The renaming is official. Chris Hani International Airport is finally happening. Thank you for staying the course.
May 12, 2015
Final supporters
PETITION TO RENAME CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO CHRIS HANI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
“Chris Hani touched the very heart of millions of us because he knew our pain, and eased it by giving us hope, giving us courage, giving us a way forward.”Nelson Mandela
Support the campaign by the South African Communist Party (SACP) in the Western Cape to rename Cape Town International Airport to Chris Hani International Airport. Our support is informed by the belief that more must be done to preserve the memory of Chris Hani for future generations and that a significant national facility such as Cape Town International Airport should bear his name.
After completing his studies in the Eatern Cape, Chris Hani arrived in the City of Cape Town where he joined his father in Langa.It was in Cape Town that Chris Hani joined the SACP and then volunteered for Umkhonto we Sizwe, the army he was eventually to serve as its Chief of Staff. He received his first military training at MK's clandestine camp on a farm near Mamre, before leaving South Africa in 1962 and undergoing formal military training in the Soviet Union. After active service in the Wankie Campaign (Rhodesia, 1967) he returned to South Africa in 1974 and worked underground in the Western Cape as well as other parts of the country, before again having to flee the country, while continuing the work of building the underground inside the country from Lesotho.
We hold therefore that there is particular association to Chris Hani to Cape Town and the Western Cape which adds relevance to the proposal to name the City's and Province’s only international airport after Chris Hani. But foremost in support of our proposal is the merit it remembering in this way a leader of our people in successive phases of their struggle for liberation.
Updates
April 14, 2015
The momentum is undeniable. People are finally recognizing the historical significance of this renaming.
Reached 100 supporters
April 14, 2015
188 Comments
our history of revolution of destroying colonialism and apartheid will never be complete without mentioning comrade Chris Hani who was communist till the end.
Those who might at first react by opposing this should reflect that toleration of historical symbols from the past is more likely when the heroes of the current generation are approprately honord as our Constitution enjoin us all to do. I'd be proud to remembering this patriot everytime I use the airport and our foreign guests would appreciate the honour too.so.
i fully support the naming of the Western Cape Airport after the peoples hero. i believe that the oposition parties will alsosupport the proposal.
The face of the Western Cape who is extremely racist in its make-up needs to change. I fully support the naming of Cape Town airport to Chris Hani International Airtport.
I am in full support of the renaming of Cape Town Internation Airport after the Great Revolutionary Leader, a humble and kind cadre, yet very Brave: Thembisile Chris Hani
Johannesburg
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The renaming is official. Chris Hani International Airport is finally happening. Thank you for staying the course.
May 12, 2015
Final supporters
PETITION TO RENAME CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO CHRIS HANI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
“Chris Hani touched the very heart of millions of us because he knew our pain, and eased it by giving us hope, giving us courage, giving us a way forward.”Nelson Mandela
Support the campaign by the South African Communist Party (SACP) in the Western Cape to rename Cape Town International Airport to Chris Hani International Airport. Our support is informed by the belief that more must be done to preserve the memory of Chris Hani for future generations and that a significant national facility such as Cape Town International Airport should bear his name.
After completing his studies in the Eatern Cape, Chris Hani arrived in the City of Cape Town where he joined his father in Langa.It was in Cape Town that Chris Hani joined the SACP and then volunteered for Umkhonto we Sizwe, the army he was eventually to serve as its Chief of Staff. He received his first military training at MK's clandestine camp on a farm near Mamre, before leaving South Africa in 1962 and undergoing formal military training in the Soviet Union. After active service in the Wankie Campaign (Rhodesia, 1967) he returned to South Africa in 1974 and worked underground in the Western Cape as well as other parts of the country, before again having to flee the country, while continuing the work of building the underground inside the country from Lesotho.
We hold therefore that there is particular association to Chris Hani to Cape Town and the Western Cape which adds relevance to the proposal to name the City's and Province’s only international airport after Chris Hani. But foremost in support of our proposal is the merit it remembering in this way a leader of our people in successive phases of their struggle for liberation.
Updates
April 14, 2015
The momentum is undeniable. People are finally recognizing the historical significance of this renaming.
Reached 100 supporters
April 14, 2015
188 Comments
Befitting honour. But foremost, re-writing South African history it is important that it will continue infuse national social cohesion and heritage for generations and tourist alike.
our history of revolution of destroying colonialism and apartheid will never be complete without mentioning comrade Chris Hani who was communist till the end.
Those who might at first react by opposing this should reflect that toleration of historical symbols from the past is more likely when the heroes of the current generation are approprately honord as our Constitution enjoin us all to do. I'd be proud to remembering this patriot everytime I use the airport and our foreign guests would appreciate the honour too.so.
i fully support the naming of the Western Cape Airport after the peoples hero. i believe that the oposition parties will alsosupport the proposal.
The face of the Western Cape who is extremely racist in its make-up needs to change. I fully support the naming of Cape Town airport to Chris Hani International Airtport.
I am in full support of the renaming of Cape Town Internation Airport after the Great Revolutionary Leader, a humble and kind cadre, yet very Brave: Thembisile Chris Hani
Johannesburg
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Befitting honour. But foremost, re-writing South African history it is important that it will continue infuse national social cohesion and heritage for generations and tourist alike.