SANDS OPPOSES FORMER MANAGER’S APPLICATION

MBABANE- Award winning musician Sandziso “Sands” Matsebula is vigorously opposing the application filed against him by his former manager.

Through his lawyers from Magagula and Hlophe Attorneys, Matsebula has since filed a notice of intention to oppose. Detailed papers outlining why he is against the granting of the order being sort by his former manager against him are still to be filed by his lawyers at the High Court. “Be pleased to take notice that the respondents ( Sandziso and Kingdom Tales) in the above mentioned matter intent to oppose the application and has appointed Magagula and Hlophe Attorneys as their Attorneys of record where they will accept service of process at the address set out below” reads part of the notice to oppose dated June 7, 2021. Meanwhile, in South Africa where the former manager, Phila ‘Koshini’ Dlamini, Matsebula instructed lawyers from Mabote and Gqwede Attorneys to write a letter informing Dlamini that the relationship between them was being terminated.

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“We have informed a number of third parties that agreements entered into by Icon PB on behalf of our client are null and void and where we saw the need of refraining third parties, we have ratified and/or entered into new contracts with them” reads part of the letter. In the letter Dlamini was informed that Matsebula had acquired services of Lindsey Arends of AMG WORLDMEDIA to be responsible for the management division of Kingdom Tales, a company owned by Matsebula. “No payments are to be made to IconPB, and if already made, please furnish us with more information to enable us to pursue those monies with the legal options available to our client. If there are any payments due from our client, i.e. membership fees, kindly inform us immediately in order for our client to settle his account as soon as possible” part of the letter reads.

The genesis of the matter is that through his company, Icon PB (PTY) Limited, Dlamini has since taken Matsebula and Kingdom Tales to court. Dlamini, who is the director of Icon PB (PTY) Limited, wants the High Court to declare that the masters to the studio album “Sands of Times” are owned by his company (Icon PB (PTY) Limited). A master recording is the official original recording of a musical piece.  It is the source from which all later copies are made of and the holder of the master has the right to use that recorded  piece in any way. The masters, unless specifically agreed, are owned by the party that financed the record.

The applicant (Icon PB (PTY) Limited) is further praying for an order interdicting and restraining Matsebula and Kingdom Tales from using and/or deriving any benefits from the masters of the album and/or any material extracted therefrom.   Dlamini has instituted the legal proceedings against Matsebula through lawyers from Mtshali Ngcamphalala Thwala.

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