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| Route information | |
| Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Department of Roads and Transport (Gauteng) | |
| Length | 11.25 mi (18.11 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end |  N14,Muldersdrift |
| Major intersections |  R114 Old Pretoria Road, near LanseriaSouth Africa Drive,Cosmo City  R564 Witkoppen Road, North Riding N1 Western Bypass,Ferndale M6 CR Swart Dr, FerndaleM6 Hans Schoeman Str/Hill Str, Ferndale M13 Republic Rd, Ferndale M8 South Rd,LindenM6 Judges Ave, Cresta |
| South end | West Str,Cresta |
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Highway system | |
Malibongwe Drive, formerly known asHans Strijdom Drive (Afrikaans:Hans Strijdom-rylaan), is a major road that runs through an industrial area in the northwest ofJohannesburg,South Africa. It connectsRandburg withNorthgate andLanseria International Airport.Malibongwe is said to mean "be praised" or blessed and which the Johannesburg Development Agency says refers to the 1956Women's March, a woman's march against the carrying of passes.[1]
Hans Strijdom Drive, as well as another major Randburg road,Hendrik Verwoerd Drive, were renamed due to their strong ties toApartheid. Despite the most popular suggestion for the new name being Nelson Mandela Drive, and Nkululeko Drive emerging as the chosen replacement, Hans Strijdom Drive was renamed Malibongwe Drive at the end of September 2007.
The reaction from businesses along Hans Strijdom Drive was generally negative, however, with only 20 percent[2] supporting the name change. Most businesses cited the high cost of having replacement stationery, business cards etc. made.
TheDamelin Randburg campus is located on Malibongwe Drive.[3]
Malibongwe Drive is part of theR512 Route, which connectsRandburg withLanseria International Airport.[4]
The change was part of an ongoing plan by the city ofJohannesburg to create politically neutral names to replace upsetting reminders ofSouth Africa's racial past.Many of the name changes in South Africa have been met with opposition as some citizens claim the changes to be all black-politically motivated as inOR Tambo. Yet the new name changes have included white historical figures as well, such asBeyers Naude andBram Fischer (previouslyDF Malan andHendrik Verwoerd respectively). Of course, both wereanti-apartheid activists.
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