Talk:Bhisho

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Name Change?

There has been a name change in the form of adding an h making it Bhisho should the Wiki be updated and how?

[edit] Name change

Can anyone provide a solid citation confirming the new name (Bhiso or Bhisho) as well as when the renaming took place? I am almost certain that Bhiso is incorrect, and that the new name is Bhisho. I searched www.info.gov.za and it returned no results for Bhiso, but plenty for Bisho and some for Bhisho. The same goes does the provincial website at www.ecprov.gov.za. (Earlier, when I could not find any evidence for the name Bhiso, I attempted to move this page back to Bisho, but could not. I have reverted that move so that the page is still at the status quo location of Bhiso while we discuss this.) Comments welcome. Zaian 15:24, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

The Eastern Cape's website is completely out of date. I'll send an email to the office of the premier.

[edit] Name and "boom" town status

The name of this town should be Bhisho, the spelling was corrected from the incorrectly spelt anglacised version "Bisho" as part of the goverment policy to correct an ammend place names.

I have serious issue with the categorization of Bhiso of a "boom town". The comment would seem accurate until the town is visited. It is mostly occupied by exclusively goverment buildings and has very little in the way of actual development occurring in it. Hence I dispute the accuracy of the statement and would suggest it be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Andrewalt (talk • contribs)

I've made the move, changed the spelling in the article, and removed some exaggerated claims about post-modern boom towns and fast-growing areas. Regarding the spelling, Gregorydavid who earlier moved the page to the spelling Bhiso has acknowledged on his talk page that this was a mistake. Zaian 07:40, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

I have taken out the statement "this ugly place which I don't like" from the place name statement because it is not encyclopedic. fkwacsp 08:40, 26 April 2007 (CAT)

Yes, that was just some silly vandalism from a school IP address. Zaian 14:18, 26 April 2007 (UTC)