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Gqeberha is here to stay, name change is part of ‘symbolic reparation’ – Port Elizabeth Business News

22 June 2021 By Port Elizabethan

Gqeberha is here to stay, name change is part of ‘symbolic reparation’: Mandy Weiner finds out why the Department of Arts, Culture, and Sports has rejected a petition calling on ‘PE’ to be reinstated.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” business – BingNews.

Government dismisses all objections to Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage name changes: Arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa rejected all objections to the heavily criticised name changes in the Eastern Cape, saying they have no merit.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” business – BingNews.

Bayer to expand further into Southern Africa as it celebrates 100 years: The group enthused this week that it ended a turbulent 2020 by celebrating 100 years in South Africa, a century in which its operations across agriculture, pharmaceutical and consumer health have …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” business – BingNews.

Bhanga considering legal action over NMB towns’ name changes: The Democratic Alliance’s Nelson Mandela Metro mayor, Nqaba Bhanga, says the municipality is considering all options, including legal action to prevent the new names of towns in the metro of becoming …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” business – BingNews.

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Port Elizabethan

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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