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Is there any proof it's name has been changed?? like a reference???-- Bezuidenhout ( talk) 16:01, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
All road signs now say 'eMalahleni' and I was wondering if maybe a move is in order. The problem with Witbank however is that media still use Witbank, for example the BBC has zero reference to eMalahleni but plenty (including one from 3 days ago) referring to Witbank as Witbank. I don't know if a move is in order just yet, what is media in South Africa calling it? Bezuidenhout ( talk) 19:05, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Also, although the road signs say eMalahleni, one cannot get that on wikipedia as the article comes up as EMalahleni. Bezuidenhout ( talk) 19:08, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Seems Google Maps refer to it now as eMalahleni. Looks like its catching on in the media. -- 197.168.177.193 ( talk) 09:28, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
The problem with eMalahleni is that it's so much different from Witbank and with the lower case e and the difficult spelling makes it a bit unpopular, I feel, well more difficult than, say Polokwane, Musina, Bela-Bela, (I)Dutywa or B(h)isho. In August when I went to SA, I saw that on the journey from Pretoria to Witbank, the signs read eMalahleni, while westbound (back to Pretoria) they still all said Witbank? Bezuidenhout ( talk) 11:06, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
Can someone please revert the unexplained language changes made to the article? Someone edited the language section citing that only 5% spoke Afrikaans even though the entire municipality 13% spoke it? Thank you Bezuidenhout ( talk) 23:09, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result of the move request was: page moved At the very least, this is a reversal of an undiscussed move, for which there is support. If someone wants to propose the other name, they are free to discuss it in a new RM.( non-admin closure) TonyBallioni ( talk) 15:28, 13 May 2017 (UTC)
EMalahleni → Witbank – The WP:COMMONNAME is Witbank, overwhelmingly, see this link. The article was moved unilaterally on 8 November 2016 without discussion owing to the official status of EMalahleni, which according to policy is not a factor in determining article titles. eh bien mon prince ( talk) 10:52, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Not moved ( non-admin closure) ( t · c) buidhe 21:57, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
Witbank →
Emalahleni – Witbank was renamed in 2006 and reliable sources use the new name. The old name appears to be used mainly by the
Afrikaner population within the town who run their own news site.
[1]
But most other sources use Emalahleni. Including academic sources, the official government website and other news sites.
https://www.enca.com/news/anc-mourns-emalahleni-mayor
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/anc-in-mpumalanga-saddened-by-passing-of-emalahleni-mayor/
References
– Desertambition ( talk) 02:23, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
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Is there any proof it's name has been changed?? like a reference???-- Bezuidenhout ( talk) 16:01, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
All road signs now say 'eMalahleni' and I was wondering if maybe a move is in order. The problem with Witbank however is that media still use Witbank, for example the BBC has zero reference to eMalahleni but plenty (including one from 3 days ago) referring to Witbank as Witbank. I don't know if a move is in order just yet, what is media in South Africa calling it? Bezuidenhout ( talk) 19:05, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Also, although the road signs say eMalahleni, one cannot get that on wikipedia as the article comes up as EMalahleni. Bezuidenhout ( talk) 19:08, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Seems Google Maps refer to it now as eMalahleni. Looks like its catching on in the media. -- 197.168.177.193 ( talk) 09:28, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
The problem with eMalahleni is that it's so much different from Witbank and with the lower case e and the difficult spelling makes it a bit unpopular, I feel, well more difficult than, say Polokwane, Musina, Bela-Bela, (I)Dutywa or B(h)isho. In August when I went to SA, I saw that on the journey from Pretoria to Witbank, the signs read eMalahleni, while westbound (back to Pretoria) they still all said Witbank? Bezuidenhout ( talk) 11:06, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
Can someone please revert the unexplained language changes made to the article? Someone edited the language section citing that only 5% spoke Afrikaans even though the entire municipality 13% spoke it? Thank you Bezuidenhout ( talk) 23:09, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result of the move request was: page moved At the very least, this is a reversal of an undiscussed move, for which there is support. If someone wants to propose the other name, they are free to discuss it in a new RM.( non-admin closure) TonyBallioni ( talk) 15:28, 13 May 2017 (UTC)
EMalahleni → Witbank – The WP:COMMONNAME is Witbank, overwhelmingly, see this link. The article was moved unilaterally on 8 November 2016 without discussion owing to the official status of EMalahleni, which according to policy is not a factor in determining article titles. eh bien mon prince ( talk) 10:52, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Not moved ( non-admin closure) ( t · c) buidhe 21:57, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
Witbank →
Emalahleni – Witbank was renamed in 2006 and reliable sources use the new name. The old name appears to be used mainly by the
Afrikaner population within the town who run their own news site.
[1]
But most other sources use Emalahleni. Including academic sources, the official government website and other news sites.
https://www.enca.com/news/anc-mourns-emalahleni-mayor
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/anc-in-mpumalanga-saddened-by-passing-of-emalahleni-mayor/
References
– Desertambition ( talk) 02:23, 4 January 2022 (UTC)