Sapa

A gay person

Voetsek jou sapa!

Xhosa

That South African language with all the clicks. The people who speak this language think they breathe flavoured air

No one: Thabo: I only date Xhosa chicks even though I know they will suck me dry.

Johannesburg

South Africa's financial capital, born from gold mining and now a multicultural metropolis.

Johannesburg's Apartheid Museum documents the struggle against racial segregation.

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.

No one:
UCT student: So back in UCT, blah blah blah.

Mfethu

Mfethu is a Nguni term, short for mfowethu, meaning my brother. It is generally used to refer to a man, doesn’t have to be related to you.

Dankie for featuring me, mfethu.

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Sierra Leone

A West African country recovering from civil war, known for diamonds and beautiful beaches.

Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital, was founded as a home for freed slaves.

Marete

A baSotho/Tswana term for Balls (As in testicles, not a soccer ball).

O boa marete saan

Town

Not to be confused with a town (place). To town is the act of having unprotected sex (skoon). It is generally used by Xhosa people.

Ey wena the way you like to town, you will get sick.

Côte d'Ivoire

A West African economic powerhouse known for cocoa production, French influence, and political recovery.

Côte d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans.

Sauta

Another slang term for South Africa.
Also see South Ah

Madumane: Thank you Sauta for the love.