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Native Child Africa (Pty) Ltd v Akinwale (2023-125850) [2023] ZAGPPHC 2007 (11 December 2023)
High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Pretoria)
11 December 2023
Headnotes
in Liberty Group LTD and Others v Mall Space Management CC[2]: “The law in regard to the grant of a final interdict is settled. An Applicant for an interdict must show a clear right; an injury actually committed or reasonably apprehended; and the absence of similar protection by any other remedy. It was held by this Court in Hotz v University of Cape Town that, once the Applicant has established the three requisite elements for the grant of an interdict, the scope, if any, for refusing relief is limited and that there is no general discretion to refuse relief."
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CIVIL
LAW – Defamation –
Interim
interdict
–
Social media influencer contracted as brand ambassador for
haircare business – Failed to reach targets and disregarded
contractual agreement – Publishing statements on social
media and encouraging her followers to harass the business
on its
social media pages – Far-reaching influence of internet
underscores urgency in addressing such conduct, particularly
by
individuals with significant online following – Without
timely intervention, followers of such influencers could
engage in
damaging actions against brands – Interdict granted.
IN
THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
GAUTENG
DIVISION, PRETORIA
CASE NO: 2023-125850
(1)
REPORTABLE: YES/NO
(2)
OF INTEREST TO OTHER JUDGES: YES/NO
(3)
REVISED
DATE
SIGNATURE
In
the matter between:
NATIVE
CHILD AFRICA (PTY) LTD
APPLICANT
AND
MARY
OLUWATOBILOBA AKINWALE
RESPONDENT
JUDGMENT
KHWINANA
AJ
INTRODUCTION
[1]
This is an urgent application for an interim interdict, pending the
institution of
action proceedings against the Respondent for damages.
The applicant seeks an order to restrain, remove, retract, and an
apology
from the Respondent with costs on an attorney-client scale.
[2]
The application is urgent, and the applicant was requested to proceed
with merits.
The matter stood down to the next day. On the next court
day, the Respondent approached the court with an attorney and an
advocate.
An application to postpone was sought which was opposed. I
have denied the application, and I ordered the Applicant to proceed.
[3]
It is important to mention that attorney and advocate were present in
court when this
matter started the previous day as it is a rule that
the court cannot remain with one counsel. Counsel for the respondent
addressed
the court that their application must be dismissed with
costs.
BACKGROUND
[4]
The applicant, Native Child Africa (Pty) Ltd is a small business that
makes and sells
natural haircare products, founded and is run by Ms
Sonto Pooe. The business was established in 2016. The applicant
promoted and
sold its products over the Internet and in the stores,
also at (four retailers namely Clicks, and Dischem).
[5]
The applicant has also recently launched and is running 4 small
natural haircare salons,
catering specifically to the needs of the
natural hair community. The applicant has 50 employees and, by
implication, supports
50 families.
[6]
The respondent, Mary Oluwatobiloba Akinwale, is a quantity surveying
student at the
University of Pretoria and is a social media
influencer with over 108,000 social media followers across Instagram,
TikTok and X
(formerly known as Twitter). The respondent lives a
lavish lifestyle based on her social media posts and, according to
her rate
card, charges brands as much as R10 000 for a 60-second
video posted on her social media.
[7]
The respondent has a significant reach on social media due to her
followers and has
ongoing social media campaigns with various brands.
On 17 November 2023, the respondent began publishing a series of
defamatory
statements and videos against the applicant to more than
108,000 of her social media followers on TikTok, Instagram, X (the
defamatory
posts).
[8]
It is alleged that the Respondent made defamatory posts, false
accusations, defamatory
remarks, accusing the applicant of inter
alia, exploitation and unethical business practices. It is also
alleged that she called
on her followers to harass the applicant on
its various social media pages, encouraged them to repost her
defamatory posts, and
told them to go to the applicant’s major
retail clients to tell them to stop selling the applicant’s
products.
