A legal battle has broken out between DJ Euphonik and one of his baby mamas over her refusal to allow their children to spend time with him in Dubai.
Sunday World can exclusively reveal that Euphonik, born Themba Nkosi, has applied for an urgent order in the Joburg high court to force the woman to sign consent forms to allow the children to travel to the United Arab Emirates’ most popular city.
In court papers, which we have seen, Euphonik said he and the woman drifted apart a few years ago and had agreed afterwards that she should live with the children. This, he said, on condition he would be entitled to exercise reasonable access and contact to the children.
He said on August 19, he informed the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, that he planned to take the children to Dubai so they could experience theme parks in that country. Euphonik said he wants the children to travel to Dubai because it would be an opportunity for them to bond with their half siblings.
He said after getting permission from the children’s schools, he paid for their flight and accommodation.
“I, on October 3 2023, directed correspondence to the respondent calling for the documentation necessary for the children to travel. I specifically called for copies of the minor children’s birth certificates and a signed consent form as is required,” he said in the papers.
Euphonik said he sadly received a message from his baby mama saying she did not agree to the children going to Dubai.
Despite his reasonable attempts to reach an agreement with her, he said, the woman refused to engage him further on the matter.
As a consequence he said, he was left with no option but to instruct his lawyers, Lee Binneman of Schindlers Attorneys to send her a letter of demand because her refusal to allow the children to travel was without justification. He said although he was in Spain on a business trip, he requested the court to issue an order for the children to travel to Dubai with his mother with whom they have a loving relationship.
Euphonik said his lawyers made it possible for him to sign the affidavit virtually via the South African commissioner of oath. “I have no other way to attest to this affidavit due to the urgency of the matter, as the nearest South African consulate is situated some seven hours away in Madrid, Spain.
“I cannot attend due to work requirements.”
The application was dismissed with costs after the woman disputed that she had agreed for the children to go to Dubai.
She argued that Euphonik wanted to pull the children out of school to leave the country for a trip that would not add any value to their education.
She added that the children were going to miss out going to school and would struggle to catch up with the lessons they would have missed while in Dubai. She also said the matter was not urgent.
Euphonik declined to comment, while the woman couldn’t be reached for comment.
