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Delict [2024] ZAGPJHC 1024

Mkhwane v Dyakala (14102/2020)

Mkhwane v Dyakala (14102/2020) [2024] ZAGPJHC 1024 (14 October 2024)

The High Court refused leave to appeal in a defamation case, finding no clear error in its factual findings, its public-interest analysis, or its treatment of fair comment.

  • Defamation
  • Truth As Defence
  • Public Interest
  • Fair Comment
  • Prejudice
  • Factual Findings On Appeal
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Delict [2024] ZAKZDHC 63

Singh v Caxton CTP Publishers and Printers and Another (D11759/2017)

Singh v Caxton CTP Publishers and Printers and Another (D11759/2017) [2024] ZAKZDHC 63; 2025 (2) SA 225 (KZD) (13 September 2024)

The High Court held that a newspaper report on the plaintiff’s arrest and bail for sexual assault was factual, balanced, and not defamatory.

  • Defamation
  • Publication Of Court Proceedings
  • Truth As Defence
  • Criminal Procedure Act Section 154
  • Press Freedom
  • Privacy And Dignity
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