[9]
According to the Applicant since the publication of the defamatory
posts, in the space
of less than 3 weeks, the Applicant has endured
further defamation and harassment by over 500 social media users on
the Applicant’s
social media pages, on their major retail
client’s social media pages, by emails directed at the
Applicant and in online
Google reviews – all based on the
respondent’s defamatory statements.
[10]
In the same timeframe, the applicant has also seen an over 80%
decline in its revenue over the
Black Friday period (when compared to
revenue achieved in previous years over the same period) and has
experienced a significant
dip in product purchase orders from one of
its major retail clients. The applicant's brand and goodwill
had been tarnished,
its finances had been severely compromised.
[11]
It has been stated that in attempts to curtail this state of affairs,
the applicant sought by
various means to engage with the respondent,
calling upon her to cease her conduct and to remove and retract her
defamatory posts
which has not been refuted by the Respondent. The
applicant alleges that her efforts were in vain thus the urgent
interdict application
to salvage and protect the brand and goodwill
from continuing reputational and financial damage.
[12]
The Respondent took the stand in response and replied that she did
post and invited her followers.
She says that she has taken the posts
down as per the requests. She denies that what she said is defamatory
she says it is true,
and the applicant has not paid its ambassadors
as per her discussions with them. She said she was willing to
apologize.
[13]
During cross-examination, the respondent admits to posts about the
applicant. She said she was
willing to apologize. She says it is true
she lied in some of her posts. She says her followers know that she
lies sometimes. She
was not engaged to be married. She is a student,
who dropped out due to stress, she made a proposal to the applicant
but the figures
are not true.
[14]
She has been paid 120$ and is an ambassador of acer and other
companies. Her father gives her
R1500.00 (one thousand rand) as an
allowance. She gets R3000.00 (three thousand rand) from her different
companies in total. She
says she did not understand the contract when
concerned with the number of insights. She says she had 49000
insights which included
Instagram and TikTok. She admitted that she
did not reach the number on Instagram alone as per the contract,
which entailed that
she will receive R1600.00.
[15]
She says she came to court because she wanted to understand the order
that the applicant was
seeking and did not sign the settlement as she
is not legally inclined.
THE LEGAL MATRIX
[16]
The requirements for the granting of an Interim Interdict were set
out in LF Boshoff Investments
(Pty) Ltd v Cape Town Municipality
[1]
as follows:
"Briefly these
requisites are that the Applicant for such temporary relief must
show:-
(a) That the right which
is the subject matter of the main action and which he seeks to
protect by means of interim relief is clear
or, if not clear, is
prima facie established, though open to some doubt;
(b) that, if the right is
only prime facie established, there is a well-grounded apprehension
of irreparable harm to the Applicant
if the interim relief is not
granted and he ultimately succeeds in establishing his right;
(c) that the balance of
convenience favours the granting of interim relief·, and
(d) that the Applicant
has no other satisfactory remedy."
[17]
Turning now to whether or not the interim interdict should be
confirmed and made final. It was
held in Liberty Group LTD and Others
v Mall Space Management CC
[2]
:
“
The
law in regard to the grant of a final interdict is settled.
An Applicant for an interdict must show a clear right;
an injury
actually committed or reasonably apprehended; and the absence of
similar protection by any other remedy. It was held
by this Court in
Hotz v University of Cape Town that, once the Applicant has
established the three requisite elements for the grant
of an
interdict, the scope, if any, for refusing relief is limited and that
there is no general discretion to refuse relief."
[18]
The Constitutional Court has made it clear that a trading
corporation, such as the applicant,
has a right to its good name and
reputation, and that right is enforceable through a common-law claim
for defamation
[3]
. It of course
follows, that this right is enforceable against any person who
infringes the corporation’s right to a good
name. This fact has
also been recognized in various courts where a company’s
reputation was defamed and the relief sought
by said company was an
interdict.
