Bonang Matheba Vents About Telemarketers, South Africans Weigh In: “It Feels Like Harassment”

Bonang Matheba Vents About Telemarketers, South Africans Weigh In: “It Feels Like Harassment”

  • Bonang Matheba said it was time social media tackled the topic of telemarketers
  • The media personality vented about the countless phone calls and was met with fans who shared the same sentiments
  • While some netizens expressed their hate for telemarketers, others were sympathetic, saying they needed to reach targets
Bonang Matheba vented about telemarketers
Bonang Matheba complained about telemarketers. Images: Instagram/ bonang_m, Getty Images/ Violeta Stoimenova
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Bonang Matheba says she is sick and tired of receiving countless calls from telemarketers.

Bonang Matheba complains about telemarketers

Your girl, B, recently sparked a conversation about telemarketers and their endless pursuit of sales with countless phone calls.

Without going into detail, Bonang said it was time to get to the bottom of things, and expressed frustration:

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"Another topic we need to tackle is the topic of telemarketers. Haikhona."

It appears that many people could relate to Bonang's frustration when one netizen, ViceBW, offered a tip on how he avoids "headaches" from unknown phone numbers:

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Netizens have had it with telemarketers, with others saying it felt like they were being harassed:

Tshego_Bane said:

"That is not even a topic; that’s terrorism. I don’t even answer unknown calls anymore."

LeboneMphahlele was frustrated:

"Right now, even when you block the number, it still goes through. Whoever is selling our details, though."

Ladyormisstoyou wrote:

"Now they're calling my 12-year-old; it doesn't matter how many times you block them. It feels like harassment."

Meanwhile, some netizens sympathised with the salespeople, saying they were merely trying to reach targets:

Vanessa_KN2 said:

"Very annoying, but I understand they are doing their job."

Inenekazi1 wrote:

"Askies. They're just trying to make commission, mntase, milk and Purity are expensive."

DuduMaseko_ posted:

"Unemployment is painful 'cause nobody wants to be a telemarketer, but times are tough. Life is something else."

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In an earlier report, Briefly News shared online reactions to Bonang Matheba and Nomzamo Mbatha's body language at the Earthshot Prize Awards.

Netizens claimed there was tension between the two, with others already pointing the finger at Bonang for being the alleged guilty party.

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Moroba Moroeng (Entertainment editor) Moroba Moroeng is an entertainment writer at Briefly News and a University of Johannesburg alumni (Public Relations and Communications, 2018). She was the content manager and, later, editor for HipHop Africa, where she honed her proofreading, leadership, and content management skills. Having begun her career as a content writer for Slikour OnLife, Moroba has over four years of experience as a writer specialising in music journalism and entertainment. She joined Briefly News in 2023 and passed a set of training courses by the Google News Initiative. Email: moroba.moroeng@briefly.co.za