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Nkandla is an English word starting with the letter N. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Nkandla in a sentence

Using Nkandla

  • In the example corpus, nkandla often appears in combinations such as: the nkandla, after nkandla, nkandla hospital.

Context around Nkandla

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

rand 1× infamous 1×

Often after:

hospital 2× upgrades 2× magistrate 1× home 1× regional 1× debacle 1× residence 1×

Sentence patterns with Nkandla

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

after a nkandla hospital clerk 1× during the nkandla upgrades scandal 1× for the nkandla upgrades 1× in the nkandla magistrate s 1× multimillion rand nkandla home 1× over the nkandla debacle state 1× residence in nkandla 1× rocks of nkandla where elephants 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

eff leader julius 1× former south african 1× he defended zuma 1× in recent years 1× it has lost 1× the little known 1×

Common sentence endings:

a swimming pool 1× and protected themselves 1× court on tuesday 1× for mental evaluation 1× in september 2011 1× kwazulu natal province 1×

Words around Nkandla

Just before it in the word index:

nkanda 4 nkanang 4 nkana 42 nkambule 5 nkamba 2 nkalagu 2

Just after it in the word index:

nkandu 5 nkanga 5 nkansah 7 nkanu 8 nkasa 2 nkawie 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 16 abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abha 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Nkandla

  • In this selection, "nkandla" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rand, infamous, hospital, upgrades and magistrate stand out and add context to how "nkandla" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after a nkandla hospital clerk and during the nkandla upgrades scandal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nkandla" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nkandla

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

Short example sentences

They did this with Nkandla and state capture and protected themselves. (11 words)

Then there is the infamous Nkandla residence in KwaZulu-Natal province. (11 words)

He is the great hubbub like the rocks of Nkandla Where elephants take shelter When the heavens frown.. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

He defended Zuma during the Nkandla upgrades scandal and told parliament research from his department concluded a pool at Zuma’s home costing more than R3m was a fire pool and not a swimming pool. (35 words)

Former South African president and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader Jacob Zuma shakes hands with supporters at Ntolwane Primary School polling station in Nkandla on 29 May 2024, during South Africa’s general election. (34 words)

The little-known former VBS Mutual Bank rose to prominence in 2016, when it emerged that it had lent Zuma more than R7 million, meant to pay back the state for the Nkandla upgrades. (34 words)

Example sentences (13)

This as police investigate charges of human trafficking and fraud after a Nkandla Hospital clerk and her alleged accomplice appeared in the Nkandla Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

They did this with Nkandla and state capture and protected themselves.

EFF leader Julius Malema is set to challenge MK Party president Jacob Zuma over “unpaid legal fees” and he has his eyes on the former president's multimillion-rand Nkandla home.

Former South African president and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader Jacob Zuma shakes hands with supporters at Ntolwane Primary School polling station in Nkandla on 29 May 2024, during South Africa’s general election.

He defended Zuma during the Nkandla upgrades scandal and told parliament research from his department concluded a pool at Zuma’s home costing more than R3m was a fire pool and not a swimming pool.

In one of the cases, Ms A claimed she went to Nkandla hospital for antenatal care in September 2011.

In recent years, we have been instrumental exposing the scandals of Nkandla, and were the first to blow the whistle on the Guptas and their deeper state capture project.

This after Nkandla regional magistrate Morne Swanepoel on Monday ruled that the woman be sent to Fort Napier hospital for mental evaluation.

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The little-known former VBS Mutual Bank rose to prominence in 2016, when it emerged that it had lent Zuma more than R7 million, meant to pay back the state for the Nkandla upgrades.

It has lost significant support, according to its own diagnostics, largely over the Nkandla debacle, State Capture and social distance as leaders enjoyed the perks of office.

Then there is the infamous Nkandla residence in KwaZulu-Natal province.

We also fought to ensure that he paid back the money for the upgrades to his private residence in Nkandla.

He is the great hubbub like the rocks of Nkandla Where elephants take shelter When the heavens frown..

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Common combinations with nkandla

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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