[19]
In Halewood
[4]
, the Johannesburg
High Court granted an urgent interdict and punitive costs against the
respondent after the respondent engaged
in a social media campaign to
defame the applicant. This case is similar in many respects to the
present matter. In granting punitive
costs, the court found that the
fact that the respondent persisted with the impugned behaviour
justified a punitive costs order.
[20]
In Nisamoseki
[5]
the
Johannesburg High Court granted an urgent interdict restraining the
respondent from posting and/or repeating defamatory statements
against the applicant, a business, on social media. The court also
granted cost. In Hartland
[6]
the
Western Cape High Court granted an urgent interdict, with punitive
costs, against the respondent after the respondent posted
a
defamatory statement against the applicant in a WhatsApp group with
300 people. The statement, inter alia, accused the applicant
of
engaging in unethical business practices (I pause here to note here
is one of the insinuations of the defamatory statements
that the
respondent made against the applicant).
SUBMISSIONS
[21]
Counsel for the applicant submits that the law on defamation is
settled and the applicant’s
claim is unassailable. There was a
publication - to more than 100,000 followers. The respondent did not
dispute the publication
of the statements, nor did she dispute that
she was the publisher. The comments were defamatory per se. The
statements were made
against the applicant.
[22]
The South African Human Rights Commission, in its social media
charter,
[7]
recognizes the very real
perils of ordinary social media users using these various social
media platforms to post defamatory content.
These perils are
exacerbated when it is a social media influencer using these
platforms for that purpose.
[23]
The respondent did not put up any bona fide or viable defence to
justify any of the defamatory
statements at the hearing. She
attempted to state that it was simply truth that the applicant
refused to pay her, and that they
just don’t pay their
ambassadors. This is plainly false and so on the papers and on the
proofs of payments made to those
social media influencers that
properly performed in terms of the contract.
[24]
The respondent worked for less than two weeks as a brand ambassador
for the applicant and had
failed to reach her target as per the
agreement with the applicant. She then embarked on a campaign to do
the exact opposite of
what she had engaged with the applicant to do.
Instead of promoting the brand – she started trashing the
applicant’s
reputation and goodwill. The applicant says this
was done to simply extort payment from the applicant.
[25]
In awarding punitive costs, the court here considered the various
aspects of the respondent's
conduct, including the:
25.1. respondents'
conduct leading up to the proceedings and how they conducted
themselves in the litigation called for censure;
25.2. respondents made
false submissions to the Court, and to make matters worse they sought
a punitive costs order against the
applicants, based on the
fallacious contentions that the applicants refused to agree to a
postponement;
[26]
In Hartland,
[8]
the court
decided that an apology was not an appropriate relief. In Supreme
Court of Appeal in EFF and Others v Manuel
[9]
stated that an apology was inextricably linked to the question of
general damages. Counsel for the applicant submits that this
should
not apply to this matter because the respondent, Ms Akinwale,
conceded that she has no difficulty with issuing an apology.
[26]
In deciding to award costs, the court considered the fact, among
other things, that it was the
conduct of the respondent that resulted
in the litigation. One starkly distinguishing factor that
distinguishes this present matter
from any of the aforementioned
cases is that the respondents in those matters did not go as far or
act nearly as egregiously or
with the level of impunity and disdain
that the respondent, Ms. Akinwale, acted within this matter.
[27]
One thing that these judgments all take into consideration is the
fact that statements made through
social media have the potential to
reach millions and cause significant damage. As the court in R.K v
R.B
[10]
. put it, “In
today's world the most effective, efficient, and immediate way of
conveying one's ideas and thoughts is via
the internet. At the same
time, the internet reaches out to millions of people instantaneously.
The possibility of defamatory postings
on the internet would
therefore pose a significant risk to the reputational integrity of
individuals.”
[28]
The applicant demonstrated that there was no unwillingness on the
part of the applicant to engage
with the respondent regarding payment
– all it asked was for her to meet the minimum requirements.
