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2025-03-20 20:20:20 +02:00

CASSIUS

Yes I do

Public consultation process

2025-03-20 16:20:52 +02:00

Herman

No I do not

Name changes in general

2025-03-20 13:05:29 +02:00

Maruska

No I do not

Name changes in general

STOP WASTING OUR TAX MONEY on unnecessary changes when the is so much infostructure that needs to be fixed and could give people work .

2025-03-20 10:28:24 +02:00

Jenny

No I do not

Name changes in general

History cannot be erased, it’s the truth of a birth of a country. Stop wasting money on forming committees to rehash history & try to erase this country’s history!!

2025-03-20 08:45:34 +02:00

Kerry

No I do not

Name changes in general

2025-03-19 22:46:33 +02:00

M

No I do not

Name changes in general

The names of geographical areas hold a lot of history for all South Africans and we do not want new names. The new names do not hold meaning for any of us and therefore, we do not welcome them.

2025-03-19 20:30:53 +02:00

Michelle

No I do not

Name changes in general

Stop wasting money on name changes & create jobs.

2025-03-19 16:46:08 +02:00

David

No I do not

Name changes in general

2025-03-19 10:44:28 +02:00

Karen

No I do not

Name changes in general

I've grown up with the present names. It's recognizable . I'd get lost with name changes. I don't recognize some places with changed names. Also sentimental.

2025-03-19 09:12:54 +02:00

Bruce

No I do not

Name changes in general

waste of money and resources, these are being rolled out for neutral names too.

2025-03-18 20:08:19 +02:00

Walt

Not fully

Name changes in general

What are the end results of changing a name of a place?
A better economy? Better service deliver? An improvement of the area that it affects?

I can say for sure, none of the above.

Instead of sitting in traffic and weaving through potholes in street "A", now we're sitting in traffic and weaving through potholes in street "B, formerly known as A".

The townships nearby get no more attention given to their needs, nothing is done except line some tenderpreneurs' pockets.

What does this seek to improve upon? What are the actual reasons why the name needs to be changed, and not a new structure/city/road be built with that new name?
Letting go and breaking free from the past and building from the ground up a legacy that will stand. Why not that?
Which will create tons of jobs, especially if given to new, up-and-coming businesses, and not well established ones.

2025-03-18 20:02:31 +02:00

George

No I do not

Name changes in general

2025-03-18 17:29:21 +02:00

Ferdinand Nieuwoudt

No I do not

Public consultation process

2025-03-18 14:06:16 +02:00

Elma

No I do not

Name changes in general

Names depict history, and history tells a story, good or bad. You can't change it.
Don't use our tax money for this unnecessary business! We are not interested in seeing new names, but in seeing less corruption, fewer politicians, and a safer country.

2025-03-18 07:24:36 +02:00

Anke

No I do not

Name changes in general

2025-03-17 16:29:19 +02:00

Annie

No I do not

Name changes in general

South Africa definitely have much larger issues to sort out than unnecessary name changes.
Apart from the huge cost, it creates confusion. Money can go to many more worthwhile causes.

2025-03-17 11:30:39 +02:00

David

No I do not

Name changes in general

Changing names of streets etc is a GIANT wasteful expenditure. What is the purpose and the benefit to the citizen? Rather repurpose the funds to alleviate the plight of the poor, improve infrastructure, rural school conditions, essential medical services, improve water management etc. Or just fill the damned potholes.! WHAT HAPPENED TO COMMON SENSE? Does the Government think the SASSA and other social grant pensioners care a hoot about the names of the airports or street names? They would prefer an increase in grant moneys. Is the Government not here to serve the people’s needs? How many Grant recipients have petitioned for street name changes?

2025-03-16 17:13:08 +02:00

Mark

No I do not

Name changes in general

Elections revealed that SA citizens are tired of these money wasting ideological events costing millions of rands for nothing more than feeding money hungry useless committee people who add no value to the economy or South Africa. Just keeping on with expanding the public service that serves only to pay unemployable people with no meaningful outputs.

2025-03-16 13:28:43 +02:00

Ada

No I do not

Other

Changing names of streets etc is a GIANT wasteful expenditure. What is the purpose and the benefit to the citizen? Rather repurpose the funds to alleviate the plight of the poor, improve infrastructure, rural school conditions, essential medical services, improve water management etc. Or just fill the damned potholes.! WHAT HAPPENED TO COMMON SENSE? Does the Government think the Sassa and other social grant pensioners care a hoot about the names of the airports or street names? They would prefer an increase in grant moneys. Is the Government not here to serve the people’s needs? How many Grant recipients have petitioned for street name changes? Please give us the stats.

2025-03-15 12:40:28 +02:00

Joan

No I do not

Other

COST
Until such time as SA has the luxury of engaging with new nice to have items such as this, there must be a moratorium on new name changes.

2025-03-15 06:31:00 +02:00

Brenda

No I do not

Other

In a country that is teetering on bankrupt, name changes should be the last thing we waste money on

2025-03-15 04:16:02 +02:00

Abdul Wasieh

No I do not

Other

How can the government change history. And they are wasting a lot of money. What they can change is the BEE to EMPLOYMENT EQUITY FOR ALL RACES.

2025-03-14 21:54:04 +02:00

Hester

No I do not

Other

2025-03-14 21:04:47 +02:00

Pieter

No I do not

Other

The names are heritage. There was nothing, empty spaces, and the europeans built city's there. Now the ANC wants to change city's names into whatever. PE? Into geberba quegeberba or whatever. Why? Dit some ancesters of the ANC claim to have had a pandokkie there?

2025-03-14 21:04:46 +02:00

Pieter

No I do not

Other

The names are heritage. There was nothing, empty spaces, and the europeans built city's there. Now the ANC wants to change city's names into whatever. PE? Into geberba quegeberba or whatever. Why? Dit some ancesters of the ANC claim to have had a pandokkie there?

2025-03-14 20:58:38 +02:00

Lizette

No I do not

Name changes in general

The making of new signage, reprinting of maps , ….. etc are some of the results and COST MONEY!
1. It is better to relieve poverty or play with names ?
2. GOOGLE AND INTERNATIONAL GPS Do not care!!!! So the names are only changed by some with EGOS in little SA!
3. Annoying to try and get from A to B with poor public transport (all money STOLEN) to rent a car and navigation and GPS did not follow the UTTERLY USELESS NAME CHANGES
4. The name changes are for a very very very very very small % of the population (largely politicians as PLEASE REMEMBER THE ILLITERACY ID VERY VERY VERY VERY HIGH ?????
5. So only the politician suggesting the name change benefits (maybe?) and ABSOLUTELY NOBODY ELSE!!!!
6. We do not need more committees being made more money for more USELESS WORK - apply the funds budgeted to a BETTER USE ! I.E. relieving POVERTY AND HUNGER!!!!

2025-03-14 17:10:19 +02:00

Marcelle

No I do not

Name changes in general

Enough is enough. Who benefits.....only the government. How has it help SA.? If the past is left in the past then SA might have a brighter future

2025-03-14 17:10:17 +02:00

Marcelle

No I do not

Name changes in general

Enough is enough. Who benefits.....only the government. How has it help SA.? If the past is left in the past then SA might have a brighter future

2025-03-13 22:17:34 +02:00

Carl

No I do not

Name changes in general

2025-03-13 18:28:54 +02:00

Gabi

No I do not

Name changes in general

South Africa has MUCH bigger issues to sort out than unnecessary name changes.