The need for drought assistance is great, especially after the provincial department for rural development and agrarian reform only made R3,2 million available to assist farmers. Notably, there’ll be some name changes in the Nelson Mandela Bay Local Municipality. Justice and correctional services department spokesperson Chrispin Phiri said the Port Elizabeth High Court was a division of the Eastern Cape and any name changes in the province would be reflected. Already registered on HeraldLIVE, BusinessLIVE, TimesLIVE or SowetanLIVE? You should also have a good think about why you’d want to go to Port Elizabeth. Port Elizabeth has been named Port Elizabeth for years. Please do NOT change the name! OR - CLICK HERE to answer 5 quick questions! A subscription gives you full digital access to all our content. Sign in with the same details. Simply sign in below. The Eastern Cape government will have to spend millions of rands to change the name while 36.5% of the residents of the province, according to Stats SA’s most recent Quarterly Labour Force Survey, are unemployed. Changing the names of the province and Port Elizabeth must be the last thing on Premier Mabuyane’s priority list. Mail them now and say NO to a name change: presidentrsa@presidency.gov.za;rofhiwam@dac.gov.za;leonahs@dac.gov.zae; Community News and Views from Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay, 10 November 2019 By // by Port Elizabethan Leave a Comment. DA Eastern Cape Provincial Leader, Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: nqaba bhanga. Uitenhage’s Rosedale township will be renamed Kamesh if the committee’s recommendation is approved. EC Premier Oscar Mabuyane, who also plans to change the name of the province, is clearly out of touch with the needs of the people. Not all names from the past are offensive. HERITAGE. There is so much more the government can do with money rather than changing names of cities and streets Mail them now and say NO to a name change: presidentrsa@presidency.gov.za;rofhiwam@dac.gov.za;leonahs@dac.gov.zae; … Siya Kolisi brings trophy to the township where it all began – Port Elizabeth in the News, Afda introduces BCom in Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Port Elizabeth campus for 2021 – Port Elizabeth Business News, How visa rules will be amended – DHA – Port Elizabeth in the News, Musina residents demand jobs held by immigrants – News from GroundUp, 4 Bedroom House to Rent in Chelsea – Port Elizabeth in the News, Retrenchment leads Eastern Cape pair to booming food business – Port Elizabeth Business News. Already subscribed? This author is a 'catch-all' for occasional articles and letters written to MyPE. The Eastern Cape Geographical Names Committee’s call to change the name of Port Elizabeth to Gqebera is a slap in the face of the poor and suffering people of the province and the Democratic Alliance (DA) will never support this. Email helpdesk@dispatchlive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Countrywide more than 10 million people are now unemployed. The following two tabs change content below. The millions that would be spent on name changes can be used instead to assist our farmers. Register (it’s quick and free) or sign in now. The name Port Elizabeth defines who we are and it has been the name identifying our Friendly City to generations of people. © 2020 Arena Holdings (Pty) Ltd. All rights reserved. Read more at the SA government's online coronavirus portal or use the 24-hour public hotline: 0800 029 999, Port Elizabeth High Court name change possible, Justice and correctional services department spokesperson. Taps are running dry and farmers are losing their livestock and crops. After years of public debates on name changes, the naming committee recommended that Port Elizabeth be renamed Gqebera, the airport be named after Khoi and San chief David Stuurman and Uitenhage be renamed Kariega. The majority of our people love the name of the City and do not find it offensive at all. Premier Mabuyane should focus instead on making sure that the failing Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is placed under administration and that Council is dissolved and the local government elections rerun. Only a DA government will not be deterred by frivolous name changes and will focus on job creation, growing the economy and delivering services to all. Port Elizabeth has been named Port Elizabeth for years. The committee announced earlier this year that the proposed new names for Port Elizabeth, the airport and two surrounding towns were as follows: Would you like to comment on this article or view other readers' comments? Phiri did not respond to questions about what the process of the name change would be. This translates to more than 1,2 million people in the province who are without work. Adversely affected by the Manganese Ore Dust? Would you like to comment on this article or view other readers' comments? Set your categories menu in Theme Settings -> Header -> Menu -> Mobile menu (categories) What do the names Gqebera, David Stuurman and Kariega have in common?.. Read more at the SA government's online coronavirus portal or use the 24-hour public hotline: 0800 029 999. It is not a matter of if Port Elizabeth will receive a name change but rather a matter of when.Gqebera, is the new name recommended for the windy city by the Eastern Cape Geographical Names Committee. What this means is that if you want to go to Port Elizabeth anytime soon, you’ll want to look out for the name change. The Eastern Cape Geographical Names Committee’s call to change the name of Port Elizabeth to Gqebera is a slap in the face of the poor and suffering people of the province and the Democratic Alliance (DA) will never support this. Questions or problems? The Eastern Cape Geographical Names Committee’s call to change the name of Port Elizabeth to Gqebera is a slap in the face of the poor and suffering people of the province and the Democratic Alliance (DA) will never support this. #FeesMustFall then and now: Activists reflect on trauma, sacrifice and what's ... Helen Zille on EFF's land claims: Most people are still paying off bank loans ... EC health MEC's university course paid for by local municipality, Durban woman arrested for murder of man found in abandoned house.
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