Instead of engaging the
applicant, the respondent went to the extreme
lengths of galvanizing hundreds of thousands of followers to join her
in her campaign
to bring the brand down.
[29]
The applicant sought all reasonable means to engage the respondent
and to put an end to her conduct
– there were various points
when the respondent could have paused to consider the implications of
her actions. Instead, she
acted with impunity and total disregard for
the damage she was causing. She had several occasions to avoid this
situation.
29.1 During the contract
negotiation – she could have rejected the terms if they seemed
unfair to her, but instead, she entered
into the contract;
29.2 During the
discussion with Ms. Kayla Viljoen regarding the insights that she
submitted, she could have exercised any measure
of patience and
restraint – or even called Ms. Viljoen to discuss the matter
further, when Ms. Viljoen generously offered
“you are always
more than welcome to contact me directly at any stage if you have any
questions or concerns. It's always
best to first ask and clarify a
matter before assuming or resorting to further measures.”
Instead of acting reasonably, she
escalated the matter further and
aggressively;
29.3 Upon cancellation of
the agreement by the applicant on 30 days’ notice, when Ms
Viljoen guaranteed payment for the work
that she did in the month of
October by saying “Please send me your updated insights. We
will pay you for October as soon
as you have [sent] me this reach”
29.4 – she could
have sent the statistics and received payment, she decided to act
vindictively and aggressively;
29.5 clarify the
situation – the respondent could have paused and thought about
the consequences of her actions, but she persisted;
29.6 If this was not
sufficient reason to pause, she could have taken the second media
statement issued on 20 November 2023 more
seriously as it set out all
of the facts and threatened urgent legal action, she doubled down on
her resolve, even accusing the
applicant of being the party that was
lying;
[30]
Counsel for respondent submits that the respondent advertised the
business of the business of
the Applicant but in one post didn’t
reach the agreed views and she had to supplement her reach by
creating more posts which
according to her exceeded the numbers she
was required to reach. The Applicant failed to pay the Respondent and
this frustrated
the Respondent to a point where she had to raise
public awareness about the conduct of the Applicant. The
Respondent made
social media posts expressing her dissatisfaction
about the Applicant’s conduct which posts the Applicant deem
defamatory.
[31]
The Respondent intended to raise public awareness and tell the truth
about non-payment on the
part of the Applicant. It is trite in
matters of defamation that intention should be present and the
publicized statements
should be untrue and unlawful which is not the
case in casu because the Respondent was indeed not paid by the
Applicant. The Respondent
before the Applicant can institute the
present proceedings removed all the statements upon request.
[32]
No prejudice is suffered at this point by the Applicant as the
truthful content they deemed defamatory
was removed. The Respondent
is a student who is trying to make a living out of social media
through content creation and enjoys
her constitutional right to
freedom of expression. The balance oonvenience and
consideration of prejudice favours the marginalised
Respondent who
was denied payment of R1 600,00 by the Applicant who spend more than
that to approach the court for the relief mentioned
above and we
submit that is a clear abuse of process.
[33]
There is an alternative remedy available for the Applicant in another
court for damages if they
are aggrieved by the conduct of the
respondent. It is trite that any Applicant who approaches the
court for an interim interdict
must satisfy the Court that there is
an existence of a prima facie right, irreparable harm, the balance of
convenience and the
absence of an alternative remedy. The
requirements for an interdict were set out in Setlogelo v Setlogelo,
Joubert NNO and
Others v Maranda Mining Company (Pty) Ltd and Others.
[34]
It is submitted that the Applicant has not made out a case for the
relief sought in the Notice
of Motion and the application should
accordingly be struck off from the roll and no order to costs if the
court find costs order
to be appropriate we pray for the order to be
on party and party scale
[35]
The respondent did not reconsider her course considering the threat
of urgent legal action. She
had an opportunity to cease her conduct
when the sheriff contacted her to physically serve the letter upon
her and ended up affixing
it to her residence on 23 November 2023.
