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DA launches national online petition to object against Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage name changes – Gqeberha in the News

5 March 2021 By Port Elizabethan

DA launches national online petition to object against Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage name changes: Today the DA launches its national online petition to object against the gazetted name changes of Port Elizabeth to Gqeberha, and Uitenhage to Kariega. Please click here to access the petition. There …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Suspects nabbed for dagga on N10 outside Cradock: Two 25-year-old men are expected to appear in the Cradock Magistrates Court on Friday following their arrest for possession of dagga.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

‘I’m not from Gqeberha’: Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga digs in his heels about Port Elizabeth name change: “If you want to talk about restoration, you can’t say you are restoring the language of Xhosa using Gqeberha because it has no meaning,” said Bhanga …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Lions will up tempo against EP, says Div: EP coach Peter de Villiers expects the Lions to up the tempo and send their best team to Gqeberha to face the Elephants in a Preparation Series clash on Wednesday.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

‘I’m not from Gqeberha’: Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga digs in his heels about PE name change: “If you want to talk about restoration, you can’t say you are restoring the language of Xhosa using Gqeberha because it has no meaning,” said Bhanga.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Name changes for streets and areas in South Africa can improve service delivery: ANC: The ANC’s Free State branch says that municipalities should intensify their programmes of naming and renaming as a means of speeding up service delivery.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Attorney granted bail in R1.7m theft case: An attorney charged with theft of R1.7m was granted bail of R10,000 in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Police to give complainants SMS updates on cases in Gqeberha: Gqeberha residents can now expect SMS updates on their cases as the SA Police Service strives to improve services to the community.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Gqeberha is just a sneaky prank to upset white folk: OPINION: David Biggs writes that he found it strange that, even as the finance minister was presenting his Budget and urging us not to spend money unnecessarily, the Eastern Cape authorities were …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.


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This author is a 'catch-all' for occasional articles and letters written to MyPE. The Author of each article can be found in the signature at the bottom of each individual article.

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