Judge fumes as she rules in Hanekom’s favour over Zuma’s ‘enemy agent’ tweet
In ruling against Jacob Zuma, the judge said his treatment of Hanekom ‘was not only offensive and inflammatory but also disingenuous’
06 September 2019 - 17:55
The litigation between ANC stalwarts Derek Hanekom and Jacob Zuma is a proxy for the internal conflict within the party.
“Lawfare is a consequence of the failure of dialogue and politics ... it is a battle or skirmish in the overall war for dominance and control by one or other faction. The courts will resolve this dispute‚ but it would take much more to resolve the conflict‚” Durban High Court Judge Dhaya Pillay said‚ in ruling on Friday that Zuma had defamed Hanekom by calling him a “known enemy agent” in a tweet earlier this year...
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