Makhanda to stay: Court rules proper process followed for Grahamstown name change
11 December 2019
A court bid to set aside the decision of Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa to change the name of Grahamstown to Makhanda, has failed.
On Tuesday, Eastern Cape High Court Judge Murray Louw on Tuesday found that processes were followed and adequate consultation took place.
Sigidla Ndumo, a joint co-ordinator of the movement Keep Grahamstown Grahamstown (KGG), had challenged the name change in court.
Ndumo argued that Mthethwa's decision was irrational and that there was limited evidence of the involvement of the local population.