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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]
It is located on the shores of Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape province and comprises the city of Gqeberha, the nearby towns of Uitenhage and Despatch, and the surrounding rural area. The name "Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality" was chosen to honour former President Nelson Mandela.
Development of Motherwell begins near city. 1985 March: Labor strike. [12] [13] 8 May: Disappearance of "Pebco Three" anti-apartheid activists. 27 June: The deaths of "The Cradock Four" political activists. 1986 - Jewish Pioneer's Memorial Museum established. 1991 - Population: 303,353 city; 853,205 metro. [5] 1995 Nceba Faku elected mayor. [14]
The striking Harbour Board building, also known as the White House, is situated in Fleming Street, near the harbour and the railway station in the immediate vicinity of the Port Elizabeth city hall. The corner stone of this building, for nearly seventy ye [ clarification needed ] Architectural style: Edwardian Baroque with Art Nouveau interior.
This is a category of articles pertaining to the South African city of that name. ... Military units and formations in Gqeberha (1 C, 3 P) P.
Timeline of Gqeberha; U. University of Port Elizabeth This page was last edited on 27 April 2024, at 21:06 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The river rises in the Parsons Vlei and runs to the sea close to the Gqeberha industrial suburb of Deal Party. In 2015, the municipality was renamed for Saartjie "Sarah" Baartman (1789–1815), a Khoekhoe woman who was taken to London to perform at freak shows and after her death her remains were exhibited until 1974. The renaming is part of an ...
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