The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture says that it is not doing cost estimates of the impact of name changes in South Africa – as it tallies up over 100 such changes in the Eastern Cape alone.
In addition to the name changes for the towns, the department also changing the name of Brooksnek village in the province to Ben Mbizweni. While it is unclear whether this is the case, the changes do carry costs, particularly around signage. However, the department says that this does not factor into its assessments, as its work is part of a “budgeted mandate”.
Echoing previous statements on the matter, the department said that name changes are handled through the communities they impact, and that public participation processes are held. The latest round of changes was communicated to the affected communities in October and November 2022, it said.
Bazo si dina ngo kwetha yonke into ngo Mandela, sengathi wu Nkulunkulu.
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