A meal that is generally cooked on Sundays in many households across Mzansi.
It is coined as 7 colours because it comprises a lot of colourful ingredients; a mix of vegetables, starch and meat that make up various colours.
It is coined as 7 colours because it comprises a lot of colourful ingredients; a mix of vegetables, starch and meat that make up various colours.
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I went home last weekend and my highlight was the 7 colours oledi cooked.
A small volcanic island nation off East Africa with Arab-French-African culture and fragrant ylang-ylang exports.
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The Comoros is one of the world's leading producers of ylang-ylang essential oil.
The world's newest country, facing challenges after independence from Sudan, with oil resources.
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South Sudan gained independence in 2011 after decades of civil war.
Not to be confused with Spaza shop... Is the name used to refer to Xhosa rap or Xhosa hip hop. It is not clear how the name went from being a kasi shop to a music genre.
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You know guys from cape Town like listening to Spaza music.
Afrikaans is a Low Franconian West Germanic language descended from Dutch and spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia.
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I would rather do an unprepared speech in Afrikaans that ukujola with you.
South Africa's financial capital, born from gold mining and now a multicultural metropolis.
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Johannesburg's Apartheid Museum documents the struggle against racial segregation.
A small West African country with Portuguese influence, cashew production, and political challenges.
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Guinea-Bissau's economy depends heavily on cashew nut exports.
Another Xhosa term for vamna - which means a love portion given to your lover to make you love more.
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"Ndingayitya nephepha layo lo habiya" - Driemanskap
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