The newspaper group, which includes Independent Media, IOL and African Community Media, refused to retract an article about one journalist and apologise to another
He is one of six defendants who this week an reached out-of-court settlement with an Australian mining company in a long-running defamation battle
The party is calculating the amount it would seek from the former Eskom CEO in damages but is struggling to establish his whereabouts
The judge ruled that corporations should not be allowed to use the legal system against citizens and activists
“The province’s member of the executive council for transport Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe is suing a United Front activist for Facebook posts he made that she says paint her as corrupt.”
A law used to harass and intimidate journalists has been repealed
Activists argue that the Australian company suing them is using the courts to silence criticism and so abusing the legal system. The law should change to stop these types of suits
The Johannesburg high court says the EFF had brought no evidence to back up the allegation
With big-money claims in rapidly heard defamation cases seemingly increasing, what does it mean?
Readers write in about posthumous defamation, and fact checking before publishing articles
Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza sued former ANC higher-up Mathews Phosa for defamation for allegedly fabricating a controversial spy report.
The Gupta family on Tuesday challenged Mentor to file an affidavit stating under oath that she was offered a ministerial position by the family.
The ANC has dropped a welcome bombshell, saying the law has a chilling effect on free speech.
There are procedures and forums against any report that impairs someone’s dignity and reputation; criminal defamation suits are unnecessary.
The recent conviction of a journalist shows how the law can be used to muzzle freedom of expression.
Beeld has reported President Jacob Zuma’s defamation case of R5-million against Rapport has been dismissed with costs.
The Law of South Africa dictionary defines defamation as a statement that "has the effect of injuring a plaintiff’s reputation".
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/ 24 February 2011
Carte Blanche plan to appeal a ruling saying they are guilty of defamation after airing an insert about the safety of Gold Reef City’s rides.
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/ 24 February 2011
The Gold Reef City theme park has won a defamation case against current affairs show <em>Carte Blanche</em>, reports said on Thursday.
National police commissioner General Bheki Cele’s defamation case against the <i>Sowetan</i> newspaper was postponed on Wednesday.
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is expected to defend herself in a defamation case linked to the sex-abuse scandal at her girls school in South Africa.
Former Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride says his defamation case against <i>The Citizen</i> newspaper was never about the money.
An application by a University of Florida law professor to sue Cape High Court Judge President John Hlophe was granted on Thursday.
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/ 25 November 2008
SARB shareholder Mario Pretorius has demanded R1-million from the bank’s Governor, Tito Mboweni, for alleged defamation, he said on Tuesday.
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/ 28 October 2008
Three schoolboys who distributed an offensive manipulated photo of their vice-principal have been ordered to pay him R45 000 in damages.
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/ 15 October 2008
The Pretoria High Court on Wednesday reserved judgement in a former Waterkloof Hoërskool vice-principal defamation suit against three schoolboys.
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/ 25 September 2008
Thailand’s Court of Appeals on Thursday confirmed a two-year jail term for defamation on former prime minister Samak Sundaravej.
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/ 12 September 2008
Zuma has demanded a total of R63-million in damages from a collection of journalists, cartoonists and media organisations.