Musa Mseleku owes R200,000 to former colleagues
Polygamist Musa Mseleku allegedly owes his former colleagues, Zakhele Gumede and Musa Ntsebesha, R200,000.
They claim he promised them a 2% ownership stake in his company, Thanks Ma, for their help in starting his production company, UThando Nesthembu.
Ntsebesha revealed these details on the Daily Reports Platform Podcast.
He shared that he met Mseleku in 2016 while working in local municipalities.
At that time, Mseleku was consulting there and approached Ntsebesha about a show idea.
“I introduced myself to them, and they liked my work,” Ntsebesha explained. “Thobile was working for a radio station in KZN, and we developed a good relationship, so much that I ended up managing her.”
Mseleku later approached Ntsebesha for help with UThando Nesthembu, as he was struggling to get the reality show off the ground. “He was impressed with my work on MaKhumalo and believed I could do the same with UThando Nesthembu,” Ntsebesha said.
In their first meeting, Mseleku made big promises. “He said our lives would never be the same if we helped him start Thanks Ma. He promised us 2% shares in the production company. We trusted him and agreed,” Ntsebesha stated.
By mid-2016, Ntsebesha had written Season 1 and created a trailer for UThando Nesthembu.
The first shoot took place during MaCele’s birthday at a hotel in Port Shepstone. He recalled that Mseleku promised written contracts detailing their agreement.
After MaCele’s birthday, the trailer and Season 1 were sent to M-Net. “In January 2017, we were called to present our work, and the M-Net team was impressed. Mseleku even received a message saying we’d been successful,” Ntsebesha remembered.
However, problems arose when Mseleku went to sign the deal with M-Net without them. “After that invitation, he never spoke about the deal. I’m not sure who he took to sign because he left me and Gumede behind.”
Ntsebesha said that initially, M-Net approved Seasons 1 and 2, with Mseleku’s company receiving 25% of the profits. “But we could see that we were no longer welcomed. We couldn’t quit because we’d invested our time and were promised 2% shares,” he explained.
They had numerous disagreements with Mseleku over the matter. “He wanted me to be included as a student, but I refused; I told him I was the main producer. He also didn’t pay us our money, and we didn’t receive the shares,” said Ntsebesha.
Gumede confirmed Ntsebesha’s claims, stating, “I was there, and it’s all true. Mseleku exploited us.”
Musa Mseleku’s response
Mseleku has been approached for comments via phone, text, and social media, but he has not responded.
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