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Right to freedom of expression doesnât allow defamatory statements. 00:01
The Constitution of South Africa decrees that everyone has the right to dignity.
It also guarantees the right to freedom of expression.
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ENSafricaâs Leonard Katz vindicated. 00:01
âAccusing any person, let alone an attorney, of corruption and/or fraud is about as serious and damaging an allegation as can be madeâ â judgment. Image: Shutterstock
The media is in a powerful position to uncover the truth and expose wrongdoing for the public good.
President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his second day of testimony to the Zondo Commission in regard to state capture and the Gupta Leaks, said: âI must commend the media for playing such a patriotic role, in the way they have followed all this through. They often make us [politicians] very uncomfortable.â