(CNN) The South African musician Mampintsha has been charged with assault after a video emerged that showed him slapping his girlfriend, the pop star Babes Wodumo.

Mampintsha, whose real name is Mandla Maphumulo, appeared in a Durban court Tuesday, national police spokesman Brig. Vishnu Naidoo told CNN.

He was arrested after Babes Wodumo reported the incident, police said.

"The video of the assault was brought to our attention, and while we were investigating the case, the singer(Wodumo) came to the police station to report the case," Naidoo told CNN.

Mampintsha was granted bail. His next court appearance was set for May 15.