Port Elizabeth is history. The biggest metro in the province is now called Gqeberha. East London is next.
Metro residents are likely to soon awake in Gompo — the name awaiting the signature of arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa, according to provincial arts and culture MEC Fezeka Nkomonye.
She said a welter of name changes which kicked in on Tuesday were being done in the name of transformation.
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East London to be renamed soon — and it’s likely to be Gompo
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Port Elizabeth is history. The biggest metro in the province is now called Gqeberha. East London is next.
Metro residents are likely to soon awake in Gompo — the name awaiting the signature of arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa, according to provincial arts and culture MEC Fezeka Nkomonye.
She said a welter of name changes which kicked in on Tuesday were being done in the name of transformation.
For more on this article, please visit DispatchLIVE.
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