NAME CHANGE

FROM WITBANK LIBRARY >>> EMALAHLENI MAIN LIBRARY


On 3 March 2006,Witbank was officially renamed eMalahleni, meaning "place of coal" matching the name of the municipality that contains it. A large number of signs to the town have already changed, but many still remain. In general the name hasn't caught on as well as some other towns in South Africa (such as Centurion or Polokwane) possibly because it was renamed later on or because the new name is very different to the original name. Some landmarks bearing the name Witbank have remained, while others (such as the Witbank/eMalahleni dam, Witbank Public Library to eMalahleni Main Library) have been renamed.