Black Coffee vs Nota Baloyi: High Court push moves contempt case closer to possible jail time

The high-stakes legal feud between DJ Black Coffee (Nkosinathi Maphumulo) and music executive Nota Baloyi has taken another turn, with the Johannesburg High Court ordering Baloyi to file his legal arguments in a pending contempt of court application.

Black Coffee is seeking to have Baloyi jailed for 60 days following Baloyi’s refusal to issue a court-ordered apology for defamatory statements made on a podcast last year. With the High Court now compelling Baloyi to submit his heads of argument within 10 court days, the case is moving closer to a decisive ruling that could see the commentator facing prison time.