In every township, you’ll find a person named after someone famous, usually a sterring.
Not so long ago, residents of Mamelodi, Pretoria were praising an alleged vigilante killer they’ve dubbed John Wick.
Reports suggest that he has taken down several gang members in the community over the past couple of days.
In The Morning Show today, hosts Thomas and Skhumba asked the listeners to share popular names given to people in their neighbourhoods.
Check out popular names commonly used in the Kasi and their sterring origins.
Van Damme
Jean Claude Van Damme is a Belgian actor and a martial artist. He has made appearances in films such as Double Impact, Cyborg and Universal Soldier.
John Wick
John Wick, portrayed by Keanu Reeves, is a former hitman who comes out of retirement in a quest for revenge in the film franchise of the same name.
Rambo
Rambo is a fictional character portrayed by Sylvester Stallone in the Rambo Franchise series.
Terminator
The Terminator is portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in several films.
Shaka Zulu
Shaka Zuku was the founder of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828 – he was responsible for organizing the military into a formidable force.
Velaphi
Velaphi (portrayed by Ray Ntlokwana) was a South African fictional character working as a scooter messenger for an advertising agency.
Mcgyver
MacGyver is a name given to someone who is a jack of all trades in the kasi.
Reactions on social media
My sister nicknamed our little sister mantsho because she dark skinned and my boyfriend call her Naomi Campbell because he says she the next top black model who’ll make give all models a run for their money…
— _bello_k (@KabyMimo) November 2, 2021
My granddad named me mistress because when I was about 5-6 I used to teach my peers even older kids I played with how to write and read then now all his friends and consumers he had in his “home” tavern call me that to this day, funny enough I’m a qualified teacher now 😎😎😎
— _bello_k (@KabyMimo) November 2, 2021
 
My dads name is Edward, we as his kids called him Motale but he didn’t know that we referring to him, plus ebengazi kwadiski so akamazi uMagents #ThomasAndSkhumba
— Mntano Mntlane (@LMkonqo) November 2, 2021


