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South Africa Short guide to the new South African town names Copyright Ursela du Preez 2015 http://sites.google.com/site/newsaguide Index Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………….…Page 2 List of Provinces………………………………………………………………………..………….Page 3-4 Includes individual maps indicating the location of each Province List of Old to New City/Town Names………………………………..……………...…….Page 5-6 Old to New – A-Z (Pg. 5) New to Old – A-Z (Pg. 6) List of Other Towns/Airports Old to New names……………………….……….……….Page 7 List of Street Names Old to New names………………………..……………….……..Page 8-12 Bloemfontein – (Pg. 8) Durban – (Pg. 8-10) Cape Town (Pg. 10-11) Johannesburg – (Pg. 11) Newtown – (Pg. 11) Pretoria – (Pg. 11-12) Randburg – (Pg. 12) Some History behind Name Changes in South Africa………..……….………….Page 13-15 Final word……………………………………………………………………………………………..Page 16 __________________________________________________________________________________________ http://sites.google.com/site/newsaguide Introduction 2 I am sure most can relate to this short story, especially if you live in South Africa. I was taking a trip back from Pretoria to Phalaborwa, which I had done many times over the years. I got to the end of my trip on the N4 highway, turned left onto the R33 to Belfast which then turns off onto R540 to Dullstroom, which eventually lands you up in Lydenburg. Having done this trip so many times, I was basically driving the route in ‘automatic’ (you know the kind, when you start your vehicle to go to town on Saturday and then find yourself at work ‘kind of automatic’ – and yes, that has happened to me as well…lol). Anyways, so here I am, driving in ‘automatic’ and I spot a road sign telling me that I am on my way to a place called Mashishing?? I think to myself, “Oh no, am I going to some Township, or am I doing one of my famous trips to Durban via Cape Town?” (just in case anybody is worrying if I actually land up at my intended destinations, the answer is yes – even if I take a tour of our scenic countryside, I always land up there where I am going – and that is only because I don’t hit the panic button, but use what little sense of direction I have, and the tinie-winnie bit of knowledge of what is where on the South African map, to find my way to my actual destination – goes to show, ‘some knowledge is better than no knowledge…..). So now I was trying to figure out where I was, retracing back where I turned and was it definitely left when I turned. After giving this some thought, I was positive that I had taken the correct turns. So my next step was to look at the scenery………………… (go figure - seen a lot of it in my day of traveling from one town to another – one can practically call it, ‘Die Groot Trek’) ………. and was thinking, ‘yes, this does look familiar – I must be on the correct route’. My thought was not even complete when I reached the T-junction that announced that I was in Lydenburg. Gee, what a relief – I was actually going to be on time this time around. Jokes aside – I was watching the South African Open Championship ‘hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni’ with my Fiancé’ (which is part of the European Golf Tournament), and I asked him, “Where is Ekrhuleni?” His answer, “I am not sure, but I think it is an area in Gauteng/Johannesburg”. And I thought to myself – ‘How sad is that? We are both born in South Africa and we do not know where a place is in South Africa!’ My next thought was, ‘Eish, poor foreigners………….good luck trying to pronounce these new names when asking any South African for directions’. The long and short of it – I decided to create an easy guide to the ever changing names of our wonderful country, South Africa. My hope is that this small guide assists you when you find yourself in a situation where your question is, “Where on earth am I” or “Where is………………”. PS: Please excuse me if I have misspelt any of the names in this guide – some are unpronounceable, let alone ‘spellable’ http://sites.google.com/site/newsaguide List of Provinces 3 South Africa has 9 x Provinces: Limpopo (former Northern Transvaal) Mpumalanga (former Eastern Transvaal) Gauteng (former Transvaal) North West (former NW Transvaal) http://sites.google.com/site/newsaguide List of Provinces continued: 4 Free State (former Orange Free State) KwaZulu-Natal (former Natal) The Cape Province was divided into three Provinces: Northern Cape Eastern Cape West Cape __________________________________________________________________________________________ http://sites.google.com/site/newsaguide List of City/Town Names 5 Old to New – A-Z: Old New Belfast eMakhazeni (2009) Bisho Bhisho (2004) Butterworth Gcuwa Duiwelskloof Modjadjiskloof (2004) Ellisras Lephalale (2002) Louis Trichardt Makhado → Louis Trichardt Machadodorp eNtokozweni (2009) Malelane