Mzansi Remembers Jub Jub's Mother's Crimes

Mama Jackie allegedly kidnapped and sold orphans

By  | Dec 03, 2021, 10:54 AM  | Drama

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In the wake of Amanda Du Pont’s sexual abuse accusations against Jub Jub, nobody is safe on the internet, as people’s past crimes are being dragged back to light. Jub Jub’s mother, Jacqueline Maarohanye - Mama Jackie to those who know her - is among those catching fire. 
Tweeps have now rehashed her kidnapping accusations. Mama Jackie was popular for her “noble” initiative to provide a home for orphans who had nowhere else to go. She said she wanted to protect the vulnerable children from violent abuse.

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With this initiative, she raised a lot of money in the form of donations from influential people, including Oprah Winfrey and Nelson Mandela. There was even a documentary done on her that hailed her as a South African hero. 

But it wasn’t too long before it all came crashing down, when in 2017 the “Angel of Soweto” was accused of selling two orphaned children. In an expose by Carte Blanche, it was revealed that her orphanage was fake.

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She would routinely have children tell sob stories about how they witnessed their parents being killed, but it was revealed that all this was fake, and that she coached and pressured them into telling lies so she could get money from donors.

The case that brought it all crashing down was when she “relocated” two children to live with a couple in Mpumalanga. But the court charged her for selling the children for R30,000. She denied these accusations and defended herself saying the money was a donation to the orphanage from the couple, to show gratitude.

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She was sentenced to 12 years in prison, resulting from the discovery that her orphanage was unregistered.
Now that Jub Jub is facing public wrath, Mama Jackie’s crimes are being laid bare for the world to remember. Many tweeps now blame her for the way her son turned out, as they are saying she created a monster by never holding him accountable for his messes, and cleaning up after him every time.
 
More tweeps have come out to share their experiences of abuse, allegedly at her hands. She has been accused of physical and psychological abuse, ranging from shaming students by making them strip naked, to cruel punishments because they didn’t do as she wanted.
It’s even worse because Amanda implicated her in the coverup of Jub Jub’s alleged rape. In further emerging allegations, Masechaba Ndlovu has also come out to claim that Jub Jub assaulted her too, and it happened in his mother’s house. 

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While she is currently serving her prison sentence, it is clear that she will also have to answer to the court of public opinion when she gets out, just like her son is doing now. There are obviously many who still hold grudges against her, and the main sentiment is that she has even more crimes to answer for. 

For now, we wait to see how it all plays out. But it is clear that there will only be rough days ahead for the Maarohanye family. 

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