Itumeleng Bokaba Reportedly Opens Rape Case Against Nota Baloyi As Accusations Come to Light

Itumeleng Bokaba Reportedly Opens Rape Case Against Nota Baloyi As Accusations Come to Light

  • Former presenter and Rhythm City actress Itumeleng Bokaba has reportedly opened a rape case against Nota Baloyi
  • Self-professed music executive Baloyi had recently taken to X to ask for prayers, careful not to divulge too much
  • Controversial entertainment critic Musa Khawula's bombshell post on the allegations against Baloyi sparked a frenzy
Rape case reportedly opened against Nota Baloyi by Itumeleng Bokaba
Serious allegations have surfaced after Itumeleng Bokaba reportedly opened a criminal case against Nota Baloyi. Images: @lavidaNOTA, @YouthVillageSA
Source: Twitter

The serious criminal allegations facing controversial figure Nota Baloyi have been uncovered.

It follows the self-styled music exec's recent revelations in a later deleted cryptic post.

Bokaba 'opens' rape case against Baloyi

Things came to a head after another controversial influencer, entertainment critic Musa Khawula, dropped a bombshell about the sticky situation.

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Taking to the timeline on Saturday, 28 September, Khawula posted:

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"Itumeleng Bokaba has opened a rape case against Nota Baloyi. [She] says on 5 September 2024, Nota Baloyi forced himself on her ... at [his] home."

He later posted a picture of Baloyi and Bokaba, captioning it:

"Nota Baloyi with Itumeleng Bokaba in happier times at Dainfern Square."

The photo showed the two standing side by side, their arms around each other. Both are smiling into the camera.

Despite not revealing the nature of the allegations against him, Baloyi asked for prayers and sympathy on Friday. He has since deleted that post.

However, following the posts by Khawula, he provided further details; without refuting his counterpart's post or confirming that he faced rape allegations.

His post an hour and 35 minutes after his picture with Bokaba was shared read:

"To everyone who knows and loves me, I’m sorry to have to put you through this, and I appreciate the support you’ve given me in proving my innocence. Given the seriousness of the allegations against me, I implore you not to do or say anything that’ll imperil the mental state of my accuser!"

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Glaringly, Baloyi reiterated that he was "innocent", underscoring the validity of the post that he was facing nothing more than a rape accusation.

Mzansi onlookers have say

It is unclear whether he's been charged yet.

Onlookers had plenty to say about the recently surfaced sticky mess under Khawula and Baloyi's mentions.

Briefly News scanned through a few.

@renei_Nay assessed:

"This explains his deleted tweet and the ones before that."

@enhlebheng95852 quizzed:

"Why are you being accused of rape? You just tweeted something very suspicious the other day."

@S_Phola__ offered:

"That's a twist I wasn't expecting."

Nota under fire for Mayibabo royalties

In related news, Briefly News reported that Nota is embroiled in a royalties scandal surrounding Kwesta's Mayibabo.

Itumeleng Bokaba made recent explosive allegations on TikTok, revealing that she provided vocals on the hit song.

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Tshepiso Mametela Tshepiso Mametela is a seasoned journalist with eight years of experience writing for online and print publications. He is an evening/weekend editor at Briefly News. He was a general news reporter for The Herald, a senior sports contributor at Opera News SA, and a reporter for Caxton Local Media’s Bedfordview and Edenvale News and Joburg East Express community titles. He has attended media workshops, including the crime and court reporting one by the Wits Justice Project and Wits Centre for Journalism in 2024. He was a member of the Forum of Community Journalists (FCJ) from 2018 to 2020.