The two’s handshake comes after the High Court ordered that the musician, born Ndivhudzannyi Ralivhona, pay P100, 000 as security to attorneys, Otto Itumeleng Law Chambers. The agreement was made an order Wednesday before Justice Chris Gabanagae following an urgent application launched by Makhadzi against Seagile, and Ernest Ramodisa, who is a deputy sheriff. Makhadzi approached the High Court following her complaints on social media platforms that she had been held hostage in Botswana and had surrendered her passport to the deputy sheriff.Her passport was seized following a warrant of arrest issued by Chief Magistrate of Extension II, Kamogelo Mmesi, over contractual disputes between the two parties. As the spectacle unfolded, Makhadzi approached the courts through her attorney, Kago Mokotedi of Otto Itumeleng Chambers, seeking to overturn a warrant of arrest and demanding back her travelling documents, arguing that she was being prejudiced. “We seek an order discharging and setting aside the ex parte rule nisi granted by Chief Magistrate on October 30, 2026,” Mokotedi submitted to court. “We seek an interim court order directing the respondents to immediately and forthwith release the applicant’s passport to enable her to travel and leave the Republic of Botswana for purposes of medical appointment in the Republic of South Africa.” The attorney further argued that not only does the warrant of arrest issued against Makhazi derailed her plans, it also violated her rights.“An order be hereby granted suspending the execution of ex parte Nisi granted by chief magistrate to the extent that it infringes the applicant’s liberty and restricts her freedom of movement, pending the finalisation of the matter before the third respondent and this present application as well as the constitutional challenge challenging the constitutionality of an arrest tanquam suspects de fungus remedy,” the legal representative argued. The musician’s attorney argued that while warrant of arrest infringed her movement and liberty it is also unconstitutional to do such and it is now liable to be set aside and reviewed. In her founding affidavit, Makhadzi blatantly stated she owed Seagile no thebe and it boggles her why there was this case in the first place.“I oppose the warrant of arrest because there is no sum owing or due to the applicant (Seagile) and there is no intention on my part to flee Botswana, particularly on purposes of defeating any claim or obligation,” she said. She further stressed that the orders sought are oppressive and made with the intention of extorting payment from her over a doubtful claim. “There is no claim against me before any court in Botswana and I have not been served with any court process,” Makhadzi put it to court, adding she had never entered into any contractual agreement with Seagile to headline a One Man Show. “I never concluded any profit and loss sharing agreement and to the best of my knowledge, my engagement would solely be for my musical performance. It is both perplexing and impossible that there was any such profit and loss agreement in place because even the Seagile’s averments fail to disclose the terms of the alleged agreement,” she argued.After the warrant of arrest, Makhadzi indicated that Seagile demanded P200, 000 from her to bury the hatchet and she refused to give on to his demands. Despite surrendering her passport, the South African songbird said she offered her car as security in the case against her. “Following the surrender of my passport, my attorneys of record proposed to the deputy sheriff that I tender my motor vehicle a 2026, Toyota Fortuner as security to be held in trust until conclusion of this application,” she added. However Makhadzi said Seagile through his attorneys demanded P100, 000 as a payment to settle the matter. Seagile’s did not tender in any heads of argument for the urgent application but rather reached an agreement with Makhadzi on the grounds raised but demanded that she pay P100, 000 as security until the case was settled once and for all.Taking into consideration that the two sides reached an agreement, Justice Gabanagae granted the parties their wish and ordered that Makhadzi could return to her home country. “The first respondent (Seagile) shall abandon in to the ex parte rule nisi granted by the third respondent (Magistrate Mmesi) under case No: MAMEX- 000266-26. Seagile shall file a notice of withdrawal of proceedings before November 5, 2026,” he ordered. Gabanagae further ordered, “Seagile shall file his intended action for damages against applicant within 30 days of granting this order.For purposes of this, Seagile shall serve the filed proceedings at the applicant’s attorneys,” he said. Makhadzi was on the other end ordered to cough out P100, 000. “The applicant shall not later than November 30th 2026, pay to her attorneys of record the sum of P100, 000 as security in relation to the intended action for damages against her and she may, if so minded, within 60 days of this order institute a constitutional challenge to the relief of tanquam suspectos de fuga,” Gabanagae ordered.
