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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Mjondolo

Mjondolo is another term for informal settlements (mkhukhu).

There is an movement called Abahlali basemjondolo

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Ayobaness

Another term for ayoba, a catch phrase that was popular in the Blackberry and YoTv days.

That's so ayoba.
Ayobaness.

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Mahlalela

Umahlalela is a Xhosa term for an unemployed person.

uRamaphosa uyamthanda umahlalela, uvele amnike iR350.
Ramaphosa loves the unemployed, he just gives them R350.

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Moreki

The guy who buys the alcohol and make sure that everyone is taken care of.

If you still want to drink, please o ska bora moreki my sister.

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Utujoric

A term used by RCA students especially Year 2 to mean the fruits that they nowadays eat every Friday because of a certain student who asked for them (Joric). They never believed that it could actually happen.

Dusigaye dusinzira muri Java kubera utujoric two ku wa gatanu.

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Nkunzi

Nkunzi is a Xhosa term for a male animal. It is also often used to refer to a person, obviously male.

Ndifuna ukuthetha inkunzi yebhokhwe.

I want to buy a male goat.

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Bathu

Bathu is a kasi slang term for shoes.

Ola boy, we see your new bathu iyababa.

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Cyril Ramaphosa

Cyril Ramaphosa is the current president of the Republic of South Africa.

We are calling for Cyril Ramaphosa to answer for his Phala Phala farm saga.

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Ozzy Rsa

Ozzy Rsa is Olona Mnconcoshe who lives in witbank, currently learning at zacheus malaza msta

Ozzy Rsa is just a humbled boy

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Gurans

Gurans is a slang term used by Cape Town Xhosa speaking community that means war between rival gangs or individuals.

Ingathi ikhona igurans between lamajita.
It looks like there is some war/conflict between those guys.

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