NAME CHANGES: Five Joburg inner-city streets may be renamed while Sandton Drive debate unresolved

In Joburg's ongoing efforts to rename streets, five inner-city avenues may soon bear new names in honor of historic figures such as Desmond Tutu, Simeon Nkoane, and Trevor Huddleston. The City of Johannesburg has not disclosed the financial implications of these proposed changes. Five streets, including Wolmarans Street, are under consideration for renaming around the planned Archbishop Desmond Tutu Precinct.

Plein Street would become Desmond Tutu Street, Wanderers Street would become Simeon Nkoane Street, De Villiers Street would become Trevor Huddleston Street, and Hoek Street would become Cathedral Street. A motion to rename Wolmarans Street in honor of Dr uZwi-Lezwe Radebe has been passed by the Johannesburg City Council. Radebe, also known as Imboni, is a spiritual leader who founded The Revelation Spiritual Home and has made significant contributions to education, health, entrepreneurship, poverty alleviation, and cultural development. The proposed renaming could see a total of five streets within the inner city receive new names.