By OBAKENG MAJE
The owners of Shandis Events (PTY) LTD said, they welcome the interdict against entrepreneur and owner of Moja Chicken, Letlhogonolo Motseeng (36), but they will engage their lawyers and get a legal opinion in whether to appeal the matter against Comedy and Music Xplosion or not.
Shandis Events (PTY) LTD owners, Olebogeng David Moshwene (48) and Cassius Yawa (39), dragged Motseeng to court after he allegedly organised Comedy and Music Xplosion Show. Motseeng is the former director of Shandis Events (PTY) LTD, but resigned after the relationship between him and other directors went sour.
The organisers of Comedy and Music Xplosion show, will be hosting the event at PH Moeketsi Agricultural School in Taung on 31 March 2024, while the Shandis Events (PTY) LTD is also having a Taung Comedy Show at Longstreet Lifestyle Pub on the same day. Longstreet Lifestyle Pub and PH Moeketsi Agricultural School are only 3km apart.
Moshwene said, they are happy after the court interdicted and prohibited Motseengfrom participating in any manner directly or indirectly in the preparations of Comedy and Music Xplosion show. He further said, they still believe that Motseeng is the organiser of that show.
“We still believe that Motseeng is behind Comedy and Music Xplosion, but we will engage with our lawyers and see if we could appeal the court outcomes or not,” he said.
The court order reads: “After having heard both attorneys and having read documents filed on record. It is ordered that, the applicant’s non-compliance with the rules of the court relating to forms, time and manner of service is condoned and matter is dealt with as one of urgency in terms of rule 55 (5) of the rules.
“The first respondent is interdicted and prohibited from engaging in any business activity, which in competition with the applicant, nor work for any company which competes with the applicant, within 250 kilometres from the address which applicant conducts its business. The first respondent is interdicted and prohibited from directly or indirectly, disclosing to any person, firm or corporation the names or addresses of any of the customers or clients of the applicant or any other information pertaining to them.”
The court further said the first respondent is interdicted and prohibited to call on, solicit, take away or attempt to call on, solicit or take away any customer of the applicant on whom he has called or with whom he has become acquainted with during his terms of employment, as a direct or indirect result of his employment with the applicant.
However, there is no order against the second respondent, which is Batlhaping Entertainment. According to Taung DailyNews investigations, Batlhaping Entertainment does not exist nor has any directors.
Motseeng was ordered to pay the costs of the application on attorney and client scale.
Meanwhile, Motseeng said: “I am happy with the outcomes of the court. Even though I’m interdicted and prohibited in my personal capacity, the Comedy and Music Xplosion show goes on. I will adhere to the court ruling and just go there to perform as a booked artist.
“Honestly, I’m not the organiser of the Comedy and Music Xplosion, but Tshepo Mojaki is. So, I will abide by the court order and wait for the timeframe to expire. I can confirm that, indeed Batlhaping Entertainment company is non-existence, but the Comedy and Music Xplosion is the one registered as an entity under Mojaki.”
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