Word of the Day [29 May 2026]
Mauritania
A Northwest African country with Saharan landscapes, Arab-Berber culture, and iron ore resources.
Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital, is one of the world's newest major cities, founded in 1958.
o ska bora moreki
Do not bore/annoy the person who is buying.
Can't you see he is getting tired of your bullshit? Please O ska bora moreki.
Nkalakatha
A hit song by the legendary Mandoza and it almost became the National Anthem but Sister Betina overtook it.
Can you please play the Nkalakatha song.
Ikati ilele eziko
This is a Xhosa figure of speech that describes hunger or poverty. It directly translate to "a cat is sleeping in the fire (cooking) place (or stove if you may say)". So the cat is sleeping where people are supposed to be cooking because there's no fire and no food to cook.
Grandma had to send the kids back to their mothers because ikati ilele eziko.
A loota continua
The looting continues.
This is a term that was first used in the 2020 covid-19 lootings that were happening in South Africa.
Covidpreneur 1: Which car are you buying with that Covid-19 money that's supposed to help your community?
Covidpreneur 2: Getting myself a G Class.
Covidpreneur 1: A loota continua
Mdantsane
Mdantsane is a township in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is the second largest township in South Africa, after Soweto.
That boxer is from the streets of Mdantsane.
Derogatory
Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.
she keeps telling me I'm fat and she is always making derogatory remarks.