Coloured, formerly Cape Coloured, a person of mixed European (“white”) and African (“black”) or Asian ancestry, as officially defined by the South African government from 1950 to 1991.
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Coloureds are mostly found in Cape Town but can be found all over South Africa.
In South Africa, the terms township and location usually refer to the often underdeveloped, racially segregated urban areas that, from the late 19th century until the end of apartheid, were reserved for non-whites, namely Black Africans, Coloureds and Indians.
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Each and every township in South Africa is almost the same.
The term Cape Flats refers to a flat, sandy stretch of land which is located on the outskirts of the city of Cape Town. It has been accurately described as the "dumping ground of apartheid" and it is here that people of colour (non-whites in "old South Africa" language) were relocated to in terms of the infamous Group Areas Act.
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I am from the Cape Flats where we hear gunshots every night.
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I proudly speak Afrikaaps.
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I thought I knew Afrikaans until I went to the Cape Flats and heard what they call Kaaps/Afrikaaps.
Ijaja is a widely used South African slang term to refer to God.
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I don't care what you say, ijaja is my witness.
Sky Daddy is a term used to refer to God.
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I had to speak to Sky Daddy yesterday when I wasn't feeling good.
A kasi term used to refer to food.
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I am starving, ke batla zozo.
I am starving, I want food.
Zama Zamas is a name given to illegal miners in South Africa. They find abandoned mines and start mining.
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Zama Zamas will stop at nothing to mine what they want.
A figurative term used by South African students when they plan to create a WhatsApp group and share test questions.
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