Jacaranda FM Breakfast with Martin Bester

Call to change South Africa’s name: Will this be the new name?

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Is South Africa due for a name change? The founders of a new South African think tank and advocacy group think so.

Vuka Azania is calling on South Africans to consider changing the country’s name.

According to The Citizen, Vuka Azania wants to change the country’s name to Azania, the same name previously suggested by several liberation movements during apartheid.
27 Jul 2AM English South Africa News Commentary · Entertainment News

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