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New Khoisan name for Cape Town, 25 June 2012

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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.