Word of the Day [11 May 2026]
Tyhagi
Ityhagi is a derogatory term used to refer to a boy. Like an uncircumcised boy.
I will not take directions from ityhagi.
Jollof boys
Jollof boys is a name given to Nigerian men in South Africa.
Who drives that Range Rover.
It's owned by this other Jollof boy who works in Hillbrow.
Mamelodi Sundowns
The most successful soccer team in South Africa (and most rich). It is nicknamed masandawana or kabo yellow.
Mamelodi Sundowns is winning the league again this season, after snatching it from Kaizer Chiefs last season on the last game.
Edenvale
Edenvale is a small city on the East Rand in Gauteng, South Africa. It lies about halfway between the O.R. Tambo International Airport and the Johannesburg city centre.
I grew up in Edenvale
Fanagalo
Fanagalo or Fanakalo is an informal language mainly spoken in mines across South Africa. It is composed of frequently corrupted elements of the Nguni languages, English and Afrikaans.
I knew they were Zama zamas because I heard them speaking Fanagalo.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Cyril Ramaphosa is the current president of the Republic of South Africa.
We are calling for Cyril Ramaphosa to answer for his Phala Phala farm saga.