Fans welcome Maboe back on social media
Katlego Maboe should not have left social media after a cheating scandal between him and Monique Muller, the mother of his son.
This is according to TimesLIVE readers, who voted in a poll published on Wednesday.
Readers were asked to share their reactions to Maboe’s return to social media after a nine-month hiatus.
About 67% of them said the former Expresso host should not have left social media, while 28% indicated they did not follow him and had no real interest.
His return did not sit well with 6%, who said his comeback was an attention-seeking move.
In a lengthy Instagram post, Maboe said he had lost everything last year after a video of him admitting to cheating on Muller, allegedly with Nikita Murray, went viral on social media.
Abuse allegations were later levelled against him by Muller, which he denied, though police in the Western Cape confirmed a restraining order was taken out against him.
The scandal cost Maboe his
TV presenter gig and ambassadorship deal with Outsurance.
He had also been nominated as best TV show host by the SA Film and TV Awards (Safta), but his name was removed later after a public outcry.
At the weekend, Maboe said there was much to be grateful for, even in the midst of the chaos.
“I still firmly believe that there is so much to be grateful for, especially while facing daunting prospects,” he wrote on social media.
“The very breath in our lungs is a signal that echoes the need for gratitude amid the raging storm — not so much to brush off as insignificant the challenges we have gone through and still face daily, but as a firm stance to affirm that we will not be defeated.”
On social media, many said they were happy to see him back and that it was time to move on.
“There’s nothing wrong with him being on social media,” Collen Mdlongwa wrote.
“He has a life to live like everybody else.
“If anything, the man has carried his cross that some crucified [him] on and it’s time to move on with his life.
“It’s not like he killed someone.”
Richard Allan Warwick said he hoped Maboe had been humbled during his hiatus.
“One hopes that he learnt a valuable lesson, and can curb his arrogance and become a bit more humble”.
MN Motau said: “My brain has been taught to think and mind my own business. ”—