A June 2025 decision from the Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg, has emphasized the severe repercussions that can follow when false and malicious allegations are made, particularly within the legal profession. In this matter. The court awarded R500,000 in damages to an attorney who was the victim of defamatory statements and malicious prosecution by a colleague
Defamation Damages
Defamation damages for disclosing HIV status

By Donald Dinnie on
This blog was co-authored by Maano Manavhela, Candidate Attorney.
In this case (K.A.B v National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) and Others (1438/2021) [2023] ZAFSHC 288 (21 July 2023)) the plaintiff instituted a defamation action against the employer after the employer’s supervisor disclosed the plaintiff’s HIV positive status in a…