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O jewa ke eng?: The tweet that changed the world

19 June 2019 - 08:00 By Katharine Child
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The SeSotho tweet by 18-year-old nursing student Keabetswe Jan has received thousands of replies from SA, Nigeria and even further afield.
The SeSotho tweet by 18-year-old nursing student Keabetswe Jan has received thousands of replies from SA, Nigeria and even further afield.
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“O jewa ke eng?”

This Sotho phrase has been made so popular by a viral SA tweet that it has made global headlines and been adopted in other countries, while the woman tweeting it has been interviewed by international media.

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