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Since 1994, many places in
As of March 2014, the Eastern Cape has changed the name of 134 places, placing it third nationally after Mpumalanga and the Limpopo provinces. Most name changes have been correcting misspellings in the former homelands of
The province renamed the only international airport in Bloemfontein after anti-apartheid activist Bram Fischer in 2012.
Gauteng, South Africa's most urbanised province, has seen a number of name changes. Probably the most controversial name change in South African history has been that of
In early 2012, 27 streets in central Pretoria had their name changed to reflect a "shared history" of the city. The streets renamed were;
* Walker-/Charles Street → Justice Mahomed Street
* Proes Street → Johannes Ramokhoase Street
* Duncan Street → Jan Shoba Street
* Genl. Louis Botha Drive → January Masilela Drive
* Esselen Street → Robert Sobukwe Street
* Vermeulen Street → Madiba Street
* Schubart Street→ Sophie de Bruyn Street
* Potgieter Street → Kgosi Mampuru Street
* Prinsloo Street → Sisulu Street
* Skinner Street → Nana Sita Street
* Jacob Maré Street → Jeff Masemola Street
* Queen Wilhelmina Street → Florence Ribeiro Avenue
* Van der Walt Street → Lillian Ngoyi Street
* Andries Street → Thabo Sehume Street
* DF Malan Drive → Eskia Mphahlele Drive
* Hans Strijdom Drive
Solomon Mahlangu
Drive * Mitchell Street → Charlotte Maxeke Street * Schoeman Street → Frances Baard Street * Zambezi Drive → Sefako Makgatho Drive * Hendrik Verwoerd Drive → Johan Heyns Drive * Beatrix/Mears/Voortrekker Street → Steve Biko Street * Church Street from Nelson Mandela Drive to the east → Stanza Bopape Street * Church Street from Nelson Mandela Drive to Church Square → Helen Joseph Street * Church Street from Church Square to the R511 → WF Nkomo Street * Church Street from the R511 to the west → Elias Motswaledi Street * Michael Brink Street → Nico Smith Street * Leah Mangope Street → Peter Magano Street of mount frere * Lucas Mangope Street → Molefe Makinta Street
Pretoria's new Street names
all have background history to who these people are.
The KwaZulu-Natal province was formed in 1994 from the merger of the then province of Natal and former bantustan of
The most northerly province of South Africa, the Limpopo province saw some of the earliest name changes and to date more than any other province. The province was carved out of the former
Mpumalanga, itself renamed in 1995 from the Eastern Transvaal, has seen the entire northern half of the province renamed since 2005. As with the Limpopo province, most of the changes have affected names of Afrikaans origin, but also some with British links. These have included the capital, Nelspruit (Mbombela) as well as Witbank (eMalahleni) and Lydenburg (Mashishing). Unlike the Limpopo, the name changes in Mpumalanga have largely (as of 2011) been ignored and apart from the city of Witbank, road signs and usage of the new names has been rare. Some names of Bantu origin have also been changed, because they were misspelled by early settlers, due to errors in transcription, such as Malelane, which was corrected to Malalane.
In May 2013 North West province premier Thandi Modise said the province needed to be renamed and not just be referred to as a "direction on a compass". One of the suggestions has been to rename North West after politician and activist Moses Kotane. There is, however, already a municipality in the province named after him.
In the Northern Cape, only six roads were renamed between 1994 and 2010, the fewest name changes in any province.
With the exception of Cape Town, the Western Cape has experienced only a few minor street name changes in the largest cities. There have, however, been a number of suggested name changes, particularly on the southern coast of the province, such as for the towns of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
have been renamed. The following article covers the name changes in South Africa by province since the first democratic elections in 1994. National place names, such as towns, suburbs, and natural landforms, are decided by the South African Geographical Names Council
The South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC) is the official government body of South Africa that advises the executive branch of the central government (in the form of the Minister of Arts and Culture) on new geographical names as well as ...
, and provinces have their own geographical names committees.
Name changes that remove racial slurs such as the renaming of ''Kaffirskraal'' have broad support, as do changes that remove the names of British or Boer soldiers who committed atrocities against the black majority, but efforts since 2005 to replace names that are seen by some as inoffensive such as Lydenburg, which officials from the African National Congress
The African National Congress (ANC) is a Social democracy, social-democratic political party in Republic of South Africa, South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when ...
argue are necessary to address the legacy of colonialism and apartheid, have faced opposition from some white South Africans
The population of South Africa is about 58.8 million people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and religions. The South African National Census of 2022 was the most recent census held; the next will be in 2032.
In 2011, Statistics Sout ...
. There has also been criticism from some non-white South Africans, who accuse the government of ignoring anti-apartheid leaders who were not members of the ANC, while others have criticized the cost of the process.
Eastern Cape
As of March 2014, the Eastern Cape has changed the name of 134 places, placing it third nationally after Mpumalanga and the Limpopo provinces. Most name changes have been correcting misspellings in the former homelands of Transkei
Transkei (, meaning ''the area beyond he riverKei''), officially the Republic of Transkei ( xh, iRiphabliki yeTranskei), was an unrecognised state in the southeastern region of South Africa from 1976 to 1994. It was, along with Ciskei, a Ban ...
and Ciskei
Ciskei (, or ) was a Bantustan for the Xhosa people-located in the southeast of South Africa. It covered an area of , almost entirely surrounded by what was then the Cape Province, and possessed a small coastline along the shore of the Indian O ...
(see below). There have also been a number of name change proposals in the western half of the province for place names of Afrikaans or English origin.
Settlements
*Bisho →Bhisho
Bhisho (formerly Bisho) is the capital of the Eastern Cape province in South Africa. The Office of the Premier, Provincial Legislature and many other government departments are headquartered in the town. The town, three kilometres from Qonce and ...
(2004; former capital of Ciskei)
*Bolotwa
Bolotwa (also spelled Bolotwe, and officially renamed Bholothwa in 2004)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/26552a0.pdf is a town in Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is the birthplace of African National Congress leader Robe ...
→ Bholothwa (2004)
*Cintsa → Chintsa (2004)
*Engcobo → Ngcobo (2004)
*Gaika → Ngqika (2004)
*Idutywa → Dutywa (2004)
*Kentane → Centane
Centane, formerly Kentane or Kentani is a settlement in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated at approximately from Butterworth.
History
Centane was the site of the battle of Centane o ...
