Gatvol? Sharp-sharp? The Oxford Dictionary just made South African slang official, and it’s about time.

No, these are not grammatical errors - this is a sentence comprising South African words included in the Oxford English ...

“New Orleans represents a unique intersection of African, Indigenous, and French cultural influences that have shaped ...

Wax fabric is widely seen across West Africa today ... it was later reclaimed and popularized by various African nations, becoming a symbol of identity and even protest. However, its history ...

Yoh' effortlessly conveys different emotions and was among a number of local terms recently added to the Oxford English ...

Whether in trouser form, overalls or skirts, it not only recalled the work clothes worn by African Americans ... other dyes, indigo turns cloth vivid blue only after the dyed fabric has been ...

Traditional Nigerian fabrics like Adire and Aso-Oke are making a big comeback in fashion. These fabrics, once worn mainly for ...

Oxford English Dictionary includes 10 words from South Africa in its March 2025 update, such as makarapa, yoh, sharp-sharp and gatvol.

The list of South African words come from several ... SeSotho and refers to a "type of printed cotton fabric, originally dyed with indigo but now available in various colours", according to ...

Lakmé Fashion Week 2025 felt less like a grand spectacle and more like a quiet conversation—one between fabric and feeling, ...