Scorpion Kings Fight Back Against Warrant Of Arrest. Kabza De Small has massively collaborated with DJ Maphorisa, which resulted in the formation of the Scorpion Kings. The pair had a fantastic 2019, wreaking havoc on Mzansi streets with their popular singles and EPs. It’s no secret that the genre Amapiano has been sweeping the airwaves, and Mzansi partygoers can’t get enough of it.
Amapiano musicians Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa are mounting a legal fight back after a Zimbabwean company and promoter sued them for more than R300,000 and even issued a warrant of arrest against the duo on Monday.
Zimbabwean-based attorney Zibusiso Ncube, who is representing the artists, revealed that the pair was being sued for R325,157 after they failed to perform at the Victoria Falls Carnival. Ncube, however, labelled the damages claim as “extortion of some sort” and vowed to file an urgent court application on Tuesday morning to challenge the payment.
He explained that after the musicians failed to pitch for the event, Kabza and Maphorisa as well as the carnival organisers agreed to refund R230,000 in full and final settlement of the matter. Ncube said he was concerned the carnival was making a demand from the duo despite them having paid the money they owed to the organisation. “The claim for damages … doesn’t look to be supported by the contract itself. The contract that is signed was that in the event of cancellation (Maphorisa and Kabza) won’t pay for certain things. And these are the things that these people are claiming.”
Ncube vowed to fight in court on Tuesday morning. “There will be an attack on an application that was filed on Monday (against Kabza and Maphorisa). And there will be an attack on the main claim itself. I don’t even understand why the police were involved because it was a civil case not even a criminal matter. The sheriff has the authority to arrest someone in terms of a writ of (execution) and then hand them over to correctional services. There are no criminal charges here. The application was granted without notice to them because these people [musicians]don’t have property in Zimbabwe … and they will be leaving the country any time soon … “