(2004)
*Mbashe → Mbhashe (2004)
*Mpetu → Mpethu (2004)
*Mphuti → Mputhi (2004)
*Mpotula → Mphothulo (2004)
*Ncora → Ncorha (2004)
*Nqamakwe → Ngqamakhwe (2004)
*Nqabara → Nqabarha (2004)
*Nobokwe → Nobhokhwe (2004)
*Qolora → Qholorha (2004)
*Tanga → Thanga (2004)
*Umtata → Mthatha
Mthatha , formerly Umtata, is the main city of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South Africa and the capital of OR Tambo District Municipality. The city has an airport, previously known as the K. D. Matanzi ...
(2004; former capital of Transkei)
*Baziya → Bhaziya (2005)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/27295a0.pdf
*Kambi → Khambi (2005)
*Kubusie/Kubusi → Khubusi (2005)
*Kwelera/Kwelega/Kwelegha → Kwelerha (2005)
*Lufuta → Lufutha (2005)
*Mtentu →Mthentu (2005)
*Mxelo → Mxhelo (2005)
*Ncera → Ncerha (2005)
*Notintsila → Nothintsila (2005)
*Tabankulu → Ntabankulu
Ntabankulu, formerly Tabankulu, is a town in Alfred Nzo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Village some 30 km east-south-east of Mount Frere and 50 km south-south-west of Kokstad. Of Xhosa language, Xhos ...
(2005)
*Qumanco → Qhumanco (2005)
*Tyhumie/Chumie → Tyhume (Lower and Upper) (2005)
*Bizana → Mbizana (2013)
*Extension 2 in Tsolo → Tobile Dam Township (2013)
*Extension 4 in Qumbu → Siyabulela Mlombile Township (2013)
*Extension 5 in Qumbu → Dr Z Njongwe Township (2013)
*extension 6 in Qumbu → Mgcineni Mgqatsa Village (2013)
*Extension 6 in Tsolo → Dr Malizo Mpehle Township (2013)
*Extension 7 in Tsolo → Chris Hani Township (2013)
*Bacela → Bhacela (2015)
*Bityi → Bhityi (2015)
*Cancele → Chankcele (2015)
*Cobongo → Nkobongo (2015)
*Gxara → Gxarha (2015)
*Kobonqaba → Khobanqaba (2015)
*Komga → Qumrhra
Komga is a town in Amatole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
It is located north of East London, Eastern Cape, East London and east of Stutterheim. It was founded as a farming centre in 1877 on the site of a mi ...
(2015)
*Kwezana → Khwezana (2015)
*Lubacweni → Lubhacweni (2015)
*Macibini → Machibini (2015)
*Maluti → Maloti (2015)
*Manubi → Manyube (2015)
*Nanaga → Ncanarha (2015)
*Nqeleni → Ngqeleni (2015)
*Printsu/Pirintsu/Pirintsho → Phirintsho (2015)
*Qugwaru → Qhugqwarhu (2015)
*Qumanco → Qhumanco (2015)
*Taleni → Thaleni (2015)
*Toleni → Tholeni (2015)
*Aliwal North → Maletswai (2015)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201509/39201gon831.pdf
*Jamestown → James Calata
James Arthur Calata (1895 – 1983) was a South African priest and politician. He was the Secretary-General of the African National Congress from 1936 to 1949. He was appointed a Canon (priest), canon of the Grahamstown Cathedral making him th ...
(2015)
* Elliot → Khowa (2016)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201602/39669gon161.pdf
*Lady Frere → Cacadu (2016)
* Mount Ayliff → eMaxesibeni (2016)
*Mount Frere → KwaBhaca (2016)
*Silver City and Ext 7 → Rholihlahla Residence (2016)
* Queenstown → Komani (2016)
*Umasizakhane → Masizakhe (2016)
*Alice → Dikeni
Alice is a small town in Eastern Cape, South Africa that is named after Princess Alice, the daughter of the British Queen Victoria. It was settled in 1824 by British colonists it's adjacent to the Tyhume River. It has rail and road connection ...
(2016)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201606/40081gon730.pdf
*Bola → Bhola (2016)
*Dipini → Diphini (2016)
*Jimmy → Umjilo (2016)
*Kwenxura → Khwenxurha (2016)
*Lloyd Location → Thembisile (2016)
*Maarsdorp → Nontongwana (2016)
*Makazi → Makhazi (2016)
*Ngqutu → Ngquthu (2016)
*Phillipton → Gangqeni (2016)
*Readsdale → KwaNcaza (2016)
*Situngu → Sithungu (2016)
*Smith Location → Xolani (2016)
*Soto → Sotho (2016)
*Tsinikane → Ntsikana (2016)
*Woodlands → eMabhofolweni (2016)
*Kete-kete → Hamakete-teke (2017)
*Kaffirskraal → Linga Diko (2018)
*Khalazembe → Khanya (2018)
*Grahamstown → Makhanda (2018)
*Cata → Chatha (2019)
*EmaBeleni → EmaBheleni (2019)
*Kwelera → Kwelerha (2019)
*Luqoqhweni → Luqhoqhweni (2019)
*Kwenxurha → Khwenxurha (2019)
*Makazi → Makhazi (2019)
*Mbolompo → Mbholompo (2019)
*Mbongweni → Mbhongweni (2019)
*Mqekezweni → Mqhekezweni (2019)
*Nculu → Ngculu (2019)
*Nomgxeki → Nomngxiki (2019)
*Sihlito → Sihlitho (2019)
*Sitebe → Sithebe (2019)
*Situngu → Sithungu (2019)
*Tyhalara → Tyhalarha (2019)
*Xhongora → Xhongorha (2019)
*Cildara → Cildarha (2020)
*Marubeni → Marhubeni (2020)
*Qanqu → Qhankqu (2020)
*Cisirat → Chisirha (2021)
*Cizele → Chizele (2021)
*Katkop → Ngqayi (2021)
*Lota → Lotha (2021)
*Mfabantu → Khohlombeni (2021)
*Pierie Mission → Pirie Mission (2021)
*Port Elizabeth → Gqeberha
Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, So ...
ǃʱɛ̀ɓéːxà (2021)
*Uitenhage
Uitenhage ( ; ), officially renamed Kariega, is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. Along with the city of Port El ...
→ Kariega (2021)
*King William's Town → Qonce
Qonce, formerly known as King William's Town, is a city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa along the banks of the Buffalo River. The city is about northwest of the Indian Ocean port of East London. Qonce, with a population of aroun ...
(2021)
*Maclear → Nqanqarhu, Eastern Cape (2021)
*Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
→ Ntabozuko (2021)
*Braunschweig → Eluphendweni (?)
Airports
* Ben Schoeman Airport →East London Airport
King Phalo Airport ( af, Koning Phalo Internasionale Lughawe; formerly East London Airport ( af, Oos-Londen Lughawe) until 23 February 2021) is an airport serving East London, Eastern Cape, East London, a city in the Eastern Cape province on th ...
