ZIMBABWE NEWSPAPERS (1980) LTD & ANOR v BLOCH 1997 (1) ZLR 473 (S)
Citation | 1997 (1) ZLR 473 (S) |
Case No | Judgment No. S-72-97 |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Korsah JA, Ebrahim JA & Muchechetere JA |
Heard | 11 March 1997 |
Judgment | 13 May 1997 |
Counsel | P Nherere, for the appellants |
Case Type | Civil appeal |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Delict — actio injuriarum — defamation — defamatory statement — what is — accusation of racism, hypocrisy, insanity and fuelling tribal conflicts — whether such statements can be construed as comment
Damages — defamation — amount — series of newspaper articles accusing prominent economist of racism, hypocrisy, insanity and fuelling tribal conflicts — articles published in pursuit of a vendetta and showing publisher to be prepared to make wild allegations without any basis in fact
Interest — damages — delict — date from which interest to run — interest to run from date on which cause of action arose
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