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Indaba meaning

  1. A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders.
  2. Any conference, discussion, or meeting.
  3. Chiefly in one's own or someone's indaba: a concern, matter, or problem.

Synonyms of Indaba

Using Indaba

  • The main meaning on this page is: A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders. | Any conference, discussion, or meeting. | Chiefly in one's own or someone's indaba: a concern, matter, or problem.
  • Useful related words include: council.
  • In the example corpus, indaba often appears in combinations such as: the indaba, mining indaba, indaba which.

Context around Indaba

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Indaba

  • In this selection, "indaba" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mining, management, investment, two, held and lyk stand out and add context to how "indaba" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 30th mining indaba which is and a finance indaba in sandton. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "indaba" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with indaba

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

We seriously need an economic indaba lyk yday. (8 words)

The Minister is also expected to hold bilateral meetings during the indaba. (12 words)

Makwana made these comments during the inaugural National Demand Management Indaba, which took place last month. (16 words)

The Indaba was unanimous in acknowledging that all citizens have a role to play in order to put a stop to this dehumanizing vice by ending the culture of silence around GBV and taking specific actions to bring all perpetrators to justice,” it stated. (44 words)

The youngster entered earlier in the year and out of the many South Africans who entered, he managed to make it to the finale which will be held on November 23 at the Indaba Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre in Fourways. (41 words)

Mining Indaba, which takes place from 5-8 February 2024 in Cape Town, celebrates a milestone of 30 years as the premium destination for deal making and discussions on critical issues facing the African mining industry. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Makwana made these comments during the inaugural National Demand Management Indaba, which took place last month.

Safa held an indaba two weeks ago which their special member, the Premier Soccer League (PSL), decided to boycott at the last minute without disclosing reasons.

The Minister is also expected to hold bilateral meetings during the indaba.

Africa’s oceans could generate over $100 billion for the economy and create 28 million jobs, says Africa Oceans Council head ahead of the Africa Maritime Investment Indaba.

Mantashe was speaking during the opening ceremony of the 30th Mining Indaba, which is taking place in Cape Town this week.

Mining Indaba, which takes place from 5-8 February 2024 in Cape Town, celebrates a milestone of 30 years as the premium destination for deal making and discussions on critical issues facing the African mining industry.

The fact that Zambia stole the limelight at the recent Africa Mining Indaba held in Capetown is indicative of the country’s economic potential.

AMI takes place just a few kilometres away from the industry indaba at Cape Town Convention Centre, yet it feels like an ocean apart.

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It should be further noted that at the Traditional Leaders’ Indaba in 2017 it was resolved that there should be a Presidential Summit on Land.

Says Tebello Chabana, Senior Executive of Public Affairs and Transformation: “We are delighted to be able to partner with Mining Indaba to keep investing in African mining on the global agenda.

The Indaba was unanimous in acknowledging that all citizens have a role to play in order to put a stop to this dehumanizing vice by ending the culture of silence around GBV and taking specific actions to bring all perpetrators to justice,” it stated.

We seriously need an economic indaba lyk yday.

We would therefore like to reiterate our appeal to government to consider calling for a national indaba on street kids.

Mr Mangisi said the venue of the indaba remains the Gweru Business Conference Centre as previously scheduled and urged members and stakeholders to start registering for the conference.

On Tuesday last week Athol Williams, who was appointed in late 2018 to oversee the implementation of Bain's remedy plan for South Africa, announced his resignation at a finance indaba in Sandton.

The youngster entered earlier in the year and out of the many South Africans who entered, he managed to make it to the finale which will be held on November 23 at the Indaba Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre in Fourways.

To celebrate Youth Month, the Ray Nkonyeni Youth Council hosted a one-day youth empowerment business Indaba at Margate hotel last Thursday.

At this year’s Indaba, the general consensus is that the jitters lately wracking the Zambian industry have all but passed.

KwaThema – Sibusiso Children’s Home hosted their second annual picnic day for children with special needs at Indaba Tree on Saturday.

Lebo Mashile and Ann Masina on stage for thefinal dress rehearsal ahead of the Design Indaba opening of on Friday evening.

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Common combinations with indaba

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "indaba" in a sentence?
An example: "Makwana made these comments during the inaugural National Demand Management Indaba, which took place last month." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "indaba" from authentic English texts.
What does "indaba" mean?
Indaba means: A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders.
What are synonyms of "indaba"?
Common synonyms of "indaba" include: council.
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