Word of the Day [08 Apr 2026]
Gun Dubula
A Gun Dubula is a person in Kasi who carries a gun and shoots people (trigger happy).
Do you remember that Gun Dubula who jumped the school fence and shot a rival gang member who was writing exams?
Ikhankatha
A Xhosa name for a traditional nurse that takes care of an initiate (umkhwetha) during initiation (circumcision).
Ikhankatha plays a major role during initiation.
Family Bars
Family bars are what the skrr skrr generation calls clan names (izithakazelo).
Man, I wish I knew how to recite my Family Bars.
Belongings
It is a hybrid-English word that means to provide your full strength to accompilsh something important to you. It is used in many contexts depending on the message you want to convey.
As soon as he met her, belongings were given.
Wait for Thursday, we'll give your belongings.
Phuza face
It's the face of a person who has been drinking for a long time / a drunkard. That face that looks like leather.
This person is old, can't you see that phuza face?