Kwerekwere

A derogatory term for foreigners in South African slang, particularly foreigners from African countries.
Can also be spelt as Kwirikwiri or kwarakwara.

Stop calling foreign people kwerekwere!

Ogidi

Ogidi means War, or disagreement

Ogigi: There is a Fight

Vat n sit

Is a term used in South Africa to refer to a situation where two people who are not married are living together.

Those ones will never get married. They've been doing vat n sit for more than 5 years.

Imedi

Imedi is a term, mostly used in Cape Town to refer to a girl or girlfriend.

Ndiyayithanda imedi yam bro.
I love my girlfriend bro

Hierso

Hierso is a South African slang term that means "Here", "Right here". It is taken from the Afrikaans language.

"I'll be hierso goseng, wa nkolota" - Khuli Chana in No More Hunger

Hoki

Ihoki is a term used to refer to a shack.

I need decoration ideas for ihoki yam.

Mjolo

Mjolo basically means dating. It's derived from ukujola which means to date. Therefore mjolo is the act of dating (ukujola).

Other people may spell it as mojolo

Mjolo will nyisa you. 

Cotton-sangoma

A cotton-sangoma is someone who is known for their fashion sense & their unique style.

Indeed that lad is a cotton-sangoma

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was a South African politician, anti-apartheid activist, and statesman who served as South Africa’s first black president from 1994 to 1999.

I wonder if Nelson Mandela would be proud of what the ANC is doing to the people of South Africa 🤔

iqula

It's a Xhosa word for a cologne

Can you borrow me your qula