Northern Local Division - 2025 August

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August 2025
14 August 2025
Defamation – Claim for damages – Defamatory statements made via WhatsApp platform – Defendant alleging that plaintiff engages in sexual relations with married men, infects people with sexually transmitted diseases, and practices witchcraft – Such statements defamatory
12 August 2025
11 August 2025
8 August 2025
Criminal Procedure – Application in terms of section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 – Discharge of accused in terms of s 174 – Applicable test considered and applied – Whether there is evidence on which a reasonable court acting carefully may convict – Principles restated – Approach to circumstantial evidence to be considered – Inferences may be drawn from proven facts in the end ̶ Application dismissed
1 August 2025