Port Elizabeth

American  

noun

1. a seaport in the SE Cape of Good Hope province, in the S Republic of South Africa.

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Port Elizabeth British  

noun

1. a port in S South Africa, on Algoa Bay: motor-vehicle manufacture, fruit canning; resort. Pop: 237 502 (2001)

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Port Elizabeth

John Kani was on his way to joining the Umkhonto We Sizwe paramilitary wing in 1965 when he took a detour to a Serpent Players drama group rehearsal in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026

Port Elizabeth - a 90-minute flight from Johannesburg - was floated as a possible venue, but opportunity won out over convenience.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

Since 2015, Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, has been in the grip of a historic drought.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 19, 2022

At Johannesburg’s main airport, around 400 people were preparing to board flights for Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.

From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2021

Over the next few days, it spread to black ghettos in other parts of the country: Pretoria, Springs, Daveyton, Kwa-Thema, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane