Rehoboth is naming a street after former president Hage Geingob. Councillor Jacky Khariseb announced on Friday. They plan to have a special event for it soon.
When Geingob was running for president in 2014, he visited Rehoboth. He said he wanted to see the Blok E area improved. Since then, the town council has paved the road from the graveyard by Rehoboth High School all the way to Blok E.
Khariseb explained that Geingob had shared his wish to make Blok E just as nice as the rest of Rehoboth someday.
The council also decided to rename Church Street after Captain Hans Diergaardt. It's the longest street in Rehoboth. The council wants to honor Diergaardt for all he did for the town, including building homes for people of different ethnic backgrounds.
The "Hans Diergaardt houses" are what those homes are called today. Khariseb said Diergaardt provided housing for various groups. The new street names are a way to remember Rehoboth's past and celebrate the leaders who made the community what it is.
When Geingob was running for president in 2014, he visited Rehoboth. He said he wanted to see the Blok E area improved. Since then, the town council has paved the road from the graveyard by Rehoboth High School all the way to Blok E.
Khariseb explained that Geingob had shared his wish to make Blok E just as nice as the rest of Rehoboth someday.
The council also decided to rename Church Street after Captain Hans Diergaardt. It's the longest street in Rehoboth. The council wants to honor Diergaardt for all he did for the town, including building homes for people of different ethnic backgrounds.
The "Hans Diergaardt houses" are what those homes are called today. Khariseb said Diergaardt provided housing for various groups. The new street names are a way to remember Rehoboth's past and celebrate the leaders who made the community what it is.
