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Since 1994, numerous locations in South Africa have been renamed. 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 ...
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
List of renamed places in South Africa; List of places named after Joseph Stalin; U. List of renamed places in the United States; Z. List of renamed places in Zambia
Name Province Remarks/new name Aan de Doorns: Western Cape: Aberdeen: Eastern Cape: Aberfeldy: Free State: Abbotsdale: Western Cape: Acornhoek: Mpumalanga: Adelaide
District Six also contributed to the history of South African jazz. Basil Coetzee, known for his song "District Six", was born there and lived there until its destruction. Before leaving South Africa in the 1960s, pianist Abdullah Ibrahim lived nearby and was a frequent visitor to the area, as were many other Cape jazz musicians.
Angola — List of renamed places in Angola Chad — List of renamed places in Chad DR Congo — Former place names in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo — List of renamed places in the Republic of the Congo
The children of those immigrant families have either moved to the larger nearby cities of Witbank, Pretoria and Johannesburg, seeking employment, or have remained to form part of the growing alternative economic activities in the area. Today, the town faces many issues typical to smaller towns 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