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August 2006
Warard Harold Phiri v The Programmes Manager Radio Maria Zambia-Chipata (2002/HJ/31) [2006] ZMHC 1 (17 August 2006)
Qualified privilege for reporting a public-health incident defeated the plaintiff's defamation claim in absence of malice.
  • Defamation — elements (reference, publication, defamatory imputation); Qualified privilege — public interest reporting on health-service failures; Malice — burden of proof; Aggravated/exemplary/special damages — proof and assessment.
17 August 2006