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Re-naming towns and cities is not a new thing in Africa – Cape Chamber – Gqeberha in the News

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Re-naming towns and cities is not a new thing in Africa – Cape Chamber: Re-naming towns and cities is not a new thing in Africa. . No, a Gqeberha is not a citizen of a province in Canada. Gqeberha is the new name for Port Elizabeth, or Ib …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

‘King Coca’ branding and other clues in huge R583m cocaine bust off Saldanha: In the second major drug-related crackdown in a fortnight, police seized a huge haul of cocaine on a fishing vessel off the Saldanha coast. Clues, including the packaging, may help investigators …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

UNTU questions impact on families over Transnet’s move to Port of Ngqura: UNTU believes that this relocation could even result in divorces as couples have assets in Johannesburg and would have to sell their homes during a global pandemic …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Join the Mystery Ghost Bus for some fun with phantoms: The 13th of this month looks set to be spookier than any other for Gqeberha residents as the Mystery Ghost Bus returns to the city for a night of ghoulish ghost stories and some grub on the side. Mark …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Life as a one percenter: The lyrics from Pink Floyd’s song ‘Money’ seemed highly appropriate last week as I discovered to my surprise that I am among the top 1% of wealthiest South Africans measured by net asset value.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

‘Not inclusive and no isiXhosa meaning’: Mandela Bay mayor opposes new names: Citizens have 30 days to register objections to the February 25 announcement that Port Elizabeth would be changed to Gqeberha and Uitenhage to Kariega. Port Elizabeth International Airport will also …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Peter de Villiers hopes to attract experience to Gqeberha: With a largely amateur team made up of club players who haven’t played for over a year, Eastern Province were never going to keep up with the Bulls.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

Will that which we called iBhayi by any other name sound as sweet?: The minister of sports, arts and culture and a committee have shown cultural amnesia in choosing Gqeberha and not iBhayi as Port Elizabeth’s new name …
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

‘Elizabeth was some random dude’s wife’: Chester Missing pokes fun at PE renaming: It’s like if we sent Malusi Gigaba to run London and started calling it Norma for 200 years,’ the controversial puppet says about the renaming of Port Elizabeth.
Source: “Gqeberha” – BingNews.

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