Polokwane mayor settles with City Press

The executive mayor of Polokwane in Limpopo, Freddy Greaver, and the City Press newspaper have reached a settlement over his defamation case, editor Ferial Haffajee said on Wednesday. 4 Oct 2012 11:16

Approbation for appeal court decision on McBride

Both the South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) and the Professional Journalists' Association of South Africa (ProJourn) have welcomed the majority decision of the Constitutional Court in upholding The Citizen newspaper's appeal in a defamation case against former Ekurhuleni Metro police chief, Robert McBride. 11 Apr 2011 09:19

UK paper rubbishes JZ

NEWSWATCH: As South Africa's president arrived in the UK on a state visit, a columnist writing in Britain's Daily Mail described Jacob Zuma as a ‘sex-obsessed bigot', reports The Citizen, and in turn, Zuma says he's not surprised by the comments - he reckons the British regard Africans as ‘barbaric' and ‘inferior', reports IOL, which also reports that The Citizen is considering an appeal in a defamation action in which Robert McBride took issue with the newspaper describing him as a murderer. 3 Mar 2010 07:39