Social Media Fuels Defamation Cases – The Mail & Guardian

Social media fuels defamation cases – The Mail & Guardian

Two recent cases involving high-profile politicians have highlighted one of the most vexing issues in defamation law — How quickly can you get an apology? In August, former Congress of the People youth leader Anele Mda published posts on X implicating ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula in the 2015 murder of businessman Wandile Bozwana.  Mbalula approached the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria through an urgent application and obtained an or…

Social media fuels defamation cases

Two recent cases involving high-profile politicians have highlighted one of the most vexing issues in defamation law — How quickly can you get an apology? In August, former Congress of the People youth leader Anele Mda published posts on X implicating ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula in the 2015 murder of businessman Wandile Bozwana.  Mbalula approached the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria through an urgent application and obtained an or…