Ronald Lamola is demanding R1 million from a Mpumalanga-based online publication. He claims they defamed his good name for asserting that he was involved in the prosecution of Bongani Bongo
In the affidavit, Lamola asked the Mpumalanga high court to declare that an article published by 013News was defamatory, and ordered the publication to publish an apology, pay the legal costs for the publication and be
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