[kictanet] Communications Licencing Act

[Sound Africa Ltd]

Above all, there is the constitution of course which, at Article 35 secures all of us the right to access information but makes clear that everyone is entitled to dignity and protection of his reputation and correction or deletion of false and misleading information. There is no heroism to defaming anyone. 

Its highly actionable esp if that defamation is connected to a capital offence such as murder, as is alleged by Alai. See defamation Act, 1990- the penalty is not less than a million bob and a stiff jail term. That should be a deterrent to careless speech/expression such as is writ large on social media.

David


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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Communications Licencing Act

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