Sunday, August 13, 2006
New City Names in Azania (or whatever its called):
Ever wondered what the new/old city names are in South Africa? Yeah I know, it can be confusing trying to figure out where you live anymore since the names change every 12 seconds. You can find all the new/old names at:
South African Geographical Names System
Not only is this possibly the worst site I have ever browsed but the new city names suck donkey balls. Here are some examples:
NEW/OLD
eThekwini / Durban
Mangaung / Bloemfontein
Msunduzi / Pietermaritzburg
Nelson Mandela Metropole / Port Elizabeth
Tshwane / Pretoria (The Afrikaners must be fuming over this one)
Ape Town / Cape Town (just kidding, I made this one up!)
Whats next?
Looks like you'll have to learn all 11 of the official languages just to be able to pronounce the new African city names.
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Kinda puts a damper on the old song; "We are marching to Pretoria / Tshwane", doesn't it?
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