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Mambisa

Mambisa is an informal name used to refer to Tembisa township.

I was born and bred in Mambisa.

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Somalia

A Horn of Africa nation with long coastline, facing security challenges and clan-based politics.

Somalia's location gives it strategic importance for shipping routes.

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Spaza shop

An informal convenience store, usually run from home or some corner in the neighbourhood.

Go buy some bread at the spaza shop.

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Nyisa

Show you flames or to literally make you shit yourself.

Mjolo will nyisa you. 

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Yahoo boy

A guy who carries out 419 fraud on the internet (Those Nigerian prince scams).

I got scammed all my money by a Yahoo boy from Abuja.

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Madumbe

South African potato-like tuber (Colocasia esculenta and Colocasia antiquorum), cultivated mostly in KwaZulu-Natal, greyish in colour and rather tasty. From the isiZulu amadumbe .

When I go to KZN, I have to get myself amadumbe.

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Igali

Igali is a term used in parts of the Eastern Cape to refer to a shack.

Igali lam liyavuza.

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Gun Dubula

A Gun Dubula is a person in Kasi who carries a gun and shoots people (trigger happy).

Do you remember that Gun Dubula who jumped the school fence and shot a rival gang member who was writing exams?

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Robot

The word 'robot' when used in the context of driving means Traffic light.

"The robot is red..."

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Umfana

A person with a heart made out of ice, with rotten intentions.

Umfana doesn’t deserve anything in this world.

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