The City of Ekurhuleni began the process of renaming municipal roads and facilities on May 10.
There is R200 000 in the 2020/2021 budget available to “kickstart” the roll-out, according to municipal spokesperson Zweli Dlamini.
When this money is depleted, he said, the signage project will continue under the 2022/23 budget, but he could not specify how much money would be allocated in that financial year or how many years the project will take to be finalised.
The City adopted the renaming of geographical features during its sitting on February 21, 2019, and the changes were approved in September that year.
At the time, the municipality said the process of naming and renaming many landmark features was to bring honour and pride to the residents of Ekurhuleni.
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The new names will be processed by the office of the surveyor-general and, once approved, the City’s planning department will put these names on the GIS map and then the roads and stormwater department will instal the signage.
Unfortunately for the City, the first temporary new signboard erected on Atlas Road (renamed to Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu) contained a spelling error (Solomon was spelt Soloman), but the municipality has subsequently replaced the signage with the correct spelling.
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The following streets will be renamed:
• Ergo Road (N17)/Eleventh Road – Margaret Gazo
• Denne Road/Goods Road – Kunyamane Ranyaoa
• Putfontein Road (N12) – Cleoupas Nsibanda
• Snake Road (N12) – Mary Moodley
• Etwatwa (N12) – Oscar Mabika
• Daveyton (Kingsway Road) (N12) – Richard Mhlongo
• Tom Jones Road (N12) – Amina Cachalia
• Atlas Road (N12) – Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu
• Voortrekker Road (Kempton Park – R21) – Amon Ngulele
• M2/Germiston – Geldenhuys Interchange (N3) – Bavumile Vilakazi
• Alberton (N12/N17) – Chris Hani
• Rietfontein Road (N12) – Chris Dlamini
• Exit Route: Tonk Meter Road (N17) – Congress Skhumbuzo Mtsweni
• Swartkoppies Road (R59/Alberton South) – Ali Maziya
• Leondale/Spruitview (N3) – Elliot Sogoni
• Rand Airport – Fanyana Banda
• Barry Marais (N3) Road – Makhubela
• Osborne Road (N17) – Johnson Nonjeke
• Griffiths Road (R21) – Joseph Tate Kagarose
• Barbara Road (R24) – Lazarus Mawela
• Linksfield Road (N3) – Lethabo Malatjie
• Edenvale (N12) – Lungile Mtshali
• Edenvale (R24)/Van Riebeeck – Lungile Mtshali
• Michelle Ave – Meyersdal (R59/Alberton South) – Nelson Mandela
• Exit Route: Kraft Road (N12) – Ntemi Ncwane
• Alberton (N3) – Paul Sehlogo
• Pomona (R21) – Petrus “Chilly” Magagula
• Jones Road (R21/R24) – Pretty Shuping
• Holfontein/Pansy Road (N12) – Salvation Motshweni
• Wits Rifles Road (N17) – Sam Sidu
• Jet Park Road (N12) – Sthembiso Clarence Lukhele
• Van Buuren (N3) – Thabo Mbeki
• Rondebult (Boksburg) – Thomas Nkobi
• Grey Avenue (N3) – Vuyisile Bixa
The following municipal facilities were renamed as follows:
• New Tsakani Library – Mpho Rahab Molepo Library
• Kingsway Library – Lawrence Bongani Sibanyoni Library
• Villa Liza Clinic – Chris Hani Clinic
• Germiston Theatre – Dumi Masilela Theatre
• The Springs Fresh Produce Market – Ekurhuleni Fresh Produce Market
• The Vosloorus Cemetery – Isaac Scoot Nyashego
• Springs Theatre – Ken Gampu Theatre
• Germiston Civic Centre – OR Tambo Government Precinct
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