About South Africa

South African terms/words used

Many terms/words used in South Africa are not known in other most other countries, such as 'shebeen - A township tavern, illegal under the apartheid regime, often set up in a private house and frequented by black South Africans. The word is originally Gaelic.'

For more information on South African terms/words go to www.southafrica.info/about/arts/saenglish.htm