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DA launches petition to challenge Port Elizabeth name change

SOUTH African opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has, on Friday 5 March, launched its national online petition to object against the gazetted name changes of Port Elizabeth to Gqeberha, and Uitenhage to Kariega.  DA Eastern Cape Provincial Chairperson Andrew Whitfield said there is a distinct lack of transparency on how the ANC government and the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture,…