Overview
- Judge-ordered contempt for Musa Khawula, confirmed Tuesday, carries a 30-day prison sentence that is suspended for 30 days if he apologises.
- The suspension falls away if he refuses to apologise, and court papers say he must surrender to the nearest police station within 48 hours once the grace period lapses.
- In April, the court held that his posts about Julius Malema and Mantoa Matlala-Malema were defamatory, false and unlawful, and it ordered removals, a public apology within 24 hours and payment of legal costs.
- Khawula has repeatedly said on X that he will not apologise and he has stood by his divorce claim despite the court’s ruling.
- The South African, citing IOL, reports he faces separate criminal cases and a warrant after missing a murder hearing, which could complicate any move to enforce the sentence.