PE, Uitenhage, King William’s Town name changes not final
Since the recent gazetting of a Notice by the Minister of Sport, Arts & Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa, relating to the name change of Port Elizabeth to Gqeberha and other proposed name changes of places in the Eastern Cape including Uitenhage and King William’s Town, the impression has been given in the press, TV and radio, that the name changes are final. It is not the case and has led to the premature adoption the proposed new names.
To some extent the media cannot be blamed for conveying the wrong impression because of the deception created by the Notice as gazetted. The same tactic was employed in the case of the name change of Grahamstown/Makhanda and previous name changes such as that of Queenstown/Komani. Having got away with it with those name changes, the tactic is now standard practice.
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Civil society organisations say it will be a dark moment for democracy if the government opposes this week s judgment to dissolve the Makana Council. Illegal dumping back in the spotlight
More than 100 loads of dumped waste were removed from Aiken Street during three weeks in 2019 and 15 loads were removed from outside JD Dlepu stadium in Joza from 29-31 October. From October through December of that year, skips and containers across the town were emptied 71 times.
This information is contained in the Council’s Social Development portfolio minutes of 28 January 2020. It forms part of Makana Municipality’s response to an October 2020 court application.