In an effort to refocus and speed up the pace of the geographical renaming process, the Gauteng Geographical Names Council and the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation will together host a workshop on standardisation of geographical names for the province.
According to MEC Lebogang Maile "the issue of naming and renaming is long overdue and needs to be speeded-up as part of Nation Building and Social Transformation". The workshop is aimed at assisting municipalities in handling matters relating to the renaming process including consultations with various stakeholders.
Details of the workshop:
Date: 14 to 15 February 2013
Time: 14h00 on the 14th Feb and 9h00 on the 15th Feb
Venue: Emperors Palace, Kempton Park
For media inquiries contact:
Nomazwe Ntlokwana
Cell: 083 507 8068
Tel: 011 355 2578
E-mail: nomazwe.ntlokwana@gauteng.gov.za
