Wits

University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Students who go here think they breathe flavoured air and will make sure you know it.


No one:
Wits student: Wits is better than UCT but this is a conversation y'all are not ready for.



Kwaito

Music of South Africa’s urban black youth, which first emerged in the 1990s. Kwaito is a mixture of South African disco, hip hop, R&B, ragga, and a heavy dose of house music beats.


Hip Hop has taken over now, Kwaito is no longer the same.



Black Juice

Another name for Carling Black Label. South Africa's favourite beer. Some may call it Zamalek.


Yho the babalaas you would swear I was drinking Black Juice.



Thuvi

Ithuvi is a Xhosa slang term for shit or kaka.


Uthetha ithuvi.
You are talking shit.



Letleke

Letleke refers to a nice, good looking girl


Eh jioh die blah o tshwere letleke leleng ale kgonagale



Iyeza

Iyeza is anything and everything that heals.


Ina iyeza, sela iyeza.



HMU

Is an acronym mostly used in social media for hit me up (get in touch with me).


If you are looking to buy tickets, hmu.



Shela

A Zulu word for asking a girl/guy out.


Ladies must also shela now. #WomenHaveToShela



Amarherheba

A South African slang term for money.


I can’t wait to get amarherheba month end.



umshologu

properly used to mean a “spirit” from
u -> the
m -> child of, person of, thing of
Shulgi -> an ancient Sumerian king who deified him just like Jesus and so people were said to perform wonders “In the name of Shulgi”.


On seeing a ghost: I saw umshologu.
On seeing a magic performance: He’s using umshologu.
A church was in the old days called: The House of umshologu
On someone who loves to go to church: He’s the ash of the house of umshologu. (you can modernize the expression by using “furniture” instead of “ash”)




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