Zimbabwe: Mahere Wins U.S.$100k Defamation Claim Against Kukurigo Owner

Zimbabwe: Mahere Wins U.S.$100k Defamation Claim Against Kukurigo Owner

LAWYER Fadzayi Mahere has won a US$100,000 defamation claim against journalist Edmund Kudzayi, whom she sued in 2022 after he accused her of dating a married businessman, Tinashe Murapata.

Kudzayi Vows Legal Fightback - Gambakwe Media

Journalist Edmund Kudzayi has dismissed the recent US$100,000 default judgment entered in favour of Advocate Fadzayi Mahere as procedurally flawed and grounded in what he alleges to be outright perjury.In a strongly worded statement released on Tuesday, Kudzayi accused Mahere of misleading the High Court by swearing under oath that a pre-trial conference had been applied for when, he claims, the court record proves otherwise. “The default order …

Mahere wins $100,000 defamation lawsuit against journalist Edmund Kudzayi - Zimbabwe News Now

HARARE – Journalist Edmund Kudzayi has been ordered by the High Court to pay US$100,000 defamation damages to lawyer and former opposition MP, Fadzayi Mahere. Mahere sued Kudzayi in 2022 accusing him of publishing a defamatory story on his WhatsApp news platform, Kukurigo. High Court judge Joel Mambara granted a default judgement against Kudzayi after his defence was struck out. The judge also slapped Kudzayi with costs. The judge ordered: “Wher…

Kudzayi Challenges US$100K Defamation Award To Mahere, Accuses Judge Of Bias

In a statement posted on X, Kudzayi claimed the ruling in “Mahere v Kudzayi” was procedurally flawed and based on a “demonstrable falsehood.” He alleged that Mahere falsely swore in her condonation application that she had applied for a pre-trial conference when the case was struck off for inactivity. According to Kudzayi, court records show no such application, and the required Rule 49 documents are absent, evidence he says proves fabrication. …