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South AFRICA

Rory Carroll in Johannesburg
Friday July 28, 2006
The Guardian

White South Africans marched in protest yesterday
against an attempt to rename their town to make it
sound more black and African, part of a controversial
nation-wide campaign to change placenames.
Dozens of white residents in Lydenburg - and one black
person - rallied to keep the name given to the town by
Dutch settlers in the 19th century. The black mayor,
Clara Ndlovu, recently announced that it would change
to Mashishing, the name of a nearby black township
which means "wind blowing through the grass".

Critics accuse the African National Congress
government of stirring racial tension by pushing
through such changes with little or no consultation.
"We are not protesting against the proposed name but
the process behind it," said Isabel ################son, an
opposition councillor and march organiser. She claimed
the ANC mayor ignored procedure and announced the
change without any council debate. She said Lydenburg,
derived from the Afrikaans word for suffering because
of malaria and other hardships endured by the white
settlers, was not offensive.

There is broad agreement that places named after
British or Boer military men who slaughtered black
people, or racially demeaning names such as
Kaffirskraal, should be changed. In the last year
ANC-aligned officials have gone further, arguing that
indigenous names should cleanse the legacy of
colonialism and apartheid.

The most bitter row has centred on the capital,
Pretoria. Named in honour of an Afrikaner leader, the
municipality has been retitled Tshwane and the city
itself may follow suit. An engraving on a statue of
Chief Tshwane unveiled outside city hall this month
said through his "existence our city origin and
history sprung". Sceptics said there was scant
historical evidence for the chief's existence. Vandals
painted the statue in the colours of South Africa's
apartheid-era flag.

The government appears determined to give Johannesburg
International Airport the prefix OR Tambo, after
Oliver Tambo, the late ANC leader. It used to be
called Jan Smuts, after the Afrikaner prime minister,
but was given a politically neutral name after
elections ended white minority rule in 1994.

Some black critics said the government was ignoring
liberation leaders who were not ANC members, such as
Steve Biko and Robert Sobukwe.

The renaming has prompted other groups to pitch in.
The Pan African Congress has renewed calls for South
Africa to be renamed Azania.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/southafric...ticle_continue

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Agitate until we create a stable society that benefits all our people.
Instigate the nation until we remedy the injustices of society.
Motivate our people to set a meaningful path for coming generations.
Educate our people to free our minds and develop our consciousness

Mwongozi Cudjoe (Chedmond Browne)
Chairman of Free Montserrat United Movement

You WILL SEE an Increase in White/Black Tensions in South Africa-------------

-----------between now and the World Cup in 2010 LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

Let me know when they decide to change the name of the lake and waterfall that are now referred to as "Lake Victoria" and "Victoria Falls"