- Case summary
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Defamation — constitutionality of awarding general damages to trading corporations — partially unconstitutional — public discourse on issues of public interest.
Section 16 of the Constitution — section 10 of the Constitution — common law right to reputation.
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Cited documents 30
Judgment 30
- Barnard v Santam Bpk (61/1997) [1998] ZASCA 84 (25 September 1998)
- Bernstein and Others v Bester NO and Others [1996] ZACC 2 (27 March 1996)
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- Certification of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 [1996] ZACC 26 (6 September 1996)
- Dawood and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others; Shalabi and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others; Thomas and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others [2000] ZACC 8 (7 June 2000)
- De Reuck v Director of Public Prosecutions (Witwatersrand Local Division) and Others [2003] ZACC 19 (15 October 2003)
- Democratic Alliance v African National Congress and Another [2015] ZACC 1 (19 January 2015)
- Dikoko v Mokhatla [2006] ZACC 10 (3 August 2006)
- Economic Freedom Fighters and Another v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Another [2020] ZACC 25 (27 November 2020)
- Ferreira v Levin NO and Others ; Vryenhoek and Others v Powell NO and Others [1995] ZACC 13 (6 December 1995)
- Financial Mail (Pty) Ltd and Others v Sage Holdings Ltd and Another (612/1990) [1993] ZASCA 3 (18 February 1993)
- Fose v Minister of Safety and Security [1997] ZACC 6 (5 June 1997)
- Freedom of Religion South Africa v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others [2019] ZACC 34 (18 September 2019)
- Gcaba v Minister for Safety and Security and Others [2009] ZACC 26 (7 October 2009)
- Herbal Zone (Pty) Ltd and Others v Infitech Technologies (Pty) Ltd and Others (204 of 2016) [2017] ZASCA 8 (10 March 2017)
- Investigating Directorate: Serious Economic Offences and Others v Hyundai Motor Distributors (Pty) Ltd and Others In re: Hyundai Motor Distributors (Pty) Ltd and Others v Smit NO and Others [2000] ZACC 12 (25 August 2000)
- Islamic Unity Convention v Independent Broadcasting Authority and Others [2002] ZACC 3 (11 April 2002)
- Khumalo and Others v Holomisa [2002] ZACC 12 (14 June 2002)
- Media 24 Ltd and Others v SA Taxi Securitisation (Pty) Ltd (437/2010) [2011] ZASCA 117 (5 July 2011)
- Minister of Safety and Security and Another v Hamilton (6/1999; 95/1999) [2001] ZASCA 22 (19 March 2001)
- Mtolo and Another v Lombard and Others [2021] ZACC 39 (8 November 2021)
- National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality and Another v Minister of Justice and Others [1998] ZACC 15 (9 October 1998)
- President of Republic of South Africa and Another v Hugo [1997] ZACC 4 (18 April 1997)
- Qwelane v South African Human Rights Commission and Another [2021] ZACC 22 (30 July 2021)
- S v Makwanyane and Another (CCT 3/94) [1995] ZACC 3 (6 June 1995)
- Soobramoney v Minister of Health (Kwazulu-Natal) [1997] ZACC 17 (27 November 1997)
- Teddy Bear Clinic for Abused Children and Another v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Another [2013] ZACC 35 (3 October 2013)
- The Citizen 1978 (Pty) Ltd and Others v McBride [2011] ZACC 11 (8 April 2011)
- Tulip Diamonds FZE v Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development and Others [2013] ZACC 19 (13 June 2013)
- Zweni v Minister of Law and Order of the Republic of South Africa (310/1991) [1992] ZASCA 197 (20 November 1992)