MaCele and MaYeni, two of Musa Mseleku’s wives, have received criticism for their decision not to attend Thobile MaKhumalo’s Umembeso ceremony. This Zulu tradition involves the giving of gifts, including blankets, head scarves, clothes, food, and straw mats, to the bride’s family. In a recent episode of uThando Nes’thembu, MaKhumalo extended an invitation to her sister wives to attend the ceremony. However, Mseleku’s first wife, MaCele, and second wife, MaYeni, both declined the invitation, despite having previously attended other weddings.
Musa Mseleku’s first and second wives, MaCele and MaYeni, failed to attend Makhumalo’s Umembeso ceremony.
MaCele explained that the reason for her decision was the inclusion of Musa Mseleku in the event. She said, “Thank you for the invite. Unfortunately, I will not be able to make it because the event includes Musa Mseleku. If the event didn’t include Musa Mseleku, I would attend it. I’m not going because I’m done with wedding events.” MaYeni also declined the invitation, stating that she understood the Umembeso ceremony to be for MaKhumalo and not for her. She said, “I won’t be able to come. The reason for that is not because I don’t want to support you, as you always do when we do events for Mseleku. But my understanding is that the person who is having the Umebeso is you. If you’re being gifted, it’s your event, not mine.”
MaKhumalo expressed her disappointment at MaCele’s decision not to attend, particularly as MaCele had previously attended the other wives’ events. She said, “I am very disappointed in MaCele. I did everything that was expected of me and more.” Only Musa’s fourth wife, Mbali MaNgwabe, was in attendance at the lavish ceremony, which took place on September 10th in Umzumbe, Port Shepstone. The decision of MaCele and MaYeni not to attend has received criticism from fans on social media, with some claiming that MaCele did MaKhumalo “wrong” by not being present at the ceremony.
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https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2023-01-09-mselekus-1st-and-2nd-wife-fail-to-honour-makhumalos-invite-to-her-umembeso/