Should we change public names associated with colonialism?
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Today, Africa Daily\\u2019s Mpho Lakaje attempts to find out whose heritage is being preserved and whose is being sacrificed when we change the names of Africa\\u2019s roads, towns and cities.\\n \\nZimbabwe for example, changed its name after independence from white minority rule in 1980.\\n \\nWhite people, however, remain very much part of that country.\\n \\nNeighbouring South Africa has also been doing away with public names associated with the apartheid regime.\\n \\nSome people are even calling for the nickname of the rugby national team, the Springboks, to be abolished because it represents \\u201cwhite supremacy\\u201d.\\n \\nIs this the way to go?\\n \\nMpho is joined by Charlotte Ashamu, the Director of International Programs at Yale Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, and Cameron Peters who runs Cape Town Heritage Tours.
NOTE: edited to correct Charlotte's job title on 20th Nov 2023.
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