By Rorisang Modiba
- Actor Sello Maake kaNcube denies his ex-wife’s claims that he exposed her to HIV and plans to take legal action.
- Pearl Mbewe tells Sunday World she trusted Maake kaNcube when he said he was HIV-negative but now questions his status.
Well-known actor Sello Maake kaNcube is fighting back against claims made by his ex-wife, Pearl Mbewe, about his HIV status.
The actor says he will take legal action against what he calls false claims.
Mbewe told Sunday World that she believed Maake kaNcube when he said he did not have HIV.
“Three months after breaking up with the father of my kid, I went for a test because I did not want to find myself carrying a child of my ex or jumping into another relationship without knowing my HIV status.
“My pregnancy and HIV results came out negative. So when he told me he too was negative, I naively believed him,” she said.
Maake kaNcube hit back at the media, accusing them of trying to break up African families. He says he will fight to protect his name and his family.
In a statement, he said: “African families are an institution. Those institutions are led. I, as the head of the family, want to assure all African families that I will not abandon the institution as a responsible father.
“Besides what is said about my family by a discredited, backwards and colonised media house whose intention is to destroy African families, I will stand by the African family unit.
“December being a family month, I want to encourage and support family units that they should not be discouraged and humiliated by those who are paid and motivated to destroy African family units.
“I am aware of the defamatory statements made about me and I am proceeding with legal action in this regard. This is to protect the African family unit.”
Pictured above: Sello Maake kaNcube.
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