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VIDEO: This is how you pronounce Gqeberha, the new name for PE
Johannesburg - GQE-BE-RHA, Gqeberha!
This is the name/word that has been hot on the lips of many South Africans since Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa approved and gazetted Gqeberha as the new name for Port Elizabeth.
It has trended at the top of the Twitter charts.
Gqeberha was the isiXhosa name for the Baakens River, and was also the isiXhosa name of the Walmer township in Port Elizabeth.
Since the name was proposed two years ago, there have been protestations, with some people complaining that they do not know how to pronounce it, while others have said they have no desire to pronounce it properly.