Mbalula’s ‘ex’ facing charges after Facebook posts targeting Uyanda

According to both Sunday World and Sunday Sun, a woman who rose to prominence six years ago after claiming the now police minister, Fikile Mbalula, had impregnated her, is now being “investigated” by the police after targeting TV personality Uyanda Mbuli.

The woman, Joyce Omphemetse Molamu, shared Mbuli’s private number of Facebook after allegedly accusing her of asking her boyfriend for money.

The man in question has allegedly had financial problems and Mbuli reportedly stated in her affidavit that she had helped the man as a friend by giving him money to “save his house and car from the repo men”.

In a Facebook message, Molamu wrote: “Somebody must get Uyanda Mbuli a blesser so she can stop asking our men for money.”

She then posted Mbuli’s private cellphone number.

Mbuli laid a charge of defamation and crimen injuria against Molamu and was also unimpressed with allegedly having been called a “stupid bitch” in WhatsApp exchanges with Molamu.

Mbuli has claimed she’s been harassed by strangers as a result.

Mbuli’s lawyers confirmed that they had sent a letter demanding an apology in writing or they would consider a lawsuit.

Molamu told Sunday World that she had allegedly discovered that Mbuli and her boyfriend, King Maseko, had been having an affair. She said she would depose to her own version of events with the police on Monday.

The paper published WhatsApp messages suggesting there was indeed a romantic relationship between Mbuli and Maseko.

Uyanda Mbuli. Picture: Facebook

Police spokesperson Mmakgomo Semono told Sunday World that the case had been commuted to intimidation, which was yet to be investigated.

In 2011, Mbalula, then the sports minister, was accused of having unprotected sex with Molamu, who was then 27, on at least two occasions. She even claimed she was carrying the minister’s child. Nude pictures of her were also later leaked.

Mbalula denied he had sex with the woman, and also called her an “extortionist”. City Press, however, reported it was in possession of a series of text messages sent between Mbalula and the model that confirmed the minister had cheated on his wife.

The messages contained details of the alleged bitter fight between Mbalula and his lover over whether to abort the unborn baby.