Tshwane versus Pretoria. The name-change debate continues. The latest chapter in this little saga played out before the Broadcasting Complaints Commission, who ruled that the South African Broadcasting Commission was wrong to refer to Pretoria as Tshwane and threatened the broadcaster with a R50 000 fine if they did it again. Now while we can all respect AfriForum being a stickler for facts, quite frankly, the SABC was damned if it did and damned if it didn't. If it had changed all the Tshwanes to Pretorias it probably would have had Motormouth Malema on their backs threatening them with militant action. On the other hand, the ruling has left the rest of us even more confused than before. Should we change the lyrics of a famous South African song to "We are marching to Tshwane"? Doesn't quite have the same ring to it.
July 2, 2009
We are marching to a R50 000 fine
Tshwane versus Pretoria. The name-change debate continues. The latest chapter in this little saga played out before the Broadcasting Complaints Commission, who ruled that the South African Broadcasting Commission was wrong to refer to Pretoria as Tshwane and threatened the broadcaster with a R50 000 fine if they did it again. Now while we can all respect AfriForum being a stickler for facts, quite frankly, the SABC was damned if it did and damned if it didn't. If it had changed all the Tshwanes to Pretorias it probably would have had Motormouth Malema on their backs threatening them with militant action. On the other hand, the ruling has left the rest of us even more confused than before. Should we change the lyrics of a famous South African song to "We are marching to Tshwane"? Doesn't quite have the same ring to it.
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Shame, the poor SABC has really been making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
ReplyDeleteI have an idea ... Like Kwa Zulu Natal - the only province with a name and surname - Pretoria or do I say Tshwane should be the capital city with a name and surname: Pretoria Tshwane ...
ReplyDeleteEish! Yah! I like Mo's suggestion though. Pretoria Tshwane kinda has a nice ring to it. Make errrrrrrbody happie!
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