Word of the Day [18 May 2026]

Congo

A Central African country with rainforests, the Congo River, and significant oil and timber resources.

Brazzaville, the capital of Congo, faces Kinshasa across the Congo River.

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With immediate effect

If you say that something will happen with immediate effect or with effect from a particular time, you mean that it will begin to apply or be valid immediately or from the stated time.

No one:

Cyril Ramaphosa: The sale of alcohol is suspended with immediate effect!

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Braai

This is a South African way of saying Barbecue.

Tonight, we deserve to have  braai and celebrate the great year we've had

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Nceku

Inceku is a Xhosa term form a Man of God.

Sometimes you'd swear azithi dadobawo kwezi nceku.

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Covivi

Another term that refers to Covid / Coronavirus.
Also see Coco

The third wave of covivi is looming.

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UCT

University of Cape Town. People who go there and Wits will make sure that it comes up in the conversation that they go there.

No one:
UCT student: So back in UCT, blah blah blah.

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Imali

Money

Ngifuna imali

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Betway

The online betting site that's chowing 90% of South African men and a couple of women.

Stop wasting your money on betting. Betway will kill you a real death.

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Rha

Pronounced (ggggaaah); this is a Xhosa term for ‘ew’. It has many uses, for instance when something disgusts you or when someone says you and someone would look good together then you say ‘rha’.
Synonym; sies

*sees something very disgusting*
Me: Rha

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Beke le beke

Beke le beke is a Basotho (Tswana, Pedi, Sotho) term for weekly or week after week.

I do this beke le beke... asbonge.

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Gambia

Africa's smallest mainland country along the Gambia River, known for beaches and political transition.

The Gambia is surrounded by Senegal on three sides and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

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