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[[Mzansi]] is a [[Xhosa]] word, literally meaning "south", which became an informal name for the country or the people of [[South Africa]].

==Sources==

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

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 [[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[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", i.e. the prefix "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, as in the following example from 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 if often used by the popular press as a general term to refer to country and/or its people, as in the following example from 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/]	+	The term if often used by the popular press as a general term to refer to country and/or its people, as in the following example from 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/]

	The term is also found as the name of a popular digital 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.		The term is also found as the name of a popular digital 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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-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/]
+The term if often used by the popular press as a general term to refer to country and/or its people, as in the following example from 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/]
-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.
+The term is also found as the name of a popular digital 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.
 ==Sources==

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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).
-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
+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.
 ==Sources==

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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).
-The term is also found as the name of a TV channel ([[Mzansi Magic]]) and of a low-cost national bankinɡ account in South Africa
+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
 ==Sources==
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 https://www.lexico.com/definition/mzansi
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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