Sandton Drive stays

ON ICE: NAME CHANGE TO LEILA KHALED DELAYED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION

- Jarryd Westerdale

The proposed renaming of Sandton Drive to Leila Khaled Drive will be placed on the backburner while parties discuss it further.

Renaming one of Sandton's busiest streets has been on the cards since 2018, with a final public participation process concluded in October 2024.

A motion proposed by the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) to scrap the renaming altogether was due to be heard on Thursday, with parties remaining on the fence after it was withdrawn.

ActionSA announced on Thursday afternoon that the City of Joburg's political management committee (PMC) had agreed to postpone the renaming for parties to reach a consensus.

DA members who oversee the wards that Sandton Drive runs through applauded the decision, saying "the pressure is working".