(1994) → King Phalo Airport (2021)
* K. D. Matanzima Airport → Mthatha Airport
Mthatha Airport is an airport serving Mthatha ( formerly Umtata), a city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The airport was previously named K. D. Matanzima Airport after Kaiser Matanzima, a president of the former Transkei.
Facili ...
(2004)
*Port Elizabeth International Airport → Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport
Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport is an airport serving Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), a city in the Eastern Cape province in South Africa. It was formerly known as H. F. Verwoerd Airport and Port Elizabeth International Airport. The air ...
(2021)
Rivers
*Kubusi River →Khubusi River
The Kubusi River is a river near Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
Dams
* Wriggleswade Dam
Wriggleswade Dam is a combined gravity and arch type dam located on the Kubusi River near Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, South Af ...
Free State
The province renamed the only international airport in Bloemfontein after anti-apartheid activist Bram Fischer in 2012.
Settlements
*Petrus Steyn
Petrus Steyn, is a small farming town between Tweeling and Kroonstad, 35 km north-east of Lindley in the Free State province of South Africa. It is at the centre of an agricultural area known for wheat, maize, sunflower, potato, cattle, ...
→ Mamafubedu (2012)
* Clocolan → Hlohlolwane (2015)
*E Section → Sechaba Mahobe (2015)
*Harrismith → iNtabazwe (2015)
*Makurung → Edwin Bokala (2015)
*Namibia Square → Zonisele Xeza (2015)
*Sakanyoka → Tokologo (2015)
*Section D → Zakes Maseko (2015)
*Section H → Molefi Tau (2015)
*Section J → Papiki Moiloa (2015)
*Section K → Chester Pulumo (2015)
*Section L → Boiki Motlohi (2015)
*Section M → Tebotho Melthafa (2015)
*Section S → Raymond Sekati (2015)
*Section T → Bonaventure Nkholi (2015)
*Section V → Khotso Taole (2015)
*Section W → Daniel Kheswa (2015)
*Themba → Sebe Sebothelo (2015)
*Thole → Makgabea (2015)
* Brandfort → Winnie Mandela (2021)
Gauteng
Gauteng, South Africa's most urbanised province, has seen a number of name changes. Probably the most controversial name change in South African history has been that of Pretoria
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.
Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...
, where there have been proposals to change the city's name to Tshwane (already the name of the metropolitan area it lies in).
Settlements
*Verwoerdburg →Centurion
A centurion (; la, centurio , . la, centuriones, label=none; grc-gre, κεντυρίων, kentyríōn, or ) was a position in the Roman army during classical antiquity, nominally the commander of a century (), a military unit of around 80 ...
(1994)
**The first name change in post-1994 South Africa. Verwoerdburg was named after Hendrik Verwoerd, the so-called "architect of Apartheid
Apartheid (, especially South African English: , ; , "aparthood") was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. Apartheid was ...
" and was deemed offensive to many people and was changed to the neutral name of Centurion.
*Midstream Estates → Midstream Estate (2003)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/24924a0.pdf
*Lufhereng → Lufherani (2007)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/315631185.pdf
*Rietvlei → Zoo Manor (2009)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/32632978.pdf
*Dhlamini → Dlamini (2016)
*Emdeni → Emndeni (2016)
*Emkatini → eMkhathini (2016)
*Isiphethweni → Esiphethweni (2016)
*Kaya Sands → Khaya sands (2016)
*Khatamping → Kgatlamping (2016)
*Kwenele → Kwanele (2016)
* Kyalami → Khayalami (2016)
*Leewpan → Leeupan (2016)
*Mampinja → KwaMpanza (2016)
*Serope Seyabenye → Boiketlong (2016)
*Skilpad → Skilpaddam (2016)
*Skozana → Skhosana (2016)
*Snake Park → Thulani Park (2016)
*Sparwater → Spaarwater (2016)
*Tembisa → Thembisa
Thembisa, formerly Tembisa (Dindela), is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1957 when black people were resettled from Alexandra and other areas in Edenvale, Kem ...
(2016)
*Tokoza → Thokoza (2016)
* Tsakane → Tsakani (2016)
*Tswelapele → Tswelepole (2016)
*Tulisa Park
Tulisa Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local gov ...
→ Thulisa Park (2016)
*Vivo → Vuyo (2016)
*Zonkezizwe → Zonkizizwe (2016)
*Dunusa → Tudor Shaft (2016)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201610/40340gon1238.pdf
*Ethembalethu → iThembalethu (2016)
*Luipadsvlei → Luipaardsvlei (2016)
*Malatjie → Malatsi (2016)
*Munsienville → Munsieville
Munsieville is a township situated in the Krugersdorp area in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It grew out of the informal settlements inhabited by mine laborers on the outskirts of the original mining town of Krugersdorp.
The township was establi ...
(2016)
*Rent-en-dal → Rantedal (2016)
*Tswelapele → Tswelopele (2016)
*Zuikerboschfontien → Suikerbosfontein (2016)
*Stinkwater → Reefentse (2018)
*Kudube → Themba (2021)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/202108/44912gon670.pdf
*Sophiatown → Triomf (1954) → Sophiatown (2006)
**In 2006 the suburb of Triomf had its name restored to Sophiatown. Before 1954 the area (then named Sophiatown) was mostly occupied by blacks but were forcibly moved due to it being near local white suburbs. The area was rezoned as Triomf (Afrikaans for "Triumph") with the former name restored 52 years later.
Streets
Johannesburg
* In 2001 The Johannesburg City Administration changed the name of DF Malan Drive toBeyers Naudé Drive
Beyers Naudé Drive is a large arterial route in Johannesburg, South Africa. It starts at the University of Johannesburg in Auckland Park, travelling through Melville, Roosevelt Park, Northcliff, Blackheath and traversing the N1 Western Bypass ...
. Also it changed the name of the Library Gardens to Beyers Naudé Square
The Beyers Naudé Square is a large city square in the center of Johannesburg, South Africa, named after Beyers Naudé, a former dominee in the Dutch Reformed Church, who was banned by the apartheid government for campaigning against apartheid. ...
in order to commemorate Beyers Naudé.
In 2007 the Johannesburg Development Agency changed two street names named after apartheid era ministers:
* Henrik Verwoerd Drive → Bram Fischer Drive
* Hans Strijdom road → Malibongwe Drive
Malibongwe Drive, formerly known as Hans Strijdom Drive ( af, Hans Strijdom-rylaan), is a major road that runs through an industrial area in the northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects Randburg with Northgate and Lanseria Internatio ...
In 2013, every street of the R24 route in the Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...
and Ekurhuleni municipalities specifically was renamed after Albertina Sisulu. Every street on this section of the R24 is now named Albertina Sisulu Road.
