Article: Journalism ruling reserved

The High Court in Pretoria has reserved judgment in an appeal by a former Sowetan journalist over his conviction for criminal defamation, The Star reported on Tuesday.

Cecil Motsepe's counsel, Thembeka Ngcukaitobi, on Monday argued that the conviction should be overturned as the State did not prove any intention on his part to defame a magistrate he had written about.
 
Was the journalist able to prove any of his accusations?
 
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