BREAKING | Jacob Zuma ordered to say sorry to Derek Hanekom over 'known enemy agent' tweet

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ANC veteran Derek Hanekom took his former president Jacob Zuma to court over a tweet in which he called him a 'known enemy agent'.

The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg has ordered former president Jacob Zuma to apologise to his fellow ANC member Derek Hanekom for calling him a 'known enemy agent' in a tweet posted on July 25.

The court has also ordered Zuma to delete the offending tweet and post an apology to Twitter. Both are to be done within 24 hours.This is a developing story. More to follow.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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