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Mass renaming for Durban

The eThekwini Municipality yesterday proposed renaming 150 major roads and 37 buildings and installations in the second phase of a controversial renaming process.
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Name changes have been proposed for most major thoroughfares in the central business district and major suburbs from Umhlanga to Amanzimtoti and Berea to Hillcrest. Freeways and highways will also be renamed.

The city hall will be known as the Mabhida Building and Durban Exhibition Centre as Treasure House. Westridge Stadium is likely to be called the Tap Tap Makhathini Stadium.

Smith Street will be renamed Moses Mabhida Street and West Street Emakheni Street, while Pine Street will become Jabu Khanyile Street.

Major suburban thoroughfares will also undergo name changes, with Umgeni Road becoming Mathews Meyiwa Road, Essenwood Road becoming Stephen Dlamini and Musgrave Road changing to Walter Sisulu Road. Umhlanga Rocks Drive will be named after Beyers Naude, Currie Road after Adelaide Tambo and Davenport Road after Helen Joseph
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The right to vote is not the only activity that signifies a liberated people, but includes the removal of all signs that undermine, and cause pain to the majority of the people. There can be no lasting reconciliation if the majority still feels humiliated, frustrated and denigrated daily, calling or referring to names that carry a stigma,” the city’s statement said.
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The municipality said it understands concerns about the costs involved in replacing signs and letterheads but said the renaming of streets and other municipal infrastructure is one of the transitional activities that has to take place.
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:rolleyes:
 
The right to vote is not the only activity that signifies a liberated people, but includes the removal of all signs that undermine, and cause pain to the majority of the people. There can be no lasting reconciliation if the majority still feels humiliated, frustrated and denigrated daily, calling or referring to names that carry a stigma,” the city’s statement said.
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Yeah this is what its really about. We can't idly sit by while there are streets name "west" and "pine" and buildings named "Durban Exhibition Centre". Those names are evil and humiliating. :rolleyes:
 
It is easier for the mayor and such to rename streets than to do their real jobs.
 
The name Durban carries a stigma? Of?
 
The municipal government has a constitutional mandate to change names... NOT! They do have one to provide some basic services according to the constitution though...

Right tibby, angelo and extermin8tor?
 
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What's the point of this? I don't even see names of famous Zulu people or Indian for that matter. It would make sense to name the streets after the people that are very well known in the area, the likes Chief Albert Luthuli, Mahatma Gandhi, JL Dube, Shaka, Princess Magogo. These names are more political than the names they are replacing.
 
bwana said:
The name Durban carries a stigma? Of?
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becoz of this??

http://www.durban.gov.za/durban/Community/history/naming/word

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_d'Urban

Although d'Urban was popular with the white colonists, his treatment of the Africans disturbed John Philip who went to England to gave evidence before a parliamentary committee and aroused public opinion against d'Urban. The public outcry influenced Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg, the colonial secretary. In a despatch dated May 1, 1837, Glenelg dismissed D'Urban, who remained governor until the arrival of his successor in January 1838 and continued in his military capacity in South Africa until 1846
 
Westridge Stadium is likely to be called the Tap Tap Makhathini Stadium.

wtf the tap tap stadium ???

Major suburban thoroughfares will also undergo name changes, with Umgeni Road becoming Mathews Meyiwa Road, Essenwood Road becoming Stephen Dlamini and Musgrave Road changing to Walter Sisulu Road. Umhlanga Rocks Drive will be named after Beyers Naude, Currie Road after Adelaide Tambo and Davenport Road after Helen Joseph

Wasnt it Werner that said quick hide the airports when Adelaide Tambo died ? :D

But can some of the ANC supporters on this forum please explain whats offensive at all about Umgeni Road, Umhlanga Rocks etc ??
 
Ok... I have one question regarding that....

HOW many people actually know about that, 99.9% of people don't even know of that connection.
 
raoul said:
becoz of this??

http://www.durban.gov.za/durban/Community/history/naming/word

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_d'Urban

Although d'Urban was popular with the white colonists, his treatment of the Africans disturbed John Philip who went to England to gave evidence before a parliamentary committee and aroused public opinion against d'Urban. The public outcry influenced Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg, the colonial secretary. In a despatch dated May 1, 1837, Glenelg dismissed D'Urban, who remained governor until the arrival of his successor in January 1838 and continued in his military capacity in South Africa until 1846
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Interesting - thanks.
 
Bwaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Every time I see the sign west street, my heard was filled with anguish.
But now that it's called Emakheni street, my mind wonders where the heck I am.
 
stoke said:
Bwaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Every time I see the sign west street, my heard was filled with anguish.
But now that it's called Emakheni street, my mind wonders where the heck I am.
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ROFL! Have the same feeling everytime I come across the new name of a municipality.
 
I'm only curious as to how the new names are decided on?
 
this is soo stupid. why pay millions to change names if the money can be used to build house etc.

this country sucks
 
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