- Black Coffee was involved in a “serious travel accident” on a private plane in January, leaving him with “serious injuries” to his body.
- He had to undergo a five-hour surgery to treat his injuries.
- DJ first spoke about this on Kaya FM last week.
Grammy Award-winning DJ Black Coffee has opened up about what happened to him after a widely publicized plane crash in January.
Black Coffee, whose real name is Nkosinati Mahmulo, told Kaya FM presenter Thabo “T-Bose” Mokwele what really happened and how he felt.
“It was a fleeting moment, so I had time to think while it was happening. I had time to think while it was happening.
“There were times when I wished it would be over, and there were times when I thought, 'Okay, I'm going to die, it's over.' It all happened, and I saw it happen.”
He recalled that the incident occurred during his annual tour of South America, and said the company operating his private flights in the region did not have a plane in its fleet for him to use. Ta.
DJ had to find another airline.
The second airline only offered smaller planes, so he took it, but said he didn't feel comfortable using it.
“I remember saying, 'That looks old.' I also took pictures of the floor and rugs. I was just nervous!”
Black Coffee added that once the plane reached cruising altitude, he unbuckled his seatbelt, reclined his seat and took a nap.
“I was taking a nap while listening to a gospel album in my headphones, and then I woke up in a dream-like, nightmare-like feeling and the plane was shaking violently.
“When I opened my eyes, everyone was trying to hold on. At first, I was asleep, so it felt like I was in a car going around.”
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Mr. Black Coffee was thrown to the floor by the turbulence and managed to get back into his seat, but at that moment the plane tilted sharply and DJ was thrown into the ceiling of the plane.
He briefly lost consciousness, but returned shortly afterwards to see various items, including water glasses and glasses, strewn around him after the commotion.
DJ said he felt a sharp pain in his back and had trouble sitting up after noticing the pain.
He insisted on an immediate landing and said the pilots initially opposed his decision because they wanted to continue the flight and land in Argentina.
They settled on landing in Uruguay, where he underwent a five-hour surgery to repair damage sustained to his upper spinal cord during the incident.
“So right now I have metal pinned down to my spinal cord. I'm half human, half machine,” he joked to lighten the mood.
He spent a week in the hospital recovering, and after being discharged, his sister and a friend flew out to accompany him home.
Black Coffee said it felt like he had been given a second chance and it led him to reevaluate his relationship with God.
Like AKA, who returned to his religion shortly before he was killed, Black Coffee turned to Pastor Kabelo Mabalane for guidance.
“What a beautiful and blessed man. He has given me a perspective on life and faith that I never knew existed.”
In addition to his near-death experience, Black Coffee said he reached a point during his journey where he felt as though his life was no longer aligned with his purpose.
He told T-Bose that he has experienced great wins and losses both personally and professionally.
Touching on his marriage to Enhle Mbali Mlotswa, the DJ said the acrimonious end to his marriage made him feel as if he had failed because his views on marriage did not suit his union.
In retrospect, he wants to have more control over his marriage than he envisioned, mostly at the expense of the contributions his ex-wife can make to the marriage and their family. He hinted that he recognized that desire.
“Every time I did something that I thought was big for us and it wasn't accepted, a part of me almost died.”
He gave Ms Mlotswa an example, remembering when he bought her a car, but she didn't react the way he expected.
He acknowledged that he thanked her for the car, but said he had expected her reaction to be more enthusiastic.
Footage of this moment went viral online, showing that the DJ, who allegedly cheated on his girlfriend multiple times during their marriage and fathered children with multiple women during their marriage, expected such a reaction from his girlfriend. was accused of doing so.
“I even expected her to cry, but she was like, 'Oh, good, thank you.' That stuck with me for a long time because I wasn't grateful.”
He said he realized that he had mistakenly imposed his wishes on her during their marriage.
“There are a lot of things that come to mind later.It’s not that I want to try it, but [the] I'm getting married again, but it could have been a lot easier if I just understood it. I could have spent more time on that.”
Black Coffee admitted that she has taken time to see what she did wrong, adding that she has worked to forgive herself for the role she played in the end of her marriage.
He did not say whether he had tried to apologize or make amends to Mr Mlotswa.
Mlotswa said at the time of the accident, she contacted him to check on his children's safety because they were worried about what had happened to him.
She said he did not welcome messages from her.
Read the full interview here.
