University of Cape Town. People who go there and Wits will make sure that it comes up in the conversation that they go there.
Example
No one:
UCT student: So back in UCT, blah blah blah.
Gintsa or ginsa is a South African term for a thug, mostly those who hijack cars.
Example
She is dating a gintsa hence she has so much money now.
A West African country founded by freed American slaves, with rubber plantations and recovery from civil war.
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Monrovia, Liberia's capital, is named after U.S. President James Monroe.
An East African country known as the 'Pearl of Africa', with Lake Victoria and mountain gorillas.
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Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is home to nearly half the world's mountain gorillas.
Medieval Islamic capital famous for its walled medina and tanneries.
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Fez's University of Al Quaraouiyine is the world's oldest degree-granting university.
ibhantinti is another term for a prisoner.
Example
He got arrested last year, libhantinti ngoku.
Gauteng is the smallest yet richest province in South Africa. That is where you will find Johannesburg and Pitori
Example
I was born and raised in the Gauteng Province.
The youth structures of the ANC, founded during the 1940s.
Example
I used to be a member of the ANCYL.
It's a SePitori word used to refer to garbage collectors.
Example
It's Wednesday today, bo rra madumbu ba tla.
Music of South Africa’s urban black youth, which first emerged in the 1990s. Kwaito is a mixture of South African disco, hip hop, R&B, ragga, and a heavy dose of house music beats.
Example
Hip Hop has taken over now, Kwaito is no longer the same.
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