Durban

Durban is a beautiful coastal city in the eastern parts of KZN province, South Africa.


I love the weather in Durban, man.



jiki jiki

Suddenly/quickly and unexpectedly.


jiki jiki, a gusheshe came hurtling round the corner.



Mngqundu

This is an incorrect spelling of mnqundu.
It's so annoying to see so many people misspelling this word 🤦🏽‍♂️


No one:
Annoying person: I miss him but umngqund'wakhe.



TUT

A University in Pretoria (Tshwane), South Africa. TUT is short for Tshwane University of Technology. It is known for being in the forefront of all violent strikes/protests in South Africa.


Did you see what TUT students were doing to the cops during the protest?



Tanzania

An East African country with Serengeti, Zanzibar, and Mount Kilimanjaro, known for stability.


Tanzania's Swahili coast blends African, Arab, and European influences.



Sarha

Ukusarha is a slang term that means you are always asking for things from people. For example, you are always asking for free alcohol, you never buy.


Yho I don't wanna chill with that guy again, uyasharha.



Ngimnandi

Refers to being good, okay or doing well/fine.


- How are you? Are you okay?
- Ngimnandi



Tut

A tut is a widely used varsity term for a tutorial.


I have to leave early because I have to submit my tut.



Umpu

Umpu is a Xhosa word for a gun.


Ndifuna umpu wam

I want my gun.



419 fraud

A scam that typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum


419 fraud has increased significantly in recent years.




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