Nangale & Others vs Kasulwa & Others (Civil Case 143 of 1998) [1998] TZHC 16 (16 November 1998)

iINTHEHIGH COURT OF TANANTA DAR ES AtAAH DISTRICT REGISTRY J A. T _ P E....I_BA r I A A CI'VIfJ CE NO. 141 OF1 C)98 MR. GEORGE NANGAtE ANO{;'2 OTHF.RS PLAINTTFF VERSlJ SAM KASULWA AND 4 OTHERS DRFF.NDANTS T'!J JLr; Ii: LJ\ N.5 ,-.,",,- J{"I!Fm;;v A1-L'J. "i'*:".::.:··"'':''~~ >:. i -''''' . .. - ,.;'_:).~~~~.;;: ti1t' Thr'! plaint i f fs .. Nangtile (1 s t p 1 i'li nl jf f ), Mrs. Nangn 1e 7.. G. (?nd}laintiff and')Jy;mzuia origln~~ TFln7.anli'l Lt.d t\i'l Links Trninin'J Centre (3rcl plaint.iff) sued jointly find l4everillJy .. SAlII t; 'l{rlSllkWfl. Jfm Gndw.in .. Editor Thet:xprps:-: Hedii'l Holding ('1') Lid Rn RAt ional Newpaper ttd (1st 5t.h DefendRnts respertively' for de flll1aton, In i mtngamong others .. "(,1) (h) Damages of Shilling A 500,000,000/= Int.erest on (a) at. 40%/pel ilnnUIn fr'OI1\ M;!rTh 'lqcj7 h) the .dat.e«:)f jU,dgement. '\ Interest on'·thede(retitJ slim at COllt't rn t.A fnHn cl;:ltp. of 'judgement.untiJ. pilyment. in full". '{'hA defpndant.s havinqfailed to file their vll'ittpn r,,1ill.f'IlHHlt of de f encf' (thouah'serJd)'!he olaint iff s Wp r'e i'l11owed to prOVf-' t.heir ('lilms e:p;tte/,by'£fi(1vit IIPlIce flIp )respnt jllclgelllPrl1 ':"j' i"'/ Tn Hllpport 6f theirO"elairnB plaint iff S\llllllil.tf(l two i'l f fi di'lv it g deponed b~ t~t:ila.nfl ?nd p 1;'1 i n t. if f f->. Tn I lit'! it· pI rd n I -,<;~~,:" \ ,;,\','.:." j'hp plaintiff clc:1imedthCon or/.al)()llt ?Olh FHhnliHy 1997 i-ll ,-,;,-.;'" pages 1 And 2 of "the' F.~~resstl i;ssup No . ..tor, TSSN ORSh- :iQR' 1", and sever·ally. fill :.;(.\ 1 If ilnd IHA 1 i ('i OilS 1y ;-'_:,; ~~;';i:: :,'-J-".:l

pn'parell for publication, edited, printed ;;n;1 ('ire'lllnled nn "rticle pntitled: 'if,' .' "Ovnr f, 000 lured as,rJonllon :fHkonl"', 'sh ill i nqq wi SA: POIHI<] f nolfh' and whose:;'i¢ontent~, among () I hers rlln ;'if) Ilnder, "H\llHrE!ld;of young Tat:!zat1;ns;an n .• porl p<ny fnll ing for ll1rA elf hetter future ptont:fitiJ!d by eomputHl MHl hw'{inesl'; l';tllrlieR in Britain. But once 'e, they gel t hf'! lpels! 11H"Y b,lrgained for".. Thp conspiracy Rllege revo]vAs ilt/lund ri TiHl7.dni;-lll (",)1mle, identified as';,' and Mn..;. H1lioi'llH: '111(1 rll11 ..., ,illdent placement proitamme in DAr p; 8nlnnlll on IJehalf of " berkshir'e based Comp"er training institute, lhe fllt.lln Rlu..;i.ness College". The re]p'/ant, article is Ann, toithe plajltt. The p1;1inl iff (lp1\1lt lhrlt. "tlH tendt', content, ma rbf hea(l1ng ,1ncl pOl';ition in the ., , ·"Xi:';· newspaper' i'lS ~~l as its acc anying C:nrtn()nl( 11Apict ion clpiHly .>''''$~ " i tld icatR lOali.d'" aimed' at por ::f;,t{· " j\lxtnposition)fthe plaintiff ;,""'! c:onSp j r Al ors /t'V i 1 ,doers I ;<,~~rc lInf it to hold~1tny responsib ,;<.". '." carry] nl out thfdr "duties "an ?! in i nnlllendo iHlll by s sd')ertlprR, (Tilllinnls, y, pprjllred .. swi 11(11 Ars who ;HP fficA as well rlS irllrlpi'ihle of 'phjects as cOl1f"inp.ll in UIP-ir .. IllPJnor'and, of ASROCiatton 1.it;l,d f thA hnnf,::t melllhArR 'of their I hAy d; :::;,HSOC i ate m;:Jkp. good t.he LHn 1 Shfd. d illlliH] f> S t 0 of thpir ni'lllleR which stnnd \ Havin plninl am] i 1.s iHHlAXLllreR: t.hereof the court 1s of is defAIllAtory and false. least I a::; sHrvices wh al r Aady qlloLe<l above: and paint the pli'lintiffs, at the nts to part with their money for istpnt or lH'!low the Rli'lndi'lrds

