Bhakaniya

This is the Orlando Pirates football club from Soweto, South Africa. A person who is a fan of Pirates can also be referred to as Bhakaniya.

Bhakaniya has not won the league in a while now.

Bafana Bafana

The weakest soccer team in Africa and the rest of the world.

Rhem

irhem is a colloquial Xhosa term mostly used by ama dyan from East London (eMonti) to refer to sex or a vagina.

Bendisitya irhem izolo.

Afrikaans

Afrikaans is a Low Franconian West Germanic language descended from Dutch and spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia. 

Shandis

A term used to refer to "something" or a thing.

Have you seen that shandis?

Amazaza

Amazaza is a South African slang term for Sunglasses.

Why are you wearing amazaza at night?

Matric

The last year of high school (grade 12).

I can't wait to do my matric.

Pulling a UNISA

When university students don't attend lectures and just submit their assignments, write tests and exams (Like UNISA students.

Yoh dawg, I don't remember the last time I attended a lecture. I've been pulling a UNISA this semester.

Inyanga

Inyanga is mostly a traditional herbalist and does not usually perform rituals that are common to those that a Sangoma performs.

I went to see Inyanga when I was not feeling well.

Amandala

The word is used as an intentional misspelling and pronunciation of the word ‘amandla’ which means strength.

The word was popularised on social media after Naomi Campbell said ‘amandala’ instead of the correct ‘amandla’ at the Global Citizen Festival in 2018.

You'll be strong. Hayi wethu Amandala to you.