Johannesburg High Court has ruled in favour of DJ Fresh and against Ntsiki. Johannesburg High Court has ruled in favour of 947’s DJ Fresh and ordered Ntsiki Mazwai to take down her posts ‘tainting’ DJ Fresh’s name. The court believes Ntsiki did not have enough evidence to back her claim and was ordered to remove her posts which accused Fresh of being a rapist.
This follows Sunday World’s report over the weekend that Mazwai posted on her social media platforms that DJ Fresh was a rapist.
She was reacting to social media posts by Lebyane, who claimed that her ex-boyfriend, whose name she did not reveal, abused her and another post by Swazi, in which she alleged Fresh “forced himself on her” at a club in Montecasino, Fourways, about 17 years ago.
In a lengthy statement, Sikwane said as someone who has been in the entertainment industry for over two decades, he has strived to serve as a voice for, and ally of, the unheard and disaffected.
“I know also, that as a man I can never presume to fully understand the physical and psychological impact of Gender Based Violence (GBV) on women. However, as a son, husband and father, I feel strongly motivated to stand against GBV in every form,” he said.
On Tuesday the Joburg High Court ruled in Sikwane’s favour, ordering Mazwai against making defamatory statements against him.
“In the recent example of my quest to ensure the facts were honoured, Ntsiki Mazwai was contacted by my legal team and asked to remove her unsubstantiated posts. She declined to do so. The matter was escalated as the information posted was not only false, it was significantly, personally harmful and hurtful to me and my family.
“I rarely respond to false accusations because often in doing so, it provides the perpetrator with a sense of legitimacy. However, for someone to post something so damaging – especially as it is directly subverts my work on behalf of a cause so close to my heart – I felt moved to take a public stand,” he said the statement.
“I would certainly have wished for this matter to be settled in a better and more private manner, however, when the falsehoods were not rescinded, I felt my only option was to take it before the due diligence of our court system,” he said.
Mazwai is also barred from making any more statements about DJ Fresh regarding the matter. The post read, “I’m on Facebook and there is a thread exposing celebrity rapists… I’m posting all. I’m starting with the allegation against DJ Fresh, because famous men abuse their power.”
Judge Brian Spilg of the high court ordered Ntsiki to refrain from making any more derogatory statements as she would be robbing Fresh from his rights to dignity, freedom and security and privacy. The activist had ignited a trending hashtag on social media #SueUsAll, which are women taking a stand and suggesting if legal action is taken against Ntsiki Mazwai than sue all women that have accused men of rape until they are proven guilty.
