The Eastern Cape Geographical Names Council received an application for Gqeberha’s Cape Road to be renamed to Siya Kolisi Road.
The Eastern Cape Geographical Names Council recently received a proposal to rename Gqeberha’s Cape Road to Siya Kolisi Road, to honour the first black captain of the Springboks.Martin said that one of the Springboks’ supporters, Sherwin Jeptha, submitted the application.
The steps involved in the process include registering the application, notifying the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, and consulting with the MEC of Sport, Recreation, Arts, and Culture. This application will then be presented to the South African Geographical Names Council.The proposal to rename Cape Road to Siya Kolisi Road aims to honour the Springbok captain’s legacy of unity and resilience.
Siya Kolisi was born in Zwide, in Gqeberha and he made history as the first black captain of the Springboks.Interestingly, the council also received an application to rename the R75 highway to honour Rassie Erasmus, another prominent figure in South African rugby.The Springboks, Bulls and Lions made it a perfect start to the week for South African rugby enthusiasts, but the defeated Sharks and Stormers didn’t seem to get the memo.
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