Gqeberha? Did that really happen, ask Walmer township residents
Many Walmer township residents either don’t care or don’t know that Gqeberha — derived from their township’s Xhosa name — is Port Elizabeth’s new moniker.
The change from Port Elizabeth to Gqeberha was among the name changes officially approved and gazetted by sports, arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa last Tuesday...
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