A good week for Derek Hanekom
Hanekom will have to wait for his R500,000 as our resident vexatious litigant takes petty to a new level: in this case, the Constitutional Court
A good week
While most of us have given up hope of Jacob Zuma ever paying back the money, one man might finally get a little monetary satisfaction from the former prez. Derek Hanekom, SA’s former tourism minister, has had the Supreme Court of Appeal rule in his favour, dismissing Zuma’s appeal against a ruling that he delete a tweet in which he labelled Hanekom a "known enemy agent". Evidently, Hanekom will have to wait for his R500,000 as our resident vexatious litigant takes petty to a new level: in this case, the Constitutional Court. We can only hope that one of Zuma’s minders will take him aside and suggest a gracious retreat. But we won’t hold our breath...
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