SHAMUYARIRA v ZIMBABWE NEWSPAPERS (1980) LTD & ANOR 1994 (1) ZLR 445 (H)

1994 (1) ZLR p445

Citation	1994 (1) ZLR 445 (H)
Case No	Details not supplied
Court	High Court, Harare
Judge	Robinson J
Heard	24 & 26 May 1993
Judgment	28 March 1994; cur ad vult Postea (18 May 1994)
Counsel	A P de Bourbon SC for the plaintiff D P Carter for the first and second defendants
Case Type	Details not supplied
Annotations	Link to case annotations

Flynote

Damages — defamation — factors to be taken into account in assessing damages

Delict — defamation — defences pertaining to the media — whether media has special privilege to publish material in public interest

Evidence — Civil Evidence Act 15 of 1992 — s 10 — when court will declare information to be privileged in the public interest under s 10 — journalist declining to reveal sources of information — whether court should order journalist to disclose sources

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