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Place Name |
Previous name |
Feature typ |
Province |
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| Abdulah Mohamed Omar | E.B. Cloete | Interchange | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Akani | Edinburgh | Settlement | Limpopo | |
| Bela-Bela | Warmbaths / Warmbad | Town | Limpopo | |
| Buhlebesizwe | Vlaklaagte No.2 | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Cacadu | Wit Kei | River | Eastern Cape | |
| Dibaba | Diepgezet | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Digwale | Dikgwale | Mountain | Mpumalanga | |
| Ditlhagane | Paayzypan | Village | Mpumalanga | |
| Dzanani | Makhado Township | Settlement | Limpopo | |
| Edludluma | Dludluma | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Ekhandizwe | Louis'creek | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| eMalahleni | Witbank | Town | Mpumalanga | |
| Embhojeni | Jeppe's Reef | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Emjejane | Hectorspruit | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Emtfuntini | Langeloop | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| eNdlulamithini | Kaffirskraalkopie | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Engodlomezi | Syde | Mountain | Mpumalanga | |
| eNgwenyameni | Klipfontein | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| eNtambende 1 | Devet | River | Mpumalanga | |
| eNtambende 11 | Nordeen | River | Mpumalanga | |
| Etinkhulungwane | Diepdale | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Ezimbuthumeni | Kaffirskraal | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| GaKobe | Blackhill | Settlement | Limpopo | |
| GaMaphoto | Johannesburg Farm | Settlement | Limpopo | |
| Ga-Morwe | Kameelrivier B | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| GaMotadi | Berseba | Village | Limpopo | |
| Ga-Nala | Kriel | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Grootfonteindrif | Hotnotdrif | Dam | Western Cape | |
| Hlalakahle | Ext 10 | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Hlengesha | Schulzendal | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Hlonasedimong | Toverfontein | Settlement | Limpopo | |
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park | St. Lucia Wetlands Park | Park | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Kadobi | Bhaca | Settlement | Limpopo | |
| Kahhoyi | Fig tree | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Kalomantasha | New-Village | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Kamakhatheni | Kabhunya | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Kamasheshane | New-Village | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| KaMatsamo | Schoemansdal | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| KaMatsamo | Schoemansdal | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Kgamanyane | Viswaterrivier | River | Limpopo | |
| KwaDukuza | Stanger | Town | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| KwaThomas Mahlanguville | Ackerville | Township | Mpumalanga | |
| KwaZibhebhu | Tweededronk | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Lefiso | Geelbeksvlei | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Lefiswane | Middelkop | Village | Mpumalanga | |
| Lepelle | Olifants River | River | Limpopo | |
| Lephalale | Ellisras | Town | Limpopo | |
| Lethabong | Hartbeesfontein | Town | North West | |
| Loding | Rooikopen A | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Madibeng | Ga-Madibeng | Village | Limpopo | |
| Madibeng | Ga-Madibeng | Settlement | Limpopo | |
| Madubaduba | Kameelrivier A | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Magogeni | Jeppes Rust | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Makgari | Louisenthal | Valley | Limpopo | |
| Makhado | Louis Trichardt | Town | Limpopo | |
| Mampote | Addney B | Village | Limpopo | |
| Mangcuzu | Grootboom | Mountain | Mpumalanga | |
| Maphotla | Wolwekraal | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Mashishing | Lydenburg | Town | Mpumalanga | |
| Matjeketlane | Boknafarm | Settlement | Limpopo | |
| Matlapaneng | Mapalapaneng | Post Office | North West | |
| Mbhongo | Almansdrift B | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Metsemadiba | Waterval B | Village | Mpumalanga | |
| Mhlambanyatsi | Buffelspruit | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Mhlambanyatsi River | Slabojet | River | Mpumalanga | |
| Midstream Estate | Midrand Estate | Settlement | Gauteng | |
| Mmaduma | Greenside | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Mmahlabane | Zandspruit | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Mochelatze | Lindersloop | River | Limpopo | |
| Modimolle | Nylstroom | Town | Limpopo | |
| Modjadjiskloof | Duiwelskloof | Town | Limpopo | |
| Modubatze | Brandboontjies | River | Limpopo | |
| Mogwadi | Houtriver | River | Limpopo | |
| Mogwadi | Houtsriver | Dam | Limpopo | |
| Mogwadi | Dendron | Town | Limpopo | |
| Mohlapetse | Strydomloop | River | Limpopo | |
| Mohome | Burgerught | Settlement | Limpopo | |
| Mokopane | Potgietersrus | Town | Limpopo | |
| Mokumuru | Rittershouse | Settlement | Limpopo | |
| Mokwena | Glenfernis | Settlement | Limpopo | |
| Molapomoagale | Kammelpoort | Mountain | Mpumalanga | |
| Mononono | Dwars River, | River | Limpopo | |
| Mookgophong | Naboomspruit | Town | Limpopo | |
| Morebeng | Soekmekaar | Town | Limpopo | |
| Mosukudutzi | Brandboontjies | River | Limpopo | |
| Motlatse | Blyde | River | Mpumalanga | |
| Mphephu | Dzanani Township | Township | Limpopo | |
| Mphumelelo | Extension 12 | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Mulaudzi | Blood River | River | Limpopo | |
| Musina | Messina | Town | Limpopo | |
| Nciba | Swart Kei | River | Eastern Cape | |
| Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Post Office | PE Post Office | Post Office | Eastern Cape | |
| Nsizwane | Khombaso | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Ntwane | Kwarrielaagte | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| O.R Tambo | Johannesburg International Airport | Airport | Gauteng | |
| Pitsimatome | Grootdraai | Settlement | Limpopo | |
| Polokwane | Pietersburg Post Office | Post Office | Limpopo | |
| Polokwane | Sand River | River | Limpopo | |
| Polokwane | Pietersburg | Town | Limpopo | |
| Radimang | Dantzig | Settlement | Limpopo | |
| Rosedale | Gambleville | Post Office | Eastern Cape | |
| Seabe | De Putten | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Sefogane | Treur River | River | Mpumalanga | |
| Sehokho | Roodekop Portion | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Shelangubo | Fig Tree | Dam | Mpumalanga | |
| Sihlangu | Madadeni | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Sol Plaatjie Dam | Saulspoort Dam | Dam | Free State | |
| Somphalali | Kwaggafontein D | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Steve Vukile Tshwethe | Frankfort | Police station | Eastern Cape | |
| Thabana | Vrieskraal | Village | Mpumalanga | |
| Ukukhanya | Allemansdrift D | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Umgwenya | Crocodile/Krokodile | River | Mpumalanga | |
| uMthokotshwala | Mtokotshwala | River | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Valley Glen | Blanchville | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Waterfall | Boesmanspruit | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
| Kamachekeza | Naas | Settlement | Mpumalanga | |
List of new and old city/place names in South Africa
source:
Official South African Geographical Names System
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Renaming info box
Joburg/Rustenburg
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Cape Town
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Durban
Street renaming process»
DA takes Durban street-renaming battle to court»
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Renaming is a ‘unifying exercise'»
Durban street renaming proposals »
Potchefstroom
Potchefstroom name-change decision expected»
No decision on Potch name change»
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Mpumalanga
All systems go for name changes»
