eThekwini opposes bid to halt street renaming process

In papers lodged with the court yesterday, Municipal Manager Michael Sutcliffe said that the matter was not urgent and accused party caucus leader John Steenhuisen of ‘creating false impressions’ that more name changes were imminent and ‘rushing to court on extraordinary short notice without justification’. Sutcliffe said it was highly unlikely that the council, at its next meeting on July 10, would be in a position to adopt any name-changing resolutions because much work still needed to be done on the issue. The DA’s application is two-pronged: It is seeking urgent interim relief, stopping the present process in which 181 proposed name changes are under consideration, and it wants a final order setting aside the renaming in February of eight streets and two buildings, claiming that the process was flawed. Full report in The Mercury (subscription needed)