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Latwell Nyangu
SOUTH AFRICA-BASED social media hawks, Better Kudakwashe Madhuyu and his wife Kylie Tonsani, popularly known as Tytie and Kiki, have lost a case in which they were accused of publishing falsehoods.
The couple was sued by lawyer, Moreboys Munetsi, for calling him an evil man and a liar.
They went on to post his mobile number on social media platforms.
The matter was reported at Sandton Police Station and the pair was hauled to the High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division, Cape Town, where they lost the case.
It was heard under case number 16255/2024.
Munetsi who was represented by Advocate Isiah Mureriwa, instructed by Simbarashe Kanyoka, won the case.
“The respondents are directed to remove the live broadcast published on 17 July 2024 from all their social media platforms, and also remove any video or message containing the applicant’s picture and cellphone number from such platforms as well as refrain from publishing the applicant’s personal information without his consent.
“The respondent is to pay the costs of the application on a party and party basis, with counsel’s costs being taxed on Scale A,” reads the judgment’
Munetsi said the couple erred in posting defamatory statements against him.
“On July 17, they went on social media and made a live video and lied to their followers that they don’t want to work with me, kuti havana kubvira vada kushanda neni.
“They portrayed me as a bad person, they said I am an evil person.
“They posted my picture and phone numbers so that the followers could call me. I found the information defamatory.
“They are the ones who pushed me to work with them,” he said.
He added:
“I told them to pull down the video but they refused and the video was pulled down after the court order. The video was watched by over 20 000 people and the next day it was around over 500 000.
“They displayed my number and people started calling me with threats before I went to the police.
“I reached out to them and they were arrogant.”
In the summons, he wanted them to issue an apology.
“They said it’s me who must pay them R1m.
“Before the case started, the judge warned Tytie that it was wrong and asked him if he was willing to remove the video and he agreed. We were given ten minutes to iron out our issues but, after the break, they changed and didn’t want to apologise and they were warned again.
“The court now says, the video should be removed, the cost for the lawyer is R100 000.
“The second case is the defamation and damages, the summons will be issued next week, and the other one is a criminal charge that will be instituted soon.”
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter