School’s name change from DF Malan to DF Akademie ‘undeniably rational’ – SCA

Governing body wins fight to change apartheid-era school name

An institution’s name often says more about its identity, ethos and culture than its written mission statement, says judgment handed down on ‘DF Malan’

School’s name change from DF Malan to DF Akademie ‘undeniably rational’ – SCA

Supreme Court of Appeal backed a Bellville school's renaming from DF Malan High School to DF Akademie, aiming to disassociate from its apartheid history.

Court ruling allows DF Malan to adopt new identity as DF Akademie

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has delivered a pivotal ruling that allows DF Malan High School in Bellville to officially change its name to DF Akademie, a decision that has been in the pipeline since May 2021, Cape {town} Etc reports. The current name, bearing the weight of its affiliations to former Prime Minister Daniel François Malan, a significant figure in the apartheid regime, had sparked debates and discontent among the school communi…