The Eastern Cape has had a lot of excitement this year: Name-changes have been taking place in several major locations, including Port Elizabeth’s transformation into ‘Gqeberha’. But rather than altering its identity, the remote town of Port St Johns is on course for an unlikely makeover – and it will soon be developed into SA’s ‘new coastal city’.
Could this sleepy town become our a new coastal city? It seems so… – Photo: Google Maps
A new coastal city for South Africa? It’s game on…
The plans were made public this week, by Avril Williamson. She is the Director-General of COGTA (yes, that’s the ministry headed by Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma), and the official has confirmed that a massive overhaul is likely to take place in PSJ:
Minister Dlamini Zuma pays tribute to King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
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Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
The Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, paid a heartfelt tribute to the late King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, following his passing in the early hours of Friday, March 12, after an extended illness.
The untimely passing of His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini Ka Bhekuzulu, Isilo Samabandla, has left us poorer as a nation and people, looking at the important role he played in beholding a new democratic South Africa.
His Majesty King Zwelithini was the longest-serving monarch of the Zulu kingdom, with a reign spanning more than five decades, following his crowning in 1971 after the passing of his father in 1968.
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The institution of traditional leadership continues to play an important role in the lives of millions of people around our country, especially in rural areas, writes Cyril Ramaphosa.