Musa Khawula Reportedly Sued by Dumani Khuzwayo for R500 000 After Alleging the Photographer Has AIDS

Musa Khawula Reportedly Sued by Dumani Khuzwayo for R500 000 After Alleging the Photographer Has AIDS

  • Musa Khawula has reportedly been sued for a half-million rand for slandering the name of celebrity photographer Dumani Khuzwayo
  • According to reports, Khawula tweeted that Khuzwayo has Aids and is part of a group of young men who sell their bodies for money
  • After reviewing all of the evidence, the Johannesburg High Court found Musa guilty and ordered him to remove all his Khuzwayo-related social media content

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The Pope of Pop Culture host Musa Khawula is allegedly being sued for R500 000 after making serious allegations about celebrity photographer Dumani Khuzwayo's health status.

Musa Khawula is being sued for R500 000 by Dumani Khuzwayo.
Musa Khawula has been ordered by the Johannesburg High Court to remove all his hurtful posts about Dumani Khuzwayo. Images: @dumanikhuzwayo/Instagram and @tndaba/Twitter
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According to ZAlebs, while Musa was still a famous Twitter blogger, he shared a tweet suggesting Khuzwayo has AIDS. Khawula also claimed that Khuzwayo was part of a group of men who engage in sexual relationships for money.

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Musa Khawula sued for R500 000 for a defamation case against Dumani Khuzwayo

After thousands of people shared the tweet, Khuzwayo took Musa to court, and the Johannesburg High Court ordered Khawula to pay half a million rand.

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Zimoja Lezinto reports that this is after the court of law reviewed all of the evidence presented to them and determined that the decision was appropriate in light of Musa's defamation crime.

"It is ordered that the respondent pay the sum of R500 000.00 to the applicant, interest on the aforesaid sum of R500 000.00 at the rate of 9.75% per annum a tempore mora until date of payment in full."

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In addition to the R500 000 fine, Musa was ordered by the Johannesburg High Court to issue a public apology to Dumani Khuzwayo and post it on all of his social media platforms.

The judge has also instructed Khawula to remove all defamatory and hurtful statements about Dumani from his social media pages.

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In other stories, Briefly News reported that people have grown accustomed to Musa Khawula's sense of humour. Many shared that the blogger's videos about celebrity gossip are a guilty pleasure.

Not long ago, Musa shared a video about how AKA's loved ones are dealing with his death following his shooting in Durban. He also mentioned the late rapper's daughter Kairo and referred to her using a derogatory name.

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Short clips of his YouTube video spread online, and he topped trending topics on Twitter.

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Sinazo Tshambuluka (Editor) Sinazo Tshambuluka is a Briefly News Entertainment writer. She has been with the fantastic Briefly News team since July 2022. Previously, she freelanced for Opera News for a year, covering current affairs and entertainment news. She graduated from the University of Cape Town in 2021 with a Bachelor of Social Science in Media and Writing and Sociology. You can reach her via sinazo.tshambuluka@briefly.co.za