Malalane (2007) Messina Musina (2003) Naboomspruit Mookgophong (2006) Nelspruit Mbombela (2009) Nylstroom Modimolle (2002) Phalaborwa BaPhalaborwa Pietersburg Polokwane (2005) Potgietersrus Mokopane (2003) Stanger KwaDukuza (2006) Umtata Mthatha (2004) Verwoerdburg Centurion (1994) Warmbad/Warmbaths Bela-Bela (2002) Waterval Boven Emgwenya (2009) Witbank eMalahleni (2006) http://sites.google.com/site/newsaguide List of City/Town Names Continued: 6 New to Old – A-Z: New Old BaPhalaborwa Phalaborwa Bela-Bela (2002) Warmbad/Warmbaths Bhisho (2004) Bisho Centurion (1994) Verwoerdburg eMakhazeni (2009) Belfast eMalahleni (2006) Witbank Emgwenya (2009) Waterval Boven eNtokozweni (2009) Machadodorp Gcuwa Butterworth KwaDukuza (2006) Stanger Lephalale (2002) Ellisras Makhado → Louis Trichardt Louis Trichardt Malalane (2007) Malelane Mbombela (2009) Nelspruit Modimolle (2002) Nylstroom Modjadjiskloof (2004) Duiwelskloof Mokopane (2003) Potgietersrus Mookgophong (2006) Naboomspruit Mthatha (2004) Umtata Musina (2003) Messina Polokwane (2005) Pietersburg http://sites.google.com/site/newsaguide List of Other Towns/Airports names 7 Old New Towns: Almansdrift Mbhongo Bisho (former capital of Ciskei) Bhisho Bochum Senwabarwana Buffelspruit Mhlambanyatsi Cala Kala Dendron Mogwadi Dzanani township Mphephu Engcobo Ngcobo Hectorspruit Emjejane Idutywa Dutywa Lydenburg Mashishing Machadodorp eNtokozweni Mafeking Mahikeng Makhado township Dzanani Piet Retief emKhondo Skilpadfontein Marapyane Soekmekaar Morebeng Triomf Sophiatown (former capital of Umtata Transkei) Mthatha Vaalwater Mabatlane → Vaalwater Airports: Ben Schoeman Airport Eastern Cape East London Airport Port Elizabeth International H.F. Verwoerd Airport Eastern Cape Airport K.D. Matanzima Airport Eastern Cape Mthatha Airport Bram Fischer Airport Free State Bloemfontein Airport Jan Smuts Int. Airport Gauteng O.R. Tambo international Airport D.F. Malan Int. Airport Western Cape Cape Town International Airport Louis Botha Int. Airport ZwaZulu Natal King Shaka International Airport http://sites.google.com/site/newsaguide List of Street names 8-12 Bloemfontein Old New Andries Pretorius Street Raymond Mhlaba Bankvos Boulevard Elias Motsoealedi Road Eeufees Road Kenneth Kaunda Road Haldron Road Walter Sisulu Maitland Charlotte Maxeke Street Voortrekker Road Nelson Mandela Road EThekwini Municipal Area: (Durban Metro) Old New Abrey Road Moses Kotane Road Adams Road Khotha Mkhunya Road Albert Street Ingcunce Road Alice Street Johannes Nkosi Street Aliwal Street Samore Machel Street Argyle Road Sandile Thusi Road Baber Street J N Singh Street Beatrice Street Charlotte Maxeke Street Bellair Road Vusi Mzimele Road Bellevue Road Amilcar Cabral Road Berea Road (North) King Dinuzulu Road (North) Berea Road (South) King Dinuzulu Road (South ) Bideford Road Zinto Cele Road Bikaner Road Krishna Rabilal Road Blair Atholl Road Rodger Sishi Road Booth Road Spine Road Harry Gwala Road Brickfield Road Felix Dlamin Road Brickhill Road Sylvester Ntuli Road Broadway Swapo Road Broad Street Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street Canal Road Richard Walne Road Cato Manor Road Mary Thiphe Street Portion of Francois Road Bellair Centenary Road M L Sultan Road Chatsworth Circle R K Khan Circle Chelmsford Road J B Marks Road http://sites.google.com/site/newsaguide Commercial Road Dr AB Xuma Street Cowey Road Problem Mkhize Road Dartnel Cresent Gladys Manzi Road Devenport Road Helen Joseph Road Bikaner Road Krishna Rabilal Road Dharwar Road Krishna Rabilal Road Dores Lane Sanele Nxumalo Lane Duranta Road Basil February Road Edwin Swales VC Drive Solomon Mahlangu Drive Essenwood Road Stephen Dlamini Road Edith Benson Road Problem Mkhize Road Field Street Joe Slovo Street First Avenue Mathews Meyiwa Road Fischer Road - Hillcrest Blessing Ninela Road Fisher Street Masobiya Mdluli Street Francois Road Rick Turner Road Frere Road Esther Roberts Road Gale Street Magwaza Maphalala Street Gardiner Street Dorothy Nyembe Street Goble Road Smiso Nkwanyana Road Gray Park Road Dr Hoosen Haffajee Road Grey Street Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street King Cetshwayo Highway + Whole of Jan Smuts Highway M13 Kensingston Drive Adelaide Tambo Drive King George V Avenue Mazisi Kunene Road Kingsway Andrew Zondo Road KwaMashu Highway Curnick Ndlovu Highway Lamontville Main Msizi Dube Road Leopold Street David Webster Street Lorne Street Ismail C Meer Street M27 Jabu Ngcobo Drive M35 (Sipho Mkhize Drive) Sbu Magwanyane Drive Main Road - Tongaat Gopalall Hurbans Road MR 385 Mthoko Mkhize Drive Mpumalanga T/Ship - Manning Road Lena Ahrens Road Mansfield Road Steve Biko Road Marine Parade O R Tambo Parade Marriot Road Gladys Mazibuko Road Masonic Grove Dullar Omar Grove McDonald Road Alan Paton Road Mitchell Road Gladys Manzi Road Moore Road Che Guevara