Musa Khawula, a South African social media personality known for his often provocative commentary, was arrested and remanded in custody facing serious charges of hate speech, crimen injuria, and violation of the Cyber Crimes Act. The court denied bail citing an ongoing murder case and previous legal troubles.
Musa Khawula, a 33-year-old self-proclaimed 'pope of pop culture' and controversial social media personality, has been remanded in custody after appearing before the Randburg District Court on Tuesday. He was arrested in Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), last week following a tip-off and is facing charges of crimen injuria, contravention of Section 19 of the Cyber Crimes Act 19 of 2020, and hate speech .
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson, Phindi Mjonondwane, stated that Khawula is alleged to have posted derogatory statements between 10 and 12 October 2024 on his social media platform, which has a substantial following, with the intention of impairing, injuring, or damaging the dignity of businessman Zee Nxumalo (44).During court proceedings, the state opposed bail due to Khawula's pending 2022 murder case in the Western Cape and an outstanding warrant of arrest for reckless and negligent driving. Sergeant Mabunda's investigation also revealed that the accused's profile and physical address still need verification to enable the compilation of a comprehensive statement for bail application purposes. Consequently, Khawula was remanded in custody without bail until 21 January 2025, when a formal bail application will be heard. This is not his first encounter with the law. Last November, the Johannesburg High Court issued a warrant for Khawula's arrest for defying an order to apologize to prominent businessperson Ze Nxumalo, whom he accused on social media of cheating on his wife, Tamaryn Green-Nxumalo. The social media influencer and entertainment commentator was also ordered to retract the allegations posted on his X platform, on 12 October, where he published a photo of Nxumalo's wife with the caption: 'Dr Tamaryn Green-Nxumalo with a child while her husband, Ze Nxumalo, is cheating on her.' Last year, Nozuko Mbalula, wife of African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, and her business partner Michelle Perrow, obtained an interdict against Khawula. The court order followed allegations made by Khawula that Mbalula and Perrow paid a bribe to secure government tenders worth R150 million between 2013 and 2019. Court documents, shared by Mbalula on X, revealed that Khawula was ordered to pay damages to the applicants, cover the legal costs of the application, and remove the defamatory statements from his X feed within 48 hours of the order being granted
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