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The following article covers the name changes in South Africa by province since the 1994 South African general election. National place names, such as towns, suburbs, and natural landforms, are decided by the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC), and provinces have their own geographical names committees. [ 1 ]
Lists of renamed cities (17 P) Pages in category "City name changes" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... List of renamed places in South ...
This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. see also: Geographical renaming, List of names of European cities in different languages, and List of renamed places in the United States
These articles have been controversial since 2004. They are the former names of cities in South Africa renamed following the end of apartheid. The evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of these new names being adopted. Every major English language publication in South Africa uses the new names.
South Africa's cities and main towns ... renamed to Makhanda: Graskop: Mpumalanga: ... List of populated places in South Africa.
In the theory officially accepted today by the city, it bears the name of Voortrekker leaders Piet Retief and Gert Maritz. In another theory, the city was originally named after Retief alone, initially "Pieter Mouriets Burg" (after his given names) and transformed to its current form. Pinetown – Sir Benjamin Pine, governor of Natal
Speed, Victoria, was renamed Speedkills for one month in 2011 as a road safety campaign. [18] Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, changed from the name "Hot Springs" in 1950 when Truth or Consequences host Ralph Edwards announced that he would do the show from the first town that renamed itself after the popular radio program.
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