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Radio star quickly realises that Floyd Shivambu is not your average Twitter prey
Sunday World
|SW June 29 2025 edition
O h, honeys, grab your popcorn because the X streets are sizzling with the latest twar between former MK SG Floyd Shivambu and radio star Sizwe Dhlomo! This wasn't just a clapback; it was a full-on academic and spiritual shade fest that had Mzansi gagging.
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It all kicked off when Sizwe, our self-appointed Twitter philosopher, decided to dish out unsolicited advice to Floyd. Big mistake! The EFF deputy president hit back with a now-iconic line: “I think you have an over-exaggerated view of yourself, brother.” Ouch! That shade was so sharp it could cut through a Sunday roast. Sizwe, never one to back down from a twar (ask Vusi Thembekwayo), tried to bait Floyd into a full-blown X showdown for the Black Twitter gallery. But Floyd? He wasn't about to trend for free.
This story is from the SW June 29 2025 edition edition of Sunday World.
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