This story is also available as an AI-generated audio article. After spending 16 days in custody, award-winning rapper Emtee, whose birth name is Mthembeni Ndevu, returned to a favourite South African comfort meal before leaving court.
Key takeaways
- Ndevu was held at Johannesburg Correctional Centre over an alleged breach of a protection order.
- The order was secured by his estranged wife, Nicole Chinsamy, in 2023.
- His meal included Chicken Licken’s Soul Sister chicken and a Stoney ginger beer.
- His sister Phiwe, rapper Lolli Native and producer Ruff welcomed him outside court.
- Chinsamy told the court that she wished to abandon the case.
Meal after 16 days in custody
Emtee spent more than two weeks at the Johannesburg Correctional Centre after allegedly contravening a protection order linked to Chinsamy. The order, granted in 2023, bars him from verbally abusing or harassing her, as well as from posting material about her on social media.
During his time behind bars, the rapper was given a Chicken Licken Soul Sister meal accompanied by a Stoney ginger beer. The food also came with rolls, adding one of his preferred local fast-food choices to the rapper’s day.
Emtee reunited with family and friends
When Ndevu walked out of the Midrand magistrate’s court on Wednesday, his sister Phiwe was waiting alongside several people close to him. Among those present were fellow rapper Lolli Native and producer Ruff, who came to support and welcome him following his release.
He embraced the friends gathered outside the court and also shared a hug with Chinsamy. Earlier that same day, his estranged wife informed the court that she wanted to withdraw the matter.
