South Africa Approves Geographical Name Changes as Part of Healing and Reconciliation Process

[Heather Souter]

28 Name Changes Approved

Arts and Culture Minister Lulu Xingwana has approved proposed changes to 28
geographical names, her department said in a statement on Tuesday.

Changes of geographical names like Mafikeng to Mahikeng, in the North West,
and Piet Retief to eMkhondo, in Mpumalanga, were in line with the South
African Geographical Names Council Act, the department said.

"The standardisation of geographical names in South Africa is part of the
healing and reconciliation process... part of the process of redressing the
marginalisation of indigenous language, culture, and heritage.

Read more at:

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=6&art_id=nw20100202131827778C526954
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ilat/attachments/20100203/9089c8e4/attachment.htm>