Press Statement by Helen Zille
14 June 2012
I welcome the Western Cape High Court ruling handed down today confirming a retraction and apology by the ANC Youth League, Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu for various defamatory statements made by them during 2009.
I issued these summonses following statements made during 2009 by the ANC Youth League, Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu, after I had requested them to apologise and they had failed to do so. In the settlement reached between the parties, the following terms have been agreed to and are now an order of court:
- The ANC Youth League, Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu unreservedly apologise for the defamatory statements made by them.
- The ANC Youth League, Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu unequivocally retract the defamatory statements.
- The ANC Youth League, Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu are jointly and severally liable to pay my taxed legal costs.