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	Tshwane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan area contained mostly in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, that includes the city of Pretoria.
		Tshwane is a cross-border municipality, which includes parts of North West Province, such as Ga-Rankuwa.
		Tshwane University of Technology, the name of a higher education institution located in the heart of the metropolitan city of Tshwane.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tshwane (1309 words)

	Encyclopedia: Tshwane
		Tshwane, the administrative capital and the birthplace of the new South African democracy, is home to a large diplomatic community.
		Tshwane accommodation for all your travel needs and provides pictures, editorial, rates, facilities, map, and an on-line booking feature.
		Sleeping-OUT brings you a wide selection of accommodation in Tshwane to choose from whether you are planning a budget vacation to Tshwane or a luxury holiday to Tshwane you will find the perfect accommodation to suit your requirements.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tshwane (591 words)

	Thaba Tshwane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thaba Tshwane is a military base (or military area), in Pretoria, South Africa.
		Thaba Tshwane should not be confused with the much larger City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, that was created in 2000, which includes Pretoria (including Thaba Tshwane).
		The 1998 speech by South Africa's Minister of Defence on the renaming of Voortrekkerhoogte to Thaba Tshwane
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thaba_Tshwane (168 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| sa news Pretoria to become Tshwane
		The Tshwane City Council voted on Monday to retain the name Pretoria for the city centre only, whereas the name Tshwane will refer to the greater metropolitan area.
		In his closing speech at the council meeting Tshwane mayor Smangaliso Mkhatshwa said he hoped for a future where his grandchildren's children were far removed from "the poison of apartheid" and in which issues such as name changes would have ceased to be of consequence.
		Referring to the report to investigate the name change commissioned by Mkhatshwa as "flawed", Democratic Alliance Tshwane caucus chief whip Natasha Michael questioned why the opinions of international representatives of embassies were not requested in the report.
	iafrica.com /news/sa/723267.htm (280 words)

	SI TSHWANE (Pretoria) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tshwane Club used a contribution from Soroptimist International of South Africa - earmarked for support for an AIDS-related project - on the services of a carpenter who built the station according to the specification supplied by Centre's staff.
		Tshwane members also had little mattresses covered in waterproof material for the changing station.
		Tshwane also regularly donates play-dough, children's books, toys, clothing and other necessities to help improve the life experience of the children and babies of Mohau during their limited lifespans.
	home.mweb.co.za /pf/pfalkson/sisa_tshwane.html (401 words)

	United Cities & Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Tshwane LED strategy framework was finalised during the Tshwane Business Week, an initiative which recently witnessed the second annual indaba of members of the business and related sectors at the Reserve Bank Conference Centre.
		Tshwane is not only acknowledged as a leader in the fields of technology, electronics, manufacturing, defence design and construction, it also houses the headquarters of five of the country’s most important activity sectors, namely the education, tourism, automotive, telecommunications and business sectors.
		Tshwane’s prowess in the fields of medicine, research, technology, education and training is ascribed to the numerous institutions that give it a competitive edge.
	www.uclga.co.za /City.htm (1247 words)

	Tshwane Advertising (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tshwane, the administrative capital and the birthplace of the new South African...
		Tshwane is the name of a larger metropolitan area and it is foolish to name that small part of the area...
		The City of Tshwane, one such municipality, is made up of 13 former councils and is managed...
	tog-advertising-promotions.com /advertising-25/tshwane-advertising.html (269 words)

	Goodbye Pretoria: hello Tshwane - SouthAfrica.info
		According to the City of Tshwane website, Tshwane was the name of the son of an African chief who settled in the area hundreds of years ago; and is also a word that means "we are the same" or "we are one because we live together".
		Tshwane Executive Mayor Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, addressing a special session of the metro council on Monday, said the new name would "articulate the mindset of the new nation".
		According to the City of Tshwane website, the name Tshwane "comes to us from Chief Mushi, who settled in the Pretoria area about 100 years before the arrival of the Voortrekkers [Afrikaans-speaking settlers who "trekked" into the interior of the country to escape British rule] in the early 1800s.
	www.southafrica.info /plan_trip/holiday/cities/pretoria-tshwane.htm (559 words)

