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Port Elizabeth has a new name – Gqeberha: The proposed name changes – especially for Port Elizabeth – caused a backlash from some citizens. A petition titled “Keep the name Port Elizabeth” was began circulation on social media in 2019. The …
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BREAKING | It is official, Port Elizabeth has a new name — Gqeberha: The decision to rename Port Elizabeth and the airport was officially approved and gazetted by Sports, arts and Culture minister Nathi Mthethwa on Tuesday.
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Photo of Bay medic getting the jab has many feeling weak at the knees: The registrar in internal medicine at Livingstone Hospital has opened up about the unsuspecting fame that came with a simple photograph of him receiving his Johnson a photo that left quite a few women …
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South African firm to help develop Covid-19 vaccines for the rest of Africa: The Biovac Institute, a South African vaccine company, is formulating expansion plans aimed at helping Africa become more self-sufficient when it comes to accessing the immunising shots.
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At least 800 Port Elizabeth pupils left hungry after theft of school food supplies: For many children at Frank Joubert Primary School in Schauderville, Port Elizabeth, their school meal on a Monday is the first substantial food they will receive after the weekend. But on Sunday, …
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‘The doctor in frame one’: EC doctor’s vaccination photo causes a stir on social media: After a Twitter post from the GCIS in the Eastern Cape went viral, Mzansi took to the comment section to show their support.
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It is official, Port Elizabeth has a new name — Gqeberha: Other major name changes will see the town of Uitenhage changed to Kariega, while the Port Elizabeth Airport will now be known as Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport. The name change issue had …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Mthetwa approves new names for PE and PE Airport: The Minister of Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthetwa, has approved new names for Port Elizabeth and the PE Airport. According to a notice in the governmen …
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Who is the Western Cape’s acting police commissioner Thembisile Patekile?: Patekile was soon redeployed to Mount Road Cluster office in Port Elizabeth, where he was appointed as the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality District Commissioner. The announcement of his appointment as …
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