Global InformationMalibongwe Drive information
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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) |
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| North end |  N14, Muldersdrift |
 R114 Old Pretoria Road, near LanseriaSouth Africa Drive, Cosmo City  R564 Witkoppen Road, North Riding N1 Western Bypass, Ferndale M6 CR Swart Dr, Ferndale M6 Hans Schoeman Str/Hill Str, Ferndale M13 Republic Rd, Ferndale M8 South Rd, Linden M6 Judges Ave, Cresta | |
| South end | West Str, Cresta |
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
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Malibongwe Drive, formerly known as Hans Strijdom Drive (Afrikaans: Hans Strijdom-rylaan), is a major road that runs through an industrial area in the northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects Randburg with Northgate and Lanseria International Airport. Malibongwe is said to mean "be praised" or blessed and which the Johannesburg Development Agency says refers to the 1956 Women'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 to Apartheid. 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.
The Damelin Randburg campus is located on Malibongwe Drive.[3]
- ^ "Hendrik Verwoerd Drive is no longer". IOL. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Tammy O'Reilly, "RANDBURG ROADS NOT FINAL" Archived 2007-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, http://www.joburg.org.za, January 26, 2007.
- ^ "Randburg | Damelin". www.damelin.co.za. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014.