{"id":49068,"date":"2026-02-03T18:58:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=49068"},"modified":"2026-02-03T18:58:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:58:56","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnota-baloyi-drags-dj-maphorisa-over-thuli-phongolo-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/03\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnota-baloyi-drags-dj-maphorisa-over-thuli-phongolo-reunion\/","title":{"rendered":"Nota Baloyi drags DJ Maphorisa over Thuli Phongolo reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_112313\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112313\" class=\"wp-image-112313 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nota-Baloyi-drags-DJ-Maphorisa-over-Thuli-Phongolo-reunion.jpg?resize=600%2C391&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nota-Baloyi-drags-DJ-Maphorisa-over-Thuli-Phongolo-reunion.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Nota-1-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-112313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nota reacts to DJ Maphorisa and Thuli P\u2019s reunion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Controversial music executive Nota Baloyi has reignited his feud with DJ Maphorisa after a video of the Amapiano star spending time with actress Thuli Phongolo at Louis Rosebank went viral.<\/p>\n<p>The clip, shared on X by Amapiano blogger @PianoConnectSA, showed DJ Maphorisa and Thuli P appearing relaxed and playful together, prompting excitement from fans who celebrated what looked like a reunion.<\/p>\n<p>However, the moment also drew sharp criticism from Nota, who has a long-standing and very public rivalry with Maphorisa.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting on Tuesday, Nota questioned Maphorisa\u2019s judgment and revisited the couple\u2019s turbulent past, including their messy 2023 breakup and the legal drama that followed.<\/p>\n<p>He went as far as giving the producer a brutal nickname, comparing him to another well-known South African figure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMfan\u2019o ke bari. A girl presses charges on you, makes you spend a weekend in a holding cell, you appear in court and get bail as a GBV accused, beg her to drop the charges, then pick up the pieces thanks to @ChrisExcel102, only for him to go back to chasing that BBL? He\u2019s a Skomota!\u201d Nota wrote.<\/p>\n<p>His comments immediately sparked an online firestorm.<\/p>\n<p>While some users agreed with his criticism and shared memes backing his stance, others accused Nota of hypocrisy, with several dragging up his own personal history, including his divorce from singer Berita Khumalo.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mfan\u2019o ke bari\u2026 A girl presses charges on you, makes you spend a weekend in a holding cell, you appear in court &amp; get bail as a GBV accused, beg her to drop the charges then pick up the pieces thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisExcel102?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@ChrisExcel102<\/a>, only for him to go back to chasing that BBL? He\u2019s a Skomota! <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MORAL Authority (@lavidaNOTA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lavidaNOTA\/status\/2018524308851560462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Nota #Baloyi #drags #Maphorisa #Thuli #Phongolo #reunion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Nota reacts to DJ Maphorisa and Thuli P\u2019s reunion Controversial music executive Nota Baloyi has reignited his feud with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49068"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49070,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49068\/revisions\/49070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}