A South African woman identifying as Tsonga expressed hopes of entering the Miss SA pageant, but held back by a deep-rooted fear of being a target of tribalism.
A woman identifying as Tsonga headed to the social to add a different spin to the raging Miss SA debatePAY ATTENTION:Ordinary citizens and public figures are sensitised to how divisive and heated conversations about ethnicity can get, especially given the country's racial past.opened the widest can of worms possible when she took to the platform to express a strong opinion about being averse to entering South Africa's national beauty pageant.
Many locals have been loud in their calls for the latter to be removed from the contest due to her Nigerian and not South African heritage.This same energy greeted @TsongaBratzdoll's post as it drew a tumultuous response from netizens carouseling around it.Tshepiso Mametela is a seasoned journalist with eight years of experience writing for online and print publications. He is an evening/weekend editor at Briefly News.
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