Murray Bridgman - Doves Peak

Website: http://www.transformationafrica.org.za/project1.html Email: bridgman@law.co.za

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Welcome to Doves Peak Mountain Renaming Commitee's page

Myself and my Christian calling:

I have practised law as an advocate at the Cape Bar for 30 years.  I have a broad and general practice, with a specialisation in the minibus taxi industry, and the legal issues relating to this vibrant, dynamic and frustrating sector.  I see my legal practice as an extension of my life as a follower of Jesus.  I have a calling to prayer and intercession for Cape Town and Africa.

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Hardly any Christian would disagree that the name Devil's Peak does not invite a blessing over the city, especially if we consider that Duivenkop (Dove's Peak) is one of the original names of one of the highest Mountain Peak of the Cape Peninsula. It became well known as Duivelskop and finally as Duiwelspiek/Devil's Peak There are also oral records of an indigenous name //Hui !Gaeb, which means  “The place where the clouds gather”.  

Down the years various individuals have been campaigning unsuccessfully for a change of this sign of satanic rule over our city.  The dove on the other hand is universally accepted as a symbol of peace for most people irrespective of religion or culture. 

We note that many (trans)actions that were birthed in the Mother City of South Africa ultimately reverberated throughout the nation and in at least one case even had a world-wide impact. Thus in researches into the maltreatment of people at the Cape in the 1820s led indirectly to the ultimate emancipation of slaves throughout the British Empire in 1834-38. Opposition to racial segregation at the Cape likewise had global ramifications in recent decades.

We note furthermore that the name Devil’s Peak was linked to the era of the corrupt regime of a colonial governor. We suggest that our prayer for the name change to Dove’s Peak should also be linked to intercession for governance with integrity and the cleansing and removal of corrupt practices in all tiers of government.

There have been many name changes in Cape Town.  We no longer drive along Oswald Pirow Boulevard, go to the Nico Malan Opera House or land at D F Malan Airport, but Devil’s Peak still dominates our skyline.  Down the years various individuals have been campaigning unsuccessfully for a change of this sign of satanic rule over our city.  In 2011, a group of Christians decided to unite their efforts and submit a formal application, which subsequently took place under the banner of Transformation Africa in 2012. Transformation Africa was the name given to the initiative in 2001 that has culminated in the annual Global Day of Prayer. A process of consultation was meant to follow but, for various reasons, failed to get off the ground.  Prayers for the renaming have, however, continued without fail.

Some people do not take the name seriously, but who other than Satanists could have seriously vested interest in resisting a name change? After all, the devil is widely seen as a symbol and personification of everything that is evil! The dove on the other hand is universally accepted as a symbol of peace for most people irrespective of religion or culture.  

Cape Town is often referred to as The Gateway to Africa. Many (trans)actions that were birthed in the Mother City of South Africa ultimately reverberated throughout the nation and even had a world-wide impact. Thus in researches into the maltreatment of people at the Cape in the 1820s led indirectly to the ultimate emancipation of slaves throughout the British Empire in 1834-38. Opposition to racial segregation at the Cape likewise had global ramifications in recent decades.  The Day of Prayer that started in Cape Town in 2001 on Newlands Rugby Stadium took a mere 9 years to go global and to become the biggest prayer meeting in the history of the world.

Cape Town needs to be liberated from the demonic name; renaming the mountain would set a precedent for peace within the city and beyond; one of the original names of the mountain, namely, Dove’s Peak (Duiwekop) must be reinstated. For most people, irrespective of their spiritual persuasion, the symbolism of the proposed name is clear – PEACE. For many Christians, the symbolism extends to that of the Holy Spirit and God’s anointing.