Kwa-mai mai market the cause of tribalism clash?

 Kwa-Mai mai traditional market is one of Johannesburg’s oldest markets, and is also known as Ezinyangeni, or ‘the place of healers’ and has since then been the city’s most established traditional medicine(muthi) market for decades.

It is located just a block away from the Maboneng precinct. This market is known for its down-to-Earth reputation and also its traditional South African street food  which has  grown rapidly since 2020.

Who goes to Kwa-Mai Mai 

Johannesburg taxi association is populated mostly by Zulu tribe, of which they are their most loyal and everyday customers. 

Since then it has been dominated by Zulu speaking people, then every other tribes has since joined.

This is where tribalism clash starts as Zulu people have come to Twitter their discomfort of other tribes invading Kwa-Mai Mai sin be COVID-19. This apparent new upsurge in tribalism in South Africa appears to be driven by a number of factors. Twitter user @PhilMphela got on the argument to drop a bombshell on how shocked the Zulu tribe would be if they knew white people arethe actual owners of Kwa-Mai Mai.

Recently some people have whispered about the Zulu nation and their ignorance to other tribes in South Africa firstly, more especially in Johannesburg. Sadly, some individuals are starting to turn what should be purely leisure related into ‘ethnic’ differences. “We need to start treating tribalism like racism. Same contempt. People lose their lives because of that too” Twitter user @maryjaneexplore said this after the squabbles on Twitter about the tribalism the Zulu speaking people have, as some taxi drivers in Johannesburg sometimes get angry when you respond to them with any language other than Zulu.

This recently occurred after the series ‘Shaka ilembe’ actor that impersonates Shaka is of the Setswana speaking descendent instead of Zulu, which left the tribe with squabbles and disbelief.

Other tribes in South Africa also took to Twitter how we can not fight amongst ourselves as black people after the segregation of the apartheid era brought by white people as tribalism can also now been seen in the private sector. It appears that some organised (white) business give preference to ‘their’ community, especially those who went to particular schools and universities.

All we need to do is stick together as a rainbow nation, we are still fighting racial inequality in South Africa the least we could do is stick together.