Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Port Elizabeth railway station is a railway station, located in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. In 1873, Prime Minister John Molteno of the Cape Colony commenced work on connecting Port Elizabeth to the developing national railway network , resulting in the station complex being located in the historic central district, near the harbour. [ 1 ]
Gqeberha, the city's official name since 23 February 2021, is a Xhosa word for the Baakens river, which flows through the city. [24] [25]In 1820, the rising seaport of Algoa Bay was named "Port Elizabeth" in memory of Elizabeth Frances (née Markham), the wife of Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, acting Governor of the Cape Colony. [26]
The Port of Gqeberha is a port in the city of Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Located in Algoa Bay, it handles dry bulk, bulk liquid, breakbulk and containers, as well as providing facilities for tugs and fishing vessels. [3] In the 2023 World Bank Container Port Performance Index, the port was ranked 391st out of 405. [4]
As of the census of 2011, [5] there are 1,152,115 people and 324,292 households in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality. [6]In the 2007 census, 60.4% of respondents described themselves as Black African, 22.6% Coloured, 16.1% White and 0.9% Indian/Asian.
Livingstone Hospital is a large Provincial government-funded hospital situated in Korsten, Port Elizabeth in South Africa.It is a tertiary hospital and forms part of the Port Elizabeth Hospital Complex.
Port Elizabeth Provincial Hospital is a large Provincial government funded hospital situated in central Port Elizabeth in South Africa.It is a tertiary teaching hospital and forms part of the Port Elizabeth Hospital Complex.
St George's Park Cricket Ground (commonly known as St George's Park, [1] [2] [3] Crusaders Ground [4] or simply Crusaders) is a cricket ground in Gqeberha, (formerly known as Port Elizabeth), in South Africa.
Dora Nginza Hospital is a large Provincial government funded hospital, situated on Spondo Street in Zwide township of Gqeberha in South Africa.It is a tertiary teaching hospital and forms part of the Port Elizabeth Hospital Complex.