New Khoisan name for Cape Town, 25 June 2012

Origin date: 25 June 2012
Updated: 17 Jun 2019

Cape Town - It may take some getting used and some Capetonians will probably have difficulty getting their tongue around the Mother City’s new name: //Hui !Gaeb.

This Khoisan word means “where the clouds gather”, reported the Weekend Argus

The name change was proposed by the Khoisan community as they gathered for a memorial service for their traditional leader, Dawid Kruiper, who died earlier this month.

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South African History Online. (2012, July 5). New Khoisan name for Cape Town, 25 June 2012. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/R-0087620

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South African History Online. "New Khoisan name for Cape Town, 25 June 2012." South African History Online. July 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/R-0087620.