Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Drive: ANC takes to streets over name change
The ANC gathered at William Nicol Drive’s three main intersections on Monday morning in the name of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng, led by Deputy Secretary General Jessie Duarte, took the streets on Monday, 26 April, mobilising in the name of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. The Johannesburg caucus of the political party is calling for William Nicol Drive in Johannesburg to be renamed after the ANC stalwart.
WILL THERE BE A WINNIE MADIKIZELA-MANDELA DRIVE?
Duarte and her comrades gathered at the three major intersections on William Nicol Drive at 7:00 on Monday to petition Gauteng communities to support the changing of the name to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Drive by signing a pledge and an online petition.
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The DA has launched a petition against the renaming of William Nicol Drive in Johannesburg.
The City of Johannesburg has proposed that the road be renamed to
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Drive.
in the Johannesburg area named after the struggle icon.
The DA has launched a petition to oppose the proposed renaming of William Nicol Drive in Johannesburg to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Drive.
In September, the City of Johannesburg announced the proposed change of William Nicol Drive, in Bryanston, to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Drive. A public participation process has since been launched.
In an online petition, the DA has said the renaming would cause a duplication of names , citing that four schools, a clinic, a taxi rank and a street within the jurisdiction of Johannesburg are already named after Madikizela-Mandela.
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No fear of being removed at ANC NGC â Ramaphosa
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ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday appeared unfazed by efforts to unseat him at the governing partyâs upcoming national general council (NGC).
Ramaphosa spoke after laying wreaths on the graves of Struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and her daughter, Zindzi Mandela, in Fourways, north of Johannesburg.
âNGCs are not about removing or installing anyone. The NGC is about renewing our policies, the implementation and where we are and thereafter we hold our policy conference, and thereafter we hold a leadership electing conference, which is in 2022,â Ramaphosa said.
He also announced that the Covid-19 vaccination programme would be sped up.