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Two towns in South Africa where war is brewing | SA News

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 ·21 May 2026

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The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) has received over 38,000 objections to changing the names of historic towns and metros in the country, including Graaff-Reinet and East London.

The department gazetted official changes to towns and cities in February 2026, renaming Graaff-Reinet to Robert Sobukwe Town and East London to KuGompo City.

Other name changes gazetted were Aberdeen to Xamdebo, Adendorp to Bishop Limba and Barkly East to Ekhephini.

The changes…

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