Celebs

Apology to Sonia Mbele

Listen to this article
-00:00
The Press Council of South Africa (PCSA) is calling for applications for the part-time position of Press Ombud to help safeguard ethical journalism and media accountability.
The Press Council of South Africa (PCSA) is calling for applications for the part-time position of Press Ombud to help safeguard ethical journalism and media accountability.

We retract these disputed statements and apologise for the reputational harm caused to Ms Mbele.

THE Daily Sun apologises to actress Sonia Mbele for publishing allegations in our article "EXCLUSIVE: Top actress' 'muthi' scandal!" on 22 February 2026 that she used muthi on Leslie Sedibe and that she had an extramarital affair with him.

We retract these disputed statements and apologise for the reputational harm caused to Ms Mbele.

This apology follows a complaint lodged with the Press Council of South Africa, which found that our article breached the Press Code.

Visit presscouncil.org.za for the full finding.

Sun Reporter

Lottery branding

Lottery Results

View Results