The Democratic Alliance says the names of streets and places should aim to reconcile and unite, rather than divide, and this requires compromise all round.
DA Leader Helen Zille says the party believes that the names of places and streets in towns and cities should reflect all its residents’ histories and heroes.
Zille proposed that streets and places should not be named after living politicians, with the exception of Nelson Mandela who symbolised the drive towards reconciliation.
Last week, the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruled against an application by AfriForum for an urgent court interdict preventing the City of Tshwane from changing 25 street names.
