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Re-naming towns and cities is not a new thing in Africa – Jacques Moolman – Port Elizabeth in the News

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Re-naming towns and cities is not a new thing in Africa – Jacques Moolman: 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 …
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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.
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‘Not inclusive and no isiXhosa meaning’: Mandela Bay mayor opposes new names: Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga has come out in opposition to the government’s decision to change the names of Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage, labelling the choices “ill-advised”. In a series of …
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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 …
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Name change naysayers still have time to object: Any person aggrieved by the various name changes in the Eastern Cape has 30 days to directly write a letter to the Minister of Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa.
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‘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.
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Gqeberha — still time to object: The Gqeberha name is not permanent — yet. Despite arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa’s announcement on Eastern Cape name changes giving the impression they were set in stone, residents and other …
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Witness repeatedly resisted Omotoso’s advances, court hears: A Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) woman told the Port Elizabeth High Court how she repeatedly declined advances after rape and human trafficking accused Timothy Omotoso took an interest in her during a …
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LPG market growth as Petredec acquires Quest Petroleum in South Africa: LPG trading and shipping company Petredec, announced the acquisition of Quest Petroleum, a fuels distributor in South Africa.
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