{"issue_text":"Whether the newspaper article published by the defendants was defamatory of the plaintiff","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Article portrayed plaintiff as violent pimp who assaulted prostitutes"}
{"issue_text":"If so, whether the plaintiff is entitled to any damages for defamation","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Plaintiff suffered reputational damage and marital problems"}
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Background
The plaintiff, Maddock Chivasa, claimed defamatory damages against three defendants arising from a newspaper article published in H-Metro on 13 October 2011. The article alleged that the plaintiff, together with two others, assaulted commercial sex workers and portrayed him as a violent man who consorted with prostitutes.
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