Former Black motion group member, Morda, is said to have returned the equipment he was accused of stealing from the group. The news broke in December and fans expressed their disappointment that the group which was once known for producing nothing but hits, have resorted to hitting each other with lawsuits.
Spirit Motion, the record label, is accusing Black Motion of theft filed a lawsuit against Morda accusing him of theft of music equipment to the value of R243 312,30.
A source alleged to Drum that Morda returned the equipment and that there is not animosity between them.
“He was supposed to return it, so it was bound to return. It is not like they are excited or over the moon, it didn’t belong to him in the first place. He didn’t bring the equipment himself, he sent someone to return it, but he kept the keyboard which they will demand to be returned as well. All they want is for him to apologise, there is no animosity whatsoever, they want to know what the reason behind all of this was,” said the source.
But Morda's legal representatives said the equipment belongs to both Morda and Thabo Smol, his former group member.
“Bongani went to the property, took the property [equipment], went, and used it, and they, for a reason unknown to us, went to court and made it seem as though our client stole the property. Our client didn’t steal the property and that is why the case is deregistered, it never came to fruition because there was no base for a criminal charge of the property. He used it and returned it. Remember, he is a part owner of the property," Neo Mashele said.
“And regarding the sit-down discussion, the directors are Thabo and Bongani, so we as Bongani’s representatives as well as Thabo’s representatives will be having a round table discussion to discuss the future of Spirit Motion as a company,” he added.
