Christian Martin, who was behind the renaming of Gqeberha’s airport to Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport, is the new Eastern Cape Provincial Geographical Names Committee chair.
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The Eastern Cape Department of Sport, Arts and Culture will hold public hearings this week on proposed name changes that will affect Cradock in the Chris Hani District.
Cape Town airport name change ditched
By Francesca Villette
Cape Town – The plan to rename Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) has been quietly abandoned.
This followed a deadlock over which historic icon to honour, nearly three years after the wheels were set in motion rename the airport.
The Sport, Arts and Culture Department has said the public consultation process reached no consensus, leading to the renaming effort to be abandoned.
“It is true that the Department of Transport and Airports Company SA held a public consultation meeting at the Cape Town International Airport in 2018.
“During the public meeting a number of groups attending the meeting proposed different names like Krotoa and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela airport.