Brakpan
Brakpan is a mining town on the East Rand of Gauteng, South Africa. It is known as the Alabama of South Africa, or the armpit of South Africa.
If you divorce your wife in Brakpan, she remains your sister.
Boer maak 'n plan
It literally means a farmer makes a plan.
It’s testament to the fact that the Afrikaner will figure stuff out. If there’s a problem, he’ll find a workaround. If something is scarce, he’ll find a substitute.
These power cuts are annoying but 'n Boer maak 'n plan.
Johannesburg
South Africa's financial capital, born from gold mining and now a multicultural metropolis.
Johannesburg's Apartheid Museum documents the struggle against racial segregation.
Makhwapheni
Umakhwapheni is a more formal term for a side chick or a nyatsi.
His wife saw him at a restaurant with his makhwapheni.
Vuvuzela
A plastic horn/trumpet that is mostly blown in soccer matches. It produces a loud monotone note. It became very popular in South Africa in the 1990s. A fan of the Kaizer Chiefs named Freddie "Saddam" Maake says that he invented the vuvuzela.
Don't forget your vuvuzela when we go to the stadium.