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BABITA DEOKARAN

Paid the ultimate price, only for a half-baked Bill

The new whistleblower Bill is progressive but the consultation period (which closes on 14 May 2024) should be used to push for improved legal aid access, stronger independent…

  • Rupert Candy
  • John Makate
3 min read
Reputational harm: ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula and ANC Johannesburg chairperson Loyiso Masuku, below, were both defamed on social media and approached the courts to have the defamatory posts removed. Photos: X
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE COPE

Social media fuels defamation cases

When someone is defamed, particularly online, speed matters

  • John Makate
4 min read