It has been almost a week since Unathi Nkayi was fired from Kaya 959, and there has been a lot of controversy around her dismissal.
This is because a statement issued by Kaya 959 did not lay down all the details of the events that saw the singer shown the door by the station, leaving many to their own speculations.
The only highlight was how those events broke down the relationship between the two parties.
Only the article by City Press shed light on what transpired at the station, revealing that her dismissal came after a verbal spat with Sizwe Dhlomo.
According to the sources, the former Midday Joy Show presenter had laid complaints about Dhlomo's late arrival for his show, After Noon Drive with Sizwe.
Their altercation led Nkayi to claim that she was verbally abused by
Dhlomo. It's alleged that she described Dhlomo as the "worst" person to work with as he was "always late, rude, domineering, and arrogant".
Dhlomo shared his sentiments in light of what happened between them.
"I'd like to just state that in the context of GBV in our country and even against the backdrop of Kaya's history as an organisation, a false abuse claim is not only malicious to those it is levelled against but it also delegitimises the claims of thousands of victims whose cases fall apart because of lack of evidence.
"Such an egregious lie is a highly irresponsible thing to do."
Dhlomo believes he would have lost his job if it was not for the recording which proved his innocence.
His reputation would have also been damaged because verbal abuse is a serious issue.
He said the microphones in the studio were on and recorded their heated argument, and this helped him to take it to human resources. After listening to the recording, it was uncovered that Nkayi was not verbally abused in any way.
After these events, Dhlomo claimed that he thought they were getting along because Nkayi was the reason he was at Kaya 959. She even sent him a message asking if she could give Greg Maloka, then station managing director, his number and every interaction people heard was sincere.
