The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture invites members of the media to the Geographical Names Capacity building workshop on Wednesday, 7 September 2022. The South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC) was established by the South African Geographical Names Council Act, 1998 (Act No.118 of 1998), as the body responsible for standardising geographical names in South Africa. The launch aims introduce the database of the new names that have been successfully implemented in the context of facilitating the promotion of a common national identity, social cohesion, and national healing.

This process was initiated in 1994 as an integral part of the overall transformation of the South African heritage landscape. The standardisation of geographical names seeks to rectify the historical perspective of geographical names, correct spelling mistakes, eradicate the geographical names duplication and affirm the history as well as identity of the province. The launch is scheduled to take place on 7 September 2022 at the National Library of South Africa.

Members of the media are invited as follows:

Date : Wednesday, 7 September 2022

Venue : National Library of SA

Time : 08:00

Source: Government of South Africa