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Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa

The Supreme Court of Appeal is, except in respect of certain labour and competition matters, the second highest court in South Africa. In terms of the Constitution, it is purely an appeal court and may decide only appeals and issues connected with appeals. (Banner image by Ben Bezuidenhout).

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April 1928
Nasionale Pers (BPKT) v Long [1928] ZASCA 1 (21 April 1928) An editor may sue for libel where a rival paper imputes deliberate falsification of reports as its editorial policy. Defamation – libel – attribution of deliberate falsification as newspaper policy – whether an unnamed editor may sue; Defamation – mens rea – animus injuriandi may be inferred; reckless or reasonably-applied publications actionable; Defences – truth and fair comment rejected on facts.	21 April 1928

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April 1928

Nasionale Pers (BPKT) v Long [1928] ZASCA 1 (21 April 1928)

An editor may sue for libel where a rival paper imputes deliberate falsification of reports as its editorial policy.

Defamation – libel – attribution of deliberate falsification as newspaper policy – whether an unnamed editor may sue; Defamation – mens rea – animus injuriandi may be inferred; reckless or reasonably-applied publications actionable; Defences – truth and fair comment rejected on facts.

21 April 1928