Word of the Day — 21 Aug 2026
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“Chapha chapha chapha, amanzi ingxaza yam”
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Others are having alostro because of lockdown.
A narrow West African country with palm-lined beaches, phosphate mining, and French influence.
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Lomé, Togo's capital, is a major port city on the Gulf of Guinea.
Malegeni is a slang term used in Zambia to refer to a catapult or a slingshot. It is typically a Y-shaped wooden branch with rubber bands attached, used to shoot small stones or pellets.
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The politician waved a malegeni during the rally to make a symbolic statement against the government.
10111 is the number for Police in South Africa. It is the equivalent of 911.
The downside is that it probably won’t be answered so don’t bother calling it when in an emergency.
The downside is that it probably won’t be answered so don’t bother calling it when in an emergency.
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I tried calling 10111 five times but no one is picking up.
A frontal refers to a hairpiece that has a strip of material which runs from ear to ear.
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Every girl deserves ifrontal this December.
Xhosa plural for a chief’s counsellors. The singular is ipakati. From pachatu an ancient Babylonia word for governor.
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My ancestors were amapakati of Chief Ngqika.
An enclosure for livestock, or a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade.
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Make sure the kraal is clean before the elders come back.
A large, arid North Central African country with oil reserves and Lake Chad, facing desertification challenges.
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N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, lies along the Chari River near the Cameroon border.
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This is not your normal shit, this is Durban poison.
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