South Africa: Grahamstown to Be Renamed Makhanda After Xhosa Warrior

Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape will soon have a new name.

The changing of the name Grahamstown to Makhanda was published in the Government Gazette on Friday, the Department of Arts and Culture said.

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