But with impunity, she posted about the applicant again on the very
next day on 24 November
2023;
[36]
Upon the launching of this application, which was physically served
on her on 29 November 2023,
the respondent could have reconsidered
the requests of the applicant but she failed to. The respondent
displayed an obstinate disregard
for the consequences of her actions.
The applicant was not only forced to litigate, despite financial
constraints, but the applicant
had to endure counsel being forced to
come back to court a second time.
[37]
The respondent first appeared before the court, she submitted that
she is just a student with
no source of income whatsoever, this was a
bald-faced lie. The applicant demonstrated to the Court that the
respondent has issued
invoices of up to R33 000.00 for three mere
posts. The applicant also demonstrated that the respondent, as a
social media influencer
with more than 100 000 followers has a rate
card in terms of which she charges up to R10 000.00 per 60-second
video posted on her
timeline.
ANALYSIS
[38]
The respondent's primary defence is based on the assertion that her
statements were true, particularly
regarding the issue of
non-payment. The truth is a common and potent defence in defamation
cases, as true statements, even if damaging
to someone's reputation,
typically do not constitute defamation.
Despite the respondent's
claims, there appears to be documentary evidence (proof of payment)
contradicting her statements. This
discrepancy raises questions about
the veracity of her defence.
[39]
Willis J
[11]
said “In
our law, it is not good enough, as a defence to or a ground of
justification for a defamation, that the published
words may be true:
it must also be to the public benefit or in the public interest that
they be published. A distinction
must always be kept between
what “is interesting to the public” as opposed to “what
it is in the public interest
to make known”. The courts do not
pander to prurience.’”
[39]
In Hartland
[12]
the court held
that “
The
test to determine whether a statement is
per
se
defamatory
involves a two-stage inquiry. The first is to establish the
natural or ordinary meaning of the statement and the
second is
whether that meaning is defamatory. T
he
test is an objective one, where the Court is called upon to determine
what meaning the reasonable reader of ordinary intelligence
would
attribute to the statement In applying this test it is accepted that
the reasonable reader would understand the statement
in its context
and that they would have regard to what is expressly stated as well
to what is implied.”
[40]
The context in which the statements were made is also important. If
the respondent's comments
were part of a larger discussion or debate,
this context might influence how the statements are perceived and
whether they are
deemed defamatory. A significant development
involves the respondent's acknowledgment of a specific post where she
labelled the
applicant as "thieves."
[41]
This admission by the respondent that she indeed authored and posted
on social media is imperative
to consider. The term "thieves"
is a strong and accusatory word, generally understood as imputing
criminal behaviour.
Such a statement can be seen as defamatory per
se, meaning it is inherently damaging to the applicant's reputation
without the
need for additional context or explanation.
[42]
The respondent's acknowledgment of making the post simplifies certain
aspects of the case, particularly
around establishing the source of
the statement. However, it also places a greater burden on her to
justify or defend the statement.Top
of Form
[43]
The respondent's actions demonstrated a disregard for the contractual
agreement she had with
the applicant. This behavior reflects a lack
of understanding and maturity concerning her contractual obligations.
It is crucial
for individuals to fully understand their
responsibilities when they enter into a contract. As someone who
agreed to serve as a
brand ambassador for the company, the respondent
was expected to uphold certain standards and conduct herself in a
manner befitting
that role. Her failure to do so indicates a
significant lapse in fulfilling her contractual duties.
[44]
This situation serves as an important reminder for social media
influencers to thoroughly read
and understand the terms and
conditions of their contracts. It is not tenable to claim a lack of
understanding, as suggested by
the respondent. The respondent engaged
in a campaign that negatively impacted the brand's reputation,
failing to fulfill her own
contractual obligations. Her actions
appeared driven by vindictiveness and malice, highlighting the need
for influencers to approach
their contractual and professional
responsibilities with greater care and consideration.
