Okapi
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Okapi is a term used to describe a pocket knife. It was derived from a famous South African knife brand by the name Okapi.
Example
In South Africa, if you don't have a gun, at least have an Okapi.
In South Africa, a born-free is anyone who was born after 27 April 1994 (Freedom day).
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You born-frees don't know anything about struggle.
The online betting site that's chowing 90% of South African men and a couple of women.
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Stop wasting your money on betting. Betway will kill you a real death.
Is A South African slang term for food or eating.
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The only thing I want now yi gawula.
Boda bodas are bikes used as public transport in East Africa.
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I got a boda boda to Ntinda
A landlocked West African country with a strong agricultural base, known for its cultural festivals and gold production.
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Burkina Faso hosts the famous FESPACO pan-African film festival every two years.
Umkhwetha (plural: abakhwetha) is an initiate (a boy going through the circumcisions/initiation period) in Xhosa.
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Umkhwetha has to eat food without salt for the first few days
Charlie wote
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Slippers or flip-flops (from a coastal town name).
Example
Wear your charlie wote make we go beach.
Jollof boys is a name given to Nigerian men in South Africa.
Example
Who drives that Range Rover.
It's owned by this other Jollof boy who works in Hillbrow.
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