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Makhado back to being called Louis Trichardt─── 09:16 Fri, 31 Oct 2014
Makhado - The Limpopo town of Makhado has reverted to its old name of Louis Trichardt.
The Star resports that the minister of arts and culture and disgruntled residents, known as the Chairpersons Association, reached an agreement that was made a court order yesterday.
In terms of the agreement, the minister agreed that his decision to approve the name change be set aside.
The Star reports that according to court papers, the chairperson of the SA Geographical Names Council was satisfied that adequate consultations were held prior to deciding to change the town's name.
However the relevant local and provincial geographical names committees reportedly failed to ensure proper records of these consultations were kept.
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