[45]
During the proceedings, the respondent was allowed to present oral
submissions to the court.
Throughout this process, she exhibited a
lack of remorse for the harm her actions may have caused the
applicant. Her focus appeared
to be primarily on her interests,
aiming to avoid personal repercussions rather than meaningfully
addressing the issues raised
in the case. This approach indicated a
self-centered perspective, with little consideration for the broader
implications of her
actions.
[46]
The respondent's response to the applicant's initial media statement
on November 19, 2023, was
marked by vindictiveness. This behaviour,
as observed throughout the proceedings, warrants consideration for a
punitive costs order
due to her relentless approach. Her actions
reflect a disregard for legal principles and the authority of the
court, which cannot
be overlooked.
[47]
The far-reaching influence of the internet, capable of impacting
millions swiftly, underscores
the urgency in addressing such conduct,
particularly by individuals like the respondent with a significant
online following. Without
timely intervention, followers of such
influencers could engage in damaging or even aggressive actions
against brands, potentially
leading to a disregard for law and order
on social media platforms.
[48]
It's imperative to advise the respondent that in addressing disputes,
the focus should be on
constructive resolution rather than resorting
to tactics that harm a brand's reputation. The Respondent was
forewarned that the
Applicant would approach the Court if she did not
remove the posts. Notwithstanding this, the Respondent then proceeded
to institute
these proceedings. The questions of fulfilling the
requirements to have an interdict issued remain
[13]
s.
[49]
The applicant has demonstrated a prima facie right, having been
targeted by the respondent. Their
image and reputation have suffered
considerable damage. Without intervention to limit the respondent's
conduct, the applicant faces
the risk of irreversible harm due to
this character defamation. As a social media influencer, the
respondent might gain more followers,
potentially enhancing her image
while further harming the applicant. The balance of convenience is
skewed if such actions persist.
Therefore, the most appropriate
relief at this juncture is to impose a restraint on the respondent,
pending further legal proceedings.
[50]
It is important to quote from the SAHRC Charter that says “The
Charter sets out a guidance
note for social media users explaining
what is acceptable and unacceptable. Guidance notes are provided for
issues such as —
harmful expression, defamation, privacy,
crimen injuria, harassment and bullying, image based violence,
disinformation, misinformation,
safety of children and cyber
bullying. The Charter provides definitions and the steps a person can
take if their rights or the
rights of others are violated.
The recommended solutions
will, if adhered to, help reduce the misuse of social media. Through
the Charter, the Commission will
carry out its obligation to educate
on human rights and create strong, independent and capable citizens —
thereby helping
to strengthen a constitutional democracy.
The Charter is an
important document especially as the use of social media is only
likely to increase. It is intended to create
mindfulness when social
media platforms are being used. The Charter is a personal contract in
which the individual can be empowered
to help in the advancement of
human rights
[51]
The Charter serves as an essential tool for educating the public
about using social platforms
responsibly, particularly in balancing
the advancement of human rights with the prevention of defamation.
It is important for the public to actively seek education on
these matters. Additionally, it is advisable for companies and social
media influencers to reference the Charter in their contracts and to
make it publicly available in their online spaces.
[52]
Having reviewed all the evidence and relevant case law, I am
convinced that the applicant has
fulfilled the requirements set out
necessary for the issuing of an interdict. Given the respondent's
conduct, the imposition of
punitive costs is warranted and
appropriate.
