A video of Gqom artist, Babes Wodumo (real name Bongekile Simelane) being assaulted by her boyfriend Mampintsha, real name Mandla Maphumulo has surfaced on social media.
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In a live Instagram video posted by Babes Wodumo, we can see Wodumo being beaten following what appears to be an argument between the two.
The couple can be seen arguing in the bedroom before the former Big Nuz artist beats Wodumo repeatedly. Wodumo can then be heard repeatedly asking why Mampintsha is hitting her.
The video has angered angered many South Africans including fellow celebrities. This is not the first time that Mampintsha has been accused of physically abusing Babes Wodumo.
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Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa took to Twitter and condemned the alleged abuse of Babes by her partner Mandla.
“We’re absolutley horrified by the actions of Musician Mapmpintsha @MampintshaNuz caught on video where he brutally abuses Internationally celebrated Artist @BABESWODUMO. We do not only condemn this senseless act but call on @BABESWODUMO to immediately press charges against him (sic),” – he wrote.
He added that government did not tolerate such acts and calls all South Africans to isolate the perpetrators: “@GovernmentZA will never tolerate gender-based violence. It is informed by a twisted logic of patriarchal power relations in society. We call on all South Africans to isolate the perpetrators & to fight & defeat gender-based violence with the same zeal as when we fought racism (sic).”
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