The radio clash that exposed our racial fault lines in politics

On Monday evening, 22 September, while attending a friend’s book launch, another friend asked me if I'd seen radio host Anele Mdoda’s interview with Helen Zille that morning on 947. I hadn't, and the noisy book launch wasn’t the right time to watch, so I saved it for later.

- Zukiswa Pikoli

I'm sure many by now have seen the heated interview, with Zille getting particularly hot and bothered in a tense exchange.

The subject of the interview was Zille’s recent confirmation as the DA’s Joburg mayoral candidate, a highly unimaginative move that, I must say, induced an eyeroll from me.

As I watched the interview, I chuckled to myself at the acerbic missiles being launched, particularly when Zille’s hackles were raised as Mdoda told her: “Black people struggle to see you wanting to forward them.”

Zille retorted: “Anele, when were you elected as the spokesperson for all black people?”