š Skhu DEFENDS MaKhumalo After Mselekuās SHOCKING āFailureā Comment ā Nozibeleās Man Hits BACK HARD! š¤
It was the moment that lit up timelines and triggered nationwide outrageāMusa Mseleku, the polygamist patriarch from Uthando Nesāthembu, made a cold and cutting remark about MaKhumalo (Thobile), one of his wives, calling her a āfailureā for not bearing children in the marriage.

The backlash was instant, with fans slamming Mseleku for being insensitive, disrespectful, and humiliating a woman who has stood by him loyally for over a decade.
But the most unexpected clapback? It came from Skhu Mayaba, husband of content creator and HIV activist Nozibele Mayabaāsomeone known more for his soft-spoken style than online drama.
Until now.
In a now-viral Instagram Live session that drew tens of thousands of viewers, Skhu didnāt hold back.
Responding to a fan question about the Mseleku controversy, he said, āA womanās worth is not measured by her womb.
To publicly shame your wife and still expect people to see you as a leader? Thatās not strength, thatās cowardice.
ā Boom.

Just like that, Skhu entered the chatāand Mzansi hasn’t stopped talking since.
He continued, āMy wife and I have had our own struggles, but never have I disrespected her like that.
We grow together, we protect each other.
Thatās what real love looks like.
ā The internet erupted with praise, hailing Skhu as the kind of man many women wish they hadāa direct contrast to Mselekuās cold, traditionalist stance.
Within hours, hashtags like #SkhuTheKing, #IStandWithMaKhumalo, and #RespectWomenInMarriage were trending across X (Twitter) and TikTok.
Fans began sharing clips of Skhuās comments side-by-side with Mselekuās original TV momentācreating a social media firestorm that put both menās philosophies under the spotlight.

Letās rewind: Mselekuās comment came during a recent episode of Uthando Nesāthembu, where he expressed frustration that MaKhumalo had not given him a biological child and that, in his eyes, this had made her āfailā in her duties as a wife.
While some defended his right to express personal disappointment, the majority saw it as a brutal and dehumanizing way to speak about a woman who has embraced his children from other wives and brought nothing but grace to the spotlight.
MaKhumalo herself hasnāt spoken publicly about the falloutābut sources close to the production claim she was āshattered and blindsidedā by her husbandās words.
One crew member revealed, āThat wasnāt scripted.
She wasnāt ready for it.
You could see it broke her inside, even if she tried to smile.
Enter Skhu.

While not directly connected to the Mseleku family, his and Nozibeleās public image has long been held up as a model of mutual support, emotional intelligence, and modern love.
The contrast between the two couples couldnāt be starkerāand fans are noticing.
Nozibele Mayaba, known for her openness about living positively with HIV and her work on the show Yes I Have HIV, So What?, reposted her husbandās remarks on her own page, adding a simple but powerful caption: āThis is why I chose him.
ā Mic.Dropped.
Now, conversations across South Africa are shiftingāfrom polygamy to patriarchy, from tradition to trauma.
And while Musa Mseleku hasnāt responded to Skhuās comments yet, sources close to the Uthando Nesāthembu camp say heās aware of the growing backlash and is āconsidering a public statement.
ā Whether itāll be an apology or another firestarter, nobody knows.
One thingās for sure: this is no longer just a reality TV squabble.
This is now a national dialogue about how we treat women, especially within culturally complex systems like polygamy.
As one tweet read: āSkhu didnāt just defend MaKhumalo.
He defended every woman whoās ever been told she isnāt enough because of her body.
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And Mseleku? If he thought this storm would pass quickly, he seriously misjudged the mood of the nation.
The people are watching, listening, andāthanks to Skhuāspeaking up louder than ever.