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Ekurhuleni CFO Kagiso Lerutla seeks urgent court interdict against Inno Morolong over alleged defamatory posts
Ekurhuleni Group Chief Financial Officer Kagiso Lerutla has approached the Johannesburg High Court for an urgent interdict against social media personality Innocentia Morolong, seeking to have Instagram posts allegedly linking him to online harassment and the payment of bloggers removed.
In an urgent court application, Lerutla asks the court to declare specific statements published on Morolong’s Instagram account unlawful and defamatory if the evidence establishes that the allegations are false and wrongful. He is also seeking to prevent her from republishing the disputed claims.
The dispute follows a series of social media posts that allegedly appeared on or around 21 October 2026. According to Lerutla’s founding affidavit, one post featured a collage containing his photograph alongside images of two women, with a caption referring to an online dispute involving his marital circumstances and private relationships.
Another Instagram story allegedly included a purported WhatsApp exchange in which Morolong accused Lerutla of calling and harassing her, threatening her with lawyers and paying bloggers to attack another person.
Lerutla disputes the allegations and argues that claims he secretly finances bloggers to damage someone else’s reputation could harm his professional standing and credibility as a senior municipal official.
“An allegation that I secretly finance bloggers to damage another person’s reputation is capable of suggesting dishonest, manipulative or improper conduct,” Lerutla states in his founding affidavit.
He further argues that the publications have drawn his family into a public dispute, potentially exposing his spouse, children and other relatives to unwanted attention.
“The fact that my public role invites scrutiny does not extinguish the legitimate privacy interests of my family,” he states.
According to the court papers, screenshots of the disputed posts showed approximately 16,200 likes, 1,204 comments and 4,647 shares or sends when captured. Lerutla acknowledges that these figures reflect the engagement displayed at that particular time and do not independently establish how many unique people viewed the content.
His attorneys allegedly sent Morolong a cease-and-desist letter on 21 October, demanding that the material be removed and that she provide undertakings by 4pm that day. Lerutla says the speed at which social media content spreads, together with the possibility of further disclosures, makes urgent court intervention necessary.
He wants the court to order Morolong to remove the identified posts within 12 hours of being served with the order, where the material remains accessible, and to prohibit the republication of the same allegations. He is also asking that she be prevented from arranging for other people to publish the same claims on her behalf.
The proposed order includes safeguards for freedom of expression. Lerutla says he does not intend to prevent lawful and accurate reporting of court proceedings, fair comment or other speech protected by law. He acknowledges that the public interest in scrutinising public officials must be balanced against his rights to dignity, reputation and privacy.
He is also asking the court to require Morolong to preserve the original electronic versions and metadata of the disputed posts, as well as relevant communications that could be important to the proceedings. If the application is opposed, he wants the court to award him legal costs.
The dispute comes against the backdrop of scrutiny surrounding Lerutla’s career in local government. He was appointed Group CFO of the City of Ekurhuleni in 2019, but his appointment was declared unlawful and invalid by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa in 2025 over concerns about the appointment process and the use of a fixed-term contract.
Lerutla later became Ekurhuleni city manager.
In April 2026, he was arrested alongside suspended deputy metro police chief Julius Mkhwanazi in a separate case involving allegations of fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice. The allegations relate to claims that an individual impersonated Lerutla in court over a speeding matter in 2019. The charges remain separate from his current dispute with Morolong, and the allegations must be determined through the criminal justice process.
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The Scorpion Kings’ burgers are all sold out, but the Scorpion Kings Live are back tonight on SABC 1
Before DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small were filling FNB Stadium with Amapiano, there was the hustle – and for Maphorisa, part of that hustle involved food.
Long before the Scorpion Kings name became synonymous with some of South Africa’s biggest musical moments, Maphorisa was finding different ways to make money while pursuing his music career.
“I used to deejay on weekends and I opened a tuck-shop at home just to have a cash flow and at school I used to sell sweets and lollipops,” Maphorisa said.
He explained that the money helped him save for his first car and travel between Pretoria and Johannesburg while working towards his music career.
So, years later, seeing the producer put his name to a burger collaboration feels like a rather delicious full-circle moment.
The Scorpion Kings – Maphorisa and Kabza De Small – teamed up with RocoMamas in September for the limited-edition King’s Feast, a menu inspired by their personalities, their music and plenty of South African flavour.
The collaboration ran until 30 September, meaning the burgers have now officially left the menu – but having tasted them, there is plenty to talk about.
