Londie London, the former star of Real Housewives of Durban, and her boyfriend Sphamandla Mabonga are accused of punching a female journalist on the face and taking her phone at Konka nightclub on Tuesday.
The journalist, who works for a popular celebrity blog Buzzy Bee, said she was attacked by the couple and their security guards at the parking lot of the club.
She told Sunday World on Thursday that she is still shaken by the incident.
She has opened a case of assault and theft against Londie and Mabonga at the Centurion police station.
She said she had been writing about the couple’s relationship and their lavish lifestyle for Buzzy Bee.
Play Video I stopped writing about them “I found out most of the things about her including a car being repossessed [by the father of her children]. Then she hooked up with Mabonga. When he spoilt her with cars, we covered all of that,” said the journalist.
“In July, I got a threatening call from someone I thought was them [the couple]. I said I didn’t know them and I ignored them, but then I decided to stop writing about them because they were not worth it.
“To me, it was free PR [public relations] for them anyway. Then in November Mabonga called and said he dumped Londie [and that] I should write a story because he trusts me.
“He apologised for what had happened before, [saying that was] because he was in love and wanted to please Londie.”
The journalist said Mabonga said he just wanted her to tell people that they had split amicably.
After publishing the story, said the journalist, Mabonga called and asked her to take it down. She refused, and that was the last time they talked until they met at Konka on Tuesday.
“The club had closed so we were all leaving [the nightclub]. I saw him and I said ‘hi, it’s me, let’s talk’. His bodyguards tried to grab me but he told them to leave me alone.
“I said I just wanted us to talk. He said Londie was there too, so I saw her and I said ‘let’s all talk then’.
“She started cursing at me … I said ‘I am not here to fight, we can just sort out our issues’. Then he also started cursing. When Londie gets angry, he does too.
“They were with some lady, and I had my phone in my hand. He snatched the phone from me and said I was recording them.”
She said she told Mabonga that the phone was locked and begged him to give it back.
“He hit me on my lips. They all got into their cars and drove off. I stood in front of their car and told security to give me back my phone. Their security shoved me and let them go.”
As she stood there helpless, she was spotted by one of her followers who offered to take her to the police station.
“The police didn’t help me. I told them that my worry was that my banking apps are on the phone, and that I don’t know what Londie and her man want with my phone.”
After getting no help from the police in Kliptown, Soweto she took an Uber to Centurion in Pretoria where she lives and managed to open a case there.
She said that after the police contacted Mabonga, he called and threatened her. “He then denied that he has my phone. Later on, he called me and said ‘lets meet’.
“He called again and this time there was a police officer looking for him, so I guess he was now scared.”
Following Mabonga’s instruction, said the journalist, the phone was delivered by an Uber driver at a mall, where they met.
When reached for comment, Londie London, whose real name is Londiwe Zulu, hung up after hearing Sunday World’s questions.