Enhle Mbali
Actress Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa recently shared insights in court regarding her relationship with renowned DJ Black Coffee, detailing both its beginnings and its eventual end.
A ruling from Judge Mongezi Ntanga at the Johannesburg High Court revealed that she first encountered Black Coffee while working on the SABC1 drama Tshisa, where he made a guest appearance.
Their relationship progressed when they met again during the production of Young, Gifted and Black.
During her testimony, Enhle recounted how Black Coffee contacted her via Facebook, continually inviting her out.
Eventually, she consented.
“Due to the defendant’s persistence over time, she finally gave in and agreed to go out on a date with the defendant for coffee or dinner,” the court documents stated.
On the evening of their first date, Black Coffee informed her that he had two gigs scheduled before they met, one in Wattville and another in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
After attending both gigs, they opted for food from a convenience store, as restaurants had already closed.
The couple then returned to his home, where they engaged in hours of conversation.
“They decided to get something to eat from a convenience store and went to the defendant’s house, where they had a great conversation, and they might have spoken until the early hours of the morning,” the judgment indicated.
“When she wanted to leave that evening and go home, the defendant talked her out of it. They spent the night together and had a conversation until the sun rose; from that day on, they became inseparable.”
As their bond deepened, Enhle became pregnant. She expressed concerns about having a child outside of marriage, but Black Coffee reassured her about their future together.
“She started crying, and the defendant comforted and assured her that she had nothing to worry about, as there was a plan for their future,” Judge Ntanga recorded.
The court heard that while Enhle’s uncles initially resisted the relationship, she was able to convince them by illustrating Black Coffee’s success and ability to support her.
He subsequently paid a lobola of R70 000.
However, the relationship soon began to unravel. Enhle stated that her acting career suffered due to her husband’s discomfort with her romantic scenes.
“The defendant was no longer comfortable with her taking kissing scenes,” the judgment noted.
“She testified that the majority of the time, she was not working. In order to keep peace in the household, she looked after the house, packed the defendant’s clothes, fed him, and massaged the defendant’s injured hand.”
These details emerged as the couple faced off in court regarding the distribution of their assets.
Enhle, who has two children with Black Coffee, sought R500 000 in maintenance, asserting that their marriage was in community of property due to the lobola payment.
Black Coffee, however, countered this claim, insisting that their marriage did not fall under community property laws and opposed the equitable division of their assets.
