The Constitutional Court has dismissed former president Jacob Zuma’s leave to appeal application in the defamation case brought by former minister Derek Hanekom.
Former president Jacob Zuma's application for leave to appeal in the Derek Hanekom defamation case was dismissed by the Constitutional Court.
The application was dismissed with costs on the grounds that there was no reasonable prospect of success. Zuma was taken to court by Hanekom after he tweeted that Hanekom was a “known enemy agent”. The Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed Zuma’s bid to appeal against a high court ruling that found he had defamed the former minister.
Durban high court judge Dhaya Pillay in September 2019 ordered Zuma to remove the tweet and publish an apology within 24 hours. Hanekom, former tourism minister in Zuma's administration, sued Zuma for R500,000 in damages after the former president's tweet in July 2019.
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