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Activists welcome city’s name change with banner, cleansing ritual – Gqeberha in the News

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Activists welcome city’s name change with banner, cleansing ritual: Just as there has been huge opposition to the renaming of Port Elizabeth to Gqeberha, those who like the new name want everyone to embrace it. While some people have said Gqeberha is a tongue twister, …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Braai fires prohibited as heatwave burns across Eastern Cape: Braais are banned on Saturday as a heatwave is set to send the temperature to above 40ºC in Buffalo City and Gqeberha on Saturday, the SA Weather Service warned on Friday. A warning of “runaway fires” …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

20 water trucks handed over to drought-stricken Eastern Cape: Drought-stricken municipalities in the Eastern Cape breathed a sigh of relief on Friday when human settlements, water and sanitation minister Lindiwe Sisulu handed over 20 water trucks to the Amatola …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Eleven days left to object to Port Elizabeth name change: Mayor Bhanga told Algoa FM News that he would rally residents who are aggrieved by the name changes and the public participation process before the deadline for objections later this month.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Gqeberha: Mayor continues to challenge PE name change, calls on residents to object to Mthethwa: Nelson Mandela Bay Metro mayor Nqaba Bhanga is continuing his fight against the renaming, among others, of Port Elizabeth to Gqeberha – he has called on residents to join him in voicing their …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Mass audit of all statues and monuments in South Africa – some of which could be relocated to aid ‘transformation’: Sport, Arts and Culture minister Nathi Mthetwa says that his department will undertake a mass audit of the country’s historical monuments over the next year.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

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