| dbo:abstract |
Since 1994, many places in South Africa have been renamed. The following article covers the name changes in South Africa by province since the first democratic elections in 1994. National place names, such as towns, suburbs, and natural landforms, are decided by the South African Geographical Names Council, and provinces have their own geographical names committees. Name changes that remove racial slurs such as the renaming of Kaffirskraal have broad support, as do changes that remove the names of British or Boer soldiers who committed atrocities against the black majority, but efforts since 2005 to replace names that are seen by some as inoffensive such as Lydenburg, which officials from the African National Congress argue are necessary to address the legacy of colonialism and apartheid, have faced opposition from some white South Africans. There has also been criticism from some non-white South Africans, who accuse the government of ignoring anti-apartheid leaders who were not members of the ANC, while others have criticized the cost of the process. (en) La toponymie en Afrique du Sud, dominée en partie par des noms à consonance anglaise, afrikaans et nrebele, est en pleine évolution depuis 1994 et l'avènement du premier gouvernement national non racial. À la fin des années 1990, le processus de changement toponymique est relativement lent et globalement confiné aux noms de provinces et de bâtiments publics (aéroports). Il s'est accéléré au début des années 2000 alors qu'en même temps, les tensions montaient dans les townships contre le gouvernement national mais surtout contre les élites locales à de nombreuses reprises accusées de corruption ou d'incompétence notamment pour réduire la misère et la criminalité. (fr) |
| rdfs:comment |
Since 1994, many places in South Africa have been renamed. The following article covers the name changes in South Africa by province since the first democratic elections in 1994. National place names, such as towns, suburbs, and natural landforms, are decided by the South African Geographical Names Council, and provinces have their own geographical names committees. (en) La toponymie en Afrique du Sud, dominée en partie par des noms à consonance anglaise, afrikaans et nrebele, est en pleine évolution depuis 1994 et l'avènement du premier gouvernement national non racial. (fr) |
