Tebogo Thobejane slams women praising her murder-accused ex Cat Matlala

Tebogo Thobejane reacts after women crush on her murder-accused former boyfriend

Tebogo Thobejane has spoken out after watching women openly swoon over her former boyfriend, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, during his appearance before Parliament’s ad hoc committee.

Matlala, who is currently behind bars at Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre, is awaiting trial for allegedly plotting Tebogo’s assassination, yet his testimony unexpectedly turned him into a social media sweetheart.

Clips and photos of Matlala at the hearing were widely shared online, with some women admiring his looks and charm.

Their reactions struck a nerve with Tebogo, who took to Instagram on Tuesday, 2 December 2025, to express her disbelief and suspicion over the sudden wave of positive attention.

In a series of Instagram stories, she hinted that the public praise surrounding Matlala did not feel organic.

“My intuition is loud: something here doesn’t add up. When the whole nation suddenly ‘loves’ someone they once feared, it usually means the narrative is being managed behind the scenes,” she wrote.

Tebogo went on to suggest that the flattering commentary may be part of a deliberate effort to soften Matlala’s public image.

She questioned how quickly public opinion seemed to shift, saying: “Have you ever noticed how blogs suddenly start hyping someone, and how the tone of the whole country shifts overnight? We as a nation get captured so easily. We forget the real crimes, the people who were hurt, and the lives that were lost. We let power rewrite the truth right in front of us.”

She expressed frustration at how easily narratives can be manipulated, adding that South Africans rarely challenge the sudden rewriting of reality.

“Many of us have experienced how quickly a narrative can be twisted to protect the right people. And honestly, we’re shocked that we as South Africans don’t see what’s happening. We watch the story being rewritten in real time, and somehow, we accept it.”

In another slide, Tebogo made it clear that no amount of online admiration or image-cleaning could erase what she endured.

She reminded followers that behind the trending clips and commentary lies a very real and painful history.

“It’s easy to laugh and move on, but real crimes happened, and real people suffered. PR can clean an image, but it can’t fix what was destroyed. At the end of the day, prayer is the only thing we have, because God sees everything,” she said.