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  2. List of renamed places in South Africa - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. List of city name changes - Wikipedia

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    88 South Africa. 89 South Korea. 90 Spain. 91 Sweden. 92 Switzerland. 93 Syria. ... List of names of European cities in different languages, and List of renamed ...

  4. Lists of renamed places - Wikipedia

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    Iran — List of renamed cities in Iran Kazakhstan — List of renamed cities in Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan — List of renamed cities in Kyrgyzstan Myanmar — List of renamed places in Myanmar Pakistan — List of renamed places in Pakistan Philippines. List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines; List of renamed streets in Metro ...

  5. South Africa - Wikipedia

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    South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; [15] [16] [17] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini ...

  6. Africanization - Wikipedia

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    South-West Africa: 1990 Namibia, Republic of Ruanda-Urundi: 1962 Rwanda, Republic of / Burundi, Republic of Zanzibar / Tanganyika: 1964 Tanzania, United Republic of Northern Rhodesia: 1964 Zambia, Republic of Southern Rhodesia: 1980 Zimbabwe, Republic of

  7. List of official names of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    There are eleven official names of South Africa, [1] one in each of its 12 official languages. The number is surpassed only by India. The number is surpassed only by India. These languages include English , Afrikaans , the Nguni languages ( Zulu , Xhosa , Ndebele , and Swazi ), the Sotho-Tswana languages ( Tswana , Sotho , and Pedi ), Venda ...

  8. Cape Colony - Wikipedia

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    It united with three other colonies to form the Union of South Africa in 1910, and was accordingly renamed the Province of the Cape of Good Hope. [5] South Africa became a sovereign state in 1931 by the Statute of Westminster. In 1961, it became the Republic of South Africa.

  9. Pretoria - Wikipedia

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    It was one of the first community broadcasters in South Africa to be given an FM licence. It is known for contemporary music and is operated by UP's student base. Radio Pretoria is a community-based radio station in Pretoria, South Africa, whose programmes are aimed at Afrikaners. It broadcasts 24 hours a day in stereo on 104.2 FM in the ...