PARRA’s application to interdict the process of changing the names of Port Alfred and the Kowie River is set down for Tuesday February 3 in the Makhanda High Court. Meanwhile arts and culture minister Gayton Mackenzie this week approved…
With both the Minister of Arts and Culture and his department staying firmly out of the fray, it’s up to the Eastern Cape Provincial Geographical Names Committee (ECPGNC) to respond to a court application seeking to stay the Port Alfred…
MARK CARRELS and SUE MACLENNAN Three emotionally charged meetings last week about proposed name changes for Alexandria, Port Alfred and the Kowie River had contrasting outcomes. The Eastern Cape Provincial Geographical Names Committee…
A moratorium on politics at the start of a stakeholder meeting on proposed name changes in Ndlambe on Wednesday September 10 fell on deaf ears as politicians and their proxies dominated the discussion. It was with a bolstered team that…
Total tourism income for the Ndlambe municipal area would drop by 6% should the names of Port Alfred, Bushmans River and Alexandria change, and everyone in the area would be collectively shouldering a massive R157-million cost: that’s the…
Arts and Culture Minister recommends Port Alfred name change Minister of Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, has made recommendations to parliament this week that Port Alfred be renamed to Intlekele, and residents are up in arms. This was…
