Tenderpreneur
In South Africa, a tenderpreneur is a person in government or the private sector who obtains private or government tenders and contracts to facilitate outsourced services. You see them by their huge mkhaba, flashy cars and expensive clothes and alcohol.
That mkhaba is not normal. It's definitely a mkhaba of a tenderpreneur.
amatile-tile
Xhosa plural for stratagems. It is actually just amatile. Singular is itile. The ti is pronounced like English tea and le as in French. From the Sanskrit kutila which appear in Xhosa as ukutila.
My car broke down on the way, I had to make amatile-tile to get here.
Nka screama gore
A popular Tswana/Sotho phrase on social media that means "I would scream". It's used as an expression when something shocking happens.
Imagine if ISIS would come to South Africa. Yhuu nka screama gore.
Pulling a UNISA
When university students don't attend lectures and just submit their assignments, write tests and exams (Like UNISA students.
Yoh dawg, I don't remember the last time I attended a lecture. I've been pulling a UNISA this semester.
Nkandla
Nkandla is a town in the uThungulu district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is the district where former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma is from.
I want to visit Nkandla this December.