Kabelo Mabalane celebrates being sober for 21 years

03 September 2023 - 10:00
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Kwaito legend turned pastor Kabelo Mabalane celebrated his 21 years of sobriety
Kwaito legend turned pastor Kabelo Mabalane celebrated his 21 years of sobriety
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Kabelo Mabalane recently celebrated 21 years of sobriety.

Taking to his Instagram timeline, the musician and pastor opened up about how God saw him through his journey.

“All things are possible because of unmerited, unearned, undeserved grace. God shows no favouritism whatever. He can do for one He can do for another. It’s about getting to the end of ourselves then we unleash Him onto and into our struggles. When we are weak then we are strong,” he wrote.

Celebs have been embracing and sharing their sobriety journeys. 

Stephanie Ndlovu recently opened up about her journey in an episode of her YouTube channel.

“For the past four months I haven't had alcoholic beverages. One of the reasons had to do with health. I've been on this weight-loss journey. I found that when I had a drink it seldom ends at one glass of wine and then when you convert all those calories it goes to a bit of a binge weekend, so I was just like, this is not helping me in any shape or form. But it's not the main reason,” she said.

“For a while, even before I was pregnant, I would tell Hungani [that] I have this conviction ... this is just a personal thing. It's been one of those things I've been toying back and forth with, whether I want to go on a sabbatical. I'm still on that sabbatical and I don't know if it's still a sabbatical, if it's going to stay a sabbatical or if I'm not going to drink forever.”



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