Bonang told to 'decolonise' her mind in Metro FM language war

Angry Metro FM listeners have accused Bonang Matheba of "double standards" and a colonised mind, after the star asked one listener to speak English during her radio show this week.

Bonang felt the heat of Twitter on Monday after she told one listener to speak English when calling into her Metro FM radio show.

A fan immediately took to Twitter after the incident to ask Bonang why callers to the show should be required to speak English, only to be told by Bonang that "Metro FM is an English station".

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But it seems that explanation didn't sit well with many of her followers who took to the social media site to accuse B of having double standards.

@bonang_m then Nathi comes onto the radio and is interviewd in Xhosa ? You never ask him to speak english, that was not right double stands

— Jackie (@ZandiJM) October 10, 2016

@bonang_m@ZandiJM how come you allow some to speak in sotho or tswane

— Nzuzo Sibiya (@nzuzo_sibiya) October 10, 2016

@bonang_m@ZandiJM but u play songs of African vanagula e.g. ngimthandile as well as nathis music. Sounds like double stndrds 2 me.

— Alistair Sibiya (@alistair_sibiya) October 10, 2016

One fan even went as far as to rebuke Bonang and tell her to "decolonise" her mind.

@bonang_m@ZandiJM English station for who? How many whites listen to metro, Decolonise your mind Bonang please it's 2016 not 1948

— LunganG (@ShiyabedlaHadeb) October 10, 2016

Bonang laughed off much of the criticism. But as angry messages continued to flood in, and the debate became more heated, she took to Twitter to make her point crystal clear.

@ZandiJM listen here. Metro FM DJs speak ENGLISH!! Full stop..!!

— Bonang B* Matheba (@bonang_m) October 10, 2016

Well. That's us told!