While known for making controversial statements, Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has recently advocated for a fair and considered approach to street renaming. He emphasizes the importance of public consultation and historical context, citing his rejection of a Free State request due to insufficient community engagement.
Minister Gayton McKenzie's latest remarks on street renaming show a rare moment of sensibility, as he calls for fair public consultation and historical consideration.Sport, arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie is a soundbite addict, chasing around to find issues to catapult his name on to the front pages – but, sometimes, he does make sense.
McKenzie revealed that, as minister, he had turned down a request from the Free State to change a street name, because there had not been sufficient public consultation. “You cannot expect black people who lived through apartheid to live on a street called ‘Verwoerd’,” he said.
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