news South Africa renames +80 cities and towns to disassociate itself from colonialism

[Talento]

The South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC) has significantly changed the names of the country's geographic entities. The council aims to ensure that the names of places reflect the diverse cultures and languages of South Africa rather than remnants of colonial and apartheid pasts. The SAGNC was established by the South African Geographical Names Council Act of 1998, and since then, it has approved changes for 1,505 place names, including 85 towns.

 

This initiative has led to renaming various geographical locations such as towns, rivers, mountains, and streets. The council aims to make public spaces' names resonate more with the local inhabitants' identity and heritage. The SAGNC's efforts have significantly shifted towards a more inclusive and respectful naming system that celebrates the country's rich cultural diversity.

 

Some of the changes:

 

Port Elizabeth → Gqeberha

Morgan's Bay → Gxarha

Cradock → Nxuba

Uitenhage → Kariega

King Williamstown → Qonce

Queenstown → Komani

Grahamstown → Makhanda

Fort Beaufort → KwaMaqoma

Somerset East → KwaNojoli

Graaff-Reinet → Robert Sobkwe or Fred Hufkie

Adendorp → Kwa Mseki Bishop Limba

Aberdeen → Camdeboo

Nieu-Bethesda → Kwa Noheleni

 

https://www.nrclitchi.org/south-africa-renamed-85-cities/

 

Edited April 29 by Talento

[LegaMyth]

I like...

[byzantium]

This is cool!  

[Stunnah]

Now rename Eskom. 

[getBusy]

I love this 

[Anthinos]

Good 

[mercurialworld]

That's c*nty 

[The7thStranger]

As it should be!

[Donquizote]

Good. We don't need Dutch and British colonizers anymore

[Virgos Groove]

[blastoisebaby]

9 minutes ago, Stunnah said:

Now rename Eskom. 

LMFAOOOOOO So real - They be messing us all the way up fr

[Hector]

 

[Illuminati]

Can't pronounce them but happy for her

[Odette Violet]

We need this too for the others parts of the world 

[nostalgic]

Beautiful 

[SupremeGoddess]

terf island is quaking lovd to see it

[IBeMe]

This is actually so beautiful. I hope more countries with recent colonial pasts do this. 

[playboi]

no shade but don't they have bigger issues.. like the crime rate for example

[Lana Banana]

Latvia also renamed a lot of Russian related streets in the capital Riga because of the war with Ukraine and now those streets celebrate real historically important Latvians. 

[shoganai]

2 minutes ago, playboi said:

no shade but don't they have bigger issues.. like the crime rate for example

They can do both

[Zeferino]

Loving it 

 

[ChrispyBelievix]

they never had a pretty girl from eGoli see me now and that's what they prefurr 

[ZeroSuitBritney]

[Kamil24]

good

[MP3]

Good thing, many Canadian cities here get their names from Aboriginal languages like Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto, etc.