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SA Languages Word of the Day
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South African slang word of the day: Njayam

SA Languages Word of the Day
Offbeat

South African slang word of the day: Krag

SA Languages Word of the Day
Offbeat

South African slang word of the day: Klip/ clip

SA Languages Word of the Day
Offbeat

South African slang word of the day: Njayam

SA Languages Word of the Day
Offbeat

South African slang word of the day: Krag

SA Languages Word of the Day
Offbeat

South African slang word of the day: Klip/ clip

SA Languages Word of the Day
Offbeat

South African slang word of the day: Tiger

By Siseko Gwegwe19-12-2022 13:49

Don’t we all just love to learn new slang? Here’s a South African slang word to help you connect and unite with different cultures.

SA Languages Word of the Day
Offbeat

South African slang word of the day: Waati

By Siseko Gwegwe18-12-2022 11:00

Don’t we all just love to learn new slang? Here’s a South African slang word to help you connect and unite with different cultures.

SA Languages Word of the Day
Offbeat

South African slang word of the day: Zaka

By Siseko Gwegwe17-12-2022 10:04

Don’t we all just love to learn new slang? Here’s a South African slang word to help you connect and unite with different cultures.

SA Languages Word of the Day
Offbeat

South African slang word of the day: Nyuku

By Siseko Gwegwe15-12-2022 08:25

Don’t we all just love to learn new slang? Here’s a South African slang word to help you connect and unite with different cultures.

SA Languages Word of the Day
Offbeat

South African slang word of the day: iSpaan

By Siseko Gwegwe14-12-2022 13:57

Don’t we all just love to learn new slang? Here’s a South African slang word to help you connect and unite with different cultures.

SA Languages Word of the Day
Offbeat

South African slang word of the day: Papis

By Siseko Gwegwe12-12-2022 11:41

Don’t we all just love to learn new slang? Here’s a South African slang word to help you connect and unite with different cultures.

SA Languages Word of the Day
Offbeat

South African slang word of the day: iPhara

By Siseko Gwegwe11-12-2022 13:43

Don’t we all just love to learn new slang? Here’s a South African slang word to help you connect and unite with different cultures.

SA Languages Word of the Day
Offbeat

South African slang word of the day: iSgubhu

By Siseko Gwegwe10-12-2022 10:25

Don’t we all just love to learn new slang? Here’s a South African slang word to help you connect and unite with different cultures.

SA Languages Word of the Day
Offbeat

South African slang word of the day: iDladla

By Siseko Gwegwe09-12-2022 09:46

Don’t we all just love to learn new slang? Here’s a South African slang word to help you connect and unite with different cultures.

SA Languages Word of the Day
Offbeat

South African slang word of the day: Transi

By Siseko Gwegwe08-12-2022 07:46

Don’t we all just love to learn new slang? Here’s a South African slang word to help you connect and unite with different cultures.

SA Languages Word of the Day
Offbeat

South African slang word of the day: iSgela

By Siseko Gwegwe07-12-2022 11:20

Don’t we all just love to learn new slang? Here’s a South African slang word to help you connect and unite with different cultures.

shelter
Lifestyle

Feel Good: Soshanguve man uplifts community with animal shelter

By Naledi de Wee17-09-2022 18:37

Tebogo Maredi in Soshanguve, Pretoria has started an animal shelter to help dogs in poor living conditions. Take a look…

Judo for Peace
Sport

Judo helps fight xenophobia in South Africa township

By AFP23-06-2022 12:39

In a renovated building in a South African township about 20 children in judogi tumble around on a tatami under the watchful eye of a coach.

David Makhura
Gauteng

Makhura says Township Economy Bill caters for SAns not foreigners

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty08-04-2022 08:43

Premier David Makhura has spoken out about the Township Development Economy Bill and who it will cater for.

Township bill informal settlement whites white
News

Township Bill: White citizens in SA’s informal settlements can also ‘claim aid’

By Tom Head24-03-2022 18:16

The Township Development Bill will help enterprises in informal settlements THRIVE – and it covers white-owned businesses, too.

R500k for drinks? DJ Sbu would
Celeb News

R500k for drinks? DJ Sbu would rather ‘stay at home and buy bitcoin’

By Alicia Naidoo10-09-2021 12:20

After a bill that amounted to R581 765,50 went viral on social media, DJ Sbu says that he would rather invest in cryptocurrency.

South Africa township
News

R10 billion allocated to upgrade townships in South Africa

By Cheryl Kahla19-05-2021 18:53

Minister Lindiwe Sisulu during a departmental budget speech said the growth of informal settlements in South Africa will be reviewed.

Township Bill Gauteng Foreigners
News

Gauteng: Plans to ‘kick foreign businesses out of townships’ criticised

By Tom Head18-10-2020 11:10

There will be few draft laws as divisive as the Gauteng Township Economy Bill – but are these proposals in the national interest, or merely xenophobic?

Smokedown Informal Settlement Eskom
News

Eskom invests R8 million towards Smokedown informal settlement

By Andrea Chothia02-10-2020 13:03

The 8.6 million electrification project started in 2017. Eskom will celebrate the electrification of 190 households in Smokedown on Friday.

Township Bill Gauteng Foreigners
News

Foreigners ‘to be banned from doing business’ in Gauteng townships

By Tom Head28-09-2020 09:49

The office of the Gauteng Premier has confirmed that the new ‘Township Bill’, if approved, will limit where foreign nationals can set-up a business.

Township parents build their o
News

Township parents build their own speed bumps to slow traffic

By Ground Up02-09-2020 11:33

Johannes Abrahams and Merileen Moses first built speed bumps outside their house three years ago, after their daughter was hit by a car.

Township residents clean the s
News

Township residents clean the streets after chasing out contractor

By Ground Up15-08-2020 11:58

‘We were hoping that the City will come and collect the rubbish since we have already collected it’ – Crossroads community leader

KwaMashu Fire
News

Watch: Fire ravages through KwaMashu township destroying 100 dwellings

By Andrea Chothia15-06-2020 18:22

Four people have been treated for minor injuries following the KwaMashu fire on Monday 15 June. No fatalities were reported.

Pigs feast on human excrement
News

Pigs feast on human excrement as Eastern Cape township drain overflows

By Ground Up09-01-2020 16:48

KwaNobuhle residents have been complaining about leaks for two years, they say.

Yebo fresh tech start up
Technology

Yebo Fresh: an innovative online grocery shopping service designed for SA townships

By Cheryl Kahla26-09-2019 15:02

Yebo Fresh is a community-driven and technology-enabled shopping service that saves its customers time, money and hassle by delivering essential groceries at affordable prices.

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