UCT honours #ChrisHani by renaming building after him

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Cape Town - Today, 10 April, marks exactly 25 years since the assassination of anti-apartheid activist Chris Hani and, to commemorate his death, UCT is to rename the New Science Lecture Theatre the Chris Hani Lecture Theatre.

The official renaming ceremony is due to be held on April 25 and will be attended by the Hani family, along with the Deputy Minister of Public Works and deputy secretary-general of the SACP, Jeremy Cronin, who will give the keynote address.

Vice-chancellor of UCT Dr Max Price, UCT chairperson of the Naming of Buildings Committee Advocate Norman Arendse SC and other dignitaries will also be present.

“We are very excited about this, because it shows the role we played in the Struggle is being recognised.

“We also don’t want the renaming to end there,” provincial spokesperson of the SACP Benson Ngqenstu said.

Hani was the general secretary of the SACP and a member of the National Executive Committee of the ANC.

He also led the joint SACP and ANC military wing, uMkhonto weSizwe.

A fierce opponent of the apartheid government, Hani was assassinated on April 10, 1993, just outside his home in Dawn Park, Gauteng, by Polish far-right anti-communist Janusz Walus, who shot him in the head and back as he stepped out of his car.

Clive Derby-Lewis, a senior Conservative Party MP, was also arrested but was granted medical parole after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.

He died on November 3, 2016. Walus’ request to be released on parole has been repeatedly denied.

Hani’s death was seen as a turning point in South Africa.

It led to severe tension and growing fears that it could precipitate violence.
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Seriously considering writing to UCT to tell them to remove my name from their Alumini list!
 
aaaah the NSLT, many paper projectiles tested in that theatre
 
ponder said:
They should just rename UCT to Leningrad
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Hani represented an ideology that killed about 100 million people so it is appropriate that a left wing institution like UCT would honour a practitioner of communism.

It would be equally fitting for Goodyear or Bridgestone to name buildings after Winnie Mandela.
 
Flippen communist :mad:

What is the difference between Chris Hani and a Nissan Sani?

˙ʎɐʍǝʌᴉɹp ǝɥʇ uᴉ ǝᴉp ʇou sǝop ᴉuɐS ǝɥ┴
 
What was its previous name and why was it changed? This could have major repercussions in regards to donations.
 
Cray said:
Yeah, same at UKZN, lots of buildings names after random people.
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When it comes to names, I can't understand why buildings and places can't be more like some streets. "First Avenue, Second Avenue, Third Street, Forth Road, Fifth Close".... etc. Use numbers, no one is offended by numbers, except for morons that can't count and we don't care much for them.
 
Rouxenator said:
When it comes to names, I can't understand why buildings and places can't be more like some streets. "First Avenue, Second Avenue, Third Street, Forth Road, Fifth Close".... etc. Use numbers, no one is offended by numbers, except for morons that can't count and we don't care much for them.
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Because the buildings help for the legacy of the person to live on, lest we forget.
 
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