In 2014 the city administration continued the renaming of important streets in the city in order to "celebrate the city's shared past".
* Sauer Street → Pixley ka Isaka Seme Street
* Bree Street → Lillian Ngoyi Street
* Jeppe Street → Rahima Moosa
Rahima Moosa (13 October 1922 - 29 May 1993) was a member of the Transvaal Indian Congress and later the African National Congress. She is well known for the role she played in the national uprising of women on 9 August 1956. Moosa was also a sh ...
Street
* Presidents Street → Helen Joseph
Helen Beatrice Joseph (''née'' Fennell) (8 April 1905 – 25 December 1992) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Born in Sussex, England, Helen graduated with a degree in English from the University of London in 1927 and then departed ...
Street
* Noord Street → Sophie de Bruyn Street
Pretoria
In early 2012, 27 streets in central Pretoria had their name changed to reflect a "shared history" of the city. The streets renamed were;
* Walker-/Charles Street → Justice Mahomed Street
* Proes Street → Johannes Ramokhoase Street
* Duncan Street → Jan Shoba Street
* Genl. Louis Botha Drive → January Masilela Drive
* Esselen Street → Robert Sobukwe Street
* Vermeulen Street → Madiba Street
* Schubart Street→ Sophie de Bruyn Street
* Potgieter Street → Kgosi Mampuru Street
* Prinsloo Street → Sisulu Street
* Skinner Street → Nana Sita Street
* Jacob Maré Street → Jeff Masemola Street
* Queen Wilhelmina Street → Florence Ribeiro Avenue
* Van der Walt Street → Lillian Ngoyi Street
* Andries Street → Thabo Sehume Street
* DF Malan Drive → Eskia Mphahlele Drive
* Hans Strijdom Drive Solomon Mahlangu
Drive * Mitchell Street → Charlotte Maxeke Street * Schoeman Street → Frances Baard Street * Zambezi Drive → Sefako Makgatho Drive * Hendrik Verwoerd Drive → Johan Heyns Drive * Beatrix/Mears/Voortrekker Street → Steve Biko Street * Church Street from Nelson Mandela Drive to the east → Stanza Bopape Street * Church Street from Nelson Mandela Drive to Church Square → Helen Joseph Street * Church Street from Church Square to the R511 → WF Nkomo Street * Church Street from the R511 to the west → Elias Motswaledi Street * Michael Brink Street → Nico Smith Street * Leah Mangope Street → Peter Magano Street of mount frere * Lucas Mangope Street → Molefe Makinta Street
Pretoria's new Street names
all have background history to who these people are.
Airport
* Jan Smuts International Airport → Johannesburg International Airport (1994) →O. R. Tambo International Airport
O. R. Tambo International Airport is an international airport situated in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa. It serves as the primary airport for domestic and international travel to/from South Africa and since 2020, it is Africa's second ...
(2006)
KwaZulu-Natal
The KwaZulu-Natal province was formed in 1994 from the merger of the then province of Natal and former bantustan of KwaZulu
KwaZulu was a semi-independent bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government as a homeland for the Zulu people. The capital was moved from Nongoma to Ulundi in 1980.
It was led until its abolition in 1994 by Chief Mangosuth ...
. The process in Durban has been criticized the Democratic Alliance, Inkatha Freedom Party
The Inkatha Freedom Party ( zu, IQembu leNkatha yeNkululeko, IFP) is a right-wing political party in South Africa. The party has been led by Velenkosini Hlabisa since the party's 2019 National General Conference. Mangosuthu Buthelezi founded t ...
and the Minority Front
The Minority Front is a political party in South Africa. The party represents all minorities of South Africa, however, its support comes mainly from the South African Indian community. Its voter base is in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The e ...
, who have expressed concerns that the process lacks participation from non-ANC parties and presents a partisan view of the anti-apartheid struggle.
Settlements
*eMtentweni → eMthenteni (2006) *Emuziwezinto → eMuziwezinto (2006) *Stanger → KwaDukuza (2006) **KwaDukuza was the historic capital of the Zulu but was burnt to the ground in 1828. In 1873 European settlers founded the town Stanger on the site. *Godlwayo → oGodlwayo (2006) https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/28946a.pdf *Kwampopoli → KwaMpopoli (2006) *Kwalubisi → KwaLubisi (2006) *Matshamnyama → eMatshamnyama (2006) *Mboloba → eMboloba (2006) *Mhlanganisi → eMhlanganweni (2006) *Mkhwakhweni → eMkhwakhweni (2006) *Nkomfe → KwaNkomfe (2006) *Nyawoshane → Kwanyawoshane (2006) *Sivule → eSivule (2006) *Suzwaneni → eMsuzwaneni (2006) *Dumenkungwini → KwaDumenkungwini (2007) *Mabophe → eMabophe (2007) *Liba →Kwaliba (2007) *Mafela → KwaMafela (2007) *Mvelazitha → eMvelazitha (2007) *Ndaleni → eNdalini (2007) *Nsunduza → eNsunduza (2007) *Sidakeni → eSidakeni (2007) *Dlangubo → eNdlayangubo (2009)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/32567906.pdf *Eslkhawini → eSikhaleni (2009) *Gingindlovu → KwaGingindlovu (2009) *kwaDlangezwa → KwaDlangezwa (2009) *KwaMambuka Village → eMambuka Village (2009) *Mlalaas → eMlalazi (2009) *Nseleni → eNselini (2009) *Yanguye → KwaSanguye (2009) *Ntumeni → eNtumeni (2010)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/3289824.pdf *Nyezane → eNyezane (2010) *Nyoni → eNyoni (2010) *Nyoni → iNyoni (2010) *Teza → eSitheza (2010) *Amanzimtoti → aManzimtoti (2010)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/33584848.pdf *Congella → KwaKhangela (2010) *Emingeni → eMingeni (2010) *kwaMnyandu → KwaMnyandu (2010) *Tongaat → oThongathi (2010) *Umbongintwini → eZimbokodweni (2010) *Umdloti → eMdloti (2010) *Umhlanga Rocks → uMhlanga Rocks (2010) *Umkhomazi → (2010) *Umlaas → eMlaza (2010) *Biyela → eBayala (2011)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/34651gon832.pdf *Dambuza → KwaDambuza (2011) *Emantshaheni → eMantshaheni (2011) *Esibomvu → eZibomvini (2011) *Gezubuso → KwaGezubuso (2011) *Gwaliweni → eKwayiweni (2011) *Inchanga → eNtshangwe (2011) *Ixopo → eXobho (2011) *Kwamngwangwa → KwaMgwagwa (2011) *Loskop → eMangweni (2011) *Mafakatini → eMafakatini (2011) *Machibisa → KwaMachibisa(2011) *Maphephethwa → eMaphephetheni (2011) *Mkuze → eMkhuze (2011) *Mhlosini → eMhlosinga (2011) *Mnyandu → KwaMnyandu (2011) *Mpande → KwaMpande (2011) *Mtunzini → EMthunzini (2011) *Noshezi → KwaNoshezi (2011) *Pata → KwaPata (2011) *Tsheni → eTsheni (2011) *Umhlabatyana → eMhlabashana (2011) *Umtentwini → eMthenteni (2011) *Basiyeni → eBasiyeni (2012) *Bhekizwe → eBhekizwe (2012) *Gade → KwaGade (2012) *Gobandlovu →oGobandlovu (2012) *Gubhethuka → KwaGubhethuka (2012) *Isupaneng → Tsopaneng (2012) *Khandisa → KwaKhandisa (2012) *Mabuyeni → eMabuyeni (2012) *Madaka → eMadaka (2012) *Madlankala → eMadlangala (2012) *Magebhukana → eMagebhukana (2012) *Mankankaneni → eMankankaneni (2012) *Msasandla → eMsasandla (2012) *Mthintanyoni → eMthintanyoni (2012) *Mtholonjaneni → eMatholonjeni (2012) *Ndaya → eNdaya (2012) *Ndlinemnyama → eNdlinemnyama (2012) *Ndongeni → eZindongeni (2012) *Ngunjini → eNgunjini (2012) *Nhlangenyuke → eNhlangenyuke (2012) *Nkothweni → eNkothweni (2012) *Ntwasahlobo → eNtwasahlobo (2012) *Sihuzu → eSihuzu (2012) *Siminza → eSiminza (2012) *Zigodweni → eZigodweni (2012) *Bomvini → eBomvini (2013) *Dondolo → oDondolo (2013) *Dozaneni → eDuzaneni (2013) *Enkulu → eNkulu (2013) *Gudlucingo → KwaGudlucingo (2013) *Mangqomfini → eMongqomfini (2013) *Mankwanyaneni → eMankwanyaneni (2013) *Matshana → eMatshana (2013) *Mbona → eMboni (2013) *Mdutshini → eMdutshini (2013) *Mevamhlophe → eMevamhlophe (2013) *Mgangatho → eMgangatho (2013) *Mtengu → eMtengu (2013) *Mzinto → eMuziwezinto (2013) *Nkoneni → eNkoneni (2013) *Nqutshini → eNqutshini (2013) *Nyosini → iNyosini (2013) *Nzimakwe → KwaNzimakwe (2013) *Shange → KwaShange (2013) *Sigisi → eSigisi (2013) *Thunzi → KwaThunzi (2013) *Woza → eWozani (2013) *Bhekabantu → KwaBhekabantu (2015) *Dokodweni → eDokodweni (2015) *Dukemini → KwaDukemini (2015) *Ebhudlwini → uBhudlu (2015) *Ehlonzi → eHlonzi (2015) *Emgudleni → eMgudleni (2015) *eMpakathini → eMphakathini (2015) *Endatsheni → eNdatsheni (2015) *Enkangala → iNkangala (2015) *Ezinyongo → eZinyongo (2015) *Gcabhane → eGcabhane (2015) *Inhlambamasoka → iNhlambamasoka (2015) *KaSathane → KwaSathane (2015) *Khovothi → oKhovothi (2015) *Khuleni → oKhuleni (2015) *Kwabonda → KwaBonda (2015) *kwaNibela → KwaNibela (2015) *Kwanyamazane → KwaNyamazane (2015) *Macambini → eMacambini (2015) *Mathonsi → KwaMathonsi (2015) *Mathunzi → eMathunzi (2015) *Mbizezelwe → eMbizimbelwe (2015) *Mgwenya → eMngwenya (2015) *Mhambuma → eMhambuma (2015) *Mhlubulweni → (2015) *Mpumbulu → eMpumbulu (2015) *Mteyi → KwaMteyi (2015) *Mvutshana → eMvutshana (2015) *Nqutshini → eNqutshini (2015) *Njinji → KaNjinji (2015) *Shayisa → KwaShayisa (2015) *Thandizwe → eThandizwe (2015) *Thelizolo → eThelizolo (2015) *Thengani → eThengani (2015) *UMzinyana → eMzinyana (2015) *Velabusha → eVelabusha (2015) *Ziyendane → eZiyendane (2015) *Doornhoek → eMahhukwini (2016) *Drifontein → eMhlwaneni (2016) *Entembeni → eThembeni (2016) *Gcongco → KwaCongco (2016) *Kirkintulloch → eMibuzweni (2016) *Kleinfontein → eNkuthu (2016) *Kwaggafontein E → Entuthukweni (2016) *Kwaggafontein E → Joana Jiyane (2016) *Makhasanemi → eMakhasaneni (2016) *Manzawayo → eManzawayo (2016) *Mkhindini → eMkhindini (2016) *Mthinomude → eMthinemide (2016) *Rooderpoort → eZikhonkwaneni (2016) *Skoeman → KwaNtababomvu (2016) *Watershed → eNtantane (2016) *Ezitendeni → eMhlangeni (2017) *Melomoth → eMthonjaneni (2017) *oHlongeni → eNgoleleni (2017)Dam
*Chelmsford
Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It is located north-east of London a ...
Dam → Ntshingwayo Dam
Ntshingwayo Dam (previously known as Chelmsford Dam) is a combined gravity and arch type dam located on the Ingagane River in South Africa. It was established in 1961 and serves mainly for municipal and industrial use. The hazard potential of the ...
(2000)
Airport
*Louis Botha
Louis Botha (; 27 September 1862 – 27 August 1919) was a South African politician who was the first prime minister of the Union of South Africa – the forerunner of the modern South African state. A Boer war hero during the Second Boer War, ...
Airport → Durban International Airport
Durban International Airport (formerly Louis Botha Airport) was the international airport of Durban from 1951 until 2010, when it was replaced by King Shaka International Airport, to the north. The airport is co-located with AFB Durban.
Hist ...
. In 2010 the airport was closed down and was replaced by the newly built King Shaka International Airport
King Shaka International Airport , abbreviated KSIA, is the primary international airport serving Durban, South Africa. Located in La Mercy, KwaZulu-Natal, approximately north of the city centre of Durban. The airport opened its doors to passen ...
Limpopo
The most northerly province of South Africa, the Limpopo province saw some of the earliest name changes and to date more than any other province. The province was carved out of the former Transvaal Transvaal is a historical geographic term associated with land north of (''i.e.'', beyond) the Vaal River in South Africa. A number of states and administrative divisions have carried the name Transvaal.
