Kweneng District Council fails to defend defamatory utterance

This is after district council failed to defend a defamatory lawsuit filed by Estate Construction and its proprietor Kegone Sebina. The taxpayer will each pay P250,000 to both plaintiffs in the case against KDC and Kgari. According to Justice Tshepo Motswagole's recent order, KDC and Kgari failed to comply with the case management order issued on April 2024 and/or participate in the case management conference without any good cause.

"An interlocutory judgment for damages for defamation in respect of claims A and B is thereby entered in favour of the plaintiffs as against the defendants and the quantum of damages to be assessed by the Registrar," Justice Motswagole's order read.