Dr Musa Mthombeni Called the Gold Standard for Husbands in Viral Podcast Clip
- A viral clip from the podcast Loud Wednesdays with Yolanda sparked heated debate after Dr Musa Mthombeni was held up as the ultimate benchmark for how a loving man should behave
- A guest on the show argued that any man who does not treat his partner the way Dr Musa treats Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni is simply 'not that into you'
- Mzansi pushed back hard, with some saying happy pictures do not equal a happy marriage and that women need to look at themselves first
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A podcast clip making the rounds on X has reignited a familiar South African debate: what does a real, loving relationship actually look like — and is Dr Musa Mthombeni setting an unfair standard for everyone else?
The video, posted on Sunday, 23 August 2026, is from Loud Wednesdays with Yolanda, a relationship-advice podcast known for its candid, no-filter conversations. In the clip, a guest speaking directly into a studio microphone made a bold claim: that Dr Musa Mthombeni, the media personality and husband of former Miss South Africa Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni, represents the clearest example of what genuine love looks like in action.
Why was Musa hailed?
The guest argued that many women have unknowingly normalised relationships with men who simply are not invested in them. Her reasoning? A man's past heartbreaks, financial betrayals, or experiences of infidelity should not be used as excuses for withholding love — because when a man truly finds the right person, those barriers fall away.
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"When a man loves you, and when a man is into you, it doesn't matter how many heartbreaks he's suffered from. It doesn't matter how many women have swindled him for his money," she said, before delivering the line that set social media alight: "When a man is not being a Dr Musa, he's really just not that into you."
She also touched on the role of healing, warning that unresolved emotional wounds get carried into new relationships.
"If someone has hurt you, you can't move on very quickly — you're going to go with problems to the next relationship, and you're going to trouble us," she added.
The guest went further, saying that a man who publicly calls out Dr Musa is not even a red flag. "He's not even a red flag — he's a red carpet."
Mzansi Pushes Back
Not everyone online was ready to crown Dr Musa the gold standard of South African husbands. Watch the podcast clip that divided Mzansi here.
@realnickjgood was withering in his assessment: "To be able to acquire a firearm, you've to go through a competency test. I think the same test needs to be done before you can acquire podcast equipment."
@Tweeteruserl was equally blunt: "Cima sisi! Happy pictures do not constitute a happy marriage, and just because your man doesn't show love the way Dr Musa does it, doesn't mean he doesn't love you, bathong, who died and made Musa the gold standard of husbands?"
@_Spade101 flipped the argument entirely: "Expecting men to be Dr Musa when she's not even close to being Liesl Mthombeni. Ya'll need to look at yourselves first 🙄"
Musa and Liesl celebrate anniversary
In a previous report from Briefly News, Musa Mthombeni and Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni marked their 5th wedding anniversary on 18 August 2026 with a romantic outdoor video.
The couple wore coordinated white formal attire and shared a joyful embrace on the grand steps of a classical building.
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