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Court yet to decide how much Zuma should pay in defamation suit as Hanekom insists on R500k in damages

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Zuma lost a bid to challenge an earlier court ruling that found he had defamed Hanekom, when his application was dismissed by the Constitutional Court.

On Sunday Zuma tweeted an apology for claiming on Twitter in 2019 that Hanekom was a “known enemy agent”.

“I unconditionally withdraw this allegation,” said a tweet posted on the timeline of the former president on Sunday.“Apology accepted. As far as I am concerned, the matter is now closed, apart from the determination of costs and damages, and we can move on,” he tweeted. The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed Zuma’s bid to appeal against a high court ruling that found he had defamed the former minister. Last week the Constitutional Court also rejected Zuma's appeal bid.

 

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