This victory is for people who have been cyber bullied: Basetsana Kumalo

Former Miss South Africa and businesswoman, Basetsana and her husband Romeo Kumalo, have won their defamation case against author, Jackie Phamotse.

The couple’s court battle had begun five years ago over a tweet.

In that 2018 post, Phamotse alleged that there was a sex tape involving the Kumalos and a young male rapper.

The tweet read: “Just overheard a painful conversation, a female TV mogul pleading with one of my girls to not share videos of her drunk and her husband [sic] rimming a celebrity boy!!!!!!!!! What the hell!!!! What kind of marriages do we have now!!! I have asked to see this video.” 

And while she did not name the Kumalos – the State believes that she tweeted with the intent to defame them.

The motivational speaker and famous author will know next month what her sentence is, after the matter was postponed in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court to the 24th of October.

She has been found guilty on four counts of crimen injuria.

Speaking outside court, the former beauty queen described this victory as a reminder to people to respect other people and stop cyber bullying.

She also detailed how grateful she is that this matter is finally being put to bed.

@JackiePhamotse unjani oe? pic.twitter.com/nYjg0iPl3J

— Avela (@AvelaMAwisa) September 19, 2023

 

 

Bestie you’re going to jail @JackiePhamotse 😭

— FORMER POPE OF GROOVE (@Riccardo_Elle) September 19, 2023

 

Basetsana and Romeo Khumalo win defamation case against author Jackie Phamotse. She is found guilty as charged on counts 1, 2, 3,4 after a five-year trial
Sentencing will be on 24 Oct.

Follow @ZimojaL for more details pic.twitter.com/Jf6qgjrOwr

— Zimoja Lezinto (@ZimojaL) September 19, 2023

The judgment against the vile, mendacious, pathological liar JACKIE PHAMOTSE has been handed down. She is found guilty as charged on counts 1, 2, 3,4

It’s taken the Kumalo’s 5 years to get to this verdict.

Sentencing has been postponed to 24 Oct. pic.twitter.com/qmRWXnckbW

— @lupingcayisa (@lupingcayisa) September 19, 2023

oh Jackie Phamotse 😂 waze walinqika ilitye kanti linengakanani yona inunu ngaphantsi kwalo!

— Bhodl’inja (@fumikayi1) September 19, 2023