English News Weekly

 This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on a decision by one country in southern Africa to change its name. Usually when a country decides to adopt a new name it comes after independence from colonial rule. So the Gold Coast became Ghana and Rhodesia turned into Zimbabwe. However, the decision by the King of Swaziland to change the country's name has a slightly unusual reason behind it. Why has Swaziland changed its name? How easy is it to change a name? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Download MP3