Pretoria's old street names unlikely to return

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Pretoria residents will not soon (if ever) see the old street names back - side by side with the new ones - as the SCA has granted leave to the City of Tshwane to appeal against an earlier order forcing it to put the old street names back on display, says a Pretoria News report.

The appeal will be brought before a full Bench of the North Gauteng High Court. But this issue may become moot and overtaken by AfriForum's application, asking the court to review the decision by the council to change some of the street names in the city. AfriForum lawyer Willie Spies said an appeal before a full Bench could take up to two years to be heard. The review application has meanwhile been set down to be heard in October next year. 'I have a strong suspicion that the review application will overtake the appeal,' Spies is reported to have said. The report adds in June, Judge Bill Prinsloo turned down an application by the municipality for leave to appeal against his judgment in which he ordered it to reinstall the old signs that had been removed. But the municipality successfully petitioned the SCA for leave to appeal. Prinsloo, in April, ruled that the old street names had to be restored within two months, but this order will now be suspended until the finalisation of either the appeal or the review proceedings. Full Pretoria News report