Aitken v Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) (Pvt) Ltd 1997 (1) ZLR 383 (H)

Mr Biti appeared for the respondent whom in the course of reporting the ongoing case of the plaintiff used the words “siphoning off”. The court held that these words to the reader would suggest theft and that accusing a man of theft is a serious defamation further exacerbated by the mans standing as a prominent legal practitioner.