List of Administrative Division Name Changes - South Africa

South Africa

  • Natal → KwaZulu/Natal (27 April 1994) → KwaZulu-Natal (4 February 1997)
  • Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging → Gauteng (3 July 1995)
  • Orange Free State → Free State (3 July 1995)
  • Eastern Transvaal → Mpumalanga (20 September 1995)
  • Northern Transvaal → Northern Province (20 September 1995) → Limpopo (11 July 2003)
  • North-West → North West (4 February 1997)

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