Place names in and provinces of South Africa

For information on the shift from the old to the new names of provinces in South Africa, see the entry on "Provinces of South Africa" in Wikipedia[1]

Place names renamed under the new dispensation after 1994

Since 1994, there has been a steady stream of name changes in the country, as colonial and apartheid era names were replaced for various reasons.

For information on the new names of places in South Africa, see the "List of renamed places in South Africa" in Wikipedia[2]