Award-winning actor Sello Maake kaNcube is making headlines after he sold one of his flashiest cars, part of the estate he was supposed to divide with his estranged wife, Pearl Mbewe.
However, according to reports, Mbewe has since turned to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate the actor’s alleged car deal.
SELLO KANCUBE’S LEGAL TEAM GOES AFTER HIS ESTRANGED WIFE
It is unknown whether it’s the same car Sello Maake kaNcube repossessed from Pearl Mbewe in December 2024.
Last year, ZiMoja reported that the star had repossessed one of his cars from Mbewe after their fallout. The publication has since noted that the car in question is said to be a sleek Mercedes-Benz C200 Coupe.
Sello Maake kaNcube’s legal team claims that the actor sold the car to raise money for his needs. “Our client disposed of this vehicle in January 2025 in order to provide for his living expenses.
“Your client’s shenanigans caused our client’s income to dry up, resulting in him disposing of assets to pay for his living expenses,” part of the letter reads.
Through his legal team, Sello Maake kaNcube also said that his estranged wife would not receive a cent from an R1.2 million settlement she negotiated.
Reports have it that Pearl Mbewe negotiated the settlement of the actor’s grant from a National Lottery Commission grant, which Sello was owed by a KZN woman.
It seems the actor wants his estranged ex-wife to leave the marriage empty-handed.
Sello Maake kaNcube also informed his legal team to notify the celebrated businesswoman to resign from their two companies.
The actor reportedly threatened to remove her from their two companies, Tap Roots Projects and Sello Maake KaNcube Holdings, if she did not comply with his demands.
FAILED MARRIAGES
Last year, the rumour mill revealed that despite the two tying the knot in 2021, they have been living separately since July 2023.
Sunday World reported in March 2024 that Maake KaNcube reportedly approached Swanepoel van Zyl Attorneys to help him file for divorce.
It is reported that Mbewe engaged with the same lawyers in October, requesting that the divorce be completed and finalised.
This is Maake KaNcube’s second failed union after marrying Palesa Mboweni in 2015 and ending his marriage eight months later.
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