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TEKERE v ZIMBABWE NEWSPAPERS (1980) LTD & MUNYUKI 1986 (1) ZLR 275 (H)

1986 (1) ZLR p275

Citation

1986 (1) ZLR 275 (HC)

Case No

Details not supplied

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Sandura JP

Heard

7, 8, 9 July 1986

Judgment

16 July 1986

Counsel

I A Donovan for the plaintiff
A P de Bourbon SC for the defendant

Case Type

Trial action

Annotations

Link to case annotations

Flynote

Damages — defamation — presumption — factors in assessing. Delict — defamation — defences — fair comment — comment a statement of fact — inference from stated facts — onus of proof — inference that defaming publication wrongful and animo injuriando — damages — inference that damages suffered — pleading — particularity required.

Practice and procedure — duty to begin — striking out — application in terms of Rule 141 at time of trial — particulars — particularity required in defamation case registration — Rules 141, 437, High Court Rules 1971.

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