4:30 pm Citizen reporter EFF national spokesperson Vuyani Pambo said the pace of South Africa’s transformation project had been far too slow. Image: iStock However, the Red Berets were unhappy that government left out cultural changes like the removal of apartheid statues and “Die Stem” from the national anthem. Mthethwa on Tuesday officially approved and gazetted new geographical name changes that include the renaming of Port Elizabeth to Gqeberha – a Xhosa word used to refer to the Baakens River that flows through the city. The other name changes will see the town of Uitenhage renamed to Kariega and Port Elizabeth Airport will now be known as Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport.