By Charmaine Ndlela
The City of Johannesburg has opened a public participation process on proposed street renamings linked to the development of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Precinct in the inner city.
The initiative forms part of a broader plan to revitalise an ageing section of the Johannesburg CBD around St. Mary’s Cathedral, while honouring the legacy of Tutu.
Tutu, who became the first Black Anglican Dean of Johannesburg at the cathedral in 1975, gained global recognition for his role in the fight against apartheid and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. He died on December 26, 2021, at the age of 90.
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The Archbishop played a pivotal role in convincing the international community to impose sanctions on South Africa and for foreign companies to disinvest from the country.
The city says the
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