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  2. List of South African slang words - Wikipedia

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    As the antelope is the national animal of South Africa, its name has been used in several specialized fields to indicate a "belonging" to the country, incl: the former Springbok Radio (operated by the SABC), the South Africa national cricket team (was originally called the Sprinkboks, now called the Proteas due to disassociation with the ...

  3. List of South African English regionalisms - Wikipedia

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    Besides other meanings, used to refer to a school grade higher than grades 1 and 2 (now defunct). State President Head of state between 1961 and 1994 - the position is now the President of South Africa. Stompie A discarded cigarette / cigarette butt-end. Also another name for a rumour that is generally made up and not reliable.

  4. Shweshwe - Wikipedia

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    Shweshwe is traditionally used to make dresses, skirts, aprons and wraparound clothing. Shweshwe clothing is traditionally worn by newly married Xhosa women, known as makoti, and married Sotho women. [9] [10] [14] [15] Xhosa women have also incorporated the fabric into their traditional ochre-coloured blanket clothing.

  5. Old-School Slang Words That Really Deserve a Comeback

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    5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...

  6. Clothing in Africa - Wikipedia

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    The other groups of people in South Africa are the Sotho-Tswana peoples (Tswana, Pedi, and Sotho), while the group of people in the north-eastern areas of present-day South Africa are Venda, Lemba, and Tsonga. [5] All of these groups of people, share the common home of South Africa, have for themselves distinctive languages and culture.

  7. List of official names of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    There are eleven official names of South Africa, [1] one in each of its 12 official languages. The number is surpassed only by India. The number is surpassed only by India. These languages include English , Afrikaans , the Nguni languages ( Zulu , Xhosa , Ndebele , and Swazi ), the Sotho-Tswana languages ( Tswana , Sotho , and Pedi ), Venda ...

  8. Used clothing from the West is a big seller in East Africa ...

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    It's a multimillion-dollar business, with some two-thirds of people in seven countries in East Africa having “purchased at least a portion of their clothes from the secondhand clothing market ...

  9. Rassie Erasmus: ‘People say South Africa are bullies who don ...

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    That evolution gives Erasmus excitement as he sets his sights on leading South Africa through another World Cup cycle. He has managed to keep a squad drawn from broad backgrounds, circumstances ...