{"id":55932,"date":"2026-04-13T12:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=55932"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:08:11","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignletoya-makhene-alleges-family-betrayal-smear-campaign-and-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/13\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignletoya-makhene-alleges-family-betrayal-smear-campaign-and-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Letoya Makhene alleges family betrayal, smear campaign and threats"},"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_157442\" style=\"width: 603px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157442\" class=\"wp-image-157442 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Letoya-Makhene-alleges-family-betrayal-smear-campaign-and-threats.jpg?resize=593%2C395&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Letoya-Makhene-alleges-family-betrayal-smear-campaign-and-threats.jpg 593w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Letoya-Makhene-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-157442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letoya Makhene claims family tried to destroy her father, accuses uncle of abusing grandmother and launching smear campaign<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Actress and singer Letoya Makhene has opened up about deep-rooted family tensions, making serious allegations involving betrayal, abuse, and intimidation.<\/p>\n<p>Her statement came on Sunday, the same day her family\u2019s reality show, <em>The Makhenes<\/em>, premiered.<\/p>\n<p>In her message, Letoya honoured her late mother, Agnes Makhene, describing her as a protective figure who shielded her family from harm.<\/p>\n<p>Emphasising this, she wrote, \u201cShe protected us fiercely from the world.\u201d She also alleged that certain relatives had plans against her father but were unable to succeed because of her mother\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n<p>Letoya further suggested that her mother became a target, claiming, \u201cThey had to get rid of her. They knew it was the only way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Turning to recent events, she stated that she confronted her uncle for allegedly emotionally and verbally abusing her 103-year-old grandmother.<\/p>\n<p>According to Letoya, this confrontation led to retaliation, with the relative allegedly attempting to damage her name. She said he chose to \u201cgo on a smear campaign\u201d and \u201clie about my integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also accused some family members of trying to affect her livelihood, writing, \u201cThey think that it\u2019s ok to take food out of my children\u2019s mouths.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a striking part of her statement, Letoya referenced threats against her life, saying, \u201cNext time when you put a gun to my head, pull the trigger because I\u2019m only gonna keep getting up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite everything, she maintained a defiant stance, declaring that she would continue to stand her ground and protect her loved ones, just like her mother.<\/p>\n<p>See the full post below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXBnnzvjINk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\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 async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><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#Letoya #Makhene #alleges #family #betrayal #smear #campaign #threats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Letoya Makhene claims family tried to destroy her father, accuses uncle of abusing grandmother and launching smear campaign Actress&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55932","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\/55932","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=55932"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55934,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55932\/revisions\/55934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}