Bedfordview is an affluent suburb in western Ekurhuleni, sharing an administrative boundary with the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. Bedfordview has been part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since 2000.
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We are going to Eastgate mall in Bedfordview.
A fictitious story or a tale. Like those tales you'd hear about from parents/teachers/friends or read when you were younger.
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"A man and his daughter were walking in the forest..."
Welele... inganekwane!
It means "yes", but it is used as an extremely expressive form of the affirmative. It's often used as a double positive, saying "Yebo yes!".
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Man 1: Are you gonna watch the game tomorrow?
Man 2: Yebo yes!
A Horn of Africa nation with long coastline, facing security challenges and clan-based politics.
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Somalia's location gives it strategic importance for shipping routes.
This refers to a chewing gum or bubble gum. It was borrowed from a popular brand by the same name.
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Can I have some Chappies, my breath doesn’t smell nice after smoking.
The South African currency, also called ZAR or just an "R".
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I need 50 million rands for all my problems.
An entreprennyo is someone who exchanges nnyo (pussy/cunt) for money.
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She just bought a new car, she’s a real entreprennyo.
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The current cedi was introduced in 2007 with a revaluation of 10,000:1.
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