{"id":5781,"date":"2026-04-30T02:33:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/journalists\/?p=125"},"modified":"2026-04-30T02:33:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:33:57","slug":"shittycitype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/shittycitype\/","title":{"rendered":"ShittyCityPE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/shittycitype\/#%E2%80%98Advertise_Your_Article_for_free\" >\u2018Advertise\u2019 Your Article for free<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/shittycitype\/#NB_THIS_article_is_NOT_free_to_Republish_without_permission_%E2%80%93_please_contact_the_journalist_or_publication_for_permission\" >NB THIS article is NOT free to Republish without permission &#8211; please contact the journalist or publication for permission!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Gqeberha has been called many names. Some of them nice, others not so nice.<\/p>\n<p>And a local social media page that is slowly gaining traction with its audience believes that whether you know it as the Friendly City, or the notorious \u201carmpit of South Africa\u201d, you may be right on both accounts.<\/p>\n<p>ShittyCityPE is an Instagram page that showcases Gqeberha in a way very few people have ever thought of, and the founder, photographer and curator of the page believes it depicts the true identity of \u201ca city with the heart of the dorpie\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Full Article:<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2026-04-28-gqeberha-social-media-page-explores-the-shitty-side-of-the-friendly-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2026-04-28-gqeberha-social-media-page-explores-the-shitty-side-of-the-friendly-city\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Advertise_Your_Article_for_free\"><\/span><strong>\u2018Advertise\u2019 Your Article for free:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/journalists\/submit\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a> to drop a link and short description to your published work.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NB_THIS_article_is_NOT_free_to_Republish_without_permission_%E2%80%93_please_contact_the_journalist_or_publication_for_permission\"><\/span><strong>NB:<\/strong> THIS article is NOT free to Republish without permission &#8211; please contact the journalist or publication for permission!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/journalists\/shittycitype\/\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE to Read the Original Press Release on MyPR Jounalists<\/a>. The &#8216;Journalist&#8217; section of MyPR allows bona fide journalists to submit a short teaser of their article (some people call it an &#8216;advert&#8217;) plus links to that article and Social Media. This is one more way that MyPR gives back to the journalist industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gqeberha has been called many names. Some of them nice, others not so nice. And a local social media page that is slowly gaining traction with its audience believes that whether you know it as the Friendly City, or the notorious \u201carmpit of South Africa\u201d, you may be right on both accounts. 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