South Africa has changed the name of Port Elizabeth, a major city in the Eastern Cape province, to Gqeberha. It is a Xhosa name - so many South Africans who cannot speak the language are having ...
The second-oldest colonial city in South Africa, Port Elizabeth, has a new name. It mixes some of the unique linguistics of the Xhosa language, yet many South Africans are struggling to pronounce it.
Arts and Culture minister Nathi Mthetwa has announced a number of name changes for towns, cities and airports in the Eastern Cape. The changes were published in a government gazette on Tuesday (23 ...
The decision to rename Port Elizabeth was officially approved and gazetted by sports, arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa on Tuesday, but who was behind the idea to rename the “Friendly City”?