HE’S been the envy of men all over South Africa. Rich and stylish with four wives in his house, many have wondered – how does he do it?
Now businessman and reality TV star Musa Mseleku (44) is answering that question – while helping other men who want to live the polygamist lifestyle.
He’s the presenter of Mnakwethu, a new show on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) that follows the stories of men who want to introduce the polygamy conversation to their wives.
The last time Musa made headlines was when he had hundreds of women queuing to be in the same room as him in hopes of becoming his new wife.
They were so eager to be part of his life they were willing to pay R5 000 to attend what was dubbed the “in pursuit of number five” dinner last year.
But even with the dinner he still hasn’t managed to find wife number five, Musa sheepishly tells DRUM. “The request for the fifth wife was a genuine one.”
In the third season of Uthando Nes’Thembu, viewers got to see how unenthusiastic his wives – Nokukhanya Mseleku (MaYeni), Busisiwe Mseleku (Mamkhulu), Mbali Mseleku(MaNgwabe) and Thobile Mseleku (MaKhumalo) – were about the idea.
He hasn’t managed to persuade them otherwise. “If they say ‘no’, as a man you must respect the ‘no’,” he says. “But a request was made.”
Although there isn’t anyone lined up as yet it seems Musa hasn’t given up.
“My job is to persuade everyone until everyone says ‘yes’. What’s beautiful about all of this is that there’s no pressure, and there’s no one waiting to be wife five,” he tells us.
FOR now, the attention is off the Mseleku household, although viewers are waiting with bated breath for a new season of Uthando Nes’Thembu (which hasn’t been confirmed yet).
This story is from the 23 January 2020 edition of Drum English.
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