* South African Republic (1856–1902; af, ...
and initially named the Northern Transvaal until the following year when it was known simply as the Northern Province. It kept this name until 2002 when it was renamed after the Limpopo River which forms South Africa's border with Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
. Settlement name changes especially targeted places of Afrikaans origin, such as Pietersburg (Polokwane), Nylstroom (Modimolle) and Ellisras (Lephalale), while avoiding places with Bantu or English names such as Northam, Alldays, Tzaneen
Tzaneen () is a large tropical garden town situated in the Mopani District Municipality of the Limpopo province in South Africa. It is situated in a high rainfall fertile region with tropical and subtropical agriculture taking place in a region. ...
and Thabazimbi
Thabazimbi is an iron mining town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The town is at the feet of the Ysterberg and is surrounded by the Witfonteinrand and Boshofberg with the majestic Kransberg in the background. The name Thabazimbi mean ...
. The Limpopo is the most ethnically black province in South Africa (96.7% as of 2011) and is likely to have made the name changes go more smoothly because of a lack of opposition from minority groups which are usually against name changes.
Settlements
*Dzanani Township → Mphephu (2003) *Makhado Township →Dzanani
Dzanani is a town and also the name of a region in the former Venda, now part of Limpopo province in South Africa. Dzanani was named after MuDzanani, which is one of the main surnames in Venda; and also the then Paramount Chiefs (Khosi Khulu) of ...
(2003)
*Addney B → Mampote (2005)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/27408a.pdf
*Berseba → GaMotadi (2005)
*Blackhill → GaKobe (2005)
*Boknafarm → Matjeketlane (2005)
*Burgerught → Mohome (2005)
*Dantzig → Radimang (2005)
*Ga-Madibeng → Madibeng (2005)
*Ga-Moyaga → GaMoyaha (2005)
*Glenfernis → Mokwena (2005)
*Grootdraai → Pitsimatome (2005)
*Johannesburg Farm → GaMaphoto (2005)
*Rittershouse → Yokumuru (2005)
*Toverfontein → Hlonasedimong (2005)
*Edinburg → Akani (2005)
*Shotong → Shotoni (2006)
*Naboomspruit → Mookgophong
Mookgophong, also known as Naboomspruit, is a town in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The town is located approximately 42 km north-east of Modimolle and 51 km south-west of Mokopane.
History
It was founded on the farm Vischgat in ...
(2006)
*Warmbaths → Bela-Bela
*Ellisras → Lephalale
Lephalale (formerly Ellisras) is a coal mining town in the Limpopo province of South Africa immediately east of the Waterberg Coalfield. The town was established as Ellisras in 1960 and named after Patrick Ellis and Piet Erasmus who settled on a ...
*Louis Trichardt → Makhado (2003) → Louis Trichardt Louis may refer to:
* Louis (coin)
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewis (d ...
(2007)
**The town was renamed Makhado in 2003, but was later in 2007 reverted to the original name of Louis Trichardt.
*Nylstroom → Modimolle
*Duiwelskloof → Modjadjiskloof
Modjadjiskloof, formerly Duiwelskloof, is a small town situated at the foot of the escarpment in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
The village is 18 km north of Tzaneen. Surveyed in 1919 and proclaimed in 1920, it was administered by a v ...
**Unlike most name changes, Duiwelskloof kept the Afrikaans suffix "-kloof" (meaning valley) in its new name. The name "Ngoako Ramalepe" was also proposed.
*Dendron → Mogwadi
Mogwadi, also known as Dendron, is a small town on the R521 road in the Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
Located about 61 km northwest of Polokwane
Polokwane (, meaning "Sanctuary" in Northern Sotho ...
*Potgietersrus → Mokopane
Mokopane, also known as Potgietersrus, is a town in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
The town name was changed to Mokopane in 2003 in honour of a local Ma Nrebele leader, King Mghombane Gheghana , who ruled the area before being conquered ...
*Soekmekaar → Morebeng
*Messina → Musina
*Pietersburg → Polokwane (capital)
*Bochum → Senwabarwana
Senwabarwana, also known as Bochum, is a town in the Blouberg Local Municipality of Capricorn District Municipality, the Capricorn District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The town is the seat of the Blouberg Local Municipal ...
*Vaalwater → Mabatlane (2006) → Vaalwater
Vaalwater is a small town situated on the Mokolo River in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
Geography
Location
The town, unlike other towns in the Limpopo province, is not located on a national road, of which the nearest one is at Nylstr ...
(2007)
*Joseph village → Josefa (2021)
*Mabiligwe/Boxahuku village → Qaza (2021)
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga, itself renamed in 1995 from the Eastern Transvaal, has seen the entire northern half of the province renamed since 2005. As with the Limpopo province, most of the changes have affected names of Afrikaans origin, but also some with British links. These have included the capital, Nelspruit (Mbombela) as well as Witbank (eMalahleni) and Lydenburg (Mashishing). Unlike the Limpopo, the name changes in Mpumalanga have largely (as of 2011) been ignored and apart from the city of Witbank, road signs and usage of the new names has been rare. Some names of Bantu origin have also been changed, because they were misspelled by early settlers, due to errors in transcription, such as Malelane, which was corrected to Malalane.
Settlements
*Almansdrift B →Mbhongo
Allemansdrift (also named Mbhongo) is a settlement in Nkangala District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bound ...
(2003)
*Buffelspruit → Mhlambanyatsi Mhlambanyatsi is a town in western Eswatini. It is located 18 kilometres southwest of the capital, Mbabane.
References
*Fitzpatrick, M., Blond, B., Pitcher, G., Richmond, S., and Warren, M. (2004) ''South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland.'' Footscr ...
(2003)
*De Putten → Seabe (2003)
*Jeppe's Reef → Magogeni (2003)
*Skilpadfontein → Marapyane (2003)
*Paayzynpan → Ditlhagane (2004) https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/26374a0.pdf
*Bhaca → Kadobi (2005)
*Block C → Esibayeni (2005)
*Ebersnake → Edludluma (2005)
*Fig Tree → Kahhoyi (2005)
*Greenside → Mmaduma (2005)
*Hectorspruit
Hectorspruit, officially Emjejane, is a small farming town situated between Kaapmuiden and Komatipoort on a southern tributary of the Crocodile River in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The farms in the region produce sugarcane, subtropical fruit and ...
