Word of the Day — 02 Nov 2026
The South African former president.
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Times were nice during Jacob Zuma’s time.
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Street kid is a term used in South Africa to refer to homeless kids, living on the streets.
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I almost a became a street kid when I lost my mother.
Sosh Plata refers to the customised number plate with a smaller/different font & font size, which makes it more appealing to the eye. It makes the car look cleaner & sexier. Also known as: illegal plata // Stance number plate // sosha plata.
Example
ah mfanaka ko botsa nka kreya dai Golf, fetsa kere Sosh 'plata ah ema nyana joh!"
(boy I am telling you, if I get that Golf, then put that illegal plata on it, its gonna break necks!)
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Features Swahili text and images of Julius Nyerere.
mpundu is a Xhosa term for bums or ass.
Igali is a term used in parts of the Eastern Cape to refer to a shack.
Example
Igali lam liyavuza.
Inyanga is mostly a traditional herbalist and does not usually perform rituals that are common to those that a Sangoma performs.
Example
I went to see Inyanga when I was not feeling well.
A landlocked country with rich natural resources but political instability, featuring rainforests and savannas.
Example
The Central African Republic has struggled with conflict despite its mineral wealth.
Tsotsi language. Generally means a mistake or nonsense. Can be pronounced as "flop" or "flopo"
Example
Eish ke editse flopo
I made a mistake
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