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.



Kaka

Ikaka is a Xhosa term for shit or feces.


Uthetha Ikaka.
You are talking shit.



Ronni (Sasa)

The type of people that wet their bed steal from their selves and are very lazy. You can also call them stupid whenever you want.


Shut up Ronni (Sasa).



Rae Thoma Rae Fetsa

Rae Thoma Rae Fetsa is the nickname of the Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana player, Relebohile Mofokeng, also known as President yama 2000. The name means "We start it, we finish it" in SeSotho.


Rae Thoma Rae Fetsa, Rae Thoma Rae Fetsa. Wa nyisa boy.



Pere

Pere is the Xhosa term for a pear 🍐


Ndifuna ukutya ipere.

I want to eat a pear.



Tender Prophet

A Tender Prophet is a name given to a tenderpreneur who can prophecy that s/he will be awarded a tender before it is officially awarded. This name has been used to describe Cat Matlala who rented a clinic on South African Police Service (SAPS) property six months before he scored a tainted R360 million police health services tender.


He rented the property before he was given the tender. Surely he is a prophet. He is a tender prophet.



Ayobaness

Another term for ayoba, a catch phrase that was popular in the Blackberry and YoTv days.


That's so ayoba.
Ayobaness.



Moffie

A derogatory Afrikaans slang term for a gay person. Similar to the word faggot in English.


You don’t watch football? ⚽️ you might be a moffie



Thesha

To work; To get up against all odds and stand on business


U Cisha no Gawst basathesha e studio;
Besithesha murtu e spani vandaag



Cairo

Egypt's sprawling capital on the Nile, home to ancient pyramids and modern urban life.


Cairo's Khan el-Khalili bazaar has been trading since the 14th century.




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