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JOHANNESBURG - It was an emotional Monday morning for South Africans as they welcomed Katlego Maboe back into their living rooms.

Maboe found himself at the centre of a cheating scandal in October 2020, when a video of him and his partner at the time, Monique Muller, went viral in which she accused him of cheating on her, and giving her a sexually transmitted infection (STI), which she claimed damaged her womb. The very public separation of the couple and the disturbing allegations levelled against Maboe saw him not only lose his job as the host of popular morning talk show Expresso on SABC 3, but he was also given the boot by OUTsurance after which the insurance company also removed all adverts featuring him from circulation.

Things finally started looking up for the television personality when he won his court case against the mother of his child, Monique Muller in January 2022.

Maboe was absolved by the Cape Town Magistrates Court against allegations made by his former partner Monique Muller in October 2020. It also ruled that there were no grounds for Muller to obtain a protection order against Maboe.

“Furthermore, the court has not made a finding of acts of domestic violence that were allegedly perpetrated against Muller, and as such, the matter has been dismissed. This is a great victory for Maboe who has maintained his innocence throughout the two-year ordeal,” a statement issued by Maboe at the time read.

In a sit-down interview with co-host Graeme Richards yesterday morning’s episode, Katlego opened up about the challenges he faced over the past two years and his excitement about getting back in front of the camera and waking Mzansi up in the feel-good way Expresso has become synonymous with.