To avoid naming streets after rat infestations, the alleys were rather known for the animals that hunted the vermin.
The judges are divided over a clean break from the apartheid past and cultural rights.
The City of Tshwane is applying to the court for leave to appeal against an order by the full bench of the High Court in Pretoria.
Street names, even those that hark back to the past, can be a reference for heritage, identity and emotional wholeness. Don’t change them arbitrarily.
M&G readers comment on the next five years under President Jacob Zuma, compare David Webster with Steve Biko and call for street name changes in CT.
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/ 23 February 2012
EThekwini municipality residents have until Thursday to have their say on the renaming of Durban streets, the municipality says.