diff --git a/address_utils/address_utils.go b/address_utils/address_utils.go
index fe88590f2fa3e7597985a5c1a2d5b386ce3c90eb..fca2ad99c854411f5f295dd4ad122fa80d49eb57 100644
--- a/address_utils/address_utils.go
+++ b/address_utils/address_utils.go
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ func CleanZone(countryToClean, zoneToClean *string) (newCountry, newZone *string
 	}
 
 	if *newCountry == "South Africa" && zoneToClean != nil {
-		zone := *zoneToClean
+		zone := string_utils.RemoveAllWhiteSpaces(*zoneToClean)
 
 		for provinceCode, province := range Provinces {
 			for _, name := range province.Names {
-				if zone == name {
+				if strings.ToLower(zone) == strings.ToLower(string_utils.RemoveAllWhiteSpaces(name)) {
 					zone = string_utils.ReplaceCaseInsensitive(zone, name, provinceCode)
 				}
 			}