Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was a South African politician, anti-apartheid activist, and statesman who served as South Africa’s first black president from 1994 to 1999.


I wonder if Nelson Mandela would be proud of what the ANC is doing to the people of South Africa 🤔



O-week

AKA Orientation week or 0-week, Is the first week of University where students are supposed to be orientated but they spend it binge drinking and making bad decisions.


I will never forget how awesome O-week was this year.



iimpundu

mpundu is a Xhosa term for bums or ass.


1. Ndifuna ukutya iimpundu.
2. "Zodwa Wabantu, ndicela undiphe iimpundu" - Big Xhosa.



Mombasa

Historic coastal city with Swahili culture and East Africa's largest port.


Mombasa's Old Town features ornate Arab-style doors and architecture.



Côte d'Ivoire

A West African economic powerhouse known for cocoa production, French influence, and political recovery.


Côte d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans.



Betway

The online betting site that's chowing 90% of South African men and a couple of women.


Stop wasting your money on betting. Betway will kill you a real death.



Nyoba

Nyoba is a Xhosa term for bribing. To bribe someone is to ukunyoba.


If I get caught by traffic cops, ndiyanyoba and it all goes well.



Ukudla

Ukudla is the formal Zulu term for food.


Ngifuna ukudla kwami.
I want my food.



Makhwapheni

Umakhwapheni is a more formal term for a side chick or a nyatsi.


His wife saw him at a restaurant with his makhwapheni.



Utsiki

In Xhosa culture, Utsiki is the ritual where the bride to be (umakoti) has to eat a goat meat and drinks the sour milk of that particular family in which she is married to. It's basically the ceremony to welcome her to the family.


No one:

Xhosa girls: sbwl utsiki.




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