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Nation South Africa. It discusses identity, language, culture and religion of the community against the backdrop of the Simunye (We are one) rhetoric. This thesis also contributes to the documentation of the history and creates an awareness of existence of the Makhuwa and Emakhuwa as a minority language in South Africa.
North West,South Africa. Gender: Male. Moosa “Mosie” Moolla was born in the small, (then) western Transvaal town of Christiana on 12 June 1934 where his father ran a successful import-export business. The family was forced to relocate to Bloemhof, a nearby town, following the Great Depression of the 1930s. Mosie did his primary schooling in ...
- Moola
- Crown/Kroon
- Clip/Clipa
- Pano
- Smeka
- Machangura
- Zaka
- Monica
- Bob
- Boice
Starting off with a broadly used, universal slang term for money of any kind that you’ll also hear in other places, first we have “moola”. You’ll hear this one just about everywhere in South Africa to some extent, though it is certainly used more in some areas than in others. It can be used to refer to any amount of money, whether you have none or ...
Next we have “crown” or sometimes “kroon”, a common slang term in South Africa for money. This one can also refer to a person’s virginity, so you want to be careful with how you use this one! It refers to any kind of money and is used again mostly by Afrikaans speaking South Africans. “I haven’t got a crown to my name right now,” for example. “Crow...
This next term generally refers to a specific amount of money, one hundred rand. It is used again throughout the country and by all generations, though it is more commonly associated with the older generations today. That said, its usage is still very much alive and does not show any signs of going anywhere. “I’ve got a clip to spend tonight,” for ...
This is an example of South African Indian slang. “Pano” is a commonly used slang term for money which you’ll hear in certain parts of the country. In most of the country, it is also understood as a euphemism, rather than slang, for money. However, to most who use it, it is simply slang. “Pano is running short,” for example. It is derived from the ...
Though one of the older terms on this list that is not much used or understood anymore, “smeka” is still a slang term for money in South Africa to some degree. Not much is known about the term other than that it means money and often used in the work context when a mediocre worker is demanding more money. “Raise my smeka, or I’ll quit,” for example...
Next we have “machangura,” a slang term which can refer to money in general but is usually used to refer to cash, as in physical money. This one is another example of township slang, so you certainly won’t hear it used everywhere. However, in the places where it is used, it is very widely understood. Nevertheless, it’s one that may sound a bit odd ...
Another piece of township slang, “zaka” is a term used for money in general in certain parts of South Africa. Again, there’s not really anything specific about this term beyond the fact it simply means money. It could be physical money or money in the bank, it could be a lot of money or it could only be a little. “I’m all out of zaka, I can’t come ...
In the 1970s, an argot today called Gayle language developed in South Africa. This argot was used among the gay community so that they could converse in public without drawing attention, given South Africa’s laws against homosexuality at the time. Within this gay argot, “monica” was used to refer to money. “I’ve just come into some monica,” for exa...
Next we have “bob”, a common slang term for money in South Africa. It can be used with certain modifiers to mean a certain denomination of money, and this is most often how it’s used—however, it can also be a term used for money in general. “2 bob” or “5 bob” are the most common ways the term is used, referring to a twenty and a fifty cent coin. Th...
Another example of township slang is “boice,” a term used for an R2 coin. This one has become more widely understood in South Africa but it is by no means used by everyone in the country. It is rather more specific since it doesn’t refer to money in general but rather one specific denomination. “All I’ve got left is a boice,” for example.
The idea of a dance competition in order to preserve cultural heritage started in response to a feeling of marginalisation of culture among certain segments of the Coloured community of South Africa after the establishment of democracy in 1994. This dissertation used the constructivistinterpretivist approach in geographical enquir...
This unique region, located over 200 km north of Cape Town, is where the winter rainfall area meets the fynbos biome—the world’s smallest floral kingdom, exclusive to South Africa. Rooibos thrives in the deep sands and loamy soils of the Sandveld, Cederberg range, Gifberg and Suid Bokkeveld.
eywords: Afr. can philosophy; education; culture; knowledge1. IntroductionAfricans and their communities have cultures that are unique. o the enactment of peoples’ lives on the African continent. The multiple ways in which people live on the continent in response to other human beings, the environment, political and socio-economic contexts ...
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