The Airports Company of South Africa has confirmed Transport Minister Blade Nzimande directed it to facilitate the name change process for the airport in March this year.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's send off was filled with song while the rain poured - perhaps a symbol of cleansing and preparation for the ground to receive her body.
Malema spat fire at Madikizela-Mandela's detractors, enemies and even party comrades.
Orlando Stadium is filled with mourners and dignitaries who have come to pay their last respect at the funeral of the struggle icon.
Hundreds of mourners continue to celebrate the return of the body of the late struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in the streets of Orlando.
The department made the decision in 2011 to create a museum at the Brandfort home where the struggle icon was banished to the in the 70's.
The anti-apartheid icon will be laid to rest at a cemetery in Fourways on Saturday after a service at the Orlando Stadium.
The National Heritage Council made the declaration on Thursday during a prayer service in the Ludeke Village where the late struggle stalwart was born.
Reverend Jesse Jackson has given a moving tribute to the late Madikizela-Mandela describing her as the heart that kept the struggle for freedom alive.
The late struggle icon's family have invited the public to line the streets from the Kupane Funeral Parlour from 2 o'clock where her body will be transported to her house for the last time.
Jacob Zuma said that the latest documentary on Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is disturbing because it displays the level of planning that went into discrediting her as a leader.
Former president Jacob Zuma says the way Madikizela-Mandela is being remembered shows that she was true to the struggle and never sold out.
The country is observing 10 days of mourning leading up to the later freedom fighter's funeral this Saturday.
Thursday's memorial service for Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the Castle of Good Hope has been marred by organisational issues and an alleged lack of help from the City of Cape Town.
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and his wife Leah have visited the family of the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
During his commemorative address for Winnie Madikizela- Mandela at Orlando Stadium, Soweto, deputy president David Mabuza said that she has not died - she has multiplied.
Julius Malema was delivering his tribute to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in Brandfort, the Free State town where she was banished to in the 70s. He's accused the govt of disrespecting her legacy.
Madikizela-Mandela's oldest grandchild Bambatha Mandela says the struggle stalwart deserves the utmost respect.
