Celebrity blogger Musa Khawula’s legal problems seems to be piling up. This after the 32-year-old Khawula made a brief appearance at the Fochville Magistrates’ Court on Friday, on charges of attempted murder, alternatively reckless driving, as well as an additional charge of failing to render assistance and/or report an accident to the police.According to the spokesperson of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Lumka Mahanjana, the charges stem from an incident that took place on 20 February 2021, around 18:00 near Mponeng Mine.Mahanjana said the complainant and his wife were driving home on a narrow road when they noticed a Volkswagen Polo parked along the roadway.
“The accused was standing next to the vehicle naked on his lower body.The couple approached the accused, informing him that he was trespassing on private property. Upon looking inside the vehicle, the complainant allegedly saw another man moving from the back seat to the front seat while getting dressed.After an exchange of words between the complainant and the accused, the accused allegedly returned to his car, drove away, when he reached a dead-end, he executed a U-turn,” said Mahanjana.
According to the charge sheet, Khawula then allegedly bumped the complainant, who was standing beside the driver’s side of his vehicle, before fleeing the scene, leaving the complainant injured on the groundMahanjana said a member of the Community Policing Forum, who was driving on the same road later found the injured complainant and alerted the police. Khawula was arrested shortly thereafter at a nearby tavern at Mponeng Mine, and made his first court appearance on 22 February 2021, where he was granted R1 000 bail.
“However, after failing to appear in court on two occasions, a warrant for his arrest was authorised, and his bail was forfeited to the state on 17 June 2021. The accused was re-arrested and appeared in court again on 16 January 2025. The court has since added a charge of attempted murder, with reckless driving as an alternative, along with the charge of failing to render assistance and/or report the accident,” explained Mahanjana.
The blogger was remanded in custody and the matter postponed to 5 February 2025 for a formal bail application.Meanwhile, in an unrelated matter, Khawula appeared at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, on charges of crimen injuria and contempt of court. The NPA said this after he allegedly posted derogatory statements between October 10 and 12 2024 on his social media platform, to impair, injure or damage the dignity of businessman Ze Nxumalo.
Moreover, the NPA said the blogger has another pending murder case in the Western Cape which was reported in 2022.