→ Emjejane (2005)
*Kabhunya → Kamakhatheni (2005)
*Ka-Sibhejane → Kasibhejane (2005)
*Kwaggafontein D → Somphalali (2005)
*KwaZibukwane → Kazibokwane (2005)
*Langeloop → Emtfuntini (2005)
*Naas → Kamachekeza (2005)
*New-Village → Kalomantasha (2005)
*New-Village → Kamasheshane (2005)
*Hartebeestpruit → Moloto North (2005)
*Kwarrielaagte → Ntwane (2005)
*Madadeni → Sihlangu (2005)
*Middelkop → Lefiswane (2005)
*Roodekop Portion → Sehokho (2005)
*Blanchville → Valley Glen (2005)
*Boesmanskraal → eMpangeleni (2006)
*Boesmanspruit → Waterfall (2006)
*Diepdale → Etikhulungwane (2006)
*Diepgezet → Dibaba (2006)
*eMfazazana → Emfazezala (2006)
*Kaffirskraal → Ezimbuthumeni (2006)
*Kaffirskraalkopie → eNdlulamithini (2006)
*Kameelrivier B → Ga-Morwe (2006)
*Khombaso → Nsizwane (2006)
*Kriel → Ga-Nala (2006)
*Louis Creek → Ekhandizwe (2006)
*Malelane → Malalane (2006)
*Mgobhodzi → Kamawewe (2006)
*Schoemansdal → Kamatsamo (2006)
*Tweededronk → KwaZibhebhu (2006)
*Vrieskraal → Thabana (2006)
*Waterval B → Metsimadiba (2006)
*Witbank
Witbank (), officially Emalahleni, is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, within the Emalahleni Local Municipality. The name Witbank is Afrikaans for "white ridge", and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where wago ...
→ eMalahleni (2006)
* Lydenburg → Mashishing (2006)
*Ackerville → KwaThomas Mahlanguville (2006)
*Devet → eNtambende 1 (2006)
*Nordeen → eNtambende 11 (2006)
*Almandrift D → Ukukhanya (2006)
*extension 10 → Hlalakahle (2006)
*Extension 12 → Mphumelelo (2006)
*Geelbeksvlei → Lefiso (2006)
*Kameelrivier A → Madubaduba (2006)
*Klipfontein → eNgwenyameni (2006)
*Mbabala → Kambabala (2006)
*Rooikopen A → Loding (2006)
*Wolwekraal → Maphotla (2006)
*Vlaklaagte No. 2 → Buhlebesizwe (2006)
*Zandspruit → Mmahlabane (2006)
*Allendal → Landela (2007)
*Alicecot → Metsi (2007)
*Angincourt → Matsavana (2007)
*Antol → Humulani (2007)
*Arthurseat → Maripe (2007)
*Arthurstone → Buyisonto (2007)
*Brooklyn → Maotole (2007)
*Buffelshoek → Bolla Tau (2007)
*Casteel (2007) → Maboke (2007)
*Cork → Khokhamoya (2007)
*Cunningmore → Tiyimeleni (2007)
*Dingledayle → Chochocho (2007)
*Dwarsloop → Mafemani (2007)
*Graigburn → Motlamogatsane (2007)
*Hurrinton → Hundzukani (2007)
*Ireaqh → Khomanani (2007)
*Justica → Mhlumeni (2007)
*Kildare → Malamule (2007)
*London → Thabakgolo (2007)
*Madras → Mahukule (2007)
*Mavilijan → Ngwaritšane (2007)
*Newington → Manyakatana (2007)
*Oakley → Legokgwe (2007)
*Okkernooiboom → Xikhusese (2007)
*Rolle → Godide (2007)
*Ronaldsey → Fayini (2007)
*Somerset → Mahlobyanini (2007)
*Utha → Uta (2007)
*Violet Bak → Mmoleleng (2007)
*Wales → Mathoshe (2007)
*Alexandria → Hlanganani (2009)
*Badplaas
Badplaas, officially eManzana, is a small town on the R38 road in eastern Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was established in 1876 on the Seekoeispruit, in the foothills of the Dlomodlomo Mountains (meaning "place of much thunder"), at the site of ...
(2009) → eManzana (2009)
*Buhlebesize → eThembalethu (2009)
*Diepgezet → Ngoninl (2009)
*Eglington → Xalamuka (2009)
*Enkeldoorn → Leratong (2009)
*Ga-Maria → Ditlhokwe (2009)
*Goederede B → Bhundu (2009)
*Kameelpoortneck → Lithuli Village (2009)
*Matepula → Ramonanabela (2009)
*Mlalaas → eMlalazi (2009)
*Mooiplaas → Ebuhleni (2009)
*Nootgedacht → eMpumelelweni (2009)
*Pankop → Masobye (2009)
*Serville → Zakhiya (2009)
*Steynsdorp → eMlondozi (2009)
*Toitskraal → Redutše (2009)
*Tweefontein → Somaroboro (2009)
*Vaschfontein → Ga-Phamohlaka (2009)
*Vlaklaagte No. 1 → Mandlethu (2009)
*Woltwekraal → Borolo (2009)
*Tweefontein → Phumula (2009)
*Steynsdorp → eMlondozi (2009)
*Belfast → eMakhazeni (2009)
*Machadodorp → eNtokozweni
Machadodorp, also known by its official name eNtokozweni, is a small town situated on the N4 road, near the edge of the escarpment in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The Elands River runs through the town. There is a natural radioactive s ...
(2009)
*Nelspruit → Mbombela
Mbombela (also known as Nelspruit) is a city in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province. Located on the Crocodile River, Mbombela lies about by road west of the Mozambique border, east of Johannesburg and north ...
(2009) (capital)
*Waterval Boven → Emgwenya
Waterval Boven (officially known as Emgwenya) is a small town situated on the edge of the Escarpment on the banks of the Elands River above the 75m Elands Falls on the railway line from Pretoria to Maputo in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Hence the ...
(2009)
*Piet Retief → eMkhondo (2010)
*Aankomste → Esgwili (2011)
*Belvedere → Phophonyane (2011)
*Doornkoop 2 → Piet Tlou (2011)
* Hartebeeskop → Etjelembube (2011)
*Lochiel → eMbangweni (2011)
*Mafube Rural Village → Sikhululiwe (2011)
*Oshoek → Maphundlwane (2011)
*Ouboom → Esthobela (2011)
*Pampoene → eMgubaneni (2011)
*Smithfield → eMphelandaba (2011)
*Swallowsnest → Holeka (2011)
*Greylingstad
Greylingstad (Afrikaans for ''Greyling City''), officially Nthorwane, is a small farming town west of Standerton in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
History Early 20th century
The town was founded in 1909 by the Dutch Reformed Church and was named ...
