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The city of Johannesburg wants to change the name of William Nicol Drive in honor of the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
- A process of public participation It has been released to change the name of William Nicol Drive in honor of the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
- Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo announced the process at a tribute to Madikizela-Mandela to mark her birthday.
- Madikizela-Mandela would have turned 84 on Saturday.
In honor of the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the city of Johannesburg is embarking on a public participation process to change the name from William Nicol Drive to the ANC unconditional.
Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo announced the process on Saturday, the day that would have marked Madikizela-Mandela’s 84th birthday, at an event at the Fourways Memorial, where she was buried in 2018.
“We are at the Fourways Memorial on the Mandela Estate to remember and pay our respects to the free woman of the city of Johannesburg, the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
“I would have turned 84 today and we plan, as the city of Johannesburg, to come pay our respects and officially launch the start of a public participation process to change the name of William Nicol after a council motion was passed a year and a half . does to honor Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, “Makhubo said in a video taken at the event and shared on Twitter.
The road is named after the Dutch Reformed minister and administrator of the Transvaal at the time of construction William Nicol.
The name change was first announced in October 2018, by then Gauteng MEC for Ismail Vadi transport.
The name change seeks to promote inclusion, Vadi said at the time.
“The names in our road and transportation infrastructure may have a technical role, but the government has a conscious role to play in promoting an inclusive identity with that infrastructure,” Vadi previously told News24.
“In doing so, it must sensitize citizens about the heroes and heroines who played an important role in the country’s struggle against apartheid and the freedom of its people. The naming of the provincial road network does not seek to erase the past, but rather to promote a identity that is inclusive of all citizens of the country. “
