The Eastern Cape Provincial Geographical Names Committee is expected to debate name changes for Port Elizabeth, PE International Airport and Uitenhage at several public hearings scheduled to take place from next week.
Last year, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality started investigating the possibility of renaming the airport after former president Nelson Mandela.
However, the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality has been lobbying for years to have Mthatha Airport named after Madiba.
The proposed name changes for Port Elizabeth are Gqebera, I-Bhayi and Nelson Mandela City, and for the PE airport, that of Nelson Mandela Bay Airport, Nelson Mandela Airport, Raymond Mhlaba Airport, Sipho Hashe International Airport, David Stuurman International Airport and The Khoi-San International Airport.
The proposed names for Uitenhage are Garden Town, Kariega, Tolofiyeni and Kamesh.
