Eucharist Hadebe is the widow of the late South African media Personality Bob Mabena. She is a businesswoman and the founder of Hai Cosmetics Ltd. Her business is one of the highly-rated businesses in South Africa.
She is also the Human Resources and Office Manager at MRC management services. Her husband was a radio DJ and TV presenter for more than three decades before he passed in 2020. He was also the managing director at Bob K Mabena foundation, a non-profit organization in South Africa.
Who is Eucharist Hadebe?
Eucharist Hadebe was born on September 18, 1980, in South Africa. However, her husband was born on July 25, 1969, in Pretoria, South Africa. He was raised by his grandmother because he lost his mother at the age of 11.
Hadebe only became famous after she married Bob Mabena. Details about her life before she met him are not available now.
Eucharist Hadebe career
Hadebe is a successful businesswoman with so many years of experience in the beauty and cosmetic line. She is the founder and director of Hai Cosmetics Ltd and has been the HR and Office Manager at MRC Management Services since May 2017.
Her husband on the other hand began his career in 1989 at Radio Bop in the Republic of Bophuthatswana. He started appearing on television before he was later given a job at the national radio station and from 2007 to 2009, he worked for SABC as the executive manager of commercial radio stations.
He started a radio consultancy in 2010 while he was working for KAYA FM. He resigned in 2017 and started working with MSG as the head of radio stations’ programming. He was also made the station manager of Power 98.7.
Bob Mabena had a non-profit organization called Bob K. Mabena Foundation that was established in 2011. The organization bridges the gap between South African children in rural areas and townships.
How she met her husband
Eucharist Hadebe and Bob Mabena were long-time friends before they both decided to take their relationship to another level. Their relationship started after Mabena’s marriage with his first wife ended. Hadebe and her husband tied the knot in a private wedding ceremony in 2015.
Meanwhile, Bob Mabena has been linked with a few women. There are speculations about how he refused to marry Brenda Fassie and later married Zandile Nzalo. During his first marriage, Mabena shared a child with his ex-wife Zandile Nzalo. Nzalo is also a TV presenter and a businesswoman. She was formerly married to Ralph Zikalala for eight years but the marriage ended in divorce.
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She has only one child with Bob Mabena
Before her husband died, Hadebe welcome her only child with him in 2016.
Nzalo once accused Hadeba of stealing her man, after the three of them met in a restaurant. The two women ended up filing assault and harassment charges against one another.
There are reports that Mabena fathered almost 10 children but it has been clarified that he fathered six children all from his past love affairs with other women. Even though the couple’s marriage was short-lived, it has been described as a fantastic one.
The couple just celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in March 2020.
The Impact of the death of Bob Mabena on his family
After battling with health issues for some time, Bob Mabena died at the age of 51. Prior to his death, Mabena was diagnosed with a disease that required him to maintain a healthy diet and also exercise a lot.
Mabena was hospitalized due to a lung infection and he was treated. it was later announced that he was discharged on 9th August 2020. He died on August 10, 2020
The death of Bob Mabena was not easy on Eucharist Hadebe and the rest of the family. She was very close to her husband and they shared beautiful moments together for the short time they were married.
His children and some of his colleagues at Power 98.7 opened up about their heartbreak and promised to carry on his legacy.
His wife and children attended a memorial service that was live-streamed from Power 98.7 offices in Johannesburg.
Eucharist Hadebe currently lives in South Africa with her son.
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