Gappah moves to avoid US$1m lawsuit, apologises

Lawyer and author Petinah Gappah has publicly apologised to advocate and former MP Fadzayi Mahere over “defamatory comments” she made about her on social media sometime in September 2018.

Mahere, who felt extremely offended by the remarks and took the matter to court under case number HC9390/18, is also demanding US$1 million in damages.

Posting on her X account on Monday, Gappah says she has decided to unreservedly retract the statement and apologise to Mahere.

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