It never rains, but it pours: several things seem to happen at the same time.

─ Pharos English for all

For many Afrikaans-speakers, the prepositions in English present a challenge. One of the common errors, caused largely by direct translation from the mother tongue, include:

“He threw Mary with the ball” as translation for “Hy het Mary met die bal gegooi.”
This would suggest that Mary was flung through the air, clinging to the ball.
The correct translation would be: “He threw the ball at Mary.”

One would also not say that you are waiting on something, but that you are waiting for something:
“Sy het op ‘n antwoord gewag.”  “She waited for a reply.”

─ Pharos Engleish, our Engleish – Common errors in South African English and how to resolve them