- J2 P165 The appellant is appealing against the judgment of the High Court of 11th August 2006. By that Judgment, the High Court dismissed the appellant’s claim for damages for defamation against the 1st and 2nd respondents. The facts of this matter are that by a letter dated 14th July 2004, Major Richard Kachingwa, in his capacity as Deputy National Secretary of the Movement For Multiparty Democracy (M.M.D.), wrote a letter to Hon. D. Sokontwe, the then Member of Parliament for Chembe Constituency. The letter contained two charges. One of them alleged clandestine political meetings with named persons, who included the appellant. Hon. Sokontwe responded to the charges and denied the allegations therein. He then gave his response to the 1st and 2nd respondents, with the view that they publish it. Indeed they published his response. On 14th October 2004, under an article entitled: “Levy is being misled – Sokontwe”, the 1st respondent published the response as follows: “.....Sokontwe is alleged to have been having clandestine meetings with ......Bevin Ndovi.” On the same date, the 2nd respondent under an article headed: “Charges Baseless”, published the response as follows: “Mr. Sokontwe was alleged to have between January and August 2004, attended clandestine meetings especially on