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Re: Nicknames for cities

Posted by Patrick on August 05, 2003

In Reply to: Re: Nicknames for cities posted by Shae on August 04, 2003

Some South African city names:

Cape Town: The Mother City
Johannesburg: Joeys / Joburg
Pretoria: The Jacaranda City
Port Elizabeth: The Friendly City
Plettenburg Bay: Plett
Durban: Durbs