The eThekwini Municipal Council has unanimously agreed to retain the names of all nine streets that were subject to the court order. This decision was taken at the full sitting of Council, held at City Hall on Wednesday, 29 February 2012.
The Supreme Court of Appeal in November ruled against the Municipalityâs renaming of nine streets because of procedural irregularities. The Municipality was ordered to remove all signage showing the new names.
The Municipality restarted the process and an extensive public consultation process was conducted. This included calls for submissions as well as public consultation.
Mayor, Cllr James Nxumalo said that the matter has now been finalised after following all the procedures that were lacking in the first phase of renaming these streets.
“The Municipality received 8 542 submissions, of which 8 398 were in support of these names being retained. The process was transparent and was conducted with integrity. We are happy that this process has been finalised,” said Nxumalo.
Deputy Head, of Geographic Information and Policy Unit (GIPO), Siyabonga Mngadi said that people need to understand that the new streets are not only named after the politicians and struggle heroes, but also other people who had made an impact in the culture and history of eThekwini, such as, KE Masinga. He was the former radio announcer who pioneered broadcasting in African languages.
The approved streets names are as follows;
- Margaret Mncadi Avenue (Victoria Embankment)
- Stalwart Simelane Street (Stanger Street)
- Masabalala Yengwa Avenue (NMR Avenue)
- Mahathma Gandhi Road (Point Road)
- Johannes Nkosi Street, (Alice Street)
- Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street (Grey Street)
- Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street, (Broad Street)
- Dr AB Xuma Street (Commercial Road) and
- Ruth First Freeway (M4 – Northern Freeway).
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