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Uitenhage News: Chester Missing slams claims Eastern Cape name changes are ‘bad for tourism’

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Chester Missing slams claims Eastern Cape name changes are ‘bad for tourism’: Controversial puppet Chester Missing took the subject head-on, cracking a joke about those who chose to travel elsewhere because they aren’t able to say the new name for Port Elizabeth.
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

Cape Town airport name change ditched: The Sport, Arts and Culture Department said the public consultation process reached no consensus, leading to the renaming effort to be abandoned.
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

Bay consumers can book drivers’ and learners’ licenses online from Monday: Diligent efforts to streamline services at the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Drivers License Testing Centres (DLTC) paid off with the availability of an online booking system from Monday, 1 March.
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

Here’s what we know about Dawid Stuurman, the man behind PE airport’s new name: Port Elizabeth airport has been renamed Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport. Here’s what we know about the Khoi chief.
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

South Africa: Name Change Shakeup for the Eastern Cape: Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa has published a number of name changes for towns, cities and airports in the Eastern Cape, in the Government Gazette.
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

How do you say that? The Kiffness has this neat trick to learning the new name for PE: “People who think Cape Town is cliquey have clearly never been to Gqeberha, Qonce & Nqanqarhu,” the muso joked.
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

Lessons to be learnt as Port Elizabeth becomes Gqe-be-rha, not Gebeka: Nelson Mandela Bay residents said goodnight to Port Elizabeth and good morning to a tongue-twister of a name. And just as residents in Grahamstown adapted to the name Makhanda, or Pietersburg to …
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

NMB residents can finally book their drivers’ online: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has announced that City residents will be able to book drivers’ and learners’ licenses online from Monday the 1st of March.
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

DA on names changes in Eastern Cape: ‘The ANC has gone too far’: After Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa gazetted the renaming of Eastern Cape towns and airports, despite opposing submissions, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said the African National …
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

‘I can’t wait to hear the GPS try to pronounce Gqeberha’ — Social media reacts to PE name change: The decision to rename Port Elizabeth Gqeberha has met with mixed reaction on social media. Some have welcomed the change, while others are still trying to get their head around the idea and have …
Source: “Uitenhage” – BingNews.

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