Pretoria Name changes 'may cost R800m'

[Zenbaas]

Pretoria - The costs to change 27 street names in Pretoria may exceed R800m, the Freedom Front Plus said on Friday.

"Most of these costs will have to be covered directly by residents and businesses in Pretoria," said Tshwane metro councillor Conrad Beyers.

He said the figures had been revealed at a workshop for members of the Tshwane metro council's public place and street names committee earlier on Friday.

The figures were given by one of the external advisers of the committee, Johan Pickard who said the name changes would have far-reaching implications.

"Dr Pickard said that the 27 street name changes will affect more than 27 000 businesses and property owners directly.

"In all these cases, title deeds will have to be re-issued. Furthermore, businesses will have to make radical administrative adjustments in order to accommodate the name changes," said Beyers.

That sounds so worth it !

 

[boramk]

Great

 

[EtienneK]

*facepalm*

So this is what I'm paying tax for every month?

 

[TMoose]

And this in a country where some people are literally dying of hunger or exposure to the elements because they have nothing. I would die to know what their annual budget for this kind of rubbish is? Idiots.