Nota Baloyi is charged half a million by Athi Geleba for defamation.
This comes after Nota accused Shimza for benefiting from political connections, including allegations of tender benefits from the Department of Tourism.
The letter from Mabuza Attorneys accused him of published statements on his Twitter which stated:
“Shimza (Ashley Raphala) has been benefitting from political connections for years. He called me a moerskont but I don’t moerskont on taxpayer’s money. Khusela Diko was fired for allowing her husband to win PPE tenders and he later died of COVID19 complications. Athi’s boy toy will cost her!” alleges Kwesta’s former business ally, Nota Baloyi.
He also alleged that Shimza’s Hang Awt Restaurant got a cook-off gig from the Tourism Department through the connections of his girlfriend Athi Geleba.
“Our client (Athi Geleba), a politically exposed individual, is the “political connection” through which Mr. Ashley “Shimza” Raphala, a person whom you have called corrupt, has unduly and unlawfully benefitted. Our client has facilitated, through her political associations, a corrupt and unlawful relationship between Mr. Ashley “Shimza” Raphala and government entities and/or political parties…” reads parts of the letter from Mabuza Attorneys.
Mabuza Attorneys have instructed Nota to immediately delete his tweets and publicly apologise to Athi Geleba.
Lawsuit clown Nota pleaded with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to ask Presidential Head of Digital Communications Athi Geleba to forgive him.
