G-Town is another name for Grahamstown (Makanda).
Example
I can't wait to go back to G-Town and see the homies...
Pronounced: Hoo-zet.
South African slang: How are you doing?
The word is borrowed from the Afrikaans language - Hoe is dit. Direct translate: How is it.
South African slang: How are you doing?
The word is borrowed from the Afrikaans language - Hoe is dit. Direct translate: How is it.
Example
Hi my friend, huzit?
Yizo Yizo was a popular South African TV show in the early 2000s which showed the violence, drugs abuse and hooliganism in schools. Unfortunately I wasn't allowed to watch it
Example
Did you see what Hazel did on Yizo Yizo last night?
In South African football, the term "plumber" is a derogatory slang used to describe a coach, often a foreign one, perceived as underperforming or lacking the intellectual or tactical acumen to succeed in the sport. It implies a coach is more suited to a trade like plumbing than managing a football team.
Example
I see Orlando Pirates just hired a plumber to replace Riveiro.
A Sangoma is a highly respected healer among the Zulu people of South Africa who diagnoses, prescribes, and often performs the rituals to heal a person physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually.
Example
I need to go see a powerful Sangoma.
Africa's most populous country and largest economy, with oil wealth and vibrant creative industries.
Example
Nollywood, Nigeria's film industry, produces more movies annually than Hollywood.
This is apparently a thing these days. Are these ama2000 who are always posting their numbers on social media asking for "status viewers". Yeah, these kids are very weird.
Example
She has so many contacts because she is a WhatsApp influencer.
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