UCT

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.

Varsity Dude 21 April 2021
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.

DRex 15 May 2021

A West African country founded by freed American slaves, with rubber plantations and recovery from civil war.
Example

Monrovia, Liberia's capital, is named after U.S. President James Monroe.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025
An East African country known as the 'Pearl of Africa', with Lake Victoria and mountain gorillas.
Example

Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is home to nearly half the world's mountain gorillas.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025

Fez

Medieval Islamic capital famous for its walled medina and tanneries.
Example

Fez's University of Al Quaraouiyine is the world's oldest degree-granting university.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025
ibhantinti is another term for a prisoner.
Example

He got arrested last year, libhantinti ngoku.

MXhosa 22 July 2021

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.

MXhosa 19 May 2023
The youth structures of the ANC, founded during the 1940s.
Example

I used to be a member of the ANCYL.

MzansiEdits 28 April 2025

It's a SePitori word used to refer to garbage collectors.
Example

It's Wednesday today, bo rra madumbu ba tla.

Lels 28 May 2021
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.

DRex 05 May 2021


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