Constitutional Court, Khumalo and Others v Holomisa , [2002] ZACC 12; 2002 (5) SA 401; 2002 (8) BCLR 771, June 14, 2002

Recognizing that the mass media have a particular role in the protection of freedom of expression — to ensure that individual citizens are able to receive and impart information and ideas — and are thus bearers of both constitutional rights and obligations. Differentiating for this reason media defendant from ordinary members of the public, which can rely on the absence of animus injuriandi as a defense, and concluding that liability of media for defamation should not be limited to proven falsehood, but should rather be based on negligence.