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Port Elizabeth residents woke up on Wednesday in the city of Gqeberha. No, this isn’t the South African version of From Port Elizabeth to Gqeberha: Name change rattles SA The name change has proved to be highly controversial. The DA’s Michael Cardo was scathing in his reaction, slamming the government for failing to ‘get their priorities right’. “The Eastern Cape has the highest unemployment rate in the country, according to today’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey (52.4% on the expanded definition, almost 10 percentage points more than the national rate). But, hey, its towns and ai...

Port Elizabeth officially called Gqeberha after minister approves name change Gqeberha is the isiXhosa name for Walmer Township, one of the first and oldest Port Elizabeth townships. FILE: A view over Port Elizabeth or Gqeberha, as the city is now known, harbour from Donkin Reserve. Picture: Aletta Harrison/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The city Port Elizabeth as you know it is changing its name to Gqeberha. The decision was officially approved and gazetted by Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa on Tue...

VIDEO: This is how you pronounce Gqeberha, the new name for PE Johannesburg - GQE-BE-RHA, Gqeberha! This is the name/word that has been hot on the lips of many South Africans since Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa approved and gazetted Gqeberha as the new name for Port Elizabeth. It has trended at the top of the Twitter charts. Gqeberha was the isiXhosa name for the Baakens River, and was also the isiXhosa name of the Walmer township in Port Elizabeth. Since the name was proposed two years ago, there have been protestations, with some people complaining that they do not know how to pr...

Arts and Culture minister Nathi Mthethwa back in September 2020 recommended an audit of offensive names, symbols and structures, such as statues, street names, public spaces, etc. Mthethwa said it was unacceptable that South Africa’s Black majority population is still a cultural minority when it comes to apartheid and colonial symbols still dominating the landscape. Name changes in South Africa It was a slow process, spanning roughly two years. Not only was it a legal challenge, but residents were also given an opportunity to oppose any of the proposed changes. The new name changes include...