Tasila, 2 others defamation case goes back to High CourtBy GRACE CHAILE LESOETSATHE Court of Appeal has sent back to the High Court for continued hearing the matter where former Justice Minister Given Lubinda, Jean Kapata and Tasila Lungu sued Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and another two for libel for alleging that they were engaged in illegal Mukula trade.This follows an appeal by EIA, News Diggers Media Limited and editor MukoshaFunga against the High Court decision to dismiss its application to raise two preliminary issues on points of law.The three in their application to raise preliminary issues contended that the matter ought to have been struck out, on account of the failure by the respondents to plead the case as prescribed in that case.In this matter, Lubinda, his then Lands counterpart Kapata and Chawama member of Parliament Tasila Lungu, sued News Diggers Media Limited, its editor Fungaand the EIA in the Lusaka High Court, demanding damages for libel. The three sued Funga, News Diggers Media Limited and EIA as first, second […]
Tasila, 2 others defamation case goes back to High Court
