A storm is looming over plans of the SACP to rename Cape Town International Airport to Chris Hani International, after the ex-politician Peter Marais, through his Facebook page, called all Khoi, San and Griqua to oppose it.
“Over our dead body,” wrote Marais, who also previously served as premier of the Western Cape. “We will now let our voices be heard and demand that the airport be named after a Khoi or Griqua leader. What is the connection Chris Hani had with the Western Cape? Absolutely nothing. Friends, let us do our own campaign and collectively decide on a name for our airport.”
In a subsequent post, he wrote: “Capetonians, we have to hurry up if we don’t want Cape Town airport to be named to a communist Chris Hani.
Marais said the DA, Beverly Schaffer, provincial chairman of the Agriculture and Tourism committee, told the media that she has no objection to it, as long as a public participation process is being followed. “We know what this will mean,” Marais said: “The ANC drive hundreds of supporters to such “public” meetings to support their proposals. We must immediately set up a meeting with leaders.”
Source – Maroela Media
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