Jean Butau v Nyore Madzianike and Lawrence Moyo and Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Ltd

HH 378-2012

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

3 October 2012

Citation

HH 378-2012

Neutral Citation

[2012] ZWHH 378

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Trial

Bench

Presiding

Kudya J

Full Bench

Kudya J

Areas of Law

DelictMedia Law

Keywords

defamationnewspaperdamagestruth defencejustification

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the defendants' article was defamatory of the plaintiff","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Article portrayed plaintiff as adulterous woman"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the story was substantially true","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Husband's version vs plaintiff's denial"}
{"issue_text":"The amount of damages due to the plaintiff","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Extent of harm to plaintiff's reputation"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The plaintiff sued three defendants for defamation over a newspaper article published in H-Metro tabloid on 3 March 2011. The article, written by the first defendant and edited by the second defendant, portrayed the plaintiff as an adulterous elderly woman who cheated on her husband with her former boss and had a child with him.

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