ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AMABOKOBOKO
From Nguni ama, a plural prefix + bokoboko, from bok a diminutive of Springbok.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMABOKOBOKO»
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Amabokoboko in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Making the Rugby World: Race, Gender, Commerce
The following day the Sowetan triumphantly hailed the victory on its front page
under the headline 'Amabokoboko' ('The Boks, the Boks').52 It was a moment
more decisive than even Mandela's support. Conceived by subeditor Sy
Makaringe ...
Timothy J.L. Chandler, John Nauright, 2013
2
The Race Game: Sport and Politics in South Africa
We have got to move on from the term 'socalled Coloured' in a positive way.53 In
any event the use of Amabokoboko did not suddenly mean unanimous support
for the Springbok. Several ANC MPs rejected itasan apartheid emblem.54 An ...
3
Rugby and the South African Nation: Sport, Cultures, ...
62 Grundlingh, "The new politics of rugby', pp. 10-11. 63 Rapport (Johannesburg)
, 16 August 1992, cited in D. Booth, 'Mandela and Amabokoboko: the political
and linguistic nationalisation of South Africa?', Journal of Modern African Studies,
...
David Ross Black, David R. Black, John Nauright, 1998
4
Framing Africa: Portrayals of a Continent in Contemporary ...
Seven. Go. Amabokoboko! Rugby, Race, Madiba and the Invictus Creation Myth
of a New South Africa Derek Charles Catsam Nelson Mandela, Ubuntu and the
Springboks The great theme that pervaded South Africa's first decade after the
fall ...
Amabokoboko linguistically Africanised the Springbok and gave black people a
stake in the team The innate human desire to look back and search for meaning
will lead to the discovery of the Springbok's racist origins While amabokoboko ...
6
South African Journal of African Languages
The name amaBokoboko was truly Nguni in all respects: it boasts of a class
marker ama-, firmly positioning it in a specific noun class (cl. 6), it was phonolog-
ically adapted to represent the open syllable structure of the African languages,
and it ...
7
South African Theatre As/and Intervention
Rather than being cowering animals scenting danger in the bushes, we have had
the sense of a nation coming together to celebrate the amabokoboko,3 and, as
we step out of the apartheid cocoon, hopefully transformed into something more ...
Marcia Shirley Blumberg, Dennis Walder, 1999
8
Broadcasting the End of Apartheid: Live Television and the ...
Douglas Booth, 'Mandela and the Amabokoboko: The political and linguistic
nationalisation of South Africa?' The Journal of Modern African Studies, 34 (3),
1996, pp. 459–77. The importance of victory is evidenced by Thabo Mbeki's
distinction ...
9
Leopard on a Razor Wire
Driving through Johannesburg later that evening was a fairy tale where massed
crowds of cheering South Africans of all creeds were dancing and shouting '
Amabokoboko – Amabokoboko'. The nation was truly one that night. The ecstasy
that ...
10
The Art of the South African Insult
It was Mike Tissong, an editor at The Sowetan, who came up with the name
Amabokoboko after witnessing a crowd of people watching the opening RWC
match on TV: I teased them that they weren't watching Amabhagabhaga, which is
a Zulu ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMABOKOBOKO»
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Amabokoboko is used in the context of the following news items.
Why do people cheat?
MAN IN AMABOKOBOKO T-SHIRT: I would never cheat on my wife no matter how drunk I am but I don't understand why many people still find it ... «The Voice Online, Feb 15»
Cry the beloved country
MAN IN DARK GREEN AMABOKOBOKO T-SHIRT: You are right. I'm already beginning to sense it. Very soon, we'll be in neighboring countries ... «The Voice Online, Sep 14»
As Brazil prepares for finals, South Africa rues no golden legacy
... than the record 94,700 who turned up on one day at Soccer City to watch South African rugby side Amabokoboko play New Zealand in 2010. «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jun 14»
No golden World Cup legacy for South Africa
... than the record 94,700 who turned up on one day at Soccer City to watch South African rugby side Amabokoboko play New Zealand in 2010. «The Star Online, Jun 14»
Yebo, gogo. We were there in '95
It was the year the South African rugby team became amaBokoboko and when the country's true potential was harnessed through sport. «SPORT24, Jun 14»
Nelson Mandela seized the opportunity of the Rugby World Cup 1995
The 'Sowetan' newspaper got behind the cause, dubbing the Springboks, 'Amabokoboko.' The event, however, did not light the touch-paper ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 13»
A Tale Of Sport And Politics
... with 25 white players out of 26, a team they once disdained to the cores of their beings, and lend it an affectionate name, AmaBokoBoko. «Sports On Earth, Jul 13»
Man who helped unite South Africa through rugby is now trying to …
Amabokoboko! Ran the headline in The Sowetan, the newspaper of the sprawling, notorious, red-dirt township a few miles south of ... «Herald Scotland, Oct 12»
Springboks chase R50m
We gave Bafana support and we're giving Amabokoboko support." The Boks play their first game, against Wales, on Sunday September 11. «Times LIVE, Sep 11»
Township and suburb on the same rugby team
Johan Smal, whose company Amabokoboko is a major Pumas supporter and benefactor, said it was to be hoped that the club would become a ... «Times LIVE, Apr 11»
