Judgement Reserved In The Hanekom ‘Enemy Agent’ Defamation Case Against Zuma

Riyaz Patel

Jacob Zuma’s lawyer has argued that when the former president labelled ANC NEC member Derek Hanekom an ‘enemy agent,’ he was referring to him being an “agent of opposition parties and not the apartheid regime.”

Former Tourism Minister Hanekom is suing Zuma for R500,000 after he referred to him as an enemy agent on Twitter. He also wants Zuma to apologize and retract his claim.

‘That tweet’ came after tHanekom revealed he met with Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members to discuss how to oust Zuma from the Presidency.

Hanekom said the use of the term ‘agent’ was an attempt to paint him as a conspirator of the former apartheid regime, which was a false and defamatory claim.

Hanekom’s council, Carol