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Renaming SA’s cities is about regaining status – Port Elizabeth in the News

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Renaming SA’s cities is about regaining status: South Africa belongs to all of us and not being prepared to at least respect others by trying to pronounce names correctly is selfish.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

COVID-19 rips through South African townships leaving a generation facing a ‘world without adults’: There is a pink house in the township of Zwide that sounds much like any other family home at six or seven in the morning.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Malesela anticipates exciting Cup clash with City: Chippa United coach Dan “Dance” Malesela said he was looking forward to an exciting match against Cape Town City in their Nedbank Cup last-16 soccer fixture on Sunday at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

South Africa: Shacks Flooded By Vandalised Pipe in Drought-Stricken Gqeberha: As early as 2am on Friday morning, water spouted sky high from an open drain in NU29 in Motherwell, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). Ten terrified families fled their shacks. About 20 other shacks were …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Google launches portal to explore South Africa virtually: Google and SA Tourism have partnered to launch an online exhibition that allows visitors to explore South Africa virtually.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

6 fun things to do in Gqeberha this weekend: Port Elizabeth, which had also previously been called Nelson Mandela Bay, will now carry the name of Gqeberha following approval and gazetting of the name by the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

South Africans get their tongues round Gqeberha, new Xhosa name for Port Elizabeth: South Africa’s city of Port Elizabeth has been officially renamed Gqeberha — derived from the Xhosa language — the native tongue of late political hero Nelson Mandela.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Gqeberha divides social media as some complain of pronunciation: Port Elizabeth will now be known as Gqeberha, a Xhosa word used to refer to the Baakens River that flows through the city.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Twitter plans to add groups and ‘Super Follow’ subscription: Twitter has announced plans to introduce communities and follower subscription features to the platform, similar to Facebook Groups and Patreon.
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

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