	TSHWANE TOURISM
		The City of Tshwane is a metropolitan city in the Gauteng Province.
		Another version is that the name Tshwane is the authentic African name for Pretoria and was used by the early inhabitants of the area.
		The City of Tshwane or its agents do not recommend or endorse any of the establishments listed on these pages and do not accept any responsibility for any loss or damages whatsoever, directly or indirectly, resulting from the use of this information.
	home.intekom.com /telitourist/page2.html (527 words)

	Tshwane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tshwane, which means "we are the same," was the name used by some...
		Tshwane is derived from the Ndebele name used...
		Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit van Tshwane - plaaslike regeringstruktuur wat die uitvoerende hoofstad van Suid-Afrika, Pretoria, omvat.
	ensiklopedie.com /Tshwane (313 words)

	From Pretoria to Tshwane : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The debate on the change of names from its colonial and apartheid history cuts to the heart of transformation in the southern African country, more than a decade after its first democratic elections heralded the end of white minority rule.
		But the proposed named change from Pretoria to Tshwane, one of the first African chiefs to settle in the area, has threatened to split the city along racial lines.
		Pretoria was named after Andries Pretorius, who settled here with the so-called "Voortrekkers" (front trekkers) a vanguard of Boers who left the Cape colony with ox-wagons in the 1830s and the second group to live in the area.
	www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1270726,00050006.htm (537 words)

	African Languages - Meanings of place names in South Africa
		Tshwane is, quite simply, the African name for the Apies** River which runs through the city, as well as the name used for the Pretoria area.
		The most likely explanation put forth, however, is that the river was named in honour of Tshwane, the son of Chief Mushi, who settled in the area about a century before the arrival of the Voortrekkers in the early 1800s.
		Although "Tshwane" resembles the Setswana word "Tshwene" (meaning baboon), it does not seem to be the case that "Tshwane" is derived from this.
	africanlanguages.com /south_africa/place_names.html (1501 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| South Africans to rename capital
		South Africa is to change the name of its capital city, Pretoria, to Tshwane, as part of a move to make place names more African.
		Tshwane, which means "We are the same", is the name given to the area by early African groups.
		The African National Congress dominated council wants the entire metropolitan area, with some two million residents and also comprising other towns, to be given city status, with the name of Tshwane.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/4328445.stm (329 words)

	Mail & Guardian Online:
		Ntsewa said the Tshwane metro conducted the application by the book, contrary to a statement by Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon, who said the council's actions were "an explicit violation of the South African Geographical Names Council's own rules on geographical name changes".
		Ntsewa said the SAGNC received an application in March from the Tshwane metro to register the new name and is to meet on May 19 and 20 to consider the application.
		He stressed the SAGNC is not considering the merits of changing the name of Pretoria to Tshwane but rather the formal registration of Tshwane as a place name.
	mg.co.za /articlePage.aspx?articleid=214989&area=/breaking_news/... (672 words)

	Neem asb kennis dat die webwerf nog in aanbou is (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Die doel van die aksie is om alle geld wat aan die Stadsraad van Tshwane oorbetaal word deur ‘n gesamentlike rekening te kanaliseer ten einde ‘n magsbasis op te bou om die Stadsraad te ootruig dat hulle ons nie net van die tafel kan afvee nie maar na ons moet luister.
		The mayor of Tshwane, father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, last year appointed a committee of experts to investigate the issue of the name change of Pretoria.
		Tshwane Metro council is in a crisis and standards are falling.
	www.vivapretoria.co.za (675 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Pretoria name change is approved
		Tshwane is the name of a pre-colonial local chief and means "we are the same".
		But the national agency responsible for name changes in South Africa, the Geographical Names Council, said there was no evidence that anyone would be affected by the renaming.
		The city council approved the switch to Tshwane in March as part of moves to make place names more African.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/4584211.stm (191 words)

	Tshwane North College for FET (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It would be impossible to give an overview with regard to the new Tshwane North College for FET unless considerable time is spent on the merger process of technical colleges in South Africa and the new educational landscape foreseen for this specific educational sector.
		Prof Kader Asmal, the former Minister of Education, in July 2001 stated that the old technical college system was in many ways outdated, ineffective, poorly led and badly structured.
		FET colleges would be created that operated under a single legislative framework and would be better geared towards meeting the Human Resources Development demand of this new century.
	www.tnc4fet.co.za (280 words)

