{"id":46123,"date":"2025-12-28T19:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T19:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=46123"},"modified":"2025-12-28T19:53:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T19:53:01","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignfelix-hlophe-denies-physical-violence-in-family-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/28\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignfelix-hlophe-denies-physical-violence-in-family-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Felix Hlophe denies physical violence in family incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_108012\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108012\" class=\"wp-image-108012 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Felix-Hlophe-denies-physical-violence-in-family-incident.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Felix-Hlophe-denies-physical-violence-in-family-incident.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Felix-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-108012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Felix Hlophe releases statement to address abuse allegations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gagasi FM breakfast host Felix Hlophe has publicly responded to recent social media allegations concerning his private life.<\/p>\n<p>The radio personality confirmed that he is aware of posts made by an associate of his wife and has sought guidance from his legal team regarding the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Hlophe explained that the incident occurred on Wednesday, following the circulation of information about his family.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, his wife accepted an invitation from a friend to spend time away with their children. He later went to collect his wife and children, accompanied by his mother-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring this interaction, emotions ran high on all sides and an unfortunate confrontation took place, but there was no physical violence,\u201d Hlophe stated.<\/p>\n<p>He also addressed video clips circulating online, noting that they do not capture the full context and only show a partial version of events.<\/p>\n<p>Security personnel and police were called as a precaution, with both expressing concern over insults directed at his mother-in-law. No arrests were made.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the tension, Hlophe said his wife and children returned home safely, and the family, including his mother-in-law, was able to spend Christmas together peacefully.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to thank everyone who has reached out with messages of concern and support. I can confirm that there is order, and my family is on good terms,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that he and his wife Tracy are focused on peace, respect, and unity, choosing to handle personal matters privately and with dignity.<\/p>\n<p>Hlophe concluded by wishing South Africans a \u201csafe and joyful festive season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read the full statement below:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-188255\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766951580_843_Felix-Hlophe-denies-physical-violence-in-family-incident.jpg?resize=357%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766951580_843_Felix-Hlophe-denies-physical-violence-in-family-incident.jpg 357w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Felix-statement-179x300.jpg 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Felix #Hlophe #denies #physical #violence #family #incident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Felix Hlophe releases statement to address abuse allegations Gagasi FM breakfast host Felix Hlophe has publicly responded to recent&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46123"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46125,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46123\/revisions\/46125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}