Gondar

Former imperial capital with medieval castles and churches.


Gondar's Fasil Ghebbi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.



KwaZulu Natal

KwaZulu-Natal or KZN is one of 9 South African provinces, located on the Eastern part of the country.


KwaZulu-Natal niggas like to think they are the best.



Grootman

A kasi term that is used to refer to an older man. It is borrowed from Afrikaans and has a direct translation of big man.


Sure grootman, zkhiphani.



Zimbabwean Dollar

Currency of Zimbabwe (ZWL) issued by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.


Reintroduced in 2019 after a decade of using foreign currencies.



Meneer Magongwa

A situation where you don't have money and you have no means of getting it.


I'm so Meneer Magongwa these days.



Msotra

Msotra is the slang term for Soweto township.


Ngise Msotra and I'm chillin' with the thugs



Menemene

Imenemene is a traitor or just a crook.


Yho limenemene la sisi.



Sgora

A buff guy / those big guys at the gym.


He has become a sgora now, the gym is helping him.



Ayobaness

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


That's so ayoba.
Ayobaness.



Ngimnandi

Refers to being good, okay or doing well/fine.


- How are you? Are you okay?
- Ngimnandi




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