Order
In
the circumstances, I make the following Order:
1. That
the respondent is interdicted and restrained from publishing any
defamatory statements , posts, memes,
comments, video clips or sound
clips to or on any platform(including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook,
X(formerly known as Twitter)
and WhatsApp) referring to the Applicant
or encouraging her social media followers to do so;
2. That
the respondent is interdicted and restrained from publishing , any
statements ,posts , memes , comments
, video clips or sound clips
(including Tik Tok, Instagram , Facebook, X(formerly known as
twitter) and WhatsApp) on any platform
which , directly or
indirectly, invites , entices or calls on the public to boycott the
applicant’s business or products;
3. That
the respondent is ordered to remove all defamatory statements , posts
, memes , comments , video clips
or sound clips , on any platform
(including Tik Tok, Instagram , Facebook, X(formerly known as
Twitter) and Whatsapp) made by the
respondent against the Applicant
commencing on or before 17 November 2023;
4. That
the respondent is ordered to post a video and written retraction
and/or apology of and/or for any defamatory
statements, posts, memes,
comments, video clips, or sound clips that the respondent made
against the applicant on any platform
(including Tik Tok, Instagram,
Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter) and WhatsApp), which
retraction and/or apology posts should
remain published for a period
of not less than 60 (sixty) calendar days;
5. That
the orders in paragraph 2 above shall operate as an interim interdict
pending the institution of action
proceedings by the applicant
against the respondent within 60 (sixty) calendar days from the date
of the order;
6. That
the respondent is to pay the costs of this application, on a scale
between attorney and client.
ACTING JUDGE OF THE
GAUTENG HIGH COURT
KHWINANA ENB
COUNSEL FOR APPLICANT:
ADV D. MUTEMWA
Instructed by
Thobakgale Attorneys
Inc
COUNSEL FOR
RESPONDENT:
ADV KM NTJANA
Instructed by
SL Attorneys
Date of Hearing:
06 & 07 December
2023
Date of Judgment:
11 December 2023
[1]
LF Boshoff Investment (Pty)Ltd v Cape Town
Municipality 1969 (2) SA 256 (C ) at 267 AF, by Corbett J
[2]
2020
(1) SA 30
(SCA)
[3]
Reddell and Others v Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd and Others
2023 (2) SA 404
(CC) at para 87.
[4]
Halewood International South Africa (Pty) Ltd v Van Zyl and another
2023 JDR 1011 (GJ) (unreported – case number 2023/019330)
(Healwood); Nisamoseki Trading Enterprise (Pty) Ltd t/a Nisa Willckx
Interiors v Sithole (2023 - 101760) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1217
(26 October
2023) (Nisamoseki); Hartland Lifestyle Estate (Pty) Ltd and another
v APC Marketing (Pty) Ltd and another 2023 JDR
2166 (WCC)
(6831/2023) (Hartland); R.K v R.B
2015 (1) SA 270
(KZP) (R.K v R.B
); Botha v Smuts and Another (2832/2019) [2020] ZAECPEHC 19 (Botha)
[5]
Nisamoseki Trading Enterprise (Pty) Ltd t/a Nisa Willckx Interiors v
Sithole (2023 - 101760) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1217 (26 October
2023)
[6]
Hartland Lifestyle Estate (Pty) Ltd and Another v APC
Marketing (Pty)Ltd and Another (6831/2023)
[2023] ZAWCHC 150
(13
June 2023
[7]
ttps://www.sahrc.org.za/home/21/files/SAHRC%20Social%20Media%20Charter%20FINAL.pdf
(accessed 06 December 2023) (SAHRC social
media Charter)
[8]
Hartland Lifestyle Estate (Pty) Ltd and Another v APC Marketing
(Pty)Ltd and Another (6831/2023)
[2023] ZAWCHC 150
(13 June 2023
[9]
EFF
and Others v Manuel
2021
(3) SA 425
(SCA)
at para [111].
[10]
R.K.M v R.L.B (10175/2013) [2014] ZAKZPHC 49;
2015 (1) SA 270
(KZP)
(19 September 2014)
[11]
H v
W
[2013]
2 All SA 218
(GSJ)
[12]
Ibid
[13]
See
Setlogelo
v
Setlogelo
1914
AD 221
.
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