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Azania - South Africa, commonly used by political activists and journalists, sometimes even in formal reference. During the transition to democracy there was a strong call to have South Africa’s name changed to Azania. Berg - Drakensberg mountains, subdivided into the Northern Berg, Central Berg and Southern Berg; The Fifth - Bloemfontein; B ...
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]
Ellisras (Limpopo) was the name of Lephalale – Patrick Ellis and Piet Erasmus (farm owners) Pietersburg (Limpopo) was the name of Polokwane – Petrus Jacobus Joubert; Potgietersrus (Limpopo) was the name of Mokopane – Piet Potgieter; Stanger (KwaZulu-Natal) was the name of KwaDukuza – William Stanger (Surveyor-General of Natal)
Name Province Remarks/new name Baardskeerdersbos: Western Cape: Babelegi: North West: Babanango: KwaZulu-Natal: Badplaas: Mpumalanga: Bailey: Eastern Cape: Bakerville
Pages in category "Names of places in Africa" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. ... List of colloquial South African place names;
The South African Geographical Names Council is a statutory body that deals specifically with changing names of places in South Africa, including municipalities. Mismanagement, inefficiency and discontent
This is a list of cities and towns in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Since 2003, a number of cities and towns have changed their names and may yet to be widely accepted and some of these place names remain the same as previously.
The following is a list of the capitals of the provinces of South Africa. Province Capital Coordinates Eastern Cape: Bhisho Free State: Bloemfontein: Gauteng ...