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According to the Lexico.com[https://www.lexico.com/definition/mzansi], it derives from the Xhosa word "uMzantsi", (um-  + -zantsi = low or south).
 
According to the Lexico.com[https://www.lexico.com/definition/mzansi], it derives from the Xhosa word "uMzantsi", (um-  + -zantsi = low or south).
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The term if often used by the popular press as a general term to refer to country and/or its people, for example as in the following article by the populace , for example by arts journalist [[Kyle Zeeman]]: "Mzansi mourns the death of theatre legend & '[[Skeem Saam]]' actor [[Mahuma Paul Rapetsoa]]" (''[[The Sowetan|Sowetan Live]]'' 30 December, 2020)[https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-12-30-mzansi-mourns-the-death-of-theatre-legend--skeem-saam-actor-mahuma-paul-rapetsoa/]
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The term is also found as the name of a TV channel ([[Mzansi Magic]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mzansi_Magic]) and of a low-cost national bankinɡ account in South Africa
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The term is also found as the name of a TV channel ([[Mzansi Magic]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mzansi_Magic], founded in 2010) and of a low-cost national bankinɡ account in South Africa.
  
 
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Revision as of 16:19, 30 December 2020

Mzansi is a South African word used as an informal name for the country or the people of South Africa in recent years.

According to the Lexico.com[1], it derives from the Xhosa word "uMzantsi", (um- + -zantsi = low or south).


The term if often used by the popular press as a general term to refer to country and/or its people, for example as in the following article by the populace , for example by arts journalist Kyle Zeeman: "Mzansi mourns the death of theatre legend & 'Skeem Saam' actor Mahuma Paul Rapetsoa" (Sowetan Live 30 December, 2020)[2]


The term is also found as the name of a TV channel (Mzansi Magic[3], founded in 2010) and of a low-cost national bankinɡ account in South Africa.

Sources

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/mzansi

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/mzans

https://www.lexico.com/definition/mzansi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mzansi_Magic

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