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I will moer you.
Come here, jou moer.
A Mabena is a person who is always making mistakes and who is a disappointment.
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Disappoint me again, Mabena.
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Cape Town is full of amatyotyombe
Isgubhu is a South African slang term that initially meant music drums or a bassline before it later referred to all dance music.
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South Africans love any song with isgubhu
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Reintroduced in 2019 after a decade of using foreign currencies.
Masandawana is a nickname for South African soccer team Mamelodi Sundowns.
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I'm a loyal supporter of masandawana.
Brakpan is a mining town on the East Rand of Gauteng, South Africa. It is known as the Alabama of South Africa, or the armpit of South Africa.
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If you divorce your wife in Brakpan, she remains your sister.
The name South Africans gave Queen Elizabeth when she died 😅
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Hitler is reportedly having a nice time with Lizbet in hell.
A term used to refer to a bribe, usually given to cops or traffic officers.
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I gave him some tjotjo and he let me go.
Currency of Seychelles (SCR) issued by the Central Bank of Seychelles.
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Features unique island wildlife like the coco de mer palm.
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