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Big shake-up for name changes in South Africa | SA News

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 ·8 Mar 2026

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The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) has gazetted draft revisions to the South African Geographical Names Council Amendment Bill for public comment.

The department announced that the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC) Act would be revised in early 2025 and launched a series of public consultations between February and May that year.

The latest draft of the Bill has been revised to incorporate the inputs, comments, and recommendations received…

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