gave the name given to it, "staying power" which should be respected and left alone.
If a town was renamed by Apartheid supporting white people, during the previous 200 years, I could understand name changes.
If there was some resemblance to a town, started by the ANC before the Apartheid supporting whites came and renamed it, I could understand name changes.
If there was landmark to recognise before the Apartheid supporting whites came and created it, I could understand why the ANC feel they have a right to rename a town, otherwise, I see it as childish spitefulness.
Most non-whites, anti-Apartheid supporting people, would rather have the council spend the money on infrastructure, than on anything else. Politicians and a marginal handful of people wish to change the names, but the real victims of Apartheid who still suffer under the consequences thereof today, still only want to satisfy their basic needs. They have even protested in Potchefstroom against the name change, as they still live in shacks without food, water or electricity.
If you wish to put town names under the banner of Apartheid also, feel free to do so if you wish to annoy me. Why not name South-Africa, "Apartheid" and tattoo it on every South-African's ass. I wish Apartheid was instead named "Ek het nou 'n verskoning of motivering vir alles" because it would have been very appropriate to the times we live in now.
Now, if a truly proud, free nation can look at the names, given to the places were they live, without feeling resentment, they can call themselves proud and free.
If a nation can respect other races and cultures, they can call themselves civilised. These politicians, this handful of spiteful South-Africans, are not proud of who they are, they are not free from Apartheid either, they are not even civilised yet. They might be civil, acceptably so, but not mature.
I have read it before, people who are truly proud of who they are, won't be mocked or provoked by little things. You can call a jew a jew as an insult, and they would proud of it. You can call a boer a boer, most would be proud still. The response says something about the development of a culture and nation.
Now call the town by its name and lets stop name changes.
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