Yet their performances on X were surpassed by that of Al Jama-ah MMC Kabelo Gwamanda, whose community development responsibilities include street renaming.
In an advert paid for by ratepayers, Gwamanda says the motivation for the renaming is to celebrate Khaled's 'influence on global struggles for freedom by replacing symbols and names that reflect colonisation with those that represent restoration and renewal'.
Verbal puffery from a dimwit.
Failed mayor Gwamanda says Sandton Drive reflects colonisation, while Leila Khaled represents restoration and renewal.
Nonsense. Sandton Drive is among the most neutral street names in Johannesburg - a city with which Khaled has no connection. Restoration of what? Renewal of what?
The choreographed tweets by Lesufi and Morero were met with negative responses, mostly focusing on the lack of service delivery. Morero's invisibility during Joburg's water crisis is drawing flak.
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