Mpho Phalatse, the DA mayor of Johannesburg, is said to be Brutus Malada’s soul mate. They married over the weekend.
A woman claiming to be Malada’s fiancée told Sowetan she was shocked when she saw photos of him marrying Joburg’s mayor.
When friends forwarded the pictures to her, the businesswoman said she got the shock of her life.
Ntaka Tshifaro told the publication that Malada had paid lobola for her last year, and that despite their falling out, which resulted in her leaving their Sandton home, she did not expect the ActionSA member to marry another woman.
“I still love Brutus but I feel he should have handled things differently. There is nothing wrong about growing out of love. They both disrespected my family and me when they decided to get married without doing things the right way. Brutus paid lobola to my parents and uncles and he should have taken me back to my parents if the marriage was no longer working. When I received the photos on Saturday, I was shocked but it provided answers to a lot that was happening to our marriage since the beginning of the year.”
Sowetan reported Malada’s version of events. He said he never paid lobola but had given Tshifaro’s family R5,000 for ivula mlomo (icebreaker between families of the bride and groom to-be).
“I have co comment., I just want to say I’m happy I found my soul mate,” he said.
