Businessman Phiwe Maphanga has obtained an interim safety order towards ex-girlfriend Moneo Moshesh-Sowazi and opened up concerning the abuse claims made by the musician. The actress-singer was additionally ‘arrested’ for 2 hours on the police station and compelled to delete the Instagram movies.
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INSIDE MONEO’S ‘ALLEGED ARREST
According to a City Press article, the singer Moneoa Moshesh-Sowazi, who beforehand claimed on her Instagram movies that Phiwe Maphanga abused and scammed her was held on the Sandton Police Station for 2 hours on Thursday, 25 August. This is after her ex-boyfriend opened a case of intimidation, extortion, and defamation of character towards her.
The actress took to her Instagram account on Friday, 19 August and revealed how the businessman, who’s presently married to Gauteng ANC deputy provincial secretary Tasneem Motara, allegedly assaulted her after complaining about her refusal to offer him breakfast on New Year’s Day a couple of years in the past.
Maphanga’s affidavit states that the posts made by the singer affected him and had a damaging impact on his spouse, his mom, and his sister.
“Moneoa Moshesh is an ex-girlfriend whom I met in 2017. Our relationship was terminated in 2018. We were together affectionately for a period of a year. During the course of our relationship, I was the subject of physical abuse and emotional blackmail.”
Maphanga added that the musician has been threatening to make use of her fame and social standing to trigger him bodily and reputational hurt, and just lately despatched him threats saying that she would destroy him and his household.
“As a newlywed and a man with a newborn baby, I feel extremely vulnerable, as I am uncertain of the extent to which the threats could be acted on. I have been giving her money throughout the course of our break-up, as she would claim that if I don’t give her money, she would ensure I am in harm’s way.”
Moneoa was reportedly pressured to delete her Instagram movies the place she accused Maphanga of abuse and was reportedly arrested when she refused.
[The singer did not deleted her videos at the time (Sunday, 28 August) of publishing this article.]
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PHIWE MAPHANGA: ‘MY LIFE IS IN DANGER’
The businessman Phiwe Maphanga additionally tells the publication that Moneoa’s threats and insults have prolonged to different members of his household and the intimidation has reached an all-time [high].
“This has resulted in my life being in physical danger. I have received threats [on] digital platforms [from Moshesh-Sowazi’s supporters] claiming that they will find me and my family. I would therefore request that I be given a protection order on an urgent basis on the premise that I am getting death threats from social media owing to her recent posts.”
Moshesh-Sowazi’s lawyer Buang Jones informed City Press that they’re difficult the interim safety order, which was granted on the Randburg Magistrates’ Court earlier this week because the singer was subjected to abuse and intimidation when she introduced herself on the Sandton Police Station to offer her assertion.
The publication provides that on Friday, 26 August Moshesh-Sowazi opened a case of intimidation towards the 2 cops who allegedly intimidated her, and one other case of theft by false pretence towards Maphanga, who allegedly took a car belonging to her 5 years in the past and has not returned it.
“The charge against Maphanga is one of theft under false pretences. Our view is that he took the car under false pretence, with the intention to deprive Moneoa of its use. He left with the car in September 2017, and to date, he has not returned the car. We don’t know where the car is. We will also be pursuing civil action against Maphanga. We are of the view that the statement he gave to the police and the evidence thereof is fabricated.”
Her lawyer added that they’d be approaching the Independent Police Investigative Directorate to research the conduct of the 2 cops.
Gauteng’s police spokesperson Dimakatso Sello confirmed to the publication that Moshesh-Sowazi opened circumstances towards the police and Maphanga on Friday.
“The police can confirm that those cases were opened at Norwood Police Station for further investigation.”
