Alpha Media Holdings (Private) Limited t/a The Southern Eye & 2 Ors v Roger Muhlwa

[2020] ZWSC 110

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Case Details

Court

Supreme Court

Date

23 July 2020

Citation

[2020] ZWSC 110

Judgment No.

SC 110/20

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Gwaunza DCJ

Author

Uchena JA

Full Bench

Gwaunza DCJUchena JAChitakunye AJA

Areas of Law

Defamation lawMedia law

Keywords

defamationdamagesnewspaperretractionapology

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the appellants were liable for defamation despite publishing a retraction and apology","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Publication of defamatory statement, failure to verify, subsequent retraction"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the damages awarded were appropriate","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Quantum of damages awarded by High Court"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellants, a media company and its employees, published a defamatory article falsely stating that respondent Roger Muhlwa had been suspended for misappropriating funds. Although they later published a retraction and apology, the respondent sued for defamation and was awarded US$16,000 damages by the High Court. The appellants appealed against this judgment.

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