Zimpapers, scribes geared to fight Moyo

The Zimbabwe Newspapers (Zimpapers) group, its editors and reporters have filed opposing papers challenging Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo’s $9 million defamation lawsuit.

Moyo’s court action stemmed from a series of allegedly defamatory articles published by the group’s publications, which he claimed impaired his dignity.

Part of the Zimpapers response, filed at the High Court last week, read: “Be pleased to take notice that on the 15th day of February 2017… the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth defendants (Zimpapers and its scribes) entered into an appearance to defend this action.

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