{"id":56359,"date":"2026-04-17T12:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=56359"},"modified":"2026-04-17T12:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:47:14","slug":"musa-mthombeni-denies-cheating-allegations-from-thailand-boys-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/17\/musa-mthombeni-denies-cheating-allegations-from-thailand-boys-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Angizwani neNonsense!&#8217;: Dr Musa Mthombeni firmly denies cheating allegations from Thailand boys&#8217; trip"},"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<p><h2>Dr Musa Mthombeni has strongly rejected unverified claims that he cheated on his wife, Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni, during a boys&#8217; trip to Thailand in 2025. <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Dr Musa Mthombeni and Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni, who married in August 2021, are frequently praised as one of Mzansi\u2019s most affectionate power couples. They regularly share romantic posts documenting their joint travels and family moments, maintaining a positive public image built on mutual support and visible love.<\/p>\n<p>The hypervisibility also brings detractors along with it. And most recently, those detractors amplified a malicious rumour so widely that Musa had to address it directly.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations surfaced between 15 and 16 April 2026, when gossip accounts on X, including @sanelenkosiii and others such as \u201cSaltiesunmasked\u201d, shared screenshots of anonymous direct messages.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-musa-takes-thailand\"><strong>Musa takes Thailand<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"335\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4428843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Angizwani-neNonsense-Dr-Musa-Mthombeni-firmly-denies-cheating-allegations-from.png 1046w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-17-132654-768x402.png 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1046px) 100vw, 1046px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Angizwani-neNonsense-Dr-Musa-Mthombeni-firmly-denies-cheating-allegations-from.png?resize=640%2C335&#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Angizwani-neNonsense-Dr-Musa-Mthombeni-firmly-denies-cheating-allegations-from.png?resize=640%2C335&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4428843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Angizwani-neNonsense-Dr-Musa-Mthombeni-firmly-denies-cheating-allegations-from.png 1046w, https:\/\/media.citizen.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-17-132654-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1046px) 100vw, 1046px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Posts from Musa Mthombeni and friends\u2019 November 2025 Thailand Boys trip show beach club vibes, dancing and \u201cblack boy joy,\u201d with light-hearted captions joking about how their wives miss them dearly.<\/em> <em>Picture: Instagram\/@drmusamthombeni<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is unclear who the messages were originally sent to and why, but the messages alleged that Dr Musa was \u201cspotted getting cosy\u201d with a mysterious woman at a high-end beach club in Phuket during an all-male getaway celebrating 20 years of friendship with his boys in late 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Thailand trip was openly documented by Musa towards the end of 2025 as a celebratory getaway with long-time male friends. Posts from the holiday showed beach club vibes, dancing and \u201cblack boy joy\u201d, with light-hearted captions joking about how their wives \u201cmiss us dearly\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>No controversy arose during or immediately after the trip.<\/p>\n<p>No named witnesses or verifiable evidence were provided by the gossip blogs, yet the story quickly trended, sparking speculation about \u201ctrouble in paradise\u201d and even divorce rumours.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-angizwani-nenonsense\"><strong><em>\u2018Angizwani neNonsense!\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Dr Musa Mthombeni responded promptly on his verified X account with characteristic humour and directness: \u201c<em>Aowa Bathong. Mina futhi<\/em>! What fresh lie is it today?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Nna<\/em> I hate poverty. It makes you lie for interactions so that Elon can pay you $2 000 every week,\u201d he added, mocking Premium X users who are believed to farm engagement through underhanded means to receive income from X\u2019s revenue share model.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen month end gets closer and people need to purchase electricity, the go to tweets are \u2018allegedly Dr Musa\u2026.\u2019 So boring!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He also joked that he should have verified his own account before responding to the rumours so that he could get paid for the engagement. He later made good on his joke and signed up for a Premium X subscription.<\/p>\n<p>He shut down the conversation a day later, declaring that he does not want to be associated with nonsense.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you hear anything about me that\u2019s isn\u2019t about me loving my baby girl, school, career, family or generally enjoying life, it\u2019s a lie! <\/p>\n<p>Angizwani neNonsense!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DrMusa (@DrMusaMthombeni) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrMusaMthombeni\/status\/2044744221593047422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-no-word-from-liesl\"><strong>No word from Liesl<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Musa\u2019s signature light-hearted yet firm style of responding drew widespread support from fans, who praised his refusal to let baseless gossip derail his image.<\/p>\n<p>Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni (who has previously gone on girls\u2019 trips of her own with friends) has not issued a public statement on the matter, and the couple has maintained their usual social media presence without further addressing the claims.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p>Add The Citizen as a Preferred Source on Google and follow us on Google News to see more of our trusted reporting in Google News and Top Stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/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#Angizwani #neNonsense #Musa #Mthombeni #firmly #denies #cheating #allegations #Thailand #boys #trip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Musa Mthombeni has strongly rejected unverified claims that he cheated on his wife, Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni, during a boys&#8217; trip&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56359","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\/56359","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=56359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56361,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56359\/revisions\/56361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}