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The Jakes Gerwel Foundation’s research project on the renaming of Somerset East in the Eastern Cape to KwaNojoli in 2023...
27/05/2026

The Jakes Gerwel Foundation’s research project on the renaming of Somerset East in the Eastern Cape to KwaNojoli in 2023 was introduced in a prestigious event on Thursday evening, May 22, at the foundation’s historic writers’ house, Paulet House.

This project, undertaken in collaboration with the Somerset East Museum and made possible through the generous financial support of the National Heritage Council (NHC), aimed to explore the significance of Queen Nojoli—her role in the town’s history and the broader necessity of town name changes.

At the helm of the project was Mphuthumi Ntabeni, award-winning author of historical novels "The Broken River Tent" and "The Wanderers". As with the KwaNojoli project, his work documents the underrepresented history of the AmaXhosa of the Eastern Cape.

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