🇿🇦 South Africa 1d ago · Nereesha Patel

New bill could speed up name changes in South Africa

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New bill could speed up name changes in South Africa
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The introduction of a new bill could expedite the process pertaining to geographical name changes in South Africa.



This is according to Johnny Mohlala, the Deputy Chairperson of the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC), in a recent interview.



NAME CHANGES MOVING AT ‘SLOW PACE’



The SAGNC was established under the South African Geographical Names Council Act 118 of 1998. Falling under the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, it advises the government on how the country names

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