A yes from social media on Winnie Mandela Airport

Social media users have welcomed Julius Malema's call for Cape Town International Airport to be renamed Winnie Mandela Airport.

A photoshopped picture of a sign of Winnie Mandela Airport. This is not a real image. Picture: Facebook.

Refilwe Pitjeng | 157 days ago

JOHANNESBURG - Economic Freedom Fighters Julius Malema has called on the ANC to rename Cape Town International Airport to Winnie Mandela Airport.

Malema made this pronouncement during his fiery speech at Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

Social media users responded with a resounding yes!

Checkout some of the responses below:

Winnie Mandela airport - Curated tweets by ewnreporter

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