One of Johannesburg's busiest roads to be renamed Winnie Mandela Drive!

One of Johannesburg's busiest roads, the William Nicol Drive, is set to get a new name. The road, which is connecting the suburbs in the north to Sandton, will be renamed Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936 - 2018). Former President Nelson Mandela's (1918 - 2013) second wife was a South African anti-apartheid activist, Politician and Member of Parliament. She served on African National Congress' (ANC) National Executive Committee and headed the party's Women's League. The official renaming ceremony will take place on 26 September 2023, which coincides with the her 87th birthday.

 

South Africa renames a town in the Free State after Winne Mandela!

South Africa's Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, has approved another name change. According to Government Gazette No. 44943 (06 August 2021) the town of Brandfort in the Free State will be renamed after South African anti-apartheid activist and politician Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (26 September 1936 – 02 April 2018). However, is not clear if the name chane will take immediate effect.

The second wife of Nelson Mandela was banished from Soweto to Brandfort by the apartheid regime in May 1977. She lived at house number 802 in the Black township in Brandfort.
Brandfort is a small agricultural town in central Free State, about 60 km northeast of Bloemfontein.