	Tshwane Business and Agricultural Corporation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Tshwane Business and Agricultural Corporation (Tshwabac), a private sector association incorporated under Section 21 of the Companies Act (association not for gain), was founded in 1930 to promote and project the interests of the business community.
		The organisation is geared by virtue of its strategic position in the market to serve members engaged in both business and agriculture as well as other stakeholders most effectively by pooling resources and expertise.
		Tshwabac's offices are situated on the Tshwane Events Centre (previously the Pretoria Show Grounds), a 42-hectare property which is owned by the organisation and which is located 1,5 km form the Pretoria Central Business District.
	www.tshwabac.co.za (151 words)

	Star - Tshwane's capital offence
		So it should be no surprise that the city council of Pretoria/Tshwane has reached a similar compromise over the issue of the city's name.
		ANC city councillor Theo Thlolo blithely announced that the council would now launch a marketing campaign "to establish the City of Tshwane as a brand among well-known capital cities throughout the world" - in competition with "the brand name Pretoria".
		We cannot have diplomats wondering whether they are stationed in Pretoria or Tshwane.
	thestar.co.za /index.php?fArticleId=2440009&fSectionId=234&fSetId=505 (371 words)

	--- Cities Network ---
		Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, stated in the State of the City address on 26 February 2002 that: "An audit of backlogs was done, and this formed the basis for a programme we appropriately dubbed the Quick and Visible Service Delivery Programme.
		The Tshwane Interim Integrated Development Plan (IIDP), approved by the Council on 5 April 2001, formed the basis for the capital projects budget of the 2001/2002 Financial Year.
		The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality will, in the near future, have data from its own economic database.
	www.sacities.net /left/profiles_pta.stm (455 words)

	Tshwane: SABC gets a breather
		The Advertising Standards Authority earlier this month ordered the Tshwane metropolitan council to withdraw, as misleading, an advertising campaign referring to Pretoria as the "City of Tshwane", she pointed out.
		The SABC, however, has denied breaching the BCC code, maintaining that its use of the name Tshwane is not a distortion, an exaggeration or a misrepresentation.
		It was not unlawful, and consequently the BCC did not have authority to prevent the SABC from using the name Tshwane he said, further arguing that use of the term fell within the right to freedom of expression.
	www.news24.com /News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,,2-7-12_1709624,00.html (482 words)

	Tshwane ads 'misleading'
		Johannesburg - The Tshwane metro council has been ordered to issue and pay for ads admitting that its marketing campaign referring to Tshwane as "capital" was misleading.
		The hearing came after the Tshwane metro council had lodged an appeal against the ASA's finding in May that the Tshwane advertising campaign was misleading.
		In its latest finding the ASA confirmed was "common cause that Tshwane not a capital city as it has not been so declared".
	www.news24.com /News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1756812,00.html (349 words)

	Tshwane University of Technology - Electronic mail disclaimer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Any agreements concluded with Tshwane University of Technology by using electronic correspondence shall only come into effect once Tshwane University of Technology indicated such contract formation in a follow up communication.
		No e-mail correspondence sent to Tshwane University of Technology shall be deemed to have been received until Tshwane University of Technology has responded thereto.
		Tshwane University of Technology retains the copyright to all e-mail messages sent from its communications systems.
	www.tut.ac.za /goto/emaildisclaimer (307 words)

	South Africa - Capital Pretoria Renamed Tshwane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The city's new name comes from a chief who ruled in the area before the Voortrekkers, settlers of Dutch and French Huguenot descent, arrived in the 19th century and founded the city, which they called after one of their leaders.
		Tshwane had been used for the past 10 years to refer to the greater metropolitan area around the city, which is home to about 2.5 million people.
		Before they totally ruin the place, try to visit "Tshwane" in the springtime (October) when the jacaranda trees (60,000 of them) are in bloom-- Absolutely beautiful.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1358660/posts (1900 words)

	Pretoria / Tshwane - Capital of South Africa
		Pretoria / Tshwane - Capital of South Africa
		The nicest time for a visit is spring, when in October more than 70,000 Jacaranda trees are in full bloom.
		The population, just under a million, consists mainly of officials, and in Pretoria life goes at a much slower pace than in the hectic Johannesburg.
	www.southafrica-travel.net /north/a1pret02.htm (163 words)

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