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Settlement: Bonang Matheba

DISAPPOINTED: Penny Lebyane

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The two reached an out-of-court settlement last Friday and all charges against 5FM and club DJ Themba Nkosi were dropped.

Lebyane said: "I understand the pressure Bonang is going through, but I feel dropping the charges is a huge setback in the fight against violence to women.

"Bonang is a trend-setter and a very influential role model.

"She now has a huge responsibility to explain why she dropped the charges to those young girls who follow her and those who are going through what she went through.

"This issue of women dropping charges after an assault or abuse is one of the biggest problems that this country is facing right now. We cannot afford to be feeble and clumsy about it."

Yesterday Matheba refused to shed light on why she had dropped the charges and referred all questions to her publicist Simphiwe Majola.

Majola, who is also Uyanda Mbuli's publicist, refused to comment, saying Matheba was going to issue a statement when ready.

Mbuli, a fashion label owner, is in the the middle of a bitter divorce from her estranged husband Sisa Mbuli, whom she accuses of physically abusing her.

People Opposing Women Abuse (Powa) yesterday defended Matheba's decision to withdraw assault charges against Nkosi.

Said Powa spokeswoman Nonkululeko Khumalo: "If Bonang sees it fit to drop the charges then it is her decision. Every woman's case is unique and every choice must be respected."

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Thu May 23 12:53:19 SAST 2013 ::

Sep 11, 2012

maneater

come now Penny. one of the rights that the woman has is a right to choose. who are you to question that right? fight your own battles sisi and leave Bonang alone.
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Sep 11, 2012

Chichi7

How will society take this abuse of women seriously when the victims drop charges? How will the abusers stop what they are doing when they know that at the end of the day, the charges will be dropped?
I am not only disappointed with Bonang but a million other women that do this on a daily basis. They wait until the man kills them and by then, it is too late.
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Sep 11, 2012

Vhamsanda

I applaud Bonang for dropping the charges against her Ex. Despite what happened between the two , it is very important to let go and move on with her life. She has a very bright future ahead and it is not worth it for her to keep grudges against nobodies.
Big - Ups, Queen B , we love u.
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Sep 11, 2012

THEmadame2B-BBEE

The inquiry might have found out that Miss B was also at fault here, so I’m guessing there was an amount of money paid to her by the Ex to drop the charges....SHE SOLD HER SOUL
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Sep 11, 2012

MsBlackberry

Taba tsa batho ba babedi o ka se di kgone i hope this boy will never raise his hand to Bonang in future ........wena Penny kgona tsa gago i know you used to stalk DJ Fresh
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Sep 11, 2012

KGS000

Ditaba tsa batho baratani ga di kenwe now they've smoked the peace pipe di setse le rona nou mxm
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Sep 11, 2012

Shredder

"She now has a huge responsibility to explain why she dropped the charges to those young girls who follow her and those who are going through what she went through."
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Wa mo rata.

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Sep 11, 2012

MGEEZ

This is not a stru.ggle of us and them!!! This is a per.sonal matte.r and Bon.ang's pers.onal cho.ices must be res.pected and she must not be second g.uessed by anyone as that would be fur.ther viol.ation of her right to d.ignity as ens.hrined in the consti.tution.
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Sep 11, 2012

Papage

That proves how powerful Men are and they will stay that way until the end of time, women must accept it, Men rule the Worls and evrything that is on it. We wer created that way and it will never be changed, even the Courts can do nothing about it. Hope you two will find a way to put the past behind and go on with your lives.
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Sep 11, 2012

sekhebereshe

is this the same penny who chased her husband out of the house with help of her mother...please!
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