​The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee recommended that Keizersgracht be renamed to its original name, Hanover Street. The recommendation will be tabled at the next Council meeting for councillors’ consideration and approval.
 
The name change request was made by the District Six Working Committee in June 2019, and the City’s Executive Mayor Alderman Dan Plato supported the request by calling for a public participation process to allow the whole of Cape Town to submit their comments and views.
 
Up to 1 195 residents and interested parties submitted comments during the public participation process which ended on 26 July 2019.
 
‘An overwhelming 96% of the participants supported the proposed name change. We have heard them, and yesterday morning we have recommended to Council that Keizersgracht be renamed. I also want to thank the Mayoral Committee and the City’s Public Participation Unit for their support and the swift response to this request to get the public’s input on this very important matter.
 
‘While the residents experienced serious injustices during Apartheid, it is clear that the community of District Six still have fond memories of living in the area and have a desire for the name to be reinstated. The name change is one way that the City of Cape Town, as a caring and inclusive City, can assist in healing the wounds from the past, and pay tribute to those who were born and raised in Hanover Street,’ said Alderman Plato.

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