Controversial name change stalls on Sandton Drive
Street renaming halted amid diplomatic risks, political wrangling and fraud claims
15 May 2025 - 05:00
In 2008, the Joburg Development Agency (JDA) was fixing up the Randburg CBD when it realised there was a problem.
The area had recently declined and the JDA had begun with a revitalisation programme when it noticed a number of major streets named after apartheid prime ministers and leaders...
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