→ Nthorwane (2013)
*Grootvlei
Grootvlei, officially Thaba-Kgwali, is a town in Dipaleseng Local Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. An old mining town, Grootvlei is located near the N3 road and on the R51 road, 5 km from Grootvlei Power Station
Gro ...
→ Thaba-Kgwali (2013)
*Enkeldoorin → KwaMusi (2015)
*Gemsbokspruit → Mzimuhle (2015)
*Kwaggafontein → Ekukhanyeni (2015)
*kwaggafontein → Mthombomuhle (2015)
*Matheyzensloop → Entokozweni (2015)
*Sybrandskraal → Moloto South (2015)
*Embalenhle Extension E → Thoko Mabhena (2016)
*Kwaggafontein E → Entuthukweni (2016)
*Kwaggafontein E → Joana Jiyane (2016)
*Kwaggafontein E → Mthunjwa (2016)
*Leandra → Thuli Fakude (2016)
*Mandela → Rekhuditse (2016)
*Tweefontein → Sesakhile (2016)
*Tweefontein M → Thokozani (2016)
*Prospect Farm → eHlanganani (2018)
*Tafelhoek 1 → eSukumani (2018)
*Tweefelhoek 1 → eThuthukani (2018)
*Amsterdam → eMvelo (2019)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201912/42912gon1662.pdf
*Inswepe → Insephe (2019)
*Driehoek → Uhlelo (2021)
*Donkerhoek → Entababusuku (2021)
North West
In May 2013 North West province premier Thandi Modise said the province needed to be renamed and not just be referred to as a "direction on a compass". One of the suggestions has been to rename North West after politician and activist Moses Kotane. There is, however, already a municipality in the province named after him.
Settlements
*Hartbeesfontein → Lethabong (2004) *Austrey →Mosinki
Austrey is a town in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the sout ...
(2008)
*Goodwood → Phuane (2008)
*Jakkalsdrai → Dipodi (2009)
*Goedgewonden → Rentse Village (2010)
*Mafeking → Mafikeng → Mahikeng (2010)
*Heefers Lust → Mararampe (2016)https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201612/40484gon1539.pdf
*Klipan → Kgangkgang (2016)
*Nooitgedacht → Lokotsi (2016)
Northern Cape
In the Northern Cape, only six roads were renamed between 1994 and 2010, the fewest name changes in any province.
Streets
The following street in Upington was renamed: * Brug Street → ZF Mgcawu Street (2013)Airports
*Pierre van Ryneveld
General Sir Hesperus Andrias van Ryneveld, (2 May 1891 – 2 December 1972), known as Sir Pierre van Ryneveld, was a South African military commander. He was the founding commander of the South African Air Force.
Military career
Van Ryneveld ...
Airport → Upington Airport
Upington Airport is an airport located in Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa. At , runway 17/35 is one of the longest runways in the world. The high elevation of the airport, extremely high summer temperatures and the fact that it was desig ...
(1994)
* B.J. Vorster
Balthazar Johannes "B. J." Vorster (; also known as John Vorster; 13 December 1915 – 10 September 1983) was a South African apartheid politician who served as the prime minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and the State President of Sou ...
Airport → Kimberley Airport
Kimberley Airport is an airport serving Kimberley, the capital city of the province of Northern Cape in South Africa. The airport is approximately 10 km away from the centre of Kimberley.url=https://kimberleyairport.co.za, date= 24 Octob ...
(1994)
Western Cape
With the exception of Cape Town, the Western Cape has experienced only a few minor street name changes in the largest cities. There have, however, been a number of suggested name changes, particularly on the southern coast of the province, such as for the towns of George
George may refer to:
People
* George (given name)
* George (surname)
* George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George
* George Washington, First President of the United States
* George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...
or Mossel Bay. The Economic Freedom Fighters
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have sought to expand the number of locations renamed within the Western Cape, stating that "Black South Africans are reminded of the oppression every day by names and statues that cannot be changed or removed".
Settlements
*Schotchekloof →Bo-Kaap
The Bo-Kaap (lit. "above the Cape" in Afrikaans) is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre and is a historical ...
(2016)
*Teslaarsdal → Tesselaarsdal (2016)
*Zonnebloem → District Six (2019)
Streets
The names of the following streets inCape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
have been changed:
* Western Boulevard (section of the M6) → Helen Suzman Boulevard (2011)
* Eastern Boulevard → Nelson Mandela Boulevard (2011)
* Oswald Pirow Street → Christiaan Barnard Street (2011)
* NY1 → Stephen Biko
Bantu Stephen Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known ...
Drive (2012)
* Hendrik Verwoerd Drive → Uys Krige
Mattheus Uys Krige (4 February 1910 – 10 August 1987) was a South African writer of novels, short stories, poems and plays in Afrikaans and English. In Afrikaans literature, Krige is counted among the '' Dertigers'' ("Writers of the Thirties"). ...
Drive (2013)
* Lansdowne Lansdowne or Lansdown may refer to:
People
* Lansdown Guilding (1797–1831), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines naturalist and engraver
*Fenwick Lansdowne (1937–2008), Canadian wildlife artist
* George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne (1666–1735) ...
Road → Imam Haron Road, Japhta K Masemola Road, and Govan Mbeki Road (2013)
* Coen Steytler Avenue → Walter Sisulu Avenue (2013)
* Modderdam Road → Robert Sobukwe Road (2013)
* Table Bay Boulevard → FW de Klerk
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Boulevard (2015)
* Vanguard Drive → Jakes Gerwel Drive (2015)
* De Waal
De Waal is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Texel, and lies about 15 km north of Den Helder.
The village was first mentioned in 1295 as "sancti Bonifacii in Waelkerken", and means "pond ...
Drive → Philip Kgosana Drive (2017)
* Hanover Street → Keizersgracht Street (1968) → Hanover Street (2019)
* Intersection of St George's Mall and Castle Street → Krotoa
The "!Oroǀõas" ("Ward (law), Ward-girl"), spelled in Dutch language, Dutch as Krotoa, otherwise known by her Christian name Eva (c. 1643 – 29 July 1674), was a Strandloper peoples, !Uriǁ'aeǀona translator working for the officials of the D ...
Place
Airports
*P.W. Botha
Pieter Willem Botha, (; 12 January 1916 – 31 October 2006), commonly known as P. W. and af, Die Groot Krokodil (The Big Crocodile), was a South African politician. He served as the last prime minister of South Africa from 1978 to 1984 and ...
Airport → George Airport (1994)
*D.F. Malan
Daniël François Malan (; 22 May 1874 – 7 February 1959) was a South African politician who served as the fourth prime minister of South Africa from 1948 to 1954. The National Party implemented the system of apartheid, which enforce ...
Airport → Cape Town International Airport (1994)
References
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South Africa
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Renamed