Drip CEO Lekau Sehoana’s Wife and Son Allegedly Evicted From Waterfall Estate Over R100k Unpaid Rent

Drip CEO Lekau Sehoana’s Wife and Son Allegedly Evicted From Waterfall Estate Over R100k Unpaid Rent

  • Lekau Sehoana, the founder and CEO of Drip Footwear, is being accused of failing to pay rent for months at a time
  • Sehoana is not only the businessman known for Drip, he's also a father and has a wife who reportedly lived in Johannesburg at the Waterfall Estate
  • The sneaker creator is facing heat after his soon-to-be ex-wife revealed the struggles she faced while married to him

Lekau Sehoana may be facing financial difficulties. Allegedly, the Drip CEO's money troubles are now impacting his child.

Drip CEO Lekau Sehoana's son is allegedly homeless due to rental arrears
Drip CEO Lekau Sehoana's wife and son were allegedly evicted from the Waterfall Estate because of R100k in unpaid rent. Image: @keausehoana
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Lebohang Sehoana, who is married to Lekau, opened up about the challenges she has faced in her marriage. Lekau Sehoana is facing accusations of not taking care of his child.

Lekau Sehoana accused of abandoning child

According to ZiMoja, Lekau Sehoana's wife and son were evicted in June 2024 after he failed to pay rent of R35k per month and owed R100k in unpaid rent. Lebogang and Lekau are reportedly going through a divorce, and he has left his son without a home, food or clothes. Lebogang said:

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"We are tired of the abuse, the lies and tricks of Lekau. He even got a court order to pay maintenance and take responsibility as he has not for years. "

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Lebogang details that Lekau made a promise that his child's school fees would be covered despite the liquidation case. She also insists that he has not paid her fairly for her a role in the formation of Drip, saying she funded the business when he was broke.

Who is Lekau Sehoana?

Lekau Sehoana, the 35-year-old founder and CEO of Drip Footwear, is at the helm of one of South Africa's most successful and rapidly growing sneaker brands. Born on 20 September 1988, he boasts an estimated net worth of R280 million.

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Taking matters into his own hands, Lekau Sehoana changed his family’s fortunes despite growing up in poverty. Raised by a single mother with three siblings, Sehoana recalls how being called to school in home clothes was pivotal.

With no clothes or shoes, he found inspiration in books about Herman Mashaba and Richard Maponya, which fuelled his drive for success.

Zahara's sisters allegedly involved in another scandal

Briefly News previously reported that another scandal has come up involving Zahara's family; this time, rumour has it that the late singer's sisters took an entire built-in stove from her old house when they were evicted.

It has been reported that after being requested to move out of the singer's Roodepoort house, which was sold, Lumka and Bandezwa Mkutukana packed everything, including the kitchen stove - yup, you read that right.

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Rutendo Masasi (Human-Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 2 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za

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