Event Brief
Graaff-Reinet Name Change Sparks Racial Tensions
Filed: Mar 29, 2026 at 1:05 AM ET
Summary: Residents are divided over renaming Graaff-Reinet to Robert Sobukwe, igniting racial tensions in the South African town.
WHO: Gayton McKenzie
WHAT: approved the name change
WHEN: Mar 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET
WHERE: Graaff-Reinet
WHY: to honor anti-apartheid activist Robert Sobukwe
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