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From: "Paxie Kelsey" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] PRETORIA. Formerly: Countries that changed their names
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:52:41 +0200
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Hi Jen
Thanks for the correction ...... Whenever we hit Pretoria these days all the
signs say Tshwane.
However I would like to just correct "Ekurhuleni" just to help those folks
who don't live in and around Gauteng.
And yes, I agree, all town and country names should be as they were at the
time of each bmd with preferably the changes in brackets.
Regards
Paxie
Benoni

-------Original Message-------

From: Howard & Jenny
Date: 7/12/2007 6:13:39 PM
To:
Subject: [ZA-EC] PRETORIA. Formerly: Countries that changed their names

Correction! From a Pretoriana!

The City of Pretoria is still Pretoria. Only the "Greater metropolitan
area" which encompasses other areas around Pretoria eg Centurion, Mamelodi
etc, is called Tshwane - just like Boksburg, Benoni, Springs etc are part of
the Ekuhuleni Metropolitan area.

By the way, I also record names as they were at the time of the event eg
Pretoria, Transvaal in the "old days" and Pretoria, Gauteng now.

Jenny

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paxie Kelsey" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 10:32 PM
Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] Countries that changed their names


> Aahh but Tombi, Johannesburg has yet to officially change its name ... Its
> still Jozi, Gauteng.
> Pretoria has officially been renamed Tshwane as has Pietersburg changed to
> Polokwane and many others in the Northern Province.
> Regards
> P
> -------Original Message-------
>

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