By Katlego Sekhu
Reokeditswe Makete, the girlfriend of Sonia Mbele’s son Donell exposed him on social media for physically and emotionally abusing her.
“Donell cheated one and when I found out he went and beat me up. He has been deleting all my posts from my account cause he doesn’t want the work to see what a dog he is,” Reokeditswe posted.
Reacting to the news through an official statement, Sonia Mbele condemned her son’s actions.
“I woke up this morning to a different world, a world I thought I had long buried. From the age of 17 to 26, I was with a man who was abusive physically, psychologically, and emotionally.
“I’m mentioning this so that as a woman who has suffered all kinds of abuse, I do not stand for, support or condone such a stance.”
Sonia has spoken out extensively against gender-based violence throughout her career.
She says Reokeditswe has her love and support.
“I not only welcomed Reokeditswe Makete into my home but I treated her as a daughter and worked with her in support of her career in the entertainment industry, and right now I would like to reassure her that she still has my love and full support.”
As a mother, she wishes Makete had come to me to inform her of what was going on because finding out on social media broke my heart.
“I’ve always been there, I’ve always been supportive.”
The former Generations actress now realizes she should have taken preventative measures such as counseling and/or child therapy.
“Sometimes the mistake we tend to make as African single mothers is to assume and hope that things will work out for the best meanwhile certain past behaviors can affect generations to make.”
She adds that her son Donell will face accountability for his actions and let the law take its course.
“I refuse to raise a man like his father. Rehab, therapy, and internal healing will prevail.”
