'Sweep the streets clean of politicos'
If it is left up to the City of Cape Town naming committee, no more streets, buildings or monuments will be named after politicians. The committee considered a request by residents yesterday to rename Sea Point library after the late Colin Eglin, who was an MP and a founding member of the Progressive Party. Freedom Front Plus councillor Andre Fourie asked why the city mostly honoured politicians and former MPs in its naming process.He said: "A library is one of the places which should be named after a scientist or some author or something like that. Why should we single out one individual just because he is the member of the original DA - like Helen Suzman and these people?"DA councillor Monty Oliver agreed. "If the impression is created that we are only honouring past parliamentarians, then I think we should put the matter right," he said.PAC councillor Anwa Adams said: "If we look at the situation we have in the country currently, we are going to name and a couple of years down the line it will be removed."..
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