‘Donell will face his demons’: Sonia Mbele condemns ‘abuser’ son

Actress and producer Sonia Mbele has addressed the gender-based violence (GBV) levelled against her son, Donell Mbele.

On Tuesday, 22 November, a young woman named Reokeditswe Makete took to Instagram to allege that Donell physically abused her and almost raped her.

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In a statement on Wednesday, the producer of the Real Housewives franchise said that the law must take its course.

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‘LET THE LAW TAKE ITS COURSE’: SONIA MBELE

The former Generations actress started by revealing that she is an abuse survivor, therefore, she does not support or condone the criminal act.

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“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 you understand that as a woman who has suffered ALL kinds of abuse, I do not stand for, support or condone such stance,” Sonia mbele wrote.

The former Diep City actress also shared that she treats Reokeditswe as a daughter and will continue to do so.

“As a mother I wish she had come to me to inform me on what was going on because finding out on social media broke my heart. I’ve always been there, I’ve always been supportive.

“I now realise I should have taken preventative measures much earlier such as counselling and/or child therapy, but 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 behaviours can affect generations to come,” she explained.

Additionally, Sonia Mbele expressed that she will “let the law take its course” as Donell will be held accountable.

“With that said Donell will face his demons and take 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.”

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— Sonia Mbele (@TheeSonia) November 23, 2022

GBV ALLEGATIONS AGAINST DONELL MBELE

According to the 21-year-old woman, Donell Mbele — who played Prince Moroka on Generations — was her boyfriend. It’s also rumoured that the couple have a baby together.

Reokeditswe detailed the alleged abuse on her Instagram stories, saying that he abused her on four different occasions.

“Each time, worse than the last. And on the most recent time, I wanted to [l]ay charges but was conflicted by so many things. Firstly, my love for him. I put him before myself and all I thought about was his future and how selfish I’d be to ruin it,” she said.

Sharing pictures of the bruises on her face and a broken nail all from the alleged abuse, Reokeditswe expressed that she had been protecting Donell because his mother, Sonia Mbele, is a public figure.

In addition, she admitted that she had been forgiving her alleged abuser for his crimes in the hopes that he would change.

“But after today, he hit me, suffocated me and dragged me around his house, then laughed in my face. I realised this man isn’t going to change and the man I feel in love with, just doesn’t exist anymore.

“So now I need to put myself first. And for those asking, yes I am opening a case. It was the last thing I expected,” she added.

DONELL ‘ADMITS’ HE IS ABUSIVE

Reokeditswe also shared a screenshot of a conversation allegedly between her and Donell. In the messages, Donell — who calls her Omphile — admits to abusing her and “almost raping” her.

“I almost f**ing killed you. I almost raped you. This isn’t a man you deserve to be with…love isn’t supposed to be toxic, especially to the point where I almost kill you,” Donell allegedly wrote.

Sonia Mbele’s son was responding to a question Reokeditswe had asked about why they cannot be together anymore.