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Uitenhage News: This Free State town has now changed its name – to Winnie Mandela!

7 August 2021 By Port Elizabethan

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This Free State town has now changed its name – to Winnie Mandela!: Thousands of residents are getting to grips with the fact they now live in 'Winnie Mandela', after the name change was made official on Friday. Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. Community torch municipal office after shacks are demolished: Municipal spokesperson Mthubanzi Mniki confirmed that the City was trying to curb new occupations. He said they began profiling some informal settlements in June and people were … [Read more...] about Uitenhage News: This Free State town has now changed its name – to Winnie Mandela!

South Africa’s Port Elizabeth changed for Xhosa ‘click language’ name Gqeberha to cut colonial ties – Gqeberha in the News

25 February 2021 By Port Elizabethan

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South Africa's Port Elizabeth changed for Xhosa 'click language' name Gqeberha to cut colonial ties: South Africans are learning how to pronounce the name of one of its most famous port cities after it was given a new non-colonial moniker that starts with a gutteral click.  Port Elizabeth, a port and ... Source: "Gqeberha" - BingNews. Eastern Cape name changes: 'The ANC has gone too far', says DA: The DA says the ANC government has gone too far with regard to name changesThe party says the … [Read more...] about South Africa’s Port Elizabeth changed for Xhosa ‘click language’ name Gqeberha to cut colonial ties – Gqeberha in the News

100 days of lockdown: How life changed in the small town of Telford – Lockdown News

30 June 2020 By Port Elizabethan

100 days of lockdown: How life changed in the small town of Telford: That's a line we'll all have heard it in the 100 days since Boris Johnson announced the coronavirus lockdown on 23 March. Normally it'd be something your nan might say. For Telford in Shropshire, it's ... Source: "Coronavirus Lockdown" - BingNews. Italy bank showdown looms in test for European consolidation: As many bankers fled Italy's financial capital for second homes in the mountains or lakes at the start of a … [Read more...] about 100 days of lockdown: How life changed in the small town of Telford – Lockdown News

I’m a Single Mother. Here’s How My Life Has Changed During the Pandemic – Lockdown News

3 April 2020 By Port Elizabethan

I'm a Single Mother. Here's How My Life Has Changed During the Pandemic: Life as a single mother was already quite full before the coronavirus pandemic started. Now the parenting job has been turned upside down with schools closed, household products in short supply, and ... Source: "Coronavirus Lockdown" - BingNews. Coronavirus: Retailers hike prices of cough and cold medicines: The prices of cough and cold medicines went up 10.7% last week, according to new data from the Office of National … [Read more...] about I’m a Single Mother. Here’s How My Life Has Changed During the Pandemic – Lockdown News

SPAR Women’s Challenge changed her lifestyle – MyPR.co.za

4 March 2020 By Port Elizabethan

SPAR Women’s Challenge changed her lifestyle: SPAR Women’s Challenge ambassador and retired teacher Minnie Trimalley leads some of her Hillcrest Primary pupils on a training run. Photo: Supplied Retired teacher Minnie Trimalley says the SPAR Women’s Challenge was the catalyst for her to become a dedicated exercise enthusiast, leading to a new and healthier lifestyle. The 70-year-old is one of the Eastern Cape race ambassadors this year, a tribute to running habits which have become … [Read more...] about SPAR Women’s Challenge changed her lifestyle – MyPR.co.za

From day-night Tests to doing away with runners, how cricket changed this decade – Port Elizabeth in the News

23 December 2019 By Port Elizabethan

From day-night Tests to doing away with runners, how cricket changed this decade: The first four-day Test was played between South Africa and Zimbabwe from December 26-39, 2017 at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth. In this format, a minimum of 98 overs are bowled per day, which is ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. One dies in another fatal EC crash: One person was killed and four other people were injured when a car collided with a bus on the N2 between Port Elizabeth and Makhanda, … [Read more...] about From day-night Tests to doing away with runners, how cricket changed this decade – Port Elizabeth in the News

Things have changed in Political Activism [video]

21 May 2019 By Port Elizabethan

Visit and explore more Port Elizabeth videos. https://youtu.be/VWN4NASIkRM The EFF and ANC organised some entertainment for their supporters whilst their leaders scuffled and fought in the kindergarten - a place that you may refer to as the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality Council Chambers! The occasion? The hearing of a motion of No Confidence in the Executive Mayor, Athol Trollip which was not passed. In MY DAY there was no DJ or fancy sound system, just sweat, whistles, … [Read more...] about Things have changed in Political Activism [video]

Grahamstown in the news: Grahamstown’s name changed to Makhanda

4 October 2018 By Port Elizabethan

Grahamstown's name changed to Makhanda: It's welcome to Makhanda and goodbye to Grahamstown after Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced that he had made a final determination on the name change on Tuesday evening. In a statemen... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. James Henry Greathead: James Henry Greathead, (born Aug. 6, 1844, Grahamstown, S.Af.—died Oct. 21, 1896, London, Eng.), British civil engineer who improved the tunneling shield, the basic tool of underwater tunneling, … [Read more...] about Grahamstown in the news: Grahamstown’s name changed to Makhanda

Makhanda in the news: EDITORIAL | Women’s Day, but little has changed

9 August 2018 By Port Elizabethan

EDITORIAL | Women’s Day, but little has changed: Since then, the campuses of both Rhodes and Nelson Mandela universities have erupted in further anger after the suicide of an alleged rape victim in Makhanda (Grahamstown) and the alleged rape of a fe... Source: "Makhanda" - BingNews. Objections to the renaming of Grahamstown: Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa has received over 300 objections to the proposed name change of Grahamstown to Makhanda. Gallo Images … [Read more...] about Makhanda in the news: EDITORIAL | Women’s Day, but little has changed

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