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Why PE name change was approved, even though there was a Gqeberha High School in the city


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The Eastern Cape Geographical Names Committee defended its decision to approve the name Gqeberha for Port Elizabeth, despite the fact that, at the time of the proposal, there was a Gqeberha High School in the same city.
The committee previously said the proposed name for East London - Gompo, was rejected because there is a township in East London named Gompo.
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Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga in bid to reverse Gqeberha name change


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Nqaba Bhanga has written to Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa to request a reversal with regard to Port Elizabeth changing to Gqeberha.
The Nelson Mandela Bay mayor believes the new name doesn t have meaning.
More than 48 000 people have signed an online petition for Cyril Ramaphosa to reverse the gazetted new name of the coastal Eastern Cape city.
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga has written to Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa to request that he reverse the new name of Gqeberha back to Port Elizabeth - because the new name doesn t have meaning.
This was confirmed by Bhanga s spokesperson, Morne Steyn, on Monday. ....

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Cape Town airport name change ditched


Cape Town airport name change ditched
By Francesca Villette
Cape Town – The plan to rename Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) has been quietly abandoned.
This followed a deadlock over which historic icon to honour, nearly three years after the wheels were set in motion rename the airport.
The Sport, Arts and Culture Department has said the public consultation process reached no consensus, leading to the renaming effort to be abandoned.
“It is true that the Department of Transport and Airports Company SA held a public consultation meeting at the Cape Town International Airport in 2018.
“During the public meeting a number of groups attending the meeting proposed different names like Krotoa and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela airport. ....

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