Judge’s ruling against Zuma opens a can of worms

Zuma faces another defamation lawsuit brought by former communications minister Siphiwe Nyanda, as well as a possible court showdown with former public service and administration minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi. During his testimony at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture in July, Zuma said Nyanda and Ramatlhodi were spies.

Last week, Nyanda took a leaf out of Hanekom’s book and filed court papers at the Johannesburg High Court to sue Zuma for defamation. He is demanding R800 000 in compensation as well as an apology. The KwaZulu-Natal High Court ordered Zuma to apologise to Hanekom, remove the tweet and publish an apology on Twitter within 24 hours.Hanekom argued that the accusations made on Zuma’s official Twitter account had caused “immense harm and damage” to his reputation, and would continue to cause harm as long as “this statement remained published without censure”.

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