‘Real Housewives of Durban’: Ayanda Ncwane slated for tribalism

Real Housewives of Durban star Ayanda Ncwane is being accused of tribalism on Twitter after the last episode of the popular reality TV series aired.

Let’s get “real”: Basically every one of RHOD’s episodes have been sparking some Twitter debate. The latest being Tweeps saying that comments made by Ayanda Ncwane are purely tribalistic. 

HOW DID HEATED DEBATE ON TRIBALISM START?

A few weeks back, Nonkanyiso “Laconco” Chonco invited only Ayanda Ncwane and Nonku Williams to an event she hosted, excluding the housewives — Sorisha Naidoo, Anne-Tonni Lodick-Mthembu and Kgomotso Ndungane — who are not Zulu speaking.  

Lanconco later explained that she did not invite the non-Zulu speaking housewives because she wanted her guests to be comfortable and she thought that the language barrier may pose a problem. 

KGOMOTSO NDUNGANE SPEAKS UP

One of the housewives, Kgomotso Ndungane, stood her ground and voiced her opinion on the exclusion of invites and stated that she is willing to learn more about other tribes. 

“I am Tswana, I am married to a Xhosa man and I live in KZN. So I might not be fluent but if you have a chat with me in Zulu, I’ll be able to understand you. You always preaching women empowerment, you are actually empowering me to learn about your tribe,” said Ndungane. 

AYANDA NCWANE COMMENTS SPARK CONTROVERSY 

In the season’s finale, viewers were offended by a conversation between Ayanda Ncwane and Lanconco. The two ladies, who were deemed part of the “mean girls” of the show, were discussing Kgomotso Ndungane. 

Lanconco said that she wanted to ask Kgomotso what language she was fluent in since she spoke “terrible English and Setswana”. Ayanda Ncwane then went on to say that Kgomotso is not black, she is a Tshwane woman. This offended many viewers who thought that Ayanda Ncwane was coming off as tribalist. 

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