The DA has launched an online petition to oppose the timing of the renaming, saying it will be a costly undertaking amid the coronavirus pandemic. 
DA e tlhankgolotse phetišene mo inthaneteng go ganetsana le kakanyo ya go fetolwa ga leina, ka gore e tlile go nna kgato e e tlhokang madi a mantsi re le mo leroborobong la khorona.