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DA and EFF clash over controversial Sandton Drive renaming to Leila Khaled Drive

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg has rejected claims made by Mayor Dada Morero that the DA is responsible for the renaming of Sandton Drive.DA Johannesburg caucus leader, councillor Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku, emphasised that the renaming was initially proposed by Al Jama-Ah in 2018, who intended to rename the street to City of Ramallah Drive. She also clarified that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) later took up the motion, proposing Leila Khaled Drive as the new name.Kayser-Echeozonjoku firmly stated, “There is absolutely no truth to this. The renaming was proposed by Al Jama-Ah in 2018, and had it come to fruition, the street would have been renamed to City of Ramallah Drive.“Mayor Morero would do well to remember that it was his own caucus, in the face of DA warnings against this action and our objection to the motion, that voted alongside the EFF and others in favour of the renaming.”Kayser-Echeozonjoku further expressed her concerns about the mayor misleading the…