Word of the Day — 16 Oct 2026
Umgosi in South Africa means gossip.
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Girls: I have so much mgosi for you my friend.
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Intusi sisithetha-ntonye sobisi. Intusi is Milk in isiXhosa dialect.
Example
Intusi yesizwe isengwa ezinkomeni zelali.
Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng province of South Africa. Gold was discovered in Boksburg in 1887. Boksburg was named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic, W. Eduard Bok.
Example
I can't wait to visit my brother in Boksburg.
To work; to get up against all odds and stand on business; uku Thesha
Example
uCishababhemu no Gawst basa thesha phezu kwe tape ezophuma ngey' 19 April.
Dubane is a slang term for the City of Durban. Used predominantly by the Zulu speaking population of KwaZulu Natal.
Example
Hamb' obuza ngami in Dubane they know.
Igqwirha is a Xhosa term for someone who practices witchcraft (a witch).
Example
Ligqwirha ke la sisi
That woman is a witch.
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