Taking their cue from our beloved President Thabo Mbeki (A Xhosa man with a Pedi name)`s call for an African Renaissance, the organisation put forth this name as a suggestion to the Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan.
Having gone to school there for a number of years, I can tell you that Bloem is not the warmest and fuzziest of towns in SA, and to name it after a horse that belonged to the grandson of King Moshoeshoe of the Basotho just doesn`t scream "ubuntu" to me in any way.
The media has reported this to be merely a suggestion, with the spokesperson vehemently maintaining that it has not even been considered. Maybe this should give you an idea of just how this has been received by government.
I am sure the concept of renaming significant parts of the country to depict our history and direction as a nation is a good one, but have we not done enough? As a rainbow nation, we might find ourselves needing a dictionary to read a roadmap. I mean with every other street in the country named after Nelson Mandela" rel=tag>Nelson Mandela and co, people who made significant contributions towards getting SA to where it is now, do we really need to pay tribute to a dead horse?
I am not one to kick a horse when it`s down but though it`s healthy for the people to share in such processes, we should be careful of ending up with a country we don`t even recognise.
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