South Africa’s decision to rename Sandton Drive to Leila Khaled Drive has sparked controversy, with the US reportedly concerned over the move. Leila Khaled, a controversial Palestinian figure, has long been associated with armed resistance. The renaming could strain US-South Africa relations, potentially putting the US consulate in Johannesburg at risk.
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Name changes mean plenty of government tenders which enriches a few at the expense of ALL SA TAXPAYERS.
So one can rename an entire Gulf and another can’t rename a street without being threatened by the US…interesting how double standard applies !
Go SA😃
Re name your street!! Its your country
Thanks Mr Trump for stop the fundings
The United States need to sit down and shut up about other countries internal government and choices. Good grief.
God created many dumb humans.
The US renamed the street in front of the Saudi embassy in DC but, SA can’t rename a street? 🤦♂️
This is stupid
Should be renamed after the ancestors Not Palestinians WTF
When you do as you told is even worse I would rebuke 😂😂😂😂😂 telling a coward that you a coward 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Kings who fought against these fools are turning over in their graves in shame
Who is Trump to dictate another country on what they do?
A bunch of old men leading the world has to stop. Ramaphosa is getting blinded by these dollars that his getting back in the doors.
It’s shameful America got this low . It’s a darkest time in its 400 years history.
💥It won't be changing its name. The SA Government cannot afford this kind of disruption.
South Africa has turned into a horrible country.
Leaders should not be this bull-headed. It says something about us humans that we choose such personalities as leaders.
Who care
The South African parliament is a joke when making key decisions regarding the country internal and external policies!!
Whose terrorist or freedom fighter it is. The rest of the world has quickly gone to accept the labelling of freedom fighters across the world as terrorist. The global south should stop accepting such labels.
The audacity 😂😂,they can rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America,but they want to tell Africans what to do in their homeland 😂😂😂😂
😂😂Trump is not normal infact we want the white house to change its name to Nelson Mandela house
The US should also be renamed as the United States of Israel and transfert jewish settler from Palestine to the United States of Israel (USI)
The Caucasity of it all 🤦🏾♀️
Seems the President is losing it.
Why don't they name the street ANTON FRANSCH THE COLOURED ANC ACTIVIST THAT DID DURING APARTHEID AT THE HANDS OF THE SANDF AND POLICE
Just rename it colonizer Blvd. It doesn't have to be a subliminal message in order to get the point across.
How is it any business of trump?
Two points of this scenario: 1. South Africa must know what Arabs and particularly Palestinians think of sub-Saharan Africans and how the Arab Palestinians treat black Palestinians because of their skin colour. 2. South Africa has gone too far by doing what Palestinian Arab brothers don't want to do. Ask yourself a single Arab country that supported South Africa during the struggle of apartheid and independence.
One man’s rebel is another’s freedom fighter. The world will soon start seeing people as equals and find lasting solutions to challenges of humanity without considering race.
Rename the Country…..Azania!
Who do they think they are !
Ai Now with this am against the government even THOU USA is crazy dictating should to SA but this name change is uncessarry and a non benefiting factor to South Africans they can Create new street or freeway or bridge name it after him build something new damn it, ANC sometimes acts like Teens on adolescent stage, very smart but the actions are dump moves
Why would a country name a street after a terrorist?
How can they honour such a person?
But of course this is the same corrupt party, ANC, that have so bankrupted South Africa, that they import doctor and teachers from Cuba! A tiny island.
In South Africa you only need 30% to pass a grade!
Talk about dumbing down the population.
Trump is making changes left and right who is challenging him? So why does he feel the need to want ot dictate what goes on in other countries. Thats them ppl business worry about your own country
It's not other countries that need us we need them. I hope that all countries break ties with this evil disgusting racist country and then we will see who needs who .
Incredible!
Incredible!
Is South African bringing out herself as a main supporter of terrorists groups like Hamas? Well they should note Idi Amin played this myopic role and did not end well. He/Uganda were disgraced at the Entebbe raid of 1975. South Africa has filed a busy body case (that does not concern South Africa) against Isreal at the ICJ. Playing to the gallery. Will South Africa continue on her folly?
What's the use of the US embassy in SA if it gives no Visa to SA's citizens. Change the street name, and if the US closes its consulate, good riddens! Sell it to a good Chinese developer.
If the United States can rename the Gulf of Mexico (the gulf of America ). South Africa has the right to rename the street anything it wants.
We don't have street lights or name boards for street as well as the roads being pothole riddled no working robots no lines on our roads etc etc and these idiot anc clowns want to rename a road which costs millions. Flipping brain donors. Leave the road names ALONE IDIOTS