Madumane Double – big, saucy and properly Mzansi
The DJ Maphorisa-inspired Madumane Double did not arrive quietly.
The burger featured a 200g double beef smash, chakalaka, chorizo and cheese, all packed into a brioche bun. RocoMamas positioned it as the “main drop” of the collaboration.
The first bite was very much about the beef, but then the chakalaka came through with that familiar South African kick.
Spicy, savoury and gloriously messy, it was the sort of burger that requires you to abandon any plans of eating neatly.
And there was something particularly kasi about that combination.
Chakalaka was not there as a gimmick. It gave the burger a distinctly South African personality, taking the familiar smashburger format and throwing in a flavour many Mzansi households know very well.
RocoMamas described the collaboration as burgers built by the two artists “the way they build a track – layer on layer until it hits.”
That description actually makes sense.
Papta Sting brings the heat
Then came Kabza De Small’s Papta Sting – and this one was for the spice chaser.
The burger combined southern-fried chicken with atchar and jalapeños on a brioche bun. RocoMamas summed it up neatly: “Sweet on the way in, sting on the way out.”
And that is pretty much the assignment.
The chicken brings the crunch, the atchar delivers that sweet-sour South African flavour, and then the jalapeño arrives with a little extra attitude.
It is the kind of burger that makes you pause after the first bite and ask yourself whether you really want another one.
Naturally, you do.
Kabza’s association with the burger also made sense because the collaboration was built around flavours that feel familiar to South African palates rather than trying too hard to reinvent the wheel.
It tasted like the kasi – with a RocoMamas twist
The King’s Feast was at its most interesting when it leaned into flavours that South Africans already know.
Chakalaka. Atchar. Pap balls. Big portions. Messy eating. Food made for sharing.
RocoMamas itself described the campaign as being inspired by the “grootmans of the yanos”, while its promotional material leaned heavily into the idea of bringing South African flavour to the menu.
That made the collaboration feel like more than simply putting two famous names on burgers.
Amapiano has always been closely connected to place, community, language, fashion, dance and everyday South African life. The King’s Feast borrowed from that same cultural vocabulary and put it on a plate.
And yes, chakalaka on a burger works.
There, we said it.
The timing was perfect
The RocoMamas collaboration formed part of the build-up to Scorpion Kings Live at FNB Stadium on 19 September.
RocoMamas was an official activation partner for the massive concert, alongside brands including SABC1, which was the official broadcast partner.
The King’s Feast was available throughout September before ending on 30 September.
So if you were planning to rush to RocoMamas today for a Madumane Double or Papta Sting, unfortunately, you have missed the boat – or in this case, the burger.
But there is another Scorpion Kings moment waiting tonight.
From the burger to the big screen
Scorpion Kings Live is making its television debut on SABC1 today, Saturday, 3 October, at 20:00.
The concert, which was staged at FNB Stadium on 19 September, will be broadcast for the first time on television, with a simultaneous broadcast on SABC Plus. SABC1 confirmed the broadcast as part of its partnership with the event.
For viewers who were not inside FNB Stadium, tonight is the chance to experience the scale of the show from home.
SABC Video Entertainment Marketing Manager Dichaba Phalatse described the concert as “more than a concert” and “a defining South African cultural moment”, saying SABC1 wanted to bring the energy of FNB Stadium to audiences across the country.
The Scorpion Kings themselves said: “Scorpion Kings Live was too special to be experienced for one night only.”
They added: “Now, for the first time, people across South Africa can relive that experience from wherever they are.”
And that is where the RocoMamas collaboration comes full circle.
The burgers may have disappeared from the menu, but the music is still very much on.
So, what was the foodie verdict?
The Madumane Double was the heavyweight – beefy, saucy, cheesy and carrying enough chakalaka to remind you that this was never meant to be just another burger.
The Papta Sting was the cheekier one – crispy chicken, atchar and jalapeño bringing the sweet-and-sting combination promised in the name.
Neither needed to pretend to be fine dining.
They were burgers.
Big, messy, youthful burgers with a distinctly South African accent.
And perhaps that was the point.
Maphorisa went from selling sweets and running a tuck shop to becoming one of the biggest names in Amapiano. Now his name has been attached to a burger loaded with chakalaka.
Not a bad journey.
The King’s Feast may have left RocoMamas on 30 September, but the Scorpion Kings are back on screen tonight.
So get your snacks sorted, turn up the volume and settle in for FNB Stadium from your sofa.
Just don’t blame us if watching Kabza and Maphorisa perform makes you hungry.
That part is on you.
