Cape Town: The renaming of Zonnebloem back to Distict Six has been approved!

South Africa's Minister of Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, has approved the renaming of Cape Town's suburb Zonnebloem back to District Six. The renaming application had been made by the District Six Museum to the Western Cape Provincial Geographical Names Committee (WCPGNC) last year. The City of Cape Town has also renamed Keizersgracht to its historic name of Hanover Street in September 2019. During the years of apartheid, District Six was named Zonnebloem when the area was declared whites-only and the previous residents were forcibly removed.

Cape Town: Keizersgracht to get its old name back! [update]

update (24 September 2019): Keizersgracht Street in Cape Town's CBD has officially been renamed back to Hanover Street. 

The City of Cape Town has approved the renaming of Keizersgracht in Cape Town's CBD to its old name, Hanover Street. The street was the heart of District Six before the area was demolished and divided up between the suburbs of Walmer Estate, Zonnebloem and Lower Vrede. The name change was requested by the District Six Working Committee, an advocacy group of former residents who are land claimants and are still waiting to be moved back to the area, in June 2019. It is not yet clear when the formal renaming ceremony will be held, but the District Six Working Committee already started planning an event for South Africa's Heritage Day on 24 September 2019.

Cape Town: Free Wi-Fi at Harrington Square in the District Six!

The Harrington Square, located in the District Six in Cape Town, now offers free WiFi. This initiative forms part of a project of the Cape Town Partnership, Connected Space, District Six Museum, Charly's Bakery, Woodheads, and The Bank. To access the service, which is compatible with Wi-Fi enabled devices such as laptops, smartphones and tablets, you will be directed to a URL where you can log in. For each active user, there will be a 100MB cap per person, per day. Additional vouchers can be picked up from the District Six Museum.


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Other free WiFi public spots in Cape Town include Company's Garden and St. Andrew's Square in Green Point!