South Africa’s city of Port Elizabeth has been officially renamed to Gqeberha – derived from the Xhosa language – the native tongue of late political hero Nelson Mandela. Many South Africans ...

Many South Africans are learning how to pronounce Gqeberha, the new name for the city of Port Elizabeth. It is the Xhosa name for the Baakens River, which flows through the city. Xhosa is one of ...

Port Elizabeth has a new name — Gqeberha. The decision was officially approved and gazetted by sports, arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa on Tuesday. Other major name changes will see the ...

Durban - One of South Africa’s popular cities, Port Elizabeth, will no longer be referred to as that after the government renamed the city of close to a million inhabitants Gqeberha in a series ...

Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. The decision to rename Port Elizabeth was officially approved and gazetted by sports, arts ...

A weekend-long celebration to launch the new name of Port Elizabeth - Gqeberha - starts at noon. The Khoi and San activist behind the new name changes in the Nelson Mandela Bay, Christian Martin, has ...

The most notable change is for Port Elizabeth, which is now known as Gqeberha. The Port Elizabeth International Airport has also had its name changed to the Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport.

South Africa’s city of Port Elizabeth has been officially renamed to Gqeberha – derived from the Xhosa language – the native tongue of late political hero Nelson Mandela. Many South Africans ...

Many South Africans are learning how to pronounce Gqeberha, the new name for the city of Port Elizabeth. It is the Xhosa name for the Baakens River, which flows through the city. Xhosa is one of ...

South Africa’s city of Port Elizabeth has been officially renamed to Gqeberha – derived from the Xhosa language – the native tongue of late political hero Nelson Mandela. Many South Africans ...