Media mogul Thabo Tbo “Touch” Molefe has moved to clarify that he has made all payments due to businessman Lesiba Gwangwa. This follows aSunday Times reportthree weeks ago that the two were at loggerheads over the sale of a Mercedes-Maybach and a “failed” music concert last year. The article related to amounts allegedly owed for repairs to the vehicle the Metro FM DJ sold to Gwangwa, as well as the Replenishment Concert investment and profit share.
Molefe showed the Sunday Times proof of payment (POP) dated November 2025 for the R369,000 that remained outstanding from the R895,000 invested in the concert project. He also furnished proof of payment in January regarding the R98,000 due for the repair of the car’s sunroof and key. We became successful out of the struggle — or the pain not to go back to poverty — and because of that pain, there’s a grain of bitterness when somebody like you and I does not just make it, but shifts a barometer.
Molefe said his success was something that made many “envious”. “We became successful out of the struggle — or the pain not to go back to poverty — and because of that pain, there’s a grain of bitterness when somebody like you and I does not just make it, but shifts a barometer.” According to Molefe, it was misleading that he was under financial pressure. He further said the Sunday Times had been misled in painting such a picture.
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“I submitted POPs dispelling the narrative that money was owed to Lesiba. I received a letter of demand for a sunroof (R86K) and spare key (R12K) on January 7 which was paid on the 9th.” He disputed claims that the Replenishment event was a “failure”, saying following last year’s feature of international gospel giantHezekiah Walker, the upcoming edition promises to bring two international acts, one of them a Nigerian star. “The gentleman invested, I think, eight hundred something, and he made over R1m.
That was paid to him, 20% of that. “On November 27, nothing was outstanding [or] owed to him [regarding the concert)] He made money. So when it’s labelled ‘failed’, it’s failed if you lost money.
But if you made money from the very same event, and you got paid those dividends, the issue is interpretation,” said Molefe. His 2026 plans are even bigger, he said. “I’m happy to announce that for the first time, Replenishment is moving from Pretoria to Johannesburg. The beauty of this year is that there will be a Friday experience, a women’s conference, with one of the leading female vocalists, in my opinion, in the world.”
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