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South African town divided over renaming after Robert Sobukwe
The nearly 250-year-old town, known for its Cape Dutch architecture and tourism appeal, is among more than 1,500 places renamed since the end of apartheid to shed colonial-era legacies. But here, the change has sparked protests, petitions and concern over its real impact on everyday lives.
Name change: To break with the colonial past and apartheid, for decades streets, mountains, rivers and… among others, in South Africa have been…
South African town split over move to honour anti-apartheid icon Sobukwe
A rebellion over the renaming of the historic country town of Graaff-Reinet has exposed deep-rooted fractures in South Africa as it grapples with its tormented history. In a government decree published last month, the nearly 250-year-old town of whitewashed Cape Dutch houses and red flamboyant trees was renamed after anti-apartheid icon Robert Sobukwe, born here around a century ago. It is one of around 1 500 geographical name-changes since the …
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