requj rc1 find expect.ed. And t.hi f> can furl het hp c1fWPtnpd f 1-0111 other f)'X('prpts of t.hat article which run "R II1HlfH, "The Nagales and.the. ..goll~?e ire ch;:Il':J i IIg the i r B tudentR 1()OO terling (.+.6':W:i.llih) in tuition fees per year, hut the G60d samar(tn";iwear£that the highest a cornputer ::''.'-, -',' -;,'. :---;r:::::'&:.:-'~~,:"-);-' t li'lining centre?can:charge anywherei n the 11K is 700 sterling (700,000/=) a year. At thi'lt, what theifhest comput.er school ('hArge for a year's course of inst.ruction is exactly what the N,ll1gAlp.s chrlrge a sin<,1le proRpective st.udent hConslIltation fee" links trAining centre JI(J11sed in a tfalong Rihi Tit i Jv1ohAnHcl ROAd ,\,t\i:i traj ning oppot turd t. i eR i'lrHl jobs in fl 1 0 n e. . . . ..••••..•.•.. :·f ••• NAngale jHl(llfe hrOUh single studi'rJ:!at the slbo :rt';':t_ -,:t:;; - - :' hoast of heingahle toproV ,-<:" :,y ';;';" ,; • -.'.;,jo.~ h Clei1rly, from',theabov., lint iffs lAst eem find reRl'ed", i'llllong ~ _ :)j' (.'/:i::,,';):<',_ '.'''':/ .?f j,.-, the ordl tli1rYJ'memhers 0.£' OU.r cety must hi1v(~ been lowerecl wi th a consequence 6f:'being Wun~~' awy for be ing In inted with unreliable, dubious d Jh tlstworthy char;lcteristics let alone ,.,:.: ,/:J~}'.7 heing looked upon as c$nmen~Fl()wing from thnt, thei rhus; neRS t> - c' _;::!:",' would ni'ltllral1y have b"een affected for no pntentii'\l RtllClent. W0111d , ,-:r;~~Jj;".,:;Z, ngnin rif;k dealing wi cl1lir of the ;Hlvert.iRec1 type. what should he face and hllineRH. 'fhe

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T have carflfully considered;l;fthpjr view~; ;HId weighed the Silffie with t.he :;tatus of the Plaintift~! the pot.PIII ii'll iTI bllRinesR and t hp exten f of. the are~ overed !lahe sa j rl elf' f rlm,dory pUb 1 i r.n t j on ;,>'" '-":, ,:'' ':,:,{:',':, ,3g:tf iHHl T ht'lv! come t.o settle on a tJi:gure Romehow below the "./' ";"':,,:-:t propOR it ions opined by thegent: imen asseSSfl n~, • ' ;io-:·;";·:" l\grir.ultur'al Engineering, master of scipncp de<;.lree in renewahle Energy and Master of Business administrrJtiorl, a Technical MrHlnger in F.qllity Tnvest.ment Management. Ltd .. Memher ()f Rn;:nd of Directors :';.:< i f£;is a person of sounrl stat.IIR iJR a holder of a first degrPH in No dnubt},;,lhe is p portlayed in his affidv of '1'TB, ,"lnrl had held various key positions .. in 1Il1lnja Wrl VijnllA (CCM), Ki lombero Sugar coy, Director of t.hAld plaintiff) hilt his hrls n"t established how he reached ,it RlI,. ?no:ooo .. OOO/= of his worthqnRs.').part from the Fla!d 1F1t Plai"l iff: th ?nd and 1fd plaintiff~..; have not been sufficiently pr'ovp!J 10 havp. rt rpknowll fOCdl rltt t',Jetion both locally and internalin1!;'lll,! if we put' asidA t he link in business which WI'1SSUbjf'Ct. of t hp al t rwk hy I hI" t("levAnt 1 ihellolls article. Neither was evidHrlCe slJfficifHltly pstfiblish,<1 whi.ch show thflt the3rd plrlinliff hi-l~; '(J~;I hllHinpss pntrmtifll to fl tune of shs. 15Q,OOO:OOO/= ('lrliH1rtl ;'lS PI'H af f jdavi t find so is the CAse ?nd Defend,nlf'. A1] i n a 11 , ! am sat i ~ f Jibellbus flrticle to all the 1 i her-I'll Sllll1 to. a tune :0£ aWflrded. AR observed by are fllRO Antitl,dto when t.he defamat.ory art.ic (1 fl t. e basis WflR not established) at the dafllige call Red by I,he p 1 a j n ti f f f; r:fl n })f! At. () n An b y fl on sh ill i ngR wit i ch .i s hereby asseSRur:.:; tliA plrlint.iffs commenr:i n9 from th8 d1ite 1ished blll la! hAf' fn)1Tl the not 40% AS ('l.lilll~d (whose ld be at Ihp nlling Rank rAtA.

Judgement is enter'ed in favour of t.he plaintiffs in t.llP. terms AS indiated i'lhovewith costs. t.. R. KalegeY(3) ,JUDGE- 1fi\11 \q8 neJivere in the presence 0 the plaintiffs (1st i3nd ?n~) And Mr. Ki'llolo, today the 16th November, 1.998. B. KaJegeya) xtVT2BJ';' AT DAR E8 8ALAAM.:~c/ ',2.tILliQ.Y. f) mpo r'f,i' 1995