Word of the Day [25 Apr 2026]
Tenderpreneur
In South Africa, a tenderpreneur is a person in government or the private sector who obtains private or government tenders and contracts to facilitate outsourced services. You see them by their huge mkhaba, flashy cars and expensive clothes and alcohol.
That mkhaba is not normal. It's definitely a mkhaba of a tenderpreneur.
Tsotsi Taal
The term directly translate to "Criminal language". This is a vernacular derived from a variety of mixed languages, mainly spoken in the townships all over South Africa.
Each Kasi has its own tsotsi taal or its own way of speaking, meaning tsotsi taal from Soweto might differ from that of Pitori.
Teacher: You cannot speak that Tsotsi Taal in my class. Here we speak proper English.
Bunny Chow
Curry served in a hollowed-out half-loaf of bread, with the hollowed-out piece of bread placed on top.
I am gonna have a bunny chow for lunch.
Beke le beke
Beke le beke is a Basotho (Tswana, Pedi, Sotho) term for weekly or week after week.
I do this beke le beke... asbonge.