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The rape cases were opened against the couple after a woman tweeted that she was sexually assaulted by the two.
DJs Euphonik and Fresh. Image: YouTube still.
JOHANNESBURG – DJ Fresh and DJ Euphonik went off the air on Saturday at music station 947. The couple reached an agreement with Primedia Broadcasting that they would leave their duties with immediate effect after rape cases were opened against the two.
Both DJ Fresh and Euphonik are employees of the music radio station 947, owned by Eyewitness news‘parent company Primedia Broadcasting.
Since then, the couple have taken to social media, saying they have “decided to walk away from all public work commitments until the serious allegations have been resolved and the law has run its course.”
DJ Fresh (Big Dawg) (@DJFreshSA) January 16, 2021
“947 and Primedia Broadcasting have engaged with DJ Fresh (Thato Sikwane) and Euphonik (Themba Nkosi) regarding the alleged sexual assault charges against them. We take these matters very seriously and apply a rigorous and systematic internal process. to evaluate them. Primedia Broadcasting, DJ Fresh and Euphonik have made a mutual decision for both DJs to go off the air so they can focus on addressing this issue. “
Talking to Eyewitness news, Crwys-Williams said: “Primedia takes allegations of sexual assault very seriously and we understand that the victim in this case has made a formal complaint to the police, and we have every confidence that the police will investigate this thoroughly to ensure a fair outcome. As a company, we firmly oppose any form of violence against women and continue to advocate for justice. “
Gauteng police confirmed to TshisaLIVE on Friday that the case was opened against the two well-known radio personalities. Earlier this week, the woman took to Twitter, accusing DJ Fresh and Euphonik of drugging and raping her in 2011. Police authorities said Friday that the woman opened a rape case at the Sunnyside police station on January 13.
@DJFreshSA AND @euphonik Will he ever admit to having drunk me and raping me even more? I was completely high I don’t know if BOTH raped me or one of you did and then laughed about it the next morning saying that we (me and 3 girls) were so drunk we kept passing out, but nasidlwengula
Sipelele Madikizela (@Nampree) January 11, 2021
In a previously issued statement, Crwys-Williams said 947 and Primedia Broadcasting were evaluating all information on the alleged misconduct.
“We take these matters very seriously and apply a rigorous and systematic internal process to assess them. We are waiting for the current information from the relevant authorities to be corroborated. Once we have this, we will respond accordingly. “
Last year another woman, Ntsiki Mazwai, posted allegations on social media claiming that DJ Fresh had raped her.
DJ Fresh, whose real name is Thato Sikwane, successfully filed a court order in court, forcing her to remove all social media posts that refer to the allegations.
In his ruling, the court found that Mazwai did not have sufficient evidence to back up his claims, ordered him to remove his posts and refrain from making further derogatory statements about Sikwane.
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