title: List of colloquial South African place names
text: 150 - Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal
  Alex - Alexandra, township to the northeast of Johannesburg
  Arniston - Waenhuiskrans
  Azania - South Africa, commonly used by polical activists and journalists, sometimes even in formal reference. During the transition to democracy there was a strong call to have South Africa’s name changed to Azania. 
  Berg - Drakensberg mountains, subdivided into the Northern Berg, Central Berg and Southern Berg
  The Fifth - Bloemfontein
  B.town - Bloemhof
  Border - The Eastern Cape area, near East London. This term also referred to the northern border of South West Africa (now Namibia)  in respect of the military operations during the South African Border War.
  Die Bos - Stellenbosch (Also referred to as Eikestad or Stellies in the Afrikaans community.) 
  Durbs, Thekwini ,eGagasini - Durban. The term '-gagasi' means 'wave' in Zulu (as in an ocean wave), rendering eGagasini as the place of the wave.
  Deep North - The East Rand (as used in Durban)
  Eastern Province - Eastern Cape
  Eikestad - Stellenbosch (Also referred to as Bubbytown or Stellies in the Afrikaans community.) 
  Free State - originally short for Orange Free State, now official name for Free State Province
  Graafies - Graaff Reinet
  The G-Spot, G-Vegas or G-Town - Grahamstown
  Harties - Hartbeespoort; Blown as well as the large reservoir and dam located in a gap (poort) in the Magaliesberg mountains west of Pretoria
  J-Bay - Jeffreys Bay
  Jacaranda City, Jakarandastad - Pretoria, after the large numbers of jacaranda trees in the city.
  Jo'burg, Johburg, Jozi,  Joeys, eGoli ,Gauteng Province, Gangsters Paradise  Johannesburg
  Kaap, Cape - Cape Town.  As in "Ek gaan Kaap toe" (I am going to the Cape).  From the Afrikaans name for Cape Town, Kaapstad.  May also refer to the wider surrounding area.
  Keurbooms - Keurboomstrand
  King - King William's Town
  Klerkies - Klerksdorp
  Kowie - Port Alfred
  Krugs - Kruger National Park
  KZN - KwaZulu-Natal
  Last town - Christiana
  Lenz - Lenasia
  Maritzburg - Pietermaritzburg
  Maftown - Mahikeng
  Mas Vegas - Masvingo
  Mzansi - South Africa (uMzantsi is Xhosa for 'south'). Invented by journalist/ editor Thami Masemola while working for the now-defunct South African youth publication Y magazine in 1999. Taken from the isiXhosa words 'Mzantsi Africa', meaning 'South Africa' but without the 't', hence the difference. 
  Mother City - Cape Town
  Moz - Mozambique
  Nam - Namibia
  PE, Baai - Port Elizabeth. "Ek gaan Baai toe" is Afrikaans for "I'm going to Port Elizabeth". From "Algoabaai" (Algoa Bay). In the north-western corner of South Africa, i.e. Namaqualand. Die Baai would refer to Alexander Bay.
  Plett - Plettenberg Bay
  PLK - Polokwane
  Port - Port Nolloth, one of the two major coastal communities in Namaqualand, the other one being Die Baai which refers to Alexander Bay.
  Potch - Potchefstroom
  Potties - Potgietersrus
  Pret - Pretoria
  PTA - Pretoria
  P-Town - Pretoria
  PWV - Collective term for the three conurbations of Gauteng Province, i.e. Pretoria, Witwatersrand and Vereeniging. Also the original name of Gauteng Province.
  Rand - Witwatersrand, referring to Johannesburg and all its contiguous towns on the Witwatersrand, located along a linear distance of approximately 80 km in central Gauteng.
  RSA - Republic of South Africa
  Rusty - Rustenburg
  Sheppie - Port Shepstone, a seaside resort town in southern Kwa-Zulu Natal
  Slummies, Slumtown - East London
  Snor City - Pretoria, Snor is Afrikaans for mustache. 
  Stellies - Stellenbosch, also referred to as Die Bos or Eikestad in the Afrikaans community.
  TBVC states - Collective term for the homelands Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei under apartheid (now defunct)
  Thaba - Thabazimbi
  Toti, The Deep South or Amanzimtexas - Amanzimtoti, (resort town outside Durban)
  Vaal - The Gauteng (formerly Transvaal) area around Vereeniging due to the Vaal River in the vicinity
  V-Town - Vereeniging
  Vuilbijl - Vanderbijlpark. Due to the serious air pollution predominantly caused by surrounding big industries. "Vuil" is the Afrikaans word for dirty.
  Western Province - Western Cape
  Wildtuin - Kruger National Park. "Ons gaan Julie Wildtuin toe" is Afrikaans for "We are visiting the Kruger National Park in July".  From the Afrikaans word for game park.
  Wollies - Wolmaransstad
  Y, Y-town - Kimberley, Northern Cape 
  Zim - Zimbabwe (Zimbabweans call South Africa 'South' also 'Downsouth')
  JTown - Jouberton
  Benghazi - Khuma
  
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