The name change has officially been approved by Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa, but the DA in the Free State has slammed the move.
JOHANNESBURG - The Democratic Alliance in the Free State on Saturday objected to renaming the town of Brandfort after Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.The Department of Arts and Culture said this is one of the ways it was recognising struggle icon’s contribution ahead of Women’s Day.
The DA's Marietta Visser said: “Government needs to realise that communities have the right to decide on matters in their own time.”Madikizela-Mandela died in 2018 and shortly after, talks began to rename the town to honour her legacy. The party is now assisting the community to lodge an objection to Sections 10 and 10 of the Geographical Names Council Act as it claims it was not made aware of any public participation process.
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