Minister’s decision to ditch town’s colonial-era identity and honour anti-apartheid activist divides residents A South African town is divided over changing its name from the colonial-era ...
Graaff-Reinet is a historic rural town in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. It seldom makes headlines. But when, in August 2023, residents received word that the town’s name might change to Robert ...
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has welcomed the decision to rename Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape after anti-apartheid activist and politician Robert Sobukwe, describing the move as a ...