Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile has re-iterated government’s position on the Tshwane-Pretoria debate. Mashatile says Pretoria cannot be regarded as a city.

Some civil society organizations, including AfriForum have been challenging the renaming in court for years. They argue that the public was not consulted.

In October, there will be more public hearings over the issues.

“There is a city called Tshwane and it includes Mabopane, Soshanguve, Mamelodi and it also includes Pretoria. And Pretoria is currently a suburb – I do not think a suburb can